"Hmm?"
Suddenly, as if he had discovered something, Sora cast his gaze towards the Gorgoneion on the ground.
Buzz, buzz, a tremor. Under everyone's astonished expressions, the Gorgoneion suddenly flew up from the ground, transforming into a black stream of light and shooting towards the distance.
"Erica, I'll leave Athena to you for now!"
Giving Erica an instruction, Sora directly activated the authority of [Phoenix], also transforming into a fiery red stream of light and chasing after it.
The girls looked at each other, all with expressions of confusion. Only Athena, who was still being held by Erica, had a hint of solemnity in her expression.
"Heh… still trying to escape?!"
Looking at the Gorgoneion that was still struggling to escape in his hand, Sora was not polite. He directly sent a divine power into it. Immediately, a black stream of air emerged from the Gorgoneion, condensing into Athena's form in the air.
Her appearance was almost identical to Athena in her loli state, except that the hat on her head had a red base, and her mini school uniform skirt had become a black jacket.
However, the aura of this woman was completely different from Athena's - evil, crazy, and dark!
"Yo, nice to meet you, Mother of Athena, Metis!"
He wasn't repulsed by the evil and dark aura emanating from the other party at all. Perhaps it was precisely because of this that Sora felt a sense of camaraderie. Looking at the divine loli who shared the same appearance as Athena, Sora said with a wicked smile.
"Godslayer, who exactly are you? Why do you know of my existence?"
A sharp glint flashed in her eyes. The loli god, whom Sora called Metis, spoke to Sora with a gloomy expression.
"Kusanagi Sora. You've been watching me from within the Gorgoneion, and you still don't know who I am? As for why I know of your existence, hehe, I won't tell you!"
Looking at the loli girl with a fierce aura, Sora grinned.
"You're courting death!!!"
With a face full of anger, Metis instantly erupted with overwhelming killing intent.
"Hey, hey, let's get this straight. I'm just here to retrieve the Gorgoneion. I have no intention of fighting you."
"I've already obtained Athena today. Although you will belong to me sooner or later, it's not fun to devour all the good things at once. As for you, let's wait for next time."
"Of course, if you really want a fight, I won't mind. Although I've consumed a lot of divine power in the battle with Athena, do you think you have the confidence to defeat me in your current state? Metis!"
Using the extreme speed of [Phoenix], Sora flashed behind Metis, leaning close to the loli girl's ear, and said with a wicked expression.
Startled, Metis quickly flashed away, putting distance between herself and Sora, a hint of horror flashing in her eyes.
Although she really wanted to kill this hateful Godslayer, the other party was indeed right. She was basically an empty shell now, with no power, and it was completely impossible to defeat the other party. If it were an ordinary Godslayer, it would be one thing, but the key was that this guy had too many peculiarities about him, giving Metis an unusually dangerous feeling.
"Hehehe, Godslayer, Athena was right, you are indeed an extremely arrogant fellow!"
"Goodbye. I will come back for your life one day, I swear by the name of Metis."
Revealing a cold and enchanting smile, after quickly weighing the situation in her heart, Metis had already made her decision.
Without any hesitation, she directly transformed into a black stream of light and disappeared into the horizon.
"Hehehe… One day I will come for your body and soul too, I swear by my name, Sora."
A strange light flashed in his eyes, and Sora also muttered to himself with a wicked expression.
…
"Phew… That King Sora actually defeated Athena. I must report this matter to the Demon King as soon as possible."
Taking a deep breath to calm her emotions, looking at the poor goddess Athena in the distance who was being played with by the three girls, Erica, the knight girl Liliana muttered to herself.
"Yo, good evening, Liliana-san!"
Suddenly, a voice unexpectedly sounded, instantly startling the girl.
"Ah… Greetings, King Sora-sama!"
As an excellent knight, Liliana quickly regained her composure. Looking at Sora, who had appeared in front of her at some point with a smiling face, the girl secretly thought "this is bad," but she gave Sora a standard knight's bow with utmost composure.
