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Without showing the slightest unusual expression on her face, Pandora extended her arms to embrace Regulus, her tone soft.

"Regulus, my husband, let us return to our castle."

Although she had resurrected Regulus, Pandora did not intend to go looking for trouble with Kenma directly.

Counting the time, the other party should have already returned to the Astrea Mansion.

Pandora narrowed her eyes slightly.

The combat power on her side consisted of only a nearly immortal Regulus, herself who could distort cause and effect, and three other Sin Archbishops.

The combat power on the opposing side, however...

Natsuki Subaru, whose strength was formidable to the extreme.

The beloved of the world, the person with the most Divine Protections, the Sword Saint of the Kingdom of Lugunica, Reinhard.

Satella, the Witch of Envy, though in an incomplete state, was well capable of countering her causality powers.

Shaula, the Sage, who possessed extremely powerful long-range sniping capabilities and a remarkably tough physical body.

And...

Glancing at the shattered Sanctuary, Pandora's brow furrowed.

She hadn't expected that the Witch of Greed, Echidna, would actually be taken away by Natsuki Subaru as well.

The Witch of Greed, Echidna, who knew the answers to all things in the world, and Beatrice, the Great Spirit with four hundred years of mana reserves in the Forbidden Library.

One could say that Kenma's side possessed enough strength to overthrow any faction in the world.

Looking at it now, a head-on clash was not a wise choice.

Regulus suddenly leaned down and kissed the corner of Pandora's mouth. His golden pupils were devoid of their usual violent nature, leaving only tenderness and gentleness.

"My wife, what are you thinking about? If you have any worries, just tell me, and I will solve them for you."

Seeing Regulus behaving so obediently before her eyes, Pandora felt immensely fortunate in her heart.

She had long wanted to completely tame this wild fellow, using her causality power to brainwash him and turn him into a sharp sword in her hands.

Unfortunately, Regulus had been addicted to his "invincible state" for over a hundred years, never once turning off Lion's Heart, leaving even causality power with no opening to work with.

This time, Kenma killing Regulus finally gave her an opportunity to completely control Regulus.

To eliminate any future troubles, Pandora shook her head in response to Regulus's question.

"Regulus, our castle... it seems to have been occupied by a group of strangers. I'm so scared."

"What?!"

Hearing this, Regulus flew into a rage, veins bulging on his forehead as he gritted his teeth.

"Let's go! We're returning to the castle! I want to see just who dares to occupy our castle of love! Those wretched fools have completely infringed upon our personal rights—this is an outright crime of trespassing on private property!"

"Mm."

With a thought from Pandora, her remaining causality power activated once more, distorting the cause and effect of their arrival here.

In just a split second, she and Regulus were already back at their original castle.

Seeing Regulus return, five women with hollow eyes stepped forward and bowed.

"Welcome bac—"

Splat!

Before they could finish their sentence, the sound of tearing flesh rang out. Before those five women could even finish speaking, their bodies were sliced apart by an invisible force, spilling blood and internal organs all over the floor.

Regulus grabbed the air and delivered a succession of slashes forward. Screams of agony erupted one after another, transforming the entire castle into a living hell on earth.

"I say! How dare you invade my castle of love! Don't you know this is the fruit of love between me and Pandora?! You wretched, filthy women—just looking at you makes me sick! Not a single one of you can compare to a ten-thousandth of Pandora!"

In a short moment, all of Regulus's wives were slaughtered down to the last one. The entire castle was stained in blood, crimson flowing across the floor like small streams, as an overwhelming stench of blood filled the air.

With just a single thought from Pandora, all the blood and gore vanished without a trace.

At the entrance of the clean and tidy castle, Pandora and Regulus embraced once again.

In one pair of eyes was pure love, affection, and peerless reliance.

In the other pair of eyes, from start to finish, was calm indifference, devoid of any emotional spark.

—

Two days later.

The Royal Capital, Astrea Mansion.

Knock, knock, knock.

Kenma woke up on a ten-square-meter bed. Hearing the knocking at his door, he stretched lazily.

Still a bit sleepy.

After a continuous series of deaths, his tightly wound nerves had gradually relaxed over the past two days.

He decided to take a few days off first. Either way, big trouble was bound to come knocking on his door eventually.

After all...

Kenma checked his internal spiritual power, his expression darkening.

His Greed Factor had vanished two days ago, and with it, he had lost his time stop ability.

Dammit, my Time Stop Domain!

Anyone with brains could figure out that there was likely only one reason for the sudden disappearance of the Greed Factor: Regulus had been resurrected.

As for how that guy survived, without a doubt, it was definitely Pandora's handiwork.

Just as Kenma was lost in thought, knocking came from outside the door again, accompanied by a loud, energetic shout.

Knock, knock, knock.

"Master! The sun is out! Stuffy bedsheets are really hot, let your apprentice share some of that body heat!"

Kenma rolled over, ignoring her.

Bang!

The door was forcefully knocked open. A figure darted from the doorway onto the bed at lightning speed, diving straight under Kenma's blanket.

Looking at Shaula lying beside him with a silly grin, what little sleepiness remained instantly vanished, replaced by the morning grumpiness of having his sweet dreams interrupted.

He grabbed Shaula's braid, and amid her unwilling cries, threw her out the door with a powerful toss.

"Get lost! Isn't warming the bed supposed to be for nighttime? Disturbing my sweet dreams first thing in the morning—go eat breakfast yourself."