Leon carefully traced the last symbol on the crystal slab beside the teleportation platform.

He double-checked every mark and number, making sure there were no mistakes, then turned back.

"Done," he said.

Veronica, who had been watching from a few steps away, approached him and lightly pushed him aside.

She placed her palm over the slab and closed her eyes. A steady flow of mana pulsed from her hand into the crystal, making the patterns on its surface glow faintly.

"A short-distance teleportation, from the ground to the top floor of the blood tower, only needs Myra's mana signature," she explained, in her calm and precise tone. "But for long distance, especially to another Calamity Tower, it needs my mana signature."

She added.

"The coordinate you provided is the farthest I have ever sent someone."

After the Calamity War ended, most teleportation platforms were destroyed. Now, only five were known to exist, each located in one of the Calamity Towers to maintain communication between them.

And if Leon's coordinate actually connected, they would discover another platform.

A new teleportation platform and a new location.

"I tried searching the coordinates, but I didn't find anything," Veronica admitted; a faint worry could be heard in her voice. "Are you sure you want to go?"

Leon shrugged his shoulders lightly.

"Yeah, I'll be fine. Myra will be with me, remember?"

Veronica sighed.

She stepped closer; her expression turned serious. "But before that."

Leon paused with one foot on the platform. "Yes?"

"I noticed you've been having trouble seeing properly."

Leon blinked, then closed his eyes for a moment before admitting. "…That is correct."

"Is that so?" Veronica removed the glasses she was wearing and extended them toward him.

"Here," she said simply. "Take mine."

Leon glanced at her hand, then at her face. She narrowed her golden eyes, making him grab the glasses without hesitation.

A black-framed crystal glass rested in his palm.

As soon as Leon held it, he activated his [Analyze] skill.

[Item: Black Rimmed Crystal Glass]

[Type: Optical Instrument]

[Rank: Low Grade]

[Effect]

-Automatically adapts to the wearer's vision defects, providing clear sight

-Polarised lenses

-Built-in short-distance optical zoom feature

[Risk: None]

Leon had been planning to get a pair of glasses anyway, so he accepted it without much hesitation.

But he was still stunned that his sister would offer him her own.

'Huh, exactly how much did she care for the old Leon?' he thought, slipping the glasses on.

The moment the frame rested on his face, the world shifted.

Everything sharpened. It was like stepping into an entirely new realm of vision.

Full 16k Ultra high resolution with pro max level of detail.

"..."

Leon's eyes widened slightly as he saw the loose strands of Veronica's hair and a tiny pinpoint-sized mark just below her right eyebrow.

"Holy…!" He couldn't help but whisper.

"Liked it?" she asked casually.

Leon nodded.

"But what about you?"

"Hm? I have another pair. You can keep that one. Also, the zooming feature only works when you feed mana into it."

She pointed to her right eye. "Here, try it on me."

Leon blinked, then did exactly as she said.

He channeled a faint amount of mana into the glasses. The lenses responded instantly, zooming in on her pupil with sharp precision; he saw the golden iris around her wet eyes with macro precision. As he decreased the mana, it zoomed out.

The mechanism was simple and user-friendly. Leon liked it.

"This is a work of art…" he muttered under his breath. It made him want to open it up and examine how it worked.

Veronica giggled softly.

"It's not on the market yet. The company that invented it gave it to me for testing. They called the inner mechanic of it something like 'mana circuiting.' If you're curious." She grinned at him.

"Mana circuiting?" Leon repeated.

A name suddenly flashed in his memory.

He removed the glasses and turned them in his hand to check something, glancing at the engraved letters on the side of the frame.

'A.R.'

Leon grinned. 'Heh, so her hand even reached Veronica.'

A.R. was a short signature for Ayaka Rudward, codename Sumire, the expert mage and the Seventh Seat of the Twilight Order.

She was the head of the Rudward Family and the founder of A.R. Magitech, the biggest magitech producer of the Liora Kingdom. She dominated more than half the market.

"Thank you for this, Sister," Leon said sincerely.

Veronica smiled faintly and then turned to Myra.

"I'm trusting you," she said after a short pause. "Take action if absolutely necessary."

Myra bowed with confidence.

"Of course. Worry not, my lady; Young Master is my top priority. I will not let him even receive a scratch."

Once everything was ready, Leon stepped onto the platform beside Myra.

She extended her hand to him. "Ready?"

He took it without hesitation.

"Yeah."

The platform beneath Leon's feet lit up with a faint white glow. The circular patterns carved into the stone began to pulse softly, one after another, until the entire platform was illuminated.

A surge of energy rushed upward. Leon felt his body dissolve into countless tiny particles, starting from his legs, as the world in front of him blurred.

His last glimpse was of Veronica's golden eyes fixed on him.

"Return safely, youngest," she mouthed.

And then—everything shifted in a blink.

The scene where Veronica had once stood was gone.

SHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA—-!!!!

A deafening rush of water hit their ears as the world reassembled around them. Light spilled into the cavern from their back and from the same source of the noise.

Leon turned his head slightly, still holding Myra's hand.

"A waterfall," Myra muttered softly.

They noticed that they were inside a wide cave.

Its entrance was hidden behind a massive curtain of falling water, sunlight filtering through it and scattering across the damp stone floor.

Leon looked down.

"..."

The teleportation circle beneath them was still humming with light faintly, its edges were glowing white.

Moss and vines dangled from the ceiling, their roots draping over the edges of the platform.

The surface was slick with moisture.

"Incredible," Myra gasped.

Leon let go of her hand and kicked some moss away to get a better look at the structure.

The platform looked ancient.

One glance was enough for him to guess.

"It's probably unused since the great Calamity War," he said quietly.

That meant they were the first people to use it in centuries.

A new teleportation platform, a new location. A brand-new major discovery.

"It's still hard to believe all of this…" Myra muttered, grabbing onto her handbag close to her chest.

He carefully stepped down, avoiding slipping on the moss, with Myra following closely behind him.

"Sniff sniff…" Leon's nose twitched.

His expression hardened. 'Ah, that's not good.'

"Wait, I'll light up the lamp—"

"No," Leon stopped her immediately.

Myra tilted her head, confused by the sudden shift in his tone.

"Why?"

"Smell the air," Leon said. "It has methane."

"Methane?"

"It's a gas. One spark of fire and this whole place will explode."

"Ah," she whispered, quickly lowering her hand. "I didn't know that."

"It's fine," Leon ordered. "Don't do anything without asking me first."

"Alright." She mumbled, nodding her head lightly.

With the glasses enhancing his vision, he scanned the cave walls.

"Can you see the walls?"

"Yes, Young Master," Myra answered.

She moved closer, examining the surface.

The walls were covered in faintly visible lines and cracked circles.

"Spell formulas?" Myra guessed.

"Correct," Leon said. "From the looks of it, this place used to be protected by barrier spells, detection spells, and a few destructive ones. But over time, the formulas drawn on the walls have worn off."

"Does that mean…"

Leon nodded.

"Yeah. If they hadn't faded, we'd have been blasted to pieces the moment we arrived."

"..."

Myra blinked slowly, as if her expression said, Are you serious? So we technically gambled our lives just now?

Leon already knew they'd be fine. In the game, Ethan had encountered the same place under the same conditions.

"Let's move out of this place," Leon said, turning toward the exit.

"Wait," Myra stopped him.

He looked back at her.

"What now?"

"Just give me two minutes," she said. "I have something to do."

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