An ordinary profession creates the world's strongest

Meredith gasped, squinting her eyes as she looked at the airship, which had receded into the distance, now only a tiny speck of air. But she quickly shook her head, as now was not the time to dwell on such matters.

Although hundreds of ships had taken refuge on the "sea wall," many people remained on the island. Meredith stared at the gaping hole in the sea with a serious expression.

"Sister Mei'er, how much longer can you hold on?"

"...About ten minutes at most."

Meredi's magic slowed down Antika's sinking, maintaining the "sea wall".

But her magic will break in ten minutes.

At this time, Nizu transferred over. He was so tired that his face turned pale because of the constant transfer and maintenance of a large number of transfer gates.

"About 60% of the island's residents have evacuated. Since the seas have calmed down, I think the evacuation process will be accelerated. However... the bigger problem is a shortage of boats."

Although the occupancy rate of the ships dispatched has far exceeded the limit, there are still not enough ships.

Natsu looked troubled, but Meredy immediately gave a smug smile and said confidently, "We have four users of Age of Gods magic here, right? There's nothing we can't do!" And then...

"So, Oh! What should we do?"

She threw all the questions to Oscar and firmly believed that Oscar would have the answers, with her face full of trust in him.

Oscar felt a heavy sense of anticipation, yet also a sense of joy. He thought to himself that he, too, was seriously ill. Mel wore a gentle, meaningful smile, while Nez, with an expression that said, "Yes, that's right, Oscar will definitely find a way," threw all the questions at Oscar. Oscar pushed his glasses up, masked his expression with his hand, and after a moment's thought, responded to their expectations.

"Mel, go to the wreckage and regenerate the disintegrated ship. Natsu, go find Tine. She should be able to recover your magic power now. Then go and ask for help from the Melkine Fleet. They should be able to accommodate a few more people. Meredi used gravity magic to transport the entire group to the sea. Even if there are no ships at this time, it doesn't matter. I will construct a large number of bamboo rafts, and you can transport the people along with the rafts."

"As expected of Ao! So cool!"

"Great, Oscar, the power of glasses is truly great."

"Oscar, you're just like me. It turns out that glasses don't look good without them."

"You guys, I'm really going to beat you up."

Seeing Oscar's veins bulge, Meredy and the others laughed, and then they had a final battle - in order to achieve the goal of "saving the people of Antica", they jumped into the huge hole in the sea.

Episode 2 Finale

After returning from the West Sea, Ross, aware that he would be punished, reported his actions to the Pope.

Because the pirate group violated the agreement, a crusade was launched in accordance with the original will of God.

Because of the combined efforts of the four magicians of the Age of Gods, God's will could not be fulfilled.

There is an organization called "Liberators".

As well as the sinking of Andica, the resurrection of the divine beast, and then its defeat again.

However, even though each report was unexpected, the Pope did not react at all.

Not only that, the Pope did not even blame Rous, but only ordered him to stay on standby for a while.

Indeed, when the people of the Kingdom of God saw the airship return, they would surely assume that every knight had returned safely and that divine punishment would be brought down upon the heretics. They would never have imagined that the number of knights on the airship was only 20% of the number that had originally set out.

Therefore, if Louis were to be severely punished at this time, it would be equivalent to publicly announcing that one of the strongest knights had failed to fulfill God's will, so it is understandable that the Pope had a political judgment in this regard.

Having said that, there are hundreds of ways to punish, so...

After being ordered to leave by the Pope, Rolls walked in the corridor while thinking.

At this moment, he seemed to pass by someone. Rouse was so lost in his confusion that he didn't pay much attention and was about to pass by, but he suddenly noticed something.

"Wait a moment."

Ross turned around and called out to the man, but the man before him wasn't Ace, the man who shouldn't have passed by Ross here. Instead, it was a nun, her face hidden by a long robe and hat, revealing only her beautiful mouth.

"What's up?"

"Oh, no, sorry, I got the wrong person."

