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"Have every faction revoke their wanted notices for Ophis!"
When those words left Noah's mouth and echoed through the surroundings, the atmosphere in the entire room changed.
Azazel's expression turned solemn. He furrowed his brows and stared directly at Noah.
"Why?"
"Nothing much." Noah met Azazel's gaze.
"I've simply realized that Ophis isn't nearly as dangerous as we imagined. I can make sure she no longer acts alongside Khaos Brigade. If that happens, there'll be no need to continue hunting Ophis, right?"
"You have a way to make Ophis stop acting with Khaos Brigade?" Azazel's eyes lit up as he hurriedly asked.
"Really?"
"There's no reason for me to lie to you," Noah said.
"Just leave Ophis to me. I'll be responsible for keeping an eye on her. If anything happens, I'll take full responsibility."
"...Since you've put it that way, I suppose it won't be a problem." Azazel glanced at Ophis before smiling bitterly again.
"Still, Noah, revoking the wanted notice for Ophis probably won't be easy."
"Oh?" Noah's expression remained unchanged.
"Why not?"
"You know perfectly well why." Azazel sighed.
"Even if you can guarantee that a criminal won't commit any more crimes, does that mean their past crimes can simply be written off?"
That was right.
Even if they could guarantee that Ophis would no longer participate in Khaos Brigade's activities, the fact that the Infinite Dragon God had once been Khaos Brigade's leader could never be overlooked.
Ophis herself might not have done anything, but she had bestowed her snakes upon all sorts of terrorists within Khaos Brigade.
As a result, those terrorists,