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Chapter 23 - chapter 21

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The Goddess Summit: Unveiling the Truth

Following the swift cleanup—the surviving military personnel were left to count the spoils and secure the newly claimed territory, while the Heroic Spirits returned to the Domain—Akira and his core leadership team returned to the Castle-Resort.

As night fell over the Domain, Akira prepared for the most dangerous negotiation of his chaotic life. Serafall Leviathan, still buzzing from the battle, had efficiently gathered the spontaneously awakened deities and the skeptical goddess-tier Servants.

The meeting was held in the grand Main Room at the top of the castle. The atmosphere was tense, the air thick with immense, restrained divine power.

The Assembled Pantheon

The room was filled with transcendent beings:

The Spontaneously Awakened: Hestia, Ristarte, Eris, and Palutena—all demanding answers about their involuntary summoning.

The Fate Goddess-Servants: The powerful beings who had witnessed Akira's deception firsthand and demanded the truth about their role.

The Strategists/Observers: Yukari, Kurumi, Mio (Reine), Kotori, Sona, Lacus, and Evangeline—present to observe the outcome and ensure Akira didn't completely sabotage his own plan.

Akira's Confession

Akira stood before the pantheon, his posture relaxed but his eyes completely serious. He knew he could not lie to them.

"Thank you all for coming," Akira began. "The time for my 'Mixed Truth' is over. I brought you here to reveal my true objective and the facade I've used on everyone else."

He took a deep breath and laid out the stark reality:

1. The True Objective: Survival and Exploitation (The God-Tier Truth)

"My genuine objective is dual-pronged: Survival and Self-Sufficiency. The world is ending. My true ability is not farming; it is the Supreme Summoning Gacha and the ability to manipulate the boundaries of reality, granted by the Root."

"I summoned you all, knowingly, because you are the highest-utility assets in the multiverse. I need your absolute, conceptual power—fate manipulation, high-tier magic, healing, and strategic command—to guarantee my personal safety and the future of those I care about in this Domain."

"I am building a self-contained ark, and you are the engine. I chose many of you, yes, to satisfy my personal desire for a large, powerful support system. I will not apologize for that, but I will not hide it either."

2. The Facade: The Military and The Candidates

"The farming facade I presented to the military and the Candidates is necessary. It is a shield to protect us. The military is a useful, low-threat ally, but they are unimportant in the grand scheme."

"To them, I am a simple farmer with a unique ability, and the powerful women around me are the result of a lucky Summoning Card they gave me. This lie gives us a legitimate, high-demand product (food) that buys us protection, resources, and anonymity."

"The free food incentive is simple leverage. It ensures that those 'unimportant people' fight and defend the periphery of our operations without ever questioning the source of our true power."

3. The Awakened Goddesses

Akira addressed the spontaneously awakened group directly.

"To Hestia, Ristarte, Eris, and Palutena: I apologize for the involuntary awakening. The Domain wasn't meant to let divine cores activate, but your power signature was too strong. I will not force you into service. However, I offer you this: Infinite power, infinite resources, and the chance to forge a new destiny here. Use your divine power freely. I only ask for your strategic cooperation to ensure the continuity of this ark."

The room fell into silence, the goddesses absorbing the full, naked truth. Akira had confirmed their worst suspicions about his vanity and control, while simultaneously revealing an existential threat that only their power could solve. The negotiation had just begun.

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