The Vatican, full name "Vatican City State," is the seat of the Holy See. Located on Vatican Hill in the northwest corner of Rome, it has an area of 0.44 square kilometers and a permanent population of about 800 people, most of whom are clergy.
Someone once made a joke: "Did you know? Uruguay has a population of 3.457 million, while Australia alone has 47 million kangaroos. If the kangaroos decided to invade Uruguay, every Uruguayan would have to fight 14 kangaroos."
However, the nature of nations cannot be generalized.
If the kangaroos were to invade China, disregarding the military and firearms, it would turn into a situation where more than thirty people would gang up on each kangaroo with sticks.
But if Australia's kangaroos managed to land en masse in the Vatican and decided to attack...
Did you know?
Australia only has 47 million kangaroos, while the Vatican has a population of a whopping eight hundred. If the people of the Vatican were to clash with the kangaroos, each formidable Vatican citizen would only need to face fewer than sixty thousand kangaroos.
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Clearly, this was a country whose population seemed even more pitiful than its landmass.
Nevertheless, this nation held a position of considerable prestige on the international stage.
This status was further enhanced after the advent of "Michael," who had demonstrated the power to shatter a city wall in a single blow. If more miracles were to occur, the Vatican might even recapture its former glory.
The glory that followed the Donation of Pepin in 751.
However—
"Michael's" words were like a bucket of cold water poured over the heads of the country's ruling class.
"I am here merely to punish evil. I have no interest in your struggles."
And now, that same Archangel who had extinguished the Pope's ambitions of reviving the Roman Orthodox Church was sitting in the courtyard behind the church, fluently using a projection to communicate with his comrade.
"Kevin, in these past few days, what is your understanding of this world?"
Another Pioneer from the Previous Era appeared in Kevin's line of sight in the form of a projection.
He had gray hair and wore a magnificent long robe, his azure eyes cold and clear, making him look like a transcendent immortal who had descended to the mortal realm.
It was just as he remembered.
Except for the addition of a girl by his side with white hair, blue eyes, and the word "happy" written all over her face, dressed in splendid clothes.
Obviously, this was the Immortal who had previously separated from a certain someone, supposedly to check on the stability of the Shenzhou region.
Is it an illusion? Kevin thought, feeling as if he had seen the girl being held at Hua's side somewhere before.
He had a nagging feeling he had seen that child somewhere.
He soon remembered.
She looked exactly like the vampire cat his ally kept.
If he had to point out a difference, it would be that this one's eyes were blue and she wore the formal attire of Shenzhou, while the girl known as Luna Kindred had red pupils and preferred to wear Gothic Lolita dresses.
Is this girl... related to that guy?
Mister Kevin, who had heard rumors of that certain someone's chaotic relationships, frowned.
"That child, does she have any connection to that guy?"
Kevin asked his old friend quite directly.
In the world known as Honkai, Kevin was one of the people who paid the most attention to that certain individual.
His wife was still waiting to be rescued from 50,000 years ago by that man whose authority was Time, and humanity's second home required his power to be found. For both public and private reasons, he had to keep a close watch on him.
This attention naturally extended to the people around that scum.
"Who knows about that sort of thing."
The Immortal, who had met the girl known as Stargazer during her first encounter with that fellow, smiled faintly.
"Is that so?"
Seeing his old comrade's apparent reluctance to speak, the man named Kevin pondered for a moment before choosing to answer the previous question.
The one concerning the dangers of their intelligence.
"It was a bit hairy."
The man, who was one of the highest-level combatants in this world but not the absolute pinnacle before the arrival of the King of the End, Mithra, nodded.
"Among the otherworldly visitors who have appeared in this world, there are even a few who could trade blows with me. If Su hadn't assisted, I would have had a hard time killing them."
"Is this world that dangerous?"
The Immortal, whose main purpose in going to Shenzhou—aside from checking for major disasters—was to find a girl who had drifted into this world from a World Bubble, looked startled.
In the past, the story that certain scum had told her was, "There's nothing much to say about that place, the fight was over quite simply."
But the world described in such a way had produced enemies that required Kevin and Su to fight together...
"The high-risk targets have mostly been dealt with."
Kevin, who had previously encountered Ivan the Terrible and, with Su's assistance, killed the Lostbelt King within a World Bubble, explained to his comrade.
When he mentioned the Tsar who had transformed into a Divine Beast, even Kevin's expression couldn't help but turn grim.
The terrifying Ivan, from the perspective of a Divine Beast, was actually in his juvenile form.
Just his juvenile form was already extremely difficult to handle; his ultimate form would likely be terrifyingly powerful.
But according to his ally's description, even a fully developed Ivan the Terrible was still ranked among the weakest of the so-called "Lostbelt Kings."
The difficulty of exploring other worlds...
It's higher than I imagined.
Kevin, who had always hoped to colonize different worlds, took a deep breath.
It seemed he would have to become stronger as well.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be sufficient to deal with the powerful enemies that might appear in the future.
"Next, as long as we can find the source of the incident and eliminate it, then kill the remaining few who are disrupting the world order, this mission can basically be considered complete."
The man, who had previously encountered a fellow calling himself the 'Black Wing Lord' but sensed a higher-level entity behind him and thus let him go, narrowed his eyes. His blue eyes carried a chill that could freeze time and space.
"The Dracula in England, the Dracula in Romania, and the blood-kin who calls himself the 'Black Wing Lord,' as well as the person behind him..."
"As long as we kill that mop-head and the others, this world should quiet down."
Hearing this, Miss Fu Hua's expression became a little strange.
Could it be...
The reason Li Zihan had said it was "smooth sailing except for one or two troublesome guys" was because Kevin had already KO'd all the other enemies?
But, speaking of which, Miss Black Princess is also in this world.
The Immortal, who had once heard that person mention a certain Dead Apostle King, thought to herself.
How troublesome.
The Immortal, who was intentionally seeking out girls involved with that certain someone, had a glint in her eyes.
She looked up and spoke to her comrade through her projection.
"After fighting for so long, Kevin, you must be injured too."
"Therefore, the two groups of vampires located in England... I shall take care of them."