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In her heart, Haramura Makoto's actions were already violating their agreement.

In her view, if Haramura Makoto even entertained the idea of breaking their promise, she would resist to the very end, even if it meant sacrificing herself here.

"There's no need to be so guarded. I simply believe there could be a beneficial transaction between us."

Subtly positioning himself in front of Athena, he unleashed his divine, extremely high-level magic.

The dense magic power, like moisture in the air, freely proliferated within the space, pressing down on Athena.

"This doesn't exactly look like a negotiation."

"However, I suppose I can listen to what you have to say."

The situation was against her; truly, the situation was against her.

Athena pursed her lips, not wanting to fight this man if she could avoid it.

Because that would undoubtedly be a futile act.

"It's simple."

"I need to eliminate a Heretic God to meet this so-called Pandora."

"But relying on luck to encounter such a being seems unlikely, and I don't have the leisure to waste time."

"Since I have a certain fondness for you, Goddess, I must trouble you to provide me with a target."

Athena's lips twitched, the anger rising from her stomach reaching her throat, but she didn't know whether to release it.

Ultimately, succumbing to the situation, Athena silently swallowed the bitter pill and began to think of the positive aspects.

"You intend to use related relics to perform a summoning ritual, calling forth the descent of a Heretic God."

Besides the gods themselves wanting to descend from the heavens to the earth, there has always been another way for Heretic Gods to manifest.

That is, through a large number of humans with miko bloodlines, sacrificing their magic power, designating relics, and praying to the sky for the descent of a Heretic God.

"No, you're mistaken on that point."

"For me, the descent of any god is inconsequential."

"But who descends is a decision you can make."

Haramura Makoto raised his eyebrows, his attitude clearly cocky and annoying, yet somehow, it didn't provoke resentment.

The hint of displeasure on Athena's face dissipated.

"It seems you're quite confident. I'll inform you beforehand that there are quite a few Heretic Gods stronger than me in terms of sheer power."

"If you still feel this way after hearing that, I can fulfill your request."

She was the Goddess of Wisdom; doing such a thing wasn't difficult for her.

In fact, if she wanted, she could even skip the miko step.

The only issue was the relic, this precise locating device.

But as it happens!

Athena might not have many other things, but she had an almost uncountable number of relics.

First, there was the time of her descent to earth.

In terms of time, she had been a Heretic God for nearly a thousand years.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she was the Heretic God who had been active on the ground the longest.

Powerful strength, ample time, and a sufficient historical span—these factors combined meant it wasn't surprising that Athena possessed a vast number of relics.

Furthermore, she was a Heretic God herself, so obtaining items related to gods was easy for her.

"Oh, oh, oh."

"It seems you have quite a sufficient amount of relics in your possession."

Haramura Makoto blinked, his gaze fixed on Athena.

"Indeed, a very sufficient amount."

"Even I admit that I am inferior to him in terms of power."

Athena shamelessly flattered herself.

In such a short time, he had learned quite a bit about Athena.

She couldn't be weaker than others in any aspect.

If she was definitely strong, her attitude was disdainful.

If they were similar to her, she ignored them.

If they were a little stronger than her, she would stubbornly endure.

If they were much stronger than her, all that Athena had left was stubbornness.

"Having you say that makes me quite eager to know who you'll choose. I'm a little curious and want to know now."

Countless black crows swarmed from the sky, landing one by one on Athena's not-so-broad shoulders, watching with their white pupils.

"If you want to maintain that sense of novelty, I suggest you don't continue to press me here."

"Maintaining the mystery is more important."

After saying this, Athena lifted the hem of her dress with one hand and bowed slightly.

"Then, to ensure the proper execution of the ritual, I must prepare in advance."

"Goodbye for now, mysterious outsider."

Chapter 293: Come and Submit

"Who exactly is that!"

At the edge of the battlefield, Liliana stood trembling by the roadside, her large eyes fixed on Ederweiss.

