Kalatus’ lair, the floating castle Laputa, used to be located in the Illusory World at the center of the Dragon Labyrinth. Now that its caretaker, Uballa, was gone, it circled the skies of the fiftieth floor, hiding itself with an automatic stealth feature. But if it used up all of its stores of magic power, it wouldn’t be able to sustain the feature, and there was also a danger that it would crash into the stage. At the moment, though, it seemed to be functioning normally.
[‘Fire Wings’ is activating.]
[The winds of ‘Palm Leaf Fan’ are assisting with flight and direction.]
Yeon-woo spread his Fire Wings and flew to Laputa on a breeze that helped his speed increase. The wind also carried Brahm, Galliard, and Edora. Demon Beauty Castle didn’t try to follow them, since they had been ordered to wait on the ground, but their eyes widened.
Brahm safely landed in Laputa after Yeon-woo and exclaimed with astonishment. “The eldest of the Seven Demon Kings, the Bull Demon King, has many holy artifacts and treasure, but I heard the Palm Leaf Fan is the best among them. What a mysterious wind. How did you get your hands on it?”
“It just ended up that way.” He’d snatched the Palm Leaf Fan away after trying to stop the Lion King’s escape. By now, it had become completely synchronized with him.
[Palm Leaf Fan (Partial)]
[Category: Double-handed weapon]
[Rank: Holy artifact]
[Description: The eldest of the Seven Demon Kings, the Bull Demon King, gave this fan to his wife, Princess Iron Fan, as a wedding present. It is a treasure that has the ability to create winds that grow stronger with every stroke. One stroke will create strong gusts. Two will create rain storms. Three will create typhoons, and so on.
However, the Palm Leaf Fan is currently weak because it is not the complete original.]
[*Favor of Wind
Your possession of the fan gains you preferential treatment by the wind. The wind will follow you and your speed will naturally increase. As your proficiency increases, skills that resemble powers will be released.]
[*???
This option is unavailable for viewing since the fan is not the original. However, it can be released depending on your proficiency.]
[* ???
This option is unavailable since the fan is not the original.]
Yeon-woo only had a portion of the real Palm Leaf Fan, but it was still an incredible accomplishment.
“It’s thanks to the Stone of Gula, eh? Looks like the Gluttony guy was of some use.” Brahm carefully examined the wind with the curious eyes of a scholar. He quickly realized that the magic power that pulled the wind was sitting next to Yeon-woo’s heart: the Philosopher’s Stone. Just then, Brahm and Yeon-woo could hear the Gluttony Emperor’s despair in their heads.
「My stone! My stone! Give it back! Give it…aaaack!」 He screamed in pain in the middle of his sobbing, but his desire was still clear.
“What a noisy guy even though he’s already entered the Soul Collection. The others were like that, too. Ha! I guess kings will be kings.” Brahm chuckled.
The Soul Collection was quite loud not just because of the Gluttony Emperor, but also because of Magnus and Tom as well.
「How can a mortal do such a heinous thing?!」
「Please! Please let me go! I’ll do anything, so please…!」
Most of the souls that Yeon-woo absorbed lost their identities through the power of the Black King. However, just as Brahm said, the kings retained their identities even after becoming spirits, as if evidence of the power they had once wielded as rules of the Tower. Their will to survive blazed as they looked for a means of escape. However, Yeon-woo just scoffed as he watched them; there was no way they could get out. He already owned them, and the more they endured, the more pain they would suffer.
