"How about it? Tempting, isn't it?" Cipher smiled.
After thinking for a few seconds, Castorice looked seriously at Yan Huan. "Sir, I think it could work..."
"Work my ass!" Yan Huan slammed the brick in his hand onto the ground.
"Didn't you realize she was testing our resolve? What official could resist a test like that?!"
"Hadn't we already decided to send everyone over one by one? Where's your determination?"
"Uh, right..."
Castorice turned to Cipher again, her expression solemn.
"Allow me to decline your proposal. If we cannot find the Death Titan, then there is nothing to discuss..."
"Please understand, we have no choice but to go to Styxia."
"Really? Is that truly what you think now?" Cipher tilted her head.
"Hermit Princess, you've always said that you wanted to find Senatos and lift your curse, that you cared about nothing else..."
"But have you ever truly lived for yourself, even for a single day?"
Castorice's delicate brows furrowed slightly. "What are you trying to say?"
"I'm saying that when Aglaea picked you up, it wasn't so you could throw your life away for her slogan of [Recreating the World]."
Cipher spread her hands.
"We aren't fools. All the prophecies aimed at us have come true. We're all meant to make sacrifices for one reason or another."
Castorice remained perfectly calm.
"The Journey of the Spark is bound to be accompanied by sacrifice."
"If not for that, you wouldn't have needed to keep avoiding Lord Aglaya."
"Ah... forget it." Cipher sounded thoroughly helpless.
"Since everyone has their own hardships, I won't pry any further."
"Besides, I never intended to honor my bet with her anyway. Hehe..."
"But listen to one last piece of advice."
Cipher smiled faintly.
"Styxia isn't some sightseeing destination. What's buried there is something even ten...