Precisely 3 days later, Zeke and Alice were walking across a hill, away from the sea. They could see San Ilia from there, and Zeke was happy from reaching the place.

Of course in those 3 days, he gained 3 Daily Spins, even if there weren't any monster girl assaulting him in the way.

What he received was:

D-ranked item, iron sword.

B-ranked item, thermo-nuclear bomb.

And surprisingly also an A-ranked item, which was quite particular on itself, too: Piety.

Let's leave the thermo-nuclear bomb alone… This Piety is a Commandment. Using that will grant him the curse to turn anyone who turn their back to him into his slave unless he wishes the opposite, and it will also turn him into a Demon.

Of course he ignored the risk of getting the Demon King to observe him, because he was in another universe, and used it immediately.

His eyes are still purple since he decided to limit the new-found Demonic Powers in him and a spiral-shaped black symbol appeared over where his Mantra Reactor is, in the center of his chest.

This is his current profile now.

[Name: Zeke Conquest

Age: 15 years old

Sex: Male

Race: Demon/Demigod

Title: Hero, Monster Hunter, Pirate Lord.

…

Strength: 160

Endurance: 110

Constitution: 154

Dexterity: 162

Mantra: 1

Bonus Stats: 0

…

Active: Energy Drain, Monsterpedia, Evil God's Forbidden Arts, Hellblaze, Power of Darkness, Soul Stealing, Indura.

Passive: Pirate Lord, Piety, Demonic Physiology, Regeneration.

Hybrid: Sun Authority: Leo, Mantra of Wrath, Demon Mark.]

Yes, his stats, except for the Mantra, doubled since he became a Demon, he could increase them even more if he used his Demon Mark, but he didn't want to alert anyone. He could also defeat Nanabi alone now, and can also access Burning Heart, even if it takes a lot of stamina from him, since it decreases the Endurance of 90, the triple of before.

Now let's stop talking about the past, let's talk about the present.

Zeke and Alice were approaching San Ilia, soon they would reach it.

However, Alice disappeared, causing Zeke to go in alert. He took out Angel Halo and looked around, before noticing a victorian-styled Lamia sneaking on him.

Another notification appeared at his side, meaning that she was the attacker this time.

He used Monsterpedia and read the informations about her.

[Lamia: A very famous monster with the lower body of a snake; within Lamias, there can be a very wide disparity in power. Older Lamias are assumed to have extremely powerful magic, however.]

The Lamia clicked her tongue from being found out, and said. "I should have been more impatient… It doesn't matter. You mind if I take you for some time? Like… Your entire lifetime?"

As she asked a rhetoric question, she put herself in the right position to pounce on him.

"Of course not, you mind if I gut you like a fish?"

The Lamia laughed at Zeke's comeback and said. "You? You humans can't do anything alone! Good joke!"

As the Lamia kept laughing, Zeke already went behind her with his speed and backstabbed her. The Lamia stopped laughing and remained speechless at the sudden twist.

With trembling eyes, she slowly turned them towards Zeke, who grasped her head. "Don't worry, you aren't dead."

He pushed Angel Halo deeper in her body, and slashed horizontally, partially bisecting her and taking out the sword.

Some moments later, the Lamia glowed and turned into a green snake. The snake looked at Zeke with surprise before it slithered away. Of course Zeke held Piety deactivated for now, otherwise it will turn into a mess if he walks in a city, or if he encounters monsters.

Zeke looked at the fleeing snake with a smirk, before he glanced at his hands. "This power is incredible…"

Alice slithered back to him and commented. "Indeed, the Commandment you got was something pretty incredible, if you used it much later, though… Anyway, let's go now, we are near the city."

"Alright." Zeke agreed and the two continued their journey at San Ilia. As they kept walking, Zeke turned in the survival quest, but kept the 3 Bonus Points, not finding any use on them.

From that spot, as they approached the holy city, the sight of it just kept growing. They passed through the town surrounding the place where the king lives, and reached a giant gothic cathedral.

Normally, Heroes come here to meet the king, and only baptized Heroes can ask for an audience with the king. However Zeke wasn't baptized, and didn't want an audience, so it didn't have anything to do with him.

