Sol stood up as he entered deep in thought. What was happening was outside of his expectations.
He was being targeted by a goddess.
He could not determine who it was yet. In fact, the hostility was rather faint as it was. It seemed more like dislike fused with wariness rather than an outright desire to kill. Furthermore, it was only one goddess. This means that none of his dangerous ideas had been leaked yet.
Ever since he woke up and realized the potential of the new skill he had unlocked, he had realized that once he became a demigod, and reached the level of false god, he could pose a serious threat to the goddesses.
Not only could he possibly steal a part or the entirety of the mortal realm, but he could also possibly give irreparable damage to the goddesses. Like how Nihil had been unable to heal.
The divine power seemed to have property even more devastating than the Immortal slaying art of Lilith. He didn’t simply attack the soul. But erased it. Bringing it to a permanent end.
Perhaps he could even kill a goddess with that power? He didn’t know but it was worth experimenting.
All those ideas were extremely dangerous and completely heretical. People had been hanged by the church for much less.
This was why he was sure that this wasn’t the worst-case scenario yet. If the goddesses had discovered his plan, it wouldn’t be a faint hostility from one goddess but an outright desire to kill from all of them.
But then, this still mean that they were becoming suspicious and wary of him.
‘I need to be more careful.’
As he was now, he could not afford to become enemy with the literal rulers of the universe. He was still too weak.
‘Sigh…Okay. Let’s play the little good boy for now.’
He took a deep breath and calmed down.
He would have been quite panicky by now if it was in the past. After all, he was being targeted by a goddess right now.
But right now, all he felt was mild annoyance.
Did he become too arrogant for his own good?
He didn’t think so. While his pride had definitely grown quite a bit, he also knew his place in the world and never underestimated anyone.
If so, then why was he so calm? Why did no fear appear in his heart?
He didn’t know.
‘Well, let’s deal with the matter at hand’
Either way, he was going to talk to the goddesses soon. He would be able to understand the situation more by then.
Thinking like this, Sol finally took one step outside of his dimension and sat boldly between Milaris and Pandora.
“Hello, ladies. I believe you invited me.”
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Pandora had been speaking about the past with Milaris as she waited for the arrival of Sol.
But at the same time, she had felt quite restless. She didn’t know why, but she had a faint feeling that something was wrong.
But how could anything be? She was in a room with only one person and she felt the presence of no one else. If so what was causing this weird discomfort in her heart?
This did not matter in the slightest.
After all, she was a King ranked Blessed. She had long since learned that her instincts should never be underestimated no matter how illogical they seemed.
If they were telling them that something was wrong then it was.
Subtly she laced keywords to Milaris. The two of them had been companions and fought in wars together and went through many adventures. They had long since developed some codes and even if it had been nearly twenty years now. She believed her friend wasn’t rusty.
Thankfully she was not wrong. Milaris noticed her sign and also slowly changed her position from a more relaxed one to a battle one.
It was at that moment,
“Hello, ladies. I believe you invited me.”
The two of them did not even wonder who was the originator of this voice or how someone could sneak past all their senses and appear so close to them.
They immediately reacted.
A sword shone with scarlet light in Pandora’s hand.
[Life drain]
It was an exclusive skill of powerful succubi like her and she had long since learned how to infuse it in her weapon.
At the same time, hundreds of nearly invisible threads covered the entire room before surrounding the enemy.
[Golden threads: Golden Cocoon]
Those threads had been bestowed by the goddesses to Arachne. While it was a divine weapon per se. The threads were nearly indestructible and if filled her mana could become even deadlier than the best sword.
The two moved in total synchronization as the thread ensnared the body of the intruder, robbing him of all movement, while the sword stopped at the throat.
Anyone else would have been frightened at the swiftness and the perfect synchronization of those movements.
But Sol's smile never wavered.
“I must say. This is quite an interesting reception. Though I am not particularly into bondage. At least not when I am on the receiving end.”
