Chapter 865: 'This Is Actually Quite Satisfying.'

Soon, the conference resumed at Ancil’s call.

But this time, the entire atmosphere seemed to have changed.

Although everyone present was incredibly concerned about Shien’s summoning, with Shien invoking the name of the Supreme God, no one dared to pursue the matter any further.

At least, no one would openly question it.

It had to be said that those who became leaders of various factions weren’t fools.

They could certainly pressure Shien on this stage where all the factions in the world were gathered, but the consequences would be far beyond what they could bear.

Therefore, whether they had a good or bad relationship with Shien, including those admirers of Shafney who had been taught a lesson by Shien before, no one pursued the matter of the [Hero Summoning] any further.

It was no longer something that could be openly questioned; investigations could only be conducted secretly.

After the matter of the [Hero Summoning] was settled, the conference immediately moved on to the next topic.

That was, if both the Divine and Demon Races were cleared of suspicion, what attitude should be adopted regarding the Hero’s summoning?

In simpler terms, since Shien had been summoned, and it was due to the millennium-long plot orchestrated by [Original Demon], what should the various factions do?

This point actually didn’t require much consideration.

“The Old Demon Faction is a cancerous tumor within the Demon Race. We will take responsibility and eradicate them.”

Sara declared this with an expressionless face.

But the various factions didn’t blame this matter on the Demon Race.

“The threat posed by the Old Demon Faction, be it [Original Demon] or other groups, to this era is evident.”

“To thwart their plot and prevent the birth of the seventh Demon Lord or even a second Demon King, our Divine Race should do our part, both logically and emotionally.”

“Moreover, since thwarting the Old Demon Faction’s plot is the reason for the modern Hero’s summoning, our Divine Race naturally has a duty to act.”

Lildas, Anima, and Nadue expressed their opinions, their tone resolute and firm.

This stunned many of the human factions and made the Demon Lords raise their eyebrows.

Soon, many people realized something.

“Is the Divine Race planning to win back the Hero?”

“If they ignore the Old Demon Faction matter, then the Hero, with his mission to deal with them, might completely side with the Demon Race.”

“The Divine Race can’t allow the Hero to be won over by the Demon Race, nor can they allow the Supreme God’s blessed one to face the threat of the Old Demon Faction alone.”

“Good heavens…”

Many human faction leaders couldn’t help but complain inwardly.

There was no helping it.

This was a blatant competition for the Hero between the big shots of the Divine and Demon Races.

At least, the Demon Lords didn’t accept the Divine Race’s proposal.

“The disgrace of our race will naturally be cleansed by our own race. It has nothing to do with the Divine Race, does it?”

Shafney said with a smirk, her words carrying a hidden meaning.

“The Old Demon Faction is indeed a threat, but with us assisting the Hero, it should be sufficient.”

Even the usually calm Lid said this.

“A second Demon King is simply impossible, and as for a mere seventh Demon Lord, with the six of us sisters here, can’t we deal with it?”

Kamina was even more dismissive.

In the end, even Airi spoke calmly,

“We can handle our own affairs. There’s no need to trouble yourselves.”

Hearing these words, how could the human faction leaders not exclaim inwardly?

This had already become “our” affair, directly claiming the Hero as one of their own. Such a move was truly worthy of a Demon Lord.

Strangely, Sara, the Supreme Ruler of the Demon Race, didn’t object at all, as if she really intended to exclude the Divine Race.

For the Moon Demon, who had always been dedicated to maintaining peace between the three races, such blatant provocation wasn’t something she would normally do.

But this time, Sara did it, or at least condoned her sisters’ statements.

What did this indicate?

It indicated that she also had her eyes on the Hero, and she wasn’t willing to let go of the Hero she had already “obtained.”

The Demon Lords’ attitudes indeed revealed a lot.

But there was no helping it.

This was someone chosen by their mother (the Demon King), and the Demon King’s Gem was still with him. How could they possibly let him go!?

