If everything was as Bill III had said, then what did all the hurt and resentment Via had carried for years amount to?
By comparison, Bill III had borne far more than Via had suffered.
Via remembered how, during the struggle for the throne, Bill III had promised to yield it to him, only to change his mind and take the crown. Via had felt betrayed.
Back then, Bill III had told him that no matter what happened, his elder brother would bear the burden.
At the time, Via had been full of resentment and taken those words as the victor's mockery. Looking back now, they tasted different.
Via said nothing sentimental, though. His gaze merely softened a little.
Over the years, his heart had turned to iron and stone. He was no longer the boy who had idolized his elder brother.
"What exactly is in the tomb?" Via returned to the point and pressed him again.
Bill III fell silent. The air in the room grew oppressive, and neither brother spoke.
A good ten minutes passed before Bill III finally sighed. "Where do you think the Demon-Hunting Spear came from?"
Via's expression changed. He glanced at the sharp pattern on the back of his hand. He normally kept the Demon-Hunting Spear inside his body, completely fused with his arm.
"You mean there are similar Divine Artifacts in the tomb?" Via asked in astonishment. He had thought the Demon-Hunting Spear was the only one. Was it part of a set?
Bill III nodded. "The deities bestowed them on our Lineage specifically so we could seal the entrance to the Abyss."
"Then why haven't we taken them out?" Via blurted, immediately realizing it was a foolish question.
If there were no side effects, would they have brought out only the Demon-Hunting