Chapter 1112: Enemies in the Dimensional Gap

"Tohru, I don’t want to miss the birth of my daughters. Can you tell your dad to stop making a fuss? Or... I’ll silence him forever with one of my other clones."

Surrounded by his women, Eiji glanced at Tohru because it wasn’t just her—they all heard her father’s voice.

Tohru panicked, especially when she saw the cold, dark glint in Eiji’s eyes. She was certain that if he chose the last option, her father would be killed by her own husband!

"I’ll go see him right away! Eiji-sama, don’t worry. I’ll banish him from this world right away!"

Watching the dragon maid rush out of the house and fly toward Damocles’s location, Eiji was speechless.

He could have intimidated Damocles simply with his aura as a Dragon Emperor—much like Ames—and killed him with just his words.

However, since he was his father-in-law, Eiji gave Tohru a chance to save his life.

The other women who witnessed the scene fell silent. Eiji’s cold demeanor was terrifying, but he was still gentle enough not to kill his father-in-law.

At least for now.

[Ruka: C-Cool! Just seeing this side of Eiji makes my heart race!]

[Chizuru: Ruka, how can you think that?]

[Mami: Hmph. What’s wrong? Chizuru, are you blaming Eiji for being cold in this situation?]

[Chizuru: I’m not! Mami, stop picking on me!]

[Tearju: Everyone, calm down. Notifications in the group chat might bother Lala and the others.]

Sorry!

Ruka, Chizuru, and Mami hurriedly apologized in unison with their eyes.

Just like the other women, they stopped sending messages in the group chat for the time being.

Eiji gave Tearju a mental thumbs-up. Thanks to her, he didn’t have to scold the three women.

He could focus on thinking of names for his daughter.

[You still haven’t given up on that, host?]

’I can at least come up with one or two names.’

[Good luck.]

This woman...

What did she mean by saying that?

What Eiji didn’t know.

Lala and the other women who were giving birth had already thought of names for their daughters.

None of them asked Eiji for name suggestions because... You know?

His taste in naming things isn’t very good, which naturally worried them.

Before the camera cuts back to the Damocles location. Let’s switch the camera to the Dimensional Gap and replay the footage taken ten minutes ago.

Damocles is just one of the problems.

Another problem comes from another universe we’ve known about for a long time—it’s where the protagonist, Han Xiao, comes from.

People from The Legendary Mechanic are flocking to the universe or galaxy known as Draconic Deus for some reason.

They did not come with good intentions.

There are three groups comprising the Three Universal Civilizations (the Crimson Dynasty, the Arcane Church, and the Federation of Light). Each of them brings hundreds of millions of warships; in total, there are about five billion warships.

The best combat forces they brought also included dozens of Beyond Grade A warriors. Under normal circumstances, that combined force would be enough to conquer an entire universe.

Seeing the visitors standing right at the threshold of her home, Irene (Great Red), in her humanoid form, narrowed her eyes coldly.

"Who are you? State your identity and explain why you’re here! Otherwise, you will be eliminated for blocking the path of the combined forces of the Three Universal Civilizations!" The current leader of the Crimson Dynasty, a Beyond Grade A named Marbruce Peel Stanson, asked through a loudspeaker.

He was also the leader of this operation.

It could be said that the Three Universal Civilizations had united their forces at his request.

They’ve united for a common cause.

On their respective warships, countless beings of various races could clearly see the small figure of Irene in the distance on the monitoring screens.

The woman was incredibly beautiful.

She was tall and alluring, with dark red hair braided into thick plaits and adorned with ribbons. The two braids at the front had two gold ornaments near the top; she also wore two U-shaped earrings in both ears and red lipstick.

As for her outfit, Irene was wearing a witch-inspired ensemble. Her black top had a diamond-shaped cutout, revealing part of her breasts, and a heart-shaped pattern around it.

It wasn’t without reason that Eiji asked her to wear such an outfit. That’s because, in his eyes, she was cosplaying as Irene Belserion from Fairy Tail.

