Hill sometimes felt that he was too indecisive.
He had clearly known that Aislin was bound to end up like this... To put it bluntly, if Aislin had done anything while Glasya and that Silver Moon Goddess were fighting each other, she would not have ended up this way.
But Hill could understand it. The imbalance between her inherently weak soul power and the immense magical power instilled into her... made it impossible for her to possess any great strength of will.
Some people could manage it, certainly, but Hill would not look down on Aislin for being unable to.
All that could be said was that when it was time for her to sink into despair, she had simply gone with the flow. From beginning to end, she had never struggled.
Besides, everyone had to pay a price for everything in their past.
After all, even Gods could not withstand so-called karma.
Hill suddenly shook his head and could not help laughing... The thing that had saved Aislin had actually been her reverence for Rute.
If she had followed her original nature, she would certainly have caused Gilbert a great deal of trouble.
But if Rute had forbidden her from doing something, she would not do it openly.
Even when she caused trouble in secret, she had not targeted Gilbert himself... Looking down on the Hainalson Family was not all that excessive.
Moreover, even if only for Rute's sake—and for the sake of the Hainalson Family members still in the Black Mystery Tower—Gilbert would more or less offer this senior sister some protection.
Aislin had done few good deeds in her life, but in the end, she still received the blessing of her one small act of kindness.
Hill shook his head, trying to tear his thoughts away from