Besides—
Harmony's ideals truly had failed to protect every weak person.
Robin understood this better than anyone.
Even now, she had to wear elaborate accessories around her neck to conceal the hideous scars.
"So, Brother can no longer devote himself wholeheartedly to Harmony."
She smiled softly, seemingly not too surprised, though her bright eyes appeared to glisten with tears.
Trusting an outsider's words after hearing only a few descriptions, and then doubting her own brother—
It sounded rather absurd.
Yet she unconditionally believed the words of the man before her.
Not because the person recounting her brother's sins held a lofty position or an unwavering stance, but because of the familial love bound by blood between brother and sister...
The Family's practice of the strong aiding the weak, which had been regarded as paradise, could no longer satisfy his vision of paradise.
Crushing the cruel laws of the universe with absolute power, judging all evildoers in the cosmos through strength, and bringing light to everyone—that was the only light he saw.
Her brother really was capable of doing such things!!
"You actually came to find me for this, didn't you?"
"To extinguish the ignorant flame in Brother's heart?"
As she spoke to Russell, she even used honorifics now.
She seemed to understand everything.
"No... you're overthinking it."
"Because of Acheron's illness, it may require the suppression of Star God's boons. And it looks like more than one boon will be needed to refine the medicine."
The man before her spread his hands and mentioned a woman's name.
"Strictly speaking, I'm only taking advantage of his trust in you to see whether I can obtain the God of Order's boon."
"...Is that so?"
For a brief moment, Robin's face seemed to show... surprise?
But she quickly put that expression away and