"..."
Listening to the astonishing secrets Claire revealed, Anvis was temporarily at a loss for words.
The amount of information contained in her words was overwhelming—so overwhelming that even he needed to repeatedly consider the hidden implications of every detail.
"If you're wondering why there are no records of that part of history, it was a joint decision made by the surviving powerful figures after that great war. Any information related to 'it' had to be completely erased from this world.
"Otherwise, it could descend upon any individual who learned of its existence and revive in this world at any time."
Seeing Anvis deep in thought, Claire continued recounting the secrets she knew.
"And during that battle, 'God,' following the final settings left behind by that mad Alchemist, spared no cost in using the radiance of His Divine Power to protect the very concept of all human existence, preventing them from being instantly assimilated by 'its' power.
"As the battle ended and the darkness receded, 'God' ultimately fell into a deep slumber from excessive depletion. Even today, He has yet to fully recover. That day also became the Holy Radiance Church's important modern festival, God's Breath Day..."
"Wait a moment."
Looking at the girl beneath the moonlight, Anvis suddenly caught hold of a vague spark of inspiration.
"Based on what you said earlier, the rules of the 'current' world are incomplete, while the world rules of ancient times were whole..."
"In other words, there was another reason behind the incomplete rules of the modern world. Somewhere in the history from antiquity to the present, some event must have caused the world rules to become incomplete?
"Such an event would inevitably have had an enormous impact on the entire world at the time. Even if powerful figures erased every trace of