Run! Flee! Flee to a place where the Demon King can't find you, to a duchy, to an empire, to the orcish lands, anywhere is fine, far away from that devil, far away from that monster, far away...

Ira Elkaras.

The Archon may not be invincible or unbeatable, but the Archon is not a valuable profession, or rather... this profession is different from the conventional profession, and should even be called a race that has been transformed.

In the Empire, the racial composition is very pure, so no one publicizes the difference between the Archons and humans.

The rulers themselves are not absolutely invincible, and they are not without losses on the battlefield, but these are meaningless in the context of the overall war situation... Moreover, Iraq is different.

Or rather, including Ira, the chief, all the governors from the second to the tenth (last) seats are absolutely not beings that any monster can kill on the battlefield.

Of course, half of the ten seats come from the Elkaras family. Perhaps Ira's family is naturally suited to be governors, but the profession of governor was created by Ira for his own benefit, so it is reasonable that people with similar bloodlines are more suitable.

The sirens had secretly participated in the "Hunting the Ruler" plan, led by succubi and phantoms with the sirens assisting, and had meticulously set a trap to murder the Second Seat—Marira Elkaras.

The illusion created by succubi and phantoms, and the dazed state caused by the songs of sirens, should theoretically be an absolute trap that no race without resistance to bewitchment could resist.

but……

The moment Marilla's spine was shattered, she uttered a few dark and obscure syllables, pulling a trigger that did not belong to the [Consul], and a monster from the Shadow Realm was resurrected on that battlefield.

The enormous Shadow Shark descended from the ground, swallowing almost all the monsters involved in the attack whole. The life force transformed into primal essence, instantly healing Marilla Elkaras's injuries.

If the enemy's world incantation hadn't been nearly exhausted at that time, and they hadn't symbolically slaughtered the enemy for a while before returning to the Empire's direction, then all the sirens would have died there.

Logically speaking, the governors should have used all their mana to construct the wing pillars, so they shouldn't have been able to use any other power. Therefore, no one understands what that power is until now.

However, everyone realized one thing...

For the rulers, murder is a meaningless strategy—invincible, unsolvable, unresistable, and invincible. They are not enemies to be defeated, but a natural disaster that can only be avoided.

At least that's true for monsters.

...

"Sister Leili, where are we going?"

The mermaid leader named Leili, who was being questioned by the mermaid loli beside her, did not know what to say. She just looked at the Gorgon territory that was gradually receding into the distance, and at the Gorgon city that had almost all turned into fragile stone.

"Go escape, go anywhere in the world, anywhere is fine, as long as you get away from here."

The mermaid loli clearly didn't understand what Leili was saying. She was still young, and things like "Governor" and "War" were still quite distant for her.

"You're still young, we'll wait for you..."

Halfway through her sentence, Leili suddenly felt as if the ship had struck something, and a violent tremor came from it. She grabbed the railing with one hand and hugged the mermaid loli with the other.

"What happened?"

"..."

However, the panicked crew had no time to respond to her, and what was happening didn't need anyone's answer... Visibly, the once azure sea had now turned into a single rock.

Not only this ship, but all the other ships of the mermaids, or rather, all the ships of the sirens, including the mermaids, were firmly trapped in the sea that had turned to stone.

Everyone was looking towards the sky, filled with fear, shock, panic, and tears, as if they had seen the most terrifying thing, but Riley did not look up.

She didn't dare to look up.

Because she knew what was over there.

Who is hovering in the sky there?

...

"Fellow sirens..."

But there was no escaping it; that calm voice reached the ears of all the sirens, just as he had commanded all the monsters on the battlefield in a calm tone, and everyone heard his words.

Leili had to look up and stare directly at the person who was holding Satan Ye, who looked quite shy.

“Ira…Ira Elkaras.”

As she spoke, an indescribable mix of emotions welled up inside her, a mixture of fear and confusion. She didn't know where to go or what to do... The unknown future and her fear of Ira made it impossible for her to express her dread for the time being.

I just don't know what the future holds for the Siren. Will she die? Or... will she just survive?

"Let me ask you this: why did you betray the Demon King's territory? Your answer will determine whether you still have a reason to live... Please answer seriously! You may not necessarily be executed!"

Ira announced this so coldly, but no one answered him.

After a long time, from a ship in the distance, came a timid reply that seemed to have taken a long time to muster up the courage to make: "Because of you, because we think... if we don't escape, you will eventually kill your way to the Demon King's territory."

With these first words, the sea monsters on the ship erupted in chaos, their cries and pleas filling the entire sea... their voices all conveying the same message: "Why do you always have to beat me no matter what?"

Thinking about it this way, it is indeed tragic. After all, who could have imagined that one day Ira would help Satan-Ya eliminate the rebels?

"Satan Ye, what do you think?"

Ira asked Satanye's opinion in a low voice.

"Ah, um... Mr. Ira, what do you think? Should we kill him?"

In response to Satan's question, Ira glanced at the sirens watching them without changing her expression, and replied with feigned seriousness: "Of course not. From the beginning, we could not have killed all the sirens, because the sirens are useful to the Demon King's territory."

"Huh?! But you just said..."

To Satan Ye's surprise, Ira narrowed her eyes and explained, "This is a tactic... I will play the villain and put enough pressure on them, while you will become their supporter so that they will be grateful to tears."

"My discussion with Satan Ye has come to an end, what a pity..."

As he spoke, he paused deliberately, and only continued when the sirens began to panic: "At Satan's request, you have been spared your lives."

"Return to the Demon King's territory, you siren slaves."

As he spoke, Ira looked somewhat regretful. He gently shook his head and, under the gaze of the sirens who were beginning to weep with joy, added, "Of course, you will become slaves among slaves—valuable prisoners."