The Devil Does Not Need to Be Defeated

Chapter 559: “I suddenly have the urge to run away…”

Shien naturally didn’t know that long before interacting with him, Machi had infiltrated the Elven Homeland and made contact with Melika.

This was both to investigate Shien and his companions and to plant some seeds for the future, in case she ever clashed with him.

Therefore, at that time, Machi used mind magic to control Melika, forcing her to reveal everything she knew.

That’s why Machi was so knowledgeable about Shien’s affairs and knew the details of everyone around him.

Afterward, Machi also planted a part of her spirit within Melika, so that she could manipulate her again if necessary, turning Melika into her puppet to do her bidding.

After all, she was going up against someone backed by a Demon Lord and an Evil God. As vile as Machi was, she would still make the necessary preparations.

If nothing unexpected had happened, when Shien, Airi, and the others threatened Machi, the Demon Spirit would have definitely played this card, controlling Melika to do something that would allow her to escape.

Even if it meant using Melika as a shield to block Airi’s dragon breath or something similar, it would still buy the Demon Spirit a chance to escape.

It was because of this preparation that the Demon Spirit dared to openly oppose Shien, right?

Otherwise, for a mere Legendary-level magician to provoke Shien, who was accompanied by a Demon Lord and an Evil God, would be truly foolish.

Unfortunately, the Demon Spirit never imagined that her prepared backup plan would be completely destroyed by an unexpected turn of events.

She wouldn’t have thought that Shien would sleep with Melika, let alone that this would cause earth-shattering changes in Melika, leading to her being taken back to the Divine Realm by Nadue, away from the Elven Homeland.

With Melika gone, how could Machi possibly control her to do anything?

Not only was it impossible, but her machinations were also discovered by the Three Goddesses of the Divine Realm and ruthlessly eradicated.

Now, the remnants of Machi’s spirit within Melika had been completely erased.

The Demon Spirit’s backup plan had become a joke, vanishing into thin air.

Shien didn’t know all of this, but he could roughly guess some of it.

“Fortunately, I didn’t give her too much time and eliminated her directly. Otherwise, who knows how many vile things such a menace would have done.”

Shien’s face was filled with disgust.

Nadue nodded in agreement.

“Perhaps this is the result of the world’s protection over you.” Nadue sighed, “With the protection of the world itself, all situations will unknowingly develop in your favor. The Mother Goddess’s blessing is truly powerful.”

This wasn’t an unfounded claim.

Otherwise, why did Melika happen to be taken to the Divine Realm at this very moment, away from the Elven Homeland?

Was it simply good luck?

Then this good luck was a little too timely.

Therefore, it was possible that the world itself was guiding and protecting Shien, steering events in his favor.

“Alright.” Shien shrugged nonchalantly, “It seems the Goddess of Fortune is on my side.”

This statement amused Nadue.

“A Goddess who governs fortune does indeed exist. If she knew that she was fortunate enough to be praised by a Hero after a thousand years, she would probably feel very honored.” Nadue chuckled, “However, the fortune you’ve received is far more than this. You’ll gradually understand in the future.”

Afterward, Shien chatted with Nadue for a bit longer, confirming their current situations.

Overall, although both sides had encountered some unexpected events, in the end, they had all passed without any major issues.

Shien hadn’t expected Melika to be unable to return, but since it was Melika’s own encounter, although helpless, he wouldn’t dwell on it too much. He only hoped that the issue with Melika could be perfectly resolved.

Nadue also hadn’t expected that after finding the whereabouts of the Original Demon’s people and informing Shien, thinking that with his abilities and resources, handling this matter would be a piece of cake, it would end up causing such a commotion. She also felt quite helpless about this.

In the end, as long as things on both sides could progress smoothly, it was a good thing.

“After Melika’s condition stabilizes, I will personally bring her back to the human world.”

Nadue left these words.

“Understood.”

Shien nodded.

However, Shien didn’t know that Nadue still had some thoughts in her mind.

“With this, I can’t continue my mission.”

One must know that Nadue’s original purpose in coming to the human world was to monitor Shien and investigate the truth behind this Hero.

Now, because of Melika’s situation, she could no longer continue her surveillance.

“Should I send another goddess to take over this mission?”

Nadue considered this.

But after a moment of thought, she felt helpless again.