Despite feeling strange and strange, Ross shook his head, thinking that he was probably too neurotic, so he apologized to the other party and expressed his doubts.

“…I haven’t seen you before…”

"My name is Ahat."

"I see."

Her voice was clear and beautiful, but it lacked emotion. Rolls was unconsciously overwhelmed by her presence, and for a moment he was speechless. The nun silently asked, "Anything else?" Rolls shook his head again.

The nun bowed slightly and then left along the corridor.

After staring at her back for a while, Ross also walked away.

Then, he suddenly realized something and felt horrified. He quickly looked back.

The nun was gone. But there was one thing Royce was certain of: he could not sense the nun's soul at all.

In an instant, all kinds of thoughts flashed through Ross's mind.

Why are we not blamed for not fulfilling God’s will?

Why did the divine beast resurrect and Andika sink at that moment?

Why did the Pope say that Antika was a useful system, but did nothing when he heard that the island was sinking?

Needless to say, this is because the beings above the Pope hope that things will develop in that way.

The timing is after Ross and others received God's will.

Why that timing? Why wasn't Rouse informed?

Rouse could think of no plausible reason.

Then there is no so-called reasonable reason at all, just like the will of God that came down in the past.

Everything is just as God wants it to be.

"Are we your toys?!"

An indescribable emotion welled up in him, a complete contrast to the feelings he had for the sun-like girl.

The Maiden of the Sun—on second thought, it made sense. As the leader of the White Light Knights, how could he not know about the Liberator? Then there was Berta's connection to Meredith, and the reason for Berta's death.

These fragments of facts helped him build up a near-certainty of his conjecture.

Because they all come from the same reason, which is an unreasonable reason, it’s just that the existence wants things to develop in this way.

Ross gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. He suddenly wanted to scream, the emotions in his heart seemed about to overflow.

However, even so, because Ross Byrne was a "man who did not resist"...

So Ross unclenched his fists, exhaled deeply, frowned deeper than ever, and took another step forward.

——Under free will.

He tried hard to ignore the words that kept echoing in his mind.

However, he didn't notice that one of his subordinates was squinting his eyes and watching Ross's actions.

About a month had passed since the day Antika sank to the bottom of the sea.

A ship island was built where Antika originally stood, and Miledi and the others are now staying there.

That day, thanks to the Melkine fleet that arrived through the portal and a large number of bamboo rafts, the people of Antica escaped safely to the sea.

Afterwards, they watched the end of Andika in silence on the boat.

Antica was their homeland, their home once. Watching the sea wall crumble and the island gradually disappear into the depths of the ocean floor, the emotions evoked by each person varied in depth, but surely no one could forget this magnificent sight.

The residents of Antica were left without support, and for a long time, everyone was unable to move, simply emptying themselves. On the Melkinée, everyone felt the same way, from Mel and Tigné, who embraced each other, to Bahar beside them, and to Miledi, who had lived on the island the shortest.

I don’t know how much time passed.

As expected, it was Mireidi who spoke first.

Although everyone was safe, there were injured, weak, and sick people on board, so they couldn't keep cramming them into one boat like sardines. Even if they were to reach the mainland, people would still die in that state. So, they first connected the boats together like an island to stabilize them, and then treated the injured and distributed food.

Then one night later, when the sun rose——

Meredi offered the people of Antika an option to choose from.

That is—1. Return to the mainland. 2. Live directly on Funajima. 2. Embark on an adventurous journey and gamble on whether they can find a new world beyond the reach of the church.

If they were to return to the mainland, the people of Antica would be considered heretics and would likely be hunted by the Church. Therefore, Meredi proposed that if they wished, the Liberator would prepare a hidden village for them to live in.

Thanks to Bahar's leadership, most people chose to form a ship island and live on it, but even so, there are still quite a few people who want to live in the hidden village of the "Liberator".

This is probably largely due to the existence of Meredith.

Because someone even proposed a fourth solution.

