If judged from a purely fair and objective perspective, Grimm—who came second to Sein—might have been even more qualified to inherit the ultimate reward of this legacy secret realm.0

His achievements in alchemy and his mastery of elemental magic were enough to impress even Sein.0

In truth, Sein suspected that without the advantage of so many high-grade materials, the Demon Eye Mask he crafted might not have been able to match Grimm’s Face of Truth.0

Still, a win was a win, and a loss was a loss. The outcome stood, regardless of how it came about.0

And if the real issue lay with the secret realm’s imperfect evaluation system, then perhaps neither he nor Grimm had been the most fitting candidate for the ultimate reward in the first place.0

Judging by the figure of light before him, it was clear the creator of this secret realm had specialized in lumen, pyro, and sonido elemental laws—with lumen likely being their core focus.0

In that case, their ideal successor should...0