"Then let's go this far for now, gentlemen."
Iver politely nodded to the two apostles of the Geometric Angel. "After this comes Lady Hypatia's secret. She specifically commissioned me and doesn't wish to be seen by any former colleagues."
"Understood."
Zhu Shijie nodded slightly in agreement, then asked, "Shall we wait here, then? After all, without us leading the way... leaving might be a little troublesome for you."
That was indeed the case.
Iver realized this as well.
But... Hypatia's daughter couldn't encounter any phantasms. Otherwise, she might become a phantasm herself. Having them guard the entrance still wouldn't be entirely safe.
Yet it wouldn't be appropriate to tell them directly, either.
After all, bringing the dead back to life was a taboo that clearly violated the Hourglass's Equilibrium Law.
The Pillar God Amber of the Path of Twilight hadn't used her authority as the God of Death. Instead, she had handed it over to the Hourglass to manage. The Hourglass had always been strict and unmoved by human feeling—especially since this wasn't even the Hourglass's own domain, but one it was managing on Amber's behalf.
The Primordial Ones had a habit: they might be casual when taking care of their own children, but when looking after a relative or friend's child, they would usually take the matter much more seriously.
The Hourglass was clearly the same.
Its seriousness toward the domain of "the God of Death" far surpassed its seriousness toward the domain of "the God of Equilibrium." If this matter were exposed... setting aside whether Iver would get into trouble, Hypatia would definitely run into trouble. The angels under the Hourglass existed specifically to punish such matters.
Whether it was using power beyond its limits, committing an outrageous crime that no one could stop, severely disrupting the elemental