The world doesn't need succubi to save it.

The Sky City has landed.

More accurately, it fell.

Fortunately, thanks to Her Majesty Alice's protection, no one was injured in the incident; aside from being frightened, no one was hurt.

We appear to be on an island, surrounded by ocean.

Thanks to Her Majesty Alice, we were not thrown directly into the sea.

Our soldiers have seen a lot and have already started hunting on the island. Some of our brothers who used to live by the water are also starting to catch fish, which should be enough to maintain the supply of materials.

Please don't worry about us; we won't be stopped by such difficulties.

Moreover, there is something very unusual.

It's summer now, and the island we landed on is full of plants from hot climates, but this morning the weather suddenly changed.

Snowing.

Although the temperature hasn't dropped drastically yet, bigger problems are likely to arise soon, so we gave most of the clothes to the women and children.

My Lord Prophet, I don't know how things are on your end, please take good care of yourself...

"Please be sure to... cough cough cough."

The black blood coughed up splattered onto the paper, blurring the writing behind it.

He raised his hand to wipe the corner of his mouth, looked up at the ruins gradually covered with snow, and wrote his last words with trembling hands.

"Please return safely."

Chapter 526 There is no other way!

Crunch, crunch, crunch...

One tall and two short figures walked across the snow, leaving three sets of footprints on the pristine white ground.

The two children looked to be only five or six years old, and both had an adorable, delicate appearance.

"Father, where are we going?"

The man paused for a moment, then said in a hoarse voice:

"...We want to be heroes."

"A hero! I want to be one!"

The boy on the right became excited, jumping up and down and shaking his father's arm, then asked the child on the other side:

"What about you? Do you want to be one?"

Unlike the excited child, the other child, though looking exactly like his brother, had an uneasy expression, but still whispered under his brother's gaze:

"I... want to too."

"Hmm! That's great! Then we can be heroes together! Hmm... Father?"

The boy, who had been laughing and joking, suddenly paused, because he noticed that his father's gaze was so unfamiliar.

Father, you seem very sad?

"No, it's nothing, I just..."

Before the father, who had just come to his senses, could explain, a loud shout interrupted him.

"Jaslin!"

! ”

The two boys were startled by the sudden shout and instinctively shrank back, while their father, as if he had expected this, calmly looked ahead.

"I felt something was off yesterday, but I never expected you to actually do it!"

A short figure emerged from behind the broken wall, glaring angrily and demanding:

"Jaslin! Do you really understand what you're doing!?"

Limping forward, Habaron, leaning on his wooden cane, blocked Jaslin's path, raising his head to glare at her.

"I understand, I really understand..."

Holding a child's hand in each hand, Jasmine, with her beard, had a cold and hard expression, but her eyes were full of pain.

"You understand!? If you really understood, you wouldn't want these two kids to deliver it...tsk!"

Do you want your children to go and die?!

Habaron, who was about to roar, suddenly shut his mouth and forced a smile at Jaslin, who was holding the older child in her left hand.

It was a boy who looked timid, and at that moment he was shrinking behind his father in fear.

"Hahaha, don't be afraid! I'm just joking with your father!"

He chuckled twice, then glared at Jaslin and growled in a low voice:

"Come here right now."

But after looking at the two children again, Habaron had no choice but to give up. He said to the boy who was holding Jaslin's right hand:

"Ash, go take your brother Keynes to play for a while. Your father and I have something to talk about."

He patted his chest forcefully and winked at Ash, who was only slightly shorter than him:

"Don't worry, after we finish talking, Uncle Habaron will take you to have a snowball fight! He'll even sing you songs! I'm not lying!"

Unlike the timid Keynes, Ash showed no fear whatsoever. Upon hearing this, his eyes lit up, and he nodded vigorously.

"Ok!"

But just as Ash broke free from his grasp and tried to leave, he remembered that he hadn't sneaked out this time, but had gone with his father...

"........."

Ash blinked, then carefully placed his hand back into his father's palm.

"...You guys go have fun first, but don't go too far."

"Yay!"

! ”

With permission granted, Ash excitedly ran over, took his brother's hand, and headed straight for the nearby ruins.

They're not usually allowed to get close here, and he's wanted to come for a long time!

After the child left, the two adults fell silent.

"........."

Only after the boys' voices faded into the distance did Habaron let out a dejected sigh:

"You know, that's not what they meant."

“Those guys are just suggesting a possibility; no one can guarantee its success.”

"Moreover! Even they are only using themselves as test subjects; they have no intention of using others to experiment!"

Habaron scratched his head in anguish and growled:

"It's true that Ash and the others have the talent to serve as vessels for gods, but alas! They are still too young to possibly contain them."

Do you know what you're doing?! You're killing them!

! ”

The snowflakes fell ceaselessly, but Jasmine, glared at angrily, remained unmoved. She simply spoke with equal anguish:

"But for now, isn't this the best approach?"

!

!

"Are you even listening to me?!"

Grabbing Jaslin's collar, Habaron roared:

"Please, I'm begging you, wake up, Jasmine!"

“You can still turn back now and take the children back! I'll pretend you were never here, and no one will blame you.”

Don't let yourself regret it!

! ”

Snapped.

Jaslin waved her hand, knocking Habaron's hand away.

"Regret? I've regretted it for a long time!"

"Do you think I want this?! They are my children!"

Her chapped lips moved slightly, and Jasmine swallowed hard, speaking slowly:

"We don't know why the Goddess of Ice and Plague fell here, but the fall of a god is the fall of a god... and the gods never care about us."

"Of course I know that waiting for them to grow up is the best option! But now, we no longer have the time to give them time to grow up."

"If this continues, everyone will die."

"How long has this winter been going on? We're trapped on this island, and although we can still fish at sea, the food supply is dwindling."

Jaslin was calm at first, but the more she talked, the more pained she became.

“I shouldn’t have placed those responsibilities on them; I’m the one who ruined them.”

As her child grows up, Jasmine's inner world also changes.

He softened.

The more adorable the children were, the more he regretted placing those responsibilities on their shoulders.

Kneeling in the snow, a distraught Jasmine wanted to scream.

Since this is the only way... then we have no choice but to do it this way, right?