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  "Ah..." Liliana g Roy, and seeing that he didn't react, she replied, "Yes, he is."

  "We've found a Heretic God. Please inform the Maou-sama," Diana said through the phone.

  "You found a—Heretic God?!" Liliana looked at Roy with surprise.

  Roy nodded, not surprised at all.

  He had used his preition [Authority], ied from Odin.

  This [Authority] allowed him to glimpse future events.

  If he wasn't mistaken, this Heretic God was Athena.

  'Speak of the devil—' he thought. He had just been w when Athena would appear.

  "Liliana, ask for the exact location," Roy instructed, taking a sip of his tea.

  "Okay." Liliana reyed the question to Diana.

  "The Heretic God appeared in Italy. I'll send you a picture of the location."

  "Uood."

  Liliana ehe call and looked at Roy.

  "o expin. I heard everything. Our arget is this Heretic God then," Roy said, looking at the picture on Liliana's phone.

  It was a little girl. Athena.

  "You don't have to e this time. I'll g her back myself," Roy announced.

  "Eh? Is Roy ied in this Heretic God?" Mitsuri asked, surprised.

  "It seems so, nya," Kuroka added with a pyful grin.

  "She's a—Loli," Chelsea ented, peering at the picture.

  "Perverted loli," Koneko said ftly.

  "...."

  "Ahem, Athena be pymates with Koneko and Kanna," Roy retorted with a cough.

  He was used to Koneko's teasing by now.

  "Alright, let's not waste any time. I'll head out now before she disappears," Roy said, then stood up, carrying Ophis.

  He pced Ophis in Asia's p. Asia had a high affinity with Dragons and got along well with Ophis, Tohru, Kanna, and Ilulu.

  "e back soon!" the girls called out as he waved goodbye.

  Roy activated his teleportation magid vanished.

  ...

  He reappeared on a bustling street in Italy.

  "This seems to be the pce where Athena appeared. Where could she have gone?" Roy wondered, looking around.

  He activated his preition [Authority].

  This allowed him to see a glimpse of the future, including Athena's location.

  "She's over there!"

  He saw Athena near a food stall, not far from where he was.

  Roy smirked and headed towards the food stall.

  ...

  He soon found it.

  A little girl was standing before the stall.

  She had white hair, pale skin, and wore a school uniform of unknown in.

  A hat partially covered her cat ears.

  She was adorable, parable to Koneko, Kanna, a.

  This was—Athena.

  "Little one, are you hungry? I'll buy you some food," Roy offered with a smile.

  Athena looked up at him with a bnk expression.

  "A Campione?" She reized his identity instantly.

  "Yes, but I'm not here to kill you," Roy assured her.

  "A Campione is my enemy—Are you ready to fight?" Athena asked, her eyes filled with battle i.

  Athena was a war goddess, her love for battle rivaling that of Ilulu and Esdeath.

  Roy sighed, seeing her eagero fight.

  "I'm ready to fight, but I'm a bit hungry right now. How about we eat first?" he suggested.

  Athena, seemingly tempted by the delicious aroma from the food stall, agreed.

  "Very well."

  "Then follow me."

  Roy led her to the stall.

  "Could we have some grilled skewers—please?"

  "ing right up!"

  They sat down, and soon, the owner brought them a ptter of skewers.

  "Here, help yourself," Roy said, handing her some skewers and taking a few for himself.

  Athena looked at the skewers, she air, and couldn't help but drool.

  She took a skewer and cautiously took a bite.

  Her eyes widened in surprise.

  She had asted anything like this before.

  After all, she had only retly desded from the realm of mythology.

  She began dev the skewers with gusto.

  Roy chuckled.

  These Heretic Gods were so easy to deal with.

  All it took was some delicious food.

  It reminded him of Pandora.

  ...

  Athena, having tasted the delicious human food, couldn't stop eating.

  The stall owner couldn't keep up with her appetite, and she gred at him impatiently.

