Dark's gaze narrowed slightly, and his expression grew solemn. The others were the same.
Though they had gathered here for various reasons, each of them had their own thoughts.
With Principal Arte's appearance, the members of the Holy Church and the elves had guessed why Saint Marian Academy had become so actively involved in this matter.
But thinking about it carefully now, if not for that reason, Dark Dimon would not have been here.
If Dark Dimon had not been here, many of them would likely have lost their lives in this ritual.
Not to mention accomplishing the goals they had initially come here to achieve.
And now, it seemed that the purpose of "guidance" or "inheritance"—the transfer of divine power—had been born from Hermes's design from the very beginning.
Though they were still unwilling to accept that reality, there seemed to be no other way.
Their thoughts ran wild, and none of them yet realized that they were witnessing the birth of an entirely new era!
Seeing that Hermes had fallen silent again after saying only one sentence, Principal Arte continued, "Hermes's second plan was founded on 'competition.' He witnessed the entire development of magitech, as well as the full process of Magic Duel's birth and rise to prominence. He was a fanatical enthusiast of Magic Duels... Well, that isn't important."
"Hermes's second plan also requires a ritual. And completing it is dozens, perhaps hundreds of times more difficult than his first plan. But for the Twelve Heavenly Gods of Bolobos, the gains they could obtain would likewise be dozens, perhaps hundreds of times greater."
"He wanted to use his own divine authority as the core, and the consciousnesses of the Twelve Heavenly Gods as sacrifices, to create an entirely new divine path—one that had never existed throughout all