Kiana Kaslana looked at Griseo and said, "Your name is Griseo, right? You may have a strong body, but that doesn't have much to do with us."
Vita said, "Griseo is one of mine. How could she have nothing to do with us?"
Kiana Kaslana replied, "She can't use our power, can she?"
The Honkai energy of this world rejected her Honkai energy.
Although she could forcibly assimilate the Honkai energy within Griseo and turn it into her own,
How should one put it—
Kiana Kaslana, in most cases, would not force a girl to accept her power.
Love it or not!
If not, she would just find someone else!
"..."
Vita had tried injecting her power, but it caused severe rejection every time.
She had asked Bronya and Sirin, and they both said that the body needed to be completely transformed to adapt to their side's power.
"Griseo, I want to ask you a question."
"What question?"
"There are two races, one called demons and the other called angels. A demon does good deeds and calls itself an angel; an angel does bad deeds and calls itself a demon. Do you think the good deeds done by a self-proclaimed angelic demon should be considered the good deeds of an angel, and the bad deeds done by a self-proclaimed demonic angel should be considered the bad deeds of a demon?"
Griseo frowned. What kind of strange question was that?
She thought for a moment and answered, "If a demon does good deeds, then it's still a demon doing good deeds. The same goes for angels."
"Hmm, correct answer. A demon is a demon, an angel is an angel. If you want a demon to truly become an angel and do good deeds—or an angel to become a demon and do evil—you must change the root itself: turn the demon into an angel, and the angel into a demon."
"I said all that just to ask—do you want to become a Herrscher? Although we don't necessarily have to oppose humans, believe me—in the infinite worlds we've seen, the most common enemy we face is always the race that calls itself human from another world."
"In this world, elves and dwarves are also classified as human-type races."
"Joining us means being prepared to face them as enemies. No one likes a comrade who suddenly betrays their own side for the enemy's sake."
Vita understood.
Humans from two different worlds—even if they looked the same—were still two entirely different species.
You couldn't betray your own people just because the others looked more like humans.
"You must have noticed, we're a coalition of many races and civilizations—human and non-human alike. We don't fight for freedom or equality for all."
"We fight only for what we believe is beautiful in our hearts. Those who deserve to die—we kill. Those we want to save—we save. It's that simple."
"So, do you still want to join us?"
Griseo thought for a moment, then nodded. "I'll join."
Just because some teammates weren't human, and the enemy happened to be humans from another world—that didn't mean betraying your own side made any sense.
Why did Elysia's mom have to tell her this so seriously?
Did she really think she would do something like that?
"I'll submit a request to the higher-ups to make you one of us."
In truth, Kiana Kaslana was just giving her a precautionary warning. It sounded absurd, even ridiculous—but such things could genuinely happen.
If someone wasn't joining by their own will, but was forced to, the likelihood of betrayal was much higher.
Unless everyone was brainwashed.
"Did you forget about me?"
Vita thought that if she applied herself, the approval would surely go through quickly.
But she had no idea how to apply!
She had joined too recently!
Rebuilding the Venusian civilization had kept her running around endlessly, leaving her little time to learn how things worked.
With her clearance, the approval process should pass smoothly.
"Mom, what about the humans of this world? Are we not going to interfere?"
Elysia turned to look at Kiana Kaslana.
"Your sisters will handle that."
Kiana Kaslana held Elysia gently in her arms.
For now, Ainz and his Great Tomb were confirmed to be safe.
No other anomalies had been detected.
Although she was a transmigrator, she didn't have any kind of system cheat.
Her only cheat was becoming the Will of Ruler—with a free universe included.
The starting point was high—at full power, she could destroy entire universes. Unfortunately, there were always limitations.
Just like in many novels, where powerful evil gods, demon gods, or immortals descend into the mortal realm through avatars or incarnations, their power would either be suppressed or heavily restricted.
In stable universes she had connected, Kiana Kaslana felt invincible. But when she entered unstable ones, she felt utterly constrained.
However, such limitations also had their advantages.
Because the restriction worked both ways—and she could actively sever the connection at will.
Unless she encountered an extraordinarily powerful being, if she opened a passage to another world and was discovered, even if the other party wanted to come through, they would be tightly constrained.
