Chapter 64 - System backlash

Once the dinner ended, Caelum was brought by Irene to his room that had a simple bed and desk with candles as the light sort since magic items had yet developed like the canon. 

"If you need anything, don't be afraid to ask the maids. It's been a pleasant day spending time with you, Caelum."

"I am too. Good night and see tomorrow."

"Good night."

Caelum leaned at the door frame watching her slowly disappearing from his vision and turning back to his room. He sat down then took a moment to absorb his new environment before creating clones of himself that all connected to him.

"You all know what to do. "

They all nodded and vanished into thin air as their task was to gather magic techniques. Caelum didn't have to worry about distances when the skill [ Absolute Devourer Ammutseba] gave him a hivemind that connected to all clones. He  only uses clones to make them work while his main body enjoys the time with his woman or soon to be. 

Fortunately, his clones won't gain their own personality. He doesn't want them to betray him anytime soon. Once that was done Caelum concentrated on continuing his time in trying to grasp what he was missing from growing stronger. 

He was strong enough to contend with anyone in the world yet found that it would give no benefits by rushing to the end goal. Caelum is not speed running his quest to grow stronger and wanted to enjoy the moment. 

Furthermore, he has yet found a way in learning God and Dragon Slayer magic. Caelum recalled their multiple ways to learn dragon slayer magic and tried to resealed that part of his memory which was a lot harder than it seemed. The mystery of the system and its unfathomable power still separate him from his capabilities. 

He can't always meddle with it, which may lead to a troublesome end. The system is like a set of code that if he messes it up then the whole thing won't work. Caelum power and comprehension was overshadowed by whatever energy or property the system has. 

Cereza wanted to warn him yet it could disturbed his concentration and she has no control over the system. She was merely there to assist him if there were any problems that arise.  

Moments later, Caelum gritted his teeth pain that was neither physical nor mental rather something far beyond understanding. He coughed out blood from the pain panting in pain. 

'Shit! What the hell was that!!'

The pain was surreal unlike anything he felt. Caelum tried to find the cause only to find nothing was wrong with his body nor his core. 

[ Are you alright, Darling!? I'm Sorry, I should have warned you…]

'It's fine….I should have been extra careful but why did the backlash seem…strange? I can't understand it, I'm clearly in pain yet I can't find the cause.'

[ Darling, the system is connected to the vast Omniverse where rules and laws are in constant chaos never having definite certainty. You essentially tried to deep yourself in a pool of contradiction. Though, are you fortunate that the 'Absolute Devourer Ammutseba' helps you enough to not instantly…die? Die is the best way I could describe it. ]

'At least I've learned something. I won't be touching the system anytime soon unless I grow enough to take the risk.'

Caelum can't risk dying this early and if the [ Absolutely Devourer Ammutseba ] is unable for him to adapt then it means there is a certain thing that he needs to gain before he could try doing it again. 

'That aside, I was able to gain the memory about how dragons slayer were created. '

There are five generations of Dragon Slayers, and each generation of Dragon Slayers differ by how the Dragon Slayer Magic is obtained.

First Generation, The First Generation Dragon Slayers were the original Dragon Slayers, who learnt their Dragon Slayer Magic from an actual Dragon. In most cases, the particular Dragon Slayer's teacher was also their foster parent.

Second Generation, Those from the second generation of Dragon Slayers have had Dragon Lacrima implanted into their bodies, granting them the ability to use Dragon Slayer Magic. Because they were not taught their abilities by a Dragon, they are considered artificial Dragon Slayers.

Third Generation, Dragon Slayers heralding from this generation have both been taught their Magic by actual Dragons and have had their bodies implanted with Dragon Lacrima.

Fourth Generation, Dragon Slayers of this origin are artificial beings created from Dragon Lacrima or pure magic power, giving them immense durability, speed, power. As automatons, they are capable of fighting indefinitely until their source of power is destroyed.

Fifth Generation, Dragon Slayers of this generation are those that gain their powers by devouring Dragon flesh or cannibalism of other Dragon Slayers, which in turn gain the Magic Power of the devoured. Fifth Generation Dragon Slayers also do not succumb to motion sickness compared to the earlier generations

'Interesting, perhaps it would be ideal for me to create my dragon slayer style? I'm basically a dragon slayer after devouring dragons. Though, I haven't found the element for it….'

Caelum decided it should be his priorities to know what kind of dragon he is and what he would represent. He didn't want to be labeled only by one and has authority to all. He took his time finding the answer by continually questioning himself. 

He could feel the bloodline thicker than before and growing closer to his goal. Caelum decided to call it a day for now and went to sleep. 

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The next day, Caelum woke up to the sun beating down on his face and stood up half naked after taking them off. He just enjoys being half naked when he's sleeping out of  a habit. 

"Caelum, are you awake?"

