Purge the Traitors!

...Hard to say.

Although Liu Bai had some guesses, he still couldn't draw a conclusion—he lacked certain crucial evidence.

Objectively speaking, that conclusion was simply difficult to establish.

For instance, why had Otto refused to cooperate and insisted on entering the game himself as the villain?

Simply going insane didn't seem like something Otto would do.

And simply going insane wouldn't mean handing everything over to them, either.

"Are you awake, Lord Liu Bai?"

As soon as Liu Bai stepped outside, he saw a blue-haired woman dressed in luxurious robes resembling a priestess's attire from some fantasy novel bowing to him.

Furina beside her stared blankly ahead.

"Egeria?"

"That would be me."

Egeria gave Liu Bai a slight nod.

"Thank you for saving my life, and for taking care of Lord Furina."

"Mm... But as for Furina, I wouldn't say I took care of her. This outcome was the result of Furina's own excellent judgment."

Liu Bai accepted only half of her thanks.

Wait, what did she mean by "Lord Furina"?

"Speaking of which, Furina is now...?"

"Mm... I'm not entirely sure either. I told her to truly take over the position of Hydro Archon, and for some reason, she became like this."

"..."

For Furina, wasn't that like having her retirement delayed?

Thinking about it that way, it was pretty cruel.

"I rather liked a saying from the Schicksal Church: 'Render unto God what is God's, and unto Caesar what is Caesar's.' Now, what belongs to Egeria returns to Egeria, and what belongs to Focalors returns to Focalors."

It looked like Egeria genuinely intended to relinquish power.

"Lord Liu Bai..." Furina looked at Liu Bai pleadingly, hoping he would put in a good word for her.

But Liu Bai... well, remained silent.

He was thinking about something. There was