After witnessing power far beyond her own, giving in to her instinct for self-preservation and suppressing her anger until she became meek and accommodating was nothing new to the former Danitz, now Denise.
If her opponent were only slightly stronger than she was, she was confident she could put up a fight using her few Sealed Artifacts and the wondrous combination of Hunter and Demoness Beyonder abilities she had gained from switching pathways. At worst, she could use a Demoness's special traits to escape. Her life would hardly be in danger.
But Gehrman and Angelica... had left far too many scars on Denise's mind. More than ten years had passed since she first met them in Damir Harbor, up until she learned they had become angels—divine beings. Yet the humiliation of being hung outside a porthole, the helplessness of being ordered about, and the despair of being toyed with by one of them impersonating Captain Edwina still appeared in her dreams from time to time.
The two girls she had encountered now, Christina and Dorothy, were undoubtedly their daughters. Though they did not seem to be Beyonders and could practically be crushed between the fingers of Denise, already a Demoness of Despair, her repeated failed attempts at divination had made one thing clear: the girls must have an angel's blessing or the protection of a powerful Sealed Artifact. They were absolutely beyond her reach.
Ultimately, there isn't any great feud between us. Gehrman is Mr. Fool's Blessed, and Angelica most likely belongs to The End Church. She might even be my temporary superior. Once I send their daughters out of Bayam, my job is done. No unnecessary complications... Muttering inwardly, Denise descended the stairs and slipped on the "Falsehood" ring, restoring the appearance of "Blazing" Danitz so that her masculine