{The battle everyone has been waiting for has begun. I'll try to make it as exciting as possible.}
And so, Theresa and Himeko teleported Citlali and the Captain to the Sacred Flame Stadium to meet the Pyro Archon, Mavuika.
Citlali frankly stated that she would never have intervened if not for the fact that the Captain had never made trouble for any Natlan warriors.
"So, this Captain of the Fatui, Sir Capitano, insists on obtaining my Gnosis?"
Pyro Archon Mavuika looked calmly at the Captain as she asked, and he nodded in silence.
"You know what that means, don't you?"
The Captain understood Mavuika's meaning perfectly. This clearly qualified as a diplomatic incident, and if handled poorly, a war between Snezhnaya and Natlan was not out of the question.
As everyone knew, every person in Natlan was a reckless daredevil. There was practically no one who knew fear.
As long as Mavuika gave the order and led the charge, Natlan's warriors would absolutely dare to go to war with Snezhnaya!
Not to mention that Mavuika had now received the gaze of the Aeon of Preservation and become a Pathstrider of Preservation. Though she had only just become one and could not yet destroy planets, she was far stronger than before.
If the current Mavuika used the Power of Preservation, her former self would never be able to break her present shield of Preservation, no matter what she tried.
Meanwhile, Mavuika saw that the Captain bore no Aeon's gaze. Perhaps he already sought only death, his heart utterly still, leaving him naturally unable to attract any Aeon's attention.
Unless it was Aha, but unfortunately, Aha also liked people who stirred things up. Someone as upright yet lifeless as the Captain naturally failed to draw his attention.
"I understand perfectly, but