"Why do you think Hugues Artois is acting like this now? Is he putting on an act, or does he genuinely want these people to receive compensation?"
Amid the clinking glasses of the banquet, the two Purifiers responsible for protecting Hugues Artois whispered to each other.
From time to time, they glanced at the members of the Campaign Team around Hugues Artois, who continued going about their duties with perfectly normal expressions.
It seemed everyone at this banquet had gotten what they wanted, except Bono Goodwell, the culprit behind the chemical factory explosion. His expression was grim, as though he had just paid a terrible price.
But with adequate compensation and what could be called a sincere apology, the victims' attitude toward him had noticeably changed.
The glittering decorations around them and the exquisite food at the banquet left the victims' families feeling dizzy, as though they had stepped onto the fringes of high society. They were so self-conscious that, for a moment, they had no idea how to behave.
"I heard the captain say there could be several explanations."
One Purifier spoke to his companion. As he walked slowly through the banquet, he studied the ordinary people before him, looking for signs that supernatural powers were influencing them. "Maybe Hugues Artois just wants to win people over. Maybe a conflict of interests arose between him and those two exposed Evil God Followers. Of course, he could also just be doing it for-well, how did that saying of Roselle's go again?"
"It's something like, a brave man cuts off his own wrist when faced with danger. Perhaps he's afraid those two Evil God Followers will expose their beliefs and implicate him as well."
The Purifier finished in one breath, then resumed his silent patrol.
His companion once again turned his