[Huk, Captain...! Did you feel that just now?]
[Yeah. What was that just now!]
Southern Hemisphere.
The Virgo's subordinate gods were stirring as if surprised.
They had Kali at the fore, searching for Libra's whereabouts.
But their surprise at the news of Sophie's hostage deal was brief.
[Didn't the presence of Ophiuchus disappear?]
[The chief god has disappeared!]
The beautiful goddesses were flustered by the vanishing energy of Igeon.
It was natural for the stars of Ophiuchus, and as subordinates, they too could feel their master constellation god's presence.
Because subordinate god seats are under the dominion of the chief god seat.
They could always feel his energy wherever Igeon was.
Of course, only those of divine rank among the subordinates could sense Igeon's presence.
That was why the goddesses except Kevin were flustered and at a loss.
Because a god's presence that should always be felt disappearing meant only one thing.
Thus, the goddesses' faces inevitably turned pale.
Although he wasn't their true master, Igeon was their captain master.
[Could something have happened to Lord Igeon?]
At the commander's words, the other battle goddesses huddled together, unable to sit still.
[Oh no, what if something's happened to our baby snake...!]
[Yeah. Kevin is cute too, but baby snake is ten million times cuter!]
[Right! Our baby snake mustn't get hurt!]
At their worry, the commander's eyes flashed.
[Look here, this is no time for such words! The situation is serious!]
Eventually, the commander, unable to stand it, looked at Kevin.
[Kevin! The chief master has disappeared. Do you know that!]
But Kevin himself frowned.
"What! So what!"
The subordinate gods were saying that Igeon disappeared and all, but in truth, he himself couldn't feel it.
Because he wasn't at divine level.
'Well, the divine bow seems to feel it, though.'
Maybe because it's favored by Ophiuchus despite being a subordinate too, or perhaps simply a difference in faith.
"Igeon always favors that damned divine bow. He completely forgot about sparring with me."
As if greatly dissatisfied, a subordinate god raised his voice at Kevin who was grumbling.
[Kevin, why are you so calm! Shouldn't we contact the chief saints at least and grasp the chief master's situation! If by any chance something has happened to the chief master...!]
"Nothing happened. You fool."
[!]
"And calling them chief saints. Don't say such a dreadful thing."
I don't know about Igeon, but I've never pledged loyalty to those saints.
To begin with, telling me to acknowledge those brats above me makes no sense.
'Those greenhorns who aren't even dry behind the ears.'
"Because it's dangerous, tell the little kids to study for their exams!"
Then the goddesses clicked their tongues.
[Kevin, you should acknowledge what's to be acknowledged. Didn't one of them capture even a general-level being?]
"What are you saying! Of course Igeon caught it for him!"
Well, whatever.
"Anyway, whatever you say, you don't need to worry about Igeon."
[Kevin!]
It's not that he wasn't worried about Igeon at all.
It was that he believed in his skills, but more than anything, the prosthetic arm proved him.
[It's angry, demanding you pay the rental fee]
[It tells you to hand over 10,000 dollars per hour and a set of top-quality clothes]
[It tells you to hurry and give it for your parents' sake]
[It says it would prefer top-quality underwear first]
[It tells you to get a pair worth a light 100,000 dollars]
Slap! Slap!
Kevin's right arm threw a tantrum and repeatedly slapped Kevin's cheek.
After becoming a subordinate, Igeon had thrown it at him, saying 'It'd be troublesome if the errand boy can't fight.'
Of course, it was an upgraded version unlike Steven's iron arm.
Especially, perhaps because it was painstakingly crafted in texture, to the point you couldn't feel the difference from a real arm.
Of course, he himself didn't really care about that.
So he thought Igeon had put effort into a strange place, but Igeon seemed to have purposely focused only on the texture.
Why?
Slap! Slap!
[Ke-Kevin! Why do you keep hitting your own face!]
"……."
That was it.
This prosthetic arm was a wicked holy relic that would slap people's cheeks at the slightest provocation.
To others, it only looked like he was slapping his own face.
