Symphony for the Insect Princess

"Speaking of which, Sedroon," Aisia suddenly noticed something, "you seem to know a lot about dining etiquette."

"Haha? Stop kidding!"

"Really? I can tell from the details of your movements that you know so many things."

"...Most people don't even want to learn. Whether it's the troublesome etiquette or makeup, it's just a mess."

"Could it be that your femininity is unexpectedly high?"

"Pooh!"

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Ok……

I watched the Seckford worms interact while sucking their nutrient solution.

Humans are indeed the most social animals. No matter how independent and eccentric a person is, as long as they spend some time together, the gap between them will be reduced or even disappear without them noticing.

Be good, be good.

It has been a day since we left Kasolu. We used some special means to get here in one day, and then took a short rest here. Then... we will go to the eastern continent of Bufinia.

There were only about... four days left before Star Sage Riversta Gondel departed for Okomi? Three days? Anyway, we had to hurry, finish our business and get there before Riversta left. Time was running out.

Just the night before yesterday, when I had just sent four people out of the insect warehouse—

"So, what's your plan? We still don't understand how you're going to kill the Blood Emperor!"

"Indeed, perhaps our goals overlap, but if you can't come up with a solid plan, we can't help you."

"That's right! But since we're friends... hehe~"

"Then you all should disappear quickly. Ni'er will be fine with me by her side!"

Did I allow you to call me "Nier"? Never mind.

"Of course I will explain, but let me confirm first. Sedraon is simply seeking excitement, Charlotte wants revenge on the Pantheon, Qimila wants to go to the border battlefield to find her parents, and Aisia—"

"I want to make love with the beautiful Nier!"

Just ignore it.

"So, what we have in common is that we're all related to the border battlefield, right? Qimila goes without saying. The Pantheon's Son of God and the Holy Mother, as top-tier experts, also frequently appear at the border battlefield. And there's no place in the world more exciting than the border battlefield."

"so?"

"The Border Council's annual summit will be held soon. The Blood Emperor should be in attendance, and the Son of God and the Holy Mother will likely accompany the Great Sage."

"You're going to assassinate her at the meeting?! The Supreme Beings from all 666 worlds are gathered there!"

"Wrong, that would be too reckless."

"So what exactly do you want... Speaking of which, 'erasing the Blood Emperor' is impossible in itself, right?"

"Yes, it's impossible. Even if all of us work together, we can't defeat her... Maybe we can't even defeat any of the Four Knights of the Blood Prison."

I admitted it frankly.

""""What!?""""

Of course.

Ye is such an unreasonable enemy.

Naturally, we have to use means beyond common sense to deal with it.

Chapter 117 Method of Killing Ye (Part )

"I've considered countless methods and deduced countless possibilities, and the final conclusion is this—even if I, Nelris, devote all my strength and wisdom, and gather the right time, place, and people, the probability of successfully and completely annihilating her is no more than 5%. Even if she is seriously injured now."

"Hey hey hey!? Then you still——"

“So, I thought about it from a different perspective.”

I said seriously.

Next, is the most important thing.

Blood Emperor Ye, just killing her once is almost delusional, not to mention that she has endless life and can be resurrected almost infinitely. How can such a monster be completely killed?

Think about it from another perspective.

“When a plague breaks out, how can we prevent its spread in places where medical conditions are extremely backward?”

“…Huh? What’s the connection?”

"It does matter. Imagine, for example, a virus that's incredibly resilient, highly contagious, and incurable. In that case... how can we completely eradicate it and prevent its spread?"

"..."

Sedroon was stunned for a few seconds, then stunned, as if he understood what I meant, followed by Aisia, then Charlotte and Qimila.

"If medicine or magic can't eliminate the virus, then don't bother with it. At this time, all you need is..."

“…isolate patients or even kill them.”

"Yes."

No matter how strong the vitality of the virus is, as long as the human being who serves as the host is destroyed, the virus will naturally die out.

The same applies to permanently isolating patients.

“Hey… Oh my god… I know you’re a lunatic who can’t be judged by common sense, but… but… this kind of thing… even I can’t bear to think about it!”

Sedraon shook his head in disbelief, his eyes wide.

"Precisely because they are an unreasonable opponent, we must use unreasonable tactics... The only way for me, for us, to eliminate the Blood Emperor is to destroy her and the entire border battlefield when she is deep within it."

I said.

There were no rhetoric involved.

Just stating my thoughts.

As for how to accept and understand it, that is their business.

"...You are crazy, completely crazy."

"I'm not crazy, I know that."

"You're simply dreaming! Destroying the border battlefield? Regardless of how that's going to happen, do you know what that means? It's like being an enemy of all 666 worlds at once!!!"

"But if I succeed, the connection between the 666 worlds will be severed, and then the other 665 worlds will have no chance of seeking revenge on me. Besides... how could I be so foolish as to expose myself? If I'm going to do this, of course I have to do it in secret."

