Galaxy's First Ruler

Ugh!

Huff! Huff!

Aldrich held his head and let out grunts of pain. His breathing was rough and his eyes were almost crying tears of blood.

But even worse was the feeling of emptiness.

It was as if everything about him, his presence, his senses, and his existence had gotten sucked out of him. Aldrich struggled to open his eyes and saw the square piece having many runic symbols hovering in front of him. That was the product of his 5 days of research. He had already told Trifon to not disturb him for a week, after sending away the Tomislav's trio.

In the last few days, Aldrich had been extensively learning about the facts related to the Galaxy and the House Venomous Rose. Given his inherent talent and the Class Generalist, it didn't take him long to go through the scrolls, moderns, and ancients likewise.

The rest of the time, he focused on obtaining his second Title.

"This is… gonna kill me someday."

"Daddy… you… weak."

Aldrich clenched his teeth, hearing Sha's words. Even the Shadow Homunculus had got to know how weak he was at this stage. He could neither use the Item-specific Skill 'Change' nor he could use his Divine Sense. It was like all that was good about him had been stripped away. Aldrich raised his hand towards his face and knocked it twice with his knuckles.

"Shut up!"

Aldrich had made two Common Rumoks using two Rare Mana Cores before going to the Bellerophon Dungeon. The one with the ability to pull and push objects he had kept for himself. And the other one with the ability to exert a gravitational force on an object he had given to Boomie. The next two Rumoks were made using two Baron Mana Cores. But the RECORD had counted each equivalent to two Common Rumoks.

Following the same train of events, Aldrich had asked for dozens of Viscount level Mana Cores from the Earl. Even for a House having a 'Count' as its head, anything above Baron Mana cores was a luxurious Item. But Earl Drago didn't even flinch while handing out such an amount. Things like this were the sole reason that Aldrich had assented to this entire Legend and Ancestor fiasco.

What would be the point of him being here, if every time he had to do something drastic, he needed to explain himself? If just acting like someone else could make him use the entire House as he wished, then Aldrich was glad to do so.

And the point that he had used all the cores within a few days justified his decision. The reason for selecting these high Ranked cores was simple. Aldrich wanted to make a new Baron Rumok and adding the same type of Rumoks was highly inefficient. Another reason was to see if the RECORD would consider a single Baron Rumok as four Common Rumoks or not.

The answer was flashing in his eyes as a notification.

[…

You have completed the Title Quest (optional): Engrave 10 Common Rumok

Title Reward: Divine Rumok Engraver

…

Title: Divine Rumok Engraver

Description: Dreamer can engrave on Items

Warning: The Rumok's Rank should be equal to or less than the Item

…]

Aldrich raised his brows, seeing the description.

He didn't even know that he couldn't use it on Items. Countless scenarios and ideas of such Rumoks blasted his mind.

Arghhh!

The sudden pain from overthinking put a stopper on his thoughts and he heard Sha laughing.

"Hehe… Sha… Rumok."

"Huh! We will see. If you keep asking for more food in Dungeon then forget about it."

"NO… Sha… good… Daddy… bad."

Aldrich ignored the Shadow Homunculus' blabbering and neared the hovering Rumok.

[…

Item: Reinforcement

Type: Rumok

Rank: Baron

Description: Strengthen two or more Rumoks

Warning: The Rank of strengthened Rumoks must be less than the Reinforcement Rumok

Do you want to equip the Item?

…]

"Yes."

The first two Rumok on him worked well, but their range made them unusable on a big scale. That's why Aldrich couldn't use the Concept-based Rare Rumok on the hammerish wind while climbing the Everlasting Tower. At that moment, he decided to invest time in researching a new type of Rumok, and his efforts seemed to have paid off.

The parchment crumbled, and Aldrich felt a burning pain in his right hand. He took off the greatcoat and saw a symbol getting engraved from his elbow to his shoulder. The Rumok shined with a green glow and hundreds of circuits like veins emerged from it. The veins went down to the two other symbols engraved on his hand and vanished into them.

Aldrich clenched and unclenched his fist as a devilish smile surfaced on his face.

*

The Next Day

[…

Time Left: 30 minutes

Commencing Random Dungeon Allocation…

…]

Aldrich didn't know if the RECORD had given him a buffer period of getting resurrected, but the time had seemed to run out. A bluish-green light enveloped him as the notification appeared in front of his eyes.

Katcha!

Just as he came out of the teleportation, he heard the noise of fleshes ripping apart. But he didn't get to inspect, as his Divine Sense had picked up a spike flying straight towards him like a bullet. Aldrich increased his Agility and took a side step, dodging the tens of meter-long Item.

Boom!

Aldrich used his Divine Sense to look back and found four Dreamers nailed on a rocky wall by the spikes. The fifth spike had nobody at its end, as it was meant for Aldrich. In front of him, he saw an enormous man, wearing a red jacket and holding a spike. Seeing Aldrich dodge easily, he shouted.

"Fucker dodged it. Everyone, Attack!"

Dozens of men in the red jackets, including the supposed leader, came running at him. Aldrich could sense even more dashing towards him from left and right. All had some kind of handheld Item in their hands, ready to crush Aldrich on the spot.

AAAHHHH!!!

The men roared and lunged at Aldrich. Some thrust their spears, some thrust their swords, and some fired arrows covered in Mana. The speed with which they had reacted didn't make it seem like it was their first time.

Aldrich calmly looked at the enormous leader, whose eyes had become wide in shock now that he could sense the strange repulsive Devil's aura. Aldrich raised his right hand, and a blue and green glow came seeping out from under his sleeves. And his words rang in the ears of attackers like an ultimate judgment.

"Almighty Push."