Conquering The Novel

Crack! — Crack!

Jessica's domain began to crumble suddenly, as if it had been hit by a series of powerful outside attacks, and we could hear loud thuds.

—thud! thud! thud! thud!

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"Tsh, she's here already!" Jessica's brows furrowed as she spoke, her gaze fixed on her crumbling realm.

"...."

'Who is this person she is referring to, who has the strength to devastate her domain?' Before the entire white room vanished and broke apart, I continued to think.

"How have you been...my disciple?" I heard a familiar voice as soon as Jessica's domain was shattered.

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And when I turned to face it, I was greeted by a woman with long black hair that was fluttering in the wind, jet-black eyes, and she had a broad smile on her face.

She held a katana while donning a white suit and black gloves.

Of course, It was none other than Mika Amami...

"Mika Amami!" When Jessica saw the surroundings, she exclaimed while giving Mika a ferocious glare.

As the rooftop—no, the entire structure that we were now standing on, was now nothing more than a heap of dust, as if it had just been torn down.

"...."

"...What are you doing here, Master?" I asked with a small smile on my face, as I was genuinely pleased to see her in good health.

"Of course, I'm here because I was worried about you," Mika replied with a smile, ignoring Jessica, and walked over to me before giving me a bear hug.

But all of a sudden, the atmosphere around us abruptly changed, and we sensed a massive killing intent directed at us.

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Mika released her grip on me and we turned toward the source of the killing intent.

There, we encountered Jessica, who had a distorted expression on her face and was brandishing a reaper and emitting a powerful aura. Jessica was poised to attack Mika at any moment.

"...Fuck, This is bad!" I muttered as I struggled to maintain my balance in the face of Jessica's powerful aura and killing intent.

"You better step back, my disciple, and let me handle this," Mika said abruptly as she stood in front of me.

She then immediately drew out a second katana, and before long, both of them were engulfed in flames.

Mika released her aura for a brief moment to counter Jessica's aura, and the entire ground began to vibrate in response to the massive clash of their auras.

— Shudder! — Shudder!

However, as they were about to attack each other, a massive wall of fire landed in the center, separating them and instantly canceling both of their Auras.

—Thudle

"Get yourself together, you old hag! Do you intend to completely destroy this area?" A woman with red hair landed between them and said as she stared at Jessica.

"...."

When Jessica heard her, she immediately retracted her murderous intent and came to her senses.

"You too Mika, at least be mindful when you use your strength," Ivica observed the mess Mika had made in the area and remarked.

Yes, that redheaded lady was Ivica Livingstone, whose face was unusually clear of mist right now.

"Huff! Huff!—Don't worry Ivica, no one was harmed while she performed that stunt of hers, and I will also cover the damages she caused to the surrounding area," Aegis said abruptly as she appeared behind Mika while huffing.

"...."

"What do you mean that nobody was hurt? What happened to those who were inside the building at the time?" Jessica scowled and questioned.

"Your secretary had already evacuated them!" Tania Elizabeth suddenly materialized next to Jessica and continued.

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"I promise that if you leave me again without informing me where you are going, I will quit this job, I am not getting paid enough to deal with this shit," Jessica's secretary said tiredly as she stood far away from the demolished building.

Jessica sighed in relief after hearing her and looked around her, noticing many high-ranking individuals.

"...."

"What prompted you all to appear so unexpectedly? I assumed you weren't interested in these unusual and mysterious gates," Jessica remarked as she regained her composure.

"...Well, we came here to investigate what was up with that unusual white light reaching the sky," A man with blonde hair and a mustache spoke up, pointing to the white light that appeared when the gate was cleared.

While the other high-ranking individuals nodded in agreement and interest.

"Was it him who cleared that mysterious gate?" As he stared at Ares, one of the adventurers inquired.

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"Oh, he's that famous young man from the internet, isn't he? What was his name once again?" One of the female adventurers inquired, her face puzzled.

"...Hmm Mom, he goes by the name Ares! I'm pretty sure I've already shown you his videos," A woman who looked to be in her twenties responded to the woman next to her, who appeared to be her mother given their similar facial features.

"Oh, you're referring to Ares The Executioner, who is currently quite popular among young people?" She loudly exclaimed.

"...Yes, that is him,"

"He is quite attractive up front! Why don't you go ask him for his phone number or something?"

"Mom, you are embarrassing me. Can't you tone it down a little bit?"

...

...

Meanwhile, their conversation was audible to everyone nearby but they decided to ignore them.

"...."

"...."

"So...what reward did you get for clearing that gate?" While gazing at Ares, a muscular man with dark skin asked.

All of the surrounding chatter came to a halt when they heard the muscular man, and everyone focused their attention on Ares because they were also curious about the reward.

The muscular man ignored Mika's glare as he asked that question, but when he felt someone else's eyes turn to him, he gulped loudly and began to perspire from his forehead.

The man received a death stare from none other than Ivica Livingstone.

"You don't have to answer that Ares, they're just greedy bastards trying to covert the reward," Mika smiled as she turned to face Ares.

"...."

When they heard Mika, everyone's expressions were distorted.

'...Wow, she is so skilled at fomenting conflict! Mika, please restrain your tongue for the love of God.

She can't even read the situation, can she? We are surrounded by high-ranking individuals; if a fight breaks out now, we will be dead meat! And, more importantly, Jessica is here too; you two are already feuding!'

With a worried expression, Aegis thought inwardly.

"Mika, watch what you say! We just wanted to know more about that mysterious gate because he is the only one who has cleared it!" The man with blonde hair and a mustache stated.

"...."

"Shut the fuck up, do you think I don't know how you cretins got to the top? Don't even think about doing anything funny with him while I'm still here," Mika declared while keeping a blank expression.

"Huh? Do you believe you can stop all of us here by yourself?" With a grin, the muscular man with dark skin said.

They immediately felt a sudden heat wave cover the surrounding area, and the temperature rose dramatically.

"...And Who said she was alone?" Ivica spoke up, her eyes glowing crimson red, and a massive dragon made of fire materialized behind her.

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"Ahkk"