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HR Poll: Which Teleportation do you want?

  • The Five Sovereigns 740
  • The Book of the Damned 206
  • Simon the Archmage 779
  • 2026-10-21
  • 1725 votes
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Hello everyone,

We're approaching the arc's turning point, and the next one will focus on acquiring a Tier VIII Teleportation ability ;) though as always, I'm offering multiple paths to it. As always, the poll will end when the current arc does.

1) The Five Sovereigns: Determined to refine and master his existing gifts now that his leveling has slowed down, Simon decides to spend a reign practicing while forming eidolon pacts. As he goes on a world tour stretching to Fablan, Uyo, and many other places, Simon realizes the greatest threat to his sanity might not be his enemies, but the unruly brat tagging along… 

Includes: Conjuration-based teleport, a big world tour with Belzemine, a Norbelle Summoner mentorship (to Simon’s chagrin), advanced Eidolon/summoning applications, first close look at various locations across the world, potential new eidolons, location of all five sovereigns.  

Unlocks: N/A. 

2) The Book of the Damned: Investigating a way to master a way to teleport around the world, Simon decides to put his new Perks to use and create a Grimoire capable of doing just that. Unfortunately, not only does creating a dark book of abyssal knowledge take time, commitment, and effort, but Simon is about to discover he’s walking into his predecessors' bloody footsteps…

Includes: Libromancy-based teleport, a deep dive into Libromancy and early crafting forays, a reign-long dark Grimoire’s creation, Biographer project research, a terrible Magnos family secret, and intel on a certain Abyssal Chronicle’s location. 

Unlocks: The Magnos Legacy, ???. 

3) Simon the Archmage: Seeking to master teleportation and acquire greater spellcasting power, Simon moves to Cocagne and approaches Remedia again with an offer: Libromancy secrets in return for her help in developing a miasmic teleport spell. As the Overlord and the Mage resume their affair and work together to gaze into the abyss of magic, Simon realizes that happiness always comes at a cost…

Includes: Diabolism-based teleportation and interplanar travel unlock, Simon and Remedia long-term romance (with a big surprise), multiple tier VII and Tier VIII spells, Phoenix-related events, Noble Crestones potential acquisition, a good and bitter taste of the Zodiac Parade.

Unlocks: MASSIVE SPOILERS.

Comments

TastyApple

Just for the “big surprise”

TDMC

After the last chapter indicating just how badly Simon’s previous romances go given how much he’s changed, I can’t wait to see just how much he’s messes up with the Archmage reign

bob

Norbelle Simon romance confirmed? Blood and fur rerun?

Ikra

I'm betting Magnos' dark secret will be about Ellios being a freak and Mardok being basically Kenjaku

Felix H.

Lets hope Archmage Simon does not burn another romance like putting Eole on Ice for the foreseeable future...

Dawid

Archmage > Book > Sovereigns

Ikawaii

Book of the damned. I'm tired of being edged with libromancy

Aviendha

I think Archmage and Book of the Damned will have a lot of common. So picking Archmage to get a less edgy-broody reign ^_^ And he can get some Norbelle moments along the way

Ikra

Gargrauth had a point about humanity

Val

She will get pregnant

Akirish

Realy want to have 5 sovereigns, but alas, not this time... Archmage is just better

jaynic

Guys please, give sovereigns. Simon needs to up his visionary game and norbelle amd dasein are the only siblings we haven’t explored deeply yet

Dawid

I lowk just want the interplanar travel

Expital

Archmage wins big time.

Izzay

Norbelle arc pleaase!

Revenant

I seriously hope not. That will end in tragedy.

Revenant

I’ll just choose the archmage because I want to see mommy remedia again and because that horrible secret from the magnos family will most likely be that our favorite scheming demon is their ancestor. Which idk is pretty fitting. Half the family is crazy and unhinged even if it was almost all due to Balzam.

Saggro

I will never say no to massive spoilers

Algor

Bros and gals, let's go for the sovereigns, Simon needs to be able to follow "hit it till it dies" tactics in case of emergency when magic and everything else doesn't work, and sovereigns reign would give exactly that.

