## Chapter 1301 – Demons

Anyway, I need to go as soon as possible.

After delivering the message, I immediately wrote a letter to Kadia. It was a warning that the demons were highly likely to invade. If I give this letter to Kadia, she’ll be able to mobilize the army somehow.

“The day has come at last.”

As I was writing the letter, Risha said in a subdued voice.

“It can’t be helped. They were preparing for it. It was bound to happen eventually. They’re even dragging around airships that can tear holes in dimensions.”
“…I don’t feel good about this.”

I put down the pen and sat Risha on my lap.

“My father… the Demon King Pelereizer was a very powerful warrior. He was called the strongest even in the Demon Realm, so if time has passed… he’s probably even more so now.”
“Yeah. He’s probably gotten ridiculously strong.”

I’m assuming he’s super strong for now.

I should think of him as being stronger than the corrupted hero Rudenkoor I killed last time. Objectively speaking, that guy was strong. It’s just that I was stronger. And if this guy has power comparable to Kim Kat…

He’s probably a genuine Demon King.

“But my win rate is always 100%.”

But the mathematician Kim Kat never loses… the completed formula of mathematics cannot be broken. There is no such thing as immutable truth, but as far as this Kim Kat is concerned, the word immutable truth applies. I’m that absurd of a man.

“Such… boundless confidence.”
“It’s only natural confidence.”

No matter what enemy comes. No matter how many subordinates they bring. Even if they challenge me for an eternity. There is no victory for anyone but me. Everyone loses. Victory is only allowed for this Kim Kat. No. I control the concept of victory. Therefore, I was the god of victory.

“Because I am Kim Kat.”

Risha sighed at my words.

“Haa… whew. Hehe. Your unchanging appearance is truly admirable.”

It’s a sigh of relief.

“That’s Kim Kat for you.”

Anyway, with that bastard Lich causing such a ruckus, the demons suddenly decided to invade. There are so many things to worry about, but let’s focus on the demons for now.

I don’t think that Lich bastard is friendly with the demons.

From the Lich’s point of view, they can be understood as a suddenly emerging third force, so if the demons rise up, the Lich will probably just suck on his bone fingers and watch.

For now, their goal is also mass slaughter, so it’s clear that he’ll think it’s good if the demons do it for him. So, there’s no need to worry about the Lich for now.

The timing to worry about him is, yeah.

When I’ve taken care of all the demons. He might be looking for such an opportunity. Or he might continue to lie low and build up his strength. Either way, it’s safe for now.

But are Demon King Pelereizer and the Lich acquaintances?

They both operated during the Idol War era, so maybe they know each other’s identities… let’s find out when we get the chance.

“Kat. Still, hearing that they’re that strong makes me quite worried. They have the `technology` to cross dimensions, after all. Magic or whatever. They’re probably several levels higher than the beings on this land.”

Hilde said with a serious face, her arms crossed.

I agree.

“Yeah. That’s probably right. Hilde is right.”
“That’s why I’m worried… this power that Kat gave me. It’s a very powerful force. You can easily tell how strong it is just by looking at Kat. If I could have fully settled it into my body, it would have been helpful… like in the old days.”

The old days.

“Ah…”
“Yeah, right.”

At those words, everyone sighed and nodded.

“Well, we were fighting together until recently. Until the Great Demon Adramelech, that is.”
“It was a tough but fun memory. When you think about it, we fought a lot of monsters.”

Liztina took Karin’s words. Yeah. I fought with them until I transcended. Back then, we stopped and crushed various powerful threats. But now that I’ve become a transcendent, I can’t do that anymore. The enemies targeting this world were also transcendent.

They haven’t transcended yet.

“I’ll never forget that moment. Kat is too strong now to be of any meaningful help, but… Mama is happy at the same time that she’s disappointed. Because that’s proof that Kat has become that great.”
“…Cloudy.”

Everyone agreed with Cloudy’s words.

Yeah.

So that’s what everyone was thinking.
They really liked those days when they fought together.

“It was a time when we were all beating the crap out of people. We definitely killed a lot of weirdos. Beating them up mercilessly.”
“I’ve been fighting together since I was a little black newbie.”
“Hehehe, that’s right. Anyway, it’s all a fun memory. Thanks to that, I am who I am now.”

Will the day come when we can all fight together again?

The possibility of that is…

Definitely there.

Hilde alone has already manifested that possibility. Until recently, I grew up with their help. So now it’s my turn to return the favor. I will make them strong beings.

“Hilde. That power. That power has potential. The potential to become as strong as me.”
“Yes…!”
“I’ll make that happen soon. Not just Hilde, but everyone.”
“Ah!”

Saying that, I unleashed my power.
The flash that spread out in an instant enveloped them.

“Ah…”

The girls, exposed to the light, blushed and looked at me.

“Well… yeah. I know how you all feel.”

Karin said to me.

“It’s okay. If that… if the demon bastards are super strong and that army invades.”
“We can lend a hand too, right? We can’t fight monsters with transcendent power, but even if they’re demons, not all the grunts will be like that. We can fight together.”

Ah.

“Yeah. Karin and Liztina are right. We can fight together, Kat.”
“Yes! Kat! We have to fight together if there’s such a crisis! That’s fusion Confucianism!”

Oh my.

“There’s only emotion left now…”

Tears are about to well up in my eyes.

“Blackie kills the Demon King. I’ll take care of the demon grunts with my sisters.”
“Okay. I will.”

I stood up from my seat.

