Night 364

A Cruel But Free Path (過酷で自由な道, Kakokude Jiyuuna Michi) is the 364th Night of the Magi manga series.

Characters in order of appearance
''Characters in bold denote the character's proper appearance. Characters in italic are only seen briefly and have yet to make a proper appearance.''

Magic
Magic in bold denotes the magic's first appearance.

Summary
Sinbad explains that the Sacred Palace is a magic tool created by Ugo which harness the Magoi from King Solomon whom stole from Ill Ilah. Furthermore, changing hierarchies have exceeded its permissible usages. David counters that if the Sacred Palace disappears, Sinbad will also disappear, too. Sinbad acknowledges David's feelings to continue using the power of the Sacred Palace to return the world to the Rukh and continue the fight against gods. However, Sinbad points out that he had a big dream and that he was an almighty being. His wish was to live according to destiny and to lead the world on that path. David argues that is the purpose of singularities. Sinbad responds with a question whether they have been living their own lives according to their wills. Their wills have been influenced by the collection of other's wills, dreams, wishes of comrades, and family expectations. Sinbad then asks David if his role as singularity was his choice. Sinbad elaborates that no one can live without being influenced by others and yet David remains fixated on his desires. David yells at Sinbad that world will gone astray if the right path is lost. Sinbad smiles and states he will cruelly force others down the path of freedom.

Back in the real world, the others notice Phenex's Wheel has crumbled which means the spell for rewriting the Rukh has vanished. However, the spell for returning the world to the Rukh hasn't stopped if the Sacred Palace vanishes. David has the rift project black spikes that impales the grounds all over the world. This process causes the dungeon towers to sprout from the ground. David declares the truth of the world has been reversed. Exhausted, Alibaba wonders how they stop the spell due to the towers sprouting simultaneously. Then, Morgiana jumps in to kick an angel away from attacking a Kou Empire family. She states that they are not the ones fighting.