Pandora’s eyes widened when she noticed those golden hair and blue eyes. There was only one person who could have those features in Lustburg.£
Milaris was no less astonished. But she gathered her wits quickly;
“Your highness, you should understand that you are trespassing.”
“Trespassing?”
Sol tilted his head in confusion, “Surely you jest dear duchess. Do not be mistaken. Everything in Lusturg belongs to the royal family and no one else outside perhaps the goddesses. We are merely lending this place to you. After all, Duke families or whatnot will come and go but the royal family is eternal.”
Milaris scowled a little causing Sol to laugh mischievously, “You should not show such an expression. I am merely joking. I came because I was invited to meet a guest. I suppose the lady with a rather sharp sword near my throat is the guest in question?”
Pandora and Milaris shared a look. It seemed that Sol did not know Pandora's true identity yet. After all, even when she had attacked she had not used her King power.
“Your highness is quite relaxed.”
Still, she was quite bewildered. After all. Despite being completely helpless and with a sword close to his throat, he showed absolutely no fear.
His heartbeat did not even seems to particularly accelerate.
“For one Duchess Milaris can not harm me. Even if indirectly and secondly…”
Sol pushed his throat against the sword but all that happened was the sword passing through his body.
This was followed by him leaving the constraint of the threads as if they did not even exist in the first place.
“You two cannot harm me. So why should I fear for my life?”
Sol smiled as he stood up with no problem after having phased using his dimension. In that state, only people like Lilith who could destroy space could hurt him.
Of course, he would not underestimate Pandora.
<<Acting>>
A cheat-like power that belonged to the succubus of the royal family.
Sol did not know all the limitations but what if Pandora <<acted>> as Lilith for example?
It would then be quite a problem for him.
Thankfully, his intention had never been to fight a King rank being in the first place.
He wanted them to believe that he did not know Pandora's true identity. This was a small card that could be useful for him at later date.
The atmosphere was quite tense but the more Sol acted like this, the more Pandora was sure that Sol did indeed not know her true identity.
She took a deep breath and went more into Anastasia's personality while pushing back her own.
“Your highness, your small joke could have caused quite a diplomatic issue.”
“Hum…Is that so?”
He simply smiled and bent down before taking ‘Anastasia’s’ hand in his and giving a kiss on its back.
All of this with a charming smile on his lips, “Well then, how may I apologize, princess Anastasia?”
Anastasia seemed quite surprised, “There is no need to. I am merely here as a messenger. Nothing else.”
“Oh, so a messenger from a foreign country came to one of our dukes rather than the royal family itself?”
“Duchess Milaris is not just a duchess in our eye but a dear friend and once a companion of our queen. This was merely a visit of courtesy. Or are the rule in Lustburg so strict that visits between friends are prohibited?”
“Of course not. How could this be? Queen Pandora is someone I respect very much. I have heard of the tales of the adventure all of them had with my father. Truly contemporary heroes.”
He let go of his hand and went to another place to sit, “I also heard of how beautiful the queen was and now that I see her daughter, I must say, if she is only a fraction as beautiful as you then the rumors were not enough.”
She chuckled, “Your attempts at flattery are quite humorous. Trying to charm a succubus?”
“Well, what can I say? I lack experience in dealing with women of your standing. Forgive me if my words may have sounded frivolous to a knight such as you.”
Inwardly, Pandora laughed. She had been quite surprised by his personality at first but now that she saw this, she could not help but bask in the nostalgia.
While he seemed more experienced with women than his father, it was clear that his experience was not that high.
She was not surprised. After all, despite being the royal family under Luxuria, nearly all the previous Kings or queens had always been monogamous or only formed a very small harem.
This boy here had only recently awakened. Dealing with him should be quite interesting.
Like this, two actors began to stage a play.
(AN: Lacking information can be quite fatal sometimes. The discussion with Pandora won’t last. After this, it will be Going to the church and meeting Camelia, Aurora, and the goddesses. Lol I wonder what the general opinion on Aurora is currently.)
