Lake listened to Hill's explanation and raised an eyebrow.
He really wanted to say that Hill was just twisting the logic.
But...
Lake couldn't find a way to refute her. After all, if things were explained that way, Tony Stark did indeed possess the quality of benevolence.
With a mortal body, he snapped his fingers, sacrificed himself, and saved the entire universe.
From that perspective,
Tony Stark could be called the most benevolent representative in the entire universe.
Hulk?
That guy didn't count.
Because Hulk knew he wouldn't die, when he went to snap the Infinity Stones, there was benevolence in it, but it wasn't the ultimate form of benevolence.
Tony Stark was different.
He knew he would die, yet he had charged forward without hesitation or regret.
Only that kind of benevolence could be called true benevolence.
So, according to that logic, there was no doubt that Tony completely and perfectly fulfilled the three elements required by Ophiuchus.
Benevolence.
Wisdom.
Courage.
Well, damn.
I thought you had no chance of becoming a Saint, but it turned out you had been waiting here for me, holding back a huge move until this moment.
Not bad. You really had something.
But...
Lake accepted Hill's interpretation and laughed. "Even if he perfectly fits Ophiuchus's definition, that's still far from enough to make Ophiuchus emerge."
Hill pointed at Ophiuchus, which stretched across three paths and had already taken solid form, though it still remained in a phantom state. "This still isn't enough?"
Lake shook his head. "Not enough. You have to understand that among the twelve zodiac palaces, Ophiuchus belongs to the thirteenth palace. And it stretches across three paths. How could it emerge so easily?"
No wonder Tony had held back for so many years and still couldn't land that final punch.