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Freya stopped in her tracks as she felt how Allen, the cat guy, had just died. Then, a few short minutes later, she felt how her strongest, Ottar, had just died too. Then, lastly, she instantly felt how her four Executives died.

All of them are dead in a flash!

Her eyes trembled as her glass of wine dropped on the floor.

“No… This can’t be.” She bit her lower lip from sheer frustration.

The Goddess felt like she was about to pull her hair. Such a thing can’t be happening! Did she underestimate his power? Is this ‘Grand Sorcerer’ that much more powerful? 

She did observe him fight. He had some powers…

That is why she sends Allen with Ottar, a level 7 and level 6, to ensure he has no space. The level 5s were to ensure they were pinned down and captured.

But now all of them are dead!

She lost an enormous amount of fighting force. All she has left are a few level 5s… worse than Loki, who is rumoured to have two level 6s now!

“In that case… I will charm him myself, and then he will help me regain my lost fighting force~” One thing the Goddess is proud of is her ability to charm. Even Gods can’t resist! There is no way a mere human could withstand it.

“This loss is very painful, very painful indeed. I will make you regret it~ once you are mine, that is~”

For now, Freya decided to wait a little bit, as she knew that he had raised his guard. She could wait for him in the marketplace when he wanted to buy his food. At that time, his guard should be lowered. She watched how he liked the process of shopping.

Once he lowers his guard, she will charm him.

She took another glass and poured some wine as she thought about that.

However, her smile swiftly disappeared as she felt the loss of so much talent. It makes her quite angry.

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Marcus needed to make a quick trip to his home as he had extra baggage this time around. He has a pile of rubber now, and now he can make some great stuff!

Like his Iron Wolf suit! It’s about time his Suit makes an appearance in this world. It brought fear into his old world. It was enough for him to get the title Grand Sorcerer, Master Alchemist and Nuclear Deterrent.

But this time around, he should be able to improve it. Though it will take a while, he still needs to bring back Legion and his AI.

After bringing his loot back home, he went to shop. This time, nothing happened, and he was able to shop properly.

“I thought we would have more people trying to get to me,” Marcus complained, carrying a bag of food. Alfia had a large bag as well.

“Not everyone is like Goddess Freya, Master. I have no doubt the Gods are scheming as we speak.”

Marcus hummed upon hearing that.

“Pity.”

“Why so?”

“Because time is something one should never give to Alchemist. That is the worst one could possibly do.” The alchemist sighed while saying that.

“The longer we are allowed to work. The less we need. The less we need, the less these Gods can possibly offer to me.” He chuckled while saying that.

“Oh…even if they offer women?” Alfia asked him with a very curious tone.

“Hahaha… oh, it's amusing how clueless you are sometimes, Alfia…” For some reason, he laughed at her question.

“What do you mean?” She asked with a frown. The girl doesn’t grasp why her question was funny to him.

“You assume that I can’t make women…” 

“!!!”

Alfia nearly dropped food on the floor as she needed to control her balance.

“Y-You are not joking!?” She asked with a nearly pouting and angry voice. She doesn’t like being played like this!

“Why would I lie about my abilities? You do realise that I don’t need to do that. More like I need to hide some of it.” Once again, he slightly joked about it.

“...You can make…life?”

“IF I ever wanted to overrun the whole world, I might make some of them. Having an active army was always a man’s dream.” Marcus shrugged without care as he mentioned world domination.

GULP

She has known him for only three days, but he has terrified her more than she has in her 24 years of life. This man is more dangerous than any Evil God. None of the Gods she has met have ever mentioned whole world domination before.

Sure, Erebus wanted to destroy Orario, but that is just a single city. The guy before her didn’t mind at all to conquer the world with nothing but his creations.

The sheer difference in worldview is… humbling.

It makes her both fear and respect him even more. Now she wonders what kind of world he lived in to produce a mentality like this…

He desires to leave the world, explore the void alone, and even destroy the civilisation of his birth world.

Yes, she understood it. He never put them together, but he left enough hints. The person in front of her had enough in him to wipe everything out. 

Something she never could do. Her reason for joining was to be a villain so that she could help raise the next generation of Heroes, as they will need those to face the Black Dragon, but it pales in comparison to what he achieved.

As she considered it, she realised she needed to ensure he would never snap like he did in his world!

Her eyes widened as she realised the sheer horror such a thing could produce!

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By the time they returned home, Marcus had noticed that his maid turned pale for some reason.

“Are you fine? You should get a change of clothes. Black clothes absorb a lot of sunlight, and it could make you feel out of energy.” The alchemist looked concerned for a second.

