The Devil Does Not Need to Be Defeated

Chapter 860: Denial by the Divine and Demon Races!

The Divine Race, the Demon Race, and the Human Race.

The important figures, the pinnacle of each of the three races of Omnipotence, took their seats.

In terms of numbers, the Human Race had the most representatives, followed by the Divine Race, who had arrived with twenty high-ranking gods, and lastly, the Demon Race, with only the six Demon Lords.

Therefore, after everyone was seated, Airi suddenly spoke,

“Come sit over here.”

There was no need to ask who these words were directed at.

Shien, who was about to go to the Human Race’s conference table, paused, then shrugged and headed towards the Demon Race’s seats.

Lilith followed without hesitation.

After hesitating for a moment, Lucy sighed softly and followed as well.

Seeing this scene, the expressions of the Divine Race goddesses subtly changed, and even many human representatives’ faces changed color.

There was no helping it.

The Hero, the ace of the Divine Race and the hero of the Human Race, actually went to sit at the Demon Race’s table. This would only give the sensitive high-ranking individuals the impression that “the Hero has chosen to side with the Demon Race.”

This made many Divine Race goddesses unhappy.

As a result, the human representatives also frowned.

“Here we go again…”

Ancil and Lia sighed in exasperation.

“Doing something so provocative at a time like this?”

Harvis, Capeline, Elise, Sophie, and the others also felt a mixture of amusement and exasperation.

Artemis couldn’t help but want to stand up and say something, but Anima stopped her.

Anima shook her head at Artemis, signaling her not to act rashly.

“Right now, his relationship with the Demon Race is indeed better.”

Anima forced Artemis to acknowledge this fact.

Artemis gritted her teeth, wanting to lash out, but ultimately held back.

Lildas also held back.

Seeing Lucy follow Shien and sit at the Demon Race’s table, Lildas almost lost her temper.

But Nadue stopped her as well.

“She is, after all, Hero Shien’s fiancée.”

Nadue offered this advice.

With a formal engagement to Shien, if Lucy didn’t follow him and chose a different seat, it would only lead to unnecessary speculation.

“But…!”

Lildas couldn’t quite accept this.

Not only the Hero, but even her most valued blessed one and successor had sided with the Demon Race. This was something the Divine Race couldn’t ignore.

“Alright, this doesn’t mean anything.”

Nadue could only try her best to appease Lildas.

Unaware of the conflicts he had caused behind the scenes, or perhaps he had anticipated it but didn’t care, Shien casually sat beside Airi.

“Your Highness the Dragon Demon, and Your Highnesses.”

Lucy, following along, bowed to the Demon Lords.

The Demon Lords all looked at Lucy with interest.

“Unexpected that you would come here as well, Princess Roselucia.”

Sara said to Lucy with a smile.

“Aren’t you afraid of displeasing the Divine Race and the kingdom?”

Shafney also added fuel to the fire.

“She’s the Kingdom Treasure?”

Kamina was still sizing up Lucy.

As for Lid and Millu, they nodded to Lucy in greeting.

They had met in the Elven Homeland and weren’t strangers.

Under such circumstances, Lucy pursed her lips and said calmly,

“Today, my stance only represents the Hero himself. I am attending this conference as the Hero’s fiancée.”

Lucy’s implication was clear: wherever Shien was, she would be there.

Moreover…

“I also wanted to greet Your Highness Airi.”

Lucy seemed to have a hidden meaning.

Airi naturally wouldn’t ignore Lucy like she had before.

“Indeed, I should also greet you.”

Airi said calmly.

Both of them were Hero Shien’s fiancées, destined to enter the same household in the future.

In that case, they should greet each other, both logically and emotionally.

Especially since they weren’t strangers.

However, at that time, Airi hadn’t confirmed her relationship with Shien, while Lucy’s relationship with him was rapidly developing. Neither of them had expected that one day, they would become wives of the same man.

If it were anyone else, it wouldn’t be surprising if they started arguing at this moment.

But now, the time and place weren’t right, so naturally, they couldn’t start a fight.

Moreover, Shien wouldn’t stand idly by and watch them fight either.

“We’re all family, what’s wrong with sitting together?”

Shien smiled nonchalantly, as if he hadn’t noticed any tension.

