Upon hearing of [Forge]'s betrayal, [Heart] was not particularly surprised at first.
Or rather, as long as it was not news that [Lamp] and [Cup] had formed an alliance, He would not have found anything surprising. Even though He had not participated in any conspiracy among the gods, He knew perfectly well that this group had no bottom line when it came to ascension.
Naturally, He also wanted to ascend. He merely retained a shred more of a moral bottom line than they did.
"No wonder something always felt off. It was like someone had been deliberately helping her."
"She" naturally referred to [Cup]. Whether [Forge] had helped or not was unclear, but [Blade] and [Opening], who had truly been deliberately holding back, looked perfectly unabashed. "Things may take an unexpected turn if this continues. We should deal with the traitor first."
[Heart] did not dwell on it, or rather, He did not particularly care. He simply said, "Do as you please."
He would neither help [Forge] nor join forces with the two before Him. He knew full well that beneath their seemingly righteous words, they were still calculating how to become the final victor. He had no intention of wading into muddy waters and becoming someone else's weapon.
It would be best if they started fighting. The fiercer, the better.
[Blade] had never expected [Heart] to help Him with anything. All He wanted was for [Heart] not to cause trouble, especially since what had just seemed to be [Heart]'s power had not been an illusion.
[Winter] would certainly not meddle in others' affairs. He was a single-minded fellow. [Moth] was currently nowhere to be found and needed to be watched for. As for [Lamp], that pretentious woman would be even less likely to interfere.
Once He had confirmed that