Inside a large, dark hall with minimal lighting.
Not far in front of them, there was an old man with a pair of eyes that seemed to glow with green light.
While sitting on a throne, he looked at them with a sinister smile.
"You finally came, Eiji Seiya. Put aside your knight, Erica Blandelli. But I didn't expect you to also come with Yuri Mariya."
Eiji stood in front of the women and stuffed his arms into his pants pockets before answering. "Voban, right? Do you have a problem because I didn't come alone? Don't worry, I brought the two of them here not to help me beat you up."
He wasn't surprised Voban recognized Yuri.
After all, hadn't he said something about that before? (A/N: In the previous few chapters to be exact.)
Yuri looked at the man who had kidnapped her in the past with a hint of fear in her eyes.
From the evil aura that Marquis Voban exuded, he looked even more terrifying than in the past.
He must have gotten stronger!
However, she soon calmed down.
Yuri shifted her gaze to Eiji's back and felt safe as long as he was near her.
"Beat me up? Hahaha!" Voban laughed, he narrowed his eyes at Liliana before glancing back at the man in front of him. "You seem to already know what I invited you here for. Did Liliana tell you about that too?"
Liliana gripped the hilt of her sword.
She knew Voban suspected that she was giving too much information to Eiji.
That was not entirely wrong.
However, Liliana was curious how Eiji would answer. Would he...
"No, I'm just guessing. A few days ago, another Campione also wanted to meet me just to fight with me. I can't believe you also don't have the same intention and just want to talk to me."
"...." Liliana.
"Are you talking about Doni? I heard about you beating him and making him lose an arm. That's an amazing feat for a newcomer like you."
"But when I think of your identity as a God from another universe. I stop being surprised. And yes, I admit that I want to meet you to fight with you."
Voban grinned and added. "I wonder how strong you are, Eiji. From your body, I can smell a different 'God' scent from the gods in this world."
Eiji frowned. "You secretly sniffed my smell, Voban? That's disgusting. Are you a dog?"
"Pfft!" Erica stifled a laugh.
But not just her, Liliana bit her lip.
She also clearly wanted to laugh.
Yuri was silent, she didn't know if she should be amazed by Eiji's audacity to refer to Voban as a dog.
Voban was stunned for a moment before laughing coldly and standing up from his throne. Dark magic power exploded from his body as he said, "This is the first time anyone has dared to call me a dog. Although your smell is different, your arrogance convinces me that you are truly a God. If I kill you, I should still be able to obtain some of your power."
There was greed bubbling up in his heart.
In this world, there were not many things that appealed to him except meeting Gods. Because every time he met one of them, he could kill them and grow stronger by gaining the authorities they had.
Eiji was a god from another universe.
But after he came to this world, the rule that a Campione could gain authority from the Gods they had killed shouldn't exclude him, right?
Voban thought that way.
With his power, he was confident that he could defeat Eiji.
"Looks like I'm not the only arrogant one here. You think of me as prey. But Voban, are you worthy of being a hunter in front of me?"
Eiji asked with an amused smile.
A vein stood out on Voban's forehead. "Shut up! Eiji, I know strong. Even so, you're underestimating the oldest Campione alive in this age! Show me the power of a God from another universe! Let me see if you're worthy of being my prey or just an appetizer!"
[This old man, Voban, he likes to talk more than he did in the original work. Doesn't his throat hurt? After all, he looks so old and thin.]
Is this the right time to worry about the condition of your enemy, Eiji?
Erica, Liliana, and Yuri fell silent.
He was too calm, unlike them who were slightly pushed back by the oppression released by Voban.
The shadow of a giant wolf began to appear behind him, and hundreds of death warriors rose from the shadows of the night. Those Undead-looking creatures armed with rusty swords filled the vast hall with their presence.
"This is... Marquis Voban's death troops! They are said to be immortal and each weapon they use contains a curse that can kill a human just by touching it."
Yuri said that with a trembling voice.
"Thanks for the information, Yuri. Then, I just need to destroy them with my weapon."
Erica drew her sword, she was ready to destroy the troops summoned by Voban.