Edward 266

I really wan't simon to master his skills with The Five Sovereigns, but if we are talking about teleportation, then Simon the Archmage is the obvious choice

kfir with a כ

I'm so curious about the parts of the world we haven't explored with five sovereigns, but people want to repeat loops we already know because we are more attached to those characters already. But every favorite location and character was once an unexplored option, please give new things a chance :(

razor wing101

The milf gang are insatiable, we’re not going to get any eidolon arcs until after every milf has been romanced :(

Edward 266

Void, can you please make The Five Sovereigns best option in the next poll? I really want it but other options always just make more sense.

Spider-Lite

Well, already know which one will find. Hahaha

WizardClassic

Interplanar travel is extremely tempting but I want to see the rest of the world. Simon has been spending too much time retracing his steps. Any information he learns about the other countries will help him when he decides to rule openly. I am curious what the MASSIVE SPOILER could be but it can wait, Simon needs to shore up his weakest skills.

sawasdlha

I suggest to choose the one you, the author, like most.

Bruno Salque

Okay, please don't vote on the second : our guy is already pretty tainted, with eole etc... He needs to chill and learn that his goodness is stronger than the class !!! Pretty please with sugar on top

Deinos

I would vote for 1 if that meant he'll fuck a bit with Norbelle, need that new notch!

Aviendha

Mardok having plots within the Overlord class is not anymore a secret tho

Aviendha

Plot > Power ups

Bilbo

Holy shit these are all giga based, but I have to go with "interplanar travel"

Bilbo

That being said we should for sure put some emphasis on Sovereigns, as we are entering level range where we can tame them and, eventually, fuse them. For sure something to consider for future reigns.

Michael F.

Although the poll seems pretty decided, I'd like to point out that Sovereigns with the brat stitches much better into Simons disappointment with Eole and the reign with Elsa. Lovey Dovey long term romance seems like a jarring break in where his mind is atm, I'd rather prefer a gradual shift through someone insane, but not as far removed as the Cobweb.

Aleck

If we vote for #1 we will eventually get #3 as well (and maybe 2). But, if we don't get #1 now, we may never get it. #2-3 feel like they will accelerate the end of the book while #1 feels like a nice joyride. It it going to be business or pleasure? We should vote for #1!

Um Mair

Really an old romance right after the one just failed it is much better to go on a world tour for a change of pace and we just got crafter perk much better than magic attainment

Automatic

I feel like the overarching plot has stalled quite a bit. We really haven't learned anything fundamental about what's actually happening in quite some time. Mostly Simon has just been hitting his head against a wall over and over in various gruesome ways. So, I'm voting for Archmage because it unlocks massive spoilers, which I'm hoping will lead to real plot progression. It's time. Plus, Remedia is a cool character.

Aglovale Sempai

This vote feels so rigged from the author's side, lol. Book of the Damned unlocks ??? but somehow Archmage unlocks MASSIVE SPOILERS, in all caps too.

Doctor Annoying

If Simon can summon the five sovereigns, and Simon can combine summons, does that mean we get Voltron? Please?

Zachary Pfannenstiel

"Make me happy my overlord" let him run it back lads, get the milf mage pregnant, and spend quality time with norbel

Myrdin

If it doesn’t win now (it doesn’t seem to be likely), it will for sure going to be the best option for the next reign. In the Archmage we are also going to be exposed to one of the Sovereigns, the Phoenix, and to Norbelle. So it is definitely going to be a logical continuation

Nightmare Lore

*Sigh* I want Sovereigns after Archmage.

SoulCaptain

Don't think the poll is pretty decided yet since last poll had about 2000 votes iirc and we've only just broken 500

MasterofNova

Naw, in this instance I think a more traditional teleportation spell is desired here. This isn't just for training but specifically for teleportation magic and I just don't trust what fucked up Visionary spell he and Norbelle will produce to be as universally usable as the generic variant.

kay war

Honestly, while the unlocks of both of the other options seem very very interesting, I really really think The Five Sovereigns reign will be so much fun, and a conjuration-based teleport also seem interesting, especially as Simon is a Dark Visionary, not a normal one. Also, I suspect if we go Archmage route, there's a chance the Five Sovereigns one will disappear (or at least mutate), as it already has no unlocks left, and the Phoenix will probably get contracted in Archmage, and I want to see more of Norbelle, which there might be a very limited chances for outside The Five Sovereigns

Big I

Ha, I knew before voting that Simon the Archmage was going to win this by a mile. I will admit that it seems strategically the best since it unlocks interplanar travel and none of the other teleports do. But damnit, I really want the Five Sovereigns. It's been what, seven Reigns since he used Devour Crestone on the Summoner? More? And Simon is still just ambling along, stumbling across the occasional Eidolon. We need something to really make that use of a Devour slot shine. More summons, more fusions, more Norbelle. Hopefully one day.

