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Alex: "Uh… sorry, I completely forgot about that. But it's not just me—there are plenty of heavy hitters in the group!"
Brunhilde: "Sigh…"
Hestia: "Alex, why didn't you wait until you got back to Orario before… whatever it is you did? What godhood did you even achieve?"
Alex: "I maxed out all my Development Abilities to S rank, so I figured I'd try condensing a godhead. Didn't expect it to actually work. My divine title is 'Demon God'—God of Magic."
Misaka Mikoto: "What the hell? Isn't that basically the same as the Magic Gods in our world?"
Alex: "Pretty similar in nature, but I'm nowhere near their level."
Luo Hao: "Little brother, don't sell yourself short. You went from mortal to god in just over a year. Give it time—you'll surpass them."
Alex: "Yeah!"
Takatsuki Sen: "Guess we'd better step it up too. Alex started lower than all of us and he's already ascended. We can't fall behind."
Saeko Busujima: "Well, the Guild Leader has Lord Hestia and Leader Luo backing him. He also killed gods for a mountain of points. Then he cleared the ultimate mission in the Demon Slayer world and got another ten thousand points. It'd be harder not to get strong."
Luo Hao: "So how powerful are you now?"
Alex: "A casual strike can wipe out a planet. If I go all out? I could destroy the entire solar system."
Yotsuya Miko: "What the hell? That's insane!"
Saeko Busujima: "Terrifying."
Misaka Mikoto: "That's borderline cheating."
Hestia: "That level of destructive power? You've already surpassed me."
Luo Hao: "I thought that breaking through the Godslayer limit would put me on par with you, little brother. Seems I'm still a step behind."
Alex blinked. "Sis, you broke through the Godslayer limit?"
Luo Hao nodded. "I spent every last point I had and purchased the Grand Covenant Art."
She then calmly explained the entire process.
At first, she followed Alex's example—cultivating battle aura and magic from the world of Mushoku Tensei, Type-Moon magecraft, Fairy Tail magic, and more. She pushed each system to its absolute peak. Then she bought the ability "Infinite Regeneration" and began fusing multiple energy systems together.
Relying on her effective immortality, she forcefully merged battle aura, curse power, and various forms of magic within her body.
The resulting energy was extraordinarily refined—but not quite divine power. At best, it was pseudo-divinity.
Alex had managed to fuse true divine power thanks to a spark of Hestia's sacred flame. Luo Hao had no such advantage. The fact that she could create pseudo-divinity at all was already remarkable.
Once she achieved that, she shattered the Godslayer ceiling. The pseudo-divine power within her body was three times that of an ordinary Godslayer.
Still, she wasn't satisfied.
After a long search through the Netherworld, she found Susanoo and slew him, gaining a new Authority and five thousand points.
Combined with her previous savings, she broke ten thousand points and immediately purchased the Last King's Grand Covenant Art.
With it, she could call upon the power of every god in the Godslayer world—wield their weapons and Authorities as if they were her own.
Using that overwhelming strength, she refined her pseudo-divinity again, elevating it into true divine power.
She condensed a godhead, fused all her stolen Authorities into herself—
And became a god.
Now, even without using any Authority, her full-powered strike could shatter a planet.
In other words, while she wasn't quite on Alex's level, she had stepped into the realm of four-digit powerhouses.
When everyone heard her story, envy flooded the chat.
So it wasn't just Alex. Luo Hao had ascended too.
Alex: "Sis, what's your divine title?"
Luo Hao: "Martial God."
Alex grinned. "That's awesome."
Hestia: "Martial Gods, Battle Gods, War Gods—those types are the most combative among deities, and some of the strongest."
Alex: "Now that we're gods, should we form a divine pantheon?"
Luo Hao: "I'm in."
Hestia: "I agree—but three gods is a bit early. Let's wait until more people ascend."
Alex: "Deal."
Yotsuya Miko: "Wow. I'm still a normal human and you guys are already planning a pantheon."
Saeko Busujima: "Looks like I need to speed up too."
Misaka Mikoto laughed. "Guess the seat of Thunder God is mine!"
