Upon hearing Angel's words, everyone present except Riezel remained perfectly composed.
Clearly, they all knew Angel's objective.
"You and Ryomen Sukuna came from the same era?" Riezel began to understand. "Do you have a grudge against him?"
"This is not a matter of hatred, but of faith." Angel spoke calmly. "To all of you, this may seem strange, but my faith does not permit me to ignore such an evil being wantonly trampling lives in this world. That is why I have always wanted to destroy Ryomen Sukuna."
"He is The Fallen."
"No matter what, I will destroy him."
With Angel manifesting through Kurusu Hana, naturally no one could see her expression.
Yet from her tone, everyone could hear her determination and persistence.
Just as Angel had said, few people would probably consider her reasoning normal. Most would likely find her strange.
Only Riezel tentatively accepted the explanation.
Since it involved faith, no matter how strange it was, it could be understood.
Once a person possessed a certain faith, that faith became the principle by which they lived, something they could not allow themselves to betray.
It was more capable of making people persevere than conviction or confidence, and more capable of making them blind.
And from the title Angel, as well as her refusal to seize control of her vessel's body in favor of coexisting with Kurusu Hana, it was clear that this ancient Curse User was probably the complete opposite of Ryomen Sukuna. She was even unlike ordinary Curse Users—a thoroughly righteous person.
"So that was why you followed Itadori before?"
Riezel spoke up.
Kurusu Hana and Angel seemed to have been players who appeared in the Tokyo First Barrier. There, they met Itadori Yuji and Nanami Kento. After learning that the two were gathering players unwilling to