Chapter 123: Mathers, Your Wife Has Been Given Away! / Chapter 124: The Terrifying Watcher of the Great One

"Do you know about Demon Gods?"

Laura asked in surprise.

To be honest, even she, a Great Demon, had no idea that Demon Gods existed.

If she had not seen a Demon God with her own eyes, and had not had her body ravaged by one, she could never have imagined that such a group of monsters existed in this world.

Mathers's expression shifted from green to white. Only after a long while did he say stiffly, "...The Golden Dawn has its own internal ranking system. It's what Aleister called the Silver Star."

"...Those bastards who usurped the fruits of our victory!"

Mathers first cursed Aleister, then continued, "...Within this system, it's further divided into three levels."

"...From 0=0 to 4=7 is the First Order, 5=6 to 7=4 is the Second Order, and 8=3 to 10=1 is the Third Order."

"But even we founders of the Golden Dawn only placed ourselves at the 7=4 level."

"...That's why many people within the Golden Dawn believe that the 8=3 level and above are fictional and don't exist."

"They were merely decorations established by us founders to give the many members of the society a goal to strive toward."

Laura took over from Mathers at this point. "...But in reality, those at 8=3 and above truly exist. They're the Demon Gods, aren't they?"

Mathers stared deeply at Laura, then nodded. "...That's right. They're the Demon Gods who should never have appeared in the world, because their very existence would overturn the entire world."

"...When those Demon Gods descend into the world, everything will be annihilated, and every living thing will die. In theory, no one can see a Demon God except the dead."

"To a certain extent, they can therefore be treated as nonexistent."

"...But you're saying that they appeared. Could it be