“Anyway. Even if the Demon King’s army is strong, there’s no way I’ll lose. So what if they’re high level? I’m Kim Kat. And I’m Kim Kat who doesn’t lose.”
“Kat…”

It’s time to go now.

“Then give this letter to Kadia.”
“Okay. I will.”

Karin nodded, receiving the letter.

“Blackie, fight well and come back.”
“I always fight well.”

Then Ari, who was staring at me intently, said.

“When you come back… I hope we can show you our results.”
“About my power?”
“Yes. We’ll work hard to acquire the power that’s one with Father.”
“I’ll be looking forward to it.”

I stroked Ari’s head.

“Now, before I go.”

ㅡThud.

Then Risha came with a bottle full of elixir.

“Pour some of your power into this.”
“Okay.”

I immediately poured my power into the elixir that Risha brought out. I poured it in quite intensively, so even if I don’t know for sure, Hilde will probably see some effect. I wish everyone could take some of my power by eating this.

“Then I’m off.”

ㅡWhoosh!

With that, I kicked off the ground.

* * *

“What.”

It was when I arrived near the destination.

“It’s so peaceful?”

What the hell is going on?

I definitely thought the demons would have appeared somewhere around here.

As soon as I got here, I thought that crazy airship would be speeding through the sky, firing its huge cannons and destroying the civilized world.

And on top of that, Demon King Pelereizer would be declaring.

“Long live the British Empire. Long live Belgium. Long live Nazi Germany. Long live our demons. You are doomed. We will make you humans our slaves. And we will rebuild our Demon Realm. That is the demons’ swag.”

Something like that cliché declaration.

I naturally came here with that situation in mind.

The Demon King, holding a wine glass, would elegantly give instructions, and the demon subordinates would be working their asses off, and the people nearby would all be screaming and tearing at their hair. If the airship passed over those people once, all that would be left would be ashes. The demons would rejoice while taking the humans’ heads, and the children would wail as they watched their mothers being murdered.

I thought of such a hell.

“…”

There was nothing like that anywhere.

There wasn’t even anything. It was just as peaceful as usual. There wasn’t even a single one of those huge birds, let alone an airship, and I only felt the energy of the forest, let alone a powerful force.

“These bastards…”

Haven’t they come yet? There’s nothing captured in my sight yet. I deployed my senses, but I don’t feel anything either. This could be a possibility that my senses have been deceived, but.

“Haven’t they come yet?”

The most reasonable answer is that they haven’t come yet.

That airship was huge. Even if you parked it somewhere, you’d be able to see it. I definitely felt that power in the celestial space. So if they came, there’s no way I wouldn’t feel it.

Did they hide?
Hide their energy?

Against me?

Unless they’re transcendentally stronger than me, it’s impossible to completely hide their energy from me. But if they’re that transcendentally strong, there’s no need to hide.

It’s the same reason why the CESCO employees who are going to kill ants don’t cloak like ghosts.

“Hmm.”

I immediately fixed my body in the air and sat in a lotus position.

No… yeah.

If they’re guys who have been preparing for war for 500 years. If they’re guys who are fanatically obsessed with that war. They’ll definitely think paranoidly. Generally, those psychopaths like to prepare like crazy.

That preparation is ultimately the collection of information. They collect information about this place secretly, without revealing their appearance. And when they think it’s enough, they launch an attack. Just as we don’t know their situation well, they also don’t know the situation here.

If they’re acting carefully, that’s a possibility.

Then where are they now? Are they still sucking up the atmosphere in that celestial space? Are they sending out scouts to scout first, and then the main force comes?

“Those motherfucking bastards.”

When I thought of that possibility, I thought it was reasonable.

Yeah.

It’s a re-invasion after 500 years.

It wouldn’t be bad to put that much effort into it. And if… Demon Realm General Dor was still alive. He would definitely have been sending signals continuously. Maybe they’re wondering why Dor’s signal was cut off.

Gee.

“As expected, it’s the insight of this Kim Kat.”

They’re definitely still waiting in that celestial space. It would be convenient if I could observe that place raw with my will… but even the World Tree isn’t reacting. There are many shortcomings in many ways.

Anyway, after thinking that far, I did a little more scouting and stayed there for a while before returning to the capital.

There’s no guarantee that they’ll start their invasion here.

So it’s better to guard the capital and then act.

* * *

“What is it? Why did you come back so early?”

Karin greeted me as I opened the door and went inside.

“That’s… no. Sis? Can’t I come back early?”
“It’s not that. You looked so determined when you left. That’s why I’m saying that since you came back in two days.”
“It doesn’t look like the demon bastards have come yet.”
“…Yeah. Okay. I see.”
“Ah, I’m embarrassed.”

I went inside.

Since I came back in two days, there were no noticeable changes in them. Still, Hilde’s power was a little bigger, and Ari also said that she felt something, although it was unclear. I decided to congratulate her when she reached the stage of certainty.

“Ah, Kat. Kadia said she’ll try to prepare as much as possible. You don’t have to worry about that part.”
“That’s a relief.”

Anyway, I told them my thoughts.

Liztina, who had been listening to the story, said.

“So, it’s highly likely that those demon bastards are scouting right now?”
“Yeah.”
“And… until they realize that the humans of this land are weak.”
“…It won’t take that long.”

Risha took the words.

“…”

At those words, everyone nodded seriously.

“Risha is right. So all we can do now is prepare.”

Let’s start preparing.

* * *

The prediction was wrong.

The demon bastards didn’t bring an airship.

They brought a fleet.

And it was a fleet of airships with a huge aerial fortress as the main one.