Chapter 37 - Prologue

Before we follow the adventure of our main character in this second volume, let us return back to the day when Rio and the others had their expedition into Great Orcus Labyrinth. After Daisuke Hayama activated the teleportation trap which had been taken advantage of by Rio to store all students into his pocket dimension in stasis state, Ehit immediately lost the track of them. They believed that the heroes and one unknown had been transported into the true Orcus Labyrinth where they were unable to peer through due to the materials that made of the depth's walls and floors blocked their ability to scry into it.

When it happened, Ehit immediately lost their calm. Despite having lived in a spiritual state for many millennia, such a blunder was enough to set off Ehit's patience. And it was only normal for Ehit to be furious. They had waited for 300 years to get another candidate to be their acceptable vessel after the previous one, an atavistic vampire girl, was hidden inside the depth of Orcus Labyrinth by her uncle who was now possessed by one of Ehit's loyal servants, and they discovered it in another world. Of course, this vessel was no other than Kouki Amanogawa.

Ehit then summoned the boy yet they accidentally summoned the others due to their target's location when the summoning happened. When the whole class was summoned, an unknown was also carried off. Since Ehit was in a pleasant mood because of their target was within their grasp, they allowed the unknown to live. Maybe, the unknown would give them amus.e.m.e.nt later, Ehit thought at that time. Even so, Ehit kept their watch on any complication. It meant the unknown too.

However, the unknown was proven to be a harmless ant after they watched him for a while. Of course, Ehit was unaware that they were fooled by this unknown. Ehit never thought the unknown had the ability to trick him, believing him to be only a weak, powerless mortal but with good potential like the others they'd summoned. At least, the unknown provided them with entertainment when he helped the useless hero with a commonplace job to create an interesting artifact to make the war between humans and demons more interesting and entertaining.

With that artifact, the war would turn out more brutal, more bloody, full of despair and misery. Ehit thought that the struggle of lesser beings amusing and very entertaining, and they would relish in their despair. Ehit was just that crazy and twisted.

In the day of the new artifact's demonstration, they were shocked when they discovered that the unknown had a very high aptitude for the magic to the point of mastering the art of direct mana manipulation, able to cast a spell without chant and magic circle. It reminded Ehit of their lost vessel candidate from 300 years ago. The atavistic vampire. And Ehit was elated by the discovery. They decided to mark the boy as a backup plan if something happened with his first candidate. They even graced those lowly beings with their divine presence.

Then, the day their heroes would have an expedition to the Orcus Labyrinth arrived. Ehit believed there wouldn't be any complications since the strongest knight of the kingdom their pawns had controlled subtly behind the scene was chaperoning them. But, one foolish brat screwed off Ehit's plan.

"Useless! Those damn humans are useless! How dare they! Because of their idiocy, my two future vessels died in that accursed labyrinth of that accursed Orcus brat! Raaargh! Why it's always the Orcus brat's labyrinth! 300 years ago, it was that atavistic vampire. Now, two of my vessel candidates also lost in that accursed place! Damn, damn!"

A furious roar filled with rage came from a muddy silver ball of light amidst the disgusting lump of flesh. It was a horrifying sight. Anyone with a weak stomach would throw up when their view landed on the disgusting sight. However, those muddy silver light and the lump of meat was the true nature of the revered god of Tortus. The absolute God worshiped by the followers of the Holy Church and its doctrine. Ehit.

The fanatic believers wouldn't care about their revered God's appearance, but the ordinary believers would question it. In fact, there was a chance they would discard their belief for Ehit. After all, it was too unholy.

All those digressions aside, back to Ehit and their fury...

Ehit called one of their Apostles. The Angels.

This Angel had the appearance of peerless beautiful woman with silver hair, slender yet sensual body with ample bosoms and bountiful b.u.t.t.o.c.k.s, and feathery white wings growing out of their back. She wore a very revealing bikini armor and had two broadswords sheathed into the sheaths hanging down from her slim waist. However, this Angel had an expressionless face as if she was an automaton without her own will.

She was kneeling submissively in front of Ehit, waiting for her Lord's decree. She didn't need to wait for long for right after she appeared, Ehit immediately told her their order.

"Descend to that useless kingdom! Punish those ants for their foolishness! Bring down my divine punishment upon them! Don't leave even a single soul behind!"

"Your will is our command, my Lord," the angel responded with an emotionless tone.

Afterward, she, and several other angels with a similar appearance as if they were twins, descended to the Heiligh Kingdom and carried Ehit's order. To destroy the Heiligh Kingdom as an example for all humans, demons, and demi-humans in Tortus that Ehit was the absolute and supreme being. And they wouldn't allow even a single slight left unaddressed.

That night, the Heiligh Kingdom had become another victim of Ehit's cruelty in the long history of Tortus. Both known and unknown by the masses. Similar to the Klarus Kingdom and the Avatar Kingdom from 500 and 300 years ago.

When this tragedy occurred, Rio and Liselotte were busy diving the true Orcus Labyrinth to power up the blue-haired maid of the two... Wholly unaware of this significant change in the world.