The SSS rank itself was intoxicating. It was the reason Blattier once dared call himself a god simply for attaining it. And he was not the only one.
Arrogance. Overconfidence. Ignorance. That was the true sickness of humanity.
"In the end, Kazis, the great houses, and I chose the Readers' side. We chose to hold back, to trust their warnings. But I'll admit the truth—even we believed deep down that the warriors might be right. That fighting was the braver path."
To strike first rather than sit idle, waiting for the next wave. With such strength at their command, many believed it was the only correct choice.
"We did not realize… that had we not stepped back at the final moment, humanity would have been wiped from this world long ago," Liora said bitterly, and silence fell over the others.
To explain, she showed them the vision. The day it happened.
