The essence of [Harmony] should have been to embrace all things—to harmoniously accept what was harmonious, and eventually assimilate what was not, until all things returned to a single thought and every voice merged into one song.
Yet at this moment, Himeko had rejected Celenova, a discordant note that should have been embraced, in the most straightforward manner possible. She had kicked her out of the paradise of harmony. Had Qianyi not stopped her just now, she would even have wanted to erase Celenova from the world entirely.
This was absolutely not how all-embracing [Harmony] should act. Instead, it resembled the unquestionable conduct of [Order].
"Did the God of [Order] never truly perish? Has he always existed...?"
Sunday stared at Himeko's cold, majestic side and murmured to himself.
"I see. No wonder the Family of Harmony preached that there were no ranks among family members and everyone was equal, yet still created that Left Brain Attack Right Brain hierarchy known as the Scale of Return internally. So, Ena, you never died at all."
Qianyi watched Himeko's icy face and instantly understood the source of so many unreasonable aspects within the Family.
"The paradise of harmony tolerates no existence that endangers the order of [Harmony]. Any who seek to destroy harmony shall incur the wrath of the God."
Himeko swept her winter-cold gaze across Celenova, her voice devoid of even a trace of warmth.
That glance made Celenova's entire body tremble. She shuddered uncontrollably, like a rebellious Jirai Kei Girl returning home and opening the door to find not a gentle mother, but a father with a grim face holding Seven Wolves.
That instinctive dread and fear could never be erased.
The reason God Himeko was called the Thousand-Faced God was not merely because she was sufficiently inclusive. It was also