The overlord of the gods is interrogating the alien female spy.

　"Hmm. How did it go?"

　"The site of the incident was severely damaged. That Sarkaz warlock held nothing back. If her opponent hadn't been strong enough to block her spell, many civilians would have been killed or injured in the surrounding area."

　The military police captain reported the results of his work to the Elector, but he knew that this was not what Horn wanted to hear.

　"According to some civilians, the unidentified man led two Sarkaz into the tower."

　"……Um."

　This is the news Horn wants to hear.

　What is that person's background? What is his relationship with the music emperor in the tower? And... can he be won over and become his new trump card to ascend to the throne of Letania?

　"But in the past two days, that person has not left the tower."

　"Continue to observe. If he appears in this city, notify me immediately."

　"Yes! Sir."

　It wasn't just the Hochberg family investigating this matter; other electoral families who had come to the city were also investigating the cause and course of events, hoping to gain more support from other factions before the Hochbergs.

　The person who caused this turmoil was passing the time playing Beast Wars with some of his old subordinates.

　"Ha, the Blood Demon scum still can't beat the Carrion Eater. It seems I've won again."

　"Your Majesty's card skills are superb. We tried our best, but we still couldn't beat you."

　The little she-wolf playing against him offered praise at the right time, not because she was using personal connections to let her leader win, but because she really couldn't beat the Qilin.

　She hadn't played this game in a long time, so not only was she rusty, but her brainpower was also no match for the Qilin Overlord. Instead of being defeated quickly, the Qilin Overlord was actually letting her win, making the game more interesting.

　"You have all done your best, and I have thoroughly enjoyed myself."

　Chen Lingxu

　They also praised those who were tolerant.

　"Our card skills are limited; I believe that only a wise man can truly please His Majesty the Heavenly Venerable."

　Dori sighed to himself, even if Anesse, the Emperor, and he, the three beasts, joined forces, they could not defeat the Qilin Overlord. Recalling the past, it seemed that only that extraordinary 'sage' could use her powerful calculation ability to defeat or even brutally crush the Qilin Overlord in such a small game.

　"Um……"

　Chen Lingxu, who was obsessed with beautiful women... no, obsessed with learning foreign languages, suddenly remembered that he had forgotten to ask these beasts anything after reuniting with them for so many days.

　"These past few days I have been so focused on learning modern writing that I have neglected your importance."

　The three beasts exchanged a glance, and then heard the Qilin's question.

　"Dolly just mentioned the sage, and I realized I forgot to ask her what she did after I left."

　"..."

　Anese looked at Dori, Dori looked at the Emperor, and the Emperor looked at Anese. The three beasts passed the buck to each other, seemingly unwilling to speak about the matter themselves.

　"...It's alright, I will allow you to speak freely."

　"Then... Your Majesty, we will speak."

　The Emperor patted his penguin belly and spoke first.

　“Long after the Battle of Kazdel, it took us, the beast lords, thousands of years to awaken one after another.”

　Chen Lingxu had already heard about this from Anese. It was no wonder they were like this; after all, life is unpredictable, and Chen Lingxu was only happy that his beastmen had survived.

　"When I woke up, the Beast Kingdom had already been destroyed..."

　"Do you know why?"

　Chen Lingxu asked about the 'sage', but the Emperor was talking about this matter. Without a doubt, Chen Lingxu knew that he was inextricably linked to the other party.

　"According to the records we obtained from the surviving successors of the Beast Kings, the Beast Kingdom was divided due to the power struggles among the Beast Kings."

　With the disappearance of the all-powerful Qilin Overlord and the Primordial Celestial Lord, the divine people and beast kings might initially be obedient for a while. However, once it was confirmed that the Primordial Celestial Lord would not return, their ambitions would rekindle over time, and everyone would want to become the next Primordial Celestial Lord or the next emperor of the beast kingdom.

　"This is exactly what I expected. Those creatures that hatch from wet eggs, are covered in fur and have horns, are wild and untamed, and I didn't leave any backup plans..."

　Chen Lingxu waved his hand, signaling them to continue.

