Although all flows were frozen, the magic field shone brightly, and the Demons that filled up the area started to meltdown one by one. With Evanâs urgent voice, Gnar, who was resting with its wings spread out, had everyone board itself and flew up high. But there was just one person held by the magic field, and that person was Evan.
âOppa!â
âEvan!â
âDonât get down; Iâll solve it! âŠForced activation of the magic field? When my power stopped everything? No, thatâs impossible. ThenâŠâ
Did the magic field begin when they set foot there? And it stayed hidden from Evan and his members? But then, how and by whom? Say no more. This was perhaps the Demon Kingâs intention. It meant that the Demon King planned to activate this magic field ever since he was summoned to the world. Then what was it with this magic field? Evan drew out the Annihilation power that flowed in his blood to the maximum level and tried to stop the flow of the magic field, but it was of no use. He knew that his ability to stop the flow was still incomplete. Moreover, Evan was terribly surprised by the resistance put up by the magic field as if they knew such power existed in Evan.
âHell, is it related to the barrier on Merdin!?â
As a result of freely using his strength to break all the barriers, the magic field shared the data with them and gained some resistance against Evanâs Annihilation! That was an amazing achievement. Even God would be amused by it and praise the Demon King for finally making such an achievement.
âThe DemonsâŠare already gone.â
The frozen Demons on the ground of the Eternal Glacier, tens of thousands of them, just melted away in an instant. That enormous army, many of whom were the elites in the Demon realm, all sacrificed for the sake of the magic fieldâŠwas the Demon King insane?
âNo, wait.â
Evan let out a deep sigh after feeling that the power of the magic field was strongly combined with something within his body. Was this perhapsâŠthe Worldâs Curse? It definitely was. The Worldâs Curse! It was an identical power with the Worldâs Curse that tormented him, affecting him without him realizing it! This magic field was a trigger to activate the Worldâs Curse!
âWhat the hell just happenedâŠ!?â
As expected, the Demon King had his eyes on Evan all along. He was only alerted against Evan while ignoring Save and the others. That meantâŠwait, there was no time to indulge in such thoughts. The Worldâs Curse, which he failed to fully resist in the past, was now choking his neck after evolving into a more deadly form.
âArgh, the full powerâŠ!â
Failing to resist it would crush him to death. The world itself was denying his existence. A terrible pressure that was more than what he felt when he was fifteen years old bore down on him. If his curse resistance didnât improve that time, he would have been crawling on the ground crying.
âGrrrgh!â
âMaster!â
âCommanderâŠ!â
âYou canât do much even if you come, so donât! Check out the Demon Kingâs area!â
It was a good thing that only Evan was the target of this magic field. At least the party members that were fighting against the Demon King werenât bound. In fact, Evan considered the possibility of the Demon King being dead already. The powerful miasma from the magic field reminded him of the Demon King. Well, only the Demon King was capable of putting Evan into this kind of situation. He shouldâve expected no less from the Demon King. What if he went to fight against the Demon King himself? âŠThat would have bounded him faster. The mastermind of this magic field wasnât stupid enough not to expect his death to come.
âMaster!â
Belois came out from the crumbling cave. Looking at her calling out Evanâs name as if she didnât care about the Demon King, he was the trigger behind the sudden activation of the magic field.
âMaster, that curse again! The Demon King, that guy called you ZeroâŠ!â
âLua, donât come close and try to see how to lift my curse.â
âIâm already on it! ButâŠ!â
That was expected. Come to think about it, he wasnât able to find the solution to lift the curse, although he had it on his body for the past four years. A curse that didnât exist in the game; maybe it was a unique skill. The unique skill of the Devil. Then, how could it be lifted?! It was amazing that Evan actually succeeded in partially resisting it!
ââŠ!â
The Worldâs Curse crushed Evanâs body from all directions. Belois was furious as she observed the situation. She mustâve been angry towards herself for putting Evan into the same situation twice. Evan could only just smile at her.
âI wonât die. Donât worry.â
âBut MasterâŠ!â
âItâs no use; all magic is being deflected!â
âIt looks like the world doesnât treat him as an existenceâŠno.â
Evanâs party members were the strongest on the entire continent, but even their magic was useless. The same applied to Saveâs party that came out from the cave after Belois. They didnât know what to do at the sight of Evan being bound by the magic circle that covered the entirety of the Eternal Glacier.
âIf we break the magic circle!â
âItâs no use since itâs already fused with Master EvanâŠâ
All manner of ideas came up but were turned down. Meanwhile, the light from the magic circle became brighter. Evan twisted his body to resist it. He used the Annihilation to deny the world that tried to eliminate him. And the realization hit him while resisting it. One mistake, and the world might crumble. It was an outrageous event if the world would be destroyed by clashing with one person, but Evanâs powers were that strongâŠ
âI didnât lower my guard, but I messed up big time in the end.â
Was it his mistake to send Saveâs party to defeat the Demon King? But if he didnât do that, the bind would have been cast faster. Well, itâs hard to make the right decisions all the time; Evan sighed as the realization hit him.
âMaster, you shouldnât give up!â
Despite his warning not to come close, Belois was already holding Evanâs arm. Her teary face made him feel sorry, but it also looked cute as well.
âItâs all right, Lua. I donât think Iâll die.â
âWhy are you so relaxed!?â
âHmm, nope.â
But he actually thought he wouldnât. Evan gently looked at High Elf Mirole, who had a calmer composure than the others.