Even if it seemed provocative and might affect the relationship between the Divine and Demon Races… they couldn’t compromise on this!

Just as Sara had declared to Artemis,

“Hero Shien belongs to us. No one can take him away.”

Now, Sara was upholding her declaration, protecting Shien with all her might, along with her sisters.

Naturally, the Divine Race goddesses weren’t to be outdone.

“This is no longer just an internal matter of the Demon Race.”

Anima stated this.

“If a seventh Demon Lord is truly born, the Old Demon Faction’s influence and strength will undergo a transformation. The threat they pose to this world will be unimaginable.”

Nadue also said this.

“We will not tolerate the rise of any evil, especially since this is the Hero’s mission. Our Divine Race cannot stand idly by, especially me.”

Even Artemis made this declaration.

In the end, it was Lildas who was at a loss for words, only able to look at her little cutie for help, hoping that her “precious daughter” could help her win back the Hero.

Lucy, sitting closest to Shien, received Lildas’s pleading gaze, but her face only showed an awkward expression of helplessness.

Lucy indicated that she was also in a difficult position.

She wasn’t the one calling the shots, and she had recently given her… leverage to her damned man. If she went against his wishes and chose a side now, she would definitely be tormented to death.

Besides, my dear Goddess Lildas, weren’t you the one who strongly opposed this guy before, unwilling to marry me off to him?

And now you’re asking for my help?

A little shameless, aren’t we…?

Unfortunately, Lildas couldn’t hear Lucy’s inner thoughts.

Not only Lildas, but even Elise, who was being looked at by Anima, was also caught in a dilemma.

She really wanted to help her goddess…

But she was also afraid!

Recalling the terror of being dominated by Shien, Elise could only tuck her tail between her legs, cover her ears, and pretend she didn’t see anything.

This made Anima sigh inwardly.

“As expected, girls always side with outsiders.”

Her little cabbage was indeed destined to be picked, there was no helping it.

But even so, the Divine Race didn’t plan to give up.

This was someone chosen by their Mother Goddess (the Supreme God), and the Supreme God’s Blessing was still with him. How could they possibly let him go!?

Even if it seemed shameless and might affect the Divine Race’s glorious image… they couldn’t compromise on this!

Just like that, the leaders of the Divine and Demon Races began a fierce debate on how to deal with the Old Demon Faction.

However, as they talked, the topic suddenly shifted to this…

“The ones who should be by the Hero’s side are us, the Demon Race!”

“No! It should be us, the Divine Race!”

Thus, the fight for the enemy turned into a fight for the man, the serious conference turning into a catfight, both sides becoming increasingly agitated.

“?”

All the human factions who couldn’t get a word in edgewise slowly typed out a question mark.

What are you doing?

What do you think this sacred Tripartite Conference is!?

Stop it! Let go of that Hero! Let… ahem! Let the atmosphere return to normal!

Unfortunately, none of the Demon Lords or goddesses heard the cries of the human factions.

“…You must be enjoying this, right?”

Lucy, witnessing this scene, said these words, her tone a mixture of jealousy and resentment.

“…”

Shien could only look bewildered.

How… how did this happen?

Why did it suddenly turn out like this?

Shien pondered.

However, he had to admit…

“This is actually quite satisfying.”

He wished he had something in his hands.

Like a camera, or a bag of sunflower seeds.

At the same time, at the edge of the Divine Realm, within a remote sealed land.

In a temple, a goddess looked at the ripples appearing in the space before her, her lips pursed.

Upon closer inspection, the scene within the Hall of Glory was clearly displayed within the ripples.

Watching the Divine and Demon Races put on a show of fighting over the Hero, almost resorting to violence, Nien’s pretty face was filled with displeasure.

“A bunch of scheming bastards, do you really think you can snatch my Hero away just by fighting over him like this?”

Nien scoffed, gritting her teeth slightly.

“If I were there, I’d turn you all into dust.”

The Hero is yours?

Wrong! He’s mine!

(Omnis: Wrong! He’s mine!)

