"I think that among all the commanders, Astral is the most terrifying one, the one we have to be most cautious of."

"…"

"Her power is truly incomprehensible, and also insanely strong."

That's only natural.

Astral could kill anyone she wanted without even lifting a finger.

And the range of her power was truly enormous.

"I… really don't know who to send to fight her."

Alairc, with a heavy expression, opened his mouth.

The King's face looked truly pale.

That was probably the result of overworking himself to think of who to send to kill Astral.

But up until now, Alaric still hadn't come up with a suitable countermeasure.

On the contrary, Kael, sitting across from The King, had an expression that couldn't be more indifferent.

It was as if that commander was nothing in his eyes.

"You… look so relaxed, don't you, Kael?"

"Indeed I am."

Kael replied, smiling.

"Hey Alaric, how about we make a bet?"

"A bet?"

"Yes."

He nodded lightly.

"I bet that the battle with Astral will end quickly and easily."

"I won't go along."

Without hesitation, The King replied.

"Judging by the way you talk and the look on your face, it seems like you already know that you will definitely win. So, it would be foolish of me to bet with you."

"…How disappointing."

Kael let out a deep sigh, then leaned back on the sofa.

"So you really have a plan to deal with Astral?"

Kael gave Alaric a thumbs up.

"I heard that Astral can make any living thing die, right? People die for no reason, and plants wither and die?"

"You're right."

That's what made Astral such a formidable opponent.

"Then it's simple."

"What? Simple?"

Alaric stared at Kael.

The King was wondering if he was bragging or overconfident.

"To deal with Astral, we just need to send a dead person."

"…"

Alaric was truly speechless.

"…Are you… kidding me? Where can we get someone like that?"

Snap!

Kael said nothing, just snapped his fingers.

"You called me?"

The next moment, Mavis calmly walked out from nowhere, still wearing the same cold expression as usual.

"Mavis, are you willing to accept that mission?"

He didn't need to tell her the mission, because he knew she had heard everything.

And sure enough, Kael was right.

"Of course."

Mavis replied, without even a second of hesitation.

***

In a certain forest in the kingdom of Sylvandar.

"Mmm-mmm-mmm~"

Astral, contrary to her commander status, was acting extremely leisurely.

Instead of bringing destruction to the world, all she did was walk around and hum a tune in her mouth.

No, in a way, Astral was bringing out her mission.

She was bringing destruction to the world in a very Astral way.

With each step she took, a patch of forest withered.

With each step she took, a random animal died.

Astral was a death-dealing machine.

She was the seed of a plague.

A creature that should not exist in this world.

"...That demon really knows where to go."

Standing in the air, at least 15 kilometers above the ground, Mavis looked down, and smiled with a hint of sarcasm.

Right next to that forest was a barren land.

But instead of going there, Astral chose that place.

"A devil with an angelic appearance, huh?"

That was probably the most appropriate way to describe Astral.

With a friendly face and long black hair that reached down to her waist, no one would think that she was a demon who enjoyed slaughtering things.

For everyone, if they had just met Astral, they would have thought that she was a gentle, easy-going girl.

But, they were wrong.

They were ignited by the sick demon hidden behind that appearance.

And that was also the reason for their deaths.

"How pitiful."

Then, Mavis once again focused all her attention on Astral.

She had been following that demon for a few days, but until now, she had not had any intention of taking action.

Mavis needed information.

On the battlefield, information was one of the keys to victory.

And since Astral hadn't really killed anyone since Mavis had been following her, she decided to spend a little more time observing.

As said before, information was important.

However, up until now, the amount of information Mavis had about Astral was still too little.

To put it bluntly, she hadn't gotten any useful information.

Mavis still didn't know how Astral's power worked.

As well as what kind of person she was.

Different types of people could have different fighting styles.

That was something that was very important to winning.

It felt as if… Astral knew that she was being watched.

Therefore, that demon was deliberately hiding as much useful information as possible.

It was like Astral was just toying with Mavis.

"…It can't be, right?"

Thinking about this, she felt a shiver run down her spine.

If Astral could determine Mavis's location, wouldn't that be saying that demon could sense abnormalities from dozens of meters away?

Even Mavis couldn't do that.

"Maybe… I'm thinking too much."

Taking a deep breath, she turned her attention back to Astral.

"…!"

And when Mavis did so, a scene that couldn't be more insane entered her eyes.

Seeing that scene, Mavis couldn't do anything but stand there, her mouth agape in shock and horror.

"Why…?"

Astral had stopped walking.

And right now, that demon was looking straight at Mavis, showing a gentle smile that contained a lot of murderous intent behind it.

"That means…"

Astral could really sense the abnormality from dozens of kilometers away.

She could even determine Mavis's location even when she was invisible.

"Damn Kael… What the hell kind of mission did you give me?"

Mavis and Kael thought that this mission would end quickly.

Nevertheless, both of them were wrong.

Astral was truly a monster.

A monster that no human should touch.

Then, that demon began to make some kind of move.

Slowly, she pointed her index finger at Mavis, who was hovering in the air, more than 20 kilometers away from her.

After that, Astral's mouth slowly opened, as if giving Mavis a chance to read what was being said:

"Death."

Just one word.

And that word would decide Mavis's end.

"…!"

Unexpectedly, a huge killing intent rushed towards her.

It was like a dragon.

A giant wave.

A meteor.

But, upon closer inspection, Mavis realized that it was none of those three things.

It was just an invisible arrow.

And it was that arrow that made Mavis understand what it felt like to have death right next to her.

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