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Crack! Boom!

Killer Rabbit tensed its muscles as it surged toward Scorpio.

[You ridiculous monster!!]

The demigod recoiled in shock. As its scream rang out, Killer Rabbit tilted its head, crimson eyes flashing.

[Hmm... That was a little too light.]

Crunch!

With the sound of muscles twisting and tensing, Killer Rabbit clenched its fist and took a step forward.

[Ah. Fake.]

As if something had just clicked, Killer Rabbit nodded knowingly.

At first glance, it looked like a grotesque rabbit obsessed with muscle enhancement, but in truth, it was a true demonic beast—one deemed impossible to kill, having been ultimately sealed away instead.

Scorpio scowled and unleashed another barrage of chains in an attempt to restrain it. A few of the chains also shot toward Evangeline.

Creak! Crash!

Yet once again, Killer Rabbit effortlessly tore through the chains with sheer strength. It then lunged at Scorpio without hesitation, hurtling its fist forward.

Thud!! Bam, bam!!

Killer Rabbit poured forth a relentless flurry of punches in an instant. Scorpio couldn’t even manage to resist—it was helplessly caught in the onslaught.

Boom! Boom!

The deafening sound of the blows echoed, so intense that it would be hard for others to believe they came from mere fists.

Thud!! Bam!!

With one final punch, space itself seemed to tear apart. The constellation Scorpio’s body was summarily ripped to shreds.

[Whew!]

Killer Rabbit retracted its fist, speaking in a slick tone before striking a proud pose, flexing its biceps toward Evangeline.

[Well? What do you think, sis? You should build some muscle too s—]

“I’m not interested.”

Her firm rejection made Killer Rabbit pout in disappointment.

[Well, since I, Killer Rabbit, took care of the scorpion, you can rest assu—]

Clink! Whoosh!

Chains shot out in an instant, binding Killer Rabbit once more.

“It’s still alive?!”

[Guess I need to pump more iron.]

Despite its body having been torn apart, its form began to writhe. It slowly rose back up, its gaze growing ever more menacing.

[Damn. Should I just kill her and cut my losses?]

Scorpio contemplated as if it still had complete control of the situation. Just as Killer Rabbit was about to move again—

Rumble! Boom!!

A massive Fire Breath roared in from the distance, hurtling toward Scorpio.

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Scorpio, still gravely wounded and barely standing, shouldn’t have been able to resist.

And yet—

A massive pincer suddenly burst from its back, swatting the Fire Breath aside as if it were nothing.

[I will kill you.]

The chilling voice, laced with murderous intent, made Evangeline instinctively shrink back. It invoked a primal fear deep within her.

Then another massive pincer burst from the opposite side of its body. Using it as a crutch, Scorpio slowly lifted itself upright, its eerie eyes gleaming.

The atmosphere had shifted entirely.

It was as if it had finally let go of the restraints it had been holding onto.

[Step back, sis.]

In response to Killer Rabbit, Evangeline hoisted Twilight to prop herself up, then took a step back—one after another.

She had noticed that Killer Rabbit was no longer talking with a playful tone.

Sssshhh...

At the same time, the ground beneath Scorpio was slowly dyed a deep purple hue.

A suffocating and malignant miasma began to rise, corroding the air itself. The surroundings began to ooze down, melting away.

Evangeline, horrified by its sheer toxicity, turned pale.

“R-Run!”

But Killer Rabbit, bound by chains, couldn’t move freely.

Moments before, it had torn the chains apart easily. Unfortunately, the new chains were completely different; it was as if the previous chains had been mere child’s play.

The malignant miasma crept closer, rapidly enclosing around Killer Rabbit.

It was moments away from being completely exposed to the poison.

[Hm, this might get a bit dangerous.]

Killer Rabbit said in a low voice. It had seen something deadly in the poison.

[Our attributes are the worst possible match-up for me.]

“Muscle Bunny!!”

[Go. I’ll hold it back, even if it’s just for a moment.]

The moment Killer Rabbit braced itself to resist—

Ssshhh...

The malignant miasma suddenly vanished.

The eyes of Scorpio, still propping itself up with its pincers, widened in shock.

[What?! No way!!]

As if arguing with an unseen force, it shouted into the empty air, then clicked its tongue in frustration.

Its mangled body was engulfed in light and reverted to its damaged state.

[Consider yourself lucky, beast.]

With that cold remark, Scorpio faded into nothingness. At the same time, the deafening sounds that had filled the surroundings abruptly ceased.

“Is it gone?”

[I’ve got no clue.]

Killer Rabbit replied nonchalantly, looking down at its own arm which had been tainted by the malignant miasma.

Its small, round eyes twitched.

[This is going to cause some muscle loss...]

Muttering in frustration, it suddenly tore off its own arm. After mere moments, the limb—having turned a sickly shade of purple—had completely dissolved.

“Ugh...!”

Evangeline gasped, covering her mouth in horror. If it hadn’t torn off its arm, its entire body would’ve melted away.

