In the world of Moe King, I became the ruler of ice.

Victoria and Wicker stood quietly behind Salion, unaware of what Her Majesty the Queen was thinking.

"Now...it's time to talk about your situation..."

In the brief moment they were stunned, a dignified female voice rang out. Elru Salion turned expressionlessly to look at her two subordinates.

If she hadn't returned in time, wouldn't the empire have been trampled upon at will? It's a great nation with thousands of years of history; does it have to rely solely on me, the Queen?

It was incredibly disappointing for her.

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Without the slightest hesitation, Victoria and Wicker lowered their heads in shame and knelt down on one knee, prostrating themselves on the ground.

"Your Majesty!! Teacher!!"

"It's because my subordinates are incompetent...!"

The people living in the Magic Dynasty were almost all of elven blood, and a strict hierarchical system was established from the very beginning of the empire.

Elru Salion glanced at the two people lying prostrate on the ground and sighed helplessly.

"Get up... It's not your fault, after all, I was also surprised by the strength of the other group."

But Victoria and Wicker remained motionless, continuing to lie prone, seemingly unwilling to get up.

"Your Majesty, I may no longer be able to fulfill my duties as the commander of the First Magic Legion."

Wicker spoke first, but he kept his head down, so his expression was not visible.

"No... Hey, are you serious?" Victoria's eyes widened as she looked at the guy she didn't get along with beside her.

This guy just said he wanted to resign, and I thought it was just a self-reproachful remark, but I never expected him to actually bring it up in front of the Queen.

"Why?" Elru Salion lowered her eyes, looking at Vicker, who was prostrate on the ground. "I remember this position was earned by your family through their efforts and by your own outstanding abilities... Why?"

"I..." Wickel raised his head, revealing a bitter expression, his voice low and deep:

"I'm only now realizing how weak I am... to be honest, it's a bit of a blow."

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you. I may have to leave the Empire for a while. I want to see the outside world..."

Elru Salion remained silent, instead looking thoughtfully at Vicker, the imperial genius who had once been on par with Victoria, though the two had chosen different paths.

"Okay, I agree."

Wicker's face lit up with joy, and he respectfully bowed to Salion with one hand placed in front of his chest.

"However..." Elru Salion suddenly looked at Victoria, whose face was full of complicated emotions, "You should go with him. With the strength of the two of you, you should be able to travel around this continent without any problems."

Before Victoria could react, the space around Elru Salion trembled and he vanished from his spot.

"Did the teacher mean that I should be your bodyguard?" Victoria paused for a moment, then turned to look at Wickel with some uncertainty after Her Majesty the Queen had left.

"It seems...that's right..." Wicker's expression was slightly disgusted, and he gestured to the side with his lip.

"Why should I?!"

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...

Elf Maze

Gransta and his group returned here first through Ramiris's teleportation portal.

Beretta and Torenne, who had been waiting there for a long time, were pleasantly surprised to see the group appear.

"Haha, this is so interesting." Ramiris was still in mid-air, basking in her own glory, and rolling around while clutching her belly.

Gransta acted as if he hadn't seen Ramiris's actions, and began to communicate with the Overlord in his mind.

"Sister!" Kuroya was pleasantly surprised to see Torene and happily ran past Long Xueqing.

"Kuroya, you're back." Treyne smiled gently when she saw her adorable younger sister.

"Huh?" Treyne, who was holding Chloe, suddenly paused, held up her hand to indicate her height, and said with some confusion, "She seems to have grown a bit..."

Gransta was still communicating with the Overlord, but the Overlord did not respond to him immediately. He looked over when he heard Torene's words.

"It seems a little bit too high... Could it be the effect of those candies made from the power of the spirits?" Gransta knew that the power of the spirits was beneficial to the tree spirits, but he didn't expect the effect to be this good.

He knew how long the tree spirit's growth cycle was; it would take Kuroya several hundred years to grow to the same height as her sister... With the power of the spirits, it seemed that it wouldn't take that long.

Just as Gransta was thinking about these things, the Overlord finally responded to him.

"Lord Gransta, please prepare for awakening!"

Gulansta felt a tightness in his chest, realizing that the Dominator's tone was somewhat urgent, indicating that resisting the will of the world was still a difficult task for the current Dominator.

"Ice Guard, Long Xueqing, and Kuroya, you all go back to Tempest first." Gransta gave the order to his subordinates without hesitation.

The Ice Guard, without hesitation or asking any unnecessary questions, calmly replied, "As Lord Granstas commands!"

However, Long Xueqing and Kuroya looked slightly reluctant, after all, they had just returned from the Salion Dynasty and now they had to part ways with Gransta.

"Long Xueqing...take good care of Kuroya. Also, things might be a bit turbulent in Tempest lately. I'm leaving everything to you."

Gulansta also gave Long Xueqing a special instruction, assigning her a task.

"Alright, don't worry!" Long Xueqing wiped away the barely noticeable tears from the corners of her eyes, then her gaze turned cold as she said in a deep voice, "Lord Gransta, I will take good care of Kuroya and protect Tempest!"

They knew that Lord Gransta was at a critical juncture, and besides, this was only a temporary separation.

Gransta instructed Ramiris to construct a portal, first sending the Ice Guards and others back to protect the monster kingdom.

Ramiris noticed that Treyne was worried about Chloe, so she told her to go protect her sister first, assuring her that she was perfectly safe and would return with Gransta.

"Lady Ramiris, Lady Gransta, I hope you will have succeeded when we meet in Tempest!" Torene bowed and turned to walk into the portal.

Granstad and Ramiris, who was sitting on his shoulders, nodded and watched them leave.

"Sigh, to be honest, Gransta... I'm thinking of moving." Ramiris sighed, looking listless.

"What?"

Gulansta looked over in confusion, unsure of what she was going to say.

"I really miss the Tempest brewed fruit wine, and all those fun... delicious things." Ramiris grinned, almost drooling a few drops.

Granstas glanced at Ramiris speechlessly and said irritably.

"When we get back, I'll grant your wish all at once, okay? For now, let's prepare for the awakening."

Gransta's expression turned serious. "What about the space I asked you to create in advance?"

"I was ready a long time ago!"

After Ramiris finished speaking, she pointed deeper into the elven maze.