The Secret of "Suffering"

However, as he spoke, Colin suddenly realized that, under normal circumstances, unless the deity being worshipped clearly displayed feminine traits, it generally would not carry the suffix "Mother."

So the proper name should have been something like "Lord of Thorns" or "God of Thorns."

But before he could think further, the Fourth Face chose that exact moment to say, "'Thorns' and 'Mother of Suffering and Thorns' are not at all the sa—"

Before he could finish, Colin raised a hand and snapped his fingers. A sphere of light appeared before the Fourth Face.

"I think some things are better said after careful consideration."

"I think so too."

"..." Little Girl.

"So, what exactly is going on with this one now?"

Colin looked at the Fourth Face. "I can clearly sense it. Something is above us."

If Mother of Suffering and Thorns was not the true source of the "miracles," then what exactly was this thing now?

He recalled what the Fourth Face had said when refuting Little Girl earlier: if they had not summoned anything at all, the Suffering Church could not possibly have reached its current state.

In other words, the Suffering Church had truly created something extraordinary during that period.

"An unclean thing bestowed with the name 'suffering.'"

"Explain."

"I'm not entirely sure, but I can confirm that it is both hateful and deeply pitiable."

The Fourth Face said, "The Great Existence is related to 'thorns,' but does not include 'suffering.'"

After a brief pause, he continued:

"At the time, we did not know how 'miracles' truly descended. We simply believed that suffering ourselves could bring about miracles.

"Only later did I learn that intense and pure 'obsession' was the foundation for the descent of 'miracles,' while 'suffering' could only slightly accelerate the incubation process. As far as