"Whoosh—"
A breeze swept across the endless grasslands, rippling the green sea of grass and stirring the hems of a young man and woman's clothes.
The youth and the girl faced each other from a distance. One looked calm and indifferent, while the other's eyes were dim.
After a long while, Shalti slowly spoke.
"You came to ask about the Holy Temple?"
Shalti's voice was as cold as ever, yet it carried a lifeless quality.
"You said it yourself." Riezel's expression did not change. "As long as I beat you, you would tell me everything."
Shalti fell silent for a moment.
"I already told you."
"You only told me the Holy Temple's purpose for coming here."
"Isn't that enough?"
"What do you think?"
Their words were brief, making it seem less like a conversation and more like another battle.
Yet there was no longer any fighting spirit in Shalti's eyes, not even a trace of will to fight. Seeing Riezel standing calmly before her, she only spoke indifferently after a while.
"What do you want to ask?"
Riezel answered without hesitation.
"What kind of organization is the Holy Temple?"
"What is this organization's ultimate goal?"
"You have done so much. What exactly are you after?"
The first and second questions were fundamental. The third expressed Riezel's purest doubt.
Shalti seemed to be thinking or weighing her words. After another long silence, she finally spoke lightly.
"The Holy Temple is a very mysterious organization. Its exact origins cannot be traced, because it was a force personally founded by its leader, 'Sky Hunter.'"
"Although I am a Holy Envoy of the Holy Temple, I joined through 'Fire Princess's' recommendation. I was not particularly interested in the Holy Temple's purpose or origins, so I rank last among all the Holy Envoys."
"It is