Published: September 10, 2025
This is Satou speaking. "Defeating a cheater who breaks the rules with straightforward tactics," or "finding a winning strategy by exploiting loopholes against an overwhelmingly strong enemy"—these may seem contradictory, but both are standard moves in storytelling.
I like both developments, but in reality, going along with the opponent’s rules usually means setting yourself up to lose.
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“To feed on it.”
God Parion used his divine authority to teleport instantly and, wielding a Divine Sword imbued with ≪decay≫, aimed to slaughter Karion God and Urion God along with the Large Void Ship.
—Unit deployment.
“I already know that—Vision Control (Everything is in my hands).”
At the same moment as the teleport, I was pulled back in front of God Parion along with the Large Void Ship.
“War God’s Trample.”
—This is bad.
Parion, glowing with blue light, charged forward with overwhelming force, cleaving the Large Void Ship in two.
I barely escaped from the ship but was separated from the two young goddess units and the Purple Maidens, who were not part of my units.
“Arisa, sorry, but you should retreat to the safe zone—”
“If you’re telling me to evacuate, I refuse.”
Arisa interrupted me mid-sentence.
“Arisa-chan is right! This is where we win with effort and friendship!”
“Master, we want to help you too.”
“Yes! Even Pochi and Tama will do their best!”
“Yes!”
When Hikaru and the beast girls followed Arisa, the others also said they wanted to fight alongside us.
“Satou, to us, the demon god and God Parion make no big difference.”
“Miss Karina is right. It’s daunting to oppose God Parion, but as a shrine maiden, it’s my duty to stop those who have committed the great sin of god slaying.”
“I think so too! And I believe the nimble Mr. Satou can definitely stop Lord Parion.”
“Yeah, Master Satou will be fine.”
Ms. Zena and the others showed a trust resembling faith.
“Satou, the Staff Ship.”
Prompted by Mia, I deployed the Staff Ship.
Apparently, she intended to fight God Parion not with a degraded anti-Demon King version but with genuine anti-god magic.
“Master, for Hikaru-tan and me as well.”
Along with the two Staff Ships, I pulled out Nana’s Shield Ship and some large support equipment.
“Arisa, these three types of Staff Ships were built to withstand your unique skill, but—”
“I know, I know. I push the limit so we can have some lovey-dovey time.”
“If possible, pushing the limit—”
“Master!”
Parion moved.
He seemed to have detected Urion God and Karion God, who had been hiding using divine authority.
“Core Two, retrieve the pink-haired girls.”
I handed Core Two a Small Void Ship with dimensional submersion capabilities and began unit deployment on the battlefield without waiting for a reply.
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“Divine Ruin Fist (Ruin Fist).”
“Unbeatable Maneuver (Cannot be hit).”
God Parion dodged a shower of crimson light projectiles from Karion God using divine authority.
“—The Strongest Spear (Pierces nothing).”
“That wish cannot be granted.”
God Urion nullified Parion’s deadly strike.
Arisa and the others requested to join via clan communication, but for now, they were held back, waiting for the right moment.
A counterattack from Parion is guaranteed the moment we strike with the Staff Ship, so timing the surprise attack is critical.
“Master Wizard.”
—Ugh.
Using the demon god’s authority, God Parion began deploying Divine Dance Armor and wielding Dragon Spear Slash.
Our light feints were blocked by the Divine Dance Armor, and Dragon Spear Slash disrupted our coordination.
“—The Strongest Blade (Cuts nothing).”
Seizing an opening, God Parion evaded me and Urion God and advanced to cleave Karion God in two.
—This is bad.
Just before the Divine Sword could strike, Karion God teleported to my side.
I hurriedly used unit deployment, and it worked. Perhaps because we were cooperating, Karion God and Urion God were also treated as my units.
Still, they're strong.
Despite cooperating with two gods using full power divine authority, we were purely on the defensive.