Will-Bukelin had not said much about True Spirit Crystals, but those few words were enough for An Kai to understand that they were the reserves of the True Spirits in the True Spirit World.
What would happen if sleeping True Spirits lost their reserves?
The answer was obvious: death!
As a former [Wanderer], Will-Bukelin had been willing to sacrifice himself for countless unfamiliar skeletal beings. When had he ever done anything like this?
That was why An Kai said he had changed.
Rather than saying Will-Bukelin had changed, it was more accurate to say An Kai had changed him.
If Will-Bukelin had never met An Kai, would he have eventually died saving the Bukelin Duchy? Or saving the people of the Desert?
He might also have died in obscurity.
But that Will-Bukelin would have lived by the beliefs of a [Wanderer] all his life, becoming a "fool" in other people's eyes.
After meeting An Kai, Will-Bukelin had changed without even realizing it.
Through An Kai's words and example, Will had learned what foolish kindness was.
Everything he had done before had been foolish kindness.
That was when change had begun to take root and sprout in Will-Bukelin's heart.
Will-Bukelin had come to understand that foolish kindness was not kindness at all.
From that point onward, he had also begun taking the initiative to do certain things, such as killing.
If killing one person could save dozens, it was worth it.
The obstinate could neither be moved nor reformed.
As An Kai put it, "Trying to reason with a bunch of scumbags? Are you out of your mind?"
Just like now.
An Kai had the strength to deal with the Divine Realm Consciousness and save countless beings and True Spirits in the Divine Realm and the True Spirit World.
The price