A Letter from the Demons

While the nations of the Human Realm discussed and made decisions regarding the Hero, both the Divine Realm and the Demon Realm were making moves as well.

In the Divine Realm, the Three Great Goddesses had gathered together.

And right from the start, Lidas launched an extremely serious accusation against Anima and Nadula.

"You two... did you know all along that that bastard was a Hero?"

Lidas was so furious her lungs felt ready to burst, and faint tears even welled up at the corners of her eyes.

Anima and Nadula exchanged a glance, then both gave wry smiles.

"Sorry, Lidas." Anima apologized to Lidas with evident guilt. "We were worried you might do something out of excessive concern, so we only intended to keep it from you for the time being."

"Exactly." Nadula sighed. "If you had known Shien was a Hero from the beginning, you definitely wouldn't have been able to stop yourself from doing something, would you?"

"What's that supposed to mean?" Lidas protested. "Do I really have that little sense of propriety?"

In response, Anima and Nadula did not answer.

They merely stared at her in silence.

That stare deeply wounded Lidas.

"What's with that reaction? I know how to look at the bigger picture too, okay!?"

Lidas began sulking.

Anima and Nadula could only continue smiling wryly as they hurried to comfort her.

"I know Lidas is a very responsible person, but this matter truly wasn't suitable for too many people to know. You're not very good at hiding your feelings either, so we took it upon ourselves to investigate first."

Anima gently advised her.

"I was also keeping an eye on that Hero." Nadula smiled slightly. "Thanks to that, I've learned quite a bit about him. You don't need to worry that the two