"Should the barrier be lifted immediately?"
"Lift it."
Rin temporarily suppressed his urge to go fight the Frost Dragon.
"By the way, how are Treyni and Frey?"
"They've already woken up."
"Also, Treyni wishes to come for an audience."
"Let her come."
Rin also wanted to see whether Treyni had acquired an Ultimate Skill after evolving into a True Demon Lord.
After all, not every True Demon Lord gained an Ultimate Skill.
And even if they did, it might only be an ordinary one.
"Rin-sama!"
A soft green glow shimmered as Treyni's figure appeared amidst the ruins.
"Congratulations on becoming a True Demon Lord!"
Treyni immediately offered her congratulations.
"You too."
Rin responded while opening her status panel.
[Treyni (Simplified)]
Race: Fairy Empress
Magical energy: 2.4 million EP (S-rank Demon Lord)
Ultimate Skill: Lord of Life, Isis
The Ultimate Skill Treyni obtained was named Isis, the cosmic force in Egyptian mythology and the goddess who governs life and death.
Compared to Lord of the End · Apep, which can rival the Seven Virtues, Isis was clearly a tier below.
Apep is the Egyptian God of Destruction, Ra's brother, and holds higher status than Isis.
"In terms of strength, Lord of Life belongs to a normal Ultimate Skill."
Not quite on par with the Seven Virtues or Seven Deadly Sins series, but still on the stronger end of the standard Ultimate Skill tier.
If Ultimate Skills were divided into five levels—Lower, Middle, Upper, Top, and Transcendent.
Then Void God and Chaos God would be considered Transcendent.
The Seven Virtues and Seven Deadly Sins are Upper-tier.
Lord of Life would comfortably fall into the Middle-tier.
As for Top-tier Ultimate Skills...
Their true names are usually connected to Cthulhu mythology and are formed by fusing two or more Ultimate Skills.
It's precisely because of this that Top-tier Ultimates can rival even the Seven Virtues and Deadly Sins.
"Rin-sama."
"Ah, Frey."
Rin turned.
"How do you feel?"
"Better than ever!"
Frey was completely devoted now.
For 600 years, she'd failed to take this step.
After following Rin, she achieved her lifelong goal in mere days.
In the Monster World, strength was everything.
But at the same time, monsters were straightforward and pure.
Frey was defeated by Rin, and he spared her.
At first, she seemed like a servant.
But in just a few days, she was rewarded with the awakening of a True Demon Lord.
Frey deeply admired such a master from the bottom of her heart.
[Frey]
Magical energy: 2.2 million EP (S-rank Demon Lord)
Ultimate Skill: Lord of the Sky, Horus
Compared to Treyni, Frey's magical energy was slightly lower.
However, both of their Ultimate Skills were on the same tier—Middle-tier Ultimates.
Placed among the current Ten Great Demon Lords, these two women would likely be on par with the Vampire Queen who had yet to complete her promotion to the Seven Deadly Sins' Lust.
Perhaps even slightly stronger, although their magical energy volume remained lower.
When it comes to magical energy, what really matters is whether one can activate an Ultimate Skill.
As for the amount, it's largely irrelevant.
Take Rin, for example. Using Chaos God can destroy the world.
So whether it's 100 million or 210 million magical energy... who cares?
There's no such scenario as needing a second strike because the first didn't destroy enough.
"Frey, how's Milim doing?"
Now that Rin had confidence, he could face Milim head-on.
Though of course, that didn't mean he should.
Milim's Ultimate Skill could infinitely boost her strength, potentially leading to the world's destruction.
Unless Rin used Chaos God directly on her...
Otherwise, provoking Milim would only bring disaster.
"That child's a bit rowdy."
Frey said, "But if you just need her delayed a bit longer, that's no problem."
"Good. Keep her occupied."
Rin nodded.
"I'll meet her after dealing with the Frost Dragon and Storm Dragon."
"I understand."
Frey didn't need any further explanation to grasp her master's intention.
Rin was quite pleased with that.
"Also, announce to the outside world that you've awakened as a True Demon Lord."
Rin had just completed his evolution, and his next step was to unify the entire Great Jura Forest. Only after that would he establish a nation.
Until then, he didn't want Demon Lords or other forces interfering in his peaceful farming sim.
"Rest assured. I know exactly what to do."
Frey smiled, clearly thrilled that Rin had chosen her to take the spotlight.
Vanity is a natural instinct for most, and Frey was no exception.
If she could help Rin by attracting attention, all the better.
'Carrion, bet you didn't see this coming.'
Frey looked toward the distant Beast Kingdom. 'While you're still fumbling around, I've already taken the leap!'
They had no personal enmity.
But Frey had always disliked the brutes from the Beast Kingdom.
This was a perfect opportunity to knock some sense into that fool Carrion.
'Though that guy's kind of a blockhead,'
Frey thought. 'His potential isn't bad.'
If possible, Frey wanted to draw Carrion into Rin's camp as well.
Then with the Harpy Queendom and Beast Kingdom under his banner, and the Great Jura Forest united...
The entire southeastern continent would belong to Rin.
"Hmm..."
"No."
Frey shook her head.
"I can't be too hasty. I need to plan long-term."
The success of this operation would depend entirely on her capabilities.
If her actions forced Rin to step in or clean up after her mistakes...
That wouldn't boost her standing in Rin's eyes. It'd only paint her as incompetent.
"Take it slow."
Frey smiled radiantly.
"A gift for Rin-sama must be meticulously prepared."
"Is that alright?"
Violet's voice rang in Rin's mind.
"It's fine."
Rin actually supported Frey's initiative.
It was his decision to let his subordinates move proactively.
Stepping forward was inevitable. Rin just wanted to avoid having everything land on his plate at once.
"Besides... don't you have everyone under your watch already, Violet?"
Frey thinks she's the one calling the shots?
Heh. Not even close.
In this world, the only true mastermind is Rin's top-tier proxy player—Violet.
(To be continued.)