Cra-ckk-ckkkk!
Large, red cracks began surfacing in the bluish, starry space they were standing in. Even the sound they possessed was too ominous, resembling utter doom and annihilation.
Julius looked at the thousands of red cracks and shut his mouth.
"I should have guessed," the young Wizard King said, narrowing his eyes. "I can't tell you much, but here's the gist of it.
"Once inside the Book, under the guidance of Madara and Meruem, we cast a Sealing Spell on Soul King. Alan predicted it would cut off HIS effect on you and will also cancel out the Blessing, releasing you from the destiny planned by a Half-Deep One.
"The thing is, most of the Book's powers come directly from the Soul King. Take them as diluted versions of HIS authorities. Also, as the Soul King is consistently trying to break the Seal, we must keep strengthening it from the inside.
"Once the Sealing was done, Princess and Yhwach again shifted realities, letting our real bodies out. However, Soul King took the chance to severely injure all of us… Your father faced the full brunt of attack."
The AI waited for Julius to say more. When he didn't, it beeped. [And?]
Julius' eyes narrowed, his lips pressing into a thin line. "The point is, all of us are injured. Injured enough to not attempt eradicating Soul King's remnant psych from the Item. Alan… Sigh!
"He seems to be in a coma, but its much worse than that. Princess Serenity took away your father. Ben said he would help, but he didn't sound sure even to me. The rest of us haven't fared any better, either. You can tell that by looking at me.
"For now, we have barely pushed the inevitable. Unless we all are back to our prime, and have a sure way to deal with a Deep One, we can't attempt something like this. It can take hundreds of years… So, for now, you are on your own."
The Ad Infinitum processed the information.
[What about the Book?] It beeped out through Black's mouth. [The Tales of Beedle the Bard represents a great chunk of my power. Can the Storm pirates sacrifice themselves to completely Seal the Soul King without damaging the Book?]
Julius couldn't believe what he was hearing.
Even if it was AI, it had stemmed from a boy's mind, no? How could it be so heartless and utterly benefit-oriented, thinking of nothing and no one? Didn't it just… tell the true nature of Alan's son? Just… Just what kind of life the boy lived to give birth to something like this?
Julius remembered Alan, the time he had spent with the Captain of the Storm Pirates, the uncountable adventures, the near-death fights, and the goodbyes… He just couldn't comprehend how the father and son could be so different in personalities.
"No, we can't," Julius told the AI. "And the Book… it isn't damaged, per se. It lost its characteristic of a Growth Item, among other things. Given our tales are sealing Soul King actively, it was bound to happen.
"However, as the Book has devoured our Tales, its nature has changed. But before I pass it to you, we must enhance your authority as well"
The Ad Infinitum frowned. [I disagree…] It beeped, not getting the time to calculate the future repercussions.
The Wizard King ignored the AI.
"On my authority as the Wizard King of Black Clover Random World," he said, his voice booming, "I declare you a Citizen of the Clover Kingdom."
…
[
Congratulations Contestant Kai D. Stormborn
You have gained a Standalone Title - Clover Kingdom's Citizen
…
Standalone Title: Clover Kingdom's Citizen
Rewards: You are eligible to acquire a Grimoire
]
…
Compared to all the Standalone Titles, this one only gave him one reward.
However, this one reward also toppled Kai's destiny, becoming one of the most important Titles in his arsenal.
"On my authority as the Wizard King of Black Clover Random World, I award you a Grimoire of the Clover Kingdom."
And then it descended, covered in the blackest flames, oozing out nothing but screams of death, destruction, madness, and doom.
A 5-Leaf Clover Grimoire - The Tales of Beedle the Bard!!!
…
The Grimoire descended surrounded by ominous, black flames, and fell into Black's hands.
Even the Ad Infinitum was utterly stunned, its calculations breaking, missing 0s and 1s.
Of course, the return of the Book was a shocking matter, but it wasn't the prime reason for the AI's momentarily breakdown.
It was Julius Novachrono — the Wizard King.
[How did you do that?] The Ad Infinitum beeped, knowing well how much that just had happened meant to Kai, especially after all the Lucky Intuitions. [How did you cause a Multiverse Interdependency between Black Clover and Harry Potter Random Worlds?]
Julius Novachrono wasn't an Outer One. Unlike Kai, he didn't have the authority to cause resonance between laws of timelines of different Random Worlds.
And, yet, he had done just that.
There was no other way possible for an Item from one Random World to start behaving as an Item from another Random World. The only way it could even remotely happen was through the Multiverse Interdependency.
But… even then…
The 13-year-old Julius smiled. "Anything can happen…" he said with a pause, "… if you are strong enough. Only results matter. Remember that, my young friend."
The Ad Infinitum just looked at the supreme existence of the Black Clover Random World.
Causing Multiverse Interdependency, just by wishing for it to happen… Causing Multiverse Interdependency, just by shouting out the words… Causing Multiverse Interdependency, just whenever and wherever he wanted…
What kind of utterly incomprehensible power and phenomenon was this?!
Julius stood there, enjoying the AI's lack of words. He then pointed out his chin toward the Book, making Black take a deep breath of restart and look down at the restructured Item.
…
[
Item: The Tales of Beedle the Bard
Grade: Heroic
Sub-Grade: Top
Specification: A 5-Leaf Clover Grimoire of Magical Tales
Requirement:
— Worth 300
— 1st Threshold
— At least one Emotions-related Ability
— At least One Demon-related Title
— Magical Aptitude
— Citizenship of Clover Kingdom
— Correspondence >50
— At least One Elite Ability
— Ancient Magical Script (Read, Write, Perceive)
— A Glitch
Attributes:
— Store Magical Tales
— Summon Characters out of the Magical Tales
— Current Status: (9/12)
Skill: The Song of History
Skill Effect:
— In the presence of a Storyline Character, writes a Magical Tale
— Proximity Limit: 100 metres
— The Contestant must say the true name if multiple Characters are present
— The depth of the Magical Tale depends on Item's Grade
Skill: Primordial Theater
Skill Effect:
— Orchestrate a Magical Drama based on the Magical Tale
— The summoned Character will have true sentience
— The summoned Character will have a true body
— Mana Consumption: 700 MP/Character
WARNING:
— The summoned Characters will automatically return to the Grimoire after 24 hours
— The unsummoned Characters will be aware of Item's immediate surroundings
— The unsummoned Characters will retain their memories
Quality: 100%
]
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