Inner Voice: All Heroines Hear My Inner Voice Chapter 1023: Slapping the Great Emperor and...

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Previously on Inner Voice: All Heroines Hear My Inner Voice...
Eiji and his many companions arrive at the Asgard Music Festival. They split into two groups to explore the festival grounds. While one group is guided by Rossweisse and enjoys the food and souvenirs, Eiji shares a passionate kiss with Akeno, much to Rias's surprise and the other heroines' jealousy. Meanwhile, Odin and his sons discuss Eiji's arrival, with Thor eager for a fight. As the main event begins, Eiji notices Reginleif's suffering from her Sacred Gear, contemplating healing her. Later, Zekka and her band perform with a unique vibratory technique, drawing the attention of Yotsuba Sasaki, who vows revenge. The chapter ends with Eiji being confronted by a cloaked figure in a hallway.

The person he was referring to was a woman.

Eiji, of course, also knew her identity; he could even see right through her cloak and whistle in his heart.

He looked at her with a slight smile and said, "You want to kill me? You're very confident, Great Emperor… No, Charlemagne."

"…!"

Hearing her real name mentioned, Charlemagne wore a look of surprise beneath her hood.

That's right—the one who thought she was strong enough to kill Eiji was none other than her. A direct descendant of the famous historical figure, King Charlemagne.

After Cao Cao's death in the past, Charlemagne gathered the remaining descendants of heroes and established a sub-faction. Because of that, she could also be called the leader of the Hero faction.

However, unlike Cao Cao, who sought to establish human supremacy in the supernatural world, Charlemagne has even greater ambitions.

Eiji knew her goal, and why she had come to this place.

Still, this woman was just as arrogant as Cao Cao.

"To find out my name on our very first meeting… Eiji Seiya, the rumors that you're incredibly strong are true. No wonder Cao Cao and many other descendants of heroes died at your hands. But don't get too cocky—there are still others in this world who can defeat you."

Charlemagne said coldly.

Her identity had been revealed, but she still had no intention of showing her face or body, hidden beneath her cloak.

Nor did she lose her confidence.

"Let's set aside who's actually being cocky here. The person you're referring to… Is it you?"

Eiji showed no anger, and didn't rush to slap the person who dared to provoke him this time.

He had a high tolerance for a beautiful woman.

Beneath her cloak, Charlemagne's true figure was actually… Tsk, tsk.

[Hehe. Our king, capture this woman! If necessary, just force her to become one of your women!]

Leme whispered like a devil.

Eiji was tempted by her words. Gosh, where's his angel!?

Isn't there anyone who can talk him into doing the opposite?

Miss System?

[I doubt you'd be willing to let go of a woman that beautiful, host.]

Pufft!

Miss System's words pierced Eiji's heart like an arrow. In other words, she had given up on trying to persuade him because she knew just how perverted he was.

From Charlemagne's perspective, the man in front of her suddenly clutched his forehead with one hand as if he were dizzy.

In her opinion, Eiji wasn't that strong. He might be stronger than the Four Devil Kings of the underworld and the gods, but he wasn't as strong as the God of the Bible!

Not only that, there was another reason why Charlemagne was confident she could kill him.

"Yes, that's me."

Eiji stopped holding his forehead and sighed as he looked at the woman in front of him with amusement.

"Let me guess—you're so confident because of your Longinus, right?"

"You know that too? Hmph! That's right."

Charlemagne snorted; she drew a Western sword from beneath her cloak and held it in one hand.

The sword radiated a majestic, elegant, yet highly intimidating aura, much like an ancient imperial heirloom.

All in all, it actually resembled the Holy Sword. However, even ultimate-class beings would feel intimidated by the aura the sword radiated.

Unlike Cao Cao's True Longinus, which took the form of a spear, Charlemagne's Longinus manifested entirely as a long sword.

And the name of that Longinus was—

"Another Longinus. That is the name of my Longinus, and the weapon that will kill you."

"Hoh." Eiji let out a slight exclamation before saying, "Still, before you test that toy—I mean, test that weapon—on me. Charlemagne, could you tell me a little about your other objectives? I'm sure you didn't come here just to kill me."

He kept bringing up more topics of conversation so they could talk longer.

Even if they were enemies now, this conversation would help them fall in love with each other in the future.

In other words, this is Eiji's Love Operation!

Miss System: I'm not surprised.

Leme: Jie jie jie.

