"Those I wished to save were my people. Everything else was irrelevant to me."
"Then can you really bear to watch your people remain trapped in this tiny corner of the temple? Living inside this temple forever—until when?" Fujimaru Ritsuka's voice rose. "Your Majesty, I know a goddess. To save her people, she hid her island away, and for tens of thousands of years, it was never discovered by her enemies. But now, that island is completely empty, with only the lonely goddess guarding her lonely island—though saying this may be somewhat disrespectful to her—but is that the ending you want?"
Anno glanced at Fujimaru Ritsuka again, and his mood grew a little heavier despite himself.
He... probably knew who the goddess Fujimaru Ritsuka was talking about was.
Ozymandias frowned, and a faint ripple appeared in his eyes.
"My answer remains the same—you cannot guarantee that you can truly achieve the ending you desire!"
"If I agreed to you, where would you lead the fate of my people? You yourself cannot answer that." Ozymandias rose to his feet, his tall body radiating an oppressive presence.
His voice was low as he descended the steps. "Fujimaru Ritsuka, you are humanity's last Master, the so-called 'savior' who resolved five Singularities."
"I acknowledge the journey you have taken as a hero thus far, but—as a king, as the Sun King, as the King of Kings, how could I possibly entrust the fate of the people who deeply trust and revere me into another's hands?"
"Fighting the Lion King would be nothing more than a battle to the death. Even if I won, I would have no strength left to shelter my people; yet if the Lion King's plan succeeds, I can continue protecting my people within this temple. Even if, as you said,