Olympus

I went to my sister's room.

The window was open with some damage.

Her suitcase and belongings, which she should have taken with her, were still in the room.

A sword, unsheathed as if it had been used for self-defense.

I understand now, my sister has been kidnapped.

"I understand, my dear daughter.

So you chose to go adventuring and see the wide world rather than be confined to a narrow academy, right?"

These were the wise words of my golden-haired father.

"How could she go adventuring, you bald fool!"

My hot-tempered mother hit my father, causing his wig to fall off his bald head.

"Sorry! Forgive me!"

Gender equality exists thanks to the ancient race's blood.

Women now have physical strength equal to men.

"If she went adventuring, she wouldn't have left all her belongings behind!"

But in this family, my mother holds the dominant position.

"Hurry up and find her!"

*************

I returned to my room and met Aria.

She is becoming more beautiful as she grows.

"Aria, do you know why my sister was kidnapped?"

"Recently, there have been many cases of noble children with sorcery talent or negative energy manipulation being kidnapped.

The same reason could be why your sister was taken."

"Why are such children being kidnapped?"

"To extract their ancient blood.

As you said, my lord, the blood of the ancient race flows in people's veins now.

Maybe this ancient blood is useful to the kidnappers."

"Do you know my sister's current location?"

"Yes, Canceria found it."

Canceria, one of the zodiac members.

In Made In Heaven, there is a hierarchy.

I, Darkness, as the founder and leader, am at the highest position; the Zodiac, the first twelve members, are below me; and the Star Force, the lowest and most ordinary members.

"We'll go tonight."

"Yes, my lord."

***********

Eira woke from her unconscious state.

But her hands and feet were tied, so she couldn't move.

Her eyes were also covered by a cloth.

She heard footsteps approaching her.

The blindfold was removed by that person.

Eira recognized the man in front of her.

"I didn't expect the person who kidnapped me to be a first-class sorcerer."

"You know who I am?"

He was a large man with long blonde hair.

"Pedo Phile, a recently appointed first-class sorcerer.

But with the controversy of 'why did someone as weak as you become a top-tier sorcerer'.

You must have used money, right?"

Feeling insulted by Eira's words, Pedo immediately kicked her in the stomach.

"Ugh!"

"Stupid girl, don't speak nonsense.

Money is the energy that makes this world go round.

You can't rise to the top with power alone."

"So, what will you do after rising up?

Use your position to molest underage girls?

How admirable."

Pedo kicked Eira's stomach again, but this time harder than before, causing her to faint.

"Argh!!!"

"I already told you, don't speak nonsense.

I kidnapped you to obtain your ancient blood.

As for your body, that's just a bonus."

"So the fact remains that you're a pedophile."

"I told you, don't- hm?!"

Eira had fainted, and the voice he just heard wasn't Eira's; he just realized that.

Turning around, he saw a beautiful black-haired elf girl.

It was Aria.

"Who are you? How did you get in here?!"

"I just walked in, killed everyone who got in my way, and here I am."

"Is that so? Whatever!

Thank you for delivering yourself to me."

Pedo drew his sword before swinging it at Aria.

Aria casually sidestepped, making Pedo's sword slash the wall.

Not wasting the opportunity, Aria immediately countered with a slash to Pedo's chest.

"Arg!"

"Such poor swordsmanship."

Aria commented sarcastically.

"Don't underestimate me!

I am a first-class sorcerer!

My power lies in my sorcery."

The distance between Pedo and Aria was now five meters.

Pedo pointed his sword at Aria.

Suddenly, the blade extended towards Aria, aiming to pierce her.

Sensing the danger, Aria's reflexes kicked in.

She parried the blade, causing it to destroy the ceiling.

"If I remember correctly, first-class sorcerers are supposed to be the strongest, right?

Why are you so weak?"

"Shut up! This is just the beginning!

Next-"

"The next move is mine."

Aria had copied Pedo's sorcery.

Her sword blade extended, aiming to pierce Pedo.

Pedo didn't have reflexes as good as Aria's.

Without resistance, his stomach was pierced.

"Why?" Pedo's face showed many questions.

"This is the sorcery my great lord granted me: Masterpiece.

With this sorcery, I can copy other people's sorceries."

"A sorcery this powerful shouldn't exist in this world!"

"Whether it exists or not depends on my lord's will, not yours."

As someone who had lived for decades, Pedo had well-honed instincts.

This time, his instincts told him that he couldn't defeat this girl, even though she looked younger.

Biting his lip to suppress his pride and dignity, he took something from his pants pocket and threw it to the ground.

Smoke immediately filled the corridor.

What Pedo threw was a smoke bomb.

Pedo immediately ran away.

"A futile effort, this fortress is already surrounded."

But Aria didn't chase Pedo.

Her focus was on Eira, and the children who have been captured.

************

My sister was taken to an abandoned fortress.

Now, the occupants of this fortress were not soldiers, but bandits in strange uniforms.

After instructing my subordinates to surround the fortress so no one could escape, I entered through the front door.

Aria entered through the back door.

The number of bandits was vast, but I defeated them all with a deer antler.

Seeing the bloody corpses, the night sky without the moon and stars, and the abandoned fortress, I wanted to act cool by saying a serious line in a deep voice.

"I walk the path of blood to save my beloved sister."

Yeah, I'm so cool!!

I arrived in a dark hall.

At the same time, I heard footsteps approaching.

The person who arrived was a blonde bandit.

"An intruder again!

