Chapter 195: [Ragnarök] Round Six: The Gods' Side Is!!!
A girl with golden spiral twin tails swaying as she walked carried a plate of grilled skewers to a seat.
Surrounding her were other beautiful girls, each with their own unique charm.
There was a reliable big-sister type of beauty,
A seductive and alluring big-sister type of beauty,
A cool, aloof beauty with glasses,
An adorable, expressionless loli-type beauty, and so on.
As for the twin-tailed girl, she belonged to the tsundere-type young lady category of cute beauties.
"What are your thoughts on that Ashiya Dōman from the third round just now?"
After taking a bite of her snack, Rias was the first to bring up the topic.
Right now, everyone was in the human recreational area outside the arena, enjoying some snacks.
They had already witnessed the third match.
That match was quite bizarre. It seemed Ashiya Dōman wasn't fighting purely for humanity's sake.
"In order to break the seal on the Demon Star, he even sent his own remains there. This clearly wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision but something he had planned since before his death. In other words, he might have known that the final battle between humanity and the gods—Ragnarök—would occur in the future."
Sona, stirring her coffee with a spoon, slowly added milk as she spoke.
"It might seem like revenge against the gods for arbitrarily deciding humanity's future, but I doubt that's the whole truth."
Vice President Tsubaki added this point.
"After all, releasing those dangerous monsters could also bring disaster upon humanity."
Akeno, who said this, took a small bite of her snack.
Mmm, it really tasted delicious.
"So that means, the true mastermind behind this Douma Monk might be those trying to reclaim this world, nya~"
Kuroka voiced the conclusion everyone was likely thinking.
Releasing those monsters wouldn't just bring chaos to the current pantheon—it could also lead to the extinction of humanity, who provide divine weapons to the gods, dealing a severe blow to the deities as well.
Thus, those forces might invade during the great chaos.
"I wonder if this world's Beast of the Apocalypse 666 is stronger than the one from our world, nya~"
Among the released dangerous entities was such a monster, with power at least surpassing that of a chief god.
"This world is truly far more perilous than ours."
Rias also sighed softly.
Through conversations with some humans, they had learned more about this world's myths, which were far more numerous than those in their own world.
"I have another perspective."
"What perspective, Ravel?"
"The Douma Monk might genuinely belong to the human faction, acting for humanity's sake..."
Ravel explained her alternative theory.
By creating such chaos, the invading Primal God forces attempting to return would be forced to emerge from the shadows.
Those released dangerous beings might be recruited, and some could even become internal collaborators.
"So, Ravel, you believe the true purpose of the Ragnarök battle from start to finish wasn't to decide whether humanity would continue for a thousand years, but purely to lure those forces out?"
Tsubaki couldn't help but delve deeper into this speculation.
"To lure them out, was it worth sacrificing Thor? Even King Solomon gave his life for this."
Rias felt the cost was too high.
"But didn't he die? He went to our world, right? Perhaps it was a feigned death to join forces with us and launch a pincer attack against those forces~"
Sona added to this line of thought.
"Hmm, that's a possibility. Another purpose in going to our world might have been to test our side."
"Testing our side? What does that mean, Ravel~"
Rias couldn't figure out what exactly was being tested either.
No, she thought of one possibility.
"Is it to confirm whether our side is being controlled or not? If not, then join forces, right?"
"Huh? Wariness toward our world?"
Sona was also puzzled.
"Hehe, I get this one. He can't determine if our world might be more powerful than this one, worried that this world might end up being invaded by ours instead, right meow~"
Kuroka felt that the other purpose mentioned by the little princess of the Phenex family was exactly this.
"Correct, but it's just a bit disappointing for Lord Solomon~"
Ravel smiled wryly.
Their world wasn't that powerful; the strongest forces were the two Dragon Gods.
So, forget joining forces with this side—they actually needed support from this world instead.
Thus, after her words, everyone fell silent.
Compared to the dangers this world would face, their own world was in even more peril, truly on the brink of destruction if they weren't careful.
In the blink of an eye—
"Can we even go back?"
Someone murmured anxiously and uncertainly.
Everyone gazed at the massive floating island crumbling and disintegrating; it had been shot down during the fifth match.
And the fifth match had left the group of girls from the parallel world utterly shocked.
Additionally, there was the fourth match—though quite brief, the exchange between the Old Man of the Mountain and Hades was beyond imagination.
"I don't know~"
Sona shook her head slightly in response.
Now, everyone felt restless and uneasy, deeply worried about the current state of their own world.
As for returning, they had no idea how to do it, especially since King Solomon wasn't in this world now. Unless King Solomon returned to this world.
Alternatively, they could try reaching out to the myths of this world to see if there was any way to send them back, but the chances of success were extremely low.
Could they be sure the gods they contacted would be friendly?
Might they be spies for the primordial god faction instead?
Perhaps there was one person they could trust: the Valkyrie, Brunhilde.
However, they had no idea where to find her.
But there was one method: wait for the sixth match to begin, and they could go directly to the Valkyrie's viewing stand to look for her—she would definitely be there.
Thus, they finally waited for the sixth match to start.
And the arena was even more magnificent and grand than before, making it somewhat troublesome for them to find someone.
But they could determine the Valkyrie's location by observing one person's reaction: Zeus.
This chief god often glanced toward the Valkyrie's direction?
Huh? Why was the prominent VIP seat for the chief god of Greek mythology empty this time?
Where was the old man?
But it seemed all the Greek gods had come out this time, all standing near the empty seat, each with an exceptionally grave expression as they looked toward the arena.
Could it be!!!
The girls thought of one possibility!! Power!.