Perhaps only Airi, Lucy, and Shafney could detect the faint hint of threat in Shien’s eyes.

It was as if he was saying…

“If you dare to fight amongst yourselves, don’t blame me for enforcing family rules.”

Thus, both Airi and Lucy wisely chose to remain silent.

Sara chuckled and said,

“Then let’s all sit down. There are plenty of empty seats here.”

Saying this, Sara gave Shien a look.

Shien immediately took Lilith and Lucy’s hands and sat at the Demon Race’s table.

He naturally knew how much speculation his actions would cause.

But just as Nadue had said, compared to the Divine Race, Shien’s relationship with the Demon Lords was undoubtedly better.

Not to mention Airi, and not to mention Shafney, just the fact that these six Demon Lords were willing to expend their own magic power to help him increase his strength in the Demon King’s Pavilion was enough for Shien to side with them.

Although Shien’s relationship with the Divine and Human Races wasn’t bad, firstly, not everyone in the Human Race was well-intentioned towards him. Some wanted to use him or even target him, so Shien wouldn’t completely side with the Human Race. Secondly, he was still uncertain about the Divine Race’s attitude, or rather, the attitudes of the goddesses besides the three main ones.

In comparison, he knew the Demon Lords quite well, and with his relationship with Airi and Shafney, siding with the Demon Race at this moment, although it might provoke some people, could also express his stance.

That was, he was indeed different from past Heroes and wouldn’t be bound by conventional norms.

Therefore, if anyone wanted to use moral pressure or his status as the Hero against him, they better think twice.

Shien wanted to express this intention, making those present with unrealistic ideas wake up.

The facts proved that although Shien’s move was risky, it was also brilliant.

At least, the gazes of many people towards Shien were no longer filled with scrutiny and ill intentions. Instead, they looked at Lilith, Lucy, and the Demon Lords beside him, apprehension filling their eyes.

The Hero might not fall for their tricks—this realization caught many people off guard.

Now, they had to worry.

Worry about whether the Hero would truly side with the Demon Race.

If that really happened, would the Demon Race, with the Hero on their side, be content to stay in the Demon Realm, not harboring any ambitions towards the Divine and Human Realms?

This was the concern of the high-ranking individuals.

Seeing the atmosphere in the hall become oppressive again, Ancil quickly stood up.

“Since everyone is seated, I hereby officially announce the start of the Tripartite Conference.”

With a wave of Ancil’s hand, the doors of the Hall of Glory slowly closed with a solemn rumble.

The entire hall was immediately isolated from the outside world.

As the host and presider of the conference, Ancil continued to speak before everyone.

“The main topic of this conference is the reappearance of the [Hero Summoning].”

Ancil glanced at Shien, his voice amplified by magic power, spreading throughout the hall.

“A thousand years ago, with the Demon King defeated and Omnipotence divided into three realms, the Hero, summoned to this world to save it and defeat the Demon King, had fulfilled his long-standing mission.”

“Our ancestor, the strongest Hero of all time, Mitra, became the last Hero of Omnipotence.”

“And the Divine Race’s grand ritual used to summon the Hero, the large-scale, cross-world magic ritual created by Supreme God Omnis—the [Hero Summoning]—was sealed, never to be used again.”

“Therefore, for a thousand years, Omnipotence hasn’t seen another Hero, and logically speaking, there shouldn’t be any more Heroes in the future.”

“However, now, a thousand years later, Omnipotence has unexpectedly welcomed a Hero once again.”

“Shien Buztout, this Hero who has established relationships with all three races, now stands before you, bearing the Holy Sword.”

Ancil’s voice became serious.

“Why has the Hero appeared again?”

“Why has the [Hero Summoning] been restarted?”

“Now that the Demon King has been defeated, what is the purpose of summoning a Hero wielding the Holy Sword, possessing immense power?”

“I believe this is what everyone present, and all beings in Omnipotence, are thinking about, and must think about.”

“Because we no longer wish for war to restart, nor do we wish for the peace that has lasted for a thousand years to be broken.”

“Is there a conspiracy by any of the races involved in this?”

“This is the most important question we need to clarify at this Tripartite Conference.”

With this, the basic explanation was over.

Next, both the Divine and Demon Races should address this matter and prove their innocence.

