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There was the frontline battlefield where they fought the Seaborn, and the rear camp where they rested.

Other than that, there was nothing.

"You seem to know where this is."

Kiana keenly noticed something.

"This is an Ægir city, though I've never been here before."

She stroked the cold metal. The Ægir language written on it revealed that it was the signboard of a stone carving shop.

"An Ægir city..."

Kiana was somewhat confused.

She'd never heard of one in her own world.

Clearly, this was an underwater city from another world.

But the technology in this other world... seemed even more advanced than her own!

At the very least, the white-haired girl had never heard of any country in her world successfully building an underwater city. They were still at the stage of exploring with submarines.

"You've never heard of it?"

Skadi looked at the white-haired girl.

People of Terra should have heard at least something about the mysterious Ægir.

"No, I'm not from this world."

Kiana replied as though it were only natural.

"Not... from this world?"

Even Skadi, whose disposition had grown somewhat aloof during her long years of wandering, was mildly confused upon hearing that.

"That's right. I'm from another world. Little Zerg invited me over to play."

The white-haired girl lifted the tiny child.

"Play!"

Zerg cheered excitedly.

"..."

Only then did Skadi focus her gaze on the tiny child.

It had to be said—

He was the cutest being she had ever seen.

Even the consciousness lurking within her body seemed to grow more active...

"!"

The Abyssal Hunter's eyes widened.

For the first time, she felt an emotion from that hidden consciousness within her that she had never imagined before—

Fear mixed with longing.

It was as if something at the bottom of the food chain had encountered the apex predator.

Or as if it had encountered its own origin and yearned to merge with it.

"Hm?"

The tiny child tilted his head slightly, as if he had discovered something.

"Skadi smells a little tasty?"

Zerg was somewhat confused.

Why was there a faint scent of food coming from the woman before him—

Just like those creature corpses he had eaten before.

"Zerg, what are you talking about?"

Kiana froze.

She didn't quite understand.

"Skadi is giving off the scent of food!" the tiny child said.

"Huh?"

"??????"

The white-haired girl's brain crashed for a moment when she heard that.

Then she immediately hugged the child in her arms tightly.

She was afraid Zerg might suddenly dart out and swallow Skadi in one bite.

"Zerg, Skadi can't be eaten!"

Kiana's voice was tense.

If Zerg really wanted to eat Skadi... she probably wouldn't be able to stop him.

He was a monster with enough brute strength to grab that silver-haired mechanical construct with his bare hands and smash it straight into the ground.

"..."

Skadi fell silent.

The Sea God's consciousness instantly fell quiet.

She even felt as if her mind had relaxed quite a bit.

And all of this—

Was caused by the little child Kiana was holding.

If she could hold this child every day, wouldn't she no longer need to worry about the Sea God's threat?

"Hey, Kiana, give Zerg to me."

"?"

Kiana heard Skadi's words.

A question mark appeared over her head.

What did that mean?

Was this [Happy Little Orca] trying to snatch Zerg away from her?

Looking at the other woman's figure, a scene couldn't help but arise in the white-haired girl's mind—

That woman would push Zerg to the ground. She was definitely trying to force him to drive a big truck!

What a fucking degenerate!

Kiana's blood boiled.

Why was everyone trying to steal Zerg from her?

"I don't want to hurt you, Kiana."

Their brief encounter had let Skadi see that Kiana wasn't a bad person.

But to suppress the Sea God's consciousness inside her, she needed Zerg.

"I won't hand Zerg over to you!"

Kiana gritted her teeth slightly.

This woman looked powerful, but Kiana wasn't some weak—

"Boom!"

The sword case slammed onto the ground with a tremendous crash.

The white-haired girl could even feel the ground tremble.

"?"

Just how heavy was that sword?!

Kiana's eyes widened.

"I need this child."

Skadi slowly drew her greatsword from its case.

With Zerg by her side, the Sea God's consciousness would no longer be a concern.

She also wouldn't need to keep avoiding people.

"What do you want Zerg for?"

Kiana took a deep breath.

Even if the other woman possessed strength far beyond that of an ordinary person and might be someone she couldn't defeat, she would never simply hand Zerg over to her!

"He can help me..."

Skadi wanted to explain.

"Zerg is hungry!"

At that moment, the tiny child in the white-haired girl's arms rubbed his stomach.

After he finished the snacks Bronya had given him, they had only kept him full for a short while.

Then—

Hunger swept through his senses once more.

"...Skadi, hand over whatever food you're carrying, now!"

Her anger vanished in an instant, and Kiana cried out in terror.

She still remembered Zerg saying Skadi smelled tasty just now.

And now—

Zerg was hungry.

If they didn't think of something, [Happy Little Orca] might get swallowed in one bite.

"?"

Skadi blinked, unable to understand why the white-haired girl before her had suddenly become terrified.

"Caw!" (The Overlord is hungry!)

The purple hat perched atop the Abyssal Hunter's head became frightened as well.

If the Overlord got too hungry, it might get swallowed too.

The little Drone immediately jumped down and darted into the surrounding city ruins, trying to find food for the Overlord.

The other two Drones did the same.

"So hungry..."

Zerg frowned.

He really wanted to eat something.

"..."

Kiana searched all over herself, but she hadn't brought any food.

She looked at the still-confused, cool and beautiful woman and shouted—

"If you don't want to be eaten, hurry up and hand over the food you're carrying!"