"Why isn't the Seal of Sloth working?!"

"Will a dog disobey its owner?"

"What?"

"How dare you speak to me in such a rude tone? It seems you don't know who I am. No, it's only natural that you don't know me. But never mind. You seemed to have said before that magic can't work on you. In that case, let me show you what magical technology should be like."

He held Lotte in one hand and took out Hela from somewhere with the other hand, pointing it diagonally at Oz from top to bottom.

"Shoot, shoot! Use magic too!"

"Boring."

Even without making any movement, the arrow shot towards Kuro suddenly disappeared into the air as if it was swallowed by another world.

"Well, although my lovely sister doesn't seem to want me to do this, since it's a promise, I must fulfill it. By the way, let me show you real magical technology, the most advanced masterpiece of instantaneous super-level magic."

As the voice fell, countless magic circles composed of mysterious white runes suddenly surrounded Hela's gun. As if feeling that this power was not enough, several circular runes appeared along the path of the bullet to enhance the magic power.

Wearing the Crown of Mistin, Chloe grinned with a smile that could be called crazy. He decisively pulled the trigger and uttered the name of super-level magic in a clear and cold voice as if announcing a death sentence.

"Ragnarokr (The End of All Things)."

Chapter 81 An Ordinary Morning

*创世纪6187年11月20日 上午08:11分 库米海姆王国

"Wow, it's cold."

After getting dressed, Ella pushed open the wooden door. The cold wind blowing in her face made her shiver. Without hesitation, she retracted her foot and closed the door awkwardly.

"It's only November and it's snowing already."

In her understanding, a light snow would only fall after December, but now the snow outside was piled up to her thighs. Of course, Ella did not hate the snow. Rather, she liked it very much. In her original world, she rarely saw such an endless white world.

"It's better to change into the priest's uniform."

Although the thick cotton-padded jackets we are wearing now can keep out the cold, they are not convenient for movement and cannot protect the skin exposed to the air, so naturally the priest's uniform is a better choice.

Quickly taking off her cotton jacket and unnecessary sweater, and changing into the priest's uniform that looked very cold, Ella injected magic power into the priest's uniform while shivering with cold. It only took a few seconds for the relaxing warmth to spread throughout her body.

"Hmm, alive. Well then, let's go out and take a look. I wonder how the castle is recovering. It was bombed to such a state..."

Thinking back to the artificial sun that Kro had made using Hela, Ella couldn't help but feel goosebumps all over her body. The entire training ground, including half of the royal capital, was melted by the high temperature. If the residents in the city had not fled early, and if Mitis and her group had not been protected by Kro in some unknown way, there would definitely be irreversible consequences. At least judging from the results, the place where the training ground was originally was now replaced by a pit several kilometers deep. It is said that there is still something like lava in the pit.

As for what happened next, it ended with Kuro returning to the Dream Kingdom, and taking advantage of the Kumi's melting into liquid metal, he ran out of the capital with his companions.

"I heard the separation will take at least six months to complete. Well, it's great that we can separate."

Although the Kumi who melted into liquid metal did not die, because the substances that made up their bodies were mixed together, they needed to be remelted to become separate individuals. Although the Kumi have regained their self-awareness, they are in an awkward situation of sharing the same body with several people.

While thinking about this, Ella pushed open the door. The heavy snow that had been falling for several days finally stopped. The sunlight reflected from the snow shone on her face, causing Ella to squint slightly.

"Luckily, this is the second floor of the hotel. If I had stepped in the snow, I'd better spare me."

It will definitely be difficult.

Ella walked down the corridor with familiarity, quickly descending the stairs and looking towards the steamy first-floor lobby. After the war, those who had left their homes gradually returned to the capital and resumed their lives, and among them was the proprietress of this inn.

Seeing Ella coming downstairs, the innkeeper, who was cooking something in a large pot, smiled.

"Come here, little girl. There's a breakfast left here."

"Thanks."

"No, no, I'm really grateful for your help in looking after the shop during this period. Otherwise, my shop might have been razed to the ground like the castle."

“Ahahaha…”

I would never reveal that I was the culprit even if I die.

Accepting the bread and soup, Ella couldn't help but swear inwardly that she had been allowed to use the inn because the innkeeper had been worried about the property before she left, so she took the opportunity to ask for help looking after it. It's worth mentioning that when the innkeeper, upon learning that the castle had been bombed, returned to the inn with a look of unease on her face, she was so overjoyed to find the inn intact that she burst into tears and excitedly tried to force herself to pay him, but since she hadn't actually done anything, she refused to accept the gold coins.

