Chapter 211

Hadaesu wanted to visit God’s Abode to see his daughter and Werner after a long time, bringing a flower bouquet and a toy. If not for the tens of thousands of bizarre monsters blocking his way, he would have gone straight to Werner to gift him a Holy Sword Toy that shoots beams.

“….Damn, did some popular monster restaurant open around here? What’s with these monsters… or should I call them flesh golems? They look so disgusting it’s ruining my appetite.”

He ignored the monsters and quickened his pace, but the monsters didn’t tolerate it and swung their fists at him. The attack could turn concrete buildings into dust and crush steel blocks the size of houses… but unfortunately, his enemy wasn’t as soft as steel.

“Hey, what the hell are you doing?”

Hadaesu grabbed the monster’s fist and crushed it on the spot.

“Kreeeeoooorrrr!!!”

“I don’t hit kids as ugly as you out of pity. Why? Because being ugly is already pitiful enough, and getting hit by me would just make it worse. But you attacked first? Guess this is self-defense now?”

Hadaesu glanced at the flower bouquet he was going to give to Sabriel and made a displeased face.

“Well, I can give the flowers later.”

He plucked the petals from the flowers and lightly scattered them. Just by scattering the petals, the surrounding area was devastated. The planet they were standing on was ruined, with over 60% of its surface scraped away.

“Ah, controlling my strength is so hard. I can manage daily life, but when I attack, it ends up like this.”

But the monsters, who should have evaporated without a trace, quickly began to reform.

“Regeneration? Or multiple lives? Judging by how they withstood that attack, it’s probably the latter… Impressive. I’ve been slacking off lately… So, do me a favor.”

Hadaesu took off his coat and smirked.

“Don’t die until I finish warming up. Nothing’s more annoying than having to stop mid-warmup.”

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Sabriel, who had bought a flower bouquet as an apology gift for her father, was returning to Werner’s room while enjoying the scent.

“My brothers have no childcare experience, so I should hurry back. Besides, they might not even handle the young master’s pranks…”

As she grabbed the door handle, she heard her brothers’ screams from inside.

“Kyaaaak!”

Hearing the screams, she hurriedly opened the door.

Inside, a brown-haired girl was crushing her brothers’ hearts.

And that brown-haired girl’s name was Media. Media smiled brightly and said to Sabriel.

“Ah, you’re late? Your brothers were quite persistent. If they had just died quickly, it would’ve been less troublesome and painful for everyone, right?”

“You…”

Sabriel remembered Media. She was the girl Hadaesu had insisted on killing earlier, only to have his opinion completely dismissed and sent away.

“The Apostles of God aren’t so great, huh? Killing two of my brothers… How pathetic.”

“My brothers…”

“Ah, it was so annoying. I just wanted to take this damn baby, but they kept getting in the way. I could understand that, but then they started preaching about other ways and offering help… It was so hypocritical I almost vomited.”

Sabriel finally glared at Media with murderous eyes. Media, holding young Werner, looked like a 14-year-old girl, but Sabriel knew. Media was a formidable enemy who could never be underestimated.

“I’ll kill you.”

“Oh, how scary. But what about this?”

At that moment, Sabriel’s abdomen was pierced. She spat out blood, and Media, who had been in front of her, was now behind her, piercing her abdomen.

“Too late now, huh?”

Sabriel shook off Media’s hand and regenerated the wound with magic, but the damage remained.

“You didn’t move fast… and it’s definitely not teleportation…”

“Nope, I was just here from the start. Ever heard of perception manipulation? I can manipulate how others perceive me.”

“What…?”

“Isn’t it awesome? With just this ability, controlling other humans is a piece of cake.”

At that, Sabriel realized that neither she nor the other Apostles had felt any discomfort when looking at Media.

“I didn’t expect even God or the Apostles to be fooled. Of course, I didn’t expect monsters immune to perception manipulation, but in the end, that monster left the abode, so I guess I’m really lucky? Must be because I’ve done so many good deeds.”

“I should’ve listened to Father… Whatever. You’re going to die here.”

“Well, even with perception manipulation, I’d definitely lose if I fought you. But here’s the thing…”

Media took out a small dagger and cut her own hand. Immediately, the same wound appeared on Werner’s right hand.

“If you do anything to me, this child will suffer the same, right?”

“You blasphemous trash, what the hell are you doing…!”

“Should we call it fate-sharing? The wounds, and even the damage, will be shared. There’s no way to undo it. Unless one of us dies, of course.”

“Now I get it. That’s why my brothers died dealing with you.”

In truth, Media’s strength was something the two guarding Werner could have handled. But after approaching them disguised as a young maid, she cast a fate-sharing spell on Werner and then fought them. Unable to harm the baby their younger sister cherished, the two tried to subdue Media without using excessive violence and met their end.

“You’ll regret this.”

“Hmm, you probably won’t even touch this baby, so what’s there to fear?”

“Our father really loves his children. Once, he burned an entire planet because one of his daughters got hurt. And now you’ve killed two of his sons… You’ll beg for death.”

“Hmm, but wouldn’t that cause problems for this baby too? Are you sure?”

“My older sister will handle that.”

“Well, in the end, you’re just incompetent, huh? You don’t have the power to subdue me without hurting the baby, nor the means to break this fate-sharing spell.”

It was true. Among the Apostles, she was indeed the weakest.

Without even being able to launch a proper attack, she had no strength to face Media.

“Wouldn’t it be better to just run away? This kid’s not even your family. Sacrificing your life for a stranger is something only fools do.”

“Yeah, maybe you’re right.”

Sabriel agreed with that.

As Hadaesu’s favored daughter, even if she abandoned Werner, the divine child, her father and siblings would protect her. No one could hold her accountable.

But she remembered the day she was first taken in by her father.

Growing up lonely and parentless, she became the target of bullying by other angels. Eventually, they playfully dropped her into the abyss, where unimaginable monsters lived.

Monsters with crab claws, elephant heads, and thousands of snake-like tentacles.

Monsters that were grotesque amalgamations of elephants, humans, and octopuses.

A giant lizard-like monster.

A giant slug monster covered in steel spikes.

Each one was a threat to the universe, sealed within the abyss.

The girl cried out for help, but the angels didn’t hear her. The only one who responded was a single nightmare.

[Ha… These damn angel bastards are still cracking sunflower seeds behind my back. They’d abandon a girl like this?]

Of course, the monsters tried to eat the nightmare first before devouring the girl. But the moment he flicked his cigarette ash, they vanished without a trace.

[What, did they dump you here because you have no parents? I need to teach these bastards a lesson. Hey, you’re my daughter now. It’s fine, it’s fine. I’ve got plenty of kids. But since I’m single, calling me ‘Dad’ would be embarrassing, so just call me something else.]

[Why did I help you even though it was dangerous? Are you stupid? It’s obvious…]

“Hehe, even if you act mature, you’re still just a kid.”

“What do you mean?”

Seeing Media’s suddenly twisted expression, Sabriel smiled and spread her wings.

[Only fools calculate the odds before even trying.]

“Giving up before even trying because it seems impossible makes me unworthy of being his daughter.”

Sabriel spread her wings and prepared her magic. To save Werner, to subdue Media, and to protect her father’s honor.