The Great Mage Returns After 4000 Years (Web Novel KR)

Editors: Ana_Banana, Sei

When she saw Lukas’ expression, the Priestess chuckled softly before explaining.

“My power is very limited in this world. It wouldn’t be hard to beat a half Absolute like Kaz, but against a real Absolute, there’s nothing I can do.”

“Nodiesop’s power should be limited like mine. In that state, it’s impossible for him to defeat you at your current level.”

Just like Lukas couldn’t defeat the current Priestess, Nodiesop, whose power should also be restricted, would not be a threat to the Priestess.

But the Priestess shook her head, refuting Lukas’ claim.

“No. Among the Absolutes, Nodiesop’s power wasn’t as restricted at the beginning. He has probably obtained the statue in the Giant Field by now, and regained most of his power as an Absolute.”

“What… how?”

For a moment, the Sun Giant’s image appeared in his mind. Did Nodiesop receive assistance from the Ruler he followed?

“It’s not what you think. Nodiesop can be considered a special case. He chose to participate in the qualifier on his own, without the help of a team.”

“He chose to participate on his own…?”

“That’s right. And naturally, that means he took a huge risk in the upcoming main game. As a minor reward for this, he was allowed to enter this world before any of the other Absolutes, and he was also given more clues about the specific location of the statue.”

In other words, he was risking his life in this qualifier. This might be a foolish decision in the long run, but at least for now, it puts him in the most dominant position.

“…what is Nodiesop’s purpose for coming here?”

“That’s obvious. To kill you and take the statue.”

Lukas bit his lip.

Nodiesop, Nodiesop was coming there.

A man who wasn’t a half like Kaz, but a true Absolute, was aiming for his life.

This situation was much more dangerous than he expected.

Nevertheless, there was something that Lukas still couldn’t understand, so he decided to ask.

“If he has regained his power as an Absolute, why is he coming here to kill me personally? It should be easy to just destroy the Heavenly Realm as a whole.”

“Because of me.”

“Huh?”

“Up until now, I’m the one who’s been blocking Nodiesop’s invasion. Not only did I prevent him from attacking this land, but I also prevented him from entering it. My powers are less restricted when I am on Dragon God Island, so I was able to at least do that much.”

“…as long as you’re on Dragon God Island.”

Lukas repeated the words of the Priestess for a moment before letting out a sigh.

“So it’s my fault. You left Dragon God Island for a while to rescue me, and during that time, Nodiesop was able to enter the Heavenly Realm.”

“As an Absolute, his ability to concentrate goes without saying. I was only away for a brief moment, but he was able to pinpoint that flaw perfectly.”

The Priestess shook her head like she had never expected this situation to happen.

“The Statue of the Dragon God that is here. Is it one of the special statues?”

“That’s not a question I will answer. But I can tell you that the statue is somewhere on this island.”

“What is your role in all of this? Why are you participating in this qualifier instead of simply observing like the other Rulers? No, before that…”

Lukas’ voice grew a bit sharp as he raised his head to meet the Priestess’ gaze.

“Are you really the Seven Fanged Dragon God?”

“…”

The Priestess smiled softly. Then, she changed directions and walked towards the lake instead of around it. It was only at that moment that Lukas realised she had been barefooted the entire time.

Splash.

She walked on the water. Such a feat wasn’t that surprising, but Lukas couldn’t help but frown when he realised that he couldn’t tell what kind of power she was using to do so.

No. That wasn’t the only thing that he found strange.

The Priestess had introduced herself as the Seven Fanged Dragon God. There were only four Rulers.

However…

“Do I not feel like a Ruler?”

The Priestess turned her head to the side. Her face was still covered by the veil, so he had no way of seeing her expression.

“You certainly do appear to be mysterious. But that’s it. I’ve met all the other Rulers before. You’re the last one. It’s easy to tell who they were by the power they had, the amount of external force that they accumulated, and the pressure they unconsciously exerted on everything around them.”

Lukas was used to fighting against beings that were stronger than he was.

But even he had almost succumbed to despair the first time he faced a Ruler.

He wanted to give in. He wanted to entrust his life to them.

He couldn’t even describe how long it had taken for him to get rid of that pathetic thought.

And that was exactly the reason why he was currently doubting the Priestess’ words.

It was strange for her to say her power was limited.

The Seven Fanged Dragon God was a Ruler. There was no being in the entirety of the multiverse that would dare to place restrictions on them. The only one who could or would restrict a Ruler was themself.

“I am the Seven Fanged Dragon God.”

The Priestess chuckled.

“I think so, and so I will continue to refer to myself as such in the future. However, when Absolutes see me, they will have the same doubts as you do. None of them will regard me as a Ruler. In fact, unless it’s a neutral Absolute like you, they will definitely try to do so.”

She was the Seven Fanged Dragon God but she was also not the Seven Fanged Dragon God.

The corners of Lukas’ eyes shined slightly at those mysterious words.

“…so if you encounter Nodiesop, there’s a high chance that he’ll kill you. But that makes me even more confused. Was saving my life worth it? Why would you take such a large risk just to save me?”

The priestess nodded slowly.

“If I keep hiding it, our conversation will never progress. So I’ll just tell you the truth.”

Then, without changing her soft tone, she said some shocking words.

“The Ruler, The Seven Fanged Dragon, is dead.”