Understood, Overt and Covert

"Is that deity really so important to you?"

She had indeed once received Xuan God's help. It would not be an exaggeration to say that she had been reborn through that deity.

But in Yetis's heart, toward all of this and toward that distant god, all she felt was respect.

She owed that selfless deity a great deal.

Therefore, whenever that deity needed her, she would step forward without hesitation and fight for the Xuan Tribe.

Only...

She was waiting for the day her debt was fully repaid.

Then she would finally be free to run to the side of the person she longed for.

"Shouldn't you understand this feeling?"

Looking at the girl who was gazing at the moon in a daze, Ti, whose face had never aged, smiled in relief.

Perhaps this child truly was different from the Xuan Tribe... She had another place to belong.

It didn't matter.

No matter where they were, Xuan God would protect her children...

"Get some rest. Tomorrow is the day of the first battle."

"Mm."

In Destiny's temple, the goddess playing with stones had a calm expression, but her movements revealed several traces of easily discernible impatience.

"Hm?"

Two deities suddenly appeared in the solitary hall. Destiny's hands stopped, and she clenched the fate stones that had been tumbling through the air.

"According to what you said, we've each completed our tasks."

Death and Life walked together and sat down before Destiny.

"Has the Xuan Tribe arrived on time as well?"

The riddle that no one had ever been able to solve would finally be revealed alongside everyone else. The impatience between Destiny's brows finally eased.

"Of course."

Being able to stand on the same side as this inscrutable supreme god made Death feel more relaxed than ever before.

"Then...