Roxy: "The Guild Leader snatched up Magic God… what should I become?"
Yotsuya Miko: "You could go for Water God. Your magic's mostly water and ice, right? Just keep building that way."
Roxy: "Makes sense!"
Esdeath: "Take Water God. I'm claiming Ice God."
Yotsuya Miko: "Weren't you planning to hunt gods? Why become one?"
Esdeath smirked. "As long as I get stronger, I don't care. I used to refuse joining Hestia's Familia, didn't I? And who says a god can't hunt other gods?"
Yotsuya Miko: "Fair point."
Roxy: "You don't have to go Ice God. Teigu has a low ceiling—you'll need another system to ascend anyway. How about War God or Goddess of War?"
Esdeath: "War God or Goddess of War… I like those."
Alex: "Goddess of War's taken."
Yotsuya Miko: "Already? By who?"
Alex: "Athena from the Godslayer world. She's allied with me."
Esdeath shrugged. "Whatever. I prefer War God anyway."
Kurumi Tokisaki: "Should I become the Goddess of Spirits? Or maybe the God of Time?"
Alex clicked his tongue. "Time is terrifying. Ascending through time won't be easy."
Kurumi smiled faintly. "With the chat group, I think I can give it a try."
Alex: "Then go for it."
Hestia: "You can do it, Kurumi! If our pantheon gets a Time God, we'll be unstoppable."
Nangong Nayue: "If there's a Time God, becoming a Space God isn't too much to ask, right?"
Alex: "Go ahead. Time and space are top-tier powers. As gods, they'd be even stronger."
Nayue smirked. "I do love a challenge."
Saeko sighed. "You're all aiming so high. I'd be happy just becoming a Sword God."
Takatsuki Sen: "At least you have a goal. I don't even know what kind of god I'd become."
Alex: "You're a ghoul. Maybe Beast God?"
Takatsuki Sen: "You're the Beast God. Your whole family's Beast Gods!"
Alex: "…"
Yue: "I'll become the Vampire God. Blood God."
Shinobu Kocho: "Can I be the Medicine God? Poison God works too!"
Erza: "You're making this hard for me. My magic's Requip—am I supposed to become the God of Outfit Changes?"
Tsunade: "Same here. Am I supposed to be the God of Ninja? That was my grandfather's title."
Alex waved it off. "Don't overthink it. We'll deal with it when the time comes."
After chatting for a while longer, he closed the group.
For the next few days, Alex focused on mastering his explosive new divine power.
Seven days later, he finally set out again.
Before leaving, he once more erected a barrier around Longxi Village—not to stop Tsukushi and Kurome from escaping this time, but to keep outsiders from intruding.
…
Northeast border of the Empire. White Wolf River.
Near the river stood a small town—White Wolf Town.
The moment Alex arrived, he sensed the Empire's elite assassination unit… and three members of the Revolutionary Army's Oberg assassination guild.
"All the key players are here," he murmured with a faint smile. "Time to sit back, watch the show… and recruit them."
He checked into the town's finest inn.
The moment he stepped inside, he saw Akame walking out of the hot spring area in a bathrobe.
The instant their eyes met, her pupils shrank.
Alex smiled and gave her a casual wave before booking the best room available.
Akame hurried back to her room, changed, and made sure none of her teammates had noticed anything unusual. Only then did she head to Alex's door.
Knock. Knock. Knock.
The door opened. Alex smiled and let her in.
The moment she stepped inside, she spoke.
"After I went back, I investigated my father and the entire assassination unit. It's exactly like the future you showed me. They're monsters—people who devour others without blinking. The Enhancement Unit where my little sister Kurome is… they've been pumping her full of drugs to strengthen her."
Her teeth ground together as she spoke.
Kurome was her weak spot. The Empire had crossed a line.
"Don't worry," Alex said, sitting casually on the bed, one leg crossed over the other. "I've already brought Kurome to Longxi Village. I healed her body. She's off the drugs now."
Akame froze.
Then her face lit up with relief.
"Thank you!!!"
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