Long Night's Journey / The Immaculate Child

"I don't want heroes to be wronged—especially not adorable girls who are beautiful inside and out. They deserve to be cherished."

An exceptionally simple answer...

Thief and Titan of Trickery—neither identity had brought Cipher any honor. If the Chrysos Heirs were heroes chosen by fate, then she was probably the bad exception.

Having inherited divine authority a thousand years ago, Cipher had never been particularly dutiful. She often came and went without a trace, keeping far away from Okhema.

Because she had to uphold the eternal light and protect Amphoreus with trickery. And Aglaea was too clever—if they spent too much time together, she might see through the lie.

That seamstress probably thought she'd entered her rebellious phase~

Hide, then. Cipher didn't mind.

The Fleetfoot Thief Star would never boast about her sacrifices. Even if the world despised deception, she had no intention of defending herself. She had endured it for the past thousand years, and she could keep enduring it in the future.

Yet Cipher had never imagined that a savior from Outside the Heavens would specifically clear her name.

[Trickery] had never sought praise, nor had she ever cared about the world's judgment.

Or so the girl had thought.

But when all living beings of Amphoreus called out "Saphalia," her authority swelled without limit, and surging divine power flooded her entire body. Cipher realized she had been wrong.

Her heart would still surge with emotion. She could still be so moved that she wanted to cry.

"Hua Yi..."

The people called for the demigod of trickery, while Cipher murmured the savior's name.

However, before the cat could continue voicing her feelings, the red mist on the horizon—meant to take over from the Dawn Machine—suddenly changed. It gathered with unusual activity and swept toward Okhema like a tide.

Cerydra