"Hmm, what's wrong?"
They were passionately embracing and kissing when Sora suddenly stopped. Erica asked with a curious expression.
"The authority of the wind is trembling; it should be Yuri and Miss Kaoru calling for me."
Without hiding anything, Sora replied.
"Has Athena descended so quickly… My King, hurry over. Anyway, you weren't planning on letting either of them go, were you? Now is the best time for a hero to save the beauty and capture the girls' hearts!"
Her slender arms were still hooked around Sora's neck, and Erica said with a generous smile.
If it were before, Erica would at most only agree to Yuri joining. On one hand, the Miko's unparalleled spiritual vision ability was of great help to their side, and on the other hand, Sister Yuri was too simple. Even if she joined, Erica wasn't worried that she would compete with her for the position of the first queen.
As for Miss Kaoru, that was out of the question. Erica would absolutely not let that vixen get close to Sora!
However, since changing her strategy, Erica no longer thought that way. She now wanted to do everything possible to recruit some reliable partners for herself. Although she felt a little sour inside, she had to admit that Miss Kaoru's value in some aspects was much greater than that of the simple Sister Yuri, so she had to let her off the hook this time.
However, that person is as shrewd as herself and may not necessarily listen to her. This is a problem that needs to be carefully considered…
"Heh… There's no rush now, because heroes always appear at the last moment!"
"Although I'm also a bit impatient to rush over now, in order to leave a more profound impression on them, I'll wait a bit."
A strange light flashed in his eyes, and Sora's mouth curved into a wicked arc. He didn't immediately activate the authority of [Wind] to rush over, but instead kissed Erica again to obtain Athena's knowledge.
"Ha… This Demon King of mine is the real veteran here. It seems I don't have to worry about not having partners in the future."
A large drop of sweat appeared on her forehead. Erica responded to Sora's actions while silently sighing in her heart…
…
"Yuri, protect yourself!"
Looking at Athena opposite them, Miss Kaoru spoke with extreme solemnity.
"Okay, you be careful too, Kaoru."
Nodding, the Miko knew that she was completely a burden in terms of combat, so she didn't pretend and quickly ran to the side with the Gorgoneion, releasing a barrier of magical power to cover herself.
"Oh… You're going to refuse my request? Interesting."
Looking at the two human Miko who refused and were preparing to face her, Athena let out a light laugh, but it was filled with a hint of coldness.
"Hmph! Athena, even if you are a god, so what? Don't look down on humans!"
Although she knew she was clearly no match for a god, Miss Kaoru adhered to the principle of not losing her aura even if she lost the fight, and snorted coldly at Athena.
"Damn Sora, if I die, I won't let you off even as a ghost!"
Looking at Sora, who hadn't arrived yet, Miss Kaoru was extremely anxious, but there was nothing she could do. She had to bite the bullet and go for it herself.
Activating her magical power, she quickly formed strange hand seals with both hands. Immediately, hundreds of Shikigami paper cranes floated in the air and all flew towards Athena.
To be honest, Miss Kaoru's moves didn't look very impressive. Although there seemed to be a lot of them, what use could a few paper cranes have? Let alone a god, even an ordinary human couldn't deal with them, right?!
Looking disdainful, Athena also didn't care about such petty tricks and allowed the paper cranes to fly close to her.
Seeing the other party treat her with such contempt, Miss Kaoru not only wasn't angry at all, but the corner of her mouth slightly curved into an arc, looking as if her plan had succeeded.
"Explode!!!"
Her pink lips parted slightly, and as Miss Kaoru issued an instruction, the next moment, hundreds of paper cranes all exploded!
Boom boom boom boom boom!!!
Flames soared into the sky, the airwaves were pressing, and with continuous explosions, Athena's figure was instantly engulfed in the raging fire!
"Hmph! Athena, this is the consequence of you underestimating humans! Even a god, after taking this blow…"
Leaping back to create distance and avoid the aftershocks of the explosion, Miss Kaoru stood firm, a hint of smugness appearing on her face.
However, Miss Kaoru's words were not yet finished—
"Miko, you're quite capable. If you weren't an enemy, I would have granted you a special blessing like a beloved child."
