"Yuan? What’s wrong?" Supreme Ruler Dena asked him when he became as still and silent as a statue even though she’d already finished reciting the incantation for the Supreme Ruler Succession Ritual.
Yuan blinked a few times before turning to look at her and responded, "Don’t worry, nothing’s wrong. I have already acquired the title Supreme Ruler."
"What? Really? You didn’t even recite the incarnation," she remarked.
He confirmed with a slight nod, "Yes, I have even spoken with the Demon God."
"You mean you received the Demon God’s message?" Supreme Ruler Grant said, not wanting to believe Yuan had a real conversation with the Demon God.
"Something like that," Yuan shrugged, not even going to bother with correcting him.
"If you’ve really become a Supreme Ruler, you should be able to use Power of Authority now," said Supreme Ruler Dena.
<Demon God’s Inferior Authority activated>
"You mean this?" Yuan said as a crimson symbol glowed on his forehead.
"Wow... you actually became a Supreme Ruler..." Lev stared at him with a dumbstruck face.
He never expected to be in the direct presence of a Supreme Ruler, much less three at once.
’A human... being the Supreme Ruler? What has our world become?!’ Supreme Ruler Grant cried inwardly.
"Now that we are done here, let’s head to Death Paradise," Yuan said a moment later.
He turned to Gutou and asked, "Can you bring us to its borders?"
"I will bring you wherever you want me to, even if it’s the other side of the world, esteemed Supreme Ruler!" Gutou instantly replied with a serious expression.
"Of course, I won’t need a single bone from you," he added.
"Sounds good. But before we leave..."
Before they left the Weeping Ossuary, Yuan went through the entire castle to make sure they didn’t leave anything behind, such as the previous Supreme Ruler’s treasury.
But unsurprisingly, even after looking through every nook and cranny, he was unable to find a single treasure.
"I guess I shouldn’t have expected to find anything in a place made of literally nothing but bones..." he sighed out loud once they returned to the throne room.
"That’s odd," Gutou suddenly remarked.
Yuan looked at him with a raised eyebrow and asked, "Why would you say that?"
"Because Supreme Ruler Exosso wielded a famous weapon known as the Super Bone."
"..."
Yuan’s expression stiffened upon hearing the name.
"Super Bone...? Who the hell gave it such a terrible name?" he asked.
"That would be the Supreme Ruler himself."
After a moment of silence, Yuan shook his head, "Regardless, it’s not in the castle—"
Yuan’s entire body abruptly stiffened as he sensed something amiss.
He turned to look at the throne where Supreme Ruler Exosso had perished and muttered, "That wasn’t there before I became the Supreme Ruler."
"What do you see?" Lev inquired, as he was unable to sense anything himself.
Yuan activated Demon God’s Inferior Authority and focused his attention on the throne.
Then, without a word, pointed at it.
A moment later, a slit opened up at the center of the seat, and the surface collapsed inward, revealing a small portal within.
"I’ll be damned..." Yuan immediately thrust his arm into the portal and drew out a fist-sized piece of bone that fit his grip perfectly, as if it had been crafted for his hand.


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