The Shield Card's Absolute Defense / The Gods Are Stunned; A Floor Boss Emerges from the Mirror...

"Don't block my view. Can you afford to compensate me if I miss something exciting?"

"Tsk, tsk, the Apollo Familia really sent everyone out. Do they have to take it this seriously when there are only two opponents?"

With the War Game about to begin, the gods gathered together and used God's Mirror to watch the scene from afar.

God's Mirror was one of the few powers the gods were permitted to use in the lower world, but only during special occasions like War Games. It could not be used privately, or they would likewise be sent back to the Heavenly Realm if discovered.

"Who do you think will win, Freya?"

With a mischievous smile on her lips, Loki sat beside Freya and asked the goddess next to her.

"I don't know."

Freya shook her head at that.

"Judging by their apparent strength, the Apollo Familia should have better odds. But I can't quite understand the souls of those two children..."

As the goddess of beauty, Freya had been able to establish the strongest Familia in all of Orario not only because of a charm that even gods could not resist, but also largely because of her eyes, which could see through souls.

Under normal circumstances, whether the souls of children in the lower world were dim, dazzling, pure, or filthy, Freya could see them at a glance. Yet when facing Seele and Sakura, who stood on one side of the arena, that power seemed to have failed.

Freya simply could not see what color the soul of the child called Sakura was. From her perspective, Sakura's entire soul seemed shrouded in mist. Even when she focused and tried to peer through it, it was like gazing into the stars—she could only see the tip of the iceberg and could