Humans are in chaos, despicable outsiders.

"Hey! You Valkyrie over there?!"

"Back off now! Are you out of your mind?! Any closer and we're in the arena where those two behemoths are fighting!"

A Skyguard mech pilot, who was tactically retreating, noticed a white-haired warrior moving in the opposite direction from the main force—

"Hey! Which unit of Destiny are you from?! It's very dangerous up ahead. The captain and the orders from above are to retreat first and preserve our forces!"

The Valkyrie accompanying her also noticed the white-haired girl who seemed out of place with the main group and appeared to persuade her to go back.

"I appreciate your kindness... but compared to danger—"

"I think I'm the dangerous one, huh—"

The Heavenly Judgment, which had been deactivated from its greatsword mode for easier movement, was now tucked into the girl's belt. She smiled, gave a slight nod of gratitude to the guardians who cared for her, and then turned to look at the colossal beasts locked in combat—

"Oh...? It's you...? You've come back to see me?"

Once Imotek got close enough to the battlefield, he seemed to finally recognize what was fighting the Witch Night, and a somewhat pleased expression appeared on his face.

"Oh, it's an old friend... Well then—you three dogs, chickens, and worms, please step aside—"

...

Loki and his companions, who were locked in combat with Witch Night, seemed to hear a long-lost yet strangely familiar voice. Their massive bodies froze, and they were struck squarely by several fireballs emanating from Witch Night. However, Witch Night didn't have time to worry about the scratches these fireballs inflicted on their bodies—

The wolf, the snake, and the bird locked eyes, and immediately came to a conclusion—

Run!

Completely oblivious to the offense of being called the "dog, chicken, and worm trio" by the girl—the Snake Spirit and Bird Spirit led the way and dashed away, leaving only the Wolf Spirit Loki still entangled with Witch Night... Loki was furious... The translucent, azure wolf god gathered its strength and slammed Witch Night twice hard in the buttocks, sending her flying; then it decisively turned, shrunk its size, and ran away...

"..."

Am I really that scary???

The girl seemed to have no recollection of how she had tormented these three unfortunate old men when she was a child.

"Never mind, as long as there's someone to take a beating, that's enough... Hmm, this spot is perfect..."

Imotek gave a thumbs-up to Witch's Night, nodded as if aiming at something, ignored the guards watching him nervously and trying to dissuade him, and unfastened the Heavenly Judgment from his waist...

"They are born heroes, giants in action, legends of history, descendants of the Heavenly Emperor from before the creation of the world, unwavering shields that bravely lead humanity into the hellish battlefield, and sharp swords that clear away all threats from the world—"

Standing atop the high-rise, the gray serpent spoke like a devout believer, as the man gazed at the fiery sword piercing the sky in the distance, chanting praises...

......

"Look up and behold this end point woven by countless warriors and endless beliefs entrusted to them!"

Imotek raised the greatsword with one hand—a sliver of light, a pillar of fire, erupted from the core of the sword, illuminating the entire city in the darkness.

"The blazing sword guarding Eden...the heavenly fire that burned Sodom—"

"Foolish thing that stands in your way... your journey ends here..."

The fiery sword that pierced the sky was gently swung down by the girl, tearing the dark night sky and turning it crimson, like Ragnarok in ancient mythology, or perhaps the last sight that people could witness before the sinful city of Sodom was burned to the ground—

"Hereby pronounced the verdict—!!!"

The divine punishment descended at this moment, announcing the fate of those who had been judged.

"Mom, I saw an angel... I've hit the jackpot in my life."

Sensing something was amiss, the Sky Guardians and Valkyries, who had slipped away to a distance, watched Imotek standing on the ground, flaunting her presence with unrestrained arrogance, pure white wings forming behind her...

The Valkyries, subordinate to Schicksal, shoved all the intelligence onto the desks of the two leaders at Schicksal headquarters, completely disregarding the leisure time of Otto and Theresa...

"No matter how many times I see it, the sight of Tianhuo after it has been fully unleashed is always so breathtaking..."

The captain and her companions, watching from the sidelines, weren't as excited as the Valkyrie and the Guardians, but they were equally awestruck by the stunning visual effects of the Heavenly Judgment...

"So, Captain, are you sure you want to make contact with this humanoid nuclear warhead...?"

Brownie had begun to wonder if it was appropriate to accept so much money from Miss Imotek.

"Make contact, why not? From your description, Brownie, this lady seems quite approachable—though she might have some chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) tendencies?"

"A case of chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) that hasn't been cured in 50,000 years... that's terrifying..."

Brownie rolled his eyes, while Miss Eileen, listening to their discussion, simply smiled and listened to the report from the three cowardly scoundrels of Quantum Tribe.

You're saying that the white-haired girl is the one who pinched you guys while playing with you, and then gave you to me as gifts?

[That's right... Luckily we ran fast this time, otherwise she would have chopped us into roasted wolf, roasted bird, and stewed snake...]

But I remember that child was supposed to be a blonde, blue-eyed little girl...?

