"Are you going alone?"
Isabel's brows drew tightly together, and she looked worried. "At least take Lily with you. She can protect you from the shadows. Besides, with Lily there, it's as good as having me there. With the abilities of the two of us, we can help you deal with the problems you can't handle yourself as much as possible."
When she heard that Iver planned to go to Holy Spring City alone, she felt somewhat uneasy.
She was now more than four months pregnant, and her abdomen had begun to show noticeably.
When Iver realized that a war was about to erupt in Parthia, he understood that he could no longer protect Isabel by himself—she was no longer capable of taking part in overly strenuous activities.
Though the Puppet Mask Technique could turn her into someone else and grant her the ability to move freely... the Puppet Mask was not a substitute. If the person she was impersonating were injured or even killed, the injuries would be reflected onto her true body as well. By the same logic, if the Isabel Lily was impersonating were injured or killed, those injuries would be transferred to Lily, who served as the host.
From this perspective, Lily, who could hide within Iver's shadow, was currently the most suitable vessel for Isabel's abilities.
"I'll ask Lily what she thinks."
Iver neither agreed nor disagreed. He merely emphasized, "This could be extremely dangerous—the Ouroboros Ring Ritual this time is different from the previous two. The Abyss Angel is an Angel exceptionally skilled at offense, especially area attacks. I'm not confident I can keep all of you safe this time. It might actually be simpler for me to face the challenge alone."
Considering that he had already been caught in the vortex of fate,