He had intended to cut through Sybil and pass by, but he only ended up losing his sword.
Charon looked back at Sybil, who had passed him.
“I thought you were half-joking.”
Sybil's voice, which had been cheerful and lively,
Suddenly withered.
Petals, crimson.
Flare─
Instead, a different flower bloomed.
“What's with this sudden attack? I'm really going to cut you next time!”
Sybil protested, seemingly upset.
Of course, Charon was more than just upset right now.
‘What was that…?’
Charon stared blankly at Sybil's sword.
A sword ablaze with flames.
A Paladin of his caliber could immediately recognize its level.
‘Am I dreaming right now?’
The technique that even the Manggot Shepherd had denied the reality of, Sybil's technique.
The Paladin's reaction was similar.
And watching Charon frozen in place, the Frondier chuckled softly to himself.
‘Perfect.’
The biggest advantage Sybil currently held.
She was an unknown entity on this continent.
Charon had called Sybil a devil. Of course, he probably hadn't meant it literally at the time.
However, the meaning had changed in an instant.
Was she really a devil? Or was she a God?
What would happen if they chose wrong?
“Why are you suddenly so quiet? You're the one who started it.”
Sybil tilted her head and took a step closer.
Everyone held their breath and watched the scene unfold.
Elodie asked softly,
“Shouldn't we intervene? She's really going to be branded as a devil at this rate.”
“To the citizens, maybe.”
“To the citizens?”
“To everyone else, Sybil will look different.”
Sybil's appearance was just one of her countless talents.
Her technique, 'Petal,' was a unique ability that no one else could replicate.
If the Frondier hadn't known anything about her, even he would have doubted if she was even human.
Right now, Sybil was an anomaly to them all.
An existence that blurred the lines between devil and God.
Something that could be seen as a devil by devils and a God by Gods.
‘Not only that, but it creates one more possibility for the Olympians.’
If Sybil was a devil, they could just eliminate her.
However, they had never seen a devil with such abilities before.
What if she was a God from another world?
“……Ugh.”
Charon gripped his sword, tense.
He couldn't bring himself to speak.
He had made the mistake of shouting ‘Devil!’ as soon as he saw her, and now he couldn't very well ask her true identity.
“It seems our colleague has made a mistake.”
Just then, a lifeline was thrown his way.
Paladin Antero stood beside him.
The Frondier’s face contorted.
‘What is he thinking, stepping forward like that?’
Of course, his thoughts couldn't be conveyed, and Antero asked,
“Just to confirm, are you a God?”
Sybil's face crumpled as if she was exasperated.
“First you call me a devil, and now a God? I told you, I'm human!”
“…….”
Antero's face stiffened, a troubled look on it.
Every time Sybil asserted that she was human, the situation became more complicated.
Sybil grumbled,
“I was just going to vote and go back home, what's all this about?”
Sybil's voice held no tension whatsoever.
It meant that she didn't understand the tension building in the square at all,
And that the Paladin's attack hadn't fazed her in the slightest.
‘Can we really proceed with the vote like this?’
Charon and Antero were sweating bullets.
Still, Antero, who had entrusted most of the decision-making to Bune and whose memories were incomplete, was better off.
It was Charon who was burning with anxiety.
‘Who in the world is this woman? I need to know whose side she’s on…!’
Charon had been promised full authority over Palma by Aphrodite.
From Aphrodite's standpoint, Charon's devil, who would act as a mediator and pretend to be Poseidon, was absolutely necessary. It was a natural deal.
‘Hey, Purpur! Don't just stay silent, tell me something!’
The devil Purpur, who was lending him his power and pretending to be Poseidon. But suddenly, there was no response.
He was supposed to appear when needed, according to their contract!
‘Hey, Purpur! What are you…!’
As Charon desperately tried to signal his devil,
Step.
“There’s no need to be so surprised.”
Another woman suddenly appeared.
She, too, possessed beauty comparable to Sybil's.
The Frondier's eyes turned towards her.
‘Carla? No, it’s Athena.’
Athena, who had possessed Carla's body. He didn't know why she would be bold enough to possess Carla again after what happened last time, but he was about to find out.
Athena looked at Sybil and smiled brightly.
Of course, Athena didn't know who Sybil was either.
But she couldn't miss this opportunity.
“They're just amazed by your beauty and wondering if you're really human.”
“……That sword almost cut me just now, you know?”
“Well, that can happen when you're too impressed.”
Is that so? Sybil tilted her head.
Her gaze shifted to Athena.
“But you're incredibly beautiful too, sister!”
“Hehe, thank you. My name is Carla. I'm the Headmistress of the Academy.”
Athena shamelessly pretended to be Carla.
She glanced around.
‘Aphrodite, you’re not coming out?’
The Goddess of Wisdom smiled inwardly.
“Citizens gathered here, and esteemed Paladins.”
Athena spread her arms leisurely.
“I have a proposition.”
“……A proposition?”
Charon frowned.
He knew of Carla; she was quite famous.
But he had heard that she rarely showed her face in public. To think she was this beautiful…
Athena spoke,
“Add me to the list of candidates.”
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Athena, Sybil, elodie, Aphrodite, Agoris will be completely destroyed lol
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