"Little~Aila~"

Angelica, who was sitting in a prominent position, waved at Ella, indicating that Ella should sit over quickly, and Ella nodded.

"I understand."

The inn was empty except for herself and her companions. It wouldn't be wrong to say they had the place to themselves. Ella, bowl in hand, quickly made her way over to her companions. With the exception of Jinghua, who had been forced to stay near the royal city, and Lingran, who had departed for home, everyone else was inside the inn.

Lotte moved aside to make room for Ella.

"Miss Ella is up early."

"It's hard not to think in this kind of weather."

The room without a fireplace was so cold that it was impossible to stay in bed.

"Lotte, are you alright?"

According to Kuro, when magic power is insufficient, the "One-Strike Secret Treasure" will extract the user's soul to replace it. Although Lotte's soul was not damaged, she also lay in bed for several days.

"I'm fine now, and I've been feeling lighter lately."

"Hmm, you've gotten lighter, haven't you? Chloe should know something about this, I'll ask her next time we meet."

"Isn't it okay now? Kuro-chan should be looking over here."

Iris, who had finished breakfast, looked at Ella.

Regarding the explosion two weeks ago, Ella had already explained to her companions that it wasn't she who had used the magic, but Chloe. She also explained Chloe's identity: the manager of the dream world and her sister. Although Iris was initially skeptical, after everyone entered the dream world again and saw Chloe, she was forced to believe Ella's statement.

"I'm going to have breakfast. If you want to see Chloe, you should go to the dream world."

If Kro were allowed to control his body, he might do something outrageous again.

"Chloe is Ella's older sister, but she looks nothing like Ella."

Mitis said as she tried to grab the bacon from Ella's plate but ended up missing it.

Shen Gan sighed as if he was annoyed.

"If it's Senpai's biological sister, things will become complicated."

"Little Ella is the current Demon King, and suddenly having a biological sister will definitely cause unrest within the Demon Clan. Is this a good thing or a bad thing for the Demon Clan..."

Everyone looked at Camisia, whose expression remained unchanged as she ate quietly.

"Kuro is the princess's elder sister by right. The previous Demon King left behind only one offspring. I have confirmed with Kuro in the dream world that Kuro does not have the princess's scent."

"Phew, I feel relieved."

Not only Angelini thought so, but everyone else also breathed a sigh of relief.

"But how did Kuro-chan become Ella-chan's older sister?"

"Ah, I'm curious too. Little Lotte should know something, right?"

"Well...I don't know either."

"We met in the dream world."

The proprietress was not far away, so of course he couldn't just tell her that he was from another world. Kro was his sister in the original world, and even if he really wanted to tell his friends, he had to choose a suitable time.

"Well, never mind. There's something else worth noting besides my identity."

Halfway through her words, Iris's expression suddenly became serious. After glancing at the proprietress who was boiling water not far away, she asked Ella in a low voice.

"What kind of magic did Kuro use that day? And how did Ella-chan wake up?"

"I only know it's a very powerful spell. Kro didn't tell me what level it was. Regarding my awakening, it seems like she said sealing magic wouldn't work on me."

Ella did not lie. Kro did not say what level of magic it was, but as far as Ella knew, it should be close to super-level magic, or even a skill equivalent to super-level magic. As for why the entire city was not destroyed, it was because she was trying to regain control of her body at the time, and Kro could not focus all her energy on magic output. If she had not acted in time, Kumi and others might have been evaporated literally.

"Sealing magic is ineffective? How perverted are you!"

"Mitis, keep your voice down."

While pulling Mitis back to her seat, Ella gave an apologetic smile to the proprietress not far away.

"Anyway, don't worry too much about me even if you encounter danger in the future. Kuro will help you at the critical moment."

"Did Kuro-chan say that?"

"Yeah—he whispered it to me."

Of course, I didn't say that. I just said that to keep my companions from doing anything stupid. While in the dream world, Chloe had specifically reminded me that she wouldn't interfere with the affairs of the real world, and that I shouldn't come to her when I encountered difficulties.

Hearing Ella's words that she didn't need to worry about herself, Lotte lowered her eyebrows.

"sorry……"

"Eh? No, no, I'm not talking about Lotte. I'm happy that Lotte is so worried about me, okay?"

"But I've used up all the magical consumables you gave me."

"Well, it used to be a very precious thing, but now we have Kuro's tears. As long as we have enough magic cores, we can mass-produce it. It doesn't matter if it's used up."

Since Lotte still looked apologetic, Ella could only smile dryly and change the subject.