【This is an area where our knowledge is lacking. Miss Eileen, we don't know either. Maybe it's a genetic mutation?】

In short, there's no doubt about that voice and that feeling. Although she does seem to be missing a lot, we can guarantee that this is the little girl Miss Eileen took care of a few years ago...

"Captain, um, I have a question?"

To dispel any remaining doubts, the witch posed a question to the captain standing nearby—

"Eh? Eileen, do you have a question? Just ask. I'm a captain with a lot of experience, and I'll explain to the best of my knowledge."

"Hmm...it's probably a biological genetics issue?"

"Those Kaslana descendants we often see on our travels... do they all have white hair and blue eyes?"

"Oh...excluding external interference, they are indeed all white-haired and blue-eyed. What's wrong, Miss Eileen?"

The captain looked at the witch in front of him with some curiosity.

"Um...it's nothing...Brownie, the captain and I agree, let's go see this Miss Kevin...?"

[The external force, as for, should be what Loki and the others were talking about—the part that little cutie is currently missing from her body...]

Chapter 211 The fake cat becomes a real cat!

Kiana Kaslana is panicking now. When she first found little Sirin, the knight lady actually felt okay. She thought that as long as she could comfort the little one, everything would be over.

Until that unfortunate half-doll got a good sip from the wall with its long tongue, making her spit out a string of profanities...

The overall situation then took a sharp turn for the worse—the only saving grace was that Imotek seemed to have received a distress call from himself and Raven midway through, and managed to rescue all the unfortunate old folks in the room.

As the little one's cries grew louder, some enormous, ghostly thing unconsciously began to form around her. Most importantly, the imaginary space she created was like her own backyard to it; it could come and go as it pleased. Thankfully, this thing didn't cause any actual casualties, though it did destroy quite a few buildings along the way. Hmm, Aunt Flo will take care of that loss... probably?

Having absolutely no experience in comforting children, all I could do before was stay on this enormous creature and try to soothe little Sirin.

In the final minutes before Imotek's earth-shattering sword strike, the Knight Princess nearly suffered a cardiac arrest—but thankfully, her words of comfort seemed to have some effect, successfully calming the heartbroken Sirin at the last moment, and then teleporting her away with her in her arms.

But everything has a price, and appeasing children is no exception...

"The cat ears are quite cute."

Imotek looked at Kiana's head and saw the white, fluffy cat ears wriggling above her head, and gave his assessment.

"Let me guess... to make a certain purple-clad girl happy, you got her to perform a fantasy manifestation for you, and she actually put a pair of cat ears on you?"

Imotek gave a mocking smile.

"Don't even mention it! Inside the core of that gigantic monster, there was no way to contact the outside world. I almost got sent flying by your Annihilation Greatsword!"

"...The Herrscher of Fire was burned to death by heavenly fire? What kind of hilarious TV program is this?"

Imotek rolled his eyes.

"Speaking of which, where's little Sirin? After I brought her home, she ran off to play somewhere again. Imotek, have you seen her?"

Kiana looked around the bar, but clearly, the purple-haired boy wasn't there on the first floor.

"Her...the little one was seen by Kojima Bakuya...and her maternal instincts kicked in on the spot..."

"He shouted something like 'Come be my daughter' or something like that, and then just carried the little girl upstairs for a dress-up play."

"It's like finding a doll... How old are you to still be playing dress-up games..."

Imotek pursed his lips, then looked at Kiana's delicate white cat ears and seemed to remember something, revealing an expression full of curiosity.

"Um... Kiana, what channel are you using now?"

Imotek asked a question that had puzzled him since childhood—which ears do the animal-eared girls in comics and storybooks use to hear sounds?

"Uh...it's ridiculous...but it really is four-channel..."

Kiana touched the cat ears on her head, revealing a somewhat troubled expression.

"So, both pairs of ears are useful...."

Imotek nodded, then, for some inexplicable reason, asked a very tricky question—

"So, do you need to wear two headphones to listen to music...?"

"Won't the sound be out of sync if I use two headphones...?"

"......?"

"What kind of weird questions are these? Just close the cat ears when you listen to music, isn't that enough?!"

The white-haired knight princess immediately demonstrated the magical use of cat ears to the angel lady, drooping her ears so they completely covered her hair and blended into her white hair.

"...Is that even possible?"

Imotek casually adjusted his glasses, which he had somehow put on, and took out a memory card containing the video recording he had just witnessed, stuffing it into his pocket.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing. How did you manage to make the little one cry?"

Imotek gave him a look that said, "You bunch of wicked people are utterly wicked."

"Well, it was alright at first. You know, Sirin's art style... what's it called again... Cthulhu Abstract Style?"

Kiana shook her head, still shaken, and continued.

"And then there's the authority that 'you' gave to little Sirin; basically, all these things will come to life based on the little one's thoughts..."

"It was quite a struggle for me to convince little Celine to stop painting at first..."

Kiana glared at the doll Sirin, who was pretending to be dead, as she spoke.

"Then this unlucky guy, of all people, just as I opened the portal to bring the little guy out, yelled something like, 'What kind of rubbish is this?!'"

The sound came straight through the portal, and the little guy immediately burst into tears...

"Uh, Imotek knows the rest..."