Moreover, if it were a black metal arm, at least they'd think the prosthetic arm was broken.
'This makes me look like a crazy guy.'
That's why Igeon must have uselessly put effort into the surface texture.
He was a god with somewhat strange tastes, after all.
Well, whatever.
"If something had happened to Igeon, this prosthetic arm would have reacted first."
[!]
Kevin had already realized it when he fought the helmeted guy.
The moment Igeon's power weakens, it affects even his creations that are like his children.
'If Igeon dies, even the holy relics with egos might die.'
In fact, when Igeon couldn't use his power due to the nightmare skill, the prosthetic arm Steven wore also lost its energy and drooped.
But now, when that prosthetic arm is not just fine but lively and demanding payment?
"There's no way Igeon is dead."
[Then why did the god's presence disappear...]
"What do I know."
Rather, Kevin was more concerned about Kali than Igeon's certain life status.
In fact, it couldn't be helped.
'Dad? Dad???'
He was shocked by what Kali had said.
'Could it really be Igeon's child?'
No, Igeon had never mentioned a child.
And Kali's known age is 21, one year older than Yuha.
If it were 21 years ago, that was when Igeon was in the worst physical condition and lived with Hugo. There's no way Hugo wouldn't know about Igeon's lover.
Moreover, he seemed completely unaware of Kali.
So was Kali lying?
'Ah, but then again, when I look at it, the magical energy feels a bit similar to Igeon's...'
Of course, their appearances aren't very alike, but being beautiful is similar...
And I think, even with a sick body, he did everything he had to do...
No, before that, didn't they say Kali's mother was Giselle...
And at that moment, Kevin, realizing something, screamed.
"$*%&*!"
[Kevin! What's wrong!]
"Igeon! So it turns out, secretly from us, with that woman, he did that and that...?!!!"
[Kevin? What's wrong. Kevin?]
"#$*$&#*!??"
It was a rare sight: shocked Kevin just gaping like a fish.
[Calm down, it's probably not what you think]
"!"
At the familiar voice, Kevin flinched.
And a silver light falling from the sky!
[In the first place, how could a constellation god have ordinary reproductive abilities?]
"!"
That was right. It was none other than the Master of the Full Moon.
And the Master of the Full Moon continued.
[Well, in Giselle's case, she stole a saint's body, so the story could be different. But it wouldn't be an easy matter.]
"Then...!"
[Most likely, the Holy Grail Lord created her with the Holy Grail.]
"……!!"
[It would be just like him. That cunning and petty constellation god wouldn't miss a chance to obtain data on a god. And he probably tried to make a god's child to use as a substitute for the calamity god.]
At those words, the subordinate gods said in a fluster.
[More importantly, master, the chief master has disappeared.]
[Is he alright?]
[Right. To us subordinate constellations, there could be an effect...]
[Don't worry. He merely entered the Holy Grail Lord's divine realm.]
The subordinates were shocked.
[What?! You mean the Holy Grail Lord invited the calamity god into the divine realm? Could he be on their side...]
[No way. That can't be. Igeon tore through space and entered.]
[What?! Is that possible?]
At that, a nearby subordinate clicked their tongue.
[Aish, that's nonsense. Obviously you, master, helped the chief master.]
Then the Master of the Full Moon laughed merrily.
[No?]
[What?]
[He just tore through space and went in alone. To begin with, we couldn't even open it. He locked the space. Even cast illusion magic.]
[What?! Really? Then how did he...!]
[I don't know. I was going to show him the way, but he completely ignored me and whoosh, went in.]
[What?!]
At the look asking if that was okay, the Master of the Full Moon laughed.
[Well, surely that calamity god won't get lost.]
[!!]
[Anyway, that despicable Holy Grail Lord. I'm sure he's holed up in his own space, thinking he's safe and secure. I'd love to see his surprised face.]
Yeah. Still, since he's a constellation god, his complexion probably didn't change.
Maybe his eyes will widen in surprise?
* * *
But around that time.
"Found-you."
[Aaaaagh!!!!!]
In reality, the Holy Grail Lord was screaming, his eyes practically bulging out.
