Chapter 265
The evil god gathered actors for his grand play.
‘Then we should respond in kind.’
Argio, whose heart had been sealed, had avoided causing harm as much as he could—but the evil god, now a complete divinity, was not him. The god bared his rage without restraint, and countless victims were piling up.
In this situation, no one could stay calm after seeing her tattered, kidnapped state. And yet, allowing the Demon King subjugation campaign to continue like this wasn’t right either.
‘The sacrifice would be too great.’
Sacrifice, huh.
‘...That mustn’t happen.’
She had to think rationally. She needed to find a path that would minimize the damage, lessen the burden on both sides, and allow everyone to accept the outcome. The Saintess had found such a path.
‘It might come back to bite us even harder if it fails...’
Aram wanted to turn the crisis into an opportunity.
‘My teacher is with the evil god. All the mercy and whims he’s shown up to now—my teacher must have had a hand in them. I should show as much sincerity as the help he gave me.’
Yes, Aram’s plan included that meaning, too.