Darklink

I voted for book of the damned because it was the only option that seemed to use his new crafting perk. Simon talked about how great it was, but he hasn't actually built anything with it yet. It seems silly to work so hard for it, just to immediately set it aside for eidolons or magic.

Gabriel Soares

Come on guys. Soreveigns is looking super cool.

George R

I really wanted five sovereigns alas.

TDMC

It would make it a big surprise though…

Jeremiah

I assumed it would be an auspice or eidolon ability in the five sovereigns route, not a spell.

Kooooomakimi

I feel like the five sovereigns fits best with the plot.

Nihilaos

All three are good 1.Five Sovereigns is good, Norbelle interactions always welcome and developing dark visionary abilities is pretty useful combined with new eidolons but conjuration based teleportation is sound the weakest. Another point is travelling around world this both good and bad, good because new secrets to learn and better knowing your enemy, bad because Simon delaying the inevitable and that is he has to change in personality and mindset if he wants to survive against his enemies. 2.The Book of the Damned is the best option in my opinion. First is Libromancy based teleportation sound like is the most useful. Second is grimoire creation which is add a new combat and utility to Simon’s ever expanding arsenal. Third is other miscellaneous benefits such as crafting, Abyssal Chronicle location, Biographer class, … . Only bad part is offers little character interaction. 3.Archmage is very good the only thing i didnt choose because offers Diabolism based teleportation other than it is very good thing is in involved Remedia romance, deep dive into spells and problaly Ranger class. But it is doesnt offer much as second option and it always felt weird to romance jump to jump. So my vote is second option.

Revitika

I feel like 5 sovereigns into arch mage is the best route 5S feels like the last necessary early game path to go I feel like Simon and remedia will have a kid so it’s best to be as strong as possible if he wants to protect his new family

Nightmare Lore

Dude, I tried this last time, believe me when I say it really won't change anything.

Isaiah Weaver

This was a close 2nd choice. I would still put a monk training montage ahead of Sovereign’s Arc if I’m being honest. He needs to learn more techniques.

granndfunk

Would it? Having a kid is the LEAST surprising thing that could happen during that reign

granndfunk

Lol that's a good point, he could have done ??? Again

granndfunk

I went with Libromancy because I'm ready to get into that and the Elios stuff. Alas...

Dale Tucker

Norbelle is hands down my favorite character. chaotic gremlin all the way!

Isaiah Weaver

3 arcs I want to see in order after the archmage arc: 1. Monk training montage. I would like him to learn more techniques far more techniques. 2. Sovereigns arc. So far the summons has been kinda disappointing. Earlier in the story when his sister use them they felt more impactful. 3. A romance with the dragon and conquering all dragons for their treasure to show he is a worthy mate lol. Then a look through the chest.

Euphienator

Meta wise, Five sovereigns and book of the dammed are likely to be revisited later ( need the sovereigns for the abyssal gates and the Book for chronicles) while it doesn't seem like the arch mage will have anything to offer if Simon already has teleport from other means. So to not loose paths archmage is better. But story wise... Loosing a lover will be a massive loss, and it would be weird to return to a former lover after that, so the other two make more sense. And since we all love Norbelle, Five sovereigns it is

Ikra

I sure hope it won't be surprise like in Blood&fur

Ikra

Yeah, what the difference between "???" And massive spoilers

A Zen

Only 15% wants grandpa Lich? WHAT?

Logxatar

While I would want Book of the Damned, I find Five Sovereigns more interesting than Archmage right now, so I guess that has my vote

Isaiah Weaver

Chat quick question have we seen the Beast Crestone perks? 2nd question my memory isn’t the best is the monk Crestone a vassal to the warrior or a noble Crestone. I’m just curious what’s the next Crestone he will try to devour that isn’t the librarian or oracle which I believe he will have to pick between for the final slot. If I had to guess the former overlords would’ve wanted the oracle. I’m betting he will go after Librarian.

David Burchfield

I have had a pet theory for awhile that having kids moves the start point of the reigns forward, cant help but wondering if that is the massive spoilers in question.

