Chapter 407: "Happy New Year, Father Seito! How About a Divine Core?!"
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This guy is so handsome~
This was Suguha Kirigaya's very first time speaking directly with Seito. She had seen him from a distance before, but meeting him up close completely maxed out her ideal standards for a boyfriend!
As for why her ideal wasn't the famous Kirito from the anime world?
Seito turned his head to look at Kirito. At this exact moment, Kirito's mouth was stretched into a wide, smug grin. With that wild, cocky look on his face, he didn't look like a heroic protagonist at all!
"Alright, Suguha, go stand over to the side for a bit," Kirito said, casually pushing his sister out of the way.
"Tsk!" Suguha grit her teeth in annoyance, shooting a sharp, deadly glare at her brother. But Kirito didn't care in the slightest.
The other guys quickly shuffled their female family members off to the side as well. Immediately following that, Hidenori Tabata and Kakeru Ryuen stepped forward, taking their positions to the left and right of Kirito.
Step!
Their movements were coordinated with absolute military precision! Every single guy took a synchronized step forward!
This unexpected move left everyone else in the room completely bewildered, unable to guess what these guys were planning. Seito, however, felt a terrible premonition rising deep inside his chest.
"KNEEL!" Hidenori Tabata roared at the top of his lungs!
In an instant, Hidenori and every single guy behind him dropped straight to their knees in perfect sync!
The sudden sight made Seito freeze on the spot. He had already guessed what these absolute idiots were about to do!
Down on his knees, Hidenori raised his voice and yelled again: "BOW!"
Thud!
In complete, flawless unison, the entire crowd slammed their foreheads onto the floor, delivering a massive, formal New Year's kowtow directly to Seito!
"We wish Father Seito a Happy New Year! How about giving us a Divine Core?!"
Seito: "..."
Everyone else around the room: "..."
Dammit! That is enough out of you guys! Countless people in the room began complaining out loud. These guys were simply too ridiculous! It was one thing to ask for a Divine Core, but dropping to their knees and begging like this? It was completely mind-blowing!
Seito's eyelids twitched violently. He knew these guys were simply copying Kitahara Iori's shameless playbook, which explained why such a massive mob of guys had rushed over so early in the morning.
"Sigh, fine. Take them."
With a helpless sigh, Seito waved his hand, and countless glowing Divine Cores materialized out of thin air, floating smoothly into the hands of every single guy present.
This instant payout made Hidenori Tabata and the rest of the guys burst into wild excitement! At the same time, those who didn't possess a divine status yet—like Yaeko Nishimiya, Taihei Doma, and Suguha Kirigaya—also found a glowing Divine Core floating directly into their hands.
Staring at the radiating divine fragments in their palms, everyone stood there in utter disbelief.
"Seito, is this...?" Yaeko Nishimiya looked at Seito, a wild realization forming in her mind, though she barely dared to believe it. After all, the value of a complete Divine Core was immeasurable!
"It's exactly what you're thinking, Auntie," Seito confirmed with a gentle nod.
"However, don't use it immediately. You'll need to reach level 100 first before absorbing it."
Using a Divine Core before reaching level 100 would be a complete waste of its potential!
Hearing his advice, those who hadn't hit level 100 yet accepted the condition without argument. Meanwhile, those who had already maxed out their level parameters offered a quick word of thanks to Seito before teleporting away to run their breakthroughs.
After the guys departed, the long-awaited heroines finally began arriving in waves.
Not only them, but the gods of Game Star—led by Tet—also arrived in full force. The other three Sacred Beasts of Earth, alongside the World Tree itself, stepped into the apartment as well. Even Kitahara Iori and the newly ascended gods teleported back over after finishing their breakthroughs.
In an instant, the entire three-story apartment building was packed to the brim with a bustling crowd!
Passersby out on the street were drawn to the lively commotion, assuming some grand public event was taking place inside. It was only after asking around that they realized it was simply a massive New Year's family gathering. Still, seeing such a warm, energetic scene made the locals deeply envious—after all, the bigger the crowd, the richer the holiday spirit!
Seito spent the morning playing host to the incoming guests.
Mrs. Yukinoshita, Mrs. Yuigahama, and Sayuri Sawamura had all arrived as well, currently sitting together and sharing a lively chat with Yaeko Nishimiya. Naturally, Seito handed out plenty of Divine Cores to these special guests celebrating at his home. Needless to say, every beautiful heroine present was officially inducted straight into his personal Space Faction!
Seeing Kitahara Iori join Sora's sub-faction, the rest of the guys quickly pledged their allegiance to Sora as well.
After chatting with the crowd for a while, Seito slipped away and returned to his bedroom, which was currently quiet and empty.
"So many people~" Seito stretched out his arms and collapsed onto the bed.
He didn't need to worry about cooking lunch today—Yukino Yukinoshita and a large group of girls had completely taken over the kitchen to handle the entire festive banquet themselves.
Click~
The bedroom door opened, and Seito raised his head to look over. Kirukiru Amou and Haruno Yukinoshita walked inside, leading the rest of the core guild executives.
"Seito, everyone's gathered here now," Sora said with a warm smile, coming over to sit down beside him on the bed.
Seito sat up straight. Pushing every single core executive into the God-King Realm was his absolute top priority right now! This was why he had summoned the un-promoted group to his room.
Scanning his eyes across the assembled girls, Seito's gaze landed on a delicate girl wearing a cleric's robe. This girl was none other than Ako—her real name being Ako Tamaki!
"Leader... hello~" Ako stammered nervously. She suffered from severe social anxiety, making it impossible for her to handle the massive, noisy crowd out in the living room. Being in a smaller group made her feel much better, though it would still take her a while to fully relax.
"Hello, Ako," Seito offered a gentle, soothing smile.
He then swept his eyes over the remaining candidates who hadn't run their breakthroughs yet: Maple, Risa Shiramine, Chairwoman Minami, Shizuka Hiratsuka, Ako Tamaki, and Lisbeth (Rika Shinozaki)—six girls in total.
Zip~!
With a wave of his hand, Seito transported the entire group out of the bedroom. Outside, many of the powerful guests sensed the subtle spatial ripple, but no one paid it any mind, continuing their casual conversations.
Inside the space domain of the Divine Kingdom.
Looking at the six girls standing before him, Seito produced the concentrated God-King bloodlines and distributed them into their hands.
"This is the God-King bloodline. Go ahead and start your breakthroughs now."
Hearing his instructions, the girls didn't waste any time. Taking the divine blood, they sat down cross-legged on the platform, closed their eyes, and began the ascension process.
Seito and the rest of the executive team stood by, carefully observing their progress.
BOOM!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM...!
As they absorbed the divine energy, explosive surges of power began radiating from their bodies.
"I didn't expect us to reach this stage so fast," Sora chuckled happily, watching the aura flare up. "Once the New Year holidays are over, we can head straight into the God-King Star Sector and completely conquer the entire territory!"
He could barely contain his excitement to march into the upper domains.
"Mhm," Seito nodded in agreement.
Now that the core preparations were practically complete, all that remained was to distribute surplus God-King blood to his commanders, allowing them to empower the lower deities under their command. When the time came, their baseline Deity-rank combat force would be overwhelmingly strong!
They would easily crush the chaotic Central Region in one swift sweep, and then immediately launch an all-out war against the Western Mythos Faction!
With those ambitious plans taking shape in his mind, Seito felt in an exceptionally good mood.
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