"Lord Aertemi, your previous instructions to us... were to have us oversee the ritual."
"Not to perform it yourself."
They weren't fools. They still had their doubts.
Though I had all the traits of Aertemi, there were ultimately far too many things that didn't add up.
They couldn't abandon their previous orders just because of a few simple words from me.
Telling me to take off my skin was also a test.
Because if I really were Aertemi, refusing to obey her will would naturally count as an act of defiance.
Lu Cang said, his voice cold and even, "This concerns the change in Moon Star. How could I let you know the full plan?"
"What, do you doubt who I am?"
All four of them were being suppressed by the restriction.
But the restriction was no longer tearing at their skin as fiercely as before. Now, it was simply pinning them firmly to the ground.
They had no choice but to kneel on one knee.
Even the mage, who had just formed a barrier of his own, was forced to kneel when Lu Cang forcibly took away his magic.
The three people and the bundle of worm-like creatures all presented a posture of submission to Lu Cang.
"We wouldn't dare."
"This matter is of great importance. If our mistakes caused Lord Aertemi's plans to go awry, it would be a grave offense."
"May we ask to hear your Divine Decree?"
"If it is the familiar instruction, we will obey it in full..."
As expected, they weren't going to accept my words so easily.
A Divine Decree...
I had plenty of talents, but disguising a Divine Decree was beyond Lu Cang.
They were resolute.
Even if I refused, they would insist on hearing the Divine Decree, and I would inevitably