"Poor kid. You still have no idea what happened, do you?" Roland looked at the bewildered Chaldea crew with pity.
"Wh-what?" Ritsuka's stomach dropped. Damn it. Don't tell me the writers pulled another stunt.
"Do you know why this guy incinerated human history?" Roland pointed at Goetia as he asked Ritsuka.
"Wasn't it for the reasons he just gave?"
"Goetia knew human history ceased to exist after 2017, so he burned the stretch from 2016 back to 1000 BC," Roland said. "He used the past as fuel. Meanwhile, Marisbury turned the future after 2017 into a blank slate. Earth really hit the jackpot with those two."
"Marisbury is—the former director, isn't he?" A dreadful suspicion seized everyone from Chaldea. Ritsuka's expression darkened further. "What did he do?"
"Hmm. If I tell you outright, I'm afraid you won't take it." Roland thought for a moment. "Do you know Shou Tucker?"
"...Yes." Ritsuka swallowed.
"And do you know Bondrewd?"
"Yes."
"And QB?"
"...Yes."
"Do you know Marisbury?"
"He did that too?"
"Yep."
Ritsuka looked at the Alien God, her eyes filled with dread of the truth. "Then she—Director Olga Marie—"
"She isn't Olga Marie." Roland picked up a twig from the ground. "This is."
"...I don't know what you mean, but that sounds horrifying!" Ritsuka's scalp prickled. What on earth happened to the director?
"I don't know what you're talking about, but you intend to stop me, correct?" The Alien God raised a hand. "How strange. Why do you people not revere me? Is serving gods not the rule of this planet? Faced with a great and powerful being, should you not bow your heads, seek instruction, and submit?"
"Director..." Ritsuka pressed a hand to her forehead. "Those two standing over there are both more intimidating than you, okay? Director, what are