Strange things began to happen in the Imperial Capital.
The sight of the Holy Temple in the Imperial Palace taking a hit, and the explosion in the 2nd Princess’s office as she was busy with her work.
It was hard to even imagine, but it happened.
Arcne, who boldly took a position among the demons, and Ideu, the 1st Princess holding the title of Goddess of War. It was the result of their teamwork.
BOOM!
And just now, the Unity Palace that the 2nd Princess was building, intended as a villa to spend time with Ezekiel, has been completely blown apart.
A brief battle ensued during Arcne’s web-spinning, which resulted in Hedera’s resistance.
“…”
Memories of her past flooded back. After recalling the precious man who raised the name of the Imperial Magic Tower, Hedera rubbed her aching head.
Looking back now, it was indeed a chilling affair.
The man who was more precious to her than anyone else. How could she have forgotten him, someone she’d wanted to take good care of from now on?
But that’s that, and…
“…why did you blow up the Unity Palace?”
“I had no choice but to remind you of your memories.”
“Right. It was unavoidable.”
The 1st Princess and Arcne answered simultaneously.
Of course, they had different thoughts.
‘What? Unity Palace? Humans are disgusting like this.’
‘Build it a hundred times, I’ll destroy it a hundred times. Ridiculous.’
Anyway, the heart of a woman is truly unfathomable.
“Well, anyway… we’re all here.”
With that, the one who held the Rosario closed her eyes and offered a prayer.
Solana, known as the Beauty of the Empire, parted her lips. She seemed fully prepared, drawing forth a golden energy.
She had been wandering, forgetting the reason she prayed, but now she had recalled it with renewed determination.
Everyone knew now.
They knew who their opponent was.
‘…the Emperor.’
The women’s eyes sharpened as they thought of that existence.
Since they bore the bloodline of the Imperial Family, they understood the Emperor’s power very well.
It was essentially an asymmetric power of the empire. Even deciding to cooperate in an attack didn’t guarantee victory.
But there was another problem.
The 1st Princess crossed her arms and asked.
“…I agree with attacking the Emperor. But isn’t it more important to retrieve the man? Regardless of the outcome of the fight, if he can’t return, then what meaning does it hold?”
The other princesses nodded in agreement.
What they wanted was to fix this twisted situation, not simply vent their anger. They desperately wanted to see the man whose name still hadn’t come to mind.
“Don’t worry about it, bug.”
Arcne said nonchalantly.
Now that I think about it, the respect toward the 1st Princess had completely faded since she found out the 1st Princess had united with the man.
“The Demon Lord said that if the Emperor is in danger, the power of destruction will naturally face a crisis. So as the balance adjusts, the man must return.”
“Why does your speech have to be so complicated? We just need to defeat the Emperor.”
“…Yeah. You trash bug.”
With that, Arcne elaborated their plan to the princesses. It wasn’t hard for everyone to understand.
“Did you all get it?”
“So we just need to do it like this?”
“Don’t ask more. We don’t have time.”
Jushin immediately spread her webs and charged out, taking the lead.
The execution ground was quiet. Five women landed on the ground.
Arcne and all the princesses except the 4th Princess.
THUD!
The movement of floating lightly from the air was nothing short of noble and graceful. A formidable presence stood before them.
“…”
The women quietly swallowed dry saliva, fixing their gazes on what lay before them.
They wanted to firmly engrave in their minds the existence they were about to confront.
In the center of this space sat the Emperor, cross-legged.
He seemed focused on something, or perhaps he was waiting for something.
“Have you come?”
The Emperor, with his back turned, spoke.
“All five of you are here. Basically, you’ve all come.”
Even without anyone answering, he appeared to grasp everything.
The women felt a shift in the very air around them. It was as if the surrounding space had become the Emperor’s eyes.
The 3rd Princess, Solana, spoke first.
“Why did you let us forget?”
“His presence was weak, and your memories were even weaker. There’s no need to blame me.”
The Emperor replied in a very calm tone.
He carried an indifference that suggested he hadn’t done anything out of the ordinary, a demeanor that seemed unlike that of a mere human.
At that moment, however, a tremendous energy began to swell from his back. The women had already made their resolution. They no longer feared the confrontation with the Emperor.
THUNDER!
The ground began to tremble.
“I’ll ask again. Why did you let us forget?”
CRACK!
At that moment, Ideu, tightening her grip on her sword, raised her voice and asked.
“You’ve all forgotten.”
With those words, the Emperor slowly stood up.
That alone seemed to signal he had finished preparing for battle.
The distortion of space around him was somewhat strange. It wasn’t just disarray; it seemed as if something was disappearing altogether.
It was a power that belonged solely to Emperor Berde.
‘Annihilation.’
The power to render something that was once distinct into nothing at all.
“I pay my respects to you.”
The Emperor spoke again.
“You all must have known what kind of fate awaited those who challenged me. I must acknowledge your spirit, having braced yourselves for erasure.”
And there was no time for the women to respond.
BOOM!
The very fabric of space began to warp. A massive force compressed the energy of the princesses all at once.
He intended to crush the power they had amassed with their energy. Yet, the first to resist was the 1st Princess, Ideu.
SWISH!
She shot forward like a comet.
It was a strike that could obliterate anything. If only her opponent weren’t the Emperor.
THUNK!
“…!”
Ideu’s eyes widened. The Emperor had deflected her strike into the air without even moving!
At that moment, the eyes of Hedera met those of the Emperor. Hedera hurriedly gathered the Dragon Speech rising in her mind.
“Dragon Speech, spatial compression—.”
But Hedera’s incantation couldn’t be completed.
It was behind her neck.
WHACK!
It was as if an invisible hand moved. Something as hard as a palm struck the back of Hedera’s neck with tremendous force.
“Gah…!”
It was such a strong blow that her vision blurred, nearly breaking her neck.
Instant death.
Had Solana not hurried to protect her, it could have genuinely ended that way.
CRACK!
The relentless strikes of the Emperor penetrated every barrier Solana had created.
Something sparkled like grains of sand for a moment.
BOOM!
The Holy Power, said to have drawn upon the power of the Sun God, was shattered in an instant.
Time passed.
Ultimately, all the women were rolling on the ground. Pathetically.
“Ugh…!”
“…”
Even after bringing them to the ground in rags, the Emperor merely looked down at them serenely.
“Is this all?”
His tone contained a hint of disdain.
“Indeed, you are weak. Unable to do anything and not even deserving to remember something. It’s better to just disappear.”
CRASH!
Once more, the Emperor unleashed an energy wave.
The entire area began to tremble as if it would collapse entirely. There was no direct attack, but something started to recklessly rummage through the women’s minds.
A mist began to settle among the memories in their heads, as if to capture and erase everything.
But then.
SWISH!
A spider silk completely covered the ceiling.
It was so intricate and fast that it took less than a second to form the figure of the man. We could say it appeared in an instant.
“From the beginning…. we never intended to defeat you with our own strength.”
Arcne muttered, swallowing her blood.
THUD!
A powerful heartbeat awoke in the hearts of the women as they saw the figure that resembled the man, and the mist in their minds began to dissipate rapidly.
Soon.
“Remember. As vividly as you can.”
Although the princesses were so battered they could hardly rise from their knees, even if they couldn’t move a finger, recalling was still possible.
Could merely remembering change the world?
The women doubted not at all, and soon the world responded.
SWISH!
Something began to change. Definitely.
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