"Isn't Anubis's duty to judge where people go after death? Sending off Agents who were still alive-wasn't that an abuse of his authority too?"
At Mark's words, Hathor couldn't help laughing. Then she shook her head and told them, "That was just an excuse. The real reason wasn't that simple."
She went on to explain in detail, "The main reason Anubis was sealed was that he judged the Agents without permission, which seriously damaged the gods' dignity. Another important factor was that half the Agents he judged really did have problems. That undoubtedly embarrassed the gods who had chosen them. Just like this time-didn't Osiris fly into a humiliated rage when he discovered Harrow wasn't as upright as he'd thought?"
"That incident was much worse than this one. After all, the one who caused trouble this time wasn't his own Agent. Ah, Osiris's Agent back then might have been rotten at heart, but at least he was young, easy on the eyes, and not bald."
"Gold on the outside, rot on the inside-that probably described Osiris's Agent back then," Hathor said regretfully. "I wonder if that experience scarred Osiris, because none of the Agents he chose afterward ever met my standards for looks."
Seeing their resolve waver a little, Hathor said a few more words.
Anubis had incurred the gods' collective wrath. Even Hathor, who thought the other gods were making a fuss over nothing, had been unable to plead his case back then. Of course, her inclination to take his side definitely had nothing to do with her own Agent being one of the rival candidates left after "Anubis's rigorous selection" and emerging completely unscathed.
"Ahem. Strictly speaking, Anubis didn't actually overstep his duties. Without the gods' help, those Agents who failed his test would have been killed in