"That Despair Tower or whatever it is can actually make you feel threatened?" Selûne looked at Hill in disbelief.
"Are you stupid?" Shar blurted out... only belatedly realizing how familiar those words sounded. Old School Striking King seemed to say them every day.
Although the various troubles in this world had forced Old School Striking King to act alone or in small groups, before that, An Idler had followed her around year-round, with Demon Sword occasionally joining them.
So Shar had never thought this girl had a bad temper.
Her temper was simply too good. That was why she kept cleaning up after those two troublemakers.
Scolding them never stopped her from taking care of things.
Shar actually quite enjoyed observing Old School Striking King. Occasionally, she felt that if she had not chosen darkness and embraced evil, some of her choices would have resembled this girl's.
It was just that... with the power she possessed, Shar could afford to remain selfish, self-serving, and true to herself.
Still, Shar often found the notion of "a kind version of herself" rather disgusting, so she had never even mentioned these private thoughts to William.
Perhaps she had watched too much, because she had actually blurted out Old School Striking King's catchphrase at a moment like this.
Shar smoothly shifted position on her sofa and sneered at Selûne, who was glaring at her. "Is it the Despair Tower that Hill finds dangerous?
"He could merely sense that the Despair Tower might have magical defenses he couldn't easily get through.
"If he insisted on entering, it might cause a conflict.
"In a completely isolated world, where even Lathander's Chosen had to hide, there was more than a fifty-percent chance that Asmodeus would attack Hill directly.
"Heh... William was startled when Hill's signal disappeared from