Kail, who had gathered the Masters he collected in one place, carefully opened his mouth as he looked over their faces.
“Thank you for gathering here. I am Kail Meyer.”
“Aww, lad – no need to be so stiff.”
“Is that so? Hmm, I’m Kail Meyer. First of all, the reason I’ve gathered you all here is─”
Just in case, Kail explained to the various Masters, including the Holy Weapons, Merlin, and Rizelotte, why he had gathered them all in one spot.
The Holy Kingdom fell, and the Saintess was kidnapped. The Evil God Cult was planning to use her to summon the Evil God onto the earth.
He also informed them that if they couldn’t save the Saintess, the Evil God would descend upon the earth, and this world would be completely destroyed.
Upon hearing those words, the Master from the kingdom snorted.
“How can we believe what you’re saying is true? How do you know what the Evil God Cult is plotting?”
“Well, because I received an oracle.”
As he spoke, Kail revealed the holy mark the Saintess had given him. In truth, he’d never actually heard an oracle, but he didn’t mention that.
A holy mark was proof of sainthood, something only a Saintess or Pope could bestow. No matter how much of a Master someone was, it wasn’t something they could ignore.
Indeed, the Master from the kingdom who had spoken bit his lip tightly and retreated.
“If anyone thinks they can survive even if the Evil God Cult destroys the earth… well, it’s better to abandon that thought right now.”
The goal of the Evil God Cult, to be exact, the goal of the Evil God, was nothing less than the liberation of everyone in this world.
They saw every soul in existence as data trapped within this world, and the Evil God desired to free all that data.
Even Masters wouldn’t be able to escape that calamity. Especially not a lone Master who survived after all other humans were wiped out.
“The Evil God Cult will never let any of you escape.”
“…Is it over once we save the Saintess?”
“After saving the Saintess, the next step will be a tiresome and predictable war. A war between superhumans and armies where gods cannot intervene.”
By that time, today’s alliance would be torn apart again, with yesterday’s friends becoming tomorrow’s enemies.
An era extremely human-like. And Kail, being a superhuman, didn’t need to worry about such a human-like era. He’d be reigning supreme over it.
“Now then—after all this time, people have been sucking up to Masters and superhumans alike… Let’s do something truly worthy of superhumans.”
As he had said before, superhumans were still human. They just didn’t need to care about anything except other superhumans.
When more than ten Masters agreed without any objections, it was impossible to directly oppose the mood.
And so, Kail naturally formed a special task force of Masters and successfully claimed the leadership position.
‘Now all that remains…’
Save the Saintess. And save the world.
That was all.
* * *
“Oh Lord, please protect us and guard this little lamb…”
Inside a prison filled with darkness on all sides, a nun with pink hair wearing a tawdry nun’s habit slowly began to open her eyes. Though she couldn’t see due to the lack of light, her cheeks were flushed red, and each breath she exhaled came out hot and heavy.
The cloth covering her chest was slightly lifted by some unknown bulge, and the floor beneath her had soaked up liquid seeping from her lower abdomen.
Far from the appearance of a saint. Yet, paradoxically, this state emphasized her identity as a Saintess.
“—How long do you think you can keep resisting?”
Behind the praying Saintess, a woman with fiery red hair appeared. Agni, holding a torch, frowned slightly at the sight of the Saintess ignoring her and focusing deeply on prayer.
She wanted to shatter that concentration. Agni, who could freely manipulate others’ emotions without divine power, did just that.
Chiiick─!
“Kyaaahh-!?”
“Who told you to ignore me? Huh? Just because you’re a Saintess?”
“P-please save this humble lamb…”
“Hey─do you still believe in God even now?”
Agni sighed in admiration. The belief in salvation that would never come, faith in a God who wouldn’t arrive—it was incredibly steadfast.
It made sense that only someone like her could become a Saintess. As Agni watched quietly, she took the torch she held and left a long burn mark down the Saintess’s back while speaking.
“Khhhuuuu-!”
“You’re clinging on stubbornly now, but it won’t last long. Half of your body already belongs to us. You know that, don’t you?”
“God, God does not forsake His servant—traitor deceived by the schemes of the Evil God! May you fall into the hell you so fervently believe in!”
“Our hell, you say…”
At that, Agni burst out a hollow laugh.
“This world itself is hell.”
As if to say, “Don’t you get this simple fact?” Agni wielded her power, shaking the Saintess’s mind.
But even in this underground dungeon, disconnected from the Sovereign God, the Saintess’s faith remained unshaken, showing no signs of breaking.