âIs this what you wanted?â said the sorrowful look given by Mirole, and she nodded several times with some sense of happiness.
âGood, then I wonât die, after all.â
âLua, you have to keep your distance now. You might get involved in this.â
âBut without you, Iâll diâ!â
âI wonât die, but you could. Itâs all right. Have I ever lied to you?â
âBut stillâŠ!â
After kissing the worried Belois, Evan had her stay away from him. It reminded Evan of the first day that he met her when she was shedding tears silently.
Evan stopped Louise, who was as worried as Belois, from getting to him. Louiseâs resistance was lower than Belois, so she could really die because of it.
âNow, everyone, evacuate!â
The members boarded Gnar because they couldnât disobey Evanâs order. Only Belois held him till the end, but she let him go because of the firm look she received.
âThen, what should I do with this?â
The world might fall apart if he got serious about getting rid of the curse but staying idle might kill him. There was one thing that came to his mind, but how to start it was still unknown. Would the time come if he continuously resisted like this? Nope, that was too complacentâŠtherefore, the only option available to himâŠ
ââŠâ
âEvanâŠno way.â
Arisha spoke as she was the first one to realize what Evan had in his mind.
âNo, this is the only thing I can do.â
Evan replied casually, although the Worldâs Curse was pressuring him. Besides, what he was doing was killing slimes.
âHey! For realâŠ!â
Even the flowing tears might dry up since everyone was at a loss for words. Arisha also thought, âPerhaps itâs not dangerous, after all?â in her mind.
But it isnâtâŠis it!?
âCalm down, Arisha. Thereâs nothing wrong with my action.â
However, Evan was very calm. Perhaps he regained his composure because of Mirole.
âWhat else can I do besides this? Iâm continuously resisting the curse, and I canât expect help from outside. Then all thatâs left is leveling up.â
Was there a need to level up from that point!? Unlike Arisha, who was speechless, Evan was serious.
âBesides, I need to complete Miraseulâs necklace. Itâll be too unjust for me to die without seeing what happens, wonât it?â
âBring back my tears, you bastard!â
It was no other than Arisha who was able to talk back to Evan. The rest of the members were too exhausted! It was that moment. The Miraseulâs necklace started to shine. The annoying last piece of jewel on the necklace finally had a light in it! It was a dazzling purple jewel. Evan was lost in admiration while looking at the light emitted by the jewels on the necklace.
âCome to think about itâŠthe prologue had it, too.â
With the colorful shining lights, a man appeared in this world. A man whose origin nobody knew. But he was the person that left the biggest legacy on the worldâŠa man who brought peace to the ancient times when chaos engulfed the world.
âIt surely was the prologue of Yo-Ma Great War Zero.â
The light from the necklace enveloped Evan. It was an ancient magic technique that nobody could imitate, and Evan was able to realize its identity since he had similar powers through which he could control it.
âAn irresistible, overwhelming flow. A flow that even the Worldâs Curse canât defyâŠâ
No one except the developers would have known the result of completing the Miraseulâs necklace. No, perhaps even the developers didnât know.
âMaster!â
In the final moment, someone jumped on Evan. His reflexes made him hug her back, and he scowled a little, but Maybellâs cute smile welcomed him.
âYou knew about this, kid.â
âI only received a request to help you wherever you go.â
âFrom whom? No, thereâs no point in asking.â
âMaster!â
âMe, me tooâŠ!â
Others, including Shine, gathered up on Evan as they saw Maybell cling onto him, but sadly, it was no use. Maybell was able to be with Evan not just because of their physical contact. Evan felt a giant flow that overwhelmed him and Maybell, so he let out a deep sigh. And he shouted.
âMirole! Iâll scold you once I get back!â
âYes!â
Mirole shouted in happiness.
âPleaseâŠscold me!â
She sure was a pervert, after all. But Serena shouted as if she realized something.
âOppa, bring me a gift when you come back!â
âYeah, yeah, Iâll just bring back the entire universe for you!â
Right after smiling at what Serena said in a relaxed manner that made everyone forget about the tension earlier, the irresistible flow blasted Evan away. To a place where the Worldâs Curse couldnât reach. That unseeable force succeeded in sending Evan to a secured place. However, it also sent some debris to different places in-between. Right, that was the perfect method of avoiding the curse.
ââŠHa.â
Evan sighed once more at the suddenly changed scenery along with how the Worldâs Curse that pressured his body disappeared completely. Maybell sounded scared as she instinctively clung to him.
âI didnât know we would be sent away from this far back, Master!â
âYup, I somewhat knew about it, though.â
Unlike the Eternal Glacier, green woods greeted them. One thing that indicated that the forest was different from Evanâs was that everything was too big. The grass was three meters high, and the shortest tree was over fifty meters. And there was a sparrow nearby that was flying up in the air, which was five meters huge.
âMa-master. Is this perhapsâŠ?â
Maybell was so nervous as she saw what Evan had seen. Evan nodded and replied.
âYeahâŠI guess we are in Godâs Era.â
Godâs Era, or the time of the ancients. The time when a small number of humans and
âSo, Zero was referring to the great wizard of the ancient time.â
Evan, no, Zero frowned as he faced the truth, which he had been trying to ignore. Yo-Ma Great Warâs main arc paused for a moment, and the spin-off story with the largest story volume, Yo-Ma Great War Zero, just began.