The villainous young master just wants to live a Buddhist-like life.

　Hermes was only talking; when it came to actually choosing the "chosen one," he would have to set up all sorts of tests instead of directly naming him.

　That's basically it.

　Hermes, comforting himself, lightly skipped over the matter. Shortly afterward, he withdrew his "gaze" and continued busying himself with the reconstruction of "Heaven."

　However, from the information they deliberately revealed, Dak and his associates have already obtained a considerable amount of information.

　First, the twelve Poropposians did indeed plan to select their respective "chosen ones" within a year.

　However, half of them already have someone they like. Two have already confirmed their relationships. They are:

　"King of the Gods" Zeus → Quintina Nos; "God of the Sea" Poseidon → Carola Marjorie

　Additionally, those with a preferred target but not yet decided include: [Vulcan] Hephaestus → Kazel

　Ares, the God of War, → Jeanne d'Arc; Hermes, the Messenger of God, → Diddy Maxwell; and finally, the last.

　Artemis, the Goddess of the Hunt → Elf

　As for whether the other gods also had their own targets, Hermes did not reveal any further details.

　The robe also mentioned a tea party jointly hosted by the twelve celestial beings.

　The tea party is scheduled for two weeks to a month from now.

　The location is above the "Heavenly Court".

　The invitation is extended to the "chosen ones" of each deity and their chosen ones.

　In the two weeks following today, those invited should gradually receive invitations to the "Heavenly Tea Party".

　This will likely be the first meeting between the gods and their "chosen ones," a meeting that could potentially change the future of isolation.

　For those invited, even if they ultimately fail to become "chosen ones," it is still a great honor.

　The meeting then adjourned, and everyone left.

　Only seven people remained in the meeting room. These included Principal Arte, who was serving as the moderator.

　"Goddess of Wisdom" Ergani, Dark Dimon, and Professor Kazel. "Serpent Goddess" Nix, Aurora, and Lord Suna Montilfali. Unrelated to the "Chosen Ones," the existence of Ergani and Nix is ​​unlikely to go unnoticed by the gods.

　Ergane is a new goddess born from the heart of Athena. Nix, on the other hand, is a serpent goddess who grew by absorbing the power of the abyss.

　That "unknown abyss" was the biggest culprit behind the "Ragnarok" of the previous era.

　Even the twelve gods of Poropus perished from the corruption of the power of the "Abyss".

　Moreover, even now, Hermes seems to have little understanding of the origin of that "abyss".

　It appeared suddenly and then suddenly began to erode the world. They feed on divinity, are not bound by the laws of the mortal world, are filthy and bizarre, and cannot be eradicated. Ultimately, under the reincarnation power of "Ragnarok," the previous age of gods was completely destroyed.

　Beside Nix lurked the foul aura that haunted countless gods.

　However, it is relatively easy to identify that Nix is ​​not a "creature of the abyss".

　That's why the twelve gods didn't attack him on the spot.

　As for Ergane, Hermes only mentioned her briefly.

　Judging from her tone, Principal Art seemed quite happy.

　It's easy to conclude from this that Hermes and Athena were probably not compatible.

　Unlike Nix, Ergane's affairs were a private matter concerning only Athena, so the other gods would not interfere.

　How Athena will view Ergane's existence, and how she will deal with her afterward, remains to be seen.

　However, the next two weeks are crucial for the twelve gods, so there's no need to worry about Athena coming to them directly for the time being.

　"My advice is that Ergane should return to the academy as soon as possible, and Nix should prepare a statement that can convince the gods."

　There's not much to say about these two things that will inevitably have an impact.

　After Principal Arte explained in detail and gave a reminder, the matter was dropped.

　The third meeting then adjourned.

　After saying goodbye to Aurora and the others, Dark took Ergani and Professor Kazel back to the Alliance Hotel.

　hotel room.

　Dark summoned a magical spirit, and while preparing tea, asked Ergani, "How did you feel after seeing Athena in person?"

　Ergane sat on the edge of the bed, her expression unreadable, her tone remarkably calm, as she slowly uttered, "She's not like me." Athena had only manifested a projection during this summoning ceremony. Logically, it would be impossible to discern her personality or temperament from this. But Ergane seemed to glean some insights from other sources.

