Chapter 143
The Seven Luminaries of the demons .
They were the seven elite demons who were gathered to oppress the humanoids . This was what this gathering of weak soldiers was called .
By the current standards of the humanoids, they were truly powerful enemies . They were monsters that even the knightly orders could not match, but they were still far from being true monsters . Even if Mars, Mercurius, Jupiter, Saturnus, and Luna were summoned to fight together, the five of them still could not match the combat power of Castor alone .
So, yeah, even if the leader of the Seven Luminaries or whatever were to come out now, he wouldn’t be much of a threat . He would just be a minor character who had completely missed his timing to come onto the stage…That was how it should be .
However, Castor unconsciously drew and readied his weapon in his hand . He wasn’t alone . Terra and the heroic spirits behind Pollux were similarly ready and alert .
In front of them, the man in white—Sol—grinned .
“First, let me introduce myself . I’m one of the Seven Luminaries, Sol of the Heavens . I rule over the Sun attribute . I’m honored to meet you, my cousins . ”
The ones whom Sol called his cousins in a deep and refined voice were the twins, Pollux and Castor . Of course, they had no idea what he meant . As the avatars of an ouroboros, they had no relatives, especially one who was a demon .
However, why was it that, somewhere in their hearts, they knew that he was right? Why did this man give off the same feeling as themselves?
“And Terra, you too are my cousin . You could say that our existences are very similar . ”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about…What exactly are you doing here, Sol?”
From Terra’s perspective, Sol was a male subordinate who reported to him . In the current situation, he wasn’t someone he could trust . After all, it was Sol who had brought that traitor, Venus, to Terra . Thus, he needed to consider the possibility of Sol being Venuss…Dina’s puppet .
It might be memory modification or thought manipulation . He had considered that Sol might have been subjected to either one of them . But now, Terra was wondering if his idea was fundamentally wrong . What made him reconsider was the eerie, overwhelming presence which wasn’t there when Sol was working under him .
“What if I say that I’m here to wake the ouroboros?”
“Wha—!?”
“Well, let me reveal something first . I’m not of the Demon King’s faction, but rather, I’m of the Goddess’ faction . I’m sorry for lying to you, but it’s my job . Don’t think badly of me . ”
With a casual smile, Sol plainly revealed his purpose . This was a sign of absolute confidence that they wouldn’t be able to stop him . At this moment, Terra realized that he had misunderstood his own subordinate .
“I could achieve my objective like this, but you people probably won’t understand what is happening, right? If you like, I can take some time to explain it to you?”
“…How very kind of you . ”
“Haha . I’m actually quite kind . Let me tell you all a certain story . ”
As he spoke sarcastically, Sol glanced at everyone . There were five high-level combatants among the people gathered here . They were Castor and Terra as well as the three flügel heroic spirits . In other words, it was everyone except Pollux and Virgo . But even when faced with this, Sol’s composure did not falter .
“Ah, of course…You can always make a sneak attack while I’m explaining . Maybe you can succeed if I’m not ready for it . ”
Sol said as he glanced at Apus of the Bird-of-Paradise behind him . The latter was holding a dagger behind his back, but his intention was easily seen through . His complexion changed and his movement stopped .
“Well? Aren’t you coming at me? Did you get nervous?”
“Stop acting tough . Hurry up and speak . ”
“Ah, I apologize . That’s right…Let’s start from the beginning . ”
At Terra’s urging, Sol crossed his arms and closed his eyes in remembrance . His stance seemed to be full of openings, but nobody took advantage of them . This was because they understood that Sol was trying to lure them into it . Eventually, he opened his eyes and spoke about himself .
“The Seven Luminaries of the demons…Luna of the Moon, Mars of Fire, Mercurius of Water, Jupiter of Wood, Venus of Gold, Saturnus of Earth, and me…Sol of the Heavens . As you may have guessed, the two of us…Venus and I are a bit different from normal demons . Rather than a demon, Venus is actually a half-elf .
Oh, let me say this first . Saturnus is truly a demon and has nothing to do with us . Please don’t doubt her . And it isn’t like I was trying to hide it or anything, but I’m the avatar of the Heavenly Ouroboros . More accurately, it should be the Sun Ouroboros, but that name is easily confused with the Fire Ouroboros, so please call me the Heavenly Ouroboros instead . ”
“Wha—What!?”
Everyone held their breath as they took in Sol's words concerning his identity . The five divine beasts served as the proxies of the Goddess . One of the ouroboroses, the avatar of the Heavenly Ouroboros, was currently in front of them . They couldn’t help but be surprised .
At the same time, they understood why he had called them cousins . Yes, he was the same as Pollux and Castor . He was an avatar created by an ouroboros and he had gained an ego that was independent from the ouroboros itself . The only difference was that, unlike Pollux, he followed the will of the ouroboros which was his true form .
“As an avatar that has gained a sense of self, it would be more appropriate to consider me as the son of an ouroboros . In this sense, Terra, you are the same as me . ”
“…I’ve been kept in the dark this whole time . I hate myself for being so useless . ”
“You don’t have to be so depressed . It’s rather commendable that you were able to doubt Venus and I despite being subject to the thought manipulation of Venus . Besides, even though I have a different creator, I’m certainly a demon . It would be difficult to discern my true identity . ”
Sol spoke quietly and glanced at Luna . On the other hand, Luna glared at him cautiously, but it had no effect .
“…Does my father know about this?”
“Well, it’s hard to say . He isn’t someone you could make light of . Perhaps, he had long realized my true identity and yet still dared to leave me be . ”
“What’s your purpose of infiltrating the Seven Luminaries?”
“While Venus controls the demons from the inside, I keep an eye on the Demon King . The Seven Luminaries of the demons…is just a cover for us to hide under . Although you were the one who actually organized it, you were simply manipulated into doing so . ”
Terra’s face turned grim as he remembered forming the Seven Luminaries .
At that time…Yes, at that time, I seemed to be in a daze . It was as if I was drunk after drinking too much wine . At that time, I was probably already under Venus’ spell . I didn’t even suspect that woman whom Sol brought back from somewhere, despite the fact that she didn’t even look like a demon .
There was nothing more terrifying than being manipulated mentally without prior knowledge .
And…yes . At that time, there was an unbridgeable gap between Luna, who was at the bottom of the demon race, and Terra, the prince of demons . No matter how much Terra wanted Luna beside him or how much Luna wanted to be by his side, it wouldn’t be possible given the difference in their social standings . However, at that time, the powerful demons had been mostly killed by Ruphas, thus there was a unique opportunity for Luna to sit in the chair of an executive .
—And she made use of that desire . There was nothing more to it . His own sexual urges were the cause of this situation .
“And so Venus manipulated the demons from the inside, while I remained inconspicuous and acted as one of the clowns known as the Seven Luminaries . ”
“Why are you monitoring my father?”
“Good question . That’s Terra for you . It’s because your father has been ignoring the script of the Goddess . ”
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