Crownless Reincarnation: New World? Nah I'd win-Chapter 96: Staff [1]

[Two Days Later.]

[Far North, Old Court]

[Spirit World]

’Hmm.’

Akamir hummed softly, standing inside the glowing dome untainted by the corruption around it.

It pulsed gently around them, humming with a warmth that kept the rot of the world at bay.

The leaves of spirit herbs moved around the place, floating in the air.

The small glowing balls of light hid behind Akamir in fear.

Yet their form that had begun to take a humanoid form peeked their head curiously.

In front of Akamir lay one of the mimickers, his body mingled and twisted.

"How are you feeling?"

Akamir asked, looking down at it.

"I feel fine, my lord."

The mimicker replied, his voice respectful.

"Just a little lightheaded."

Akamir nodded as he rubbed his chin thoughtfully.

’Is exposure to pure spirit world not working?’

Akamir thought, glancing around the dome.

The mimickers were once fairies themselves who changed because of corruption.

’Judging from what I know and from the words of Nayomi, it’s probably an outer god.’

The same god who blessed the Wraith King from six hundred years ago.

’Still, is there no way to reverse the corruption?’

He wondered, staring at the mimicker.

Akamir crouched beside the mimicker, his eyes curious.

Its twisted features twitched slightly, but it didn’t look like it was in pain.

Just... confused.

"You said you feel fine," Akamir said softly, "but does it hurt anywhere?"

The mimicker blinked, its eyes glimmering. "No, my lord. It’s just quiet here."

Akamir nodded as he stood up. "You can go back now."

The mimicker’s body twisted to stand up. freewёbnoνel.com

Akamir summoned his crown and opened a portal for it to crawl back.

’Wait, where do they even go?’

He suddenly wondered, curiously looking at the portal.

"They move to a place at the centre of the spirit world."

Nayomi answered his question, noticing how he looked at the portal.

"That’s where most of the corruption is situated."

Akamir gave her a gentle nod as he looked at the newly born fairies.

With the mimicker gone, they once again began to freely move around the place.

Akamir raised his hand and waited for a few moments.

It didn’t take long before one of them moved and sat on it.

He slowly brought his hand closer, inspecting her.

Most of her body was still just a glowing mass but the two small wings were distinguishable.

Nayomi floated towards the spirit. "Do you want to form a contract with her?"

Akamir looked at her. "Should I?"

"I don’t know." She replied. "It’s your call."

"...hmm." He hummed thoughtfully. "What are the benefits of having one again?"

"You form a spirit core." She replied, looking at him. "A bond that connects you with the spirit and Astral world."

Akamir looked at her confusedly. "Astral world?"

"Just think of it as a world of souls." She replied, drifting around the place.

"A spirit core will help you strengthen your soul and keep you safe from races that attack souls."

"There are such races as well?" Akamir asked, frowning.

"Yes." She replied, nodding her head. "There are many races in this world."

Akamir tilted his head slightly, still watching the small spirit resting on his palm.

"So this will help protect my soul," he said quietly. "That sounds useful."

"Very," Nayomi said, her tone soft but sure. "Especially for someone like you."

Akamir raised a brow. "Someone like me?"

"You aren’t from this world, remember." She reminded him. "A lot of beings will be interested to know what an otherworlder soul looks like."

Akamir slowly nodded at her words.

’She is right.’ he thought. ’Things are already unpredictable as they are now.’

The spirit in his hand fluttered her tiny wings.

Akamir gently touched her body. "Should I form a contract with her?"

"I would suggest you to wait." Nayomi said. "There is a chance for a spirit queen to be born here."

"Hmm?" Akamir tilted his head. "How can you be so sure?"

"Let’s just say woman’s intuition." She replied, looking at him. "Just wait for a few months and if she isn’t born you can form a normal contract."

Akamir narrowed his eyes in suspicion but chose to believe in her words.

"Alright." He said, gently letting go of the fairy in his hand. "I will wait for a while."

Nayomi didn’t say anything else as she floated away from him.

Akamir finally shifted his attention to the leaves of spirit herbs that floated around him.

’I should start exporting them.’

He thought as he grabbed one of them and shoved it in his mouth.

Surprisingly, the taste was sweet for a leaf.

Akamir then took out a clean piece of cloth and placed another leaf inside it.

’This should be enough to convince him.’

Akamir thought as he drew in a deep breath.

The crown over his head shone once more and a portal emerged in front of him.

Akamir looked back once before he walked inside it.

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[Pandora Academy.]

It has been two days since Akamir met with Zaina’s father.

The deal he had with him was almost completed with the mimickers scanning the entire mountain for anything worthwhile.

’It’s great to know the company I took time to build is earning so much.’

Akamir thought as he walked towards the teacher’s building.

During the first week of the inauguration, the company had earned a total revenue of 700k gold coins.

’It’s a crazy amount when compared to the annual taxes of a dukedom, which is only 500k.’

All in all, things are doing a lot better than he expected.

Akamir walked on the spiral staircase before he arrived at the door of Velyrian’s office.

He walked inside without knocking.

Velyrian, who was busy writing something, quickly looked up at him.

"Y-you came?" He asked, going back to his work.

Akamir clearly noticed the shudder in his voice.

’What even happened to him?’

He wondered as he walked towards the crippled elf.

The man was working on the staff that he planned to gift his master.

"How long will it take to perfect it?" Akamir asked, standing beside him.

Velyrian didn’t look up at first.

His hands moved slowly, carefully adjusting a fragment of glowing crystal over a veiny group of lines.

It was like the nervous system of humans but in the shape of a staff.

’If I remember correctly, this will go inside the staff.’

"A few more days," he said, his voice low. "Maybe less if I can get the core stable."

"You don’t sound too confident."

"Because I am not." He replied, shaking his head. "This thing is harder than it looks."

Akamir leaned closer to the diagram placed on the side. "Is it because you need to add two Ascendant runes?"

"Partially, yes." He replied, leaning back on his chair. "But most importantly, I need to make sure it doesn’t break from the inside."

Akamir nodded, getting a gist of his problem.

’It’s like having too many things shoved down something that can barely control itself.’

Akamir thought, tracing the diagram on the desk.

"I also need a way for him to fight the way his soul is deteriorating." Velyrian whispered softly. "It will all be for nothing if I can’t stop it."

Akamir looked at him curiously. "Deteriorating?"

"Uh...His soul is too old for his body." Velyrian said, shaking his head. "It’s hard to explain."

Akamir leaned back on the desk, looking at him.

"And the solution to stop the deterioration?"

Velyrian thought for a moment before he whispered. "It’s hard to find."

"Is that a spirit herb?" Akamir asked, tilting his head. "Because it does have a similar function."

Velyrian paused, his pale fingers hovering above the staff piece.

"...Spirit herb?" he asked slowly, blinking up at Akamir. "That’s impossible to find—."

Akamir nodded and took out the folded cloth from his pocket, carefully unwrapping it to reveal the single, glowing leaf.

The soft green shimmer from the herb cast a gentle light across Velyrian’s face.

The elf leaned forward. "How did you.....?"

"I told you about it, didn’t I?" Akamir asked, looking at him. "There is a company selling them."