However, Irene herself likes her current style of dress. She dresses like this whenever she’s on duty at her home (Dimensional Gap).

Still, feeling all those lecherous stares directed at her, she feels both disgusted and angry.

Only her husband, Eiji, is allowed to look at her that way! Any other man who did that could die!

"I don’t want to tell my name to intruders who barge into other people’s homes without even knocking. Instead, you’re the ones who have to state your purpose for coming here before I kill you all."

She didn’t shout, but her cold voice cut through the void, where a mixture of rainbow colors stretched in every direction.

Inside the Crimson Dynasty’s warships, many people were laughing heartily.

"Hahaha. She said she’d kill us all? Not only is she incredibly sexy, she’s also a very funny woman. I like her!"

"I want to sleep with her!"

"Do we really have to kill her? Why not just capture her!?"

The situation aboard the warships belonging to the Arcane Church and the Federation of Light was more or less the same. These three universal-level civilizations have no shortage of perverts.

"Miss, I’ll overlook your arrogance for now. Incidentally, it would be helpful if you knew exactly where a man named Eiji Seiya is and told us. We’ve come all this way just to retrieve something he stole from our universe."

Marbruce didn’t state their intentions clearly and spoke hypocritically to Irene.

He couldn’t tell her that they had come here to retrieve the Evolution Cube!

How did they know Eiji had that Universal Treasure in his possession? A week ago, Psyker—a Beyond Grade A Psychic and the supreme leader of the Star Pupils civilization—announced some information to the Three Universal Civilizations.

The information concerned what the Evolution Cube was and the fact that it had been stolen from him several months ago. He wanted to form an alliance with the Three Universal Civilizations to get the Evolution Cube back and was willing to share its benefits with anyone who helped him.

Psyker also told them that the person who had stolen the Evolution Cube was Eiji Seiya! A man who appeared at Heber’s party two months ago and killed Heber with his own hands. He is also rumored to have a romantic relationship with Kasiar Naga and Ames and to live in a star/universe called Draconic Deus.

Marbruce didn’t know how Psyker knew the Evolution Cube was in Eiji’s possession. But knowing just how valuable that object’s abilities are, it wasn’t just Marbruce. Two other leaders of universal-level civilizations are also greedy.

They want the Evolution Cube.

However, they didn’t forget that Eiji wasn’t weak. He was strong enough to kill Tyrant Heber—one of the pillars of the Crimson Dynasty’s external forces—and several other Beyond Grade A beings.

Psyker also said Eiji was very strong. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have asked the Three Universal Civilizations to work together to seize the Evolution Cube from him.

Many people were skeptical and thought the Psyker was exaggerating Eiji’s power. But since none of them wanted one of their own factions to monopolize the Evolution Cube, the three leaders of the Universal Civilizations agreed to join forces and come here together.

"So, you’ve come here for my husband." Irene’s gaze grew colder.

Husband?

The three leaders of the Universal Civilizations were slightly taken aback.

So the woman standing before them was the wife of the man they were looking for!

That was a coincidence and a stroke of luck for them. Many of them were entertaining sinister ideas, such as threatening Eiji by using his wife.

However, they didn’t realize that just by thinking that, they had already chosen the path to their own deaths.

A Maitreya or supreme god like Jin Mori couldn’t possibly be unaware of what his enemies were thinking.

What about Eiji?

"Whatever my husband owns belongs to him. Those of you who want to take something from him are the real thieves. You’re all going to die."

Is this woman crazy or just stupid?

Can’t she clearly see just how powerful they are based on the number of their warships alone?

The Three Universal Civilizations were baffled.

Irene didn’t waste any more time on small talk. As the guardian of the Dimensional Gap, she had already fulfilled her duty to destroy intruders with malicious intent.

"Disappear."

She reached out her hand toward the warships, which looked like a swarm of flies in the distance.

A deep red magic circle appeared in the palm of her hand. Instantly, the warships she targeted nearly exploded all at once.

*BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!*

Hundreds of thousands to millions of warships, made from the finest materials in other galaxies, were blown to pieces.

Those with Grade B and lower were killed, and Grade A soldiers were severely injured in the explosion.

Three Universal Civilizations: !!!

"Stop that woman! With power like that, she’s at least a Beyond Grade A! Don’t let her destroy any more ships!"

Marbruce gave the order to his troops.

The leader of the Arcane Church (the Pope) and the leader of the Federation of Light (Badar Ohoside) did the same.

Hundreds of millions of warships began firing energy blasts at Irene. However, Irene didn’t panic.

She used another spell that Eiji had taught her. In fact, he had only ever told her how to use her power in her humanoid form.

As one of the beings recorded in the Apocalypse—a dragon also known as the Apocalypse Dragon— She was able to manipulate her own power just as she manipulated dreams.

She raised one finger with her other hand.

A colossal magic circle, larger than a planet, appeared in the sky above the Dimensional Gap and quickly enveloped her and the Three Universal Civilizations.

"Universe One."

Also known as World Reconstruction Magic. This magic can manipulate the geography of the land itself, with the ability to compress the land to five percent (or less) of its original size, thereby transforming the entire landscape. The true purpose of this magic is the power to transport specific objects or people to specific areas and locations,

But since they were now in the Dimensional Gap—essentially an environment filled with nothingness—Irene targeted the energy blasts flying toward her

The energy blasts that were originally flying toward her suddenly vanished, only to reappear above the warships of the Three Universal Civilizations.

*BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!*

Three Universal Civilizations:

What’s happening!?

Why did those attacks appear above us and strike us!?

And that magic circle...

"We’re facing a Beyond Grade A Mage! Just send a few Beyond Grade A Pugilists to kill her!" The Pope of the Arcane Church offered his advice.

Marbruce agreed.

Immediately, beams of blue, red, and yellow light shot out from the three main warships.

Three Beyond Grade A mages, each representing their respective universal civilizations, surrounded Irene.

"Miss, you don’t think you’re the only Beyond Grade A here, do you?"

"It’s not too late to give up and let us capture you. That way, you won’t have to suffer much pain."

"If you insist on fighting back, you’ll die. After all, you’re a Mage surrounded by three Pugilists at the same level as you."

All three of them share the same job class: Pugilist. In other words, they were skilled in close-range combat—which is usually a weakness for mages. Because of that, they all seemed very arrogant.

In their eyes, Irene was nothing more than a Mage.

Irene rolled her eyes and said with an amused smile, "Beyond Grade A, Pugilists, or whatever you call yourselves... I don’t care. You’ll all die by my hand, too."

"What an arrogant woman...! Everyone, beat her to death!"

Kohren, a Pugilist from the Crimson Dynasty and a Beyond Grade A whose power was inferior to Heber’s, shouted before unleashing an energy punch powerful enough to destroy a planet.

Stars Crusher, Sierron, a Pugilist from the Federation of Light, also unleashed an energy punch capable of destroying stars, just as his nickname suggests.

Saints, Monan, the only female Pugilist among them, also unleashed a punch that was as powerful as the other two.

Their speed was also incredibly fast.

Quickly, they closed the distance to Irene.

Irene sensed the danger, but she remained calm and wiggled the finger she had been holding up all along. The three Pugilists suddenly vanished, and their attacks struck the ships of their respective factions.

More explosions rang out.

Hundreds of millions of warships exploded.

"!?!?" The leaders of the Three Universal Civilizations.

They nearly vomited blood when they thought of their respective losses.

The three teleported Pugilists wore grim expressions. They hurriedly flew back toward Irene.

Kohren shouted angrily, "Bitch! Stop fighting like a coward and take our blows!"

"Cheap provocation. But sure, you want to box with me?"

Irene grinned, a glint appearing in each of her reddish-brown pupils.

Kohren, Sierron, and Monan suddenly sensed that the danger emanating from the dark-red-haired woman had increased many times over.

