Somewhere in a distant dimension
A small castle.
An enormous army was surrounding the castle, laying siege.
“Your Highness, Princess! General Reich has fallen!”
“General Reich!”
Amidst a small army defending against the onslaught stood a tiny girl clad in armor, leading the charge.
“Tch. Do not be afraid! This is the kingdom’s final bastion! We cannot retreat any further!”
“Your Highness! The Imperial soldiers are breaching the defense—Ack!”
A knight rushed in to report, but was pierced by a flying blue flame from behind and collapsed.
“Looks like everyone is gathered here.”
A giant slowly walked in behind the fallen soldier.
As he stretched out his left hand, the flame flew into his grasp.
“……Araize.”
“Hahaha! I’ve been telling you to surrender sooner. If you had, you wouldn’t have to see such miserable sights.”
As Emperor Araize smirked, Princess Carlos gritted her teeth.
“Do you think I don’t see through your schemes? You’ve turned your own citizens into soulless puppets with your filthy black magic. Just think about the horrors you’d unleash once you conquer our kingdom.”
“……Quite sharp, aren’t you? Such a waste of talent.”
As the giant gripped his spear tighter, the blue flame coursed along his left arm.
“But I have no choice but to eliminate you. You’re an obstacle in my path to becoming a god.”
Whoosh!
Araize’s blue flames engulfed the surroundings.
“Kwaaaak!”
“Help me!”
“Ack!”
The kingdom’s soldiers and knights were consumed by the flames of evil, writhing in agony.
“Ev—Everyone!”
“Hahaha! I’ll send you off just like your father!”
Emperor Araize slowly approached.
‘Is this it…? Is this how it ends? There’s no way out.’
The princess despaired.
‘Taking time to sacrifice himself for me, and yet I’ve done nothing. All I’ve done is send those who believed in me to their deaths. At this rate… the continent will be swallowed by that evil.’
Araize came closer.
As the princess closed her eyes, giving in to surrender.
‘…No.’
A thought crossed her mind.
‘There’s still something left. …My life.’
The princess took out a book from her pocket dimension.
“Hm? A book?”
While Araize looked puzzled, the princess opened the book and infused her own magic into it.
‘An artifact found at the ruins of the ancients. A scripture concerning outsiders. Though deemed dangerous and sealed away, if it can stop that evil! Then I’ll sacrifice my life!’
The high wizard’s magic circle unfurled magnificently.
“Descend upon this place! Outsider Deus!”
“…Outsider? What are you doing…?”
Boom!
As the princess shouted, time stopped.
“What is this…? Time has stopped? No, the space itself is isolated. How? This is… the power of a god?”
Araize, the lord of evil who feared nothing, felt fear for the first time due to the transcendent phenomenon.
-Okay. That’s enough.
‘A girl?’
Araize suddenly sensed the girl who appeared behind him.
‘When did she show up? I didn’t notice at all. Even now, I can’t feel her presence. If she hadn’t spoken, I wouldn’t have sensed her at all. …Or did she speak? It felt like a message was being input directly into my mind?’
He looked at the princess, who seemed just as confused.
-Uh-huh, I see how it is now.
The girl closed her eyes, nodding as if she were sensing something.
With her beautiful appearance, anyone would think she looked cute, but Araize could only feel tense.
The being he aspired to become, the ultimate transcendental being. He could tell a complete god stood before him.
-This guy is the bad one.
Whoosh!
Hundreds of black chains erupted from the ground, wrapping around Araize.
“W-wait a moment!”
Araize drew his blue flames to resist but couldn’t shake off the chains.
In no time, he was bound and restrained by the chains.
The girl approached the bewildered princess.
-Right. You called for me?
“…Huh?”
-You just called me. The only daughter of Deus. The one and only, Dias Christos!
The girl placed her hands on her hips and puffed out her chest.
“Um… w-wait….”
Zing!
At that moment, a portal opened beside Dias.
-Um… what?
From within the portal emerged a woman radiating holy light.
