"Sacrificing her to the Secret Grounds is, in your view, an above-average option?" The God-Worshipping Sect's high priest was somewhat surprised by that assessment.
The mysterious woman nodded noncommittally. "Yes. In my view, it could even count as a good option. But I just said letting me kill her was above average. I can't exactly rank the sacrifice higher than that, so let's leave it at this for now."
The high priest pondered for a moment. "So far, I haven't found where the 'locator' on this Cuphead is. If it's embedded in her soul, then sacrificing her to the Secret Grounds would be tantamount to letting people from beyond the world locate the Secret Grounds, wouldn't it?"
The mysterious woman glanced at him, her tone casual. "So what if they locate it?"
"Didn't the Creator leave the Secret Grounds behind as a Window precisely because there was an intention to 'welcome guests'? If those from beyond the world want to enter the Instrument World, entering through the Secret Grounds is what follows the rules." She paused, then turned the edge of her words toward the high priest. "Besides, the Secret Grounds are in your hands now. With the Window in hand, if guests from beyond the world truly come someday, won't it be easy to keep them in check?"
The high priest frowned. "Aren't you afraid those guests from beyond the world might be too strong? So strong that the Secret Grounds' methods can't suppress them at all?"
"And if they can't be suppressed, then what?" The mysterious woman gave a derisive laugh. "The Secret Grounds were stolen by you anyway. If they truly get breached, you won't be the ones cleaning up the mess. The Creator will be the one with the headache."
"Besides, I don't believe they're that