"You broke your promise, Earthling."
Player Pryor raised his head. Lai Anding crossed the gap between space and time in an instant and appeared before him. She bent slightly at the waist, leaning forward. Her demeanor was like that of someone catching a child sneaking candy. No matter how softly she spoke, it carried an indescribable pressure for the person facing her.
"Lady Lai Anding, I can responsibly say that I did everything in my power to stop Lioz. It was just that the Entropy Lord and those Origin Species could only do this much. If their support hadn't been insufficient..."
Pryor still wanted to explain, but Lai Anding cut him off without ceremony:
"That isn't for you to consider. The task I assigned was very clear: make that little cannon fodder who usurped power voluntarily withdraw from the Star Abyss struggle. The Origin Species think the same way. They need a world free of Astra's threat, while I need a Source Abyss without competitors. That is why we could form an alliance."
"But you must understand that the Origin Species don't care who rules the Source Abyss. They simply can't create an ending that would truly satisfy Lioz."
Pryor chose his words carefully before saying:
"Actually, the situation isn't that bad, Lady Lai Anding. At the very least, we still have two chances to try and make Lioz voluntarily withdraw..."
"Putting your hopes in the enemy making a mistake is an argument that convinces no one but yourself."
"So, Lady Lai Anding, do you regard Lioz as an enemy?"
"An enemy?"
Lai Anding tilted her head slightly. "Is he worthy?"
"...Could you say that again?"
"Cannon Fodder God 10752 belongs, by specification, to the Third Generation God Samurai sequence. I forged it with great care, specifically to adapt to