"By the way, have our troops returned home? Have the combined forces of the Harry Kingdom and the Riglist Theocracy retreated?"

Ella's words made Ruthie look up. Although Ruthie wanted to say that Ella was too cunning, this place was not just her and Ella, and it was not a place for playing around. Ruthie suppressed the apology in her heart and answered Ella's questions seriously.

"Half a month ago, after the coalition forces were scared off by the artificial puppets, Miss Linglan led the soldiers in pursuit of the coalition forces. It took only one day to capture all nearly 20,000 soldiers. Miss Camisia should be able to explain the subsequent events more clearly."

Giving the opportunity to show off to Camisia, Lotte smiled at her.

Camisia nodded, sat up straight, and reported to Ella.

"As Lord Ruti said, Lingran captured a 20,000-man coalition army with only 4,000 soldiers. After seizing their weapons and equipment, Lingran led his elite troops alone and continued towards the Kingdom of Harry. After negotiations, the Kingdom of Harry expressed its willingness to pay for the return of the equipment and the kingdom's nobles."

"What about the ordinary soldiers?"

Angelica, who was sitting next to Camisia, asked while biting into a quiche.

"The Harry Kingdom and the Riglist Theocracy are only willing to redeem a portion of their soldiers."

"Wow, you don't even want your own country's soldiers."

"The ransom requested by Miss Linglan was too high. The Kingdom and the Theocracy felt it was unnecessary to risk depleting their treasuries by ransoming everyone."

Sipping the dairy product mouthful by mouthful, Shen Gan said with his cat ears trembling with satisfaction that Shen Gan seemed to like milk at a higher temperature.

"That's right. Each soldier will be ransomed for seven gold coins. For nobles and magic casters, the price will increase according to their rank and level. While the equipment and weapons are relatively cheap, when the number exceeds 20,000, it's still a significant sum. Furthermore, the rations and forage brought by the coalition forces will be sorted, and the usable ones will be sent to our country. The unusable ones will be abandoned on the plains near the royal capital. According to reports, as expected, the Kingdom of Kumheim intends to reclaim this portion of the rations."

In Linglan's opinion, those things were more like feed than food, including moldy and spoiled dried meat, sprouted vegetables, hay, and cotton clothes with patches all over them. Even if they were given to the Kingdom of Kumheim, which might need them, Linglan felt that it would be a disgrace to the demons. Therefore, she simply abandoned them on the outskirts of the royal capital as a favor. As for whether Lord Oz would appreciate it or not, it was none of her business.

After swallowing the not-so-tasty bread, Ella asked.

"What should be done with the soldiers who were not redeemed by the Kingdom and the Theocracy?"

"Some will be sent to the Kingdom of Untermil to replenish its forces, and the rest will be transported back home to serve as manpower for the construction of the territory."

"That's it."

Even I couldn't bring myself to let these people go for free, not to mention that I'm not such a pushover. Camisia must have made the decision after carefully weighing the pros and cons. It's the behavior of a foolish ruler to interfere without authorization.

However, what even Camisia had not anticipated was that after living there for a while, the soldiers who were escorted back to the Demon Tribe even began to not want to return to their homeland. Even as war criminals, the food they ate was better than the normal food they ate in their homeland, not to mention the clothes that kept them warm and the stable living environment. Compared to the kingdoms where bandits were rampant and wars were frequent, it was simply a paradise.

"What about Angelique? Did Kiru urge Angelique to go back?"

Originally, Angelini, whose identity is sensitive, should not appear in the royal capital, but because Oz and Kumi soldiers have been busy with post-war reconstruction in recent days, there are not many people to search for Angelini, so Angelini can talk to Ella in the hotel openly.

"I'm urging you, but I'm under Ella's protection now, so Kiru doesn't dare force me."

"This isn't the time to be a close friend!"

If Angelina sat next to me, I would definitely reach out and hit her on the head.

Ella sighed helplessly.

"Well, never mind. I was originally planning to go to Malborough with Angeline, so it's okay to postpone it for a few days."

"I have a question."

"Iris?"

"Didn't Ella-chan say at the Demonic Council that she would hand over the Seals of Original Sin she obtained to the Sacred Academy? Now Sloth is in Ella-chan's possession. If she doesn't hand over all four Seals of Original Sin to the Sacred Academy for safekeeping, wouldn't the other nations be getting nervous?"

Iris tapped the table lightly with her fingers, while Mitis sprayed milk onto Shen Gan opposite her.

"Hand me over to the Holy Academy? I'll definitely obey you. Don't hand me over!"

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