Ch.105Chapter 105. Great Chieftain (1)

Chapter 105. The Great Chief (1)

“The Evolutionist School. Never heard of it. Must be insignificant.”

As soon as Charon finished speaking, zombies surrounded the woman who had introduced herself as Jay and the three monsters.

The reptilian monsters with rolling eyeballs raised the tentacles on their backs with a hissing sound, but they calmed down again at the woman’s head shake.

They seemed to follow her as if they considered her their mother.

“It’s understandable you wouldn’t know. The name changed, and the school has only existed for a few hundred years. In your time… they were probably called ‘Superhumanists.'”

“Ah. Descendants of those delusional madmen. They were quite amusing for so-called civilized people.”

Charon snorted, but Jay answered gently, paying no mind to his reaction.

“To evolve the human species itself, to reach a higher state. Isn’t that too fascinating to dismiss as mere delusion?

It means being able to exert superhuman power with just the physical body, without having to master divine powers or magic. All of humanity would no longer need to depend on invisible forces.”

“I’m not interested in your sordid philosophy. Why did you appear here so fearlessly?”

Red energy gathered in Charon’s hand. A fragment of tremendous power no ordinary human could possess.

“You are the necromancer, Charon, correct?”

Though it was a question, it was spoken with absolute certainty.

“And if I am?”

“I followed your footsteps. Very impressive. I thought that you might be able to end this apocalypse.”

“…”

Charon looked down at Jay with bored eyes. Thinking he was contemplating whether to kill her or not, Jay quickly changed the subject.

“Did you know that the Paladins are possessors from another world?”

“What a foolish question. Can’t you see it yourself?”

As Charon shrugged, a red light flashed through the eyes of the Paladins behind him.

“…I see.”

Jay nodded.

“Do you also know that among them is someone who has information about the Holy Maiden?”

“The Holy Maiden… the proxy of Ishtania.”

A strange light flickered in Charon’s eyes.

The Holy Maiden was a being with one of the most powerful spiritual abilities on earth. She was essential for accelerating his long-cherished desire.

Noticing Charon’s interest, Jay quickly continued.

“The Evolutionist School has tortured a possessor and discovered where the Holy Maiden is hiding. Securing her is only a matter of time.”

“And?”

“We will hand the Holy Maiden over to you. In return, promise our school’s safety. We will strive to create paradise in the post-apocalyptic world.”

“Hand over?”

Charon approached slowly. The three monsters flinched and looked to Jay for guidance, but she remained composed, standing with perfect posture.

“Haven’t you considered that I could turn all of you into my soldiers and take her myself?”

Charon, who had suddenly arrived right in front of Jay, emitted a fierce light from his eyes.

Jay, who had been trying to face him, hastily averted her gaze. The screams of tens of thousands of souls were contained in his pupils. If she kept looking, her soul might be taken.

“…I know you won’t do that.”

Jay said, sweating profusely.

“Why?”

“I don’t think you want a world without humans.”

“…”

Charon closed his eyes momentarily, as if thinking about something. Taking the brief silence as an opportunity, Jay regained her composure.

“I’ll lend you my soldiers. Bring me the Holy Maiden.”

Charon slowly turned his back and left, and an alliance with clear hierarchy was negotiated.

Having achieved her goal, Jay flicked her tongue. It was a forked tongue, split in two at the end like a snake’s.

***

“Lord Malak! It’s finally complete!”

Luna approached the altar holding a faintly glowing pebble.

Though her dark circles reached down to her knees, her expression looked so happy that they were hardly noticeable.

“This is a new type of magic stone made using Lady Beatrice’s formula!”

Pride and satisfaction were evident in her expression.

– That’s impressive.

While I was running around with Kanto and Lakye trying to obtain magic stones, Luna had created a new type through gathering, combat, and experimentation.

Though slightly less powerful than existing ones, its advantage was that it could be made more easily and quickly. It was clear this would be a great help in controlling the giant gods and rebuilding civilization.

The Tribal Alliance had become not just a magic stone possessing nation but a magic stone creating nation.

– Name this magic stone.

Since Luna created it, she should name it.

“How about Lunastone?”

– …

That’s really terrible. I almost want to lend her my naming sense.

“Then, Divine Magic Stone?”

