In the silent divine hall, the many goddesses and Elven leaders remained speechless for a very, very long time.
Artemis especially kept her head lowered in silence, impossible to tell what she was thinking.
Nadula sighed, walked to Artemis's side, and placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Do you still find it hard to accept?"
Nadula spoke softly, sounding both comforting and reassuring.
She knew that, given Artemis's sense of justice, Shien's reasoning would be difficult for her to accept.
The goal of saving the world and restoring peace had clearly been within reach, yet Shien had claimed he was abandoning it for personal reasons. For Artemis, who had risked her life and even been willing to perish alongside the enemy, it would have been stranger if she could accept that easily.
Not to mention that Artemis had always possessed an excessive sense of justice, a mental concept left behind when she had been born as a Transcendent Class existence.
Just as Lilith lost control because she governed chaos, if this Goddess who governed justice did not possess an excessive sense of justice, she could hardly be called the supreme existence who commanded that domain.
Moreover, Nadula had spent a long time with Artemis and understood the essence of this Goddess of Justice well. Naturally, she had to comfort her properly.
However, this time, Nadula had worried a little too much.
"Don't worry, Goddess Nadula." Artemis spoke calmly. "I'm not so ungrateful."
Indeed, Artemis could not do something like repaying kindness with resentment.
No matter what, Shien had saved her life and helped her drive the death aura out of her body twice. She owed him an enormous debt.
As the Goddess of Justice, it was absolutely impossible for Artemis to disregard that kindness because of her own reasons, condemn