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A choice?
Klein's answer completely exceeded Edward's expectations. Not only he, but even Medici was momentarily stunned. The difference was that Medici seemed to want to commend this employee, while Edward intended to make his commendation the last words Klein ever heard.
He grasped at the air, considering the odds of shooting both the War Angel and Klein dead.
No, Medici had better stay alive. God Almighty's failure to punish him proved that he still held some degree of favor for the War Angel, but at the same time, he had bestowed no blessings on Medici either. He seemed to be waiting for Medici to convert of his own accord-it would not be difficult to shoot either Klein or Medici individually, but with the mind link in place, one shot could kill both. That made things a little difficult.
What if God Almighty held him accountable? What if God Almighty was willing to hold him accountable?
Having been dead for thousands of years yet stubbornly preserving himself until salvation arrived, possessing a will so strong that even after losing the object of his faith, he could still methodically carry out that being's will and continue operating, rather than collapsing and losing control on the spot like certain devout believers who treated their god and faith entirely as psychological crutches-such a soul was worth regarding more highly in its own right. Even if God Almighty would not hold him accountable, Edward harbored little hostility toward Medici, on account of both his merits and the True Creator. Although killing him would not weigh on his conscience, he did not particularly want to do it.
However, given the current situation, was it possible that Medici was treating himself as one of Klein's human shields?
Hmm, that seemed quite possible.
Should he find