"Fine, I'll do it."
Looking at the mechs that, after a brief moment of chaos, continued to charge forward, Ayato said calmly: "Wind, become a barrier, protect this residence."
Under the power of word spirit, countless raging winds transformed into an invisible barrier.
No matter what methods the mechs outside used, they could not cross this barrier.
On the other side,
Cornelia was already stunned.
'Ma... magic?'
'Wasn't that just legend? How could it exist?'
But the evidence was right before her eyes, and she had to believe it.
She wondered when had the world become something she could no longer understand.
She instinctively looked at Euphemia.
But found her expression normal.
Her sister had known about all this.
'Could it be... that because of such power, she had the confidence to declare war on the Empire?'
A moment later,
In the living room.
Euphemia served everyone black tea.
"I didn't expect even the Empress of the Federation to be on your side."
Cornelia didn't drink her tea, just looked with complex eyes at Lihua sitting to the side.
After calming down, she finally recognized the other party's identity.
And this made the man before her truly terrifying.
Possessing the power of magic,
And having the support of her sister and the Empress of the Federation?
"I am Cornelia li Britannia, and also Euphemia's sister."
After briefly introducing herself, Cornelia looked at Ayato seriously and said: "Ayato-sama, please state your purpose in using Euphemia."
"Using?"
Ayato shook his head with amusement and said: "You've got one thing wrong."
"All of this is Euphemia's choice. I am just granting her wish."
"Wish?"
Cornelia smiled disdainfully and said: "Ayato-sama, you can fool my sister with that talk, but not me."
"In this world, there's no such thing as a free lunch."
"Of course not. After all, I am a Devil."
Ayato's gaze was deep, meeting Cornelia's amethyst-like eyes.
"But don't worry. Euphemia has already paid the price, so don't worry about me harming her."
"Ah?"
Cornelia raised an eyebrow.
'Devil?'
'Had I encountered a madman?'
"Sister, what Master says is true."
Euphemia spoke at the right moment: "And even I have already become Master's servant. I am a Devil now."
"???"
Cornelia was full of question marks.
'How was this getting more and more absurd?'
She began to suspect again that her sister had been brainwashed.
Whoosh!
While she was thinking this, pitch-black Devil wings extended.
"Really a... Devil?"
Cornelia's pupils contracted sharply, her brain shutting down.
Her worldview was shocked like never before.
"That's right. I am a Devil now."
Euphemia affirmed: "Mmnn..."
Her face turned red, looking at her sister's hand, and said with difficulty: "Sister, don't touch my wings."
"I'm just confirming. Did I hurt you?"
Cornelia withdrew her hand, her eyes full of daze.
'It's real!'
'There was no sign of forgery.'
'These Devil wings had indeed come out of Euphemia's body.'
'Could Devils really exist?'
Watching all this quietly, Ayato's eyes also flickered.
The moment he saw her, he had been thinking about Cornelia.
Among all his servants, there were many types of talents.
But when it came to purely military talent, probably only Esdeath was top level.
And the one before him, called the Goddess of Victory, was undoubtedly another.
With her, conquering this world would undoubtedly be much smoother.
After all,
Although he had many servants, they would only appear in key battles.
Normally, someone was needed to lead the charge and command the overall situation.
"Although I've seen it with my own eyes, I never expected Devils to truly exist in this world."
Cornelia smiled bitterly, her mood extremely complex.
Because Ayato was a Devil,
It meant everything he said was very likely true.
Her sister had brought all this about of her own will.
"So, what are your thoughts?"
"Hmm?"
Cornelia was stunned.
"I'm sure you know that from now on, we will definitely go to war with Britannia."
Ayato smiled and said: "So, what is your position now?"
"Are you going to stand with your father, or with Euphemia? You are destined to make a choice."
As soon as he said this, Euphemia's hands clenched, becoming nervous.
Even for the sake of her ideal, she really didn't want to be enemies with her sister.
At this moment, Cornelia also understood.
Be enemies with Euphemia?
That was impossible.
They were the closest people in this world.
But being enemies with the Empire... was there really a chance of victory?
She had fought for Britannia for years, so she knew very well what a terrifying behemoth it was.
But now, in this situation, her sister was definitely not going to listen to reason.
Not to mention, the Devil standing beside her.
Taking a deep breath, Cornelia looked at Ayato seriously and said: "Mr. Devil, can you guarantee that, win or lose, Euphemia will be safe?"
"Sister." Euphemia's face was full of emotion.
Ayato: "..."
CC: "..."
Lihua: "..."
'Sis-con, confirmed.'
'In this situation, she was actually thinking about Euphemia's safety?'
"Although there's no possibility of failure."
Ayato said: "But I can indeed guarantee it. After all, we have other worlds behind us."
"Other worlds?"
Cornelia was stunned, then said instinctively: "You mean parallel dimensions, or other worlds?"
"That's one way to understand it."
"Alright, then I'll join you."
Hearing this, Cornelia nodded.
That way, there was completely no worry.
Even if they failed.
At worst, they would go to another world. Euphemia's safety was absolutely guaranteed.