  Roy, amused by the se, said, "Athena, e with me. There's a lot more delicious food out there."

  Athena nodded eagerly.

  Roy then took her on a ary adventure, expl the entire food street.

  ...

  As dusk approached, they walked along the beach.

  "So, did you have fun?" Roy asked with a smile.

  Athena g him. "I hought I would get along so well with a Campione. But it's time to end this."

  "So we're fighting after all?"

  "Yes. It's the fate of a Heretic God and a Campione." Athena's eyes gleamed with battle i.

  "Alright," Roy sighed. "But before we fight, I have a dition."

  "A dition?" Athena looked at him curiously.

  "Yes. If I win, I won't kill you. But you have to bey servant."

  Roy finally revealed his true motive.

  "Hahaha, I 't believe someone would have the audacity to make a Heretic God their—servant. Very well, I accept your dition," Athena ughed. "But what if I win?"

  "The ces of you winning are extremely low, so we'll discuss that when it happens," Roy replied with a smirk.

  Athena was furious. He was uimating her!

  She unleashed her power, and the sky darkened.

  A powerful gust of wind swept through the area, creating a small storm that startled the nearby people.

  But then, the wind subsided.

  Roy had transported them to the subspace.

  "Where are we?" Athena asked, surprised by the sudden ge in sery.

  "This is a subspace. We fight here without affeg the outside world," Roy expined.

  "An impressive ability," Athena ehen decred, "Let's begin our battle!"

  She unleashed a bst of dark energy towards Roy.

  Roy didn't dodge and was struck by the attack.

  "That's it?" He dusted off his clothes. The attack felt like a tickle.

  Athena frowned. Her attack had no effect?

  "By the true name of Athena, I and thee! Let darkness desd! Dispel the blessings of fire! O stars of heaven and winds of darkness, reveal the a night!"

  She invoked her—[Authority].

  A powerful aura enveloped her, and tless bdes of energy materialized, flying towards Roy.

  Roy chuckled.

  He jured a translut ice mirror before him.

  g! g! g!

  The bdes struck the mirror, but it remained unscathed.

  "Damn it!" Athena cursed, frustrated by her iive attacks.

  She summoned a scythe and charged towards Roy.

  "Haa!" She swung the scythe with all her might.

  g!

  Roy caught the bde between two fingers.

  He looked at Athena with a smile. "Athena—you're no mate yet. Just surrender and bey servant."

  "Never!" Athena abandoned her scythe and leaped back.

  She then summoned a bow and arrow and fired a bck arrow.

  Bang!

  Roy blocked the arrow with his hand, the projectile exploding harmlessly.

  "It's useless," Roy said calmly.

  Athena couldn't believe it. Her attacks had no effect. This Campione was terrifyingly strong.

  "Finish me then. It's the victor's right," she said, her voice filled with resignation.

  She was disheartened by her weakness.

  'Perhaps I should return to the realm of mythology,' she thought.

  "Hey, didn't we agree that if you lose, you'll bey servant?" Roy asked.

  "No, I 't do that. I am Athena—the Goddess of War. I 't bee someone's servant."

  "And this isn't even my true power."

  Athena turned away, refusing to honor their agreement.

  Roy hadn't expected her to go ba her word. She was quite stubborn.

  "So, if yain your full power as the tripartite goddess and lose to me again, you won't go ba your word, right?"

  "Y-Yes," Athena replied with a blush.

  "Alright, then we'll postpone our battle. Once you find the Goneion and regain your full power, we'll fight again."

  "But you 't go ba your word then."

  "Of course. I won't break my promise," Athena said with a serious nod.

  Roy eechless. She had just broken a promise and was now ag all righteous.

  "Let's go."

  Roy snapped his fingers, and they left the subspace.

  "I'm a bit tired after that fight. How about we get something to eat?" he asked.

  Athena, who had been about to leave, immediately stopped.

  "Sure!"

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