“I-It’s fine…. Besides, I don’t have a change of clothes.” Alfia sighed. She quickly recovered as she didn’t want to look like she was feeling bad.

“...Right~~~” 

The alchemist swiftly remembered that he wanted to make some maid clothes!

“Let me make something quick~”

Alfia, at that moment, felt a cold shiver pass her whole body.

‘What is he planning?’

Soon enough, Marcus created measuring tape from the rubber he had gotten. As he promised that boar guy, he would use rubber for good stuff, like making measuring tape to measure hot girls.

“Now come over…I need to measure you~” Marcus said with a smug smile on his lips.

“...W-What are you planning?” She asked him. The girl got defensive for a second.

“I shall make your clothes, Alfia~,” He said to her as he showed the measuring tape.

“...Will they have special properties?” She asked as her defensive look shifted into a curious one.

“If you want.” He lost his smug look and simply shrugged at her.

“Then do it. I want to see what you can make.” Her eyes slightly sparkled. She saw his armour, the weapons. They all are unique, so if he makes something for her, it will be unique. There won’t be anything like this in the world.

“Is that a challenge?” Marcus' eyes light up. Alfia nearly took a step back.

‘Did his eyes almost lit up like fire?’

The girl needed a double take.

“It is. I want to see something this world has never seen before.” She said that with a smile. Marcus seriously nodded. Whatever joking attitude he had was gone. Instead, he was in very serious mode as he walked over to her and proceeded to measure her.

After getting her waist, burst and ass, he quickly went to write them down and then proceeded to work.

The girl was very interested in what he would do, so she watched very closely.

However, she was confused as he had first created a table and started to carve runes there. Then he brought some dirt from outside and turned it into sand, and then he turned on the forge.

Honestly, she was more confused than anything, but then she realised something…

He is making tools…

In other words, he needs tools to make whatever he has in mind!

And oh boy… did he start to work. He created one table after another. Before long, his workshop got cramped, so he then destroyed all of his workbenches and created one which could work for everything…

What Alfia doesn’t realise is that Marcus is moving through ‘ages’. He created a sewing machine, magnifying glass, and tools to make small items which could be placed in his Iron Wolf suit.

In other words, Marcus is using this opportunity to make tools to create his future suit.

After getting the table he wanted and spending a week finalising the product he wanted, he used his alchemy to create a pen and proper paper to start designing the clothes he wanted.

The girl snapped out of her reading. By this point, Alfia had bought several books to read and walked to watch what the alchemist's drawing was.

She was surprised at how quickly he got her body lines and started to draw a maid uniform.

“...You really are making a maid uniform for me…” Alfia sighed in resignation.

“This is just for home use. I will make you an adventurer's suit as well.”

“... ’Suit’ ...” For a second, she was confused. The moment he mentioned suit, she imagined the black clothes men wear in balls.

“Oh…of course… I haven’t mentioned… it yet. But the reason why I started all of this was to mould alchemy with technology. To create a suit which could allow me to traverse stars and live in a void.”

He swiftly pulled another piece of paper and started to draw something with mechanical precision. 

It was an adult male form. Soon enough, she spotted something that was almost like a skin-tight uniform… like it was completely connected to the person.

There were no gaps… or entrances…

“...How you suppose to get into something like this?” She asked with confusion.

“Metal hands powered by mana would put all of this piece by piece. Once the suit is on, it could technically run for as long as the sun shines on it.” 

“What you are looking at IS the reason why I am here.” Marcus pointed at the suit.

“This suit could blow up this whole world, and I am not even joking. See those joins. Those joints can magnify my punching power hundreds of times. See the piece at the chest? This allows me to travel from star to star through an endless void.”

“...Is that even possible? How can something so small make you so powerful?” 

By this point, she realised that Marcus had long ago established boundaries for what Gods were supposed to be able to achieve with their Arcanium.

No, he never chained himself to the limits of a single world.

“Will you recreate this… suit?”

“Nope…”

“...Why not?”

“Because I will make something better.” He smiled while saying that.

“In this world, magic and magical beings are more common. I should be able to find metals and materials better than what I found in my birth world. Who knows, maybe space in this reality is different too.

I might be able to find even better alien worlds.” 

Alfia’s lips twitched. She was about to feel disappointed, but he quickly proved her wrong.

“I see, good. I expect something amazing.”

The maid swiftly told him that she wanted to see something amazing, which was enough to fan Marcus' creative flames. Sadly, the girl doesn’t realise yet, but she should do it in moderation.

“Don’t worry, I already have some ideas. One thing I AM VERY good at is making suits. I have close to 300 years of experience in that regard.” Marcus showed her a very confident smile, which made her experience goosebumps.