Now, with Helois's eminence having fallen in status, it will take some time to cleanse the blemish of the Evil God's Pus caused by their ascension, and the Titan Floating City is expected to isolate itself for 18-20 years.

Ladies and gentlemen, before Helois's eminence fell into slumber, he left everyone with a message."

"What did he say?" asked the Bartlet Monarch and the Luxius Monarch instinctively. Among all those present, it was Luxius and Bartlett who had the closest relationship with Kael, one that could even be described as both mentor and friend.

"Helois's eminence said that a new Magic Goddess is being born, but the [Weave] divine authority belonging to all of our Mages has been permanently stripped from the Magic Goddess's system of divine authority and has been permanently integrated into the Mage Net.

A divine authority belonging to no individual deity, only to all Mages, has been born. His eminence hopes that when he awakens, he will see a flourishing age for Mages."

For a moment, everyone looked at each other in dismay, but soon the atmosphere broke into a frenzy.

"Did it really succeed just as we planned?"

"Damn, I thought we had completely failed. This is a turning point!"

"Strictly speaking, the Mage Net isn't only used by Mages now. Those with spellcasting abilities from other professional systems can also enjoy the benefits of the Mage Net."

"So what? Do you intend to monopolize all the benefits? Some should be left for other professions! Aren't you worried that we might be opposed by all other professionals for being so greedy?"

"To be fair, I think Lord Snake is right. Regardless of how other spellcasting professions utilize the Mage Net, the group that benefits the most will always be us, the Mage professionals. As long as that remains unchanged, it's enough.

Or are you saying that none of you here have confidence? Even after Helois's eminence secured the ultimate victory for us, you still can't make Mages the number one profession in the world?"

"Ha? Are you kidding me? This isn't something that can be done with just a flick of the wrist?"

...

[Location: Northern Wilderness · Central Battlefield]

Elanna gently lowered her knight's spear, gazing at the devastated land in the distance. She knew that the war, having progressed to this point, was finally about to end.

"Kael, the intensity of this war wasn't as strong as anticipated. Did you do something? Or has there been any movement from the Federation's high ranks?"

She felt a sense of unease.

For some reason, starting two to three months ago, her always steadily increasing curse power had gradually begun to slow down. About half a month ago, it even halted completely.

She initially thought she had hit a bottleneck in her current phase, but from that day onward, she suddenly started noticing her curse power declining.

This left her at a loss, wondering why it was decreasing, if she'd encountered a curse from an enemy on the battlefield?

She decided to find the female Priests traveling with the war group to understand the situation.

...

[Location: Northern Wilderness · Central Battlefield · Temporary Medical Camp]

A female Priest finished conducting Elanna's physical examination. She looked at this young and beautiful Legendary Strongman, hesitated for a moment, and said:

"Lady Elanna, now that the battlefield has essentially calmed down, perhaps you should consider returning to the rear to recuperate?"

"Ah? But the battlefield isn't completely cleared yet, and many dangerous creatures left by the Divine Briania are still present. Is it really alright?"

"However... you've been pregnant for several months now. If anything were to happen on the battlefield, wouldn't it be even more severe?"

Upon hearing this, Elanna was momentarily stunned and then showed an innocent expression: "What did you just say?"

"You're pregnant."

"Are you sure?"

"Of course, but it is quite strange."

"What's strange about it?"

"You've been wounded in battle before, and I've checked you before, but there was no sign at all. Timing-wise, you shouldn't have been involved in frontline combat then, right?"

"Hmm, I had just reported earlier and spent some time in Titan City at my fiancé in the Lancaster Territory."

"This is peculiar. Normally, such pregnancy signs should be clear, but in this case, during prior examinations, nothing was detected. It's almost as if... something is hiding everything."

Elanna raised an eyebrow and said, "Who has such an ability?"

"To avoid my examination, it would have to be at least a Legendary figure. After all, I am a Cardinal Priest of the Earth Mother Goddess Church, yet someone who can hide the signs and simultaneously protect your fetus from battlefield harm, while eluding your detection as a Legendary Curse Swordswoman... there is only one entity I know of capable of this."

"Who?"

"The Prince of Lies, Shirek, the God of Deception. But that deity should have perished, killed by your fiancé, Lord Helois."

"Ha?"

...

[Location: Star Realm]

In the void, a voice suddenly resounded: "Would that scheming bastard Shirek be so kind?"

"Heh, Shirek is rotten to his core, but you must understand, even though he's the Prince of Lies, he was once a true god. He used to adore his Divine Favored so much. Unfortunately, time takes its toll, and Shirek ultimately became corrupt.