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Welp, we arrived last. But it's inevitable, I just had to cuddle with Anna. It's a crime to neglect such a fluffy cat like that.

''You can begin now, Archbishop.'' The Emperor said.

''Understood.'' Henry stands up. ''As you probably already have heard, the incident involving the doppelgangers two days ago was a total surprise. We never realized just how close we were to such danger.''

''In addition to that, I'm sure you've noticed the unusual movements of our enemies on your borders. Their pacing right now is substantially faster compared to the previous iterations, and we simply cannot leave them alone. ''

''So, we, under the name of mother goddess Eva, declare the establishment of the 24th alliance between the peaceful races, to actively and directly fight against demon forces from now on.''

''What about the war that the Empire has been waging?'' The wolf-kin across the table said, looking at the Emperor.

I'm guessing he's the Beast King?

''That's right, you sure don't mean that we'll have to fight while you keep eating more territory?'' The old man Saint accused.

''...We will abolish that plan.'' The Emperor replied. ''We promised to help as much as possible once the alliance is established.''

There we go. Finally.

But as expected... There's something wrong with the Crown Prince. He looks too relaxed.

With my nine years of experience in watching anime, I can confidently say that he's about to do something stupid.

''Alright then. I'm in.'' Dwarf King said.

''Me too.'' Beast King said. ''We've always been in the alliance the previous times anyway, it's just a little bit earlier this time.''

''We're in too~'' The mermaid... sang? What is going on with her accent?

''How about the Everwood kingdom?'' Henry asked.

''Of course, we will be joining.'' Dad replied.

''And... How about the dragons...?''

''Bullshit.'' The man sitting arm crossed cursed. ''We don't care. Those little demons won't be able to do anything to us.''

''You're very confident, huh. Young man?'' The fox-kin Saint said, giggling.

''Huh?! What the fuck did you just say-

''Calm down. Young man.'' She narrows her eyes slightly, her voice, although not directed to me, sounded like a call from the abyss, it's like there's needles poking against my skin.

Uncomfortable. Minus five affection points, Fox Saint.

''!!''

The dragon dude is rightfully quivering right now, just look at that face, I bet he got PTSD now.

''Alright then. If you do not agree to join the alliance, please help yourself out.'' The Emperor said after a short while.

'''' ... ''''

I think he's stunned.

You could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story.

''Let me help.'' I said, picking him up with telekinesis and throw him straight out of the window.

''Hoh~ You have good control, lass.'' The bald Saint complimented.

So I give him a thumbs up, and a smile.

''...Now then. Let us discuss the plan.'' The Emperor continues.

''Wait a moment.'' Dwarf King interrupted. ''No news about the new Saint?''

''There's no sign of them appearing anytime soon. And even if they do appear now, they would just be a newborn. Besides, we still have three Saints eager to join here, isn't that right?''

'''' ... ''''

Well, I think it's time.

I lock eyes with Archbishop Henry, and simply nod.

''About that.'' He said. ''I have a piece of good news.''

''...That being?'' The Emperor asked.

Instead of answering, Henry pulls out a crystal ball from his pocket, the same type as the one I used back when I met him, and places it on the table.

Under curious gazes, I use telekinesis to pull the crystal closer to me, while simultaneously take out two pairs of sunglasses, one for me, one for dad.

After putting the glasses on properly, I place the crystal in the palm of my hand.

Get flashbang-ed, idiots.

'''' !!! ''''

'''' ... ''''

Muahahahahah, get blinded!

''U-Um, you can stop now, Your Holiness...''

...Fine.

So I throw the crystal out of the window, just like the last time.

''...Hohohoh, so we do have the new Saint after all!'' The bald Saint laughs.

Why do you sound like Santa Claus?

''Yes, mother goddess has not abandoned us, everyone.'' Archbishop Henry smiles confidently.

''...Excuse me for being rude, but what level are you on?'' Beast King asked.

''Ah, I just turned Master.'' I replied nonchalantly.

''Mhmm~... I'm afraid that's not going to help much~...'' Mermaid Queen commented.

''Eh~ I just got here 18 years ago, cut me some slack...'' I whined.

''That's right. She's very impressive already, give her 10 more years and she's be stronger than any of us.'' Fox Saint said, waving her tail annoyedly.

''I agree.'' Stephen added.

You guys... Plus five affection points, both of you.

*ting*

Hm? What was that?

''What's wrong? Sylvia?''

''No, dad, it's just...''

...Wait, the chat message?!

I immediately close my eyes and go to the chatting tab.

[Xx-DarkLordOfTheFlame-xX]: I can sense my sister's energy growing near your location! Prepare for an attack!

[Hanako]: Already?! Can you interpret what's she going to do?

[Xx-DarkLordOfTheFlame-xX]: As I have said before, her specialty is summoning, so just imagine something like that zombie, but this one is going to be much stronger!

[Hanako]: Can you help?!

[Xx-DarkLordOfTheFlame-xX]: I can, but it will take a while, why is there suddenly a meteor coming at this moment... Give me two minutes!

Suddenly, I could feel the whole building under my feet rumbles.

Opening my eyes, I turn my head to the direction where a disgustingly strong mana concentration is already forming on the sky.

'''' !!! ''''

''What is this energy?!'' Someone shouted.

''Soldiers! Evacuate the people right away!'' William ordered the people standing outside.

''What the hell is going on...'' The Emperor widen his eyes in horror.

''Archbishop!'' I shouted.

''Understood!'' He replied immediately, running outside the room.

Fortunately, I told the Archbishop and my dad about Eva's warning yesterday. Turns out her 'premonition' was actually true.

I then pull out my Hecate and aim at where the mana concentration is. On the spotless blue sky, a singular black dot can be seen through the scope.

I insert a pre-loaded super AP magazine and promptly bolt the gun.

*skrrt*

After aligning the crosshair with the dot, I pull the trigger decisively.

*BOOM*

Hopefully it's broken...

...Tch, it didn't do anything, goddamnit. So this is the real divine mana, huh.

To everyone's horror, the dot expands with an incredible speed, quickly forming a miniature blackhole. From it, dark purple mana oozes out, wiggling like tentacles, painting the sky around the capital an ominous purple.

''It's a summoning!'' I shouted. ''Prepare a preemptive barrage of magic first!''

''I'm a martial artist...!'' Beast King complained.

''Useless!'' I shouted.

''I'm a blacksmith...!'' Dwarf King also complained.

''Useless!!''

I pull out three more explosive magazines and a special one with three Gungirs inside it. I think I might need to use all three of them.

Turning around, I could see myriads of colorful magic spells filling up the wide room, the sheer mana drawn out is easily enough to obliterate three big castles I'd imagine .

Shortly after, the air cracks. Like a fist tearing through a paper sheet, a dark, scaly, reptile-like head emerges out of the blackhole, tearing down space itself.

Is that a... Fish? Snake?

No, it doesn't matter. The problem is, its mana so strong...!

The head slowly retracts itself back, then abruptly launches forward, getting out of the blackhole immediately.

What appears before us is... A giant reptile, as big as a mountain. It looks half-fish, half-snake, and it's somehow floating in the air as well. This is just a leviathan, isn't it...?

*ROARRRR*

A roar deeper than abyss itself hits us. It's like having a million snakes slithering through your skin... Urgh...

This feels much worse than the Fox Saint's...!