Liliana also drew her sword, but she hesitated to move.
Voban didn't notice this and said, "Hoh? Yuri Mariya, you seem to have learned a lot about me since the last time we met. Since a Hime-Miko like you appeared before me again, I will not let you go after this. The power you have is still useful to me."
Hearing this, Yuri froze and her face paled.
But just then, she heard Eiji's voice. "Yuri, don't worry. Do you think I'll let that ugly old man catch you? He won't be able to do it."
"Seiya-san..." Yuri was moved, her positive level increased by two points.
Eiji was happy not to miss that opportunity to woo a heroine.
But on the surface, he was indifferent. "You two had better not move either."
He spoke to Erica and Liliana.
The next instant, before the death troops could even touch them. Several black orbs called Gudodama appeared around him. With a single thought, the orbs flew around them at high speed and crushed every death warrior that touched them to dust in an instant.
Voban widened his eyes. "Interesting! You're as strong as I thought, Eiji! Because my death troops seem to be useless for a God like you to do. How about this?"
His body exploded in green light, he turned into a ten-meter tall giant wolf standing on his two feet.
Without waiting for everyone's reaction, he lunged forward with a speed that surpassed sound and his claws coated in destructive authority swung towards Eiji.
With that attack, he was able to tear apart the body of a Heretic God in the past.
Eiji did not panic. To his eyes, Voban's movements looked slow, like the Flash who was about to attack Superman. In a split second, his eyes turned into a Golden Rinne Sharingan.
Unlike the ordinary Rinne Sharingan, the power possessed by that eye was certainly much stronger and allowed him to use all kinds of eye abilities belonging to any Otsutsuki in the original work.
But in this situation, a certain technique was more than enough.
He muttered, "Shinra Tensei."
*BOOM!*
Massive gravity waves exploded from Eiji's body and targeted anything in front of him with just his gaze.
Voban was instantly thrown backwards, he crashed into several layers of castle walls until they shattered into pieces.
He was surprised that in his current form, he was injured quite severely just from receiving Eiji's attack.
"This kind of power... You're completely different from the gods I've faced in the past, Eiji! What energy are you using? It doesn't seem like magic or even divine power!"
Voban slowly rose from the ground, he was panting but his wounds were starting to heal at a speed visible to the eye.
That was because he also had authority related to regeneration to a certain extent.
Erica and Yuri knew Eiji was very strong, they were just relieved that he was able to block Voban's attack.
But Liliana? She didn't expect to witness someone who was able to injure her king to that extent.
Unconsciously, she looked at Eiji with admiration on her beautiful face. She didn't realize Erica was glancing at her with a meaningful gaze.
"It's called Chakra and give it up, you won't be able to use it. Besides, you're going to die soon. I'll increase my output a little more."
Voban growled.
Did that mean Eiji was just playing games with him?
If he wanted to, he could kill him in an instant?
Impossible!
He refused to believe that he—
"Amenominaka."
Raising one of his hands to the sky, Eiji said the name of the Shinjutsu used by a beautiful woman named Kaguya Otsutsuki.
With that technique, he could transport the target to the various dimensions he mastered including the dimensions of lava, ice, sand, acid, super gravity, and the central dimension that connected them all.
Instantly, the entire hall changed scenery. Except for Erica, Liliana and Yuri. The two of them were no longer in the castle, but in the middle of an endless white desert under a giant moon with a pattern similar to the Rinne Sharingan.
Voban was stunned at the instantaneous change in space, and felt dizzy when his gaze met the moon in that place. He felt a chill as if danger could strike him from any direction.
If he was an ordinary person, he would have gone mad by now. That place had the ability to erode him mentally.
"You... You teleported us to another dimension?"
"That's right. To be precise, this is the dimension I created. You should now be able to see the difference in levels between us."
Eiji played with one of the black orbs floating around him. Somehow, his white hair had also lengthened and his clothes changed into a white robe with many black patterns. Combined with a pair of golden Rinne Sharingan and a water droplet pattern glowing faintly with purple light on his forehead, he was now completely similar to the people surnamed Otsutsuki.