To avoid becoming the cause of war, both races had to prove that they hadn’t summoned the Hero privately or plotted anything in secret.

Especially the Divine Race, as the keepers of the [Hero Summoning], they had to clarify this matter, both logically and emotionally.

“Lady Lildas, Lady Anima, Lady Nadue, and all goddesses.”

Ancil turned to the Divine Race’s seats and asked on behalf of everyone present,

“Since you have sworn in the name of Supreme God Omnis that you have nothing to do with the [Hero Summoning], can we assume that you haven’t restarted the grand ritual of [Hero Summoning] and summoned Hero Shien to this world?”

This question was naturally met with affirmation from the goddesses.

“We can assure you in the name of the gods that the Divine Race definitely hasn’t restarted the grand ritual of [Hero Summoning].”

Lildas declared firmly.

Anima and Nadue also spoke.

“Since discovering the existence of Hero Shien, I have investigated this matter, even personally going to the sealed land of the [Hero Summoning]. The result is that the barrier there is still functioning. Apart from our supreme and beloved Mother Goddess, no one can pass through that barrier and access the grand ritual of [Hero Summoning].”

Anima guaranteed this.

“I have also investigated the movements of the Divine Race goddesses and confirmed that in the past thousand years, no goddess in the Divine Race has approached the sealed land. Our supreme and beloved Mother Goddess has already ordered the sealing of the [Hero Summoning]. Since that is the case, we would never disobey her will and access the grand ritual without authorization.”

Nadue also affirmed this.

In short, based on the current situation, it was impossible for the Divine Race to have used the grand ritual of [Hero Summoning] to summon the Hero to this world.

“I can also guarantee that what the Divine Race has said is true.”

Artemis raised her hand and declared.

She was the Goddess of Justice, the guardian of order, and one of the effects of her power was to judge crimes, making evil unable to hide.

And as the Goddess of Justice and Order, Artemis’s very concept of existence wouldn’t allow her to condone her own race committing acts that endangered world peace.

Therefore, Artemis’s guarantee was quite powerful; no one would think she was trying to cover for her race.

“Then…” Ancil turned to the Demon Race and asked, “Your Highnesses of the Demon Race, do you also want to state that you have nothing to do with the Hero’s summoning?”

Sara responded to Ancil’s question with a composed demeanor.

“At least, we can guarantee that the Demon Race does not possess the [Hero Summoning], a method created by the Supreme God herself.”

Sara didn’t offer excessive explanations, simply stating this.

But this single sentence was surprisingly convincing.

“That’s a grand ritual involving other worlds. Besides Supreme God Omnis, who else could achieve such a miracle?”

Shafney said calmly.

“Although our Demon Race prides itself on strength, when it comes to mystical methods, we are ultimately inferior to the Divine Race. This is common knowledge.”

Lid also spoke.

“It’s always the Divine Race that excels at creating miracles and reaching the pinnacle in various fields. If our Demon Race had such methods, how could we have been entangled with the Divine Race for so many years?”

Kamina’s tone carried a hint of sarcasm.

“It has nothing to do with us!”

Even Millu declared this seriously.

Only Airi remained silent.

But even without her saying anything, it was enough.

It had to be said, the Demon Lords’ statements made sense.

If they could even replicate the [Hero Summoning], then they wouldn’t be the Demon Race, and what would become of the Divine Race?

This was determined by the characteristics of each race, not something that could be easily changed.

If the Demon Race could truly replicate the [Hero Summoning], then the Divine Race, adept at creating miracles, would definitely have mastered this method as well.

“I’d like to ask, without the power of the Supreme God, does the Divine Race have the means to perform a large-scale, cross-world summoning ritual?”

Sara posed this question.

Lildas, Anima, and Nadue exchanged glances, then all shook their heads.

“Even I, who can manipulate fate, cannot interfere with the fate of other worlds.” Lildas sighed and said, “That’s something only Mother Goddess can interfere with, even the Demon King couldn’t do it, right?”

In conclusion, this matter had little to do with the Demon Race.

No one would even admit that the Demon Race could achieve such a feat.

Therefore…

“This matter has nothing to do with the Demon Race.”

Sara gave this conclusion.

The hall instantly fell silent.