A crisis was upon them--
But Soga Lie and His Eminence the Pope still respected Youzi's wishes.
Soga Lie's climbing motion abruptly stopped, and both their gazes fell on Su Youzi's face.
Su Youzi was already curled up in her father's arms.
On top of that... her expression looked as though she was preparing to make a 'glorious sacrifice' and throw herself into certain social death. The girl's face was filled with misery and... grievance?
Even His Eminence the Pope, slightly puzzled, couldn't help laughing.
"Youzi--"
"Is there anything else you want to say?" His Eminence the Pope looked at Su Youzi gently.
Curled up in Soga Lie's arms, Su Youzi looked at His Eminence the Pope's expression and couldn't shake the feeling that she looked ready to hear someone's last words.
"There is!!!"
"Of course there is!!!"
Su Youzi raised her hand and explained to His Eminence the Pope and her father at top speed, "Um..."
"'Origin Witch' is a girl, right!!!"
His Eminence the Pope nodded lightly. "Of course--"
The Origin Witch was, of course, a girl.
"Then... the 'Origin Witch' who is stepping into the abyss should also follow some of the rules governing Altered Users, right?"
His Eminence the Pope continued nodding.
Su Youzi took a deep breath. "Then... the stronger an Altered User's ability, the 'purer' the Calamity Crystal covering their body becomes, and the less area it covers. That should apply to the Origin Witch too, right?"
To be honest--
Su Youzi even seriously suspected that, for the Origin Witch, the Calamity Crystal covering her body couldn't possibly be described as merely scarce.
It was very likely... nonexistent. Completely nonexistent.
After all... as the 'seat' of the end, her complete form had been entirely naked.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have found the Throne of Evil