Chapter 197 – Episode 130 – There Are Things More Precious Than Sisters

*All characters appearing are adults.
*This is a fictional story that is nothing but fiction. Never follow

“Uh, sister… Uh, why…”

The art was unbelievable.
The person who shot her in the back of the head was none other than Minerva’s sister Rani.
To think that her dearest sister attacked her.
Atro’s red pupils shook greatly.

“Uh, why did you do this, why, why, why…”
“Sorry, I have no choice but to do this.”

With art asking for a reason.
Minerva answered as if crying.

“Artro, I value you too. I have never forgotten you even for a moment.”

She has no intention of killing her younger brother Atro.
Because she was always the little sister who followed her.
Even when she was imprisoned and tortured here, she always thought of Artro.
She believed that if it was Artro, she would definitely come to her rescue.
And she really came to the rescue.

I really appreciate that.
She was so thrilled that she came without abandoning herself.

“But I have children.”

But more than her touching reunion, Minerva now has something most precious.

“There are children living in this land.”

After descending to the earth, Minerva gave birth to precious children.
She ruled over the world.
Angels who live in that world.
All of those angels were Minerva’s children.
Minerva was delighted to see the children grow up, fulfill their dreams, and form a family.

“There are people who believe in me and follow me.”

Humans as well as angels began to serve her.

When times are always difficult and difficult, humans pray as one.
She sincerely prays that the goddess Minerva bestow her grace.
There are only a few people whose origins reach the goddess, but people do not stop praying to her.

She was destined to be trampled on by the demons, but how could she abandon the goddess who saved them?
Even if their wishes don’t come true, even if the goddess doesn’t see them, humans won’t stop.
She’s a goddess She’ll never forsake her prayers for Minerva.

Even Minerva could not abandon such people.
It didn’t matter if there were people who used her own name to commit her malicious acts, even if she was a hypocrite who was different from the outside.
Because she realized that there aren’t only bad guys like that, and that there are people who genuinely believe in her.

Good and evil always coexist.
Those who were good become evil, and those who were evil become good.
Humans and angels alike.
Minerva realized this while living on earth.
She came to know that judging the world by dividing it into two is not an absolute criterion for her.

“Not all of them are bad guys.”
“Uh, sister…”
“Then why are you trying to kill them all? Why are you trying to kill all my people?”

As she found out, Minerva came to loathe the way her other sisters thought.
A caution that doesn’t care what happens to anyone but themselves.
A caution not to forgive even good people if they pose a threat to them.
It’s annoying, so it’s better to just push it away.
That was the mindset of the goddesses.
The goddesses had no intention of changing their way of thinking.
If she had changed her mind, she wouldn’t have used the word purification.

But they haven’t changed.
Even after a long time, nothing has changed.

“I also cherish artro the most. But…”

So Minerva had no choice but to do this.

“Those who believe in me and follow me are more precious!”

As the children appeal, they have no choice but to join hands with the demon king.
She has no choice but to cooperate with the demon king who humiliated and ruined her.
In order to protect the precious people living on earth, they have no choice but to fall into the path of evil themselves.

Even if I hear the voice of resentment from Artro in return.

“Why, why do you say that… Ooh, have we forgotten our oath?”

The art was unbelievable.
I couldn’t understand what her sister was saying at all.

Whatever happens, don’t give up.
Even if there is something to quarrel, let’s not point knives at each other.
Even if there is something to break up, let’s not throw away the string of fate.
The ten goddesses swore that way.
Artodo and Minerva also swore.

Artro was shocked by the remarks that directly denied the oath.

Why are you talking like that?
Cleansing the ground is the right thing to do, so why say no?
Could it be that you have been brainwashed by demons?
Or maybe it’s been polluted by living too long on the surface?
Artro didn’t realize that the goddess could change just like all living things.

And,

“Uh?”

She didn’t even realize that a goddess could be defeated, even by an insignificant creature.

Along with the sound of flesh being torn, the sound of something falling was heard.

●●●

“Ugh…”

Artro opened his eyes.
The silver armor he was originally wearing was removed.
It was a gray outfit worn under the armor.
Because she had been pierced by her sister, the center of her chest was splattered with blood.
The wound had long since healed.

And the decapitated head had long since become one with the body again.

“I, obviously…”

Throat cut
Shocked by her sister’s betrayal, she failed to notice Lillia’s approach.
By the time I noticed, it was after the demonic sword had already cut her throat.

And after a long time passed, Artro was able to open his eyes.

“Hey, are you awake?”

And the first thing that caught my eye was a red-haired demon wearing a black uniform.

“You, you!”

Lilia.
The one who beheaded Atro.
The culprit was in front of my eyes through art.
There was no magic sword in Lillia’s hand right now.

Instead, both of her hands were inserted into Atro’s body.

“What are you doing right now! Won’t you take your hand off right now?”
“I don’t like it, I won’t. I have no intention of removing it until it corrupts you.”
“What, Corruption?”
“I’ll make it like your sister in the back.”

At the word unnie, Artro looked back.

“…”

She had an older sister, Minerva.
She was supporting Atro with her full-term body, not wearing a single thread.
It felt soft and fluffy for some reason, but I thought Minerva-sister was hugging her.
Of course, Artro couldn’t afford to worry about this.

“Sister, please release me. We have to stop this madman!”
“You just have to endure a little bit, Artro. It is painful, but the pain is only for a moment.”

Despite Artro’s appeal, Minerva remained calm.