That's right, those people didn't want to live a low-key life in the hidden village of the Liberator, but wanted to join the Liberator organization and help Miledi and others.

This means that on that day, when she challenged the Knights, supported Antica, and defeated the Divine Beast, Mireidi's performance was so impressive.

They even left a deep impression on the girl, Millardi Lessin, in their hearts.

After that, fearing the Church would attack the people of Antica, they deployed guards. Furthermore, to maintain a certain level of livelihood, they expanded Ship Island—relying on Merle and Tigne to regenerate sunken ships, secure food supplies, contact the "Liberators," and prepare hidden villages.

So Miledi and others also stayed on Ship Island for a while.

And today, Miledi and others are finally returning to the mainland.

"Hey, Meredi! Once we cross the sea and reach the mainland, it'll immediately become a desert, right? The seawater will all turn to sand, right? I can't imagine it, it's so exciting!"

After saying this, the girl with her bunny ears wagging and hugging Meredith from behind was Chiara from the Wanda Hotel.

She was the one who proposed the fourth plan and was the first to want to join the Liberator. She was the first to jump out and shout, "I want to join Meredith's organization! I want to go with Meredith!" After that, volunteers began to pour in.

"Because Xiao Qi was born in Andica. Yeah! Although the Desert Sea has many inconveniences, the scenery is beautiful... But Xiao Qi, do you really want to join the Liberator?"

Meredith had asked this question many times in the past month. Before leaving, she asked it again.

Meredith's expression was surprisingly serious when she asked this question. Chiara let go of Meredith, and she replied with the same serious expression:

"Yes, I want to join. I want to help Meredith... Even though I've lost my hometown, I still have my parents. The reason we're all safe is all thanks to Meredith. I want to repay you for your kindness."

"Don't think of it as a favor, I'm just following my way of life. If you join the Liberator, it means you're declaring war on the world, right?"

"I've heard this many times. If you ask me if I'm aware of it, I don't know, but..."

Chiara lowered her head slightly, then looked at her with a firm gaze that even surprised Milady, and said:

"But this isn't just out of favor. I... no, my parents, and everyone who's raised their hands to join the Liberators, we all admire you! We want to be like you, to carry out our own will and live in a world where we can say whatever we want!"

Unconsciously, the volunteers were looking at Meredith like Chiara. They were all ready to set off, and their eyes were shining with strong light as they looked at Meredith.

That was the look of a rebel that Meredith knew so well.

"That's it."

So, Meredith said only this and then stopped talking. Nothing could have made Meredith happier than the fact that they had chosen of their own free will to follow the same path as hers, and a smile naturally appeared on her face.

Among the volunteers, every male member who was standing in a position where he could see that smile seemed to have been shot, and their faces were flushed.

Qiara's cheeks also flushed slightly.

"And... you know, Meredith and I are friends. Because we're friends, I want to help you. I'm not strong, and I don't have any special talents..."

Qiara wiggled her rabbit ears and said this shyly. Anyway...

"Xiao Qi is so cute!"

Meredith's nose was bleeding. Chiara was startled and asked frantically, "Meredith!? What happened to you? Is this the aftereffects of the battle?!"

"I-I'm fine, it's just that friendship is overflowing from my nose!"

"No, well, I actually think that's a big deal."

Chiara is a child with common sense.

At this time, Bahar came over, and Tigne and Mei'er were also there.

"Hey, Meredith, get ready—"

"Hey, Bahar, stop calling Xiao Mi by her name. How many times do I have to tell you before you understand? I'll kill you, huh? No, go to hell."

Just a greeting, and Bahar was nearly killed. The saber was pressed against his neck, the blade reflecting the sunlight glaring.

"Sister, sister! Father means no harm! He just has a little 'that' in him!"

"Hey, Tigne, what does that mean? Huh?"

Bahar raised his hands in surrender, his cheeks twitching at what his daughter said.

"Oh my, you're alive now. You should thank Tigne for being an angel. Anyway, kneel down and kowtow to me, and I'll trample you until you cry."