Honestly, it was fortunate he didn't just die from shock.
That much, the Holy Grail Lord couldn't believe his eyes.
Igeon!
Even after washing and rewashing his eyes, that was Igeon!
Chasing him all the way to the god's sanctuary, grinning like a psycho, it was definitely the calamity god.
And the Holy Grail Lord, fleeing from that crazy calamity god, was out of his mind.
No, from the moment he encountered Igeon, reason had already ceased to exist for him.
Because he was so startled seeing Igeon grinning right in front of his eyes.
He was so shocked that he fell backward disgracefully on the sunbed. But the Holy Grail Lord was so terrified he couldn't even register embarrassment and felt like going insane.
And although he had fled without realizing, the Holy Grail Lord could not understand the situation at all.
'What. What is this. How did this happen. Why is that bastard here!'
He had no idea what was going on at all.
The only thing that came to mind was that he had to run away from that bastard first.
And no wonder, because his expression was mad from the start!
It was a smile that made you feel like if you got caught, your head would really be cracked open and you'd die!
So he went into his own temple in the sub-god realm, disgrace or not.
And he hid in a room, concealing his presence.
"There-you-are."
[Aaaaagh!!!]
The Holy Grail Lord had no choice but to scream again upon seeing Igeon sitting cheerfully right next to him.
Moreover, in one hand he held a bloodstained axe, and in the other a severed head!
And upon recognizing the identity of that dangling head, the Holy Grail Lord screamed once again.
It was unmistakably the head of his own guard he had stationed here!
[Aaaaagh!!!! Guardian!]
What was even more horrifying was that the bastard followed him wherever he went.
Even if he hid under the bed.
"Found-you."
Even if he turned into liquid and hid in another bottle.
"There-you-are."
Even if he hid inside the toilet in the outhouse!
"Is-this-the-best-you-can-do?"
He was grinning, flashing red snake eyes right in front of his pupils.
Even lifting the toilet lid!
In the end, the terror-stricken Holy Grail Lord could only wail and flee.
There was no time to think about divine disgrace or anything.
What mattered was that the bastard had invaded the realm of the gods, and of all places, that realm was his secret space!
So the Holy Grail Lord had no choice but to be bewildered.
It wasn't the divine realm, but this was a place where the intrusion of humans and monsters was absolutely impossible!
Because it was a place that that guy, who hadn't shed his human scent, could never enter!
Furthermore, this place was the space of .
Just as there are multiple galaxies in the universe, various god seats exist, but the 12 Zodiacs are high-grade major god seats among them.
There was no one who didn't know them, their influence was immense, and that's why they were god seats coveted by all gods.
It was a space that only the 12 Zodiac constellation gods and those they permitted, their subordinates, could enter.
But how!
But regardless, the voice came again to the Holy Grail Lord's ears.
"Hey Holy Grail. I, too, have a pure heart. If you keep trampling on my pure heart like that, I might just... snap your neck, you know?"
[Aaaaagh!!!!]
At that, the horrified Holy Grail Lord fell on his buttocks with a thud.
The Holy Grail Lord crawled and crawled into a certain room.
Inside it was a dark room. But it was a place where brilliant light flowed on the floor, like seeing the Milky Way in the night sky.
There was a river of light emitting radiance.
And Igeon, who had followed him in there, rounded his eyes.
It couldn't be helped.
"What's this. There isn't just one Holy Grail?"
That's right.
There were numerous Holy Grails around.
And something strange was visible.
They were Holy Grails contained within the shining river.
[A strong power is felt]
[A strong divinity is felt]
Moreover, familiar faces could be seen inside.
'That's...'
And those were none other than the 12 Saints.
And there were also those who looked like constellation gods.
And that was the moment.
The Holy Grail Lord, seeing Igeon looking into the river, asked while trembling.
[What do you want! Just say it! I'll give you everything! The data? I'll give it all! I'll give it!]
"Nah, I don't need it."
[Wha, what?]
"Because I'll take it myself."
Igeon reached out his hand.
A black energy burst forth.
(Continued in next episode)