　"How so?" Dak asked, somewhat curious.

　Ergane pondered for a moment, a strange look appearing on her face: "She's contradictory."

　When Dark pressed for details, Ergane refused to answer. It seemed to involve some personal matters that couldn't be discussed openly. Dark didn't press further, but from Ergane's attitude, he could tell that Athena didn't seem to harbor much ill will towards her. This reassured Dark considerably.

　Professor Cazell took his leave directly, leaving Dark's room with a smile on his face.

　It's clear he's very happy tonight, showing no sign of frustration at losing the championship.

　However, Dark couldn't get used to the professor's youthful appearance after his "rejuvenation".

　How can he ever treat Professor Cazell as an elder again?

　Nothing was said that night, and dawn broke in the blink of an eye.

　As sunlight seeped through the gaps in the curtains, Dakdimon awoke with a start.

　The accumulated fatigue finally took its toll; he had many vivid dreams in the latter half of his sleep, and the prolonged period of light sleep resulted in increased fatigue.

　He got out of bed, took a deep breath, and only felt slightly more awake after applying hot water to his face.

　[[Devimon]] flapped its wings and landed on his shoulder, its eyes wide open, trying to fight off sleepiness.

　Dak wiped its face and said, "Go see if Professor Cazell and Professor Harvey have woken up yet."

　Today he is heading to the royal residence to settle the matter of the "Demon King" once and for all, so he will not be alone.

　Two minutes later, "Devimon" flew back, bringing with it messages from the two professors.

　A quarter of an hour later.

　Dak met with the professors in the breakfast room.

　Laura, Hannah, and Joliet also arrived at the same time.

　After breakfast, the group of six boarded a carriage and, without any attempt at concealment, drove along the main road toward the royal residence.

　Royal residence.

　The old king had already woken up early.

　As he got older, his sleep time decreased day by day, which led to him being in poor spirits for a period of time.

　But over the past year, sleep deprivation has no longer affected his mental state.

　His energy is increasing day by day. Although he has not "rejuvenated," he is almost the same age.

　Sitting in his makeshift office, Austin held a pen, but his mind was filled with images of Professor Cazell and Professor Harvey when they were "rejuvenated".

　At that moment, he almost knelt down and converted to the "God of Fire" on the spot.

　Only the truly elderly understand the preciousness of youth.

　Both money and power had lost their value in his eyes because of this. "How is Charles doing?" he asked directly without turning his gaze.

　From the shadows behind him, a monotonous voice rang out: "Everything is normal."

　"It's good that everything is normal, it's good that everything is normal." Austin sighed twice and looked towards the door. "Judging by the time, the Damon boy should be here soon."

　"The divine authority says, do not create unnecessary trouble." A voice came again from the shadows.

　Austin said, "I know."

　He not only knew, but he was very clear about it.

　As of today, Charles has completely lost his value, and the demon king sleeping within him can be disposed of at will.

　The early arrival of the "Resurrection of the Gods" instantly reduced the threat of the Demon King to the lowest level.

　Even if it escapes now, or causes trouble again... it will still cause a great deal of panic!

　The Demon King is, after all, the Demon King. Although he has not reached the level of a god, the fear he brings is deeply rooted and not so easy to eliminate.

　Now that the Demon King's soul has lost its value, we might as well give it away and save ourselves the trouble of figuring out what to do with it.

　But even if you're giving it away, there's a proper way to do it; in short, you can't just give it away for free.

　Therefore, he not only prepared to receive Dac today, but also invited the Archbishop of the Holy Church, Sabrina Melville, to discuss the matter together.

　Charles is, after all, his only son, and he cannot let him fall into such a state. Fortunately, this incident is not difficult to clear his name. As long as a three-way agreement can be reached with the parties involved, Darkimon and the Holy Church, and the blame for Charles's actions can be shifted entirely to the "Demon King," Charles will immediately transform from the perpetrator to the victim, and his innocence will be proven.

　Nine o'clock in the morning. Meeting room. All three parties arrived.

　Both Dak and Archbishop Sabrina were slightly surprised to see each other arrive.

