Raphael returned from Gass Island, where he had found a good place to settle the people of Sorn City.
All that remained was to wait for the Forsaken Land of the Gods to open and for them to emerge from the Giant King's Court.
Even after his advancement, Raphael could only transport fifty people through the Dark Hut.
He could bring out an advance party, but moving several thousand people would take too long.
More importantly, transferring them a few at a time would make the people of Sorn City suspect-or rather, expose the fact-that the Lord of Evil Desires was not yet all that powerful.
Thus, Raphael planned to give them enough supplies and have them walk from Sorn City to the Giant King's Court.
To lay the groundwork for establishing a religious order in the future, Raphael intended to lead them himself, having them follow him like pilgrims back to the real world, to the place their god had bestowed upon them.
At that thought, Raphael poured himself a glass of wine. The path to becoming a Silent Disciple looked relatively smooth. Not only had he found a way to complete the ritual, but he had also prepared the characteristic in advance, and digesting the potion did not seem particularly difficult.
Now, then, it was time to consider how to digest the Desire Apostle potion.
Taken literally, "desire" needed no explanation, while "apostle" carried religious connotations. The name could be interpreted as "spreading desire."
But the word "apostle" also gave this Sequence's potion name another meaning: devoutly believing in desire and spreading it.
Raphael rubbed his chin. He did not know exactly how to interpret it, so he could only draw conclusions as he actively digested the potion.
Regardless, this Sequence could not be separated from the idea