"Pretty overbearing."
"Even my Void Moon Leaf Magic Artifact..."
"Hm?"
He had just reached down to pick up the bracelet when he noticed a change in the silver crescent dangling from its blue-and-purple band.
[Inscription successful: Voidmoon Leaf-Type Auxiliary Magic Device (Kroya · Infinite Tides)] [When Kroya holds it, he can use it to cast any spell without special requirements.] [When Kroya holds it, possessing any kind of "planet" with "Astral Spirit: Ocean Celestial Body" will grant additional special effects.] [Current special effect: Infinite Tides · Cyclic Purification.] [Whenever you successfully purify a polluted ocean, you will receive a gift from that ocean, imprinting its characteristics within your Ocean Celestial Body. Once you have assembled a complete Ocean Celestial Body, you will gain one opportunity to enter the Primordial Womb Sea, "Atlantis."]
"..."
Kroya truly hadn't expected this thing to mutate. In his eyes, the Voidmoon Divine Tree was merely a "tool" the Void God used to bring things into order, yet it had undergone a transformation like this.
After some thought, he decided he needed to ask the Void God about it. Using the spatial coordinates the Void God had given him, he opened a portal.
But just as the coordinates were about to take shape, a voice suddenly announced, "The Void God is busy. Redirecting." The spatial gateway swiftly formed, revealing King Mihail soaking in a hot spring and chatting with his consort.
The Merfolk King's lower body was a powerful fish tail, while his upper body was bare. Holding his consort in his arms, he asked curiously, "Mage Kroya? Has something happened in the Silver Shell Pearl Sea?"
His consort casually picked up a gauzy robe to cover herself, hugged her husband's muscular arm, and looked over with equal curiosity.
"...Hello to you both, but