"Yeah, come in."

Irene opened the door only to be taken aback when find him half naked and took a while to stop herself from being mesmerized by it. Irene wasn't a stranger to seeing half naked men before since she had gone to visit the barracks of her kingdom's army. However, she couldn't understand the reason why he was different from them. 

"Morning, Irene."

"M-Morning! I'll just wait outside…."

She quickly closed the door making Caelum chuckled as he dressed himself while Irene who was at the other side of the door was blushing thinking about what she saw. 

'It's so embarrassing! I should have left when I saw him half naked but…..why did I? D-Does she think I'm a pervert?'

Irene went through a weird place while Caelum finished dressing himself and was met with Irene acting flustered. He softly smiled trying not to tease as they still had things to do. 

"Have you informed your retainer regarding learning magic from me?"

"I have, they currently gathered in the meeting hall to give their report."

"Alright, I'll teach them what they need to know."

"Wait, won't it be ideal to have breakfast first?"

"No need to worry, I'm not hungry unless you've already prepared breakfast for me?"

"...I have."

Irene blushed since they only met yesterday yet she couldn't get rid of him out of her mind. She can't help but be anxious when around him and we're afraid of leaving a bad impression of her. Caelum could see her index touching each other like the cute anime pose. 

"Well, it would be a waste not to eat. However, I must ask if you already had yours?"

".. I haven't."

"Then let's eat together, this will give us more time to have a chat."

He grinned while Irene's heart was filled with immense joy that she couldn't fully understand. The two head their way to the dining hall where bread and milk were presented with addition of fruits. Caelum found an apple and grabbed one forgetting the omen it always gave. 

'I wonder if she would like a strawberry cake? Irene does remind me of Erza.'

Even how superior he is to humans and dragons alike, he is still currently below the system who tries information. Caelum only has this gut feeling that helps him. The two ate their meal while Irene tried her best to avoid trying something weird.

After a while, the two headed to the meeting hall where a group of people were gathered looking intently to him while Irene started to inform them who he was and his reason for going there. They were skeptical but trusted their queen. On the other hand, Caelum used the [ Perfect World ] to see their memories and everything about them. 

He may not have yet to condense his domain considering only [ Golden Core ] rank would be able to completely dominate the world. However, Caelum could change it by using [ Mana Zone ]. 

Caelum absorbed the information in an instant allowing us to understand the situation a bit further than them. He realizes that it's vital for someone to sovereign both dragon and humans. 

'It would be ideal for me to show my might and let the dragon turn into my subordinate. Knowing the nature of a dragon would always follow the strong…..nature of a dragon….'

He was in deep thought realizing something amidst everything. Caelum realized the thing that his bloodline lacked was the instinct and nature of his bloodline. For someone not born as a dragon only render his grown and needed to be fix.

'So I need to reconstruct my body to be similar to a dragon being born?'

Caelum thought that he would have yet another rebirthing process of destroying his body and refining it until he was reborn as a dragon. Though, it would not be a complete birth process and would still lead to a better and more refined bloodline. 

However, he has no plans on doing such a thing, having a gut feeling that it won't end well if he tried doing it now when there's a lot more that he needed to do. Caelum inwardly nodded to himself while everyone finished discussing everything. 

Irene quickly transitioned to the reason why Caelum was there for them and explained his goal. They were baffled that a mage had come to help them learn magic in exchange for learning more magic.

"Irene-"

"How dare you call without-"

"It is fine, I've told him to call me by my name."

"B-But my queen!?"

"Enough. Caelum, are you ready to help them learn magic?"

Her retainer never saw their queen act this way towards a man. They were baffled and couldn't understand what he had done to bewitch her.

"I am, however, I would like to see the strength of your army to better understand what this place lacks."

"Very well, you, tell the soldier to meet at the training grounds. "

Everyone headed to the training grounds where Caelum scanned through each of them trying to see which had the highest aptitude with magic and could be trusted. Caelum won't just give them things and have to earn it. 

They would be greedy if he just gave them everything. He is only there to help guide them and unlock their ability to use magic. Caelum finished his assessment while Irene Called out everyone's attention telling them the reason for their gathering. 

"First and foremost, I would like to test before I help you learn magic. I'm going to do charity work and anyone who wishes to get stronger must earn it. Now, this is going to be simple…"

Caelum distances himself a few meters away from everyone including Irene confused on what he was planning to do. He then drew a line in front of him and turned to face the soldier.

"Cross this line and you shall learn magic. Fail then try again tomorrow."

"That's it!? Are you making fun of us?"

"Be my guess. You can start now."

He already knew that there would be another fool who overestimate themselves. The arrogant soldier smirked wanting to show his dominants looking at Caelum who closed his eyes until it shut up revealing golden eyes that shimmer before a flash of gold invisible to everyone rain upon them.