At the second topmost floor of the Nysia Tower, the relevant authority of the United Alliance gathered at a long table to discuss the recent happening all around the World of Meta. The gains and losses, the enemy movements as well as the information sent by the few spies they managed to send on the Moon under the guise of being a recruited vagrant.
Seated at the head, the de facto leader of the Alliance and the Head of the Primeval Aegis League, Nysia Athonae, tapped on the table, gaining the attention of everyone in the room.
Apart from Nysia and her trusted subordinate Lexie, there's the Moonlight Confederacy's Matriarch Lyra and her daughter, the Moonlight Queen Lunaria, the reformed New Haven Empire's Guardian Liam and his granddaughter the Imperial Princess Leianne, the Order of the Light's Cradle's Light Maiden, Elise and the Settler Faction's Representative, Krond.
The technology of the Anzeans of creating Portal devices that connect one place to another was now being utilized by the United Alliance to freely move from different territories. In this way, holding this kind of gathering was already a normal occurrence. Moreover, thanks to that technology, sending reinforcement was easy when one territory was attacked by the enemies.
"The three Heroes aren't back from their homeworld yet but I have some pleasant news for everyone… My husband is about to come back. Coming along with him are six Transcendents and three Rank 5 Mortals that have already reached the threshold." Nysia started.
An hour ago, Daisuke contacted her about their status in the World of Barbarian. Ever since the upgrade of the Interdimensional Communication as well as his reemergence after being missing for a few days, Daisuke never missed a day to check in on her.
In that way, she was aware of everything that was happening around him and he was aware of the daily happenings in this world. Moreover, his Incarnation had just left a few days ago so everyone was somewhat aware of his plans apart from the Settler Faction.
Although they showed good faith about their desire to build a settlement for what's left of their race, as long as a part of their race in the form of the Healing Faction continued to aid the Dark World, everyone would continue to be a little reserved on them.
However, this time, Nysia was in her greatest mood upon hearing about the upcoming return of her beloved husband. That's why she also relayed the news to the Settler Faction.
If they're really an ally, this news will not reach the ears of the enemies but if something happens and it's directly related to Daisuke's upcoming return, then the trust that they're slowly building up will be completely erased.
Although she's fond of Danae, the girl isn't a pure Anzean. Even if Krond turned out to be her real father, Nysia will not forgive traitors.
"Six… No nine Transcendents. But even with their addition, we're still outnumbered." Krond responded.
Like in any other world, the number of Dark World Transcendents who managed to descend in this world has already reached more than 30.
Nysia already managed to kill at least five of them. 'At least' because she's not sure if some of them died since there were others who managed to retreat after suffering a fatal blow from her.
In Krond's eyes, even if Daisuke and the others arrived, they're still outnumbered. Unlike the others, he's only aware of the strength of his Incarnation that would show up from time to time to lead the Aegis Battalion into battle.
"Un. But at least the pressure we're experiencing from those Darkbugs will lessen." Nysia nodded and tapped the table once more, scanning their expressions about this piece of news.
Telling him the numbers is one thing but telling him the actual strength of the incoming reinforcements, that's a piece of information she will only say to the women connected to Daisuke.
Even before he left, Nysia was already advocating for him to take in the other four. Now that she heard from him that he added three more apart from the woman he shared life-and-death experience with at that Dark World, she couldn't wait to share it with the four women.
It's not that she didn't have any trust towards Liam and Lyra but it's Daisuke himself who prevented her from spreading every information he's giving her.
That guy's complete trust was only reserved for his Companions. Even though the four weren't official yet, he already decided to take them in.
"Great! Daisuke, huh? How much has he grown? His Incarnation can already sweep the floor against me… What more if I'm against his real body? I will lose in an instant." Liam exclaimed. Although he has made some progress ever since the death of his son, it's too minuscule that he's still having a hard time against one Dark World Transcendent.
"It's possible that he's already reached the realm of Rank 2 Transcendent. Is that correct, Alliance Leader?" Lyra had a meaningful smile on her lips as if she's probing Nysia if she will spill out her husband's real strength.
"We'll see when he arrives. At the moment, continue to be vigilant in your territories. If you see unusual behavior from their routine attacks in your territories, report immediately." Brushing off Lyra's question, Nysia put out a reminder. "Alright. You can go back to your territories now. Elise, Leianne and Lunaria, stay for a while, also call Danae here."