　"But before the split, the various Beast Kings had briefly united with the goal of defeating the remaining Tikkaz."

　The identity of the person who was able to unite the Beast Kings before the disappearance of the Primordial Celestial Venerable and the waning prestige of the Qilin Overlord is already quite clear.

　"But she failed."

　"Yes."

　Dolly picked up the conversation, responding with deep regret.

　"Because the Sage's stated purpose was to exterminate the aliens and avenge His Majesty. The treacherous Beast Kings soon discovered that without His Majesty's authority to deter them, the Sage was extremely 'weak'."

　Most of the beast kings submitted to the Qilin Overlord because his personal strength was too overwhelming. In this world where kings and generals were all born with their titles, and with the unified period lasting only a hundred years or so, the beast kingdom system still feudal, and the older generation of divine beast kings not yet having reached their peak, the leader of these powerful beings was suddenly replaced by a weak creature whose personal strength was far inferior to theirs. The result was predictable.

　"The alliance of the Beast Kings crumbled overnight. The Sage was forced to retreat to the capital and eventually disappeared. The Beast Kings were only concerned with fighting for the inheritance, turning the capital into ruins. Then they all fought each other under the banner of being your only heir. During this time, they also fought with the Sarkaz, but their main targets were still the other Beast Kings."

　"Um……"

　The Qilin Overlord simply nodded, seemingly unconcerned about these matters.

　Chen Lingxu couldn't travel back in time to get slapped by a beast, so he could only accept the outcome and wait for them to tell him about the sage's whereabouts.

　Honestly, it's quite remarkable that Kal'tsit, whom he could crush with a single finger, managed to escape from those beast kings of gods, each possessing near-world-destroying abilities.

　He could accept Kal'tsit's peaceful death.

　"But decades... well, maybe centuries later, the sage reappeared on this land and began to reclaim the various lost legacies of the Beast Kingdom."

　Anese thought about the time she remembered seeing him again, but it was too long ago, and she couldn't remember whether it was hundreds or thousands of years after the destruction of the Beast Kingdom when he became active again.

　"Ok?"

　Chen Lingxu flicked his tail.

　"She's not dead? And she's even started forming alliances and letting those idiots fight amongst themselves?"

　"More than that, the Sage is still active, Your Majesty."

　"what?"

　Even the Qilin Overlord couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

　"Yes, Your Majesty. The Sage Kal'tsit is still active on this land."

　The Emperor affirmed it once again.

　"I saw her hundreds of years ago. I think she was driving those ponies back then. She almost unified this land, but something happened later, and this land became what it is now."

　Dolly recounted what the other person was doing the last time they met.

　"The sage would be pleased to hear of your return."

　Anese tentatively inquired about the Qilin Overlord's thoughts.

　"...Hiss. This old woman is quite resilient."

　Chen Lingxu gasped and uttered a genuine sigh.

　As expected of a product of a pre-civilization, its antioxidant capabilities are truly amazing.

　Chapter Forty-Five: The Princess's Fall

　Lamaren is the most talented banshee in the history of the Banshee Kingdom, without exception.

　Even the 'Elegy Singer' whose ancestor was once a demon king was inferior to her in the art of banshee magic. This was the praise she received from her mother and the banshee sisters in the royal court.

　Lamaren also firmly believed that she was such a person...

　But... but...

　"Lamaren, I've learned it! See if this is how you use it."

　The sisters in front of me were unusually enthusiastic today. Not only were their spirits and energy on a higher level, but their passion for learning the sorcery of the female demons had also greatly increased.

　Lamarle had no interest in exploring the reasons behind it; she watched the incantation gradually taking shape in Theresa's hands, her eyes filled with complex emotions.

　She had thought Theresa was rather 'dull', so she had spent the last two days painstakingly explaining the basics of sorcery to her and had also selected a few relatively easy sorcery spells for her to practice.

　But... it seems that's not the case now.

　Yesterday, Little Peach was still a bit lost with basic spells, but today she was able to try practicing spells with lethality, and she passed the spellcasting test on her second try, thus acquiring the spell.