As he and Alice enter in a group standing in front of the entrance gates, a couple of soldiers reached them.

"Are you also hoping for an audience with the king? Please sign your names on this application form." One of the guards gave Zeke a paper, but he just shook his head, much to the guards' surprise.

"I just want to have access to the library." Hearing that, the guards looked at each other and then back at Zeke, before one shrugged. "You need to ask the responsible of the Library for the permission, but be careful because it will take around a week."

Zeke's eyes twitched at the mention of that… An entire week? These people are crazy…

And then something unexpected happened…

"Excuse me? Is there a "Zeke Conquest" here?" A powerful-looking soldier asked, he looked more like a captain than a soldier, though.

Zeke raised his hand and yelled. "I am Zeke!"

The guy's eyes shifted on Zeke, and approached him. The guards made way for the captain and saluted him.

The captain sized Zeke up and nodded. "Alright, the description coincides… Sir Conquest, his majesty wants to see you in private, please follow me alone."

Zeke and Alice looked at each other, and Alice just shrugged. "Just go, I'm going to wait for you here in the city."

Zeke nodded and followed after the captain.

The two entered in the cathedral, which was built really well and with many details. As they passed through a long hall, Zeke saw stained glass everywhere, each one picturing Ilias or another angel.

"This place is made really well…" Zeke commented, and the captain smiled with a proud face. "We asked the best architects to make the design, and everyone in the city helped building the cathedral little by little. The most incredible thing is that everyone did it for their own will, each part of this catedral was done from the population, everything for his majesty, the pope."

Zeke nodded, and kept following the captain until they reached a big door.

The captain stepped in the middle and yelled. "His majesty! I brought Sir Conquest!"

From the other side, an old and wise voice replied back. "Let him enter."

The captain opened the doors, and stepped aside, letting Zeke enter inside the great hall.

He looked around, amazed at the size of the hall he entered in. The ceiling was at least 5 stories high, and the picture of Ilias being prayed for everyone could be clearly seen. Tall and thick pillars supported everything, and a red carpet was under his feet, going towards the other person in the room.

Standing over a throne, there was an old and wise-looking pope, with a kind and stern face, he looked down on Zeke.

"Zeke Conquest… Is that you?" The pope asked, and Zeke nodded. "Yes sir, it's me."

"So it is you…" The Pope's face turned from kind to a serious one. He stood up from his tone and pointed a finger at him.

"Sinner Zeke Conquest, for order of the Goddess Ilias herself, you are hereby sentenced to death!"

"...Say wha-"

Before Zeke could finish his question filled with stupor, a pillar of light descended on him, making his sight turn black as intense burning pain covered his body.

However, he couldn't do anything about it because the power of the attack already made him fall unconscious.

[STATUS UPDATE] Warning: (Points at Day/Points at Night)

Name: Zeke Conquest

Age: 15 years old

Sex: Male

Race: Demon/Demigod

Title: Hero, Monster Hunter, Pirate Lord.

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Strength: 160 (Demon: 320) (Night: 480) (Max: 640/960) (Evil Soul: 1280/1920) (Burning Heart: 1920/2880) (Purgatory: 2560/3840) (Mantra: 2561/3841)

Endurance: 110 (Demon: 220) (Night: 330) (Max: 440/660) (Mantra: 441/661)

Constitution: 154 (Demon: 308) (Night: 462) (Max: 616/924) (Evil Soul: 1232/1848) (Burning Heart: 1848/2772) (Purgatory: 2464/3696) (Mantra: 2465/3697)

Dexterity: 162 (Demon: 324) (Night: 486) (Max: 648/972) (Evil Soul: 1296/1944) (Burning Heart: 1944/2916) (Purgatory: 2592/3888) (Mantra: 2593/3889)

Mantra: 1 (Max: Infinite)

Bonus Stats: 3

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Active: Energy Drain, Monsterpedia, Evil God's Forbidden Arts, Hellblaze, Power of Darkness, Soul Stealing, Indura.

Passive: Pirate Lord, Piety, Demonic Physiology, Regeneration.

Hybrid: Sun Authority: Leo, Mantra of Wrath, Demon Mark.