Xingyue, is Xiaokai also considered Kai?

However, this also meant that Typhon could not transform into armor on Avia's body. He had to choose between a mecha form or a humanoid form, and ultimately he chose to appear as a red-haired girl.

Meanwhile, Merry, who relied on Rheinmetall, was not immune either. She had come up with the excuse that she had just arrived, but Typhon immediately saw through her lie.

"Isn't this just showing off how amazing you are, Avia? I'm a dignified half-Nightmare, you know, I'll live on forever, and I'll tell you all about what you've done in the future! This is a huge win! You'll be remembered in history!"

Mary clapped her hands together with a loud "smack," her eyes shining.

Typhon, who was idly standing to the side, wasn't interested in this fantasy creature that always deceived her, but—

"Nightmare? I remember your race, the females are called succubi, aren't they?"

The red-haired girl asked, puzzled.

"My brother won't let me be a succubus, so I can only be a nightmare~"

After laughing heartily, the petite, half-nightmare girl swayed her shoulders and then shrugged.

The silver-haired youth calmly replied, "I don't remember having a sister like you."

After speaking with Typhon, Avia learned that Melly had previously used his sister's name to deceive Typhon, but considering that he was the Flower Magician, it made sense.

"What a heartless man! He even condescended to be my sister, and he won't even give me that much! Waaah, I'm so miserable, Mary!"

"...I'm talking to you..."

"Are you serious? Sorry, I was just kidding~"

Despite saying that, Banmengyan kept laughing.

Looking at the grinning Meryl, Avia suddenly wanted to ask how she had changed after crying that day.

I wonder if, years later, when Meli faces the Knight King, she... will be able to grant him a good ending during those war years, or will she, as always, stand idly by and watch him embark on a life of misfortune?

Thinking about it this way, he found it quite incredible that the same thing in the same world could be rewritten in this way.

"The attack is about to begin. Have you taken care of your business?"

A voice came from the side, and blood-red eyes appeared and blinked; it was Eltruchi.

During her journey here, she seemed to pay attention to Avia's condition from time to time.

"If that's the case..."

Avia seemed to ponder for a moment... or perhaps listen intently to a distant sound, before finally nodding slowly.

"It's nothing, I think it should be fine."

"Really? We can wait a bit, there's no rush."

"Of course it's true, but aren't you worried about failing, Princess?"

Eltrauge was silent for a moment.

“To complete a task with one’s subordinates but not to trust them is not the attitude a monarch should have. I believe we will find a way to succeed this time as well.”

Monarch – King, or Emperor.

"Oh dear, speaking of which, weren't you the one who couldn't inherit it?"

Mary squinted and said it as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Altrouge is one of the original 'ones' who was abandoned by Zhu Yue long ago; she is an uncontrollable failure.

Even so, Eltrauge still called herself a princess.

"You clearly cannot be king, yet you still strive to be one?"

The black-haired girl tilted her head slightly, her blood-red eyes seeming to devour everything.

She couldn't understand why this hybrid of human and fantasy species, who was clearly not a king, would ask such a question.

"Because I hope I can be like that, because I am—"

There's really no point in asking this question. In the position of "one" in the dispute, dealing with the other party is only natural, especially since they are just relatives you don't even know. Killing them is perfectly justifiable, even if it's a "shameful" victory.

"Eltrauge Brunstadt".

.......

Not long after, the army of the Dead Apostles launched a three-pronged attack on Millennium City. Although the True Ancestors had anticipated this, the delays of the various Dead Apostles meant that no one could stop Altruchi from moving step by step toward the very center. Once she entered, the other Princess who was in the process of being born would be no match for her and would only be killed.

Thus, Altrouge will achieve an unprecedented comeback, successfully becoming one of the original "Ones" of the planet, despite being regarded as a failure by Zhu Yue.

However, before entering the last door, one problem stood in the way of her and Avia—

Severely injured by the Holy Scripture, Kishua had to abandon using the Second Law to avoid being tracked and stood guard before the final door.

"Get out of my way, Marshal of the Demonic Path!"

144: Long time no see, Kobek

Under the blue aurora, in the boundless white sea of ​​flowers in the ancient city, the blood of the Dead Apostles and True Ancestors, with their entrails exposed and burning, cast long, thin shadows.