"Eiji Seiya, you just said my Longinus was a toy, right?" Charlemagne's voice was laced with irritation, "You're underestimating me... I'll make you regret it, but to answer your question... Hmph!"

The woman snorted again, "It's true that I have a few objectives for coming here. But you're going to die soon, so I won't bother talking to you that much."

Actually, trying to kill the man in front of her wasn't part of her plan. Originally, she had secretly come to the Nordics to seize a Longinus from a woman named Reginleif.

To do that, she had also teamed up with a certain Evil Dragon because she needed its ability to possess someone's body—or enslave them.

But after seeing Eiji walking around the festival with his women... Charlemagne improvised; she thought it would be best to kill Eiji now so he wouldn't become an obstacle to her plans.

Not only to take over Reginleif's Longinus, but also to prevent Eiji from stopping him from resurrecting the God of the Bible!

Eiji: Just as I thought. This woman is determined to resurrect the God of the Bible. That's why she's also collecting many Longinus spears, which will eventually be sacrificed using the power of Another Longinus. That artifact contains the God of the Bible's Testament of Death and can perform miracles.

Charlemagne didn't know that Eiji could read her mind.

Just as her cloak appeared transparent to his eyes, her plans were no secret to him at all.

"Of course, I'm aware that I'm currently in enemy territory. Besides you, there are several Norse gods and goddesses around here. I can't just kill you and take the Longinus I want. So, I can't do it alone."

Charlemagne raised her sword high into the sky. The divine aura from her sword instantly pierced the sky, creating a giant magic circle in the night sky.

With his keen hearing, Eiji could hear voices in the distance. He also heard Rossweisse and Schwertleite shout, "Dragon Gate!?"

Just from the name, Eiji knew that the magic circle served to summon a dragon. Specifically, a dragon he knew from the original work.

"—Come, Slavery Dragon (Demonic Dragon of Servant Chains), Fernyiges."

Still, even though Fernyiges was an evil dragon, what emerged from the giant magic circle were chains coated in dark energy.

The chains flew at incredible speed, piercing several people. One of them was Reginleif—the others were Odin, Thor, Baldur, Vidar, and several goddesses except for Freya. The latter managed to dodge the chains.

As soon as the chain touched her body, Reginleif immediately lost consciousness, and her body was taken over by Fernyiges.

However, the gods and goddesses were simply frozen in place. It took them a while to regain their freedom.

How weak, thought Eiji.

Especially Odin—how could he not have dodged it!? Ah, his and his sons' attention was focused on the beautiful goddesses; they let their guard down, and that was utterly ridiculous.

In Eiji's opinion, Charlemagne might possess something akin to a villain's aura, making her plan effective against anyone except the protagonist and the people in his group.

As for the women? Rias and the others were actually also targets of those chains. But the Master-Servant contract barrier naturally blocks any attack or power from other men trying to touch them.

Fernyiges is actually a perverted dragon. He targets beautiful women, especially those with large breasts like Freya.

On the other side.

"Kihihi! Finally, finally I've got a body. Even though this body is very weak, the Longinus inside it isn't bad. I'll use it for a while, just as that woman (Charlemagne) wanted."

Reginleif—or rather, Fernyiges, who had taken over her body—laughed wickedly.

She also stared at Zekka and her friends with a lecherous gaze. Especially when she saw Zekka's E-cup breasts.

"You… who are you? You're not Reginleif! Get out of her body right now!"

Schwertleite glared at Fernyiges angrily.

Fernyiges grinned, "No. This woman's body is now mine, and she is me, the Slavery Dragon, Fernyiges! However, I'm considering swapping her body for that big-breasted woman's."

He pointed at Zekka.

"Huh!? M-Me!?" Zekka was stunned and reflexively clutched her own breasts. She looked at Reginleif/Fernyiges with disgust in her eyes.

"In that case... We just need to defeat you and force you out of Reginleif's body."

Schwertleite wore a cold expression, with several Norse magic circles floating behind her.

Zekka summoned Tensei from her chest; Avi and Lilebette were also ready to fight.

"Instead of defeating me, you'll just end up killing this woman. Want to try? I'm not easy to defeat either."

Fernyiges used Reginleif as a shield and taunted the women.

"!!!"

Schwertleite and the others looked displeased; they hesitated to attack for fear of hurting Reginleif.

Fernyiges took advantage of the opportunity to attack. Reginleif's Longinus, Violation Lot, had awakened ever since she took control of her body.

