Overlord World
Inside a church located underground, within the cemetery itself.
Aurora crossed her arms and stared in silence at the reddish-black colored cocoon before her.
It has been three hours since that human consumed my blood to transform…
Compared to him, her transformation had been rapid, without much delay at all.
After all, for her, all the nutrients had been provided by Lioro in the form of experience points, but no such facility was available for Ayanokoji, who had to manually collect death energy from the air around him.
But even though they were in the cemetery, the rate at which death energy was being collected was nothing compared to what was actually needed.
At this rate, the transformation will fail.
Aurora narrowed her eyes while looking at the weakening glow coming from the cocoon.
The Night Lich beside her raised its bony staff and slammed it on the floor, making death energy rush out from its body and directly enter the cocoon.
As the dense amount of death energy rushed out, the flames in the Night Lich's eyes visibly weakened in real time.
But it showed no sign of stopping at all, as it was simply fulfilling its assigned purpose.
Aurora stared at the scene with interest before raising her hand and channeling her own death energy, instantly reducing the burden placed upon the Night Lich, which nodded at her in a grateful manner.
With the two of them working together, the required death energy was quickly gathered, making the cocoon light up brightly once more.
In no time—
*Crack*
Several cracks appeared on the cocoon's surface before it finally broke apart, revealing a tall figure surrounded by thick reddish fog.
There were two goat-like horns coming out from his head, and a long tail similar to Aurora's extended from his back.
But unlike her, his body was covered in demonic patterns that glowed with an eerie reddish light from time to time.
Ayanokoji slowly opened his eyes and instantly felt the change.
The world around him had become more colorful than before.
Apart from the huge increase in strength, he sensed something else entirely.
Something he couldn't sense before this moment.
Ayanokoji raised his arm and focused his mind.
And the very next second—
A spiral of death energy appeared above his palm.
"So this is mana…" he said in a calm tone, carefully observing this supernatural phenomenon.
Just as he was exploring it further, he sensed something approach him.
Without moving his head, he raised his arm and caught a black, jelly-like substance mid-air.
"It's a slime. Learn how to use it, it's quite useful for all sorts of things," Aurora said while controlling the slime around her dress, forming it into a scythe.
She had taken it from Shadow Garden after Lioro forcefully extracted her blood.
Ignoring Ayanokoji, who was busy experimenting with the slime, Aurora turned around and sent a message through her ring.
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Arendelle, Lioro's Room.
'The transformation was successful? Alright, for now you keep an eye on things over there—what? You want to come here? Now is not a good time. That world is my main base. Your job is to guard it—No, I am not abandoning you, Aurora. It's just that there are places where your strength can be put to better use—What affair? We're not even in a relationship! Hey! Don't lie! I never took advantage of you!'
After the call with Aurora ended, Lioro lay down on his bed to relax his body.
Although the main event was already over, there was still almost a month of post-marriage rituals and festivals left, so he wouldn't be leaving anytime soon.
Just as he was about to take a comfortable afternoon nap, someone knocked on his door.
"Lioro, it's me. Open the door."
Hearing the familiar voice, Lioro got up from the bed and unlocked the door, revealing Elsa standing outside.
"Were you resting? I'm sorry to disturb you, but something came up…"
"Oh? Well, come in first."
Lioro invited her inside. Elsa sat down on a seat, and Lioro sat opposite her.
"What happened?"
"It's like this…"
Hmm.
It seemed his performance of repelling the witch had been a bit too dazzling.
Several foreign dignitaries were now requesting to meet him personally.
Many of them had traveled a long way to attend the wedding, so it was a little hard to reject them outright.
"If you don't want to, then I will turn them away—"
"It's okay. I'll meet them. It could be beneficial for Arendelle's future growth as well."
"Really? Thank you, Lioro…"
After fixing a time, Elsa left to gather them in one place and told him to arrive there on time.
Since he had nothing else to do, Lioro decided to get ready in advance.
As he was thinking about what to wear, his room's window suddenly flung open, and a familiar figure jumped inside.
"When are we invading the merman kingdom?" Cid got straight to the point.
Lioro lowered the clothes he was looking at and stared at Cid.
"You're a weird dude."
"Cut the bullshit! I saw your water spirit return from the ocean!"
'Don't tell me he had been waiting by the shore this entire time…'
Lioro shook his head before asking,
"What do you even want from the merfolk?"
"Gold, silver—"
"I don't think they have that, and even if they do, didn't I already give you enough?"
"Magic! I want to learn more magic!"
"Magic? The merfolk don't seem to have that—"
"Idiot! Don't you remember that fat octopus witch from the show?"
"…Did you just call me an idiot?"
"I mean, best friend! Don't you remember the main villain of the show? That fat octopus lady!"
Fat octopus lady.
'Hmm, it does ring a bell.'
The figure of the witch who turned Ariel into a human passed through his mind.
Her magic was indeed quite unique…
Lioro narrowed his eyes before speaking to Cid.
