-1116- Mystic Eyes

"Welcome, Your Highness."

As the gentle and beautiful young man approached Rozen, he immediately performed a noble gesture towards Rozen and spoke with a similarly gentle tone and respectful voice.

"I am Kira Lebedev Voltisloa, the Blood Successor of the First Primogenitor. It's an honor to meet you."

The young man named Kira said with a charming smile.

This gave the impression of a kind of vulnerability, invoking an instinctive desire to protect.

However, the young man before him was not weak enough to need protection, nor was he as gentle as he appeared.

"Kira Lebedev Voltisloa, a noble of the Warlord Dominion, like Tobias Jagan, is currently following Duke Ardeal. Equally warlike, his strength is not inferior to Jagan," Yukina whispered softly behind Rozen, revealing the true identity of the young man before him.

In other words, this young man is also an old-generation vampire, with strength approaching that of the third-generation elders, though not as rebellious as Dimitrie Vatler, he is not someone humans can deal with.

Rozen naturally felt the non-human magic emanating from him.

Therefore, Rozen was sure that although he didn't possess the power to sink Itogami Island with a single blow like the Primogenitors and Dimitrie Vatler, but if it is this luxury cruise ship, he could probably evaporate it in an instant?

And if he were serious about destruction, it wouldn't take long to turn this part of the northern district of Itogami Island into a sea of fire.

The gentle smiling young man before him was such a terrifying presence.

After making such an assessment, Rozen's face did not show much emotion.

"I'm just an ordinary person invited to the party. I shouldn't be addressed as 'Your Highness'," Rozen said with his usual perfect smile, performing a noble gesture towards the young man before him.

For Rozen, who had been specially trained in noble etiquette and had attended many high-society events, such actions seemed so natural and noble.

But this made Kira feel sincerely anxious.

"Please don't say that. You are the one who sealed the Fourth Primogenitor within you. Both I and Lord Vatler admire your greatness and respect your power. Lord Vatler has specifically instructed me to treat you as an equal to the Primogenitors and not to be disrespectful. So please allow me to call you 'Your Highness'," Kira said very sincerely, making it hard to believe that this person was one of the main combatants of the Warlord Dominion and a battle fanatic similar to the old-generation vampires.

Of course, Rozen had nothing more to add to Kira's actions.

Just...

"If that's the case, why is that nobleman over there looking at me with such hostility?" Rozen's attitude remained impeccable, but his words carried a hint of insinuation.

Only then did Kira notice that Tobias was still standing on the top deck of the Oceanus grave, glaring at Rozen with hostility.

This made Kira smile bitterly.

"Please forgive him. Jagan has a very high loyalty to Lord Vatler, so he is exceptionally strict towards those recognized by Lord Vatler. He just wants to see if you are worthy of recognition and if you have the qualifications to be personally nominated by Lord Vatler and personally invite you" Kira explained.

It seems that although these two vampire nobles both follow Dimitrie Vatler, their personalities are completely different.

And Rozen believed what Kira said.

After all...

"Since just now, he has been releasing subtle provocation towards me. It seems he really wants to see if I am worthy of recognition," Rozen's attitude remained impeccable, but his eyes began to become intriguing.

"If that's the case, I'll respond a little. It shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Saying so, Rozen didn't wait for Kira to react, but raised his head directly and looked towards Tobias.

His pair of eyes suddenly turned fiery red, as if igniting flames, bursting with dazzling brilliance.

In that instant...

"————!"

As if sensing something, Tobias expression changed suddenly, and he quickly raised his hand in front of him.

"Boom——!"

Almost at the same time, a ball of flame burst open in front of Thebias, igniting his body.

"Guh...!"

Tobias grunted as he flew backward, his body emanating an astonishing amount of magic, dispersing the flames.

However, after this clash, Tobias' evening suit became charred, emitting a smell of burnt fabric, making him thoroughly disheveled.

"What is this...!?"

Kira couldn't help but be astonished.

"Senpai...!"

Yukina also didn't expect Rozen to suddenly act, exclaiming in surprise.

But Rozen seemed oblivious, stroking his eyes that were burning like flames.

"Not bad, they're functioning well, these Mystic Eyes."

—Mystic Eyes.

This is a type of magic where one converts their eyes into magical circuits, transforming the passive function of receiving external information into an active ability to influence external phenomena.

In other words, it's a type of magic that works through "seeing," allowing the user's magical effects to reach the targets within their line of sight instantaneously, without the need for chanting spells or invoking techniques.

If the target meets the gaze of the Mystic Eyes directly, the potency of the magic effect increases significantly.

Thus, not only are Mystic Eyes hard to face directly, but once seen by them, the target becomes ensnared in the user's magic, unable to evade.

Since it's difficult to determine from appearance alone whether someone possesses Mystic Eyes, it's hard to guard against them, making Mystic Eyes a hallmark of top-tier magus.

However, artificial Mystic Eyes are limited to abilities like charm and mental suggestion at best.

If a magus has innate talent, they may naturally possess Mystic Eyes, endowing them with extraordinary power and mystery.

Abilities such as restraint, compulsion, contracts, incineration, illusions, misfortune, and petrification are abilities unique to those born with Mystic Eyes.

These naturally born Mystic Eyes are called—Noble Colors.

Noble Colors are inherent from birth, a mystical quality that cannot be replicated by magic.

Although Rozen possesses exceptional magical talent, he doesn't have Mystic Eyes.

In light of this, Rozen's Mystic Eyes are artificial, created by inscribing spells into his eyeballs using his knowledge, thereby harnessing their power.

Rozen refers to this particular Mystic Eye as— The Mystic Eyes of Burst.

As the name suggests, it possesses the power to cause bursting phenomena in those it gazes upon.

This is the nature of the attack Tobias suffered.