Chapter 6: Shameless~ Ai-chan

Ding! Ai-chan's Timed Mission triggered.

Mission Requirement: Within one hour, shout "Ai-chan is the world's cutest" three times, then submit 100 Crystals.

[Mission Reward: Location of a Heretic God (a certain myth's God King)]...

"Ai-chan, do you have any shame left?"

Seeing the triggered quest, Phoenix was instantly speechless. She'd never encountered such a shameless creature before.

The world's most adorable?

And 100 crystals? Why not just rob a bank?!

Ai-chan: You only have one hour. Hurry up.

"I..."

Hearing Ai-chan's words, Phoenix found herself utterly speechless.

After a few minutes of silence, Phoenix could only surrender.

100 crystals meant nothing. As for calling Ai-chan the most adorable... even if she said it herself, Ai-chan could never be as cute as Theresa and the others.

Forcing others to call her adorable through this method wasn't true cuteness - it was soulless. But Ai-chan was truly pitiful; this was the only way she could make people think she was cute.

Well, considering how pitiful she was, Phoenix decided to show mercy and go against her conscience... to praise her a bit.

After all, calling her adorable wouldn't actually make her cute.

"Ai-chan is the world's cutest!"

"Ai-chan is the world's cutest!"

"Ai-chan is the world's cutest!"

"Alright, can you tell me now?!"

After shouting this while conveniently ignoring her conscience, Phoenix paid another 100 crystals and hastily asked Ai-chan.

"As expected, Ai-chan is truly the world's cutest! That Theresa keeps claiming to be the world's most adorable, but what's so adorable about her?! Doesn't she realize how old she is? She's practically a middle-aged woman, yet she still insists on being cute."

"Ai-chan is different. I'm a beautiful young girl, so Ai-chan is the world's most adorable!"

"Since the boss understands so well, I'll make an exception and give you a target location... Right now, there's a group of cultists in this world summoning a King-level Heretic God. Just follow the coordinates I provide."

Hearing Phoenix's "compliments", Ai-chan was extremely satisfied. Right! I am indeed the world's most adorable.

"..."

Listening to Ai-chan's narcissistic ramblings, Phoenix found herself completely speechless. If the headmaster knew about this, she'd surely teach you all the different ways to use the term "Judas".

At least they had obtained the location of the Heretic God.

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"Phoenix-nee, what are you doing?"

Higokumaru stood beside Phoenix, tugging at her clothes. She couldn't quite comprehend Phoenix's earlier words—Ai-chan is the cutest in the world?

Who's Ai-chan?

Is she really that cute?

Cuter than me? But how...? Why did Phoenix-nee suddenly shout three times that Ai-chan is the cutest?

"Oh, it's nothing. Just pretend I didn't say anything," Phoenix replied, slightly embarrassed by Higokumaru's question. She quickly composed herself.

"Alright, let's go!" Phoenix checked the location Ai-chan had provided—it was in... Asia.

Near the famous... Israel.

"Where to?" Higokumaru looked at Phoenix, puzzled.

"To slay gods!"

The State of Israel, commonly known as "Israel," is a country located in the Levant region of Western Asia. It lies along the southeastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria and Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the southwest.

Israel is the only country in the world where Jews form the majority of the population.

For over three thousand years, Jews have considered the Land of Israel to be the core of their national and spiritual life, referring to it as the "Holy Land" or the "Promised Land." In Judaism, Israel holds special significance, with the Temple ruins and associated religious rites forming the foundation of modern Jewish tradition.

Israel is the birthplace of three major world religions: Judaism, Islam, and Christianity. The ancestors of the Jews were the Hebrews, a branch of the ancient Semites, who originated in Mesopotamia around 4,000 years ago.

The Heretic God near Israel...

And it's a mythological god king. Could it be... what they call the Lord? God?

That's unlikely...

How could anyone drag "the Lord," "the One God," "the Father," and "God" out of mythology?

Still, even if it's not God, it must have some connection to the Bible's divine beings.

High above the clouds, an invisible flame god bird swiftly traversed the skies at a speed of ten thousand meters per second, heading toward the sacred land of Christianity.

As it approached the southeastern coast of the Mediterranean, the divine bird descended upon an island carrying a flame fox.

The island existed in a state of paradoxical weather - thunderstorms, dark clouds, and blazing sunlight coexisted in defiance of natural laws.

"We've arrived..." The flame bird transformed into a beautiful Eastern young girl, while the fox beside her became a child with fox ears. Hand in hand, they observed their surroundings.

"Here... there are two auras, at least Emperor Rank or even Judgment Rank." Higokumaru observed the fluctuating weather - locusts swarming, scorching suns, lightning crackling, trees growing wildly, and that insatiable hunger that made one want to devour the entire world.

"Two auras... two Heretic Gods..."

Phoenix naturally sensed the same - two powerful auras.

We thought one would be impressive enough. A buy-one-get-one-free deal!

"Let's go in... see what kind of gods they are."

Without hesitation, Phoenix led the young girl Higokumaru onto the island.

As Phoenix and Higokumaru entered the island's center, they saw only two figures - one large, one small.

The smaller figure was a male angel. His wings shone like celestial light, yet also resembled flames forging divine majesty, waging war between thunder and blazing sun.

The larger figure stood dozens of meters tall, with four wings on his back, bull horns on his head, and a sheep tail trailing behind - a hulking masculine form.

...The angel wielded a crimson cross sword, his wings shimmering with both radiance and flame. Judging by biblical records, this must be the archangel Michael.

The highest-ranking angel in both Jewish and Christian scriptures...

"As for the other..."

Observing the two Heretic Gods before them, the young girl who had been the strongest Valkyrie of Schicksal in the previous century easily deduced the angel's identity.