First came Jonas, who had committed the sin of pride.
He wanted to declare war on the Void Realm Church merely because it was recruiting believers in the Alt District, without any regard for its followers' feelings.
He spoke only of its missionary activities in the Alt District, while avoiding any mention of the spies he had planted within the Void Realm Church... such arrogance was bound to be punished.
And that was indeed the case...
But what drove Jonas to do these things was not pride, but ambition.
As Yucas had said, the Alt Conglomerate was still growing. Starting a war with the Void Realm Church at a time like this was clearly unwise.
On the surface, even if the Alt Conglomerate declared war on the Void Realm Church and ultimately won, it stood to gain very little... once provoked, an organization with religious overtones like this would be a source of endless trouble.
This was another major reason the Peacekeeping Forces were unwilling to thoroughly investigate the Void Realm Church.
They understood its true nature well. Even if they pursued it to the bitter end, it would most likely prove impossible to stamp out completely.
So, in Yucas's eyes, Jonas's decision to declare war on the Void Realm Church would undoubtedly leave both sides badly wounded.
No matter which side prevailed, there would be no true "winner."
That was why, when Jonas said his only reason for declaring war on the Void Realm Church was that "they were overstepping their bounds," Yucas actually believed him for once.
The reason sounded absurd, but with no apparent interests at stake, it seemed much more plausible.
When he offered that explanation, Yucas even instinctively felt that this was exactly the sort of thing Jonas would do.
Besides... whatever Jonas's real reason