Chapter 85: Waiting for Andromalius [2]
If it was possible to prevent the demon’s advent, should he prevent it? Or should he let things flow as they were?
Demons, by their very nature, were walking calamities—living disasters cloaked in flesh and malice. The advent of Andromalius would inevitably cause enormous damage to the academy’s structures, its students, and its reputation. This devastation would, in turn, send shockwaves through the empire’s future, weakening one of its foundational institutions at a critical time.
’If that were all, it would obviously be better to prevent it.’
But what if it was just a signal flare announcing the beginning?
If the demon’s arrival was merely a prelude to a greater symphony of destruction, and more demons—far more terrible calamities—were waiting in the shadows beyond mortal perception? The thought sent a chill down his spine despite his usual composure.
Preventing Andromalius’s advent would be like pouring a single low-grade healing potion on a catastrophic wound with intestines already spilling out—a futile gesture that merely delayed the inevitable while wasting valuable resources.
’The advent of demons is an inevitable future.’
But then another troubling thought emerged. What if Aint Armian, having never experienced the crucible of combat against demons firsthand and thus failing to grow into his potential, couldn’t rise to prevent the future calamities that surely awaited? What if, by preventing this one disaster, Gerhard inadvertently caused a far greater one?
Such a future was unimaginable.
So the conclusion he reached was that "Andromalius’s advent must definitely occur."
More precisely, "he must be summoned and then subjugated by Aint."
"...So, you’re saying that the demons will reach for the Mother Tree’s branch?"