"You're a god, while I'm just a mortal who has never caught a god's eye!"
"I'm an utterly powerless mortal! I don't have the luck of those chosen ones with Visions, much less the immense power you possess!"
"I'm just a powerless mortal. Burning through my life on the battlefield to shine brilliantly for a single instant is the only way I can prove my life has any worth!"
"How could a god with power like yours ever understand the suffering and struggles of us mortals?"
Teppei practically roared those words.
Yet Ellin remained expressionless in the face of his accusations.
She swept a cold glance over Teppei and said, "What? Did I hit a nerve, and now you're lashing out?"
"You say you aren't selfish? Fine, then answer me this!"
"Do you know how dangerous Delusions are?"
"Since you know the dangers, you should understand perfectly well that fighting with a Delusion is essentially suicide!"
"You think sacrificing yourself to help the war effort makes you so admirable?"
"Yes, once you're dead, you'll even get to be called a hero."
"Whenever people mention you, they'll say, 'Wow, Teppei was a great hero! He sacrificed himself in battle!'"
"And then what?"
"You get a good reputation and everyone's praise, then you die and wash your hands of it all. But what about the people left grieving your death?"
"You get the praise, become a hero, and satisfy your vanity. Then you die and stop caring about anything."
"You take all the good things for yourself, leave behind a line like, 'So the gods really never did look upon me,' and leave the living to bear all the grief."
"And you still dare claim you aren't selfish?"
"If you fought on the battlefield and died an honorable death, I'd respect you