At the Tarot Club meeting.
Justice Audrey asked the new member, Devil Raphael, "Was that-that Outer Deity eventually defeated?"
Raphael answered succinctly, "The gods joined forces to seal the Outer Deity."
That was the truth. When the Supernova Dominator had first been teleported above Backlund, the gods had indeed surrounded and attacked the Outer Deity, leaving no possibility of escape. However, while attacking together was no problem, sealing the Outer Deity had proved difficult. The Lord of Evil Desires had been the one to do that.
So there was nothing wrong with saying they had joined forces to seal the Outer Deity.
Audrey breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank goodness the seal held."
At that moment, the World, who had remained silent all this time, suddenly said, "I saw the Lord of Evil Desires take part in the battle as well."
"Yes." Raphael did not deny it. "The great Lord of Evil Desires played a part in this."
Exactly what part was difficult to explain, because the Lord of Evil Desires who had contributed was the one the Oldest One had taken over, not the actual Lord of Evil Desires.
Judgment Xio and Magician Fors exchanged a glance. They suspected the new member was very likely Raphael.
Of course, they could not rule out the possibility that he was another blessed of the Lord of Evil Desires, but the more they looked, the more his build seemed to resemble Raphael's.
The other members had never expected such an evil god to be involved-or rather, they had never expected such an evil god to take part in a battle to defend the real world against an Outer Deity's invasion.
Everyone wanted to ask for details, but the new member did not seem particularly talkative. Instead of lingering on the Lord of