Mavario appeared before Kallen with a smile on his face.
Kallen felt a little helpless and sighed.
"What's wrong?" Mavario asked.
Kallen shook his head, not wanting to answer.
Mavario finally understood. "Before God, we must get used to being candid."
"Do you mean the elders living up on the stars usually go around naked? After all, they're recognized as the people closest to God."
"This is the Divine Temple," Mavario reminded him. "Once we leave this barrier, don't make jokes like that."
"I know."
"Heh."
"What's wrong?" Kallen asked.
Mavario answered, "I tried imagining the scene you just described."
"Your reaction time really is slow."
"Reaction time?" Mavario caught his meaning. "Mostly, it's because no one usually dares to make jokes like that with me."
"After all, you're a man of distinguished status."
"There's just one last procedure. It'll be over soon, and then I'll show you around the Divine Temple. This is a rare opportunity. To outsiders, the Divine Temple and the Order God Church are one entity, but they're actually two independently operating systems. Unless you have special status or special permission, you can't get in at all."
"All right."
Mavario raised his hand, and a starry sky appeared above them. Immediately afterward, an immense pressure descended.
Kallen looked up and saw a black scythe suspended in the sky-the [War Scythe].
"A 'scan' with the [War Scythe] can clear away any 'watching eyes.'"
"Oh, so that's how it works."
It really felt like ultraviolet sterilization.
The [War Scythe] cast down moonlike radiance, bathing Kallen in its light.
In that instant, Kallen felt a stabbing pain in his chest, but he endured it without any change in his expression.
Kallen knew very well that this pain came not from his body but from his soul's feedback, mainly because