My Alter Ego’s Path to Greatness

〈 Legacy (3) 〉

The first thing that greeted Horus immediately after he entered the door of the “Golden Treasury” was a long hallway.

A gorgeous space with luminous stones scattered across both walls and the ceiling, and everything except the floor covered with white marble decorated in gold.

‘No, this isn’t just gold, is it? It’s really completely plastered with pure gold.’

Out of curiosity, he gently touched the wall and slowly nodded.

Looking at it this way, I could see why this place was called “Golden Treasury.”

Isn’t this a very honest and intuitive naming?

‘No matter how much it’s a gold dragon, why do you show it off like this…’

Horus sighed softly at the typical and impersonal interior.

No matter how much it is a gold dragon, I keep seeing it plastered with gold like this….

‘…Maybe this could be good in its own way?’

For some reason, I started to feel quite okay.

No, it wasn’t that much, but for some reason, a feeling of satisfaction was creeping up.

Metallic light sparkles beautifully under the light of luminescent stones installed throughout the passage.

Not only was it monotonously plated, but all kinds of beautiful carvings were engraved on its surface, and the light scattered depending on the angle was pleasing to the eye.

How can you not be amazed by such a spectacular view?…

“Hot! “Don’t treat me like this!”

match!

Horus, who had been leisurely looking at the artwork on the wall, suddenly came to his senses and slapped his cheek with both hands.

I was definitely able to realize it.

This is a place where the tastes of the Gold Dragons are 100% reflected!

‘Phew, let’s go quickly.’

After struggling to come to his senses amid the temptation of instinct, he crossed the hallway.

Like a child passing by a toy store, he kept glancing in all directions.

‘Actually, if you think about it, gold probably isn’t that valuable compared to other treasures.’

Of course, since this Outerica was based on the gold standard, the overall value of gold was set high, but it was also true that it was a little insufficient to satisfy a being as big as a dragon.

In this world, there were all kinds of jewelry, magic metals, magic stones, etc.

“…Hehehe, you mean this is all mine now?”

But how cost-effective it is to be able to feel this satisfaction with just gold!

Perhaps this was the reason why the Gold Dragon had the image of being gentle and less greedy than other clans?

‘It’s a fairly likely hypothesis. Well, that’s not what’s important right now.’

Horus, who took this opportunity to fully satisfy a desire he never knew existed, finally reached the cavity at the end of the hallway.

In fact, if I had used magic, I could have arrived faster, but since this was my first visit, I deliberately walked and enjoyed the view at my leisure.

…Of course, there was some selfishness involved.

“wow-.”

And the first thing I saw there was a truly enormous dragon statue made mostly of gold.

It is much larger in size than the main body of the Elder Dragon Shreehartgen I saw a while ago.

‘That’s an ancient dragon… Is it the life size of an ancient dragon?’

The ultimate king of the dragon world, whose numbers were small even during the heyday when dragons flourished.

Even at first glance, I couldn’t help but exclaim as I got to see the majesty that I had only heard of, which was over a hundred meters tall.

And at the same time, I couldn’t help but admire the immortal kings of previous generations.

There must have been a number of ancient dragons back then, but doesn’t that mean that even those beings couldn’t overcome them and all fell apart?

It was truly an overwhelming victory that could be said to bring despair to the continent.

‘Now it’s just me too.’

Inwardly flattered by such thoughts, Horus’s gaze scanned the surroundings, past the gigantic statue and the countless mountains of gold and silver treasures piled at its feet.

Huge doors opening in all directions around the cavity.

That meant that this place was not the entire treasure trove, but was just a lobby.

Perhaps those doors classified treasures according to their own standards.

‘That means the things here are at a level that is difficult to classify.’

Is this how the heir to a great conglomerate feels?

I can say for sure that there is no more beautiful scenery in the world than this.

‘Then let’s go quickly.’

After coming this far, what more could there be to hesitate?

Horus moved his feet without hesitation and headed toward the first area he could see.

The dreamy boy’s treasure hunt has begun.

***

The “Golden Treasury” was so enormous that it contained so many treasures that it was not enough time to look at them all one by one.