“And it is already late. Take a look in the mirror.”
“Yes?”

Minerva showed Atro her hand mirror.
The mirror is cracked, but there is no problem checking the head.

There was no problem with Atro being astonished.

“This, this figure…”
“It will be over before you wake up. It’s too late to struggle.”

The reflection in the mirror was a woman with pigtails.
A woman with red, not sky blue, double-headed hair caught Atro’s eyes.
None of the original colors were left.
I could understand what this meant without saying it through art.

“Ah…”

She has fallen
Minerva is as corrupted as her sister.
Her evil demons have corrupted her own power.
It had blackened her own soul that hadn’t even touched her dust.
For the goddess, it was tantamount to a death sentence.
Atro’s face contorted in despair.

“My, I got rid of, corrupted, corrupted. This can’t be like this This can’t be…”
“Okay, that’s all done.”

The work is done.
Lilia smiled and pulled her hand away.
It was a completely opposite expression from Atro, who was distorted by despair.

“It’s really easy once you’ve done it once. But, I wonder if the addition of one more person will have an impact…”

Goddesses share power.
That is the fatal weakness of goddesses.
Just as an epidemic spreads in an instant, if one is contaminated, all the goddesses are adversely affected.
In particular, when the first ten goddesses, such as Minerva and Atro, are contaminated, the impact is enormous.
It was incomparable to the contamination of a lower goddess.

Although she was well aware of that, Lilia wondered if she would be different just because she corrupted only two people.

“There will be. Obviously, there will be restrictions on the use of power. Look at me When I first fell, I couldn’t use my power either.”
“But you’re using it well right now, right?”
“This is because I accepted it. When I decided to join hands with you, my strength came back.”

The way the fallen goddess regains her original power is simple.

Until now, she admits that she has been in denial.
She lives her life as if she were right.
Just that.

To protect her on the ground, she must join hands with her demons.
In order to protect her own precious things, she has to become the Demon King’s servant.
Put everyone at the feet of the Demon King to achieve peace on earth.
This is a fact that Minerva has been denying until now.

And because she acknowledged this fact, Minerva was able to use her power.

“Aren’t you thinking of getting revenge on us?”
“No way. I would not have healed you or Diana.”

Next to them lay a woman with long green hair.
She was the Great Wizard Diana who was destroyed in one blow while fighting Atro.
With no hope of her life, Diana barely saved her life with Minerva’s help.

“Ugh…”

But it seems that it will take some more time for her to come to consciousness.

“Hmm? What are you doing?”

I hear something rattling.
Lillia turned her gaze towards the sound.
As if trying to summon something of her, Artro desperately struggled with her hand.

“Why, why aren’t you coming out? Why doesn’t my weapon come out…”

A weapon used during the fierce battle with Lillia.
The sword and shield he used to use.
Those two don’t come out.
When he calls, he comes out quickly, but for some reason he doesn’t come out.

The reason is simple.

“It’s no use, Artro. You can’t use your power if you don’t admit it like Minerva-sama.”
“Ooh, don’t be ridiculous. With just this…”
“I can’t use my strength because I think so. I don’t know what you hate, but if you don’t like what you hate, you can’t do anything.”
“I like you? Do you think I would

Because he didn’t act like Minerva.
Because, like Minerva, she has not accepted anything that has been denied until now.
If you accept it, Artro will be able to use the power again.

And that will be the moment when Atro swears to become a slave to the demons.

“It will never go your way. I don’t know how I roasted and boiled Minerva, but I’m not. I will never bow my head to you guys!”
“Um, is that so?”
“I will definitely make you pay for this. I will tell you what a great sin it is to scare the goddess!”
“…”
“And I will kill you as well. It will tear your soul apart and make you suffer for the rest of your life!”

As if to curse, Atro cursed.
Lilia, who heard the goddess’ angry words,

“Looks like you know what you have to admit.”

Shit, laughed

“Then shall we make a bet?”

Lilia raised one of her right index fingers and proposed to Atro.

“If the goddesses win this fight, I will give you my body. It doesn’t matter what you do. Give it to the beasts or burn it alive, whatever you want.”
“…”
“But if you lose…”

Lilia stabbed Atro in the chest.

“Please be my slave.”
“What, what?”
“I knew what you had to admit.”

Artro does not want to admit defeat.
I don’t want to admit the reality that I have no choice but to become a slave to the demons because I was defeated.
She screams that even though her sister Minerva was enslaved, she herself will never be a slave.

She admits that
By making her admit it, she becomes a minion of the demon king like her sister.
As a springboard for this, Lilia offered her bet.

Of course, she must win the bet to decide whether or not to enslave Atro.

“Wait here with my sister. Because I have to go help Eris-sister.”

Even at this moment, the invasion of the goddesses continues.
I still don’t know how things are going.
However, there is only one thing Lillia needs to do now.

Helping her older sister Eris.
The only person who can quickly go and help Eris-sister is herself.
Because the other sisters are outside the demon castle.
Only Lilia, who is closest to her, can become Eris’s source.

So move right now.
Lillia took her magic sword and she was going to go to the castle of the demon king right away.

“Hey, Lilia. Please wait.”

Suddenly Minerva stopped.

“What are you doing? I have to go to the castle of demons soon…”
“Take this before you go.”
“What do you mean bring?”

Minerva turned her gaze to Atro and said.

“Take Atro’s power, Lilia. You will need Atro’s power to fight my sisters.”
“Yes?”

Lilia was taken aback by the unexpected remark.