Just as Ainz suspected, the reason Shalltear couldn't be detected by the divine-class item was because Kenichi had sent Shalltear to a separate dimension.
Of course, Kenichi hadn't thought that much about it at the time. After the Platinum Dragon Lord retreated, he casually sent Shalltear to the separate dimension.
Conversely, Irene, Brandish, and Dimaria, who were originally confined by Kenichi in the separate dimension, were released by Kenichi.
Brandish was fine.
She was the same as before, still appearing lazy and indifferent to everything.
After coming out of the separate dimension, she just glanced at Kenichi, Erza, and the others, and didn't speak.
It was Dimaria.
The moment she saw Kenichi, she was like a threatened wildcat, staring at Kenichi with vigilance and gritted teeth: "You..."
After all, back in the Fairy Tail World, Kenichi had almost killed her.
Now seeing Kenichi, she naturally reacted strongly, as if seeing an enemy.
However, she also knew Kenichi's terror.
Therefore, she didn't immediately charge forward to fight Kenichi to the death.
"Calm down, Dimaria!"
Irene, with her long red hair and strong resemblance to Erza, slowly walked over.
Although Dimaria and Irene were both Spriggan 12, Dimaria still held great respect for Irene.
After hearing Irene's words, the anger on Dimaria's face subsided a little.
However, her vigilance towards Kenichi did not relax in the slightest.
After all, she knew that the man before her could take her life in an instant.
Irene walked up to Kenichi, shielding Dimaria and Brandish behind her.
She first glanced at Erza with a complex expression, then turned her gaze to Kenichi: "I don't sense the presence of Alvarez Empire's soldiers nearby. What exactly is this place? What happened to the war?"
Irene was naturally referring to the war between the Alvarez Empire and Ishgar.
Irene, Brandish, and the others were confined to the separate dimension by Kenichi before the war ended.
It was normal that they didn't know what happened afterward.
"The war is over."
Kenichi looked at Irene and answered in a calm tone.
"Over? What about His Majesty?"
"He has fallen into an eternal slumber."
Currently, Zeref was sealed by Kenichi in the world of the time rift, becoming the human pillar stabilizing that world.
Perhaps Kenichi meant to express that Zeref was eternally sealed.
But these words, falling on the ears of Irene, Brandish, and the other girls, sounded like Zeref was dead.
The three women also knew about Zeref's immortality.
If anyone else told them Zeref was dead, they absolutely wouldn't believe it.
But if Kenichi said it, they had to weigh it carefully.
After all, the Kenichi before them had killed the Dragon King, Acnologia.
"I see... His Majesty is dead?"
Irene seemed to say this to herself, then she looked up at Kenichi, a charming curve hooking at the corner of her mouth as she said with a smile: "So, you released us because you want to kill us?"
"No, I hope you can become my shields."
As soon as Kenichi finished speaking, Dimaria said somewhat agitatedly: "Don't even think about it! We are His Majesty's..."
Before Dimaria could finish, Kenichi interrupted her: "Zeref no longer exists..."
Pausing here briefly, a mocking curve appeared at the corner of Kenichi's mouth as he continued to Dimaria: "Moreover, this is no longer the world you were in before."
'Not the world we were in before?'
'What does that mean?'
Hearing Kenichi's words, Irene's brows furrowed slightly.
She glanced at Erza beside Kenichi, seeming to want to get some answer from Erza.
But Erza seemed to deliberately avoid Irene, and the moment Irene looked over, Erza immediately turned her head away.
Seeing she couldn't get an answer from Erza, Irene immediately activated her [Eyes of Investigation] magic.
[Eyes of Investigation]
The moment Irene activated the magic, a void rift thousands of kilometers long suddenly appeared high in the sky, tens of thousands of meters up.
Bzzzt-
Suddenly, the void rift opened wide like an eye.
Immediately after, a giant eyeball with cross-shaped pupils appeared in the sky.
This giant eyeball scanned the entire land like a deity overlooking all living beings.
Soon, the scenes seen by the giant eyeball all converged into Irene's mind.
She saw mountains.
She saw rivers.
She saw cities.
At first, Irene's face showed no expression.
Suddenly, as if she had discovered something, her pale, pretty face changed dramatically.
"These are..."
Noticing the change on Irene's face, Dimaria immediately asked: "Irene-sama, what did you see?"
Irene didn't immediately answer Dimaria's question.
She continued investigating for a while. After a long time, she withdrew the [Eyes of Investigation] and said with a grave expression: "I saw giants as huge as dragons, skeletal beings that can move freely, and many other monsters I've never seen before!"
Reaching this point, Irene looked up at Kenichi and said in a deep voice: "It seems this really isn't the world we lived in before!"
"Not the world we lived in before?"
"This... how is it possible..."
Hearing Irene's words, Dimaria's understanding seemed shattered. Her body weakly took two steps back.
Earlier, when Kenichi said this wasn't their former world, in Dimaria's view, it was a lie Kenichi made up to make them submit.
After all, no matter how strong Kenichi was, he couldn't possibly take them to another world.
It was just too absurd.
But after getting confirmation from Irene, Dimaria's belief wavered.
Kenichi didn't pay attention to Dimaria. He looked at Irene and said with a smile: "I believe you saw it just now. This is a completely different world!"
"Everything in this world is unknown to you!"
"Now I give you two choices. First, willingly become my shields. Second, I use magic to control you."
Irene looked at Kenichi, the corner of her mouth curving like a crescent moon: "Is there a third choice?"
After saying this, Irene glanced at Erza beside Kenichi.
Kenichi didn't answer Irene's seemingly joking question. He turned his gaze to the listless Brandish over there.
"Brandish, your choice?"
"Too troublesome. Do as you please."
After getting the responses from Irene and Brandish, Kenichi looked at Dimaria.
He hesitated for a moment, then directly activated the [Human Subordination Magic] on Dimaria!