"You're right."
Lumian suppressed the shock that had just welled up within him and nodded cautiously.
"No matter what, we have to be prepared for the possibility that the Father of the Parish still remembers the previous loops. We must subdue him immediately to prevent the loop from restarting again and undoing all our efforts."
"If-if, in the next loop, he chooses not to disguise his identity anymore and instead asks you for help as the head of the local church, would you believe him or an unaffiliated Beyonder like me?"
Lumian directed that last question at Ryan, Leah, and Valentine.
"Even then, we would eventually see through his scheme." Valentine took the initiative to speak, a rare occurrence, his voice fervent and furious.
"The followers of an evil god have nowhere to hide beneath the radiance of the Sun!"
Lumian, who had the power of the Circle of Inevitability sealed within him: "..."
Nimrod, who was effectively an incarnation of the evil god Mystery: "..."
"Indeed," Nimrod said with convincing sincerity.
"You would indeed eventually discover that he actually worships an evil god, but before that, he would most likely have already schemed you to death."
He clapped his hands and finally said something to Valentine that he had been holding back for a long time.
"Even if 'my heart and actions are as clear as a mirror, and everything I do is justice' applies to you (note 1), you still have to guard against secret betrayals and attacks from your subordinates."
With that, Nimrod raised both hands high and smiled. "Praise the Sun \o/!"
Most importantly, Nimrod had ended by loudly praising the glory of the Sun, which left Valentine quite satisfied.
Looks like quite a few unaffiliated Beyonders believe in the radiance of the Sun too... Valentine