However, different from them.
His appearance was the embodiment of the Otsutsuki Primogenitor. He could also be called the Otsutsuki God in that form.
"No... I still haven't lost! Eiji, that power of yours will be mine!"
Voban was scared, especially when he saw Eiji's pair of eyes that looked unusual. But more than that, his greed made him a fool.
He unleashed his strongest authority,
However, Eiji only raised his left hand towards the attack.
"Gakido."
Purple lightning capable of destroying cities and even stronger than Zeus' lightning was sucked into his palm, it turned into pure energy that only recharged his Chakra slightly.
Voban could not believe what he was seeing.
His strongest attack couldn't even hurt Eiji a little!?
Eiji floated slowly in the air, his white robes fluttering before he said, "Voban, you may be the strongest Campione in your world. But in front of me, you're just a wolf trying to bite the dragon's shadow. What you will see next is far from even half my power."
He brought his hands together. Behind him, slowly appeared a giant humanoid—Susanoo who was dark purple, but with more organic armor, two eastern dragons around his neck and a sword shrouded in black flames—Amaterasu.
Voban returned to his human form, his face pale for the first time in hundreds of years.
Eiji mentioned the name of the technique he himself created in his Otsutsuki form. "Ordinary Black Slash".
Miss System: ?
That name is a bit...
The God-level Susanoo raised his sword above his head and a pillar of black flame exploded from the blade before he swung.
In Voban's eyes, the attack was one he could not dodge. He frantically piled up all the authority that could increase his defense. However, Eiji's attack was too powerful that it destroyed every layer of his defense.
He didn't even have time to scream before being hit by the terrifying black flame-coated giant sword.
*BOOOOMMM!*
Not only Marquis Voban, the slash also cut the desert in front of him with enough range to split the Earth in half.
After the surrounding dust subsided.
Eiji used another Otsutsuki ability. With just a flick of his finger, Voban who had been dead for five seconds reappeared in front of him.
The wounds on his body had also disappeared, but not the psychological trauma in his heart.
"How am I still alive?"
His voice trembling, he now only looked like an old man who had seen a ghost in front of him.
Eiji landed right in front of him and smiled while putting his hands behind his back.
.
"Simple, I brought you back from the dead."
"Wh-What!? But why? Wait, whatever it is... Thank you, Eiji! I surrender!"
Voban thought Eiji wasn't planning to kill him, he was giving him a chance to live.
Otherwise, why would he revive him?
However, he did not know.
There was another reason why Eiji revived him and it didn't mean he wouldn't kill him afterwards.
On the other side.
Back again to the villa that was about to collapse.
Erica and Liliana were not staying.
Yuri looked at the two anxiously because since a moment ago, they had started to fight.
*Clang!*
For the umpteenth time, the sound of colliding swords rang out and sparks spread through the air.
Erica had just blocked Liliana's attack with a teasing expression, "Come on, Lili. What's wrong with calling me sister? After all, after this... You seem to have an idea for my king."
"No way! What idea are you talking about? I don't understand!"
Liliana's face flushed red, she continued to swing her sword and attack the woman in front of her.
Erica was so annoying.
Suddenly, she spoke as if she knew what she was thinking.
Although it was true, Liliana was a tsundere, she wouldn't be honest easily especially when dealing with a woman like Erica!
When the two continued to fight like a cat and a dog.
The cracked space around them cracked and shattered into pieces. Eiji stepped out of his dimension with his robes still spotlessly clean. Behind him, Marquis Voban slammed into the shattered marble floor.
Unlike a few seconds ago, another wound appeared on his face which was now swollen like a pig. Before they returned, Eiji had slapped him many times and made him feel humiliated.
Voban vowed in his heart that someday, he would make Eiji pay. He would get his revenge!
But for now, he would pretend.
Voban tried to get up with his remaining strength and glanced at his knight. "Liliana, come here! Help me up and get out of here!"
Liliana stopped, her sword still drawn. She looked at Voban, then glanced at Eiji who was not injured in the slightest.
What had really happened?
This was also the first time she saw Voban looking so pitiful. Even so, she was disappointed that he was still alive.