Unlike Reginleif, who was unable to use it and suffered from its side effects, Fernyiges skillfully created and manipulated salt.

He created numerous salt projectiles in the air and fired them at the women in front of him.

Zekka and the others blocked those attacks. The battle had begun, but they remained on the defensive.

Especially when Fernyiges created more than a dozen living clones made of salt. Now that there were so many of him, he was able to take on a whole group by himself.

*Boom! Boom! Boom!*

The sounds of battle filled the area.

...

Back to Eiji's side.

He himself was fighting Charlemagne. He casually dodged each of Charlemagne's slashes, which were imbued with divine power.

In the process, the pillars in the hallway were severed and the ceiling collapsed. At that moment, Eiji leaped high into the sky, flying toward the mountains in the distance.

"Stop evading and fight me, Eiji Seiya! You're a coward!"

Charlemagne shouted; she herself could fly as her body was enveloped by a golden divine aura. Her black cloak billowed in the strong wind as her figure tore through the sky.

Each of her slashes was powerful enough to cut through mountain peaks, but not a single one hit Eiji.

She was furious.

Did that man, Eiji Seiya, have eyes in the back of his head!? How could he evade every attack by the narrowest of margins!?

What Charlemagne didn't know was that Eiji possessed Observation Haki. He detected every attack that was about to hit him a few seconds before they were launched.

He could see the future!

"Do you want to stop playing tag? Sure. This place is good enough for a warm-up."

Eiji stopped flying like Homelander; he hovered in the air and looked calmly at Charlemagne.

The two of them hovered above the plains and the surrounding forest.

"Warm-up? You'll soon realize the error in your words if you let my sword touch you, Eiji Seiya."

Charlemagne shot forward, her movement unleashing a blast of air behind her.

In the blink of an eye, she appeared in front of Eiji and was about to slash at him.

"Is that so? Then—"

*Clang!*

That sound rang out.

Charlemagne's eyes widened because, at that very moment, Eiji had just blocked Another Longinus with his bare hand.

He was gripping the blade with his fingers!

No explosion, not a single drop of blood. How did he do that?

"T-That's impossible!" Charlemagne raised her voice in disbelief.

She couldn't even pull her sword back from Eiji's hand.

"Doesn't make sense' isn't in my dictionary. Let me show you something, Charlemagne."

Eiji smiled; even though he was very handsome, Charlemagne shuddered. As soon as her sword slipped from his grip, she didn't hesitate to leap backward as far as she could.

*Boom!!*

The next second, a dark aura erupted from his body. This caused the surrounding space to warp, creating room for him.

From Charlemagne's perspective, Eiji's figure seemed to float in the ever-expanding void. The darkness around him seemed to stare at her as if it wanted to devour her.

An immense and terrifying sense of oppression also radiated from him. Within a radius of millions of miles, all beings—including the gods and goddesses—shuddered.

They were all terrified!

Their souls trembled!

That was only natural; they were now sensing a fraction of the magical power belonging to the Deepest Darkness/Demon King of Tyranny, Anos Voldigoad.

Charlemagne, who was closest to the source, was hit the hardest; her body couldn't help but tremble.

Even so, she gritted her teeth and gripped her sword tightly. She tried to calm herself.

"I want to bring humanity's last hope… I won't be afraid of an evil creature like you, Eiji Seiya!"

Her sword shone even brighter, as if giving her courage; she was like a hero facing the Demon King head-on.

"Interesting—I like your courage. However, don't regret what's about to happen, okay?"

Eiji's voice was soft, but thanks to the Law of Vibration, Charlemagne could hear it clearly.

She didn't realize she was now within the range of his magic.

"I want to see the face and body you're hiding behind that thick cloak—Stark Naked Magic."

As soon as Eiji uttered the name of his spell.

Instantly, the cloak and all the clothes Charlemagne was wearing were torn to shreds.

"Wha—!"

Charlemagne was so stunned that she couldn't speak properly.

After all her clothes had been stripped from her body, she was naked. Her platinum-blonde hair flowed freely, her porcelain-white skin and her enormous breasts were revealed.

Eiji's eyes immediately assessed the beauty in front of him.

[This is amazing! The size and shape of these breasts...! It's like a combination of Rias and Akeno from the original work!]

[The Great Emperor, the current leader of the Hero Faction... Gosh, she's so beautiful and sexy! 97 points!]

The heroines: "...."

Many of them knew what fate awaited the Great Emperor, the leader of the Hero Faction, after Eiji said that in his heart.