Incursant

Gotta go for the book-shaped mystery box.

Expital

What! To me it seems the exact opposite! No matter how strong simon becomes , free strong pokemons would always be welcome, but Remedia will start losing her importance once Simon gets too strong. That is the main reason i went with the archmage.

Pandelion

What a terrible day to have eyes

Nightmare Lore

But they'd be body Techniques. And until we get another DC slot to take the Monk's with, Simon won't be able to learn them effectively. I'd vote Sovereigns but for the Eidolons, not Conjuring based teleportation. Libromancy or Diabloism based versions are what I'd prefer, but with Archmage dangling over people heads I'm obviously not about to get the Book of the Damned Reign.

fireok

I see unruly brat, i vote for unruly brat.

Nightmare Lore

Do you know just how much people were obsessed with Remedia? The Milf cult alone will probably ensure Archmage takes pressadent.

Resolution’oSingularities

Archmage makes more sense. It is the most obvious way to learn teleport, something Simon has wanted for a few reigns (libromancy tp is a weird thing to try first). Plus we can talk with Norbelle and learn more about eidolons. She can tell us their power/location etc (we don’t know if we are strong enough for all five sovereigns. Libromancy study with Remedia is a good intro to the field as well.

Nightmare Lore

Hell, the best thing to come from Sovereigns would being able to actually maintain his Dark Eidolons while using an intensive Miasma Perk.

Nightmare Lore

I wanna go out into the world to track down the Ur-Dragon's corpse and look into the Monk Crestone.

Oreo

IMHO All options are equally tempting, though the moment I saw Norbelle I thought the winner already clear. It seems I was wrong and the promise of massive spoilers prevails. Or The Milf Cult.

Nightmare Lore

Yup. Welcome to the depressed club. But at least we got to see a couple new ones this Reign. But I'm gonna be annoyed if we miss out on the Crown of Predation when the Parade's. Right. There! Hell, if we're lucky though, Maybe the two new additions can be combined. They both share the Demon typing now, and the previous combination had the artificial typing. I don't think that's coincidence.

Nightmare Lore

It weird that I'd find it more revolting if this was set in a more modern setting but neutral since it's fantasy with the aristocracy?

Shirai

Could it potentially be they find a way for her to retain some memories across reigns? That would also be a big surprise

Nightmare Lore

Meh. I'd have wanted it the other way around having more experience with other Eidolons then the Sovereigns themselves but that ship's long sailed by now.

Nightmare Lore

He can only summon two at a time. I highly doubt a fused Eidolon counts as 1. Let along combine all 5.

Nightmare Lore

There's still the journey to do; Eidolon training as well as hunt new ones down all over the world.

Revenant

How was that ?

Nightmare Lore

Yes we've seen the Beast's Perks. Edit: chapter 188 if you wish to review them. The Monk is a Noble Crestone not a Vassal to the Warrior.

Revenant

Idk I doubt void already decided who the endgame romance will be. The big surprise is likely the “children”, they come often as surprises in real life too after all…

Michael F.

Most likely, but I still felt like making my case from a narrative pov ;)

mibrainisdead

My heart and soul say Remediapreg arc best arc, but Eidolon World Brat Tour sounds so fun. I almost voted for the terrible secrets of Elios Magnos but I want to keep that for later.

Logxatar

Actually my vote stays but Archmage isnt that bad, maybe Simon gets Mithras (Lion) Crown

Doctor Annoying

Maybe Norbell could help? Or perhaps some future title or perk? If it's cool enough, Void can find a way (that only works once so it doesn't get boring).

Doctor Annoying

Yeah, I voted for it just to see what a miasmic version of Noble Refinement will do.

ConstanTeen

Who'd choose grandpa over Norbelle and MILF?

Federico

Don't get tempted by Remedia's Massive Spoilers!

Orthos30

Aww shucks, I wanted libromancy.

mhaj58

It’s time!! Finally we get back to Remedia after nearly 100 chapters

Dark Oak

Cocagne and Remedia storyline is so detached to every other storyline that if we pick others over it due to narrative then it will never happen.

rob gokey

I feel like the unlocks massive spoilers is the author putting his finger on the scale

Juice

It’s not too late! Vote for 5 Sovereigns! Mr World Wide!

Revenant

Was there incest in blood and fur ??!

