"Mm, I can't rule out that possibility." Lu Li shrugged and continued:
"But both times you mentioned it, you deliberately revealed the information that Hansel wielded the authority of 'Deceit.'"
"That had absolutely nothing to do with the premise."
"I guessed that you must share some special emotional bond with Hansel, which is why you acted that way, right?"
"If that bond isn't 'admiration and appreciation,' then it must be 'hatred and hostility.'"
"Hansel wielded the authority of 'Deceit' and was a demigod-level existence."
"You're a god, so at the very least, you're a demigod wielding a single authority."
"Your statuses are equal, so I imagine your strength is about the same as well."
"So you probably wouldn't 'admire and appreciate' Hansel. Since you brought him up twice, you must hate him to the bone."
"Setting aside whatever major event occurred between the two of you that could have forged such hatred."
"I think the only thing corresponding to the 'betrayal' encompassed by the authority of 'Deceit' would be 'Loyalty.'"
When he finished speaking, the giant face above had already changed expression.
Its contemptuous smile was gone.
On the face made of twisted flesh and mechanical components, only the heaviness of having been seen through remained.
"The purpose of building this mausoleum was to find a 'vessel,' wasn't it?" Lu Li stared straight at the giant face and said, enunciating every word:
"To find a 'vessel' capable of containing the authority of 'Loyalty,' or another authority with similar keywords, right?"
"It was the authority of 'Loyalty.'" The giant face sighed and replied:
"One of the Sacred Seven Authorities—'Loyalty.'"
"Also, I do not like the word 'vessel.'"
"What I chose was an inheritor, the future wielder of the authority of 'Loyalty,' not a 'vessel.'"
Lu Li spread his hands, indicating that