"Sages are the people whose names are known to many, but because the ancient world is now long gone, they have become legends, stories in the truest sense," said Andromeda."Still, each of them was incredibly powerful. Truly powerful. They were so powerful that they were the ones who created the rules that made the world we know the world we know. According to legend, they were the ones who separated the continents, who made it possible for there to be so many continents in the world," added the Ancient Woman."Some say this is an exaggeration, but as I said before, when they reached the end of their lives, there were so many people who loved, believed in, and worshipped them that each one managed to become a god or goddess. I don't know if this is true, but in the end, you have to admit it's a beautiful legend," Andromeda added.Desmond asked with great curiosity, "Who were these people?"Andromeda raised both hands to chest level and showed the number seven with her fingers."I will

Desmond froze for a few seconds at Eris's question.He had many questions in his mind... about the past, the future, and the present.Yet, no matter what he did, he couldn't seem to shake any of those questions that were marked in his mind.What had happened?What had the Sages been aiming for?What kind of order did the world they were trying to build have?When and how had they died?Why... had they become detached from reality and turned into legendary figures?The demons... who exactly were the enemies of the Ancient World?Why hadn't the gods and goddesses destroyed these people?Many questions remained in his mind, and it seemed there was no way for the young man to direct these questions outward.Therefore, he decided to ask the simpler, more stable, and most importantly, the question that had been waiting in his heart rather than his mind.He took a deep breath, his gentle eyes locked on Eris's ancient eyes, and this time the young man's lips moved:"Why did Cordelia's Robe ch

The next day arrived, and Desmond spent some time preparing himself.Finally, he restored the item he was wearing, called Cordelia's Robe, to its original state and shortened the robe slightly so that it would not drag on his ankles.With this, Desmond would not have any trouble in close combat either.After returning to the dungeon city, the young man wasted no time and entered the dungeon with the group of twelve who had come with him.After selecting the fourteenth floor, the group teleported to the fourth floor.Desmond calmly and very quickly destroyed the monsters using only the mana in his body.However, the lock on the fifteenth floor had been opened, and this time Desmond managed to teleport the group to the next floor by pressing the button for that floor.This time, what he encountered was the same as on the first floor: a puzzle.The young man's gaze darted around the room, and he quickly tried to figure things out. Still, this puzzle was not the kind he had expected. As D

With this response, the white entity raised its hands once more and flapped them several times in the same manner.With that, the white entity uttered these words:"Imagination fires things, makes you think things you would never think otherwise, which brings you to thoughts that will make you see that the imagination you THOUGHT will bring you either up... or down, which brings you doubt."Hearing these words from the white entity, Desmond paused where he stood and, after looking at the wall behind him once more, asked, "That was a lesson, wasn't it?"The white entity replied calmly, "They just wanted to be sure... that you hadn't forgotten how to be human. They wanted you to remember how far your imagination, your thoughts, and the doubts in your mind can take you, and how much they can hurt you. It was difficult, wasn't it?" With that, a pillar and a chest appeared in the middle of the room.Before disappearing, the white entity turned to Desmond one last time and said, "You're a s

[Cassandra's Staff wishes to absorb the sacred item named “World Tree Branch” in your inventory. Do you grant permission?]When Desmond read the message in this warning window that had come from the system, he glanced at the item he had found for the first time in the dungeon within the Seraphim Academy in the Holy Empire and had thrown into his inventory.There was no description of the item.It simply said [WORLD TREE BRANCH] in capital letters.It was very interesting.Cassandra's Staff, the spirit within this item, wanted to fully absorb the World Tree Branch. Desmond was intelligent enough not to refuse this."I grant permission," said the young man calmly, and as he said this, his eyes sparkled with the beauty of what was happening.The World Tree Branch in his inventory disappeared, and the sword-shaped object called Cassandra's Staff in Desmond's hand flew out of his grasp.With that, the sword glowed, and something... a spirit appeared.This spirit was, of course, a woman, an