Sunbathing was really comfortable.
After spending the afternoon leisurely, he got up and sat next to Sephie.
She had also been sunbathing, but finished earlier than him. Now she was making tea. As Kaito sat down, the tea was naturally handed to him.
"Kaito, how many points do you think you'll get from this livestream?"
"I don't know. I checked earlier, and it seems I need to go back before it can be calculated."
During the morning fight with Verethragna, he had started a livestream. As for who watched it and how they reacted, Kaito didn't know.
After the battle ended, he stopped the livestream. Unfortunately, the points couldn't be calculated immediately; he had to return to his original world and wait for time to resume its normal flow before getting them.
"Well, as long as it's not too few points."
Kaito lay on the sofa unconcernedly, raised his cup, and took a small sip.
Sephie smiled gently beside him, then took something out of her small bag.
This was something Sephie had been preparing all along.
She hadn't taken it out earlier because she wasn't sure if Kaito could successfully slay the god.
If he couldn't, then presenting this might have seemed a bit humiliating for Kaito.
But now...
The timing was perfect.
"Kaito, this is for you. I hope you will wear it."
"Huh? This is a crown!?"
Kaito turned his head to see the crown in Sephie's hand and was momentarily stunned.
What was the significance of giving him a crown now?
"Actually... my original husband... died yesterday."
"Of course, he might have died earlier, but the news of his death was delayed due to the different worlds."
Sephie sighed a little sadly.
The last glimmer of hope in her heart was finally extinguished.
Gid Lucione Deviluke, the former universe's overlord, had died after traveling to another universe.
How he died, or at whose hands, no one knew.
The only thing known was that the travel card Sephie had given to Gid had automatically returned.
A card allowing 10 trips (round trip) to that world.
Similar to the 10 trips to the Food Wars World that Akina had obtained.
And it could also be lent to others.
However...
Once the holder died, the card would automatically return to its original owner.
Yesterday.
This travel card returned to Sephie, indicating that Gid was completely dead.
If he weren't dead, even on the verge of death, the travel card wouldn't return.
"I see... That travel card returned to you."
Kaito suddenly imagined a scene.
Gid defeated Boros, the native universe's overlord of the One-Punch Man world.
Then, before dying, Boros told him about Saitama, the enemy he needed to defeat.
So Gid eagerly went to Earth to find Saitama.
Finally...
He was probably killed by Saitama's Serious Punch or a series of Serious Punches.
Or he was mortally wounded and eventually died from severe injuries that couldn't be treated.
Either way, Gid's death in the One-Punch Man World was now a fact.
Sephie's family had accepted this and were about to hold a grand funeral for Gid.
After all, he was still the former universe's overlord. Even without his body returned, the ceremony still had to be held.
At the same time...
They also had to immediately choose a successor to take over as the universe's overlord, to suppress everyone before they completely fell into chaos after losing their original overlord's control.
Therefore...
Kaito was very suitable.
Even if Kaito's current strength wasn't yet enough to fight against Gid, the gap was already infinitely close.
Plus, Gid had been gone for too long; some people had already emerged in recent days.
"So... it's too late now, isn't it?"
"Hmm..."
Sephie had no choice. She had hoped to delay a bit longer, but now it seemed difficult.
They could delay, the royal family's power was still strong, and their armies could still suppress some.
However...
Without the strongest strength as a core, morale would gradually scatter, and eventually, the other side would send very powerful experts to destroy the armies.
If that happened, Sephie's family would be in great danger.
As for this crown…
If Kaito failed in slaying the god, Sephie's choice was to temporarily not give it and try every means to buy more time.
If Kaito succeeded in slaying the god, then find a suitable moment...
Ultimately, the reason Sephie came here was also because she was very concerned about whether Kaito could succeed.
Not to mention healing him; for Kaito's sake, she even brought a planet destroyer!
"One must bear the weight if one wishes to wear the crown."
Kaito took a deep breath, looked up at Sephie's captivating pink eyes and the universe's most beautiful face.
"Alright, since it's early, then let it be early!"
"Delaying too long will only make things harder to handle. I might as well appear sooner."
Taking the crown from Sephie's hand, Kaito raised it.
This crown was clearly newly crafted.
As for what material it was made from, it obviously wasn't ordinary gold.
It was golden, but holding it and the feeling of touching it were completely different.
Including the embedded diamonds and gemstones, they were definitely not ordinary. Based on Kaito's feeling, they were likely very rare magic stones.
Just holding it, Kaito felt his magic circuits activate and his magical energy recovery speed directly accelerate.
In other words, this was a crown with special attributes.
As for the crown's style, though not as ornate, it was somewhat like a medieval, slightly simple one.
Rather than a crown, it was more like a laurel wreath...
'Come to think of it, where had O seen this crown before?'
'Wait.'
'Wasn't this the crown worn by the Northern Hemisphere Artoria!'
'It wasn't exactly the same, but very similar!'
'Just missing the holy cross pendant in the middle.'
How to put it, it was a bit like a couple's style?
"Did you make this yourself?"
Kaito suddenly asked this question.
Just asking casually, of course.
"Yes. Although it didn't take long, it was made from the universe's most precious and rarest materials."
Alright, since Sephie was so thoughtful, he might as well try it on.
"Ugh... Sephie... If you had taken it out earlier, maybe I could have defeated Verethragna more easily."