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"I never expected this... never!"
After severing his mystical connection to Sefirah Castle, the shadowy humanoid on the throne let out thunderous laughter in the pitch-black mausoleum.
"For things to have reached this point, I really ought to thank God Almighty, and thank the God of Thunder properly... if not for him, I probably wouldn't even have escaped in one piece."
"This agreement was truly unbelievable. All I did was return the 'Miracle Invoker,' and he agreed. It certainly can't be that simple. He found an excuse to keep me here, so he must have some other aim... heh, the Lord of Mysteries agreed to let me take my pathways away, but I won't believe he's genuinely that kind. The stakes on either side don't match at all, unless he can gain even more! Besides, he found an excuse to keep me on Earth. Sooner or later, he probably intends to drag me into the chaos and little games he creates..."
The Son of Chaos was a little curious about the Lord of the Mysteries' plans to collect the twenty-two pathways, but not very.
If something had nothing to do with him, he didn't think about it. He wasn't interested either way-especially when it involved the Lord of Mysteries. The thought that the fellow was secretly preparing some new mischief made the Son of Chaos feel that he ought to hurry up and distort his memories of what he had seen in Sefirah Castle, lest they become groundwork for something later... the Lord of Mysteries might not actually do that, but what if he did?
Silence fell over the dark mausoleum for a moment. The enormous shadow filled the entire space, flowing slowly.
"What is the Lord of Mysteries' purpose in keeping me on Earth? Still, if he merely