NotaQMaalt

Training arc + bonding time with best sister and Belzemine? Guys, please, let’s do this. It shouldn’t even be a contest.

blabidy blab

I was already leading towards Five Sovereigns before this... you're telling me Norbelle is part of it too? That's just irresistible, as much as the unlocks for the 2 others are very appealing too. Norbelle is easily the most fun character who isn't dead (topped by Balzam).

blabidy blab

If Simon actually has a child with anyone then it's nearly guaranteed he's also going to end up with them by the final reign (to get the child back - Balzam near-consistently having Norbelle seems to imply there's some fate) given his personality, so I doubt Void would do that just yet. Unless Void intentionally wants to do it for drama, but i'm under the impression that sort of loss would be somewhat out of character for Void to write.

androide

I just want a chill Reign, not one of massive spoilers. And look and behold, 5 Sovereigns with the unruly brat!

bob

Yes

Apotheosis

Well I really wanted more magnos family history, phoo

Revenant

Oh I am certain romance will bloom. Void wouldn’t have included it otherwise. What I am truly interested in is the big surprise. Right now I am conflicted between a glimpse of the true workings of the reigns or an unexpected child. We already know remedia opinion on that matter and void already said we would watch the Zodiac’s parade, so that makes me think that the inevitable apocalypse will only help fuel her choice. Maybe she reverses the contraception magic he launches on himself or something else. I just know Simon would never willingly have a child that will be wiped out by the next reign. I can already feel the angst in this next reign !

Revenant

It’s no secret. We just don’t know what those plots are. Right now unless the comet passes through the serpent bearer constellation nothing can be done. The past overlords are pretty much just mere spectators.

Adam Westendorf

I've voted archmage every time, I'm not stopping now

Revenant

I also feel like Simon should get more training and focus less on the romantic side of the things for at least this next reign. But idk man. The MILF cult is thirsty over mommy remedia and I can hardly blame them lmao Would this the first time Simon has had two follow up romances though ?

JAMAJ

Damn we really do need the 5 sovereigns reign to happen.

mhaj58

As tempting as it is to get some more Norbelle shenanigans, it’s been far too long since Simon had dynamics with Remedia. I really want Simon to ask her what to do when you love someone who keeps getting in the way of your agenda.

alejandrox

Vote for ARCHMAGE!!!! FOR MOMMY REMEDIA!!!

Pedro Henrique

Damn, i am surprised Book of the Damned is so unpopular, its our first chance to dive deep into a new powerset and also enjoy the benefits of the Crafter, i figured more people would jump on that.

Creed

That massive spoilers tag is interesting as hell. What is it spoiling man I want to know so bad but 5 sovereigns is one I wanted last poll too. So hard to decide

Pedro Henrique

It would be supremely twisted if Simon indulged into the only sin Balzam Magnos kept clear off.

Michael She

1 and 3 both tempting, planar travel especially is a fun door to open for shenanigans. Norbelle getting a bit of screen time and eidolons sounds good too. Pacts with the sovereigns would be huge too. 🤔🤔🤔

WitherdAway

Just a prediction but Simon’s going to have a kid with remedia and he’s going to go apeshit after this reign since the kid would be perma dead and he can’t cope with the perma death due to the nature of time loop.

Revenant

Not talking about least surprising or not. But about the emotional damage it may cause to poor Simon.

00Resu

Well Void, I can confidently say that I’m frustrated. You just have this uncanny ability to make it impossible to choose which reign I want next. I don’t suppose all 3 at once is an option? Regardless, the story has been amazing so far. For every reign that I think “this is my favorite reign,” you surprise me by making the next one even better. Keep up the great work!

Eddie

I really like Book of the Damned. But MASSIVE SPOILERS is successfully clickbaiting me

Kulshan

I think Norbelle's birth was guaranteed when Balzam finally got the visionary child he wanted and pushed his starting point forward.

JJ

Aight, those CAPS sold me in the end. I’ll take your bait

Jimmer Quadro

Librarian seems like a huge plot point and I'm surprised no one wants to pick it.

A Reader

Five Sovereigns is closing in. Come on guys! Just 7 percent more to go!

Mark Roudabush

The time has come for Archmage Simon. Demonic teleportation/ Interplanar travel is a more solid option. Plus, he's going to need the high tier spells to defeat the Sovereigns. If he can't beat them then the World Tour reign is wasted.

