In the Unified Divine Realm, the high-ranking goddess with sealing abilities—Ariadoa—was currently filled with guilt.
Ariadoa had never imagined that a goddess she was on good terms with would actually do such a thing—attempting to frame her.
In fact, other goddesses had already warned her not to get too close to beauty-type goddesses, especially those aligned with seduction. These goddesses were notoriously jealous and often pulled underhanded tricks.
But kind-hearted Ariadoa believed that the goddess she had been friends with for a thousand years wasn't that kind of person.
And that naive belief had now led to this current predicament.
A young girl from Earth had been caught in the mess due to Ariadoa's negligence.
That goddess took advantage of her and secretly used the system terminal that connected this divine realm to Earth's Heaven, forcibly attempting to reincarnate Yukino into their world.
After several failed attempts, the goddess even violated divine laws to summon her directly and drag her into another world—Yadetre.
Now, even Earth's divine realm had detected the abuse of power and immediately terminated all collaborations with the Unified Divine Realm, and had sent notice of accountability.
"Sigh~"
The sigh came from the Grand Goddess of the Unified Divine Realm—Ishtar.
It was through the massive recruitment of heroes from Earth that many of the rampaging demon lords across countless worlds under the Unified Divine Realm had been subdued.
If that operation were to be suspended, the consequences would be severe.
"Ariadoa, this incident will be handled solely by you. The Unified Divine Realm will offer you no assistance. That goddess who has fallen and become an evil god—she is yours to deal with."
Ishtar's wrinkled, kind face turned stern.
"But… are you really sure about this, Ariadoa?"
Her tone softened. In truth, Ishtar hoped Ariadoa would accept a different punishment, one far less dangerous than going alone to the other world, Yadetre.
After investigation, there were signs that the demon lord in Yadetre had long been colluding with that fallen goddess.
This meant the world could easily be led to failure, allowing the demon lord to ascend. And now that the fallen goddess had turned into an evil god, the danger in that world had increased exponentially.
Under such conditions, venturing there alone would be extremely perilous.
"Mm."
Ariadoa nodded.
She couldn't let that human girl be abandoned like this.
Even if it meant sacrificing her life, she had to bring her back. She also hoped to mend the relationship between the gods of both realms.
Though, realistically speaking, that human girl may have already been forcibly made the second hero and killed by the demon lord… still, she had to try.
Maybe she was still in time.
"I understand."
The Grand Goddess Ishtar sighed again, then brought out a crystal orb. Placing her hand on it, a hazy world slowly emerged within.
"I've found the approximate location. I'll do my best to send you to a relatively safe place."
"Lady Ishtar, I'm truly grateful!"
Ariadoa deeply bowed.
After a few moments of silence from Ishtarta, a portal opened beside them. Without hesitation, Ariadoa dashed into it.
"Sigh~"
Watching her disappear, Ishtar sighed once more.
It was now time for her to report this matter to the Deep Divine Realm and the Three Great Gods.
However, before she could reach the Deep Divine Realm, an uninvited guest descended upon the Unified Divine Realm.
...
At the top of a temple in the Unified Divine Realm—an area with a breathtaking view of most of the divine lands—stood a goddess immersed in her artwork.
She was a silver-haired goddess, with only chains wrapped around her chest and lower body.
No one in the Unified Divine Realm dared mess with her, because she was the Goddess of Destruction—Valkyrie, one of the most powerful god in the realm.
With a bad temper and an arrogant personality, she was not one to cross.
"What's that?"
"A space transfer magic circle?"
"Who's crazy enough to activate a spell next to Valkyrie?!"
Nearby gods, seeing the magic circle forming above Valkyrie's temple, all turned pale.
At first, they assumed it was some clueless god messing around, but the formation was off—it didn't look like the internal transport formation governed by divine law.
It felt like a forced space transfer from outside the Divine Realm.
Sparks of electricity flew from the magic circle, warping the surrounding space.
Wait—wasn't this the type of dimensional transfer formation used to summon heroes from Earth? It should only appear in the summoning chamber. Why was it activating here?
No… it looked like a summoning formation, but it had been subtly rewritten—reprogrammed, even.
Could this be a result of the mess Ariadoa had just caused? Was Earth's Heaven sending someone over? But even then, this wasn't the usual route. Were they trying to make a point?
"BOOM—!"
Arcs of lightning shot from the circle, blasting craters into the ground. Yet despite this, Valkyrie didn't react—still immersed in her art.
Perhaps, to Valkyrie, as long as something didn't threaten the destruction of the Divine Realm or personally annoy her, she couldn't be bothered.
"BOOM—!"
Well, now she'd definitely care—because this time, the lightning hit Valkyrie's canvas and burned through it.
"N-no—No way—?! I was so close—FINISHING IT—!"
From Valkyrie's lips came a bewildered mutter. The nearby gods instantly bolted even farther away, fearing they'd become collateral damage in her fury.
"Hehehe… very good."
Valkyrie's now twisted expression glared at the magic circle that had ruined her artwork. She slowly stood, and a visibly silver, suffocating aura emanated from her entire body.
"I'd like to see who the hell has a death wish. I'll beat you till you can't even function as a living being!"
She spoke words no goddess should ever utter.
Above, the magic circle fully distorted space, opening a rift—and then, a figure fell heavily to the ground, like a block of iron smashing down from high altitude.
"Perfect. So you're the little grunt? Prepare to be utterly destroyed!"
In a split second, Valkyrie crossed over a hundred meters, almost instantaneously—it felt more like a space jump. She appeared right next to the fallen figure.
Her aura surged as her hand reached out—grabbing something: a helmet. More accurately, she grabbed the head of a fully armored, knight-like figure.
"First Destruction Technique (First Valkyrie) — Shattered Break!"