Irene wasn’t just capable of teleporting things like other people’s attacks and the people themselves. She was also able to teleport herself instantly while her Universe One magic was still active.

So—

*BAM! BAM! BAM!*

In a split second, Irene shifted locations and struck all three of them in the face.

Her punches were so powerful because she was, after all, a Dragon God. Kohren, who was the weakest among the other two Pugilists, died instantly; his head exploded. The energy of a Beyond Grade A contained within his body created an energy explosion comparable to several planets.

The other two Pugilists were quite strong, but they were thrown so far away with their faces shattered.

Irene’s punch didn’t just contain pure physical strength. She also infused it with her magical power or energy, just as the Pugilists do.

"Aaaaaaahh! My face!"

"My beautiful face! Aaaaghh! Aaaaghh!"

Actually, Moram wasn’t that beautiful; she looked like an alien with purple skin. At least to human eyes, she looked terrifying.

She and Sierron screamed in pain.

Seeing this, the others in the Three Universal Civilizations fell silent. One Pugilist was killed with a single blow, and two other Pugilists were crippled.

Even though all three were Beyond Grade A, they were still weaker than the woman who called herself Eiji’s wife!

"Damn... We haven’t even met Eiji yet. But his wife is this strong?" Marbruce’s face looked very somber.

"Enough! Stop being so stingy and just kill her with everything we’ve got!" Badar, the leader of the Federation of Light, shouted in frustration.

Immediately, the dozens of remaining Beyond Grade A warriors emerged from their respective ships. The sheer energy and oppressive aura they radiated made Irene’s expression turn serious.

Without a word, she took the initiative to attack. With <Disappear>, she blew up several of the Beyond Grade A fighters furthest from her; although it wasn’t enough to kill them, they were still slightly injured. She also used <Universe One> again to teleport every Beyond Grade A’s attack toward those who had previously been hit by her <Disappear>.

*BOOM! BANG! BOOM! BANG! BANG!*

The battle gradually became fierce; although Irene had the upper hand at first—she had even killed Sierron and Monan by punching them in the head again— She also managed to kill two other Beyond Grade A opponents.

But the remaining Beyond Grade A beings began to put pressure on her; Irene kept moving from place to place to dodge attacks and strike back.

It wasn’t just the Pugilists—this time, Mages and Espers were attacking her with their various abilities. Colorful explosions filled the Dimensional Gap. Each of those explosions was powerful enough to destroy the Earth many times over.

Even a Dragon God like Great Red was beginning to be overwhelmed. Irene could have transformed into her dragon form, but in the heat of battle, her massive body would only make her an easy target for her enemies.

She could only fight in her current form to gain an advantage in mobility. Even so, she was nearly at her limit.

"Gotcha! This time, you won’t be able to teleport!"

Hades, a Beyond Grade A Psychic from the Federation of Light, restrained Irene’s movement with his ability.

A giant purple hand made of energy gripped Irene’s body tightly.

"Everyone, attack together!"

A Beyond Grade A—whose name I didn’t know—shouted at the remaining Beyond Grade A members.

Various attacks were fired simultaneously at Irene.

"Kugh!"

Irene tried to break free, but she was so exhausted that her combat strength had greatly diminished. Of course, she could have asked Ophis and her other sisters for help. Or even Eiji.

However, considering that they were currently waiting for Lala and the other women who were in labor.

She hesitated.

Irene closed her eyes and waited for the pain to come.

At that moment—

"Full counter."

A cold, indifferent voice rang out, sending a shiver down the spines of everyone from the Three Universal Civilizations and filling their hearts with fear.

Was it too late to run away now?

*BOOOOOOOOOOMMMM!!*

Irene didn’t feel any pain at all.

Nor did she feel the grip of the giant hand made of energy from before. When she opened her eyes, she saw only her husband’s back and several colossal explosions—one for each remaining Beyond Grade A—coloring the Dimensional Gap.

However, her husband wasn’t alone. Or more precisely, there were about 26 of him.

’I have so many husbands now!?’ Irene thought, with a cute expression on her face.