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Chapter 134 - Valdro's Madness, and the Decisive Battle Begins

The Royal Capital Roselia, a temple and royal castle towering at its center. Deep within, among pillars of white light, stood a man who spoke the "voice of God."

Minister of Armaments, Valdro. A white coat stained with red ink, and a sinister staff in his hand. He looked like an idol of madness.

"So you’ve come. The hero and her monsters. How comical!"

The moment Ares and her three companions broke through the heavy, creaking castle gate, Valdro looked to the heavens and laughed.

"For the sake of this nation, we will preserve the proper blood and power! This is the evolution device for that purpose!"

At the center of the room was a giant "mind-control device." Inside a transparent sphere, children of both demon and human races stood in a line, expressionless. Their eyes were vacant, devoid of emotion.

"Is this… scraping away their souls?" Robele said in a trembling voice.

"Their hands… they won’t be able to embroider like this…!"

"I won’t let you… go any further!!" Strength filled Ares’s hands. Her sword trembled.

Slime Princess Lumiere placed a hand on her chest and took a step forward.

"La Muse, come here. You are a part of ‘my heart’ too, aren’t you…!"

La Muse’s eyes flickered slightly. But in her hand was a silver dagger. The brainwashing was not yet completely undone.

"Elimination… target… enemy, confirmed…!" With a mechanical voice, Muse charged forward.

"Muse!!" Lumiere shouted as Ares swung her sword to block the attack.

"At this rate, we’ll break Muse!" Robele threw embroidery thread from behind to create a defensive barrier around Muse.

As they fought, they closed in on Valdro.

"To break the mind control, we have no choice but to destroy the device’s ‘heart core’!" Lumiere shouted.

"Alright, let’s go!! Everyone, a frontal assault!!" Ares yelled, and the four of them charged forward at once!

At that moment, Valdro raised his staff as if in a frenzy.

"O great god… witness my evolution!"

The giant magic circle on the ceiling glowed blue. The device roared, and even more souls were sucked into it—!

"…Then I’ll be the one to smash it!!"

Ares’s blow finally reached the "heart core"!

GAKIIIN!!!

A sound like an explosion echoed.

…And then, silence fell over the entire castle.

Muse’s sword fell to the ground. In her silver eyes, a faint "tear" had formed.