Mark Roudabush

Milf vs Brat. It's not even a choice. He can have both! But, Milf first...

Aleck

I'll bet he'd get a level out of it

Aleck

Unruly brat all the way. Norbelle is the coolest psycho in this series

Juice

Five Sovereigns on the rise!

Enaj

I know I’m in the minority here but I’m tired of these romances 😢 but I have to vote archmage cause everything aside from that sounds interesting

Bumblebeepotato

279 chapters and i feel like we've barely explored the world. Leave the Archmage romance for the next reign, vote 5 sovereign.

Ikra

I don't think you understood my comment. I'm talking about how Mardok might be Simon's grandmother, there are some hints about it, but could be misdirection.

Will T.

I'm too worried about Simon getting Remedia pregnant and moving the loop forward in time to prevent his kid being retgone to even consider the Archmage path. Five Sovereigns it is!

Jack M

I’m wondering if he maybe brings her in on the loops. Seems like if anyone can tag along it’d be the Mage

Kosta

You know, even if it's kinda obvious that Void wants to implement the archmage reign, with how much he put it as an option, it's one reign I will never vote. Don't get me wrong, I like Remedia, she's a lovely character and Simon is a mage before he's a summoner or an adventurer, so they would make a great synergy. What rubs me wrong, it's that she's a married woman and in order to pursue a relationship with Simon, she would cheat on her husband. I mean, if Remedia divorced her husband and then started a relationship with Simon, I would vote for the archmage immediately, but it's clearly going to be an affair. Yeah, I may be a little of an hypocrite, I like harem novels but I hate NTR ones, no matter what kind, but archmage is a no for me.

Doctor Annoying

I think current-level Simon could handle Norbelle pretty easily, though.

Chris Myers

This is my second poll, and It's quickly looking like I might really have a knack for picking the option that nobody else wants. 13% of people wanting the Book of the Damned as I write this. ☹️

JJ

It has to happen at some point, right? Ryan was able to do it.

Rhultal Vox

Might as well be dangling a golden carrot on stick putting 'MASSIVE SPOILERS' as an unlock. I'm surprised how close Five Sovereigns is honestly.

Darius Rochemore

i am sorry to tell you this but you have decided to enter a death battle with Remedia fans and Pokemon fans

blabidy blab

I mean, you can't exactly expect Simon's performance with summons to be on par with the summoner class. I also assume regular summons can be summoned without being above their lvel, given they don't automatically go berserk. But yeah Simon hardly being able to keep up 2 summons despite taking the summoner perk specifically for that kind of sucks.

Darius Rochemore

HEAR ME OUT, i love 5 sovreigns and it seems insane BUT simon is having an aneurysm each time he invokes an eidolon for more than 3 miliseconds because he alway does other things in the same time that also unse miasma ( spells, another eidolon,archfiend form,syncretic eidolons, buffs etc...). He NEEDS archmage in order to improve miasma and efficiency to fight AND use eidolons for more than 3s XD

Mark Roudabush

He has to defeat the Summons to get them and right now he knows no tier 8 spells! Narratively ... realizing he lost Eole could make him overcompensate with Remedia.

Mark Roudabush

His weakest skill right now is that he has access to tier 8 spells and doesn't know any. To get the most out of Sovereigns he needs to be able to defeat the Sovereigns.

Mark Roudabush

I agree. The Sovereigns should be next after Archmage. He'll be in a better position to tame them and maybe have Phoenix to get started.

Stilico

guys we can always do the Archmage cocagne reign later on. If we do the archmage now the plot pushes forward too much at once and we cant get the other reigns anymore. We should let the next one be a more mild training and lore and worldbuilding arc

Stilico

But the archmage really reads like it increases the narrative momentum too much and the book might end earlier and we might not get the 5 sovereigns arc at all if this happens. If you vote for #1 you will get #3 for sure later on, but if you vote for #3 then you might never get #1.

Stilico

it will so obviously be a child (Mage can use time magic to make the pregnancy happen in like a month probs) so Simon for the first time will have to feel the terrible loss of losing a child

Mark Roudabush

Nah, Losing the kid will reignite his lust for power and drive him into 5 Sovereigns.

