Behind the Scenes, It Had Actually Been the World's Will!

The enormous crescent-shaped slash froze every Gastrea present into ice sculptures in an instant, then cut them in half.

Even after slicing those Gastrea ice sculptures into shards, it continued on, hurtling into the distance with undiminished force.

It not only cut straight through the already-decaying Giant Monolith No. 32, but also sliced through everything in its path, whether rock or plant. Nothing escaped that single slash!

A vast expanse of frozen wasteland formed in the blink of an eye. When everyone saw Aldebaran and the Gastrea army—the force that had wiped out much of the Tokyo District's Self-Defense Force, killed countless Police Officers, and driven the district to the brink—annihilated in just a few moments, they were filled with mixed emotions.

Only then did Watari Nagamasa and the others realize that if Wood had shown this level of strength from the beginning, winning the wager would have been all but impossible, even with Miss Echidna and Mei's help.

Rentaro had undoubtedly made the right choice by asking Miss Echidna and Mei to join him.

After all, Echidna and Mei were from the Cursed House, and they were important to Wood. That was why he hadn't shown this kind of strength from the start.

If Wood had entered the wager intending to kill his opponent, their side wouldn't have had even the slightest chance of winning.

With Aldebaran and the Gastrea army dead, the crisis facing the Tokyo District had been resolved.

The Holy Emperor had wanted to go over and thank Wood, but after settling everything, he left without a backward glance, saying only, "I merely fulfilled my promise."

"Don't mind that tsundere. He's probably feeling pretty conflicted right now. It might be best to let him have some time alone."

The Holy Emperor had still been thinking of