[Darling, you're so daring! I like your daringness.]
"Thanks, I also like my daringness."
Yu IlHan smiled lightly at Helièna, who expressed her liking for him, and did what he had to do first. That was to procure Erta!
"There we go."
"Kyak."
Like a kingfisher snatching a fish from the water's surface, Erta was snatched with one arm. Erta, who had been suddenly snatched while tense at the appearance of two 7th-class beings, blushed and spoke in a small voice.
"I never thought I'd ever see proactiveness from you."
"I'm quite thankful, but this is no time for chatter."
When Yu IlHan showed signs of moving towards Erta, the first to react was none other than Spiera, who led the Heaven's Army.
[Yu IlHan! Erta is a traitor who allied with the Garden of Sunset and abandoned the Heaven's Army!]
"Well, in my eyes, she's only a lower existence like Liera."
[That's what...!?]
She is really a lower existence! – Spiera fell into panic after seeing Erta as a lower existence without joining the Garden of Sunset despite losing her wings.
However, too much was happening for her to judge slowly. She could have taken her time if only Yu IlHan and Erta were here, but right now there were the 3rd Battalion Commander of the Destruction Demon Army, the 8th Wing of the Army of Brilliant Light, and a Chief Gatekeeper of the Garden of Sunset! This was no time to question Erta.
Moreover, looking at those mighty Battalion Commanders. Even though the Heaven's Army was superior in number, right now, they were the most inferior of the groups. Right now, the most rational decision she could come to was...
[... I shall question her sins later. Right now, we need to survive this battle.]
"Later?"
Yu IlHan checked with a smile. Spiera gritted her teeth and shouted.
[I'll give her the right to avoid responsibility!]
"Erta."
"We will not be attacked by the Heaven's Army anymore."
"Good, let's join hands then."
[You don't dare.]
When Yu IlHan tried to join the Heaven's Army camp with Erta, Liera, Yumir, and Na YuNa, the Succubus Queen flapped her wings to block his way. Her violet eyes glistened mysteriously with mana.
[Darling needs to go with me, no?]
[No.]
The moment Yu IlHan replied without changing expression, Helièna's glistening eyes lost their power and sank. She immediately realized what was happening to her.
[Huh, did darling just deflect my charm? No way!]
"Yes... way!"
If there was anything that Yu IlHan wanted to try out in Dareu, it was to fight while simultaneously activating the magic formation of Dareu to teleport while fighting. However, in the past, he had no spare magic stones to do that against the dragons, and this time, there were no enemies strong enough for him to use that trick on.
But now, it became the perfect moment to use that trick. Yu IlHan immediately activated the magic formation and teleported to the middle of the angels' ranks.
[Hick!]
[Erta, just what did you do!]
[Yu IlHan!]
"Good, the first button is buttoned well."
He had created a situation in which four factions were going against each other, and he joined the Heaven's Army without much trouble. So, it could be said that his plans succeeded perfectly. The bad thing was that all the aggro was on him, but he had expected this much to happen!
"Spiera, Heaven's Army won't bring a Battalion Commander?"
[We cannot call for a Battalion Commander so easily. It is the other factions that are abnormal for bringing so much battle power!]
"So you guys call for one too."
[...I see that it's definitely the time to do that.]
[I'm really liking you more and more. What do I do?]
[Give it up, Destruction Demon Army. I'll eat that man up.]
[Oh, I never expected such an ignorant beast to understand the emotion of love.]
[Helièna, the alliance with the Destruction Demon Army is over. I'm fine with you doing whatever you want, but you'll have to pay the price immediately!]
[Aaah, I only came here for a date. Why is everyone acting so aggressively?]
Good, just fight like that! And Spiera, you call for your commander quickly! – shouted Yu IlHan inwardly and prepared for battle. He got on top of the dragon form of Yumir's back, and also let Liera, Erta and Na YuNa on.
All of Yu IlHan's abilities would increase by 45% when he fought atop a dragon. The first 15% was from the effects of the title 'Dragon's Ally' he acquired when he fought with Lecidna, and the additional 30% was from the Dragon-man resonance.
On top of that, there was another 30% increase with Na YuNa's blessing, and the title 'Untouchable' would also add another 45% due to a three-league difference. In other words, Yu IlHan's current battle power was at 220%. Also, there would be an additional 160% increase if he used a fire attribute attack. However, he didn't quite have the confidence to lower the league of 7th-class beings with Falling Down.
"Hmm, I'm not sure about the Succubus Queen, but the other 7th classes will be difficult."
"So you were planning to fight them after all..."
While Liera muttered in shock, Erta cast defensive magic over Yumir's body. As she had already consumed the remains of her angelhood, the magic was comparatively inferior, but it was still enough to deflect the magic from ordinary 5th-class beings.
[Arrogant, you do not ask for forgiveness but raise your weapon!]
The gigantic shark didn't seem to like their actions, though. The first one to move into the deadlock was that shark, too!
[I said you can't, didn't I?]
And the Succubus Queen blocked its way. Her temptress violet eyes – Yu IlHan felt a slight chill in them. He thought that he may have misjudged things.
He did not misjudge his own power, nor the enemy's power.
Perhaps, he had misjudged the balance between the enemies.
[Get lost, bat. You cannot interfere with my justified execution.]
[Oh my, but I don't think so.]
Violet-colored mana spread out from her like smoke! That infiltrated the gigantic shark's metallic armour and penetrated him. The gigantic shark's body, soaring through space towards Yu IlHan, suddenly stopped as if it were stuck on something.
