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From the moment Hyacinthus decided to make a last-ditch gamble with magic, to the moment Noah directly used a Treasure Tool to crush Hyacinthus's final measure, kill Hyacinthus in the process, and hang Apollo up with Enkidu, not even twenty seconds had passed.
Within twenty seconds, Hyacinthus, a Lv.3 second-tier adventurer, had been killed, while Apollo, the patron god of the Apollo Familia, had been restrained.
Such a rapid turn of events left Apollo's mind blank. He was practically stunned into immobility.
At that moment, an emotion called regret finally began to spread through Apollo's heart.
To Apollo, he had merely wanted what he desired. He had never considered the feelings of those he had targeted through every sort of relentless, shameless tactic.
Thus, Apollo had never believed that what he did was wrong, nor had he ever felt there was anything improper about it.
Therefore, even after losing the War Game, even after Hestia used her rights as the victor to declare the dissolution of his Familia, Apollo had felt no regret.
After all, to these gods, all the joys, anger, sorrows, pleasures, and everything else in the Lower World that could give rise to such emotions were merely a form of entertainment.
The regret in Apollo's heart was likewise an enjoyment exclusive to gods.
In the hearts of the gods, this Lower World was merely a game for experiencing life.
And so, Apollo had failed to realize it.
Tonight, the person who had appeared here to thoroughly eliminate every remaining threat of the Apollo