The bright light in the interrogation room was still blinding, but the atmosphere had quietly changed.
Hope didn't speak immediately after hearing Selene's confession. He leaned back against his chair, his fingers tapping the desk rhythmically, the sound exceptionally clear in the quiet interrogation room.
Acnologia continued to sit to the side expressionlessly; Selene's attitude and transformation toward humans meant nothing to him.
Because he had long since been utterly disappointed and had given up on humanity.
Irene, the former mother of dragon slayers, met a tragic end due to dragonification after the war between humans and dragons ended. In reality, people had transferred their fear of dragons onto the heroes who slew the evil dragons.
As the strongest Dragon Slayer Mage, how could Acnologia's experience have been any better?
After the war, his emotions gradually faded. He had merely crushed a few pieces of trash who pointed at his nose, slandered him, and tried to lump him together with dragons, only to be attacked by crowds who feared his invincible power.
Ultimately leading to the destruction of a nation.
The "Dragon-Slaying Hero" thus abandoned his last shred of humanity, completely transforming into a "Black Dragon" feared by the world, distancing himself from humans.
Those greedy humans who feared him finally realized the gravity of the situation. They collectively agreed to erase Acnologia's past as a human and the history of how they forced a hero to turn completely dark. They compiled information about the Black Dragon into the Apocalypse and regarded it as a taboo.
From then on, only the Black Dragon remained in the world.
And some ill-intentioned individuals discovered a loophole; after committing misdeeds, they would directly throw the blame onto the Black Dragon, since no one would defend him anyway.
After taking the blame so many times, the Black Dragon's reputation for ultimate evil was gradually established.
Selene believed there was no difference between dragons and humans, so she became obsessed with the human lifestyle and even wanted to become human.
Acnologia, who deeply recognized that human depravity was no different from that of evil dragons, naturally equated the two races as well, though he placed himself in a higher position.
Humans? Dragons?
There really was no difference when it came to killing them.
It was just that Acnologia didn't care.
Otherwise, according to the descriptions of his brutality in the Apocalypse, it would be an absolute miracle that the continent of Ishgar has existed safely from 400 years ago until now.
To put it bluntly, the frequency of destruction caused by Acnologia was far less than the rumors suggested; most of the time, he stayed by himself.
Only when he sensed the appearance of a powerful Dragon Slayer Mage or the scent of a bloody war would he actively come out for a stroll.
And now, he had targets more worthy of destruction; humans and dragons were no longer even fit for his amusement.
"How boring." Acnologia stood up and looked at Hope. "Let's end this game of playing house. Send me back to Aslant."
Sensing the magic power around Acnologia suddenly becoming heavy, as if he were in a bad mood, Hope said nothing and directly activated 'Wings of Water' to connect to the world of Aslant.
Watching Acnologia's figure disappear into the Wings of Water, Selene's tensed heart could finally relax a little; she was truly afraid the Black Dragon would kill her if he was unhappy.
She hadn't enjoyed herself enough yet.
Waking up in the morning to soak in the hot springs, basking in the sun in the hot springs at noon, and at night, admiring the moon and drinking wine while soaking, then calling for two maids to give her a massage...
A life with hot springs three times a day is just wonderful!
As long as she lived happily, what the world became didn't really matter to Selene—provided, of course, that no one could threaten her, which was why she had the plan to deal with the other God Dragons.
Unexpectedly, her mission failed before it even started when she ran into the Black Dragon...
"How do you plan to deal with me?" With Acnologia gone, Selene's tone relaxed.
Hope stood up, walked around the desk to stand before Selene, and looked down at her. "I'm currently short of a magic porter to transfer the excess magic power from Aslant to Edolas. Are you interested?"
Selene's expression froze.
Was he joking? As the dignified Moon God Dragon, it was impossible for her to work. Only soaking in hot springs, drinking wine, and occasionally toying with innocent human girls could sustain her lifestyle.
But when the words reached her lips...
"No problem, please leave it to me."
Complaining internally aside, Selene didn't dare to actually refuse in reality. If she didn't dare provoke Acnologia, did she dare provoke this human named Hope?
Just from when Hope had casually closed her 'Wings of Water' earlier, Selene had discovered that this kid's magic power was not only unique but its quality was incredibly high.
Against Acnologia, she might still have a chance to escape, but Hope could directly cut off her spatial magic. With no way out, Selene didn't dare to be reckless.
Hope then called over Hopeless and Faris, explaining the 'Inter-World Magic Transfer Plan' in detail to the two of them and the dragon, though in reality, only Selene would be doing the work.
Selene had gone to live in Erientia and disrupted that world's magic balance, so it was only natural for her to make amends now.
With Selene possessing profound spatial magic, the task of transferring magic power naturally fell to her; Hopeless only needed to regulate the incoming magic.
Furthermore, this way, Selene could still enjoy her life in Erientia. As long as she stayed in that world, Erientia would continue to produce excess magic, thereby accelerating Edolas's recovery speed.
Although she wasn't the producer of the magic, Selene alone handled the entire assembly line; she was the perfect workhorse.
Selene:...So he's just going to exploit me like this.
Ultimately, Selene accepted all of Hope's proposed plans, but she had one request: to have Sword Saint Dragon Kurnugi handed over to her.
Hope naturally wouldn't refuse; what reason did he have to prevent a mother and son's reunion? He immediately had Hopeless and Faris go call Kurnugi.
Taking advantage of this gap, Hope kindly informed Selene of the news that Kurnugi was willing to be a traitor to repay a favor.
When Kurnugi entered the room, he only saw Selene with a gentle smile on her face—a kind motherly image he had never seen before.
"Mother, I heard you wanted to see me?"
Kurnugi said seriously, "You must properly explain yourself to Hope and the Black Dragon, admit your mistakes, and strive for leniency. I will be waiting for you."
"Hehe... what a good son."
With a wave of her hand, Selene used spatial magic to seal the interrogation room, then reached for her waistband.
"Mo... Mother..."
Watching Selene's actions, Kurnugi immediately recalled bad memories, his voice trembling. "What are you doing unfastening your belt? Let's talk this out!"
"Talk about what? Talk about how you screwed over your own mother?!"
"Being a traitor, huh?!"
"Using the dragon son to command the dragon mom, huh?!"
"It would have been better to give birth to a piece of barbecued pork than you! If I'd known, I would've roasted and eaten your dragon egg!"
"You dare to run?! See if I don't whip you to death, you brat!"
"Wah! Help!"
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