My master kept teaching me about the use of chaos magic and how I could access it, it took me several days to succeed at this, because it’s an extremely complex element and my master had no visible example to show me since he can’t use this element.
Overall, my treatment improved as the days went by, although the master still has the same way of acting, which is direct and even somewhat apathetic, but he is an incredible teacher, that’s undeniable.
Today is September 17th, which shows that I made impressive progress during this short training period, it also means that my birthday is approaching.
However, it also means that the classes at the academy will soon resume, since they started back on October 1st.
Right now, I’m with my master as he’s giving a lecture on the precautions I must take with my allies when I use chaos magic because it’s very dangerous.
Soon he pauses the explanation for a moment.
"Student, it seems you have a letter for you" A letter then appears and he hands it to me.
’A letter? From who?’ I look at the letter and see Elena’s signature, I don’t know why she sent a letter, but it must be important.
I open the letter and start reading the content, which quickly makes me angry.
’I’ll tear those bugs apart’ It seems the beast-men have decided they want to die after all, they’ve declared war on me and have already started marching with their troops.
"Master, it seems I won’t be able to stay any longer... I need to go to war" The master momentarily seems to ponder.
"...Alright, anyway, your progress is considerable and exceeded my expectations, I think you’re ready, as a farewell gift, I allow you to come to this island whenever you want to train or read a good book."
’How rare...’ I know he doesn’t let anyone come to the island without permission, so receiving this permission is something pretty good.
"Thank you, master... I think I have to go now" I need to show those mangy animals what they’re picking a fight with.
’It’s a shame...’ It’s going to take a while before I can come here again because the classes at the academy start on October 1st, which makes it difficult for me.
’I also need to go to church’ If I could gather information on all the heroes’ abilities, I wouldn’t have to waste time pretending to be human.
"Ah, master, before I leave, could you answer a question for me?" I have one last question about barrier invasion.
"Ask."
"Can I invade and disable a barrier by using mana directly from my mana path to alter the base properties of the barrier?" I want to steal everything possible from the academy.
"Yes, it’s possible, and with your current mana control, you should be able to invade various types of barriers, of course, it will depend on your strength."
"Could you teleport me to my castle?" I bow slightly to my master as I make this final request.
"Of course, student... I think I’ll miss you." Although he only muttered the last part, I heard it clearly, and it puts a smile on my face.
To me, it may not seem like I’ve been with him for a long time, but for him, who’s been observing me for years, I must at least have a special place in his life.
Soon, he activates a magic circle to teleport me.
’I wish it had lasted longer... Damn those beast-men.’ Because of those stupid animals, I have to leave earlier than planned.
I’m teleported to my castle, appearing right in front of it. I see several guards patrolling and some maids working.
Soon, some of them notice me and run up to me, bowing and welcoming me back.
"Inform them that I’ve returned," I say with a certain coldness as I walk to enter the castle.
’I’ll see Zephyra later, I need to sort out this little inconvenience first.’ I’m much stronger than before, so I’ll participate in this war directly.
As I walk through the castle, all the maids bow to me. Right now, I’m going to the throne room. I could just teleport there, but I want to make it clear to everyone that I’ve arrived.
So I’m simply walking around, and after a good while, I reach the throne room, where Elena, Calypso, Freya, Thalor, and Lilith Nix Kaos are waiting.
I walk calmly to the throne, where I sit with grace. My new power makes this simple act generate a majestic aura, which in a way feeds my ego, as I now have the power to defend it on my own.
"Elena, speak about what those stupid animals are doing," I ask Elena, who stops bowing and begins to speak.
"Currently, the beast-men have built an army by joining several tribes and are marching in our direction. The beast-men live in a hierarchy based on strength..."
"So the current leader has gathered her army after defeating the leaders of other tribes. The current leader and commander of the army is Aokitsu Azura, a blue-black and blue-white three-tailed Kitsune girl."
"She’s about 780 years old and is currently the strongest beast-man. Her strength is superior to that of Thalor and Freya, and she is an expert in fire and ice magic."
"The beast-men’s troops consist of about 30,000 enemies. The number could have been higher if they hadn’t had previous problems in wars that reduced their numbers. They are also constantly made up of slaves, which limits their numbers."
"But even so, they are physically strong and have excellent close-combat capabilities, which gives them many advantages, especially depending on the terrain..."
"Pandora, what will your approach be?" Elena asks after explaining these details.
"Kill them all. We’ll gather our army and eliminate 100% of the enemy army. We’ll only capture the leader and kill everyone else. I don’t need prisoners of war besides the leader."
"After that, we’ll take full control over the beast-men who didn’t participate in the war."
I know we have our own army and that our current army is much larger than this stupid animal army.
"Understood. Currently, we have about 240,000 troops from various areas that are ready for combat, plus another 300,000 in different stages of training."
"It would also be possible to gather at least half of the armies from each of the four corners of the demon territory if you ordered it."
"No need. We’ll use only 90,000 soldiers, and the rest should continue with their normal functions," I tell Elena, who starts taking notes.
"Now, tell me where they’re coming from." I ask, and this time Thalor responds.
"They’re following a path that passes through a ravine, which allows them to cut considerable distance. The ravine is an important location, so we can’t just demolish it, and they know that."
’...’ I think about the best approach. Traps don’t seem like a good idea since we’re not supposed to destroy the ravine.
"Elena, can we use mass teleportation to move at least 30,000 units?"
"Yes, we can currently move around 45,000 units at once through teleportation."
’Excellent.’ I end up deciding to do a simple siege and crush them with numbers.
"We’ll set up our army’s camp at the exit of the ravine, where the war will take place, and when the war starts, we’ll teleport 30,000 soldiers to the rear and make a simple siege."
"Then we’ll crush them with numbers." I don’t care much about what they’ll do after that, I only know that I will enter the fight myself and show these animals what they’ve picked a fight with.
"Moreover, I’m going to create a special position right now to grant to four of you, who will be my closest advisors." In stories, Demon Kings always have four close allies.
However, I’m not going to do this just to keep closer allies, but rather to isolate the traitor, as I already have an idea of who the traitor is who allowed Zephyra’s escape.
"For now, I will grant this position to only two of you, who will be Elena and Lilith Nix Kaos, so work hard for this promotion." These two are the ones I have some assurance are not the traitor.
"The position will be called... Tetragrammaton." This name has a symbolism linked to the divine and the occult, which I think suits me well, as I am a goddess, and they will be the closest to me.
Elena and Lilith Nix Kaos bow and thank me for the position.
"Now, start making all the preparations. I want everything ready by tomorrow morning. I won’t accept delays." We have magic, so delays are due to our own mistakes, which won’t be tolerated.
’Damn traitor, if I confirm it’s really you, I’ll make you pay dearly.’ I think as I look at the person I suspect is the traitor.
Soon, I teleport through the shadows to my room. I walk around the room, which is completely dust-free, and start looking at the dresses to choose a beautiful one to visit Zephyra.
"It’s a shame I can only have children after I conquer the world." I can’t have children now, as that would be a weakness that could cause my downfall due to the long time it takes.
"I guess I’ll have to be content for now, anyway, Zephyra won’t escape that fate." I murmur as I choose a beautiful dress.