Looking around, all that could be seen was the carnage brought about by vampires rejected by humans.

In that ancient city, which resembled the moon, a seemingly endless crimson glow emanated.

"That Van Fem has really gotten me into a lot of trouble."

Before the last door, the silence was chilling.

The Demon Marshal, Kishua, who had mastered the Second Law, had a shadow cast over his expression.

Since being seriously injured, he has always held onto hope for the future; rather than being optimistic, he believes in the planet's choice.

After all, it was his theory of parallel worlds, deduced from his second method, that gave the planet the desire to 'live' after the Age of Gods ended.

In his opinion, the trouble caused by his friend Van Fem was even more troublesome than the new humans that his other friend Messara Erskides was researching. After all, that guy's success was at least in the distant future, not now... But if he couldn't deal with that person from the church, he probably wouldn't have a future.

“Altruchi, even if you become the 'One' of the Primordial Realms that Zhu Yue desires, you still cannot be a match for that person from the Church.” The robust old man said helplessly, as if speaking to a granddaughter. “You won’t receive planetary support, and besides—”

The primordial 'One,' the planet UO, is simply the strongest 'individual' on the planet, and can also be seen as an entity derived from the 'planetary will,' acting as a manifestation of that will...

Therefore, everything it does will be supported by the planet. It has no limits and possesses the greatest power. As long as it is on this planet, it has endless magic and physical strength.

This was to be expected, but Kishua knew that the planet's support had now been given to the church's Mabul Qihuang, the man who was supposed to be the savior.

There is no future, but the planet has accepted that future.

"You have absolutely no chance of resisting the ideology that Zhu Yue has placed on you. Because of her ideology, you will either die or go insane and lose yourself."

Although Zhu Yue's original body was destroyed, a backdoor was planted in all the True Ancestors, and there exists an action concept called Zhu Yue. However, only True Ancestors who reach the same purity as Zhu Yue will be welcomed into Zhu Yue. Therefore, both Bai Ji and Hei Ji may become a different version of themselves.

The essence will not change, and the action concept will be transformed into Zhu Yue. However, unlike Arcueid, which Zhu Yue failed to realize, Arcueid can not reach the stage of being occupied by Zhu Yue as long as it affirms itself and does not give up itself.

However, it's hard to say whether Eltrauge, due to her instability, would become a failure. Although Kishua doesn't know what the consequences will be, the fact that he didn't see the possibility of this black-haired girl being able to end the Crimson Moon problem in the future he saw long ago, before he was seriously injured, is enough to explain everything.

"...I hope I can be like that."

Eltrauge turned her gaze back outside.

In the crimson, or rather, blood-stained, moonlit world, the vampire apostles and true ancestors, along with the magicians brought by the Demon Marshal, were all organizations that should have united to fight against the Church, but instead, they began to slaughter each other.

Do you think so too?

Kishua took a deep breath, leaned against the pillar in front of the gate, and looked at Avia, who had come with Princess.

"If you've been invited and accepted, then you should do your best to fulfill your commitment."

After many years, in the eyes of the Demonic Marshal, this silver-haired youth who might solve the church's problems still had the same calm voice as before, like the still waters of a lake in the forest.

"Moreover, the last clause of the alliance agreement protects the allies."

"Is it."

In a short moment, the Demon Marshal's body was filled with a torrent of powerful magical energy.

This is a small magic cannon created by directly condensing the surrounding magic energy into one place, accelerating it, and then releasing it immediately, repeating this process.

Such a rapid cycle of magic, a torrent that seemed capable of destroying the soul with the slightest touch, appeared in hundreds of forms behind the Demon Marshal.

Although their numbers and power are far less than when they fought Zhu Yue back then, they should not be underestimated.

To be honest, the Demon Marshal really didn't want things to turn out this way. He didn't want to harm either Avia or Eltrucci; he just wanted to force them to retreat.

“I’ll hold off Kishua, you find a chance to go in.”

After the silver-haired youth uttered those words with a calm and collected tone, as if to dispel all tension, Ji Jun saw him skillfully circulating molten magic within his body and then gripping his sword and spear as he charged forward.

