The goddesses attempted to gain my salvation.

There is only one reason why they could arrive at the rally site ahead of time.

The president will attend this meeting.

With a heavy thud as metal struck the ground, a figure emerged from the thick fog.

Like everyone else, this head was hooded, so the face was not visible.

His body was somewhat hunched, making him look like an old man.

He is the president.

The president's appearance created a strong sense of pressure for everyone present.

Unconsciously, they straightened up, even the usually arrogant piper did the same.

After looking around, the president spoke in an aged voice.

"Now that everyone is here, let's get started."

The president, leaning on a snake-headed staff with a gold head and a silver body, slowly walked around the round table.

"Everyone."

"I think you should know that there was a little accident when the gods from the outer realms descended last time."

"The god of the outer realms not only failed to enjoy the delicious meal he was entitled to, but even his God Eye was injured."

"The gods of the outer realms were furious about this."

The president's tone was very calm, but the skin of the thirteen people sitting around the round table was already frosty.

They knew the chairman was angry.

"The Corruptor".

"What are your thoughts on this?"

The Corruptor was the one who turned Nina into a magic-suppressing stone in the forest that day.

It was he who personally planned the attack on the Papacy and the Advent ceremony.

Unfortunately, he did not anticipate Ryan's presence.

That sword not only struck the Eye of God's body, but also his heart.

"President."

"The ceremony was originally going very smoothly, but some unexpected things happened along the way."

"That man named Ryan hindered the ritual, and also..."

clang!

The heavy knocking sound sent a shiver down the Corruptor's spine.

Beads of cold sweat streamed down his forehead.

"That's not what I want to hear."

"What did you do after the ritual failed?"

The Corruptor pursed his lips, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.

Anyone could tell that the chairman was criticizing him.

Clearly, the Corruptor didn't want to answer that question.

However, there's never a shortage of people who offer advice at crucial moments.

The woman with a crow perched on her shoulder chuckled a few times.

"As far as I know, the Corruptor has been searching the world for beautiful women ever since that day~"

"As for Ryan, who injured the Eye of God, he doesn't seem interested at all."

"Is that right, Corruptor?"

The Corruptor, whose identity had been exposed, blushed deeply... though no one could see it.

He really is... only interested in beautiful women.

He especially enjoys turning beautiful women into dolls and statues for his own amusement and appreciation.

In fact, there were several toys made from living people in his room.

In an attempt to divert the president's anger, the Corruptor decided to drag her into the mess.

Let her put on a bad show for herself!

"Raven!"

"Besides me, you also know about this. So let me ask you, what have you done?"

"All he does every day is raise crows and attend those extravagant parties among nobles!"

"They didn't even have the heart to hold a ceremony!"

"You don't actually think you're some kind of aristocratic socialite, do you?"

"Recognize your place. You're nothing more than someone who was picked up from the sewers!"

Raven's eyes narrowed slightly, and the raven on its shoulder stared intently at the Corruptor.

The Corruptor crossed his own line.

Fortunately, for every person stirring up trouble, there's someone else acting as a peacemaker.

A middle-aged man waved his hand: "Don't say such hurtful things. Aren't we companions?"

"Since the ritual has been disrupted and the Eye of God has been injured, all we need to do is find that man named Ryan and kill him, right?"

There's no need for infighting.

The Corruptor glanced at the middle-aged man.

Honestly, it would be one thing if it were anyone else, but the one who stepped forward to act as a peacemaker was this man with the title "Heart Eater".

As its name suggests, the Heart Eater enjoys eating the hearts of living people.

Moreover, his targets must be couples deeply in love.

His tone was so gentle, yet his method of murder was the bloodiest and most brutal of all.

Humph.

He's just a smiling tiger.

The Corruptor ignored him, and the Raven had no liking for the Heart Eater either.

She glanced at him, then crossed her legs and crossed her arms.

At that moment, the piper spoke in his extremely magnetic voice.

"President, there's no need to be impatient."

“I met with Ryan in Lavala during this period.”

"His dual-attribute magic... is much more proficient than when he was at the Holy See last time."

"It's obvious that he's making progress, and at an extremely rapid pace."

"Master President."

“If we continue to let Ryan grow up, I fear that one day he will become our biggest enemy.”

The president stroked his chin, deep in thought.

"Now that you've met with Ryan, where is he now, and where is he going?"

The piper answered truthfully, "Lane has left Lavala and is on his way to the Papacy."

"Accompanying them were three mages. One was a lightning mage with six circuits, and the other two were fire and earth mages, each with five circuits."

A scornful laugh drifted across the round table.

To them, having six circuits or five circuits is no different from having any other way of doing things.

They're so weak they're not even worth killing.

"In that case."

The president stopped and turned to face the thirteen people around the round table.

"Which of you will go to the church and kill Ryan?"

After he finished speaking, a subtle silence fell over the round table.

No one volunteered.

Everyone has their own ulterior motives.

The raven is busy fishing for rich men. The Corruptor has just set his sights on a noblewoman and is almost there. He'll be able to win her over and then personally turn her into a highly playable doll.

The Heart Eaters on the other side are even less interested in men.

They're not a couple, so killing each other doesn't feel like anything.

Only the piper showed a slight interest in Ryan.

To put it bluntly, they gathered together not because of any firm belief, but for their own personal purposes.

They had no reverence for the gods of the outer lands; all they wanted was to use the gods' favors to strengthen themselves.

One sentence summary.

The entire round table was filled with people who were extremely sophisticated egoists.

The president frowned slightly.

what happened?

It's one thing for you guys to be idle most of the time, but when I, as the chairman, step in to ask you to do something serious, you all just stay silent and wait for someone else to go first, huh?

If they keep quiet, that's easy to handle.

Let's go together!

"Since no one's going, then..."