Published: September 10, 2025
This is Satou. In old idol manga, there were often scenes where someone would speak to the idol on TV from behind, and the person would be amazed as they looked back and forth between the TV and the real person. It’s cliché, but I like that kind of production.
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“I got it! I’m coming right away!”
After receiving a report from Arisa in the Royal Capital that a demon god had appeared in the sky, I got approval from God Tenion through eye contact, then used spatial magic teleportation (・・・・・・・) to rush to Arisa’s location.
After teleporting, I looked around.
It’s okay, Arisa and the others are unharmed.
I let out a sigh of relief and reoriented myself.
This seems to be the bridge of a light aircraft carrier placed in the garden of Duke Mitsukuni’s manor in the Royal Capital.
Looking up from the bridge’s window, the image of what appeared to be a demon god was projected in the sky.
Arisa murmured something like “We’ve won this” over clan communication, which sounded like a flag, but it seemed unconscious, so I ignored it.
“Let’s repeat it once more.”
—Divine era language?
“The merciless gods have decided to destroy you. I intend to resist the evil gods with all the power I possess to save you from ruin. If you do not wish for destruction, do not pray to the Seven Pillar Gods. If you choose to fight together, head to the tower. I will grant you my protection.”
Looking around, everyone seemed to understand what the demon god was saying.
“Arisa, what about the translation ring?”
“It’s hidden in the Golden Armor, but should I take it out?”
I told Arisa it wasn’t necessary.
Apparently, the demon god was using magic or authority that made everyone who could hear its voice understand the words.
“Shall we receive the protection?”
“Yes, let’s all head to the tower.”
Tama and Princess Sistina started saying strange things.
“Tama, what’s wrong?”
“Helmet.”
“Pochi, give Tama a helmet! Nana, give Tina-sama’s veil!”
While Pochi and Nana took action, I cast the mental magic “Resist Mind Control” on my companions.
“Could it be mind control?”
“Yeah, probably.”
Checking the map, I nodded at Arisa.
Thousands of people in the Royal Capital had begun moving toward the tower. Despite being able to mentally control high-level Tama and the princess, the number of brainwashed ordinary people was low.
I wondered if there was some condition, but for now, there were priorities.
“Master.”
“I know.”
I took out a staff made from the Emerald Branch of the World Tree from my storage.
I planned to use not the forbidden spell of arcane magic, Divine Destruction Array, but the forbidden mental magic, Dominate Mass Psychology.
Originally, it was the worst magic created by a dictator to brainwash their own citizens.
—Don’t be deceived by the demon god.
I appealed to the people through magic.
The light dots on the map changed their movement.
Looking around, even with helmets and veils that had mental magic countermeasures equipped, Tama and Princess Sistina seemed restless for a while but calmed down after receiving my forbidden spell.
Tama and Pochi hugged tightly, and the princess was scolded by Mia for being “immature.”
Well, it can’t be helped when the opponent is a demon god.
Now, shall we go around the world with the unit placements—
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After completing the world tour and returning, my companions had moved to the garden of the duke’s mansion.
Probably because the bridge of the light aircraft carrier had a narrow field of view.
“—It seems the Divine Army has arrived.”
I heard the demon god mutter as it looked up at the sky.
The sky cracked open, and from the crack emerged an angel—a sphere of white light with a ring around it.
“This is bad, it looks like an attack on the ground—”
“It’s okay. There’s no real body here.”
I thought it was projecting some kind of video, but even after traveling worldwide, I couldn’t find the demon god’s true form.
The attack magic launched by the spherical angel was blocked by a huge purple barrier.