...!

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*Huff* *huff...* It's finally staying down.

Please don't come back to life again...

...so, you've destroyed that miserable thing.

But you're too late, now. Be silent and observe what I do.

Observe as I seize the Divine Armor's power with this Omnipotence Siphon!

Seize?! What are you saying?!

I let the whole lot of you do as you please...all for this moment!

The Divine Armor's core...!

The gem in Rahnas's hand is glowing!

The god-sealing power... Did he take it?

Hehehehe! With this I've claimed the "vessel"...now, all that remains is...

I see you have an Omnipotence Siphon. I'll be taking that!

Urk?!

So this is the vessel that will contain the true power of Summoning...

Bertz!

I was sure that you had worked out the fact that I would betray you, but...

...you really let your guard down, Commander.

Hi, Lugina. You said you wanted to know what I was after, didn't you?

Well, here's one of those things.

Of course, I have no intention of stopping now...

Actually, think of this as nothing more than a first step towards my true objective.

......

Oh, but I'm not plotting to resurrect Alza Masta or anything like that.

You don't have to worry.

......

I'm not concerned with your objectives at all, not anymore.

They won't matter once I've beaten you senseless!

Lugina, it's been a while since you directed malice like that toward me, hasn't it?

However, I don't have time for a one-on-one showdown with you right now.

Hehe, wow, that was close.

...?!

Are you surprised that someone you thought of as an inferior could dodge your attack?

Surely you know there was no way I'd reveal my true strength to the likes of you?

......

Now then, it wouldn't do me any good to fight the commander and Lugina and all the rest of you all right now.

Allow me to take my leave here.

You think I'm going to let you get away?

True, I probably couldn't escape from you under these circumstances using normal means.

Which is why I won't hesitate to use whatever means I must.

Unbelievable! It's coming back to life again?!

No need to worry, Seria.

Now that I've seized the Divine Armor's core, the enchanted armor will only recover this once.

Hmph... I wondered what you'd pull.

You can't seriously expect to stop me with some pitiful puppet made of wood and stone?!

Oh, certainly, I'm sure this isn't enough to stop you, Commander.

But a tool's value comes from how it's used, and I have many ways of doing that!

...!

...!

What the--?! The ground...!

No way!

I-It's collapsing!

Eeeeek!

......

Lord Rahnas...

My deepest apologies for my late arrival.

Are you all right?

Bertz...betrayed us.

...!

P-Please forgive me!

It was on my advice that he was left to do as he pleased in order to grant us insight into the Federation's intentions, and he...

Enough. If you feel your plan failed, correct the matter through your work.

Yes, sir!

Rahnas...

......

Your orders, sir?

That man is a key figure in the Summoners' Hall. I believe it might be advisable to end his life here.

Ignore him. For now, pursuing the traitor comes first.

Understood, sir.

......

Rahnas... As expected, I can't stop you alone.

*Cough* *cough...*

That went horribly...

Absolutely horribly.

Glad to see you all made it out alive.

That's the most important thing, to start with.

Lord Grahdens, this world's Sealed God...

......

I will ask for the details of what happened here later on, in your reports.

At this point, there is only a single Sealed God that remains corrupted.

Furthermore, the Abel Faction's goal in this matter remains unclear.

They are undeniably hostile, and will interfere in our affairs yet again...

...but for now, we must only cultivate the strength to overwhelm them!

Understood.

Yeah, you're right.

Bertz, are you really still hung up on that...?