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Huh?
The Outer Deity sank into profound confusion.
Even Edward, who had watched the scene through their shared thoughts, fell silent. The experience and wisdom he had accumulated over countless years of roaming the Sea of Stars proved somewhat useless before those words, because this was a first.
"Wait."
He diverted a little more attention to thinking, alongside "Am I being mistaken for Amon because my acting is too good or too terrible?" and the unfinished "What does the Celestial Worthy think of you proselytizing like this, and what does God Almighty have to say?" Then, as if struck by inspiration, he asked Klein:
"You think I'm Amon?"
Immediately afterward, enlightenment dawned on him:
"If I admit I'm Amon, you'll naturally be wary of me. But even if I deny being Amon, you certainly won't believe me, since I'm the 'God of Deceit.' In any case, I'm Amon in your mind, and the more I say, the more convinced you'll be. Right?"
Klein's expression told him that was exactly right.
The Outer Deity grew excited, his expressions becoming correspondingly animated, to the point that his features were almost flying about.
Human imagination and judgment really are fascinating... While muttering inwardly, he manually restored his composure. He reached up to smooth down the split corners of his mouth, then bent his upright eyebrows back into place... The entire sequence looked bizarre and horrifying to Klein, making him frown deeply. Although it was rather unlike "Amon," who could say this wasn't a new trick by an "Amon" who had become even stranger after obtaining Sefirah Castle?
"I'm not Amon... Fine, even if I say that, you won't believe me, will you? Then forget it."
A few seconds later, he regained control of his emotions, but couldn't help sighing again. "I don't