Athena's voice reached Miss Kaoru's ears. Moreover, what made Miss Kaoru's pupils shrink was that the other party's figure was right in front of her!
"But—"
Slowly raising her hand and pointing it at Miss Kaoru, Athena directly unleashed a whirlwind-like impact.
"Ah…"
Without surprise, Miss Kaoru let out a scream, her body was thrown into the air, and a trace of blood red splattered into the sky.
Bang! With a muffled sound, Miss Kaoru fell to the ground more than ten meters away. Although she didn't lose her life, she was severely injured and unable to fight again.
"Kaoru!!!"
Yuri, who was on the side, saw that her friend, Kaoru, was injured and immediately became anxious. Without thinking, she prepared to run over, but Athena's figure flashed and blocked her way.
"Miko, do you still have the mood to worry about your companion?"
"Such a barrier…"
A hint of disdain flashed in her eyes, Athena gently hooked her finger, and with a few cracking sounds like breaking glass, Yuri's spell barrier shattered with a bang.
"Ah…"
Due to the breaking of the barrier, Yuri's body was directly thrown backward. Miss Kaoru on the side was extremely anxious and wanted to catch Yuri, but she herself was already severely injured and couldn't make it in time!
Just as Yuri was about to hit the stone pillar behind her, and a hint of despair flashed in Miss Kaoru's eyes, a figure suddenly jumped out and embraced Yuri at the critical moment.
"Liliana-san…"
Looking at the silver-haired knight girl, Liliana Kranjcar, who caught her, Yuri had a surprised and joyful expression. Miss Kaoru on the side also let out a long sigh of relief.
"Leave it to her."
Looking at Athena, whom they could not possibly defeat with their current strength, Liliana rationally spoke to Yuri.
Looking at the human girl who suddenly appeared to obstruct her, a hint of displeasure flashed in Athena's expression. She gently raised her jade hand again and directly shot out a divine power impact.
Her expression changed, and Liliana quickly dodged and blocked in front of Yuri with her sword.
"Hurry up, Mariya Yuri!"
With great effort, Liliana urged Yuri.
"No…"
Knowing that everything would be over once the Gorgoneion was handed over to the other party, the Miko-san firmly refused.
Liliana felt a surge of frustration in her heart. This stubborn girl hadn't changed at all since she was a child, but even if you're stubborn, you have to look at the situation!
However, before Liliana could think further, the somewhat impatient Athena suddenly increased her power. Without surprise, with two screams, Yuri and Liliana were directly blown away.
"Ah… not good!"
Shaking her little head in a daze, looking at the Gorgoneion that had fallen to the side, Yuri-chan was startled and immediately prepared to pounce and pick it up without thinking.
But it was too late!
"Ancient Serpent, I finally found you…"
Directly grabbing the Gorgoneion from a distance, Athena had an excited expression.
"Mikos, pass it down to your descendants, the scene of the resurrection and return of this Trinity Queen!"
Divine power surged, the Gorgoneion floated up emitting a dazzling light, and a smile that could not be suppressed finally bloomed on Athena's usually indifferent face.
"How could this happen…"
Struggling to get up, Liliana, Yuri, and Kaoru all had expressions of horror.
"I sing, I sing the song of the ancient goddess who once ruled heaven and earth and darkness, I sing the lament of the queen who was slain as a forbidden serpent, my name is Athena, I was once the great mother goddess who gave birth to all things, and also the ruler of the underworld who controlled darkness, and the queen who knew the wisdom of heaven and earth!"
"Athena swears here, swears to restore her ancient form!"
Raising her hands to the sky, holding the Gorgoneion with surging divine power and overflowing light, Athena continuously chanted the divine words, her aura constantly growing, and even her petite figure grew larger under the gaze of the three girls!
Finally, as the divine words ended, the originally petite and cute Athena disappeared, replaced by the peerless figure of the ancient queen!
"Yuri!!!"
A deathly aura from the underworld continuously spread out from Athena, instantly engulfing Yuri and Kaoru. Liliana, who was standing relatively far away, quickly jumped away and narrowly escaped.
"Cough cough…"
"Heretic God… Athena!"
Looking at the majestic and beautiful figure of the queen, the girls all had expressions of horror…