That woman had provoked a huge wolf with her body.

She wouldn't be able to escape without feeding him!

"M-My clothes! Eiji Seiya, you're despicable! How dare you insult me like this... You're so perverted!"

Charlemagne blushed and glared at the man in front of her with a look of indignation. She clutched her breasts with one hand and pressed her thighs together.

She felt dirty because even her virgin vagina might have been seen by Eiji's eyes.

"Ahem!" Eiji pretended to cough; he didn't deny it and asked without hesitation, "You're so beautiful. Charlemagne, do you have a boyfriend?"

"What kind of question is that? Boyfriend? I refuse to answer that question! Eiji Seiya, you're leaving me no choice but to use that."

What Charlemagne was referring to was a Limited Balance Breaker.

Divine power radiated from her sword, surging sharply, and the golden light enveloping her body shone far brighter than before.

"Another Longinus Requiem!"

Charlemagne's voice echoed across the sky.

When the light enveloping her body subsided, she was no longer naked. She was wearing golden armor with platinum details that covered part of her body.

She looked like a Valkyrie, yet radiated a divine power that surpassed that of most gods.

Without a word, she attacked again. Her figure, glowing with golden light, appeared within the group, and she swung her sword down from above her enemy's head.

Eiji glanced at the attack, but he didn't bother to block it. He simply used All Fiction to teleport instantly—just to avoid getting his face slashed.

His figure suddenly flickered and vanished from Charlemagne's sight. This caused her attack to miss.

The slash, unleashing a massive amount of divine power, cut through the ground in the shape of a cross, splitting the entire plain and forest into four parts.

It must be said that the destructive power of Another Longinus was no less than that of True Longinus—or perhaps even greater.

[Sona: Her power isn't too bad.]

[Rias: I think so, too.]

[Rossweisse: Unfortunately, her opponent is Eiji.]

[Nanao: Um... Doesn't any of you want to help Eiji?]

[Akeno: Ara. Nanao, you don't need to worry about him.]

[Nana: That's right. That beast is so strong!]

[Momo: Nana, it seems like you want Eiji-san to punish you.]

The women in the chat group were actually watching the live stream.

Eiji knew this and wanted to spank Nana's butt.

But let's put that aside. He's now standing on the ground, staring at Charlemagne's butt from where he is.

As if sensing his gaze, she turned toward him and raised her sword again.

"Evil will not escape judgment!"

Charlemagne shouted as she charged toward Eiji at breakneck speed. The swing of her sword unleashed another massive burst of divine power capable of slicing through a wide area.

This time, Eiji completely blocked the attack using a long sword.

That massive slash of light was shattered into pieces by his simple swing.

The sword in his hand had a hilt that appeared to be made of dark blue dragon scales.

It had been a long time since he last used it—Djinn Equip, Baal! However, that wasn't all; Eiji also used his own magic. Countless circles appeared in an instant behind him, filling the night sky that served as his backdrop.

At that moment, he aimed the tip of his sword at Charlemagne.

"Bararaq."

Charlemagne's body tensed; before she could attack again, she sensed danger from both the front and the back!

Each of the giant magic circles created by Eiji released a wave of water shaped like an Eastern dragon; it was extremely high-level water magic, unleashed simultaneously in the blink of an eye.

From the sky, dark clouds gathered and unleashed a massive blue bolt of lightning that flew toward Charlemagne.

The combo of lightning and massive amounts of water struck him.

*BOOOM!*

Charlemagne was engulfed in the explosion and electrocuted at the same time.

Eiji could hear her screams from behind the scene of the explosion in front of him. Soon, the entire area was flooded as if by a deluge.

Many tree trunks, shattered into pieces, were floating on the water's surface. Among them was Charlemagne.

With her armor shattered into pieces, she struggled to climb onto a tree trunk.

Her face was pale, and her expression was filled with pain. She also seemed to have swallowed a lot of water.

Her divine aura had vanished; her Limited Balance Breaker mode had clearly been deactivated. From the start, she hadn't been able to use it for very long anyway.

A single attack from Eiji was enough to nearly kill her. She also knew Eiji wasn't taking her seriously, and that made her feel deeply humiliated.

"Why… How could I lose to a man like you, Eiji Seiya... I am the hope for the resurrection of the God of the Bible... Humanity cannot continue to be at the mercy of supernatural beings like you—devils, gods, and the others."

Charlemagne spoke weakly, looking up. A