Lyra, Liam and Krond nodded and vacated the room.
As soon as the three left, the three women's excitement upon hearing the news exploded.
However, they're all stopped by Nysia's menacing gaze. With her hands clasped together, she started talking with the three about the purpose why she asked them to stay behind.
"What do you think? Have you all decided? Leianne, we're the reason your father died, think about this carefully. Elise, although Julian hadn't laid a hand on you, you're still a married woman and someone with the most experience about this kind of matter between the three of you. And Lunaria, your mother, I'm sure she's against you entering a relationship with someone already married. Besides, has your fear in him finally disappeared?"
"What's past is past. At that time, that's the only choice. Otherwise, my ambitious father would've been at the other side of the fence, scheming and fighting against us. I thought about it carefully. My ambition will definitely be realized through him. Moreover, I… I can't deny that I'm already drawn towards him. More so than the attraction I had towards him back then." Leianne answered while grasping onto a sphere that contained an Ultimate Metagen she found in one of her father's secret treasury. Its design matches her current Specialized Metagen. She knew that it was something her father prepared for her… but like she said, past is past. His father's ambition led to his doom.
True, she somewhat held a grudge towards Nysia and Daisuke before but it passed soon enough. Whenever his Incarnation was in this world, Daisuke would often look for her, spending time with her while talking about everything, even about her father. Daisuke somewhat admired him after all. He's a master schemer, if not for his insufficient strength and running into Daisuke, his ambition would've been realized.
"Julian… He's a pitiful man. He took me as a wife but never touched me. I'm thankful to him for that. I managed to preserve my purity. About Daisuke, at first, I was only riding that joke he uttered… Although he's my ideal man, he's already married to you and I'm already married to someone else… I admit I struggled to make a choice. Indulging in a real romance with someone I, myself, chose… That's something I want to experience. Furthermore, despite being worlds apart, through his Incarnation, he would always appear at the moment that I need his company. Whether those were coincidence or not, I have no idea." Elise had a troubled expression at first but it was soon replaced by a clear smile on her face when she started talking about Daisuke.
"You're right. Mother is advising me not to…. Even more so after she found out that there's not only you who's tied to him… But I need to create my own path, I can't stay under my mother's umbrella. Although I'm grateful for her thoughts about my future, she's unaware of how great a man he is… His decisiveness, commitment and reliability are remarkable. I'm certain that none of us will be sidelined even if there's already a line of women following him." With determination in her eyes, Lunaria straightened her back and puffed out her chest as she looked over the women in the same room.
"I see. You three already have your decisions. Let's wait for Danae before I tell you his message to all four of you before he arrives tomorrow."
Hearing their answers, Nysia was satisfied. She's advocating for their inclusion but if they decide based on the benefits they will receive, she will advise Daisuke not to take them in the end. In her eyes, her husband's true strength lies not only in his overwhelming Energy Control and various abilities but also in the women surrounding him who he completely trusts.
That's why she wanted to make sure that what these women feel for him are genuine.
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"Look, the Door is about to break… Grandpa, he's successful!" Erin excitedly shouted.
Seeing Erin that excited, I couldn't help but smile at it. That's her only immediate family who raised her, it's only natural for her to be happy for him.
Due to her shout, everyone stopped at what they're doing to look up and like Erin exclaimed, the Door of Transcendence has started to break into numerous shards before dropping down on the ground.
Accompanied by a powerful surge of Brute Energy, the old man's figure appeared when the blinding light subsided, his Crown and Pillars present.
Upon closer observation, not only his aura changed to that of a Transcendent but also he appeared younger. If he's a certified old man before, he now appeared like someone in the later stages of being a middle-aged man, he still looked old but at least, his hair switched back to its previous color, the same hair color as Erin.
It has been a day since his Transcendent Trials started. Although it took longer than expected, it's still within the estimated time.
Now that he's successful… We're finally done with this world. Perhaps we will come back in the future for that End of the World's Cliff or visit Erin and Avelin's homeworld.
For now, we still have a lot of worlds to save. I already told Nysia the estimated time for when we will go there.
Those Dark World Transcendents will be in for a horrific surprise. They have no idea that their last day of terrorizing that world is fast approaching.
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