"But what can we do? The Border Battlefield! The buffer zone between the lower and upper realms. It's said that its stability is not even on the same level as the human realm! Even the Blood Emperor can't destroy the Border Battlefield!"

"No, she can. Since I can think of this method, she, who is directly related to the gate, will naturally think of it too. But she won't do it... because it won't benefit her."

"...through the gate?"

"You must know, right?"

"Isn't that nonsense? The connection between the 666 worlds relies on the miracle called the 'World Gate', right? But how does it connect to the border battlefield-"

"I say, everyone, you have misunderstood the nature of the border battlefield."

I imagined them as kindergarten children and patiently explained to them.

"I've learned some secrets about the Transboundary Gate through... certain special channels. First of all, let me clarify: it's not that 'the Transboundary Gate connects to the Border Battlefield,' but rather that 'the Border Battlefield relies on the Transboundary Gate to exist.'"

““““…………””””

"The Border Battlefield didn't originally exist. It was only after someone, a former enemy of the Blood Emperor, opened a gate that the Border Battlefield came into being. What is the Border Battlefield? It's neither the Upper Realm nor the Lower Realm. It's the shadow of the Demon Realm, the product of 'the Upper Realm, called the Demon Realm, materialized in a form understandable to the inhabitants of the Human Realm.' The gate opened, and the Blood Emperor and her nemesis 'observed' the Upper Realm through the gate, and thus the Border Battlefield was born—it's that simple. In this sense, the Blood Emperor herself is the 'mother' of the Border Battlefield."

"Speak slower, I feel dizzy..."

"Same as above..."

Charlotte looked like she couldn't stand it, and so did Qiumila. From now on, we'll just classify them as having lower IQs.

"I think I understand what you mean," Aisia said, suddenly realizing. "So, what we need to destroy is only the 'Gateway'. As long as the Gateway, which serves as a tool for humans to observe the Demon World, is destroyed, the border battlefield will naturally be destroyed."

"It could be destroyed, or it could drift forever as an ambiguous existence. No matter which outcome, the Blood Emperor is as good as dead... The prerequisite is to ensure that she is deep in the border battlefield when the boundary gate is destroyed. This involves future plans, so let's not discuss it now."

Sedroon then raised a question: "I understand the logic, but... how do we destroy the boundary gate? Its main body should be located between the border battlefield and the human world, right? And the Blood Prison is likely to be heavily guarded..."

"There aren't many heavy troops. The Blood Prison only sent one person to guard the gate."

"Who?"

"Martial Saint, Urushihara Saki."

“……………………………………Isn’t it worse?”

When Pierce heard the name "Urushihara Sakimai", his body trembled slightly while hiding in the shadows.

Ok……

It's great that he's responsive.

I went to great lengths to find him just to use him against the Martial Saint.

"As for how I'm going to destroy the portal, let's talk about it later. It's useless to talk about it now. So, there are no questions, right? Let's--"

“Wait wait wait wait!!!!!!!!!!!!”

Qimila, who had been holding it in for a long time, finally exploded.

I guess she's about the same.

"Wait a minute! There's a big problem!!!"

"what is the problem?"

"I want to go to the border battlefield because my parents are also there!"

"Yeah, I know, what's the problem?"

"That's a big problem! If, if they were really inside, wouldn't they also be——"

Will they all die together?

"Besides... aren't there a lot of people on the border battlefield? People from various worlds, many, many innocent people... In order to... in order to kill that Blood Emperor, are we going to take all of them with us? This is... too..."

Her voice was choked with sobs and could not be concealed.

To this-

"I've already said that our goals don't conflict. Do you think you can just go to the border battlefield and leave whenever you want?"

"……Eh?"

I lifted her chin, wiped her tears with my sleeve, and injected warmth into my voice.

"Every world has an organization that manages the entrances and exits of gates, and Maya is no exception. The relevant matters are overseen by the hermits of the Starry Sky Ruins. If your parents have indeed entered the border battlefield, they will definitely leave records. When the time comes, we can simply search the records to find out where your parents have been."

"Ah? Eh? Really!? That's great—no, wait! What about the others? I really want them all to be buried with me—"

"No, no, I have made careful arrangements. Before taking action, I will ensure that everyone except the Blood Emperor has been safely evacuated from the border battlefield."

"Oh……"

She looked relieved at last.

The other three looked skeptical.

Ok……

It's natural to have doubts.

Because I lied.

"Ensuring that everyone except the Blood Emperor has been safely evacuated from the border battlefield" is simply impossible.

I don't have the time to care about other people's life or death.

By then everyone will be buried with Ye.

And I will complete the deal with Lin Senya and break the shackles that bind my life.

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Ni! Er! Big! Bad! Egg!

Chapter 118 A Lady's Hobby

The small yacht was sailing on the blue sea, the sea breeze blew across the deck, the acceleration magic circle driven by the magic crystal at the bottom of the boat created waves, and flocks of seagulls soared over the boat.