That's right!
An Kai couldn't possibly be mistaken!
The figure who appeared inside his [Domain] was none other than the [Divine Court God of Magic], his "Teacher."
"Teacher?"
"Oh? It seems you and I shared an experience I know nothing about!"
"You and I... are bound by fate!"
Hearing the words "bound by fate," An Kai instinctively felt a sense of foreboding.
He couldn't shake the feeling that when Teacher said those words, he saw An Kai as a sucker who had delivered himself to the slaughter.
"Teacher" turned around, and An Kai saw his expression clearly.
He was different from the "Teacher" who had first appeared inside his [Domain].
Back then, "Teacher" had always worn an expression of bitter resentment.
He looked as though he had countless stories to tell.
But the "Teacher" before him now...
Looked entirely different.
He was spirited and brimming with warm smiles.
He looked as though something wonderful had happened to him.
Anyone who didn't know better might have thought "Teacher" had found love in his twilight years and gotten married.
Thinking back...
An Kai could understand some of the reasons for the enormous difference between Teacher's two appearances.
When he first appeared inside the [Domain], "Teacher" bore a blood feud against the divinities who had killed him, destroyed the [Divine Court], and slaughtered his disciples.
In that state, "Teacher" could hardly have felt relaxed.
But the "Teacher" from the [Divine Court Fifth Layer]...
If An Kai remembered correctly, when "Teacher" created the [Divine Court Fifth Layer], the [Divine Court] had been flourishing.
He had countless divinities under his command, and the [Divine Court] enjoyed an exalted status.
Even "divinities" had to show respect when they encountered beings from the [Divine Court].
During that period, "Teacher" had even lectured numerous divinities, taking many of