The world doesn't need succubi to save it.

However, Alice would never doubt herself; she couldn't possibly be wrong about her perception.

There must be someone watching me from the shadows!

Either the other party has an exceptionally high level of concealment ability, or the other party uses a very special method of spying.

"...You're not coming out, are you?"

After surveying the area within sight, Alice finally contracted her consciousness, covering the entire Sky City.

"Humph!"

If you're not going to come out, then don't come out!

Since that's the case, then don't blame me for being impolite!

The crystal fell and stuck in the groove on the ground without any gap.

hum-

A loud buzzing sound echoed in the sky, and the residents who heard it were stunned for a moment before running away.

"quick!"

"Hurry! Hurry! We're going to be too late!"

Powerful energy surged from the core of the Sky City, flowing wave after wave toward Alice's crystal.

Buzz!

The humming emitted by the crystal grew louder and faster, before abruptly disappearing at its peak.

The girl in the crystal raised her arm and pointed indifferently ahead.

"------"

The power that had been compressed to its limit was released at this moment!

Whoosh.

All sound disappeared, and only dazzling light covered the spherical space.

Silently.

The horrific destruction did not occur; from the outside, it appeared as if nothing had happened in this space.

The only change was that the sky city had vanished from its original location.

Faced with the inability to find the spy, Alice chose to use her power to teleport from the original location.

Since you're not coming out, I'm ignoring you.

Go play by yourself!

This wasn't out of fear, but simply because it was too much trouble.

Regardless of who is lurking in the shadows, as long as Alice remains in this city, no one can truly threaten her life.

Even the gods won't do it!

This is her sanctuary, isolated from all external perception and power.

But at the same time... this is also her cage.

As long as Alice controls the crystal, everything about her is connected to this city.

She is the city, and the city is her; no one can separate her from it.

Alice is the true master of Sky City, but... she is also a caged bird that she cannot escape.

The city can guarantee her safety, but only within the city limits.

She cannot leave this city even a step unless she is willing to abandon this crystal-made iron cage.

However, although it sounds pitiful, like Alice is a tragic protagonist who suffers torment every day, this cage is actually not really torment for her.

Alice doesn't resist the status quo; in fact, she even enjoys it a bit.

She is naturally reluctant to go out, especially when the outside world is very dangerous.

go out?

Why go out?

And what about now, after those uninvited guests arrived?

Is the outside world some kind of wonderful place?!

She has been in this world for many years; strictly speaking, she arrived here even earlier than those who call themselves gods.

Those lunatics were the ones who came later!

When Alice arrived, the world was still in harmony.

Undisturbed mortals were still developing their civilization step by step. At that time, they had just passed through the earliest stage of eating raw meat and drinking blood. Perhaps it would take another few hundred years for them to truly enter the dawn of culture.

When that time comes, she will be able to formally contact and communicate with that group of people.

Alice waited patiently, and the result... mortal civilization did indeed prosper, but not through their own efforts.

They relied on the charity of something called "the gods".

In the short span of a hundred years, Alice was merely dozing off when the lawless gods who followed arbitrarily transformed the world into their own shape.

If things ended there, there wouldn't be a problem; Alice could simply move to another place.

However... these gods overestimated their own will.

They began to become greedy without realizing it, and gradually lost control of their desires.

The gods have become rampant, wreaking havoc on the human world, and divine wars are constantly breaking out.

Legends are everywhere, and chosen ones are as common as dogs.

The frenzied war of the gods completely destroyed the laws of this world, causing the entire world to become distorted and completely changing the parameters of space warp. It will take another hundred years to calculate the results.

Alice is trapped.

She is trapped in a distorted world that makes her feel uncomfortable.

The relationship between humans and gods has been completely distorted, with the scales tipping irrationally to one side, as if the world is unreasonably favoring the gods.

Alice knew very well that this relationship was bound to have serious problems sooner or later, and she wouldn't be surprised if it collapsed at any time.

This so-called "golden age of the gods" will suddenly perish one day without any outside intervention.

But those things had nothing to do with her.

It's just putting a big cage inside a small cage; it's nothing.

Even if the gods outside beat their brains out, it wouldn't affect her at all; she could still lie peacefully in her little nest.

This little place is a bit boring, but at least my life and safety don't matter.

So she hid herself and shrank to the edge of the war zone, found a place to start calculating the warp parameters, and planned to leave this world as soon as she finished calculating.

As for the lives and deaths of mortals, and what hardships they would endure in the war of gods... she didn't care, nor did she intend to get involved.

She's seen far too much; she's become numb to it all.

What's with me?

I'm just passing by, so don't bother me, and I won't interfere with you.

...These were all Alice's past thoughts.

But this idea has changed at some point.

When did it start?

After stopping in the new safe zone, Sky City reappeared in the world.

"The answer...I actually know it very well myself."

Sitting in the crystal with her knees drawn up to her chest, Alice muttered to herself as she thought of that man.

"It's all your fault."

Chapter 514 I'm waiting for you to tell me yourself

"It's all your fault that I've become like this."

He's clearly a weirdo.

He showed up in his own castle without permission and threatened to commit suicide at the slightest provocation.

You can tell at a glance that he is not an ordinary person, but he is not a god either; he seems to be a special being somewhere in between.

Alice admitted that these special places piqued her interest.

She was curious about his secrets and wanted to quietly find out the mystery behind them.

Without further contact and connection, their relationship would end there, and there would be no more interaction.

However, what Alice couldn't understand was that he, who had been depressed, suddenly returned to normal immediately after talking to others, and there was no longer any sign of frustration or breakdown.

Moreover, he also discovered the secret within himself, transforming from a weak mortal with no power to fight a chicken into a powerful being comparable to a god.

To be honest, Alice felt a little regretful the moment he revealed his power.

External attacks are unlikely to harm Sky City, but it's a different story if the attacker is inside the city.

The interior of a defense system is much more vulnerable than the exterior, and if not handled properly, it could cause enormous damage.

This is something Alice absolutely doesn't want to see, especially since the warp calculations are already in their late stages, and in a few more decades they could leave this chaotic place.

Alice thought it was better to lose money than to suffer a terrible disaster.

Just as Alice was preparing to pay a price to drive the other party away, the other party unexpectedly showed no intention of fighting and instead made a request.

"A small request... Ah."

Alice sighed deeply as she sat with her knees drawn up to her chest, repeating the same thing over and over.

Because of my ignorance at the time, it was because I agreed to that "small" request that I ended up in this situation.

"At the time, I really didn't intend to get too involved."