Stilico

GrandPa Lich would be okay if we know it is a medium sized reign aka like 8-11 chapters only

Stilico

it is quite close now actually. But I do wanna say that danger with #3 option is that it seems like it will accelerate to the end of the book much faster and i dont want that selfishly

Mark Roudabush

I disagree. Losing Eole could drive him into the arms of Remedia.

Stilico

the cheating is a reminder that Void is french lmao

Stilico

might as well change your vote to the sovereigns then:)

Mark Roudabush

At this point he has maybe two Devour Crestones left. One of them needs to be the Ur-Dracolith! We don't know what it will do but it's too outside the box not to be Epic!

ImYou

To boring sorry

Mark Roudabush

I think the opposite. The previous Overlords where not Visionaries and would have taken the Librarian over the Oracle. However, Euphemia remembers Balzam Devouring the Monk crest stone which means it happened in his last Reign and was probably his last slot!

Flufflez

Eole is an idealist. While Remedia has ideals, she's willing to compromise them, as seen with how she allowed shifter slavery to get her people out of serfdom. It makes sense that Simon would run into the arms of a more morally grey person, after getting burned by Eole and her moral purity.

WizardClassic

Underutilized may have been a better description. The description for Five Sovereigns only promised their locations but it is a valid concern. Shura was level 88 and probably won't willingly form a pact with Simon. Remedia will definitely help Simon with the Phoenix in Archmage but probably wouldn't in 5 Sovereigns. Norbelle already contracted with Azulbola so she could help him with that and Vayan said Nuwa would be the only one willing to help him. As for his tier VIII spells he'll have the same issue when he gets access to tier IX but no available tutor. But honestly I just want to see new stuff.

Nightmare Lore

And might have the chance to not take up a slot. We could have it and another shot at the Librarian/Oracle.

Mark Roudabush

So close! It's not an either / or People! It's which first! The obvious answer being Archmage...

androide

That doesn't make much sense. If Simon can't use Eidolons and other stuff the logical answer is for Simon to get better at handling Eidolons not magic. Because the problem is very clearly in the Eidolon side

Greed

Pretty sure balzam had sex with anything he could have sex with including dudes so if he had a brother by blood who knew 😋

WanderLust

Five sovereigns or riot !!!

A Reader

It’s Norbelle that did it for me

Himma Africa

I think voidy is giving people an illusion of choice, when ppl have to pick MASSIVE SPOILERS in caps :)

Adiel Martínez

Norbelle is reliably the character whose interactions with Simon I enjoy the most. I really want a reign where he spends more time with her. Also, Sovereign has been ignored far too many times. I really think this is the righg time to pursue it.

Darius Rochemore

Are you sure ? From what i understand simon's problems are 1) the mana tax of eidolons (especially syncretic or if he has more than one ) 2) the concentration on maintaining a stable miasma flow to multiple abilities like spells eidolons which gets harder the more miasma is channeled. It seems more beneficial to reach for the mage we saw last fight since we see he can double cast ( which im pretty sure is the much needed concentration we are talking about ) and has vast mana reserves even with the manalith ( he casts nuclear beams and tsunamis like simon casts hellfire gaze XD ) so all in all it seems to solve both problems. On the other hand if he goes 5 sovreigns he will definitely improve concentration but he wont be able to solve problem 1 (not nearly as much as archmage in my humble opinion ), so using 2 eidolons or a syncretic one will remain impractical. The counterintuitive part about 5 sovreign to me is that the biggest addition will not be fight optimization but a new strong eidolon ( a sovreign ) which will also be VERY IMPRACTICAL=> they are high lvl + they will get lvl boost from dark pact so pretty sure they will either go berserk or consume his mana or concentration in 3 s .

Max Chelios

Would love to go for the reign with Norbelle, as that will explore her character very well, but I see Remedia here, and I click. W.

Darius Rochemore

i would have agreed with you if not for the 2% difference war going on right now XDDD.

Stilico

it obviously rushes the end of the story forward a lot tho. Like Simon cant have a fun and colourful world tour catching eidolons when he just experienced losing a child that he is obviously gonna have with Remidia the archamge reign. Not to mention the big spoiler will push the urgency ahead a lot.

Darius Rochemore

a shame... truly. She is by far one of the most stable and good character in regards to simon's relationship, she understands the moral dilemmas of ruling ( greater good, utilitarism etc ) and thus understands him more than many other even if they are theoretically more good aligned than her ( eole is too naive by half for ex ) .