"Hehehe, we've met once before, Liliana-san, there's no need to be so polite."
Looking at this girl, Sora secretly sighed with regret. How could those old guys in the "Bronze-Black Cross" be so blind as to give her to that old man, the Marquis Voban!
However, thinking that this girl would eventually belong to him, Sora felt a little more balanced in his heart.
"Forgive me, Your Majesty the Demon King, Liliana dares not."
Feeling even more nervous, in Liliana's opinion, these so-called Demon Kings were all fickle and willful guys. She had deeply felt this during her time with the Marquis Voban, and she wouldn't be foolish enough to be truly impolite to someone and let them find fault with her!
"Hey… Liliana Kranjcar, hold out your hand!"
With his hands crossed over his chest, Sora seemed to have seen through the girl's apprehension. As if on purpose, his tone suddenly changed, and he ordered the girl.
"Ah… Yes!"
Startled, but the girl dared not resist in the slightest, and directly respectfully held out one of her hands.
Closing her eyes, the girl was filled with fear and anxiety, so nervous she was about to die, thinking that this Demon King was going to punish her with some perverted method. However, after waiting for a while, no perverted punishment came. Instead, she felt something being placed on her finger.
Extremely nervous, she quietly opened her eyes and saw that a beautiful and sparkling silver ring had appeared on her index finger!
"A ring… Could it be… Could it be, a… a proposal!!!"
Something seemed to have occurred to her little head, and Liliana's face instantly turned crimson, even her speech became stuttered.
She had actually been proposed to by the Demon King-sama… proposed to… proposed to…
"…"
Hearing the girl's extremely surprised voice, Sora instantly understood that this girl seemed to have misunderstood something. His mouth twitched, and he covered his forehead with his hand.
This knight sister is indeed worthy of writing romance novels. Her imagination is so rich!!!
"Ahem, Liliana-san, this is a thank you gift for saving Yuri earlier."
"This is not an ordinary ring. Well, just think of it as a magic item. It has a space inside that can help you girls store some personal items."
Sora's spatial ring would only be given to his women. Although he also had the intention of proposing to Liliana, looking at the innocent girl's appearance, Sora decided not to tell her, lest he accidentally scare her fragile little nerves.
"Ah?"
Okay, her cherry-like mouth was wide open. Even though Sora had chosen such an extremely subtle way of speaking, the girl was still so shy that smoke was coming out of her little head, and she wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
The Demon King-sama must have heard what she just said, right? It's over, it's over, how embarrassing!!!
"Your Majesty the Demon King, this gift is too precious. Liliana cannot accept it. Please take it back."
Although she loved this ring very much, and was even more longing for its ability to store things, due to the upbringing and etiquette she had received since childhood, Liliana bit her lip and prepared to return the ring.
Moreover, what made the girl even more hesitant to accept was, how could the Demon King's gift be so easy to take?!
"Hey… It seems Liliana-san has some reservations!"
"Then I'll add a few more conditions. When you go back and report to that old man, just say that Athena has been eliminated by me. How about it? Now you can accept it with peace of mind, right!"
Sora naturally couldn't take the ring back. He leaned close to the girl's ear and whispered with a wicked expression.
"No… No, as a knight, Liliana cannot deceive her lord."
She could even feel Sora's breath. Liliana's face was almost as red as an apple, and she was extremely nervous and shy in her heart, but she still refused.
"Hehe, Liliana-san, that won't do! Those who eat from others have soft mouths, and those who take from others have soft hands. I can't take the item back. If you really want to report the truth to old Voban, I won't mind."
He gently bit the girl's earlobe, feeling her body clearly tremble. Sora knew that this was the limit. If he continued, this innocent girl might really be broken by him.
Without giving the young girl a chance to refuse, Sora instantly vanished from his original spot.
"Ha… ha…"
Seeing that Sora had finally left, the young girl immediately collapsed onto the ground, gasping for breath.
After resting for a while, Lilianna looked at the silver ring on her hand with a complex expression. In the end, she didn't throw it away. She stood up and also disappeared into the night.