Mizuki felt some regret at having been tainted by the Evil God through a momentary lapse.
But even for an Evil God so bizarre that it was impossible to resist, silently causing one of his clones to fall without him noticing was truly difficult to understand.
Did this mean that if his main body were affected, his sense of self would also be destroyed without any ability to resist?
The very thing he had always taken pride in had turned out to be so vulnerable. It was deeply disappointing.
Fortunately, although Hope's thoughts were now dominated by another existence, some of the thought patterns originating from Mizuki's main body were still at work. He had not become a madman like Hidan.
Being able to reveal so much valuable intelligence through such casual conversation suggested that Hope intended for Mizuki's main body to clean up the aftermath.
The Evil God's complete revival was unavoidable, but he was no longer completely without clues as to how to handle the changes to come.
The instincts of a "god" could not be avoided, but they could be dealt with through more flexible means.
"Knowing this is enough. The warm-up is about over. Time to get serious."
"Yeah. I originally thought you'd have a harder time of it. Didn't expect you to obtain the Tenseigan so easily..."
"You too. You haven't disappointed me too much!"
A tenacious will could only be temporarily buried, never erased. Resistance against anything imposed upon oneself was an instinct rooted deep within the soul.
Pride would not be twisted, not even by a god.
"Leave the rest to me!"
From the very beginning, Mizuki had separated several physical clones precisely to guard against this sort of situation. Otherwise, once outside corruption became impossible to resist, both the main body and