"The kids… have their own destiny to fulfill. Since they are born from our goddess and for our goddess, they will return to our goddess as well once their purpose is fulfilled."
Cardinal Joshua told me, and I was now even more sure that there was some kind of disconnect between these people and their goddess.
Their words and actions were too different from what the goddess had asked me to do.
'It's not my concern anyway. What I need to focus on is to complete my side of the deal.'
Cardinal Joshua noticed my expression and decided to ask me the same question once more.
"I am not in the habit of repeating myself, but you are a special case, shopkeeper. You are a wild card who can change the tide of the tug-of-war. So I will ask you once more—won't you betray the duchess and join my side?"
The man asked, and this time, I had a feeling that saying no was not an option for me. There were too many guards around, ready to take me down the second I gave them a chance to.