-Dias.
-Ahahaha, Sunny! Why did you come all the way here…?
-Dias, you can’t just disappear like that. Luke is worried.
-N-no, I came to help because someone was looking for me.
Sunny turned her gaze to the princess.
-No, this woman is searching for Lord Deus. Dias, you’re lying again.
-N-no, listen, Sunny!
Zing!
A portal opened beneath Dias and swallowed her up.
-W-wait a moment—
-You need to go back and explain everything to Lord Deus.
Suddenly vanishing again, Dias left the princess alone with Sunny.
Sunny, standing behind the princess, looked out at the battlefield beyond the isolated space.
-…Do I need to clean up after our lady again?
Boom!
An immense amount of divine energy radiated from Sunny, engulfing the battlefield.
-Making more believers of Deus is for Luke’s sake…
*
Deep in Luke’s domain
Thud!
-Ah!
Dias fell to the ground, landing on her backside after crossing the portal.
-Look.
She looked up, wincing and rubbing her bottom, and saw her father.
-Papa!
She ran and hugged her father tightly.
-Hehe. Papa…
She tried to bury her face in his chest, inhaling his scent, but—
-You little rascal.
Someone picked her up.
-I won’t let go of Papa!
Dias clung to her father, but she couldn’t withstand her mother’s divine power.
-What do you mean ‘won’t let go’? You little troublemaker.
Thump!
-Ah! It hurts, Mama!
-I hit you to make it hurt. Didn’t you do something wrong?
-Hahaha.
Luke chuckled at the scene.
-Luke. You’re being too soft on her. You shouldn’t be smiling here. More importantly, why are you hugging her?
-Ah, right.
Luke, who had unconsciously been smiling at his adorable daughter, stood up.
-Dias, remember the promise we made? The outer dimensions can be dangerous, so you must never go alone. Right? We even made a mark together with me before.
-…Yes.
-So why did you go out again? What if Sunny hadn’t found you in time and something went wrong?
-…I was in a hurry because I almost lost a believer. And I’ve grown up. Mortals can’t harm gods anymore.
-Dias.
Luke lifted his daughter and placed her on his knee.
-I’ve told you before. Even if I seem strong, I never know what might happen. Your mother and I were strong once, but we went through a lot of hardships.
-B-but…
-I know, Dias. You want to help Mom and Dad as they expand into other dimensions, right?
-Uh, yes…
Dias nodded.
-But more than that, your Mom and Dad treasure you, Dias, much more. So from now on, don’t act so recklessly. Understood? Promise me.
Luke extended his pinky finger, and Dias’s tiny hand wrapped around it.
-Promise…
-Yes. I love you, our Dias.
Chuu.
As Luke lightly kissed Dias on the forehead, her face turned bright red.
-Now, it’s time for bed. Go on to your room.
Squeak.
As Dias left the room—
-You said you’d scold her when she came back, but you’re all smiles the moment you see her. Do you really like your daughter that much?
-Hahaha. I can’t help but smile when I see Dias’s face.
-You got lucky this time, but what if you ran into a dangerous outsider in another dimension? Thank goodness Sunny found her in time.
-She’s still young. I acted the same way when I was young. I just wanted to help my parents. How adorable our Dias is.
-Eh? I don’t know anymore.
-Wah!
Deus suddenly grabbed Luke and threw him onto the bed.
-I’m not feeling so good. So our son needs to make it better, right?
-Wait a moment. Didn’t we do enough yesterday…?
-Not enough. I’m not letting you sleep today, so brace yourself♡.
-Hahaha…
*
In front of Luke and Deus’s bedroom
A little girl was trying incredibly hard to conceal her presence, pressing her ear against the wall.
Sounds of love drifted from inside.
Crackle.
The girl began biting her nails.
-One day, I’ll gather believers and surpass Mom.
She stepped away from the wall, unable to listen anymore.
-I’ll gather believers and raise my divine power to bring Papa back!
So just wait a little longer. Daddy.
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