Anime Crossover: Starting with an Infinite Dragon God as a Mount

Seeing Marquis Voban's reaction, she sighed inwardly, already anticipating what the Demon King would say next.

"In that case, you will be responsible for one of the key aspects of this summoning ritual. You... shouldn't have any objections, right?"

Marquis Voban spoke in a consultative tone, as if seeking someone's opinion.

"As ordered."

Liliana answered respectfully.

In such a high-level magical ritual, if the other participants could be said to have a low survival rate...

Therefore, the existence of a key node is already punishable by death.

The backlash from magical rituals, especially those that summon disobedient gods, is the passage by which great beings from mythology cross from the realm of the living and the immortal to the mortal world.

This backlash is enough to cause even the most skilled witch to suffer a mental breakdown in an instant.

The witch who plays a key role needs to have exceptional qualifications, as this will affect the success rate of the ritual.

That's why the Marquis of Voban inquired about her qualifications.

Liliana's qualifications are certainly sufficient.

However, as a member of the Marquis of Voban's family for hundreds of years, the Bronze Black Cross was naturally entitled to prevent his outstanding descendants from being assigned to that perilous position.

Marquis Voban tacitly approved of this.

This can be considered a rare display of humanity from the demon king.

With a vague sense of what her fate would be, Liliana's expression darkened.

But at the same time, I also felt a sense of relief.

Because once this magical ritual is completed, his guilt will be over.

Given the Marquis of Voban's personality, it's unlikely he would pursue this matter any further.

As for the reason... it's because he is the Demon King.

Since the Marquis of Voban has already imposed a punishment, he naturally wouldn't stoop to petty acts like seeking revenge later.

Liliana sighed and turned to leave.

She knew that this was already a rare act of leniency from the Marquis of Voban.

After all, she was only given a position that was almost certain to lead to her death, without involving the Bronze Black Cross Society or even the country of Italy.

Of course, this outcome was probably not because the Marquis of Voban was acting out of kindness, but because he truly valued this summoning ceremony.

If the ritual fails...

The thought of that outcome sent a shiver down Liliana's spine.

"We must succeed."

Liliana clenched her fist with a resolute expression.

She herself could die in this ritual.

but......

This ceremony absolutely cannot end in failure.

For the sake of his fellow members of the magic society, and for the countries that might be implicated behind it.

Even if she were to die, she could not allow what she was supposed to protect to be harmed.

This is...

Live to death.

Even knowing that her fate was sealed and death was inevitable, she would still do what she was supposed to do.

Liliana took a deep breath and headed towards the place where the summoned witches had gathered.

......

The preparations for the ceremony were made very quickly.

This applies to both the preparation of related items and the training of the witches.

The witches who gathered here were all mentally prepared to disregard life and death.

If the ceremony goes wrong due to one's own mistakes, the consequences are predictable.

Under such a threat that was even greater than death, it was naturally impossible for anyone to delay the preparations for the ceremony.

After all the preparations were completed, Marquis Voban mercifully decided to give all the witches participating in the ceremony half a day of free time.

After all, participating in such a high-level magic ritual is practically a life-or-death situation.

Among these young girls, countless are destined never to see the sun rise the next day.

In that case, it would be excellent to give them one last chance to experience this world.

It's hard to say whether the Marquis of Voban's decision was benevolent or just crocodile tears.

It was he who decided to hold this ceremony.

Anyway, Voban just wanted to do it, so he gave the order.

"The Demon King's mercy, the last moments of freedom...?"

Walking down the street, Liliana couldn't help but smile wryly.

As the person in charge of a key part of the magic ritual, even among the witches whose survival rate is extremely low, many people have looked at her with pity these past few days.

"In any case, it's infinitely better than what I initially hoped for..."

As she walked along the road, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure out of the corner of her eye, which made her freeze on the spot.

"Oh, this..."

Upon seeing the person opposite this figure, she became even more bewildered.

One of these two was the young man who had stolen the divine artifact from his own hands.

And the person on the other side...

It was none other than Marquis Voban!

Chapter Fifteen Liliana: Whatever makes you happy

"Hmph, I've been quite busy these past few days, and it feels like it's been a while since we last met." Looking at the figure before him, Marquis Voban grinned, revealing his teeth, and let out a not-so-pleasant laugh.

"It's quite a surprise to see you on the street. I thought you would spend all your time in the library."

"I do have that idea."

Su Mu simply shrugged in response.

"Unfortunately, I've almost finished reading all the books in the library. To keep something to look forward to in the future, I've even slowed down my pace and plan to spend more time outdoors each day..."

“Is that so? I remember my library has quite a lot of books…” Marquis Voban was slightly taken aback by this answer, but then he laughed. “You’ve already basically finished reading them? You’re really diligent. It’s brought back a long-lost memory of my youth.”

"Back then, I was actually quite diligent."

"Putting aside the past, even now, you are a very energetic old man."

Su Mu naturally held considerable goodwill toward Marquis Voban, who had provided him with a large number of books.

Moreover, back when they were on screen, this demon king was the one he admired most among all the god-slayers.

"Haha, I certainly don't lack energy. Hunting and fishing are my daily entertainments." Marquis Voban smiled smugly, then changed the subject slightly, "A love for knowledge and books is not a bad thing. There's no need to worry about a lack of books. I have some connections in this area."

"but......"

"Oh?" Su Mu raised an eyebrow.

"I would like to invite you to the next hunting trip. You know, this is a hobby I've always kept to myself..." Marquis Voban's tone was pleasant. "If you perform well in this trip, then the books will naturally be no problem." "In that case, I'll look forward to it," Su Mu readily agreed.

"Hahaha, I certainly won't let you down."

Marquis Voban, completely satisfied, left with a hearty laugh.

but......

Witnessing Su Mu's reaction, he couldn't help but feel a sense of doubt.

Although the other party never showed anything unusual, for some reason, he had a vague feeling that Su Mu was not an ordinary person either.

......No.

It should be said that the people who can interest him are unlikely to be ordinary.

However, judging from the other person's appearance, it seemed that they could face anything right now without the slightest hesitation or fear.

He had only ever experienced this kind of attitude in the past, with his fellow god-slayers and with the disobedient gods who had descended to earth.

"I doubt I'll make the same mistake twice, will I?"

As he strolled leisurely back to his residence, Marquis Voban couldn't help but think to himself.

He once failed to recognize Lady Elsa, who was also a god-slayer.

That was nearly a hundred years ago, when he recruited maids for his residence.

Coincidentally, Lady Elsa, who had become a god-slayer, was also looking for work and ended up working for him by chance.

That girl, whose talent as a maid was extremely low, undeniably caused him a great deal of trouble.

Both their hygiene and cooking skills were extremely poor.

Or rather, the Marquis of Voban himself was amazed by his own patience and tolerance in not dismissing her.

As a result, it wasn't until some time later that Luo Hao came to his door and started fighting with him that Lady Aisha happened to be there and hurriedly intervened to stop it.

It was only then that he realized that the clumsy maid, whose work had caused more trouble than he had accomplished, was actually a god-slayer of his own kind.

Moreover, caught completely off guard, both he and Luo Hao were directly defeated.

However, Lady Elsa never lied to him about anything from beginning to end, and she never had any way to hide her identity.

Or rather, that's why the Marquis of Voban made such a blunder.

Therefore, he had no choice but to accept it, even if he had to grit his teeth and bear it.

Moreover, he wasn't particularly petty when it came to his own kind.