[Kugh!?]
[Fufu, you thought it would be fine if you were of a different race? Unfortunately, my magic cannot be avoided with those petty measures alone!]
When Helièna spread her two arms wide, the violet-coloured mana instantly spread throughout the surroundings. The flow instantly covered not only Kelatuke but also the Army of Brilliant Light, the Heaven's Army, and, of course, Yu IlHan's group!
[Yes, you want to go at it this way, right!?[
The 8th Wing of Brilliant Light, Natière, also agitated her mana after feeling that. The three pairs of black wings spread magnificently to draw in the surrounding mana, then shot it as rays of light towards Helièna!
However, not one of them struck the target. Right before they struck Helièna, the rays of light all changed direction on their own. Helièna licked her lips, a seductive smile on her lips.
[Natière, you also don't want to fight me, do you?]
[This, monstrous bitch...!]
Natière grit her teeth. The rays of light all bent from Helèna to strike Kelatuke, and Kelatuke immediately turned, as if it had been waiting for provocation, and faced the Army of Brilliant Light. Of course, this was not what it wanted to do.
[Damn, you bat bitch dare to control my body!]
[Isn't it heart-pounding? There, close your eyes and feel it. The blissful feeling that you may never experience in your life.]
[Are you ignoring the long time I've lived for...] Ahhhhhhhhh!]
[That damned shark!]
The energy that the shark spat out swiped against the Army of Brilliant Light. Natière did try her best to defend, but the energy she could not block instantly vaporized a few fallen angels. Helièna laughed out while watching that.
[What are you doing, shark? You need to put more effort into hitting the target!]
[Helièna, you bitch...!]
The effects didn't only reach them. Even some of the angels in the Heaven's Army started twitching. The majority were male angels, but a few of the female angels were affected as well.
[Kugh, Spiera-nim!]
[Spiera, be careful! My body is not listening to me!]
[You useless... eeek!]
It took only a moment for internal chaos to erupt in the angel camp. Yu IlHan, who thought higher existences should have high resistance to charm, looked at the battlefield, which had instantly become a mess, and was at a loss for words.
Like this, there was no meaning for him to cooperate with the Heaven's Army! The battlefield that Yu IlHan had expected was not like this. Helièna was clearly stronger than everyone else put together!
Yu IlHan made Yumir retreat from the angels, causing a mess, and checked the state of his members.
"Are you guys alright?"
"No problems here."
[I'm also fine, dad!]
"Fuu, she is quite pretty, but she still doesn't match me~."
"I too... can endure, just barely."
Only Yu IlHan's group, who were objectively the most underpowered group, were safe from the charm! The higher existences really should give up working and start training – he truly thought that.
[Darling, you do know that everything is because of you, right?]
The next moment, Helièna appeared in front of Yu IlHan. Yu IlHan considered using the magic formation again to create some distance, but decided not to after concluding that nothing would change, even if he did, given the situation around him.
Yes, failure was set in stone from the moment he tried to seek help from a faction despite being a loner. In the end, he could only win everything by himself!
"Let's set things straight. It's because of you guys touching Dareu, not because of me."
He looked at Helièna head-on. He gripped the spear, made Yumir look down slightly, just in case he was affected by the charm, and finally lowered his visor to cover his eyes.
"I will kill that...."
"No, Liera."
Liera tried to step up from his side, but Yu IlHan pushed her back. Even though Liera was burning in passion to protect him, it was impossible for her to go against Helièna with the powers she currently had.
[So it's your girl. Oh my, how romantic. But it's alright. I don't care how many women you have.]
She flew across the skies as if sliding, and lightly landed on Yumir's head. Yumir shook his head to shake her off, but if she was shaken off with just that, she wouldn't be 7th class.
[You'll become mine anyway.]
Helièna approached Yu IlHan defenselessly. There were no signs of her attacking. No, she used her ability to protect him last time, so it should be fine to say that she had no hostility.
Yu IlHan hesitated over whether to strike out right now or wait for a better opportunity, but the moment he did, the physical distance between him and Helièna narrowed to 0.
Helièna's hand touched Yu IlHan's visor. When she pushed it up, Yu IlHan was met with the mysteriously glistening violet eyes.
[Oh my, your looks are my type too.]
"Your looks aren't mine though."
[Really? But you'll change your mind soon.]
The moment Helièna flicked a finger with her other hand, the violet fog that had spread throughout the battlefield gathered towards her. Following that, the three pairs of bat wings extended, enveloping Yu IlHan and Helièna, and the full power of the Succubus Queen was focused solely on Yu IlHan.
"IlHan!"
"Unni, you'll really die~!"
"Yu IlHan!"
[Kuoooooh, Uraaaaaaaaaaaar!]
An overwhelming amount of mana, enough to distort space-time, swirled around Yu IlHan; it was a spectacular sight, but two beings in the middle did not flinch at all. They were Yu IlHan and Helièna.
[Now, please say you love me.] Helièna whispered sweetly and took off his helmet. Yu IlHan replied to her with a somewhat dreamy expression.
"Get out of my face; I can't read the text."
[You have awakened Unshakable Heart, Lv Max. This is the highest tier skill in this category, and is impossible to evolve whether independently or in fusion.]
Yu IlHan finally realized.
That there had simply been no moment so stimulating as to awaken his skill, ever since the first Great Cataclysm.