Volume 4, Chapter 1 – I’ve Decided, This Time I’m Setting Out Alone

Fallen Angel Lucifer.

A very, very long time ago, back when this Fallen Angel had not yet fallen, she was an existence in the Sanctuary second only to the Heavenly Father and the 【Godlike One】Michael.

Back in the Sanctuary, Lucifer’s true strength was honestly that of a genuine Throne-tier. But… because of her temperament, or perhaps one should call it a flaw, this Archangel who should have possessed great power was instead a strange existence who did not even want to hurt ordinary people.

To be precise, she was someone who would become afraid the moment she saw others get angry, a timid being to a degree that defied imagination.

And that existence was the angel known as Lucifer…

Later on, Lucifer was tempted by the Abyssal Lord of Inferno and then fell into Inferno, and Lucifer’s fall also became the first case in the world of someone falling from the Sanctuary into Inferno.

Of course, Lucifer not only opened the precedent for an angel’s fall. This existence was also the one and only key reason that directly led to the rift between Inferno and the Sanctuary.

“Fallen Angel Lucifer… one of the many Abyssal Lords, the Lord of Pride… huh…”

As she carefully studied the data about Lucifer recorded in the System, Tianyin could not help but sigh inwardly. The damn System had given her information that was completely useless to her.

“Still… Sister Yeluo’s condition is relatively stable right now, that is at least a good thing… mm, mm… since I cannot find any intel on Lucifer, I can only do as that damn System said and go straight to Inferno to look for Lucifer…”

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Muttering to herself, Tianyin could not help but turn her big eyes toward the adorable catgirl lying on the bed in the room, eyes tightly shut, like a Sleeping Beauty.

After learning earlier that Yeluo had not died, Tianyin had gone to find Xingyu Muxi, and after quite a bit of conversation, Tianyin had finally come to the side of the sleeping Yeluo.

Of course, the reason Xingyu Muxi had not wanted Tianyin to know about Yeluo’s condition before was actually because she did not want Tianyin to learn this fact and end up feeling sad, that was all.

「By the way though, Xiaoyin, Lucifer is also one of the Seven Original Sins. Are you also prepared, when you bring Lucifer back this time, to take back the power of Pride?」

Just as Tianyin was secretly steeling herself inside, determined to go bring back that Fallen Angel Lucifer, the blood-clad girl Samael, the incarnation of Wrath who already resided in Tianyin’s body, spoke up in her mind and asked.

『How could I… We’re going to ask Lucifer for help, after all. If she helps us and we still want to take away her power, wouldn’t that make us way too awful?』

「That is true, only you, Xiaoyin, would think like this. If it were anyone else, when a way to increase their strength is laid out right in front of them, how could they possibly choose to give it up so easily…」

『That’s why… don’t lump me together with everyone else, hey!』

To be honest, Tianyin no longer had any real desire for things like raising her strength. Because she now possessed three of the Seven Original Sins, Greed, Gluttony, and Wrath, and on top of that had gained a vast amount of experience by killing the Throne-tier Prophet and large numbers of beastman soldiers, the current her was actually no longer afraid of most Throne-tier beings.

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There were only a few existences that could still threaten her, so as for further strengthening herself, Tianyin had absolutely no need.

Well, saying it like that might be a bit discouraging, but this was also a fact that could not be changed.

After all, that weak version of herself from before, who would lose half her HP just from tripping on flat ground, had already become a thing of the past and no longer existed.

「Hmm… got it…」

As she chatted with Samael, Tianyin flipped through the System information and finally found something that was relatively useful.

════════♡════════ In the Savita Gorge that belongs to the Stronghold, there is an entrance leading to the Underground World. That entrance leads to an underground city in the Underground World that belongs to the Neutral Faction, and once you reach that Neutral Faction underground city, there is a teleportation portal that goes directly into the Abyss of Inferno. ════════♡════════

『That sounds like a great place, Samael! Tomorrow, no… today we’ll go to Savita Gorge!』

Now that she knew the entrance to Inferno, Tianyin immediately became a little impatient to go.

「Well… we can go, sure… but is it really good to leave so suddenly like this? Xiaoyin, aren’t you going to say goodbye to them?」

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The ones Samael meant by them, actually referred to Xiaomengyao, Xiaobingxue, Xingyu Muxi and the other girls.

『Mm… that, if I properly say goodbye to them, even though with Sister Xiaomu’s personality she definitely won’t say anything… if it is Xiaomengyao or Xiaobingxue though… they might even get ready to come along… so Samael, I think it’s better if we slip away in secret!』

In fact, from the moment she had the plan to go to Inferno in her heart, Tianyin had already made up her mind to leave Xiaomengyao and Xiaobingxue out of it.

After all, even though Dawn was still very weak for now, it had already officially become the Ninth Faction, and because of the large number of half-beasts who had joined, the size of its army had reached the million mark after taking in the rebel uprising forces. On top of that, it had the two nominal Legendary figures Fisiel and Fischerna, so at the present stage Dawn was no longer a force that just anyone could think about bullying.

However, if Tianyin went to Inferno, there would be a temporary vacancy in Dawn’s Throne-tier. Xiaobingxue, whose combat power was above the Throne-tier, was without a doubt the best choice to stand in for Tianyin and guard Dawn.

Because she had considered so much, this time Tianyin wanted to go to Inferno alone no matter what.

「You really plan to sneak off to Inferno? With you leaving so suddenly like this, Xiaoyin, aren’t you afraid of the consequences if they find out you quietly slipped away?」

『W-Well, that is also something I can’t help. At most, at most I’ll leave a letter saying that I’ve gone to Inferno to look for Lucifer… at least that way Sister Xiaomu and the others will know what I went to do…』

「Alright, since you’ve already made up your own mind, Xiaoyin, I can’t change what you’re thinking either… But~」

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Halfway through her words, Samael’s voice in her mind deliberately came to a halt.

『Eh, eh… but what?』

「Well, it’s actually nothing. I just suddenly felt emotional that the Xiaoyin now can be so determined and stick to her own decisions~ And you only decided how to act after thinking through so many things… It feels like this kind of Xiaoyin has somehow grown more mature without even realizing it~」

『Wuu… wha, wha, what do you mean grown mature, I’ve always been very mature, okay?!』

Even though she clearly knew she was being praised, Tianyin still could not help the blush that rose to her cheeks.

「What do you mean always mature, you’ve obviously always been just a little girl~」

『I’m not, I didn’t!』

Tianyin shut her eyes and lied through her teeth.