"Milord, preparations for the exercise are complete, and Galahad has agreed to attend as well." Alexei stood in Theus's office, holding a stack of documents while Theus signed them one by one.
After speaking, the corner of his eye suddenly twitched.
"Um, should I ask Mr. Richard to come along? Galahad's condition is still fairly stable, but if he sees the Skyveil Behemoth—"
"Don't worry. I asked Richard about it. Galahad fainting last time was just an accident. It was because he saw those Pollution Serpents. Those things count as part of an evil god, after all. Seeing them for the first time can be troublesome, but if he sees them more often, he'll get used to them."
Theus paused there.
After all, Pollution Serpents covered the entire island. It was difficult not to see them. Once one had seen those enormous tentacles enough times, they were just that—nothing particularly remarkable.
Alexei reluctantly accepted the explanation, though he still muttered for a while about how the Transcendents outside were so weak.
Neither of them realized there was anything wrong with being able to look up and see an evil god's limbs spread across the entire island. Before seeing an evil god, one would fear it. Upon seeing it for the first time, one would feel as if going mad. But if one bombed it with explosives several times a day, then seeing those tentacles would no longer evoke any feeling at all.
Well, that wasn't entirely true. The island's grilled iron-plate squid sold especially well.
Thinking of this, Theus still felt somewhat uneasy. After hesitating, he said, "Forget it. I'll bring Richard along after all."
Alexei: "..."
The exercise was to take place in the eastern part of the island. Near the sea there was a vast stone cavern that