Chapter 65: The Alliance is Formed
Watching the group gradually disappear into the distance, the Countess felt a sense of loss.
Would her cute daughter be bullied living in the Demon Territory? Would she go hungry? Would she encounter bad people?
The more she thought about it, the more worried she became.
But then, remembering that the Divine Beast-sama was protecting her, she felt certain Sophia would be safe. She relaxed her mind, praying only that her daughter would grow up quickly.
Meanwhile, Count Keren gazed at the devastated town, lost in thought.
The city-state he had worked so hard to develop had been ruined in an instant; he felt he had truly failed as a lord.
However, it was a blessing among misfortunes that his most important family members were safe.
Keren took a deep breath and clenched his fists.
"I will work hard. I must restore it to its former prosperity!"
"Anata (Darling)..."
The low voice of his wife came from beside him.
"Hmm?"
He turned, looking at her in confusion.
"How about we build a statue of the Divine Beast-sama? That way, I can pray for her every day."
"Great idea!"
Keren agreed immediately, completely forgetting the specific instructions of a certain spider-girl.
After Shirazawa's group departed, the war between the Kingdom of Sariella and Ohts drew to a close.
The three-army alliance had lost over ten thousand men to Shiro's three Abyss Magic spells, and the subsequent battle involving the Demon Lord had caused massive collateral damage to bystanders.
Sariella's army took the opportunity to strike, finally repelling the enemy forces.
Thus, the war initiated by the three powers—the Word of God Religion, the Sword Saint Nation, and the Elf Realm—ended in failure.
The victory of the Goddess Religion allowed the glorious deeds of the spider monsters to be spread throughout the world.
Protected by the Divine Beast-sama, the Kingdom of Sariella entered a long period of prosperity.
As for the two Divine Beast-samas...
...
In the lush, dense forest.
A strange group was strolling along.
To everyone's surprise, Sophia was not in Shiro's arms at the moment.
Her infant clothes had been stripped off and replaced with a brand-new pair of oversized trunks, and she was currently perched triumphantly in Mera's arms.
"Hmph! Who says I don't have any attack methods just because I can't move?"
"I still have Water Style: Water Dragon Breath!"
She tilted her little head, making a few gestures at Shiro as if boasting—or perhaps threatening.
"..."
Shiro's mouth twitched; she didn't want to deal with this brat.
It was her own fault for getting peed on, after all.
"Hey~ Shiro, Shirazawa, do you want to form an alliance with me?"
After wandering for half the day, Ariel finally couldn't resist extending an olive branch.
"While you're quite terrifying as enemies, you seem very reliable as allies."
She blinked her ruby-red eyes and gave a sweet smile. "What do you think?"
"We should be the ones saying that. Having you around makes us feel incredibly safe!" Shirazawa shrugged, his tone quite teasing.
In this world, there were almost none who could defeat Ariel.
Unless Potimas was willing to reveal his true form and come out of the Elf Village.
But if he did that, Güliedistodiez might just step in and wipe him out.
To guard against Gülie, Potimas had been hiding since the previous era, never daring to step out of his front door.
So, the implication was clear: Ariel was invincible in this era.
It was just a pity her legs were so short.
Without spatial magic, her mobility was quite poor.
"Ehehehe~"
Hearing the praise, Ariel began to smirk smugly.
And then...
She was tripped by a sudden outstretched foot, face-planting into the grass in a pathetic heap.
"..."
*I feel like the Demon Lord-sama is a bit unreliable right now.*
Shiro commented silently in her heart.
"Cough, cough, cough..."
Ariel coughed dryly, pretending nothing had happened. "Anyway, so what's your answer?"
"What is the goal of the alliance?"
Shirazawa asked calmly.
Ariel blinked. "The goal?"
"To defeat the world's cancer, Potimas, of course!" She raised her arms and shouted. "Saving the world sounds fun, doesn't it?"
*So it's no longer about destroying all of humanity? It seems the Body Brain's reformation was quite successful.*
Whichever it was, it didn't matter much to Shirazawa.
Right now, he only thought about becoming a god as soon as possible, finding his "little brother," and living a happy, shameless life.
However, their current goals were aligned.
Both of them had been marked by Potimas; from now on, the elven pursuit would be relentless and a total hassle.
Therefore, they needed a powerful and reliable ally—or rather, a backer.
In that case, Ariel, with her explosive combat power, was an excellent choice.
Furthermore, the elves could not invade the Demon Territory. There, they would have no conflict, no worries, and plenty of time to do what they wanted.
Besides, the Demon Lord was so cute... hehe...
"Shiro, what do you say?" Shirazawa turned his head to ask.
"Is the Demon Lord... really reliable?"
Shiro whispered via telepathy. She felt Ariel posed a risk of killing them at any moment; if they let their guard down, she could take them out with a single Abyss Magic spell. Her long-standing caution made her hesitant to take the risk; she would rather live a happy life for two with Shirazawa.
At most, they could add Sophia.
"Don't worry," Shirazawa smiled and replied via telepathy. "Ariel needs us to deal with Potimas together. For now, it's safe."
"Well... alright then. You decide."
Seeing this, Shiro could only reluctantly nod in agreement, though her wariness toward Ariel hadn't diminished in the slightest.
The cheerful girl walking ahead glanced back at them. From the subtle changes in their expressions, she immediately guessed their thoughts.
After all, she was an old fox who had lived for countless years; she knew all about schemes and plots. It was just that her current goofy personality hid her inner shrewdness quite well.
To build up some favor with Shiro, she continued:
"Not just the little spiders—you all should come too."
"Merazophis and little Sophia-chan~"
She tilted her head and beckoned to the vampire master and servant.
Mera and Sophia exchanged a look.
"I follow the Young Lady's decision. Wherever she goes, I will follow unto death."
Mera spoke first, offering his loyalty to the girl.
Ariel added, "The demon territory I rule is the only place in this world that hasn't been infiltrated by the elves. As a vampire, that's the only place you can survive~"
"...Fine."
Although she hated the idea of traveling with Wakaba, the current situation left her no choice but to agree.
Beside her, Shiro could only let out a long sigh.
Everyone around her had been won over by the Demon Lord. What could she do?
Sigh.
So sad.
"Everyone! Let's head for our first destination—the capital of Sariella!"
"Ohh!!"
To avoid harassment from elven pursuers, the group decided to take rarely-traveled mountain paths and bypass the capital to throw off the trackers' eyes and ears.
Of course, the main reason for the detour was that the appearance of the two spider-girls was far too conspicuous.
They couldn't go to human towns at all, so they had to sleep in the wild.
The beautiful life had ended before it even began.
Tragic!
Shiro observed three minutes of silence, then pulled herself together and continued the journey.
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