"Finally, and most crucially, Lady Ravenclaw herself will be confronting the Grim Reaper. The stronger her power is, the greater our chance of escaping alive." Owen looked solemnly down at the audience. "So besides preparing those supplies, every country and every living being among us should offer the Goddess our faith, to strengthen her power against the Grim Reaper. This will require real effort from us. Every country should open itself to her faith, take the initiative to establish temples dedicated to the Ravenclaw Goddess, and call upon its people to believe in the Goddess with true sincerity. After all, this is also to save your own lives..." Owen's tone made it sound perfectly natural, as if this were not a condition at all. "I know many countries have their own traditions, but under these circumstances, I believe we can set some traditions aside for now... Moreover, just as the Ravenclaw Goddess did with those Centaurs on the Floating City, she has not imposed monotheism. Everyone may still preserve their traditional cultural beliefs on the other side... We must save ourselves first..."
This condition, voiced by Owen as though it were not a condition at all, actually seemed easier for people to accept than the previous demand that they join the alliance.
Lenn's quill scratched swiftly across the parchment as he recorded everything. He understood what his father meant by mobilizing every country, making them build defensive lines in the Rocky Mountains that were not, in truth, especially necessary, and requiring them to open their own countries to the faith of Ravenclaw in preparation for opposing the Grim Reaper.
In fact, if Allen and Ravenclaw alone entered the Underworld to confront the Grim Reaper while the other countries contributed nothing and simply reaped the benefits, then afterward, in their own