　Back then, Ramalen also practiced diligently with a bone pen for a whole day before she could utter incantations fluently... She probably underestimated Theresa's talent.

　"Hmm...that's pretty good...you should practice on your own first, Theresa."

　"Okay. And you, Ramalene? Where are you going?"

　Theresa gathered up the bread that had been smashed to pieces by the spell, intending to eat it for lunch. Then she saw the banshee walking towards the door.

　She wondered if it was just her imagination, but the Blueberry Princess seemed a little melancholy.

　"I'll walk around this tower and check it out beforehand."

　Since we're going to escape, we need to plan our escape route.

　Lamarle didn't know what wicked scheme the monster had in mind, or perhaps he was just that arrogant, as if the banshee he had defeated couldn't make a fuss at all, and therefore didn't even have shackles to restrict her movements.

　Nara Marlene was determined to teach him a lesson. She would bring Theresa and mock his sullen face.

　"..."

　The tower had five floors. They lived on the second floor from the top, and each floor below had many empty rooms. Ramalyn walked through these dusty passageways, a hint of disdain in her agate eyes.

　"So dirty..."

　Compared to the always clean, fragrant, and sunny Valley Royal Court, this tower was not even as tidy as the Lich's Tower. At least there were ashes of knowledge there, while here there was only useless dust that could dirty her shiny leather boots.

　"Ugh……"

　The succubus princess stood in the middle of the corridor for a long time, holding up her gorgeous long dress. After a sigh, she picked up the bone pen and cast a spell to dispel the dust.

　"This so-called princess, the succubus lady, is actually sweeping away dust herself? Can't she tolerate dirt and grime?"

　Chen Lingxu's gaze fell on the city streets outside the tower, taking in the actions of those people, while listening with great interest to the little she-wolf's surveillance report on the two Sarkaz.

　"That's quite interesting."

　Chen Lingxu withdrew his gaze, put his hands behind his back, and walked downstairs.

　I've been so busy pulling up radishes and planting potatoes these past few days that I haven't asked about the lich yet.

　"Phew! That looks better."

　Ramalen looked at the passage, so clean it seemed polished, with even the stone walls gleaming. Satisfied, she flapped her horn wings before continuing forward.

　Standing by the window at the end of the third-floor corridor, the banshee gazed out at the world.

　The wind swirled and skipped through her fingers, and a touch of sorrow appeared on the beautiful face of the gray-haired woman.

　Even though there's only a wall separating them, freedom feels so far away.

　Ramallen felt that if she were alone, escaping would be an easy task. But there was also Theresa… that monster was clearly keeping a closer watch on Theresa. To rescue Theresa safely from the monster, she would have to give up her freedom, which was within reach, and continue to stay in this stone cage, waiting for an opportunity.

　"I will never give up... in the name of death knell..."

　Lamaren clenched her fists tightly and made a vow in her heart.

　"But... Waaah... Mom... I don't want to go through that kind of torture again..."

　The Blueberry Princess, who had been so confident just moments before, suddenly wilted. She leaned against the window, her wing covering her eyes. The thought of having to endure that torment countless more times filled her with fear and terror. She just wanted to cry.

　"Crying? Crying counts as time. Slave."

　She was tortured to tears yesterday, but the monster not only didn't stop, but became even more brutal when he saw her crying. He even forced her to raise her horned wings and show him her ugly crying face, taking pleasure in it.

　"That wretched monster..."

　"So much resentment? I was going to reward you for cleaning my room, but now I think a disobedient slave like you needs to be taught a lesson."

　Huh? That's what that monster was talking about yesterday.

　Just one sentence?

　Lamaren wondered, and why did the voice in her mind suddenly become exceptionally clear?

　"Ugh?!"

　It wasn't until her bent waist was grabbed from behind and her body was dragged up that Blueberry Princess helplessly kicked her legs, her little boots under her long dress clattering together. Only then did Ramalen realize that what she had just witnessed wasn't her imagination, but that the monster had silently appeared behind her, seen her crying alone in her ugly state, heard her cursing, and was now angry and ready to teach her a lesson.