Nien was filled with resentment, but there was nothing she could do.

After all, she couldn’t leave this place.

This made Nien even more resentful.

Thus, Nien raised her head and shouted towards the sky,

“Since you’ve already awakened, let me out!”

This wasn’t the first time Nien had shouted like this.

The reason she couldn’t leave this place was because of the seal.

And in all of Omnipotence, there was only one person who could undo the seal.

No, perhaps two.

If her Hero reached Transcendent Level and fully mastered that power, undoing the seal here shouldn’t be a problem.

After all, that power of his contained an element that shared the same origin as the seal’s power, and another element that completely countered the seal, making it easy to break.

The problem was, although her Hero had awakened that power, he hadn’t mastered it yet and wasn’t even aware of its existence.

Nien couldn’t help but recall the events that had happened recently.

As a sealed land personally sealed by the Supreme God, besides herself and the Supreme God, only three people had ever been here.

One was Shien, who could be summoned here at will by Nien.

One was Leisha, who, relying on her connection with the Demon King, weakened the resistance of the seal here, and using spatial magic, followed the summoned Shien, sneaking in once.

And the other was a guest who had come here not long ago.

She was the only one who had deduced and guessed her existence.

Knowing that her existence had been discovered, Nien simply provided a method, allowing that person to visit once.

Using the Rainbow Demon Diamond left by the former Demon King to weaken the seal’s power, and through her connection with the God’s Canyon, where she was initially born, Nien used the power of “summoning” to bring that Demon Lord, who wasn’t the Hero and had no inherent connection with her, into this place.

This was a one-time miracle achieved by borrowing the method the Demon King prototype had used to come here.

After that, the power of the Rainbow Demon Diamond was exhausted, and it shattered. The seal also reacted, severing her connection with the God’s Canyon. Therefore, that Demon Lord could no longer come here.

But that one time, Nien had talked a lot with that Demon Lord.

Among the topics discussed was the power Shien had awakened.

Therefore, Nien knew that it would take some time for Shien to master that power and become the most special existence in this world.

Before that, if she wanted to leave this place, she could only rely on the mercy of the one who sealed her.

But that person clearly didn’t intend to do so.

“You’re afraid that I’ll steal the Hero away, make him no longer belong to you, aren’t you?” Nien said sarcastically, shouting at the sky, “You’re still so timid and petty. You were afraid of the Demon King stealing him before, and now you’re afraid of me stealing him. What can you gain by being like this?”

These words made the entire temple tremble.

The power of the seal also overflowed, making the space here unstable.

Then…

“He was originally mine. No one can steal him away.”

A cold voice echoed in the air.

Nien was instantly furious.

“I said! He’s mine! Mine! Not yours!”

Nien shouted.

But the owner of the voice seemed to ignore her, withdrawing her power, and the temple returned to its original state.

Nien became even angrier, but she also knew that with her own power, she couldn’t resist that goddess at all.

“I should have just… you know… done it last time.”

Nien muttered resentfully.

“It’s all that guy’s fault. I even put in so much effort according to his preferences, but he actually held back?”

“He’s not a man!”

“He’s so… unrestrained with those princesses, masked lolis, and elven girls, practically pouncing on one every now and then. Why can’t I… !?”

Nien complained, then made up her mind.

“Next time, I’ll definitely devour him!”

(Omnis: Heh.)

“Hmm?”

Suddenly, Nien seemed to sense something. With a wave of her hand, the scene within the spatial ripples before her shifted to another location.

Looking at what was happening there, Nien narrowed her eyes.

“Are they finally here?”

Nien muttered.

“Be careful, my Hero.”

At the same time, in a spatial barrier undetectable to anyone, outside the Royal Capital, in the Flower Song Pavilion, Leisha, standing on the balcony overlooking the city, also seemed to sense something.

“Milady?”

Lasha, beside her, called out.

Leisha didn’t respond.

“It seems it’s time to reclaim my power.”

Leisha simply muttered softly.

Darkness began to approach the Royal Capital.