“This Hero is much stronger than before, and his senses are much sharper. He seemed to have sensed my presence before. So, besides me, who else can monitor him without being detected?”

Probably no one.

And if the surveillance were to be done openly, directly sending someone to follow him, putting aside whether it would work or not, the choice of personnel would be a huge headache.

“With the Dragon Demon by his side, the Beast Demon and Ghost Demon active, and the other Demon Lords restless, facing such a lineup, which goddess could handle the situation?”

Recalling the several times she had stopped these troublemakers from resorting to violence, Nadue felt a headache coming on.

After all, her previous experiences had told her that even she had some difficulty controlling the situation. If another goddess were to come, who could manage it?

“Lildas could do it, but we can’t let her know about this matter yet.”

“Anima needs to continue investigating the Hero summoning and has recently been monitoring the Demon Realm’s movements; she simply doesn’t have the time.”

“In that case, who can suppress this group of Demon Lords?”

Nadue truly had a headache.

Actually, there were still some candidates.

For example, Lilith, as the strongest Evil God, wasn’t afraid of these Demon Lords.

However, although this Evil God had returned, she had no intention of returning to the Divine Realm and instead followed the Hero’s lead, even entrusting her [True Mark] to him. Coupled with her immature personality, how could she possibly handle such a task?

Besides Lilith, there was also the Goddess of Justice, Artemis, who was equally famous.

This goddess was also a Transcendent Level being, even stronger than herself and Anima, and was upright and noble, making her a seemingly perfect candidate.

The problem was that this Goddess of Justice, who couldn’t tolerate any evil, had always been at odds with Lilith, her equal. And because of the war a thousand years ago, this goddess, who had fought a world-shattering battle with the Ghost Demon, was thoroughly enraged by Millu Pesh, believing her to be a dangerous and evil existence. If she were sent, they would probably start fighting immediately.

So, in the Divine Realm, who else could compare to the Demon Lords?

“Only those three sisters, right?”

The three sisters Nadue mentioned were quite famous in the three realms.

They were a trinity, jointly governing the concept and attribute of time.

They were triplets, born at the same time, inseparable, and shared everything.

The world collectively referred to these three goddesses as the “Three Goddesses of Spacetime.”

And these three goddesses, in the war a thousand years ago, joined forces to resist the Poison Demon, one of the Six Demon Lords, fighting him to a standstill.

Individually, each of these three goddesses was only at Limit Level.

But when the three of them joined forces and used their powers together, they would create a powerful synergy, becoming a goddess group capable of fighting even Transcendent Level beings.

Furthermore, as goddesses who governed time, manipulating and controlling time, they should be able to monitor Shien, right?

If these three goddesses were sent, they could handle the situation.

But…

“…They won’t mess it up, will they?”

Thinking of the three sisters’ situation, Nadue’s face turned pale.

If possible, she really didn’t want to let the three sisters carry out such a “delicate” mission.

The reason was simple: their intelligence might not be sufficient…

Nadue had a feeling she could already foresee the outcome.

But there was no other way. Besides them, Nadue couldn’t think of any other suitable candidates.

“…It seems I need to have a good talk with them first.”

Nadue’s heart felt heavy.

Even someone as perfect as her, at this moment, had the urge to run away.

She really didn’t want to discuss anything too profound with those three sisters.

Otherwise, her patience might run out.

Nadue could only comfort herself.

“It’s only temporary, temporary…”

Melika’s situation wasn’t complicated. Once she had dealt with it, she could bring Melika back to the human world as soon as possible and resume her work.

It wouldn’t take too long.

Really, not too long.

So…

“Hopefully, nothing will go wrong…”

Nadue began to worry needlessly in another aspect.

Thus, Nadue cut off the revelation with Shien and began to deal with her own matters.

As for Shien, just as he was about to continue teasing the fairies, he suddenly shivered for some reason.

“…Why do I have a chilling feeling down my spine, like I’m about to be entangled in some terrible mess?”

Shien became apprehensive.

Was this a revelation brought by his blessing?

Or was it his intuition, enhanced by [Outer Awareness of Heaven’s Decree]?

“I suddenly have the urge to run away…”

Shien muttered.

At this time, he still didn’t know what he was about to encounter.

If he knew, he would definitely grab his wife and “child” and run as far away as possible.