episode_0146

Among the burning disasters.

Lily held out her holy sword, her purple eyes glowing menacingly.

“Ha…you’re being unnecessarily strong.”

“I have something to say, warrior. I can’t believe you’ve reached this level at such a young age.”

Lily’s eyebrows furrowed at the words of the knight wearing black armor and a black aura.

Lily soon kicked the ground again and ran towards him in an instant, swinging her sword.

Chaeng-chaeng-!!

There was only the sound of swords clashing a few times before he retreated and the same confrontation occurred again.

“Tsk.”

Lily clicked her tongue in annoyance, not liking this repetitive situation.

‘It’s advantageous, but you can’t win.’

Every time their swords clashed, it was the knight who was pushed back.

If we consider only the superiority in power, then I guess you could say I’m slightly above.

But even so, the match could not be ended.

Because the knight’s posture was so stable, no matter how much he swung his sword, there was no angle at all that could be used to strike an opening.

‘Strong.’

I hate to admit it, but…the demon in front of me is strong.

At least master level, maybe higher.

If it weren’t for the power of the Holy Sword and the Hero, it might have been me who was pushed back.

There is no time.

It’s already been several dozen minutes since my sister disappeared.

Since my sister was out of sight, ominous thoughts were swirling around in my mind.

I had to somehow finish the battle quickly and go to my sister, but this demon didn’t give me the chance to do so.

Of course, if I put my mind to it, I could finish it quickly.

If you don’t worry about defense and just focus on offense, you’ll be able to somehow force an opening for him.

But if I did that, I had to fight with the mindset that I would give up one of my arms.

Kkadak-

No, it won’t work.

The moment you lose even one arm, you will have no chance of fighting her.

Athena, who took her own sister away.

Also, if another strong person tried to take my sister away, I had to protect her.

The strength to draw.

It was a strength that I honed to never lose my sister again.

“If only I could use the Holy Sword properly..”

I knew it instinctively, ever since the Holy Sword opened its heart to me.

He himself is still only able to use half of the power of the Holy Sword.

– The power of the Goddess truly manifests when she has the heart to protect someone.

What Iris had said before kept echoing in my head.

It was said that the Holy Sword could be used fully when trying to protect someone.

But if that’s really the case.

Why on earth can’t I use the full power of the Holy Sword yet?

I want to protect my sister more than anyone else.

I wanted to always be by her side and protect her, so that she wouldn’t be taken by someone else.

I really do feel this way.

“Why on earth..!”

Feeling overwhelmed, he grabbed his sword again and charged at the knight.

This time I swung my sword at him a bit faster and more nimbly.

“Putting the sword on the line of emotion.”

This time, the knight who was blocking my sword suddenly spun around quickly and kicked his foot towards his side.

“Strong but still young.”

In the end, he had no choice but to cower and accept his foot as it was, having lost his rational judgment.

“Ugh..!”

His own body flew back down with a great impact and crashed into the ground.

Then, as if he would not miss the opportunity, the knight quickly approached me and took a stance to strike with his sword extended upward.

“You still have a long way to go, warrior…Hmm?”

But before swinging his sword, he flinched for a moment, then immediately took a sharp step back.

Then, he focused on something for a moment, and then put the sword back in his pocket as if he felt regretful.

“Something unexpected happened. Did you hear that, Melum?”

[Kuuu..yeah. I guess I underestimated these kids too much.]

Before he knew it, he had finished regenerating, and with a gloomy smile he disappeared into the air, slowly revealing his body around the pitch-black knight.

“It’s a retreat.”

As soon as I heard the knight’s words, I quickly ran to him.

“Whatever you want!”

“Warrior, don’t wait for the next one.”

But before his sword could touch him, Melum placed a hand on his shoulder, and soon their bodies turned into green dust and dispersed into the air.

Even if I looked around and checked the mana ki, I couldn’t find any trace of the two.

A situation that was obviously missed.

“….Fuck.”

I clicked my tongue in annoyance.

Looking around, I saw an exhausted Iris and Ariel breathing heavily.

‘…I have to find my sister first.’

The article clearly said it was a retreat.

In that case, we can say that the current situation is advantageous to us.

It wasn’t a bad thing. No. Maybe it was a good thing.

Now I can go protect my sister without any disturbance.

After thinking about it, she kicked the ground without a moment’s hesitation and walked in the direction her sister had run to.

Stay safe, sister.

I’ll go right now.

* * *

“What are you doing instead of going?”

When Athena asked, the Demon King looked puzzled.

“Will you send me the luggage? This is a chance to catch the Demon King?”

Athena looked at the Demon King with a sly smile at her question.

“Instead, everyone here will get caught up and die. Right?”

Athena said this and pulled me further into her arms by my shoulders.

The Demon King stood still for a moment, then looked at me with a strange smile.

“You seem to cherish that woman quite a bit.”

“You’d better stop caring about Hera. If you don’t want to die to me.”