Damn it, where did all those useless people go!?"

"If you go to the afterlife, you'll find out."

"To the afterlife, you say? Do you know who I am?"

"A disgusting pedophile bandit."

"Pedophile again... what's wrong with being a pedophile!"

Of course, everything!

Everyone knows that even without explanation!

There's something wrong with this bandit's brain.

"Since you don't know who I am, I'll tell you.

I am Pedo Phile, the first-class sorcerer recognized by the Sorcery Association; I am the strongest sorcerer of all.

And I am actually a member of Olympus, the organization that controls this world from the shadows.

How about that? Are you scared and wet your pants now that you know who I am?

If you let me go, I'll forgive you!

But if you remain arrogant and stubborn, be prepared for your family and loved ones to die."

This dog wants to intimidate me with his barking.

He doesn't want to fight because he's already injured in the stomach.

He must be hoping I didn't notice because of the poor lighting here.

"Is your barking done, dog?"

Even though this room is dark, I can still see well.

For example, his face turning red with anger.

"Die!"

His sword blade suddenly extended before swinging at me.

I easily dodged it.

"Interesting sorcery."

"My sorcery allows me to manipulate the blade of my weapon at will."

"Now I want to have it."

The Old Dream is a straight sword.

I designed it that way to be flexible in attacking: it can be used for both slashing and thrusting effectively.

It was a good decision for the future.

But in reality, my swordsmanship relies more on slashing.

A curved sword should suit me better.

But curved swords aren't effective for thrusting.

If I had Pedo's sorcery, I could make The Old Dream's blade curved.

That's why I have to kill Pedo with The Old Dream.

This is not the time to play around... maybe.

I ran toward Pedo.

He pulled out a dagger and shaped its blade into a shield.

"It can do that too?"

A futile effort, The Old Dream is the sharpest sword.

I split Pedo's shield in two.

"This can't be!

My dagger is made of the strongest metal in the world, adamantine.

What artifact are you using!"

"Figure it out yourself."

I wanted to slash Pedo's neck.

But the shield blade – the blade manipulation – pushed me away from Pedo.

I stabbed the shield before creating electricity with The Old Dream.

"Aaarrrggh!!!"

Metal is a good conductor of electricity.

My electricity shocked Pedo through the dagger he was holding.

"Surrender and die."

Pedo's appearance became pitiful.

He now had burnt skin and curly hair.

"No fool would offer himself to be killed!"

He took a purple pill from his pocket and swallowed it.

Suddenly, muscles all over his body grew.

Negative energy filled his body until it overflowed and destroyed the surrounding area.

His strength increased.

"What pill is that?"

"Echidna Pill. A pill that gives me incredible power at the cost of a shortened lifespan.

I'll make you regret forcing me to swallow this pill.

I'll sleep with all your precious women, be it your mother, sister, or lover; and I'll turn all the men related to you into dog food!"

"I tolerate your voice because dogs bark by nature.

Humans like me can't understand a dog's barking."

"Be arrogant while you can!!!"

Each of his sword and dagger blades split into ten before extending.

Then Pedo started spinning.

His body kept spinning, making the weapon blades slash anything in their path.

The destruction he caused was vast, turning the fortress into ruins.

"Hahahaha! Look at my destructive power!

You'll be shredded by me."

As for me, I just backed away to get out of his attack range.

"This dog must be stupid."

Why perform a move that consumes so much energy when his enemy is out of range?

As a smart being, I can't understand it, even though I was once a vanir.

Finally, after spinning for five minutes, he stopped due to exhaustion.

"He must have turned to mincemeat."

"No. I'm right here."

"What? How is that possible!"

He was very surprised by the obvious fact.

"Of course, because I was out of your attack range."

"Cheater! Face me fairly and honestly!"

"Didn't you say earlier: 'no fool would offer himself to be killed'?

I also don't want to be killed."

I walked closer.

"Wait, don't kill me! I'll do anything you ask."

"My wish can only be granted by your death."

The clouds in the sky parted.

Moonlight shone on my path toward Pedo.

This is a very cool moment.

"I beg you, don't kill me."

He started to kneel.

Finally, I stood in front of him.

Grasping my sword, Pedo suddenly grinned.

"Idiot!"

He launched an attack, thinking I was off guard.

I just stood still, not dodging.

The sword slash hit my neck.

But it was the sword that shattered.

"Why...?"

Pedo couldn't believe what just happened.

"From the beginning, our levels were different.

I was just playing with a dog – no, an ant like you."

Despair could be seen in his eyes.

"So what if you're stronger than me?

Behind me is Olympus, the true ruler of this world.

No matter how strong you are, you're just an ant before us."

This person is truly foolish.

He can't learn from the past.

I'm not afraid of threats.

"So, what do you want?"

"Let me go!

If not, the darkness of this world will curse you until you die!"

"Ha ha ha ha ha!"

"What's so funny?!"

I spread my arms wide, looking at him with the highest arrogance.

I declared loudly and arrogantly:

"The true darkness is myself!"

My negative energy overflowed from within me.

Destroying everything around me into nothingness.

Pedo was so scared he wet himself, staring at me in disbelief.

"What is this! Is this negative energy?!!

This is too destructive!

Something like this shouldn't exist in this world!!

Arrgghhh!!"

That was the last scream of Pedo Phile.

*********

The morning after yesterday's battle, Aria came to my room.

"My lord, we found an organization that controls this world from behind the scenes.

"Their name?"

"Olympus."