– That’s good.

Honestly, this isn’t great either, but it’s better than Lunastone. And so, the new magic stone was named Divine Magic Stone.

“Wait, Luna. Could you place just the Divine Magic Stone on the table?”

Noah approached, making a camera shape with his hands. He probably wanted to take a picture and post it on the community.

“Yes!”

Luna carefully placed the Divine Magic Stone on the table. Within minutes, a new post appeared on the community.

[PetitNoah: Tribal Alliance develops new type of magic stone! (⊃｡•́‿•̀｡)⊃━✿✿✿✿✿✿

(Photo of Divine Magic Stone)

Today the Tribal Alliance completed a new magic stone! Behold the Divine Magic Stone!

A magician belonging to the Tribal Alliance worked hard to create…]

I skipped the latter part since I already knew the content.

Not bad.

– Comments –

[TrustedMonkeyUncle: Hmm…]

[FallenPowerKnight: Wow, magic stone development? They’ve accomplished something unimaginable]

[OldBowl: Not buying it, not buying]

[GoldenDragonKing: Looks pretty]

[Ghooulr: If we could just drive out all the demons, we could really rebuild civilization?]

[ShotgunAttack: After seeing this, I decided to support the Tribal Alliance]

[3rep500: Seeing this makes me realize how amazing MeleeSpy is, being active from the community’s beginning until now…]

[KimchiManDie: I bet they ground up human souls or something to make it. Disgusting]

[FullPlay: You made this while I was digging holes and hiding, watching out for worshippers? PetitNoah, how much are you slacking off!]

The comment reactions are pretty good. There are some hate comments, but this level is smooth.

“Heh.”

Noah smirked, seemingly satisfied. He looked a bit foolish.

Noah is now the PR minister of the Tribal Alliance. Limited to the community, of course.

I chose Noah because users would probably feel less resistance to him than to me (UltraSansMadWithMoonlightMassacreMode), who had revealed myself as Malak’s messenger (and also because there were no other options), and he’s doing quite well.

By slowly building goodwill this way, we’ll naturally gain recognition in the community. After all, people are inevitably drawn to warm beds, abundant resources, and strong power.

At first, I thought about posting photos of Lakye, Paya, Luna, Noah, and other beautiful girls to build goodwill, but that just didn’t seem right.

Only perverts with weird usernames would respond to that.

[68YearOldGrandmaKimLastJetKick: I don’t know who it is, but the hand holding the magic stone looks so pretty :)]

[CannotMoveWhenHitJudge: So delicate and slender, definitely a girl’s hand~]

[VeryBlackFemalePrisoner: Noah, when are you going to post a selfie? Your emoticons are stirring up my desires]

[TwinMoonMomMachineGunnerDestroyer: Where are the photos of the Tribal Alliance beauties?]

See? They’ve appeared again.

They seem to have marked the coordinates or something, swarming in to leave these kinds of comments whenever Noah posts. At this point, they’re not just username perverts but girl-crazy perverts.

After sending Luna and Noah away, I was occasionally chatting with Lakye and checking the community when:

“Um, Lord Malak.”

Kanto entered. He looked less confident than usual.

– Chief Kanto, what’s the matter?

What now? Did you cause trouble again?

“…There are two matters.”

Good news and bad news? I hope they’re not both bad.

“Emma. Greet Lord Malak.”

“…”

A white woman hesitantly emerged from behind Kanto. She was a typical blonde beauty.

As she bowed her head toward me, her belly was visibly swollen.

…Huh? Could this be?

“Emma is carrying my child.”

Wow. This is big news. After all that thrusting around, you finally succeeded.

– Do others know about this?

“Only a few people know.”

Anyway, it’s definitely cause for celebration. Isn’t this a monumental “exchange” between barbarians and civilized people?

If mixed-race children increase this way and naturally integrate into society, a multi-ethnic nation like the United States is no longer just a dream.

…Even if I, the central figure, leave this world, they should be able to get along well.

– Take her as your wife and hold a grand celebration.

Congratulations, Kanto. Now that you’re becoming a father, live a bit more modestly. Don’t wander around making your wife worry.

“Thank you! …However, I have one more thing to say.”

– What is it?

Kanto’s face instantly became serious.

“What about selecting a Great Chief?”