Athena’s aura changes to something fierce in an instant.

But the Demon King was still smiling despite such murderous intent.

“I’m sorry. Jim has already become deeply interested in that woman.”

“You…”

Ignoring Athena’s growling words, the Demon King looked at me intently and opened his mouth.

“What do you think? What about the suggestion from the girl I saw earlier?”

“….Huh?”

As I looked at the Demon King from behind Athena, the sight of her blood-red eyes sending shivers down my spine.

“Become my doll. Since the situation has come to this, I will change the conditions.”

The Demon King extended his hand to me and continued speaking.

“While you are the doll of the real woman, the real woman will not threaten any life. In other words, if only you come to me, world peace will come.”

“Peace..?”

“Yes. A world where no one gets hurt.”

I stared blankly at her for a moment at the Demon King’s words.

Peace for all. That’s what I’ve been wishing for.

A world where loved ones live only through laughter.

The Demon King says he will make it happen. And very easily.

I knew it wasn’t a bluff.

If the Demon King really controls all the demons, peace will surely come.

All things that threaten this world are derived from the demons.

The world I’ve been dreaming of.

Will such a world really come?

if..

If only I were to sacrifice, then everyone would really-

“Sigh.”

Kook-

“Hello!?”

I was instantly pulled out of my thoughts when I felt someone pressing on my lower abdomen, causing my body to tremble violently.

As I looked at the owner of the finger placed on my stomach with a bewildered expression, Athena was looking at me as if she didn’t like me.

“Hera. You’re not listening to that nonsense, are you?”

“Huh…Huh?”

At my reaction, Athena let out a short sigh and pinched my cheek warmly.

“Ah.. ahh..!”

“Really you..sigh.”

As I looked at her in confusion, covering my cold cheeks, Athena looked down at me with a pitiful expression and said.

“Hera. Do you think peace will come to this world if you disappear like that?”

“Uh..huh?”

“I’m pretty sure it’s headed for a lot more doom.”

….huh?

For a moment I didn’t understand what she was saying.

If the Demon King says he will stop the invasion, then why should we head towards destruction?

…could it be that there are other threats that I don’t know about?

Suddenly, an ominous thought occurred to me and I looked up at Athena and asked.

“Why…Why? Is there something else?”

“……”

At my question, Athena looked at me with cold eyes for a long time. Then, as if in resignation, she closed her eyes once and turned her head to look at the Demon King.

“That will never happen, so wake up.”

“…. Hmm. Well, I guess so. There are plenty of opportunities. ”

The Demon King looked at me with a regretful expression and raised his hands high in the air.

Then the sky split open with a strange noise, and a huge crack appeared that radiated an ominous atmosphere.

All the demons scattered all over the place started to get sucked in there. The demon king too. His body was rising towards the crack.

If you play it backwards, it looks like a huge invasion is taking place.

Fortunately, however, they were not invading, but rather retreating.

The Demon King, who had risen high into the sky, looked at me and spoke to me.

“You better be prepared. The next load won’t show mercy.”

The Demon King, who left those last words behind, disappeared in an instant. And countless other demons, including her.

A situation that ended in an instant.

As I was blankly staring at the sky at a sight I had never seen before, Athena pulled me closer into her arms.

“Hera. It’s been two years since we last met, give me a kiss.”

“What…? Hey..!”

I looked at her with bewildered eyes, but Athena just shrugged her shoulders.

“If I hadn’t come, the academy would have been destroyed…Can’t our master do that?”

“Huh…Huh?”

“Okay Hera. I’ll stay still.”

Athena leaves those words behind and remains motionless with her eyes closed, as if waiting for something.

Her wish to be kissed.

“Ah..no..Athena..! Hey..!!”

But no matter how much I called out to her, Athena held my body tightly in her arms and did not move an inch, with her eyes closed.

My face flushed slightly with embarrassment.

Now is not the time for this…

Even though the threat had receded, the situation needed to be assessed.

If there are any monsters left… or if there are any injured people.

But because Athena had my body bound, I couldn’t move at all.

“…Ugh..Okay..!”

Eventually I gave up and leaned my face closer to hers.

….I was a little..no, very embarrassed.

I decided to think of it as a thank you to Athena for saving me.

If she hadn’t come, I would be in the middle of the demon world among the demons right now.

It’s horrible to even imagine.

You helped me out on that day… Couldn’t you at least give me a kiss?

So I quietly wrapped my arms around Athena’s waist, lifted my toes slightly, and lightly placed my lips on hers.

side-

Her lips and mine overlapped each other.

It was nothing compared to the intense kisses before, but it actually made my chest tickle even more.

At that moment, as I was slowly trying to open her lips.

“Sister?”

My eyes opened wide at the sound of a voice suddenly coming from the side.

I turned my head as I heard a creepy voice that made me feel fear rising from my body.

There was Lily, staring at me with a blank face.

“What are you doing now?”