Even though she had already accepted the soul of Empress into her body and resisted as the Saintess’s body was taken over, her resolve didn’t waver.
The mental fortitude to withstand two powers at once, and her faith. Though they believed in different gods, as fellow clerics, Agni couldn’t help but admire the Saintess.
‘But there isn’t much time left.’
She could feel the limit approaching in the Saintess. Look at her in heat. The lewd soul of the harlot inside her was pushing her closer and closer to her limits.
The soul of Empress, which had sent countless people into ruin over many years. Even a Saintess wouldn’t be able to endure it easily.
‘Honestly, I want to make her suffer even more by having the believers gang up on her.’
Unfortunately, the Saintess’s virginity was a crucial factor in summoning the Evil God, so even Agni couldn’t recklessly violate the Saintess’s body.
If they could summon the Evil God regardless of purity, they could have corrupted the Saintess faster…
Chiiiick─!
“Huuuuuup!”
“Ugh, forget it. Torture it is.”
“Kyaaaaaah-!”
“Yeah, scream louder. Your deaf daddy in heaven can’t hear very well, can he?”
Agni teased as she tortured the Saintess. It wouldn’t be long until the Evil God descended.
* * *
“I’m going too.”
“What?”
“I’m going to rescue the Saintess too.”
Sera declared, asking to join the special task force. Kail, hearing this, asked incredulously,
“You… Don’t tell me you’re a Master?”
“No, not yet…”
“How can I bring someone who isn’t a Master?”
“It’s fine. Though I’m not a Master—I’ve reached Master-level power.”
With that, she pulled out a small staff from her bosom. Seeing it, Kail paused and scrutinized the staff closely.
It was the ultimate item achievable when magic tool crafting and alchemy reached their peak.
Once activated, it boasted performance capable of easily defeating most Masters.
“You made this…?”
“I pulled an all-nighter to finally max it out.”
“Haha, you crazy fool.”
Sure enough, Sera’s eyes were laden with dark circles and freckles. Seeing her discolored eye bags, Kail scratched the back of his head absentmindedly before nodding.
“Alright. With this, you can join. Alright, welcome to the task force.”
“Really!?”
“Do I look like I’d lie about something like this?”
His childhood friend from his only hometown weighed heavily on his mind—but what could he do? She was walking straight into danger.
Besides, they had managed to assemble a team strong enough to handle whatever the Evil God Cult threw at them. Hadn’t they even brought sacred weapons that couldn’t be allies in the game?
Not to mention that unlike the game, where you could only have four allies, they now had nearly twenty Masters.
It was like using cheats; it was a combination where losing was impossible even if they tried.
“Even if a few more dragons show up, I’ll just take them down.”
Kail was certain.
He had assembled an unbeatable force.
Thus, the allied forces and the special task force set off toward the Holy Kingdom.
The beginning of the holy war.
* * *
“Quite the gathering.”
Gawein sank into reminiscence as he gazed at the countless soldiers and knights. Back in his prime, running across battlefields, wars like these were a dime a dozen.
It felt like he had returned to those days. Wars for the sake of war. An era where they fought simply for the sake of fighting.
But now, this was a war with clear justification. The justification of reclaiming the Saintess and saving the world.
“All units, prepare for siege!”
At the empire commander’s order, soldiers began preparing siege weapons one by one. Still, there was no reaction from the Evil God Cult.
Commanders, seasoned in tactics and strategy, realized at this moment that victory leaned in their favor. No matter how sturdy the Holy Kingdom’s walls were, they couldn’t hold out endlessly without barriers.
The rule that sieges required triple the defending force had lost meaning now that they had brought over a hundred times the world’s total military strength.
They had already won before the fight began.
That’s what the commanders of the empire thought.
[Oh, greetings! Everyone!]
Until she appeared.
“What’s that?”
“Attack!”
The red-haired woman standing atop the fortress wall shouted into a megaphone she held in her hand.
[Thank you all for coming to my concert today! Now, shall we jump together?]
Come. Day of Wrath
Dies irae
The Evil God’s power, forcing emotions, swept through the army.
In an instant, hundreds of thousands of soldiers went berserk.
[Ahahaha! Good, good! Sing more!]
Agni’s power, nullifying numerical superiority, activated, turning the frenzied soldiers into a chaotic mess attacking each other.
Amidst this chaos, there were beings who remained untouched.
“Now.”
Kail gave the order to the task force.
Twenty Masters immediately infiltrated the Holy Kingdom.