　However, after a moment's thought, the two understood the old king's plan. They nodded to each other and then sat down at the conference table. King Austin was already seated in the head seat.

　The personnel from both sides, including Dak and Sabrina, sat on opposite sides. "Enough with the small talk, let's get straight to the point..." Austin put down the report in his hand and looked up.

　He then revealed the whole story of how the "Demon King" returned from the underworld, how Charles was parasitized and controlled by the "Demon King" during his investigation of the "Demon King," and how Charles committed all sorts of evil deeds.

　These events are mostly true, and are no different from the intelligence gathered by the Dimon family and the Holy Church.

　However, the person secretly orchestrating these events has changed from Charles to the "Demon King".

　After he finished speaking, Austin said, "If the Holy Church feels this is inappropriate, they can change 'Demon King' to a demon from the underworld." Sabrina nodded slightly. She had come today simply to resolve the matter. If the fact that the "Demon King" still existed were to be revealed, it would have a devastating impact on the Holy Church's reputation, especially at this critical time.

　Under normal circumstances, even if the Holy Church claimed that the "Demon King" had truly escaped from the Underworld, it would be confident in manipulating public opinion. After all, the Holy Church's method of executing the "Demon King" was to banish his soul to the Underworld, which was highly consistent with the fact that he had returned from the Underworld.

　This cannot be said to be a dereliction of duty by the Holy Church, but rather that the underworld was affected by the resurgence of the gods, which led to the resurrection of the "Demon King".

　In short, it is absolutely not the fault of the Holy Church.

　This burden is too heavy; no one wants to take the blame, and no one can afford to.

　But just as Sabrina was about to decisively agree, Dark spoke up, saying, "The images of the 'Demon King' returning from the Underworld are still circulating. Changing it to an unknown demon is far too unbelievable. Even if the official announcement states it's the Underworld demons causing trouble, the public will privately accept that the so-called demon is the 'Demon King,' making the whole thing meaningless."

　Sabrina had no intention of discussing the matter further; she went straight to the point and asked, "Then what should we do?"

　Darke then said with certainty, "It's simple, just let the 'Demon King' die again."

　"Die again?" Sabrina frowned. "How can anyone trust someone if it happens again and again?"

　Dark said, "Times have changed. With divine endorsement, projection as proof, and courageous intervention, it will not only avoid controversy but also become a legendary tale."

　Sabrina raised an eyebrow and looked at him: "Hero."

　Dark knew she wanted to ask who should be the hero, but he replied without hesitation, "Of course, it's Witt."

　Vitold, son of the previous hero, the prophesied future hero. Who else but him could shoulder this responsibility?

　It is the hero's duty to vanquish the "Demon King"!

　The three parties continued negotiations without objection, leaving only the operational details to be discussed. Although the Holy Church did not want to be associated with the "Demon King" again, if a hero were to take action, they would at least need to have the credentials of a hero.

　The "Hero," ordained by the Holy Church, inherits the will of the previous hero and will utterly slay the "Demon King" resurrected from the underworld—a story most beloved by the people.

　Once it's done, the Holy Church will no longer have to worry about being affected by the "execution hoax".

　Meanwhile, the king's side can completely clear Charles of suspicion. As for Dark, it will solidify the "death of the Demon King," which is extremely beneficial to him.

　In essence, the demands of the three parties are no different.

　However, neither the Holy Church nor the King would generally know what Dark truly desired.

　If Dark wants to achieve his goal, he must never reveal his true intentions.

　Once everything is settled and a tripartite agreement is reached, neither the Holy Church nor the King can swallow this bitter pill and must never mention the "Demon King" again. However, all of this depends on Dark's side having a way to truly kill or completely seal the "immortal Demon King."

Chapter 1644 Pandora VS Diana (5k)

　Negotiations went smoothly, and an agreement was drafted.

　King Austin gave a wink to his trusted confidants, and then led Dark, Sabrina, and the others to the secret chamber.

　When they arrived, Charles was already sitting at the table, flipping through a book. His expression was noticeably more relaxed than the day before.

　This may be due to the time factor, or it may be because he received some kind of promise from Austin.

　In short, Charles should have been quite aware of his situation and had a general idea of ​​what would happen next.