The passage between the Netherworld and the mortal realm was fixed, and the one who stepped out was Princess with Glass Eyes.
"First meeting, how should I address you?"
"Princess with Glass Eyes, or Sita?"
"You may call me whatever you prefer."
She spoke softly, then asked, "How do you intend to deal with me?"
"So direct?"
Rin was slightly surprised, not expecting her to be so straightforward.
But it made sense.
She was a God Ancestor, a former Earth Mother Goddess. Although she had fallen from grace, she had once stood on the same level as a Heretic God.
In terms of dignity, she was no less than those Heroic Gods.
If she were forced to beg humbly for her life, it would be better to kill her directly.
Of course, if Rin intended to humiliate her, she would still be afraid.
No matter how long she had lived, she was still a goddess and naturally feared such things.
"Well."
Rin gestured for her to sit. "I already know about your situation."
Hearing such blunt words, she felt very uncomfortable, and her resentment toward Susanoo deepened.
"Can you still find him?"
"I cannot."
She shook her head. "That fellow is very cautious. When he abandoned me, he also blocked any tracking."
"I see."
Rin rubbed his chin, asked Yuri to prepare refreshments, and said, "Do not worry. You were only observing secretly and caused me no harm."
"However, since you have been captured by me, I hope you understand your current situation and do not make things difficult for me."
"Yes."
She behaved sensibly.
"Hm."
Rin smiled. "That is good."
"Rest assured, I always treat prisoners well," he said. "If you can provide sufficient assistance, I will even give you better treatment."
She did not hold high expectations for the treatment he mentioned.
However, his next words instantly energized her.
"Including allowing you to break free from the shackles of a God Ancestor and reclaim your divine status."
"This?!"
She exclaimed in shock. "How is that possible?"
"Nothing is impossible."
Rin assessed that the Heretic Gods of this world were equivalent to Awakened Demon Lords, and most had awakened Ultimate Skills.
If she was willing to go to the Cardinal World with him, he would not mind helping her break the curse and obtain the status of an Awakened Demon Lord.
With that status, upon returning to this world, she would once again become the Earth Mother Goddess.
So he was not making empty promises.
Every word was genuine.
"What do I need to do?"
She said, "If it is helping you find Susanoo, I will do it, and I ask for no reward."
She knew not to confuse the duty of a captive with the help she voluntarily offered.
This attitude pleased Rin.
"Help me summon a Heretic God."
"I can."
She agreed without hesitation.
It was only summoning a Heretic God. It was nothing to her.
She was the progenitor of the human Hime Miko, the strongest spiritual vision user in the Far East.
If Yuri were to perform such a summoning, it would almost certainly be a life or death matter.
But she was different.
She was a God Ancestor.
Even in her current state, as long as there were divine tools and holy relics for the ritual, she could help him achieve God Slaying as much as possible.
"As long as the summoning medium is prepared, I can arrange the ritual at any time to help you complete the usurpation of Authority."
"No."
Rin saw that she had misunderstood and explained, "My next Heretic God summoning is not for Authority."
"Hm?"
She showed a puzzled expression, not understanding his meaning.
"I want to summon my subordinates who are separated by the Immortal Realm."
Rin said, "You have already met one of them. The white haired beauty who took Lilith's divinity."
"Gods from beyond..."
"More than one, Gods from beyond?"
She was startled by his objective. "You, and all of you, who exactly are you?"
She had long speculated about his origins.
The secret of coming from beyond this realm, she had never said it openly, but she understood it clearly in her heart.
Now that he spoke of it so openly, it was also a test for her.
"You will know everything once you complete my request."
"Alright."
She lowered her head and stopped asking questions, fully playing her role as a captive.
"Um, Rin-sama, regarding the divine tools..."
"No divine tools are needed."
He summoned the Sword of Dawn and wiped it across his palm.
Blood dripped from the blade, but instead of staining the floor, it floated in midair, forming crystals that hovered before her.
What a wondrous aura.
Most God Ancestors were gods of life. She could feel an incomparably powerful divine might from the crystalline blood.
That was definitely not a power a Campione could possess.
A God.
The existence controlling this Campione's body was undoubtedly a true God from beyond.
And in terms of status, it was even nobler and more powerful than any deity she knew.
"Hinata, and Yuri."
"You two will be responsible for conducting the Heretic God summoning ritual with Divine Ancestor."
"Yes."
Yuri bowed her head in agreement.
Hinata asked who should be summoned first.
"Luminous."
Rin smiled. "After preparing for so long, I will not change my mind."
"Thank you."
Hinata finally breathed a sigh of relief. She knew that her groundwork in this world was about to truly begin.
Meanwhile, Princess with Glass Eyes and Yuri were wondering what kind of existence Luminous was.
(To be continued.)