The Author's POV

Rumble—! Rumble—!

Everything started to crumble the moment Prince Letvia was defeated. The scene didn't go unnoticed by those beneath, as almost everyone was able to catch a glimpse of what had happened.

"D..did we…"

"The Prince?"

It had all happened so fast that the demons beneath were unable to understand what had happened completely.

"You traitor!"

A scream suddenly spread across the sky.

"Bastard!"

"How dare you betray our race!"

It was only after they heard an enraged shout in the air that they snapped out of it and focused their attention on a particular demon with long pink hair.

It was none other than Prince Valling who took the scorn and hatred of the demons with a calm expression. Such expressions were the norm for him.

There wasn't much that could unsettle someone like him.

Beside him was the same hazy figure that killed Prince Letvia.

Underneath, on the main floating island, Jin tore his gaze away from Ren and looked to his right, where a demoness he was all too familiar with appeared.

She was looking at the scene above with an incomparably serious expression.

"Are you sure about your decision?"

"Mhm."

Priscilla nodded her head, tearing her gaze away from the scene and shifting her attention to Jin.

"It certainly wasn't easy, but…"

A bitter smile spread across her features.

"…We didn't have much of a choice."

Thinking back at what had happened a while ago, she could only bitterly shake her head. It truly was… not much of a choice from their end.

Aside from what had happened with them in Ka Mankhut, their positions were awfully obvious within the Sloth clan, and while they didn't dislike their position, they still wanted more.

They were ambitious and had always dreamed of reaching a higher position.

Since a chance presented itself, they chose to take it.

They were not so foolish as to take the risk without first having some evidence to show them that it was a risk that would be worth taking.

It was for this very reason that they had demanded that the human show proof before coming to the decision to join his side.

The two cores belonging to the Pillar Masters… That was enough proof for them to take the gamble and join his side.

'Now then…'

She secretly sighed to herself, staring once again at the shadowy figure in the sky.

'…We've placed our bets. We can now only hope that our gamble pays off.'

made a

her thoughts, and when she turned her head, her gaze fell on

your way of comforting

"No? Why would I?"

a moment, Priscilla thought about all sorts of things, many of which weren't very

supplier of sticks… I can't ruin our relationship just

as she managed to get

the premise that we're allies, I

her hand and opened up her palm. Moving her fingers, she nudged

"…"

there blankly, unable to find the right words to say. He

become

to be

nicotine? Is

Jin's mind, and

Perhaps...

key to defeating

as plans started to formulate

where am I going to get

Rumbe—! Rumble—!

by the sudden shaking of the pillar as the world around them started to crumble. As the floating islands around them began to collapse,

and the island began to rock back and forth in the

"What's happening?"

"What's going on?"

confused and when they looked up, they were shocked to

C..Crack…!

the cracks, light filtered

sky became more visible to the

Crash—!

sound that was reminiscent of a glass breaking, the world around them began to

suddenly lightened, and the two of them felt their bodies disappear into

aware of what was going on, if there was one thing they understood, it

***

Clank! Clank! Clank!

it was supposed to be. Clouds littered the sky, and

we

brought me out of my thoughts, and I pondered for a moment before shifting my focus toward the

"To the next Pillar."

"Just like that?"

there anything else that we

only had

It wasn't an easy task, but having already dealt with three of the Pillars, things were starting to become

since my strength

those that came out from

to the ground, and when I turned to look, I saw a number of residual pocket dimensions

people emerged into the open, and before long, the entire region was

the two of us outside. Prince Valling and the other demons

"Hmmm."

it was then that

this from the

hadn't dealt with the remaining demons. It wasn't that

"Oh wait."

was at that moment that I realized something and turned my head to look at Amanda. She looked back at me,

"That might work."

"What might work?"

"Here."

and extended