The ground around them, which had been encroached by the malignant miasma, was transformed into a sticky, melted wasteland.

[Evangeline!!]

“Ah...! Meggy! Rinne!”

Evangeline turned to see Rinne and Megalodria approaching, both covered in dust and dirt.

As soon as she called out, Megalodria didn’t hesitate—stirring up wind, it put Evangeline onto its back and soared into the sky.

[The enemies have disappeared! We’re retreating—hold on tight!]

“Rinne will remain here to obstruct pursuit. Rinne deems Megalodria as annoying, but recognizes it for its excellent flight ability. Rinne evaluates this situation lowly.”

[Hmph! Just focus on your own job.]

Scoffing, Megalodria carried Evangeline away, vanishing into the sky.

Shandra Minea, who had arrived late, stood in silence for a brief moment with Rinne.

Then, with a level of coordination as if they had talked beforehand, they scattered through the forest.

[I need to recover my gains.]

Killer Rabbit, left alone, also dissipated, shrinking into a small rabbit before disappearing into the distance.

* * *

The monarch was no more.

With his death, Davey left the cleanup and aftermath to the others and returned to Heins Territory.

After hearing from Rinne about Evangeline’s situation, he quietly closed his eyes.

Things had progressed far more quickly than expected.

The monarch had devoured the power core of the current Dragon Lord, foolishly believing himself to have attained godlike strength as a result.

He had thought he could achieve his goal.

But in the end, he was nothing more than a pawn that was used and discarded, meeting a pitiful demise.

He had devoured most of the remaining fallen ones, leaving only a handful of survivors—the gold dragon elder Kais and his younger sister, Kaina; the traitorous elder, Kaiser; the two blue dragons who had provided Davey with information; and Valphors, the Dragon Lord of Yosh Continent.

Though they were still a considerable number, compared to their original population, they were all but annihilated.

Had the entire confrontation simply been intended to tie Davey down in the Dragon’s Nest? Was it merely one part of a larger plan?

Regardless, what mattered most was that their target had then shifted to Evangeline.

To be more precise, they were after her heart.

The proof was clear—she had been ambushed while en route to Heins Territory.

And not just by anyone. It was the three constellations.

“Constellations Scorpio, Pisces, and Aquarius.”

It was rare for three constellations to coordinate and strike all at once.

“I was too careless... I underestimated the threat.”

Megalodria sent him a message, interrupting his train of thought.

[They were beings who had been subdued by that woman. I don’t know why they withdrew, but it’s best to still be cautious.]

Three intruders had appeared.

Each of them was formidable in their own right, and judging by Evangeline's account, the power they had revealed was far from their full strength.

Davey heard further details from Killer Rabbit.

The constellations were technically demigod-level.

However, their power exceeded that of ordinary demigods.

After all, they had been made from fragments of a fallen Goddess Freyja.

Yet, when they descended to the world and utilized their powers or took on physical forms, their strength was drastically reduced.

That was their limitation—the reason why they couldn’t interfere directly.

And yet, these three had broken that rule.

It would seem they’d used possession as a form of human loophole to take personal action.

“Are you sure about what you saw?”

As silence filled the study in the lord’s castle, Davey turned to Killer Rabbit, who was sitting in a corner furiously working out with a dumbbell.

[Absolutely. It felt like they were fake, forcibly borrowing bodies. Their control was shaky—too weak for demigod-level beings, but the power they held was nonetheless overwhelming. The moment they abandoned the link between their vessel and consciousness... their strength surged.]

Its precise analysis left everyone stunned. Everyone seemed shocked at how Killer Rabbit, a creature seemingly consumed only by muscle obsession, was capable of saying such things.

“Phew... So when at least three constellations move at once, it is enough to pose a serious threat.”

Of the constellations that had escaped Odin’s suppression, Leo had reached out to Davey for an alliance while the others remained silent.

The biggest issue now was managing the situation.

“They’re barricading themselves in their own strongholds, yet still launching attacks on us? That’s beyond ridiculous.”

Davey, possessing divinity, could pierce through the thin dimensional walls and traverse worlds freely.

At least, that was how it was supposed to be.

But right now, it was impossible, even for him.

Odin, who had been granted dominion over dimensional walls, had completely locked them down—reserving their use for herself, and thereby making pursuit impossible for mortals.

The only exceptions were Earth, where gods still existed, and Tionis, the domain of Neltarid. Other worlds were completely under her control.

“Uh... Human? What does that mean?”

With the annihilation of the fallen ones, the war had come to an abrupt end, leaving the moderate faction dragons with nothing to do. Using that as an excuse, they followed Davey to Heins Territory.

Of course, they claimed it was to repay their debt and find a way to help. But from his perspective, it was clear that they just wanted to keep a line of contact open in case something happened and they needed his help again.

He figured it was likely Elder Marin’s doing.

“It means they can launch attacks from another dimension while blocking us from going over there.”

