I smiled as the doppelgänger disappeared and approached the altar again.
"It seems you're having fun, matriarch...", I said, my voice loaded with a dangerous tone.
The matriarch's face turned gray, as she knew that by destroying the Omaishi, the Demon King's clone would appear and that this would be enough to intimidate outsiders. But now that her calculation had gone completely wrong, she felt an immense pressure from me and my team. No matter what she tried, she knew she was finished. The outsiders' power was too great to confront, so she could only pray to survive this calamity.
"I wouldn't dare, my lord," she replied, trembling. "I was only performing the ritual as I was taught by my ancestors..."
With a snort, I lightly stomped the ground, creating cracks in the earth. "You know what I hate most in this world? Liars like you..."
