"It really is amazing."
"It draws out the potential hidden within each person."
"Whether you're a warrior or something else, Miss Seitenshi."
"As long as you have that determination."
"Lord God will surely answer you."
Although Tsukuyo Inaba could not see,
her Mind's Eye saw more clearly than anyone else.
She could sense the unease in Seitenshi's heart at that moment.
It was just like how she herself had once been.
Her cursed body and impaired senses had once made her believe she had been abandoned by God.
But Lord God had chosen her.
"That's right."
"You don't need to worry at all, Miss Seitenshi."
"Lord God is incredible!"
"We didn't know anything at first either, but as long as we did what Lord God told us, we grew stronger in no time!"
Kikakujō Mary came over too, her wet blonde hair clinging to her shoulders and a smile on her face.
"And..."
"Lord God has never been wrong about anyone."
"Since he chose you,"
"that means you must have a unique value all your own."
"Lord God loves unpolished gems more than anything."
"Is that so..."
Seitenshi murmured to herself after hearing that.
The heavy weight on her heart seemed to lighten a little.
She raised her head.
Through the hazy steam,
she looked toward the tightly shut door.
God's image surfaced in her mind.
That man who always wore a gentle smile, yet made her feel utterly at ease.
And those words-
"This flower is already spoken for."
Echoed in her ears once again.
Seitenshi's cheeks flushed faintly.
She still remembered how her heart had raced in that instant.
Meanwhile.
In the first-floor hall.
Haimo was sitting alone on the soft sofa.
He held a cup of tea.
His gaze surveyed the Mansion he had moved into