"Alright, but we'll go tomorrow. Also, go and inform the other members of my familia that that 'fat octopus lady' can serve as a boss monster for them."
"You're going to bring them along? Alright…"
With quick movements, Cid disappeared without a trace.
After closing the window, Lioro once again started going through several sets of clothes.
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Meeting Hall
After arriving at the meeting room, Lioro was immediately surrounded by enthusiastic faces.
"Hello, respected Wizard! I am a noble from the XYZ Kingdom—"
Most of them were quite ordinary people.
Still, since he was already there anyway, Lioro decided to show off a little by giving everyone a free Tier-5 healing spell.
"Ohhh! My back pain is gone!"
"I—I feel so good! Just like when I was young again!"
"M-Master Wizard! This is incredible! I never thought my lost arm could be regenerated!"
His popularity instantly exploded after he healed the general's lost right arm.
A wizard who could defeat a witch and heal such severe wounds?
They absolutely had to form good relations with him.
Seeing that his popularity was reaching its peak, Lioro suddenly took a step back and patted Anna and Kristoff's shoulders.
"Please understand that I am aligned with Arendelle. If you have any requests or business, you'll need to ask my friends first."
Seeing that Lioro was trying to help them, Anna and Kristoff smiled brightly and began dealing with the guests themselves.
Lioro walked over beside Elsa and whispered in a small voice,
"What do you think? Looks pretty good to me."
"I can always count on you, Lioro… tha—"
"You don't need to thank me for every little thing."
"I understand…"
Elsa smiled and gently held his arm.
The close physical contact was noticed by several guests, who immediately connected the dots and realized that the wizard's relationship with Arendelle ran much deeper than they had initially thought.
After scanning the crowd carefully, Lioro's gaze stopped on a particular couple.
Rapunzel and Flynn Rider.
They were standing quietly in the corner of the hall.
"I see someone interesting. Let's go meet them."
Elsa blinked in curiosity before following his lead.
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At the corner of the room stood Rapunzel and Flynn Rider, the current King and Queen of the Kingdom of Corona.
"I wanted to see the wizard, but there are so many people…" Rapunzel sighed softly while looking at the crowd.
"It's alright. I believe we'll get our chance soon—wait, is that the wizard coming toward us?" Flynn said in a surprised voice, pointing subtly with his eyes.
Rapunzel quickly turned around and saw Lioro and Elsa standing right behind her.
"M-Mister Wizard!" Rapunzel exclaimed, her eyes lighting up with excitement.
They look so good together…
She couldn't help but think that as she saw Elsa holding Lioro's arm.
"Hello, my name is Lioro," he said as he extended his hand toward Flynn.
Flynn smiled warmly and shook his hand.
"I am Flynn Rider, King of Corona."
"And this is my wife—"
Meeting the wizard they had been wanting to see, especially since he approached them first, made both Flynn and Rapunzel visibly excited.
Lioro himself was also curious about these storybook figures, so he chatted happily with them.
"What? You know about my hair?"
"I sensed faint magical energy coming from it."
"Wow, wizards really are amazing…"
As they continued talking, Rapunzel suddenly stepped forward and asked in a slightly embarrassed voice,
"Um, Master Wizard… we're expecting a baby soon, so could you perhaps cast a blessing?"
Blessing?
Lioro blinked in confusion.
That wasn't really his department.
He had more expertise in killing lizard-Cough! Cough!
Seeing him fall silent, Flynn hurriedly spoke up,
"Of course, if Master Wizard has any wishes, then we would be happy to assist—"
After thinking for a moment, Lioro raised his hand and cast a Tier-5 Major Recovery spell on Rapunzel.
"I suddenly feel very relaxed…" Rapunzel muttered in surprise as all discomfort in her body vanished completely.
"Master Wizard, that was…?"
"It's a blessing for good health," Lioro said with a straight face.
A bright smile instantly bloomed on Rapunzel's face as she bowed deeply.
"Thank you, Master Wizard!"
"Master Wizard, if in the future you require Corona Kingdom's help—" Flynn quickly promised their assistance.
Lioro didn't refuse, as it could help Anna and Kristoff later on.
Just as they were chatting, a familiar voice called out,
"Master Wizard…"
"Hm?"
Lioro turned around and looked at the man in confusion.
It was the same general whose arm he had healed earlier.
Before Lioro could say anything, the general spoke hurriedly,
"Please give me a moment. I have something important to tell you…"
Lioro raised his eyes with interest and gestured for him to continue.
"Master Wizard… for a long time, my kingdom has been haunted by a terrifying cursed witch!"
"Oh? A witch?"
"Yes! A terrifying witch who rules the forest and has terrorized our kingdom for many years! I lost this hand to her wicked tricks!"
'Forest? A witch in a forest…'
"Her name is—"
"Maleficent!"
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Ps: Might be new year by the time you read this so....
Happy new year everyone.
Good job surviving another year.
Enjoy!