Odin had gone rogue, yet no other heroes were stepping in. Though, considering they had long ago distanced themselves from the mortal world to focus on maintaining balance, it wasn’t realistic to expect their intervention.

Besides, the truth was that Davey didn’t have a proper connection with them either.

“If I could just cross into Atrellia...”

But Odin was currently standing in the way. Even in terms of using authority, she held the upper hand, and even any attempts to cross with magic would be incredibly difficult.

This wouldn’t even be a problem—if she weren’t the greatest mage of all time.

“Human. Is that something difficult?”

To dragons that had been absorbed in internal disputes, dimensional travel was still a foreign concept.

“If I were Odin and I wanted to block intrusions, I’d twist the dimensional gaps like a pretzel the moment someone tried to teleport.”

Anyone attempting dimensional travel would then be trapped in an endless limbo, lost forever to space.

“I know how to do it. I know how to block it, too.”

But the issue was that his opponent was Odin.

When it came to controlling elemental mana, there was no one who could match Davey. But Odin was a monster in a different league altogether—a mage beyond his reach.

To be frank, the things she had done so far... They raised too many questions.

Davey couldn’t figure out how she had ended up like this. He had no clue in determining if she had chosen such a path willingly, or why she was reviving the Ouroboros Project, something that had already been deemed a failure.

Even if the project had succeeded, it would have only led to destruction.

And if it failed after starting, it would have resulted in destruction as well.

“Crossing dimensions... Our race may be the possessors of magic, but that’s completely absurd. It may be theoretically possible, but I always believed it to be impossible in reality,” Rudel muttered in disbelief.

Gold dragon Hovana nodded vehemently.

“Right? Dimensional travel is just...”

It seemed the dragons’ knowledge wouldn’t be of much help.

Not that it was their fault—the problem was that the goalkeeper was simply too good.

[There is a way.]

It was then that the constellation who had proposed an alliance—Leo—sent its will to Davey.

“A way?”

[From the perspective of the stars, all planets are distant. That is why we developed a workaround, and our movement itself carries an inherent independence from restrictions.]

If its words were to be trusted, it would seem the constellations had their own unique method of dimensional travel. Their power was not magic, instead something fundamentally different. They were uniquely qualified to bypass the dimensional walls Odin was dominating, giving Davey an opportunity to take action.

It did come with a major limitation that he couldn’t personally steer their direction while traveling, meaning he had to rely on their judgment. Still, it was worth it if meant he’d be using a completely independent passage.

“Are there conditions?” Davey asked, eager to secure a path to Atrellia.

Leo responded calmly.

[I have used up much of my power. The other constellations are in the same state. For an independent crossing, at least three beings like me must come together to make it happen.]

Davey slowly ran the calculations in his mind.

There was Taurus, who was surprisingly favorable toward him despite its eccentricities. Plus Leo, who had actively sought an alliance.

“Still one short...”

That left them back at square one.

“Hah... This is useless.”

Davey muttered, his frustration evident.

Leo, whose featureless face showed no visible expression, still managed to convey disapproval as it stared at him.

The meeting had been largely unproductive.

For the time being, Heins Territory was the safest place—as long as Odin did not personally attack.

The enemy could strike at any time, yet Davey had no means of crossing over and taking the initiative.

He had successfully eliminated the monarch, but the real problem remained. He knew it hadn’t been long since he had declared himself retired, vowing not to interfere with the world’s affairs.

And yet, there he was.

He knew he often went back on his words to no longer save the world, but this time, the circumstances were different.

The fate of the world was still no longer his concern, but this was something personal.

“Meddling in everything isn’t always a good thing...”

Letting out a deep sigh, Davey shrugged off his shirt and collapsed onto the bed.

“I miss Perserque...”

Mumbling to himself, he was about to close his eyes when—

Ssshhh...

Something wiggled onto him.

A soft sensation pressed against his abdomen, skin against skin.

“...”

Davey snapped his eyes open. Lifting his head, he saw the intruder.

“Ah...”

“Daaavyyy?”

In the dimly lit room, sitting atop his stomach while looking down at him was none other than—

“Per?”

She was drunk.

“Daaavvvyy? I just missed you so much, so I came allll this way.”

With a sultry smile, she reached out toward him with a hiccup.

He couldn’t tell if he was just dreaming.

Her and the other girls had gone on a trip to Earth, and her planned return wasn’t for some time.

She playfully ran her fingers up his chest, slowly tracing a path. Her expression was a mix of beauty and mischief.

She then suddenly widened her eyes and grabbed him by the throat.

“You just had to take the Transcendence’s Demise at that moment, didn’t you?”

Snarling, she lunged at him.

Caught off guard, Davey wriggled, and she lost her balance. She collapsed onto his chest, her head resting against him.

A sweet yet potent scent of wine filled his senses.

Lying on top of him, Perserque murmured something weakly.

Davey froze.

- Aeria...

Her next words hit him like a hammer.

- I think... She killed someone.