Kishua watched as Avia approached him at an unimaginable speed, her abundant magic power emanating naturally and accelerating as it surged towards him... The color of the molten magic resembled that of magic born from the blood rivers of the earth, born from those killed in war.

Countless beams of magical energy instantly converged in front of Avia, transforming into magical light that attacked him.

Generally speaking, the destructive power of a magician's direct magic is extremely limited. However, through some unknown process, the power of the magic beam reached thousands or even hundreds of times that of normal, increasing without limit.

But Avia's figure was like a multi-layered protective barrier that could block out everything, and the beam of light destroyed it all in a few passes.

The old man continued to gaze slowly at the silver-haired youth's cold gaze. As a magician who had studied under the Magic King Solomon and comprehended the Second Magic, even though he could no longer use the Second Magic at the moment, he was still a pinnacle of the magic world.

In fact, right now, Kishua is accelerating his consciousness to its limit, causing his subjective world to stop functioning.

Of course, time didn't actually stop, and his own movements slowed down as well. The magic that Avia brought made the air around him feel like a warm, slimy sea.

In just a few seconds, the Demon Marshal, unable to use his second magic, still couldn't think of a way to escape and could only continue to be delayed.

however--

"Kobak, I'll have to trouble you now. I'll treat you to a drink next time."

Fortunately, before coming here, Kishua had specifically asked his friend, Kobaek, who was hiding in the labyrinth, for help. Although Kobaek was not as strong as him, he was so good at trapping and binding people that even gods would find it difficult to escape.

"Kishua, you didn't tell me this was about His Highness the Princess before we came. Sigh, what a hassle—"

A lock suddenly appeared and formed a spiral opposite to the direction of spatial distortion, filling the surrounding space. But for some reason, the Demon Marshal felt that his junior brother seemed to have suddenly frozen in place.

"This...could it be...this is you...?"

Avia smiled faintly at the 'lock':

"Long time no see, Kobek."

Episode 145: Dead Apostle, True Ancestor, and Magician Unite Once Again

"There should be no possibility in this world of being condemned, blamed, and punished simply for not believing in the Lord."

“Kobak, although you are a dead disciple, considering that you are an old man who has followed the Church since the time of Pope Novia and a perfecter of the Holy Scriptures, as long as you behave yourself, your sins will be forgiven.”

"...Where's Marbu? That girl hasn't appeared since the City of a Thousand Years. Where is she?! What is she doing right now?!"

“The adults said that from now on we should define non-believers as dead people in human form. Therefore, suppressing, persecuting or killing such people will not be considered an act that violates church doctrine.”

"You're all absolutely insane..."

"Still stubbornly refusing to listen? Then I declare that Kobaek Alcatraz, a dead apostle spy who has been lurking in the Church for many years, a demon who intends to steal the Holy Scriptures, is someone that the Church and its subordinate organizations, the Burial Agency, and the Heretic Knights should condemn. Add him to the Eighth Secret Society's kill list. Make your move."

Kobek ignored the church that was about to attack him, and simply looked up at the thing. Although he knew that the past was gone, he still squinted his eyes devoutly.

"There are many kinds of sin. Deceiving others, framing others, envying others, taking lives. These are all evils that only humans can bear. These are all poisons that only affect humans. However—this is the oldest of them all, the sin of rejecting 'revelation'."

In the now-dark and sacred hall, the smiling marble statue, bathed in the ever-present sunlight, gleamed with a faint silvery glow.

“Sooner or later, prayers will become calls, recording in detail your sins. Remember them, my friends, and never forget them.”

After he finished speaking, the church members fell into a silence that seemed to be filled with some confusion.

Kobek was saddened by this; he was simply stating things like this, yet everyone reacted with confusion.

This is clearly something that church members would naturally remember during their studies.

"That is one of your great sins, and it is also one of your salvations, its name is—"

Consciousness was dominated by past memories, and hope for the future gradually rekindled, bringing Kobek back to his senses.

Looking at the smiling silver-haired person, for a moment, the thought popped into my mind that I might have mistaken him for someone else, but I quickly dismissed the thought.

That person was standing right in front of him.

"—Novia."

"Yes, you've worked hard all these years, Kobek."