Just as the Mage Council said, Victor paid no attention to the public outcry from the people below.

He has more important things to do now than those residents.

At this moment, he hovered in the air, holding a plain sword blade that gleamed with cold light in one hand, which was pressed against the blade of "Gwen".

The two remained locked in a stalemate, their longswords trembling under the impact of their strength.

Viktor's eyes were deep and cold, his icy gaze fixed on 'Gwen'.

His arms were trembling because he had been too anxious.

Seeing that Vega might be in danger, he could only hold his sword with one hand and forcefully block Gwen's charging attack.

Although he successfully blocked the opponent's attack, the force transmitted from the sword still made his body feel unbearable.

Viktor could feel Gwen trembling.

That's restraint.

It was as if two consciousnesses existed within Gwen, frantically vying for control of this body.

Viktor could sense it from their exchange just now.

Gwen's attack noticeably weakened just before it made contact with his blade.

Otherwise, Viktor wouldn't have been able to withstand it so easily.

He was, after all, just a mage; no matter how powerful he was, he couldn't compare to a pure knight.

Not to mention, it's Gwen after she's been possessed by a goddess.

Even after being questioned, the other party maintained an emotionless attitude, as if there was no response whatsoever.

This familiar feeling made Viktor almost certain.

The person in front of her is now most likely the Goddess of Justice who has taken over Gwen's body.

Astraea.

The moment he finished speaking, 'Gwen's' head drooped slightly.

Even though her eyes were covered by that holy helmet, Viktor could still feel her gaze, which was watching him subtly.

Her reaction to the name almost certainly confirms her identity.

However, how did the goddess of justice come to be?

The believers failed to summon their goddess, but instead summoned Vega.

Therefore, the goddess of justice should not appear again.

Unless... the goddess of justice doesn't need to be summoned in the first place.

This thought flashed through Victor's mind like lightning, making him realize that he might have found the answer.

His tone was icy as he questioned 'Gwen' once again:

"The fake scales of the Mage Council."

"You've always been there, only choosing to show yourself now, haven't you?"

Aside from the fake scales, Victor could find no other reason for the Goddess of Justice to have appeared here.

The goddess of justice cannot remain hidden in Gwen's body forever, after all, Gwen was resurrected by the believers.

If they could stuff the Goddess of Justice into Gwen's body, would they still need to use Gwen to summon the goddess?

Moreover, the soul within Gwen is indeed unique; there has never been a second soul. This can be confirmed without a doubt.

Both Vega and Grand Duke Balo possess the ability to see through souls.

The most important point, which Viktor has only just realized,

He still remembered the time he first entered the gates of hell and kidnapped Hades' dog.

During his battle with Cerberus, two gods secretly aided him.

One of them is the goddess of fertility.

Victor was not surprised by the blessing from the god.

Because he himself possessed the ears of wheat of the goddess of abundance, which were her divine tokens.

The second deity is the goddess of justice.

The scales of the goddess of justice removed the amplification of other gods from Cerberus.

This led the gods to believe that he was associated with the goddess of justice, making him a thorn in the side of other gods.

At the time, however, Victor only thought that the fake Libra contained a trace of divine power left by the Goddess of Justice, and did not investigate further.

But now, when the goddess of justice herself possesses Gwen, Victor realizes that something is not right.

As mentioned in the background story, the Mage Council possesses the item "The Scales of the Hypocrite".

This artifact, crafted by a high-ranking mage using the power stolen from the Goddess of Justice, is specifically designed to measure the good and evil of council members.

But now it seems that what is hidden in the false scales may not be just the partial divine power of the goddess of justice.

It is highly likely that this fake scale contains most of the power of the goddess of justice.

Only a true deity can bear such immense divine power.

【Astroria, the Goddess of Justice】

The goddess of justice did not deny it, because she does not lie.

She nodded slightly, as if confirming Victor's question.

Then, she gripped the blade tightly and slowly retreated, keeping her distance from Viktor.

Soon, Gwen's rosy lips parted slightly, and she uttered a sentence through the small gap.

Although the voice