Crossing over would cut off their energy supply—like two people fighting, where one must run across a vast distance toward the other, nearly out of breath before arriving at their opponent's home.
The one waiting, conserving strength, and preparing at home would naturally have an absolute advantage.
Trying to carry large amounts of energy through an unstable passage would simply cause it to collapse.
So, during the early stages of any invasion, stealth was the only viable approach.
...
Holy Kingdom.
Northern Territories.
Zofia hovered in midair, glancing at the shattered northern wall of the fortress that had been struck by a meteor spell.
With one hand gripping a massive flaming sword, she raised it high above her head and swung it downward.
Flames surged outward in all directions.
The invading demi-humans were instantly burned to ash.
The remaining demi-humans turned pale at the sight of her, scrambling away in terror.
"How boring."
Zofia raised her hand, and countless fireballs shot forth.
All the remaining demi-humans around her were obliterated.
After finishing the job, she turned into a streak of red light and vanished into the sky.
...
Holy Kingdom Capital — Hoburns.
"Lady Zofia, you've returned!"
The guards immediately saluted as she passed.
Zofia ignored them and walked straight toward the palace.
She had no real ties to the Holy Kingdom. She was simply here because there were many enemies to fight—an ideal place to level up quickly.
By taking advantage of the world's rules, she had created an avatar capable of acting as a main body.
The Honkai Core within that avatar could even be taken out of this world and fused into her true self, granting her the avatar's abilities, classes, and skills acquired under this world's system.
She could also send her Honkai Core into new worlds, allowing her nanomachine body to operate across dimensions.
Many of her acquaintances were doing the same—each maintaining multiple alternate characters in this world.
When she first arrived, there hadn't been many enemies left.
Even now, her alternate character was only level 92—eight more levels to reach the cap.
Zofia returned to her room and lay down to rest.
A holographic projection of a gray-haired, purple-eyed woman appeared in the room.
Zofia opened her eyes, glanced at the image, and asked, "What is it?"
"How long has it been, and you still haven't reached max level?"
Rvy clearly remembered reaching max level after slaughtering over a hundred thousand enemies.
"I'm stuck on a class—can't level up."
Zofia opened her system panel.
War Knight Lv10, Valkyrie Lv10, God of War Lv2, Magic Goddess Guardian Lv10.
Plus racial level 60.
Their power system sometimes produced unexpected classes.
This 'God of War' class seemed to require her to lead armies in large-scale battles to level up.
"If you can't level up, stop wasting time there. Come to my new world! There are Super-Danger Beast here that can be used to craft special weapons."
"I found a particularly powerful serpent-type Danger Beast."
"You called me just to ask me to help you catch a snake?"
"That serpent is extremely difficult to handle—it seems to possess immortality. I've killed it several times, but each time it revives stronger, developing new resistances."
"Immortality? To what extent?"
Zofia was intrigued.
"I'm not sure, but it's impressive. Mainly, my daughter wants to capture it."
"Your daughter—Mobius? She's only a few years old!"
Zofia blinked. She knew Mobius—the child blessed to Rvy by the gods.
"She's five now."
"That can't be right! Isn't she supposed to be around three?"
"The place I live in has a different time flow than the outside world."
Fair enough.
Still, what kind of five-year-old would be so interested in a serpent?
As expected of a child blessed by the gods—how unique!
Zofia thought to herself.
"Are you going to help or not?"
"Of course I'll help! I never said I wouldn't. It's just a snake."
"Thanks."
"No need to thank me, just give me a few tens of thousands of points."
"...I think I'll handle it myself after all!"
"Just kidding. I'll come over once I finish my current tasks."
After ending her call with Rvy, Zofia handed over all the territories of the Holy Kingdom.
She had taken control of the Holy Kingdom from another Honkai squad.
Many of them had once ruled nations or cities. At first, it seemed fine—but as time went on and responsibilities grew, most found it tedious and eventually handed their territories over to others.
Currently, the Holy Kingdom was still ruled by the Holy Queen, while Zofia merely provided protection, ensuring development proceeded according to the AI-generated plan. The rest of her time was spent on leveling up.
Basically, everyone who occupied a territory could have the AI create a detailed development blueprint for its future. They only needed to follow it.
If things went wrong, it was the local administrators' fault.
