Chapter 240: Countdown

Chapter 240: Countdown

Countdown

A few minutes before Frey and Lulu went upstairs.

Damn it.

The Pope muttered through clenched teeth as he observed the distant, secret building with several bishops.

Its a failure

The bishops faces instantly darkened.

Fa, Failure? But our plan was perfect

Even the Hero Party wouldve needed a considerable amount of time to deal with all the duplicates. How did they do it so quickly?

They urgently asked the Pope.

All the puppets were simultaneously disabled.

What?

I dont know the details. The important thing is weve failed.

Breaking out into a cold sweat, the Pope added,.

That person had called this a crucial mission

Holding his head, the Pope sank into his seat.

Yes, it was crucial.

!!!

At that moment, something appeared in the air.

A-All hail the True Su!

Spare the greetings.

Upon seeing it materialize, the Pope paled as he fell to his knees.

After scanning in every direction, the huge eyes coldly spoke.

Incompetent fools.

The eyes focused on the building, extending tentacles from all directions.

Eeeeeeek!

Once dignified, the Pope now trembled in fear.

Had the god of this world not intervened, you would have met the same fate as them.

The eyes that had been watching from the Churchs basement plugged tentacles into the backs of the bishops heads, replenishing nutrients as they continued to stare at the building.

What do you mean?

Amidst his terror, the Pope expressed his curiosity.

It wasnt by chance, but destiny. The Star God, the Sun God, and even the Moon God. The gods of this dimension have done something that even Im unaware of.

What?

A new turning point has been engraved on the world line.

The eyes answered.

Inform the Demon God.

They gave the Pope another chilling look.

Warn her not to be arrogant, having borrowed my power to seize the sun. She wont get a second chance.

Y-Yes! Understood

The Star God, the creator of this dimension, is gradually regaining their influence.

What?

By using the Heros Affection as a detour its doing something rather amusing.

The Pope, whose head had been shaking, looked up as a chill ran down his spine from the anger in its voice.

Moreover, even the Moon God has been up to something recently, so Im running out of time. If nothing changes, even I, an external entity, might face defeat.

The eyes blazed with fury.

Thus hasten the prepared childs Advent Ceremony.

!!!

Make the Demon God incarnate in that child and finish everything as quickly as possible.

Y-Yes, understood

Let the Demon God know in advance. She will convey it to the Demon King directly.

With that, the eyes began to fade.

Before I go Ill leave you with a gift.

A g-gift you say?

Watching the Pope drenched in cold sweat, the eyes whispered.

Since they broke the rules and intervened Im thinking about stepping in from now on.

That was the moment the core of the Churchs prepared Collapse Magic started running amok.

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Rumble! Rumble!!

As if on the verge of collapse, the surroundings shook as a loud bang echoed.

Thud, thud

I sprinted up the buildings stairs in a flash and dashed through the corridor, observing my cat-form body while quietly mumbling to myself.

Im going insane.

All because of that darn alcohol.

I had expected some of their reactions, but the moment I arrived at the ceremony, I was despised by everyone, ignored by my previous servants, and I even had to deal with Rubys unexpected actions.

It was inevitable that even my heart would be shattered.

Subsequently, I drank alcohol to execute the strategy of cutting ties with Isolet, which was the root of the problem.

I thought that revealing my allegiance to the Demon Kings army and my intention to destroy the empire would turn her against me, even after I was captured.

The strategy was several times more effective than I had anticipated.

I never thought Id hear Isolet, of all people, say that shed abandon her knighthood and choose a different path.

That, combined with my drunken state and the already confusing situation, led to a knights oath Moreover, I was also turned into a miniaturized form with a scroll

Of course, according to my plan, I had to escape from here without anyone noticing, so I didnt resist the scrolls effect.

However, being drunk when transforming had strengthened my animal instincts.

Combined with my several penalties, the result was that I found myself licking Isolets belly after recovering from my slowed consciousness.

Only to heighten Isolets suspicion of me to the limit.

Sigh.

By then, I was already surrounded by the Hero Party, making it very difficult for me to change back.

So for a while, I had no choice but to stay in this form

I cant stay like this forever.

With that thought in mind, I continued to sprint through the corridor, gathering my strength.

Shaaa

Then, stellar mana appeared in the surroundings. It seemed that I could use Stellar Magic even as a cat.

Thud!

But, I didnt intend to stay in that form. Somehow, it felt like I was losing my human dignity.

Frey youll regret cough

I sneaked a glance at the Demon King, who had fallen and started crawling for some reason.

We dont have enough time.

I quickly started running to the basement.

Now, the time had come to put an end to this tedious Inauguration Ceremony.

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Rumble!

Ugh

Meanwhile, at that moment.

What, what should I do

Glare, who had led a group of survivors into the basement, was sweating as she stared at the rotating core of an Explosion Magic in the center of the room.

This isnt good

She had successfully led a significant number of people down to the first floor with her abilities.

However, the entire floor was engulfed in a potent hallucinogenic fog, and she was at a loss.

As a result of this, she had decided to move everyone to the underground space, but the problem was that the core of the Explosion Magic set by the Church was in the basement.

If nothing was done, they would be swept away and killed by the core of the spell instead of the collapsing building.

Uh

With little time left before the explosion, both going to the first floor and staying in the basement meant certain death.

She looked nervous in such a desperate situation.

Gulp.

She swallowed hard and approached the core.

Im sorry Hero

She had a near-suicidal plan in mind, to go inside the core and neutralize it by releasing her vast magical power.

I wanted to repay you

Feeling the warmth of the kind-eyed Hero who once stroked her head, she moved slowly.

Everyone, step back

She waved at the group of survivors approaching her and closed her eyes.

Ughhhhhh!

She was frightened as she tried to rush to the core.

Ting!

Ugh.

Soon after, something blocked her way, causing her to hold her forehead and fall on her bottom for the third time that day.

Not again

She worried that she might not have a bottom left at this rate. Then, she looked up to see what had blocked her path.

Fzzzz

..!

A barrier filled with divine power surrounded the core of the Explosion Magic.

Its dangerous.

Ferloche, who had entered the basement at some point, looked at her intently.

Navigation Complete

> You have arrived at the location of the Hero!

At the same time, a notification window popped up in front of her.

[F ]

..Could it be?

Met with the unexpected situation, she cautiously approached Ferloche.

Shaaaa

.!

Her eyes widened in surprise as the entire basement was engulfed in shimmering mana.

This, this is!

A power she had felt before, different from her divine power.

This twinkling power that had once filled the underground prison beneath the market alley was unmistakably the Heros.

Hero

Then, Glare finally noticed someone standing behind Ferloche.

HeroOOOO!!!

She shouted desperately and reached out her hand.

Shaaaa

I have a debt

She was soon overwhelmed by that shimmering force, and drowsiness began to take over.

To repay..

Struggling to finish her sentence, she slowly closed her eyes.

Shaaaa

The last thing Glare saw was the sparkling mana covering Ferloches barrier.

I..

The warm touch she once felt, caressing her head.

I have to.repay

With those murmured thoughts, Glares consciousness faded completely.

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Meanwhile, at that moment.

..Oh.

She saw the video of Ruby attacking Frey, and she ran through the building in shock before Glare rescued her.

And after that, having joined Glares party and followed them here, Roswyn stood behind watching everything.

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When Ferloche appeared and protected everyone, and the system notification indicated they had reached the Hero, she had no choice but to dismiss her previous expectations.

[F ]

Staring blankly at the window before her, Roswyns consciousness quickly faded.

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