She came from the Bronze Black Cross.

In this very powerful magic society, they recorded considerable information about the current God Slayers.

Including their leader, the recently born Sword King, there were only six Campione in total.

They were, the Queen of the Enchanting Grotto, Madame Aisha.

The Swift Young Noble, Alexander Gascoigne.

The Martial Arts King, Luo Hao.

Marquis Voban, Sasha Dejanstahl Voban.

The Sword King, Salvatore Doni, and the Underworld King.

These were the six God Slayers of the present day.

But without a doubt, the beautiful woman before her, unlike any human and making her feel ashamed, and the man who had remained on the battlefield earlier, whose single glance had made her uneasy and her heart race, were not among these six God Slayers.

"P-please... may I ask who you are?"

Mustering great courage, truly great courage, Liliana asked Ederweiss her first question with a trembling voice.

It wasn't really her fault for acting so pathetically. As a miko with excellent bloodlines, although she wasn't old, she had been in close contact with the Demon King on Earth.

There's a saying that goes, 'Names might be wrong, but nicknames never are.'

The Demon King on Earth was absolutely worthy of the name Demon King.

When she was young, she had been in contact with Marquis Voban, who could rank in the top two in terms of cruelty among all the God Slayers.

At that time, because of her excellent bloodlines, Marquis Voban had forcibly conscripted her as a member of the miko group in the consciousness of summoning gods.

She was young then, and her magic power wasn't strong, so she was only assigned to the periphery.

In the center were mature mikos, all of whom died in that summoning ritual.

In subsequent readings of the materials, she had completely understood what kind of creatures God Slayers were.

Acting only for their own interests, the lives of ordinary people are irrelevant to them—this was the sentence that best described God Slayers.

"Wait for Makoto to return before deciding your matter."

"Now, be quiet."

Ederweiss simply raised her eyes at Liliana's question, then replied softly.

"Yes."

The courage she had mustered vanished instantly.

Liliana immediately buried herself like an ostrich.

She had finally managed to say something, and now she had immediately offended a God Slayer. What should she do?

Waiting online, quite urgent.

"I'm done here. Oh, you're still keeping this guy around."

One calm and indifferent, one panicked and wanting to cry.

Just then, a man's voice suddenly sounded in the middle of the two, and the previously empty space instantly had Haramura Makoto appearing there.

Still keeping around?

Upon hearing this sentence, Liliana's face turned pale instantly, and the strength throughout her body seemed to be drained instantly. She knelt directly on the ground.

Because in her ears, this sentence had automatically filtered out another version.

Still keeping around = Keeping is superfluous.

Keeping is superfluous = Can be killed directly.

"Oh, it seems you were thinking a bit too much just now. I don't think that's what I meant."

"Is my face scary?"

"I remember quite a few girls flirting with me earlier."

"It's normal for ordinary people to fear your power."

Ederweiss replied quite seriously.

This was very normal in her view. She had experienced this in her original world.

As the strongest swordsman in the world, the most vicious criminal in the world.

Everyone was afraid of her.

Even if these people never understood her, they were still afraid of her power.

"Okay."

"Although keeping this guy around is useless, I've gotten almost all the information I need."

"But it seems nice to have someone in this world to help us with chores."

Haramura Makoto looked at Liliana as if he were looking at a little white rabbit stripped of its clothes.

And under Haramura Makoto's gaze, Liliana's only expression was trembling.

Unlike Heretic Gods who do not need to consume food.

He and Ederweiss still needed to eat properly to ensure their happy mood.

Especially Ederweiss, who was a heavy sweets lover.

Practicing swordsmanship to lose weight, and ultimately becoming the strongest in the world.

Who would believe such a thing if it were just said?

Now that they had just arrived in this world, they could be said to have nothing but power.

And magicians, in any situation, have a status in the world far higher than ordinary people.

In that case, a young and excellent magician from a magic society was enough to do chores for them.

"Look into my eyes, and say it first."