And when things went wrong, they were purged.
In the face of absolute power, governance was simple—if the results weren't satisfactory, find the problem and eliminate those responsible.
Zofia opened her friends' group chat and sent a message: "Anyone interested in taking over the Holy Kingdom?"
Iron Maiden: "You're quitting already?"
Zofia: "It's too boring."
Westminster: "Agreed. Being an empress feels like working a nine-to-five job."
Iron Maiden: "I've got trouble with a bunch of two-legged sheep causing incidents. Several of them have been killed. It's annoying."
Griseo: "What are two-legged sheep?"
Westminster: "It's what a demon calls weak bipedal creatures—ordinary humans included."
Griseo: "..."
Zofia: "And who invited this one in?"
Kiki: "I did."
Zofia: "Oh, it's you! Is she from your world? Is she strong?"
Iron Maiden: "Kiki, come help me deal with this demon."
Kiki: "Handle it yourself."
Iron Maiden: "This demon's got a world-class artifact and is over level 90—we can't handle it!"
Kiki: "Even if it's over level 100, I believe in you. Good luck."
Sylpheria: "We're tracking a level 90+ demon. If you spot it, let us know."
Westminster: "Got it, no problem."
Zofia: "If no one wants the Holy Kingdom, I'll give it to one of the juniors."
Iron Maiden: "Anything special there?"
Zofia: "It's coastal. There are mermaids—and tons of seafood."
Zofia: "We could even catch magical seafood and bring it back to our world as specialty goods—'Magical World Seafood!'"
Iron Maiden: "Not what I'm looking for."
Iron Maiden: "I'm planning to relocate anyway."
Iron Maiden: "Kiki, let's go explore the newly opened world together!"
Kiki: "I'm staying with my daughter, Elysia. No time."
Zofia: "I'm heading to help Rvy's daughter, Mobius, catch a serpent."
Griseo: "Wait—you said Mobius?"
Mobius... could it be the same Dr. Mobius she knew?
Zofia: "You know her?"
Griseo: "I'm not sure."
Zofia: "Here's a picture."
...
Elf Royal Palace.
Griseo looked at the photo—a little girl with light green wavy hair cascading to her waist. Beneath her bangs, her icy green eyes glimmered with a wild, dangerous allure.
It really was Aunt Mobius!
No—wait!
Not an aunt anymore!
After submitting her application, Griseo had been learning more about the organization she'd joined and what everyone else was doing.
She rushed out of her room and ran straight to Elysia's bedroom to tell her the news.
"That's great! Looks like I'm not the only one—Mobius, Eden, and Sakura must have reincarnated too."
Upon hearing that Mobius had been reborn, Elysia wasn't particularly surprised.
She had always felt she wasn't the only one.
Now that Mobius had been confirmed to exist, it was almost certain that Eden, Sakura, Vill-V, and Hua had also been taken away when they died.
Most likely, they were now in other worlds.
The only uncertainty lay with Kevin, Su, and Kalpas—whether they too had reincarnated.
A Honkai that favored women over men.
If Kevin and Su were reborn,
they probably became adorable little girls as well.
Elysia even felt that Vita, who was always with Griseo, seemed just like a feminine version of Su.
"Come on, let's go see the adorable little Mobius!"
Elysia's eyes sparkled with excitement.
How could she not go take a ton of pictures and videos of such a cute little Mobius to keep as souvenirs?
However, traveling to another world required authorization and consumed a certain amount of points, preventing everyone from hopping across dimensions freely.
Elysia and Griseo didn't have enough clearance.
They would have to find someone to take them across.
Kiana Kaslana and Vita were sitting across from each other, playing cards.
"Ely, you still have school. When you're older, you can visit anytime you want."
"Mom, just this once, please?" Elysia hugged Kiana's arm, her voice soft and pleading.
"Is she someone very important to you?"
Kiana Kaslana looked at Elysia for a moment before asking.
"Yes, she's very important."
Elysia nodded firmly.
"You like her."
"I do."
"Alright, I'll take you to see her. But there's one thing you need to remember."
"Mm-hmm!"
"You're still too young. No early romance, understood?"
What?
Elysia froze.
Griseo was stunned.
Vita covered her mouth, laughing quietly.