With Dadanier as a cautionary example, Duanmu Huai immediately became vigilant and went straight to the Shepard siblings of the Systems Alliance.
"Are you saying... you want to conduct a purge of the religions within the Systems Alliance?"
Shepard was somewhat surprised by Duanmu Huai's demand.
"That's right. The Evil Gods are reviving, and traces of them have already appeared in some places. I suspect the Systems Alliance is no exception."
"That... might be very difficult."
Shepard looked troubled.
"After all, the Systems Alliance advocates religious freedom. And because there are so many different races within the Systems Alliance right now, many religions..."
"I'm not here to listen to you make excuses."
Duanmu Huai waved his hand, cutting Shepard off.
"Either you investigate, or you wait for the Inquisition to blow up the planets infiltrated by Evil God Believers. You choose. What you think is your own business, but when I issue an Extermination Order against the Systems Alliance colonies, don't say I didn't warn you."
"...I understand."
Faced with the murderous intent in Duanmu Huai's words, Shepard fell silent for a moment before nodding.
"But how are we supposed to do it? To be honest, most of us don't believe in this sort of thing. So-called religions and miracles can usually be attributed to some kind of supernatural attack or the effects of hallucinogenic drugs..."
"You don't need to worry about that. Don't bother with those hallucination-related tricks. You only need to look at one indicator."
"What indicator?"
"It's simple. How many people have died?"
"...Huh?"
Hearing Duanmu Huai's answer, Shepard was genuinely stunned.
"Dead people?"
"That's right. The Evil Gods' influence can seep through any crack, but getting them into the real world is no easy matter. They have to distort the reality barrier in an area through