Voban was annoyed to see his knight kept silent. "What are you waiting for! I'm your king, come quickly!"
Liliana gasped and sighed. In Erica's eyes, she seemed to have made a decision. She sheathed her sword but instead of walking towards Voban, she stood beside Eiji.
[Hmm... Liliana? Gosh, are you going to do that for me!? I like you more and more.]
Liliana blushed but because of what Eiji said in his inner voice, her determination to say what she wanted to say became stronger.
"I'm sorry, Marquis Voban. I've decided to resign as your knight from now on."
Voban's body trembled, he almost vomited blood because not only was he beaten by Eiji, he also had to accept the betrayal of his vassal. His eyes bulged like crazy and he pointed at Liliana. "BETRAYER! You dare to betray me, Liliana Kranjčar?! What's your excuse? Don't tell...!"
He roared and suddenly felt green.
Liliana stole a glance at Eiji before sheepishly saying, "I'm just sick of doing things that don't match my values as a knight as long as I'm under your command, Marquis Voban."
Was Voban so stupid not to realize how Liliana looked at Eiji?
He admitted Eiji was very handsome and since he was able to defeat him, he was also very strong. What woman wouldn't like him?
But...!
What made Voban angry was the feeling of humiliation that almost exploded in his heart. Liliana made him lose his face, he refrained from killing her for fear that it would offend Eiji.
"I see... I respect your decision, Liliana. From now on, you are no longer my knight."
Liliana was surprised, she did not expect her resignation to be accepted so easily by Voban.
She was relieved.
"Eiji, you won. So, I'll leave now."
Voban used his remaining energy to transform into a wolf again, and ran straight towards the forest.
He was worried that Eiji would change his mind and kill him!
Sure enough, what he feared happened.
The man's voice sounded in his ears.
"Voban, where are you going? Have I given you permission to leave this place?"
Voban pretended to be deaf, he continued to dart deep into the forest.
Run!
He had to run away from that monster!
Eiji looked at Voban's escape coldly. "You think you can run away from the sight of an Otsutsuki? Amaterasu."
Instantly, an eternal black flame appeared right on Voban's running body. That fire could not be extinguished unless he wanted it to be and burned the body of the eldest campione to the ground in seconds.
"!?" Voban didn't even have time to scream as he was killed for the second time.
Yuri covered his mouth with one hand, shock on his face. "Marquis Voban is really dead."
Erica walked up to her king, "Congratulations on your victory again, Eiji. As I expected, Marquis Voban was even an easy opponent for you."
They did not know before this, Eiji had already killed Voban in his dimension.
Eiji did not bother to mention that incident.
It was not important.
What was more important was... he turned to Liliana and placed his hand on her shoulder.
He shamelessly said, "Liliana, since you are no longer a Voban knight. How about you become my knight?"
Unlike protagonist Godou who often waited for women to take the initiative.
Eiji was the opposite.
[Isn't that just because you're impatient, host?]
Miss System, shut up.
"Ehh!? I-I, I..."
Liliana stammered, as Erica expected, she did have the idea of becoming Eiji's knight.
But she thought, she still had to wait a few days so that it wouldn't be too embarrassing for her.
Even so, she did not expect to get a direct invitation from Eiji! She was delighted, under everyone's gaze, she knelt on one knee in front of Eiji and bowed her head. "I am Liliana Kranjčar, a knight of the Bronze-Black Cross, I agree to become Eiji Seiya's knight. I swear... my sword is yours, my soul is your shield and the same goes for my body... Let me be your wings from now on."
Erica crossed her arms. "Ara, Liliana... you sound very emotional. Is this a knight's oath, or a veiled declaration of love?"
Liliana's face flushed instantly, but she remained in her position and simply raised her face. "E-Erica! This is a sacred oath! Don't tarnish it with your nonsense!"
Eiji chuckled softly and said, "Stand up, Liliana. I accept your oath. As you said, you are one of my women from now on."
Liliana wanted to argue, but she was too embarrassed to do so. Especially when she saw the heated gaze of her new king, she shuddered.
She didn't hate that.