Suiko: My Master Understands Me; I Came to Destroy It

The group continued westward.

Along the way, Chiyo did not speak much. Most of the time, he simply sat upright on Flame Hoof's back, his eyes closed as he sensed something.

Suiko followed behind him, her gaze occasionally falling on his back, a complicated look flickering in her eyes.

She had been thinking about the Four Souls Jewel.

Her master had said that the jewel would draw countless people with evil intentions, stirring up slaughter and devouring.

And in the end, he would personally reclaim it.

But what about the innocent people caught up in it?

Those demon children, those demons who had been bewitched, those humans displaced by war... they had all been dragged into this too.

Just like Ayame's Demon Wolf Tribe.

They had been scattered and forced to flee for their lives.

The women, children, elderly, and weak of the Demon Wolf Tribe had not even had room to resist beneath the talons of the Birds of Paradise.

And all of this was only the beginning.

Suiko closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

Deep down, she believed in her master.

Especially in the meaning of protection.

But she understood even more clearly that her master's "protection" might not be held to the same standard as the "protection" in her heart.

Her master wanted to break through to power above the Emperor level, reaching an entirely new realm of strength and thereby changing the whole world.

To her master, as long as most people could ultimately be protected, the sacrifices along the way might be necessary.

But she...

She did not want to see anyone sacrificed because of this.

Suiko opened her eyes, her gaze settling on the black-robed figure ahead.

"Master."

Chiyo did not turn around.

"Mm."

"I..."

Suiko opened her mouth, wanting to say