Previously…
I readied myself to charge—
But in Hilda's eyes… her heart had already begun to shatter.
"WAIT!! Husband!!" she cried.
I froze. Everyone turned. But not Hummel—his blade was already falling.
"Hilda?" I said, confused.
Alice dashed in, summoning her Angel Hand Spirit, blocking Hummel's blade with radiant force. Her status window blinked open.
> Alice
Race: Bat-Harpy (Divine Lightwing)
Rank: B
Class: Vanguard
Magic: Spirit Angel, Shadow
Level: 350
Class Ability: Vanguard Parry - 100% chances to successfully blocked enemy attacks.
Turning to Hilda, I walked toward her slowly.
"What is it, Hilda?" I asked gently.
"Why, Husband? Why do you need more girls?" Hilda said, crying. "Aren't the five of us enough?"
"Hilda— I—" I hesitated.
"Hilda!" Aisha shouted. "You're not the only one hurting."
"Then, why!?" Hilda yelled.
"I was his first tame… and his first girl!" Aisha declared. "I know this feeling—but I don't want him to be alone anymore!"
"Aisha…" I whispered.
"Without the prince and princess, he was always training alone. Even with my Berserker Class, he still wasn't strong enough."
"But he has five classes now. Why does he need more!?" Hilda asked.
"WAIT! BOTH OF YOU!" I shouted. "I'm sorry, Aisha, Hilda. I didn't realize how much it hurt. I'm sorry."
"Husband…" Hilda's voice trembled, tears falling. "Is it because I was gone for so long?"
"He could've tamed everything back then, but he didn't," Yuki said quietly.
"He focused on finding you, Hilda," Luna added.
Meanwhile, Alice was still struggling against Hummel. Ion, Desmond, Aurora, Kira, and Kana rushed to support her. Light and diamond blasts hit Hummel; fire, wind, and ice followed.
"Oi! Hilda! Ares isn't what you think!" Ion shouted midair. "I used to envy him. But he's not just a tamer—he's the All Class Tamer!!" he yelled, unleashing Archlight Thrust.
Suddenly, monstrous creatures charged toward Hilda. Aisha rushed in, but I stepped in front, shielding them both. The monster struck me—Aisha and Hilda remained unharmed. Blood flowed down my side.
"DARLING!!" Aisha screamed.
"HUSBAND!!" Hilda cried out, running to me.
I collapsed to one knee, bleeding but conscious.
"I'm not dying, Hilda," I said. "I just need you to understand… I'm not doing this to build a harem—I'm doing this to fight whatever's coming."
Silently, Hilda hugged me. My face pressed into her warm, muscular chest, soaked in her Magma Magic-tinged tears.
Then Seraph approached. Her status window appeared.
> Seraphine
Race: Raven-Harpy (Demonic Nightwing)
Rank: B
Class: Sorcerer
Magic: Spirit Demon, Radiance
Level: 350
Class Ability: Sorcerer Burst - 100% Chance to deal additional damage to enemies.
Seraph knelt beside us, watching me struggle.
"Hilda… Master is suffocating," Seraph said flatly.
"Huh!? Husband, sorry!" Hilda flinched. "Are you okay!?"
Merlin padded near, her moose body resting beside Hilda. Lisa followed, Sasha in tow. Alice landed softly. Together—Seraph, Merlin, Sasha, Lisa, Alice—they embraced Hilda.
"We're not trying to steal Master from you, Hilda," Seraph said emotionlessly.
Just then, a rogue void slash cut past Ion.
"Crap—ARES!!" Ion shouted.
But it was blocked—four glowing figures stood firm: Aisha, Reshia, Luna, and Yuki with their divine artifacts.
"Hilda… may I?" I asked.
"Huh? What do you mean?" she replied.
I leaned in and kissed her. I felt her small tusk press against my cheek.
"H-Husband!?" she gasped, blushing furiously. "Why now—i-it's embarrassing!"
"Sorry," I said, flushed.
"I WILL DOOM YOU ALL!!!" Hummel bellowed, unleashing another void storm.
Blood dripped from my side as I rose—wounded, but unshaken—as I met Hummel's gaze.
"Sorry again, everyone," I said, glancing at their worried faces with a smile. "Blood… is one of my magics."
"How mean, Husband," Hilda said tearfully, wiping her eyes.
My Order Heal magic pulsed beneath us, and the Chamber of Reflection reinforced our strength. I rallied everyone.
"EVERYONE—IN POSITION!!"
"YOU CAN'T DEFEAT ME!!" Hummel howled.
His form now a grotesque mass of bosses he'd absorbed, Hummel summoned monsters and unleashed void slashes.
"Sasha! Sing!" I commanded.
"Aqua and Prismatic… Voice of Lovers!!" Sasha sang, her Alluring Voice boosting us by 100%.
"CRUSH THEM!!" Hummel commanded.
"RESHIA!! LISA!!"
"Back Shield!!" Reshia shouted, her Genbu Shield evolving. "Juggernaut Fortress!!" Her vitality doubled.
"Sunbriar Hammer!! Paladin Taunt!!" Lisa summoned her hammer, converting enemy attacks into our defense.
They held the front. Hummel continued his relentless assault.
"ION!! AISHA!! HILDA!! GO!!"
"Vermilion Axe!! Berserker Rage!!" Aisha's strength surged 200%.
"Magma Storm Gauntlets!! Brawler Break!!" Hilda broke enemy defenses by 100%.
"Archlight Knight!! Archlight Cavalry!!" Ion's radiant army charged.
They tore through the enemy ranks, dealing massive damage.
"LUNA!! SERAPH!! KIRA!! KANA!! NOW!!" I shouted and joined them.
"Sapphire Sceptre!! Order and Chaos—Shining Eclipse!!" Luna unleashed her beam.
"Chaos and Order!! Chains of Equinox!!" I followed.
"Blazing Flare!!" Kana cried.
"Freezing Aqua!!" Kira added.
"Together—FREEZING ABLAZE!!" they fused into Kirana, unleashing Frostburn Storm!!
"Demonic Hands!! Radiant Flames—Outburst!!" Seraph's beam lit up the battlefield.
Our combined spells struck Hummel hard.
"STILL NOT ENOUGH!!" he roared. "THOUSAND VOID THRUST!!"
He created portals—his blade thrust through them like a thousand spears, shattering my Chamber of Reflection.
"DESMOND!! NOW!!"
"Roger!" Desmond mounted his Magic Turret MKII, flanked by Aurora and Yuki.
"White Daggers!! Cryogenic Plasma Strike!!" Yuki flanked him.
"Hurricane Vortex!!" Aurora added.
"Diamond Bullets!! Diamond Missiles!! DIAMOND STORM!!!" Desmond unleashed a barrage.
"Soul Parade!!" Merlin summoned her undead to faught the remaining monsters.
"WHAT!?" Hummel finally looked panicked.
"HUMMEL!!!"
Alice and I summoned our powers—her angelic hand, my demonic one. Her Blade of Shadows, my Bone Blade, both glowing.
Together, we struck him.
Then—
EVERYONE released their final blows.
Hummel screamed. His body burned. And like ash… he vanished.
"THERE ARE SIX MORE OF US!!" Hummel shrieked, voice echoing into the void.
The dungeon collapsed.
Above us, the midnight skies of Farmist returned.
We collapsed, breathing heavily, under the stars.
The battle was over.
The Evil God of Humility—Hummel—was no more.
As the wind stirred the ashes of the fallen dungeon, I looked at the girls—my companions, my bonds. This wasn't the end. Just the next step… toward something even greater.