So the first exploration was limited to roughly checking what items were inside…

“Hmm, it’s vague.”

Horus returned to the lobby after passing through several areas and grunted as he approached the final door.

The results of the first exploration so far—unfortunately, did not meet initial expectations.

That’s right, he needed something that could help him in battle in some way, but there weren’t many of those treasures left right now.

‘There were a lot of interesting items here and there.’

Come to think of it, Schrihartgen also said that at the beginning.

Most of the useful things have already been mobilized and destroyed or lost in the war, so there isn’t much left.

Perhaps most of the magic tools known to the world as treasure-level items came from the dragon’s treasure trove.

‘After the war ended, it would have already fallen close to extinction and could not be recovered.’

After lightly appetizing, Horus opened the last door and entered.

I was a little disappointed because I had high expectations, but in fact, the harvest I received this time was not enough to be satisfied.

This enormous amount of money will have a huge impact on the merchant Hubert’s ability to devour the continent’s commercial world, and the technology and magic engineering knowledge contained in all kinds of rare magic tools will be of great help to Dwarf Howard’s work in the future….

“huh? “This room…”

Horus, who entered the room with a different thought in mind, momentarily paused.

The interior of this area was quite original, unlike other places.

Unlike the areas that were decorated extravagantly with gold and various precious metals, this place had a dark and calm atmosphere overall.

To be more precise—.

‘The walls, ceiling and floor are all covered with magic material. Magic metal mixed with ritual catalyst.’

It wasn’t just that.

He approached the wall and gently stroked it, then frowned slightly.

Through the parts he touched, he realized that some kind of magical action had been taken throughout this area.

‘…isn’t it amazing? At this level, he might be roughly similar to Hans. Did the Ancient Dragon do it himself?’

A high-level magic barrier that even he cannot easily guess.

It was a seal that seemed to weigh down the entire space, oppressing those who did not meet certain conditions.

‘What on earth is here…’

The reason became clear as soon as I entered the area.

With a vague sense of familiarity amidst the reluctance.

A black magic sword that shimmers vaguely as if it was made of darkness.

Armor that appears to be made of lava and embodies the shape of a devil.

A dark red gem covered in dense blood vessels and pulsating like a heart.

A whip covered in sharp thorns and writhing alone.

All of these strange items whose origins seemed to be guessed at first glance were all gathered here.

‘Yeah, somehow. ‘I wondered why there were no such things.’

If they had been unilaterally pushed back on the battlefield and were able to fight back to some extent, it was natural that there would be loot on this side as well.

Moreover, since such items cannot be handled carelessly, all the items captured by the Gold Dragon must have been collected separately like this.

‘Besides, the dragons were active even before that.’

Even a thousand years ago when the first Immortal King appeared, people were always and everywhere plotting subversive acts, such as summoning demons from the demon world and trying to bring down the demon king.

Perhaps some of the items here were obtained and sealed in the process of sanctioning such bastards.

〈The cursed magic spear that sings of the abyss—Bazaria〉

〈A magic stone pulled from the heart of a count-level demon. I don’t know who it is because I processed it before hearing the name. Should I have gotten rid of it after hearing the name? -Visit Pyrateode>

〈Demon Sword (hard and sharp. If cut, the wound rots)〉

〈Helmet of Paljarim, a high-ranking official of the 2nd Immortal Army〉

Under the display stand of those items, those who brought them appear to have separately written them down. A note was left line by line.

Sentences that are inconsistent and reveal each person’s personality.

Thanks to this, I was able to roughly understand the origins of the items on display, which made looking at them more fun than just looking at them.

‘If it’s Paljarim, it was a Dullahan King who died while serving under the second Immortal King. I think you said the seniority was in the single digits.’

The face of the child Horus, who was wandering around at a fast pace that was not befitting a place filled with evil energy, was full of interest.

While I was excited to see such unexpected items.

As he neared the end of the area, he came across something with particularly tight security.

“That’s…”

On top of a platform densely engraved with softly luminous magic circles.

It was a pair of arms wrapped around a silver chain blessed with the sacred power of a high-ranking priest and fixed with sharp metal spikes in various places.

‘…Amazing?’

He looked at it quietly and swallowed his saliva without realizing it.

Although it was only one arm, the strength felt within it was unusual.

Horus, who could boast that he had become considerably stronger just by facing it, felt a sense of crisis inside him.

‘If it’s like this with only the arm sealed… I’m saying it wasn’t something extraordinary to begin with. What is it? Shouldn’t he at least be at the level of a demon lord?’

As I was struggling alone, the heightened sense of alertness subsided before I knew it, and I couldn’t control the curiosity that began to grow again.

Horus, who had quietly looked around, approached the podium and quickly checked the sentence left at the bottom.

〈Right arm of the 14th Demon King Leraye〉

“…Wow, it was really the Demon King’s arm.”

I just did it by chance, but it was real.

Horus snorted and muttered fiercely, then his eyes turned to the sealed arm again.

It was so wrapped in bandages that its original skin was unrecognizable, fixed with chains and thorns, and was motionless and silent.

‘How long has this been here?’

Although the Immortal King is now treated the same as the Demon King, the two were completely different beings.

Since the birth of the first Immortal King, I have never heard of the Demon King of the Demon World appearing, so it must have been at least a thousand years.

‘Now that I think about it.’

But as I looked at it quietly, one thing suddenly occurred to me.

『Product Purchase』, which also included purchasing the Dragon Heart, the catalyst for Horus.

It was definitely a name I saw there once.

『Horn containing the essence of the 14th Demon King Leraye (4620000)』

I quickly checked the Karma store and there was indeed that product.

The name somehow seemed familiar.

‘The devil’s horn. The price of this has also been reduced.’

Apparently, when I first saw it, it was worth over 5 million.

Unlike the 30 million price tag, which didn’t even have a proper name, I remembered it clearly because it had a strangely promising price.

‘The Demon World and the Demon King…’

The Demon World was not a completely separate dimension, but a dimension attached to Outerica, like the Spirit World or the Abyss.

And after the rise of the first Immortal King, most of the warlocks who were essential to descend into this world were absorbed into the forces of the Immortal King’s followers, and it is also a place that has become quiet recently.

‘Well then, I guess there’s no need to worry about it.’

After thinking for a moment, Horus shrugged his shoulders and turned his attention to the objects displayed around him.

It wasn’t that I wasn’t interested in the other world called the Demon World, but right now I was more concerned about the Kang Hwan Realm.

‘Let’s think about that later.’

Around the area where the Demon King’s arm was, items related to him were displayed.

〈The Essence of the 14th Demon Lord Executive Succubus Queen〉

A pair of curious eyes looked at them one by one and walked lightly.

***

“ah?”

Siana, who was stressing out by tormenting former Crown Prince Simon as usual, stopped without realizing it.

Before she knew it, her master, the Immortal King Hans, had appeared right in front of her.

And that too with a cold middle-aged face.

“Siana.”

“ah…? iced coffee! “Have you called me, O king?”

She was momentarily taken aback by the call, then quickly fell to the floor as usual.

However, her downward-facing eyes were widened, as if she had seen something incredible, and her pupils were shaking mercilessly.

“There is one thing I want to ask you, Siana.”

“Please tell me anything.”

“What does this face look like to you?”

“What do you mean…?”

Her body, which was lying face down, shook at the unexpected question.

However, after desperately trying to figure out the situation for a moment, she quickly spoke again as if she had never been embarrassed.

“ah! You are truly amazing! If you weren’t subordinate to the king, you wouldn’t even know it! “I sincerely apologize for being so foolish that I did not understand King Pharaoh’s will.”

“hmm.”

In response, Hans nodded with a satisfied smile.

As a succubus, Siana’s infiltration and camouflage abilities are the best in the army of immortals.

How amazing was it that even though she, a demon, had infiltrated the empire’s nobility, not even the high-ranking priests noticed it?

After hearing the assurance from such an expert and praising her, he left the meeting satisfied.

And then he disappeared again in the blink of an eye.

Siana, who was left alone on the floor, closed her eyes tightly and placed her forehead on the ground.

‘iced coffee! That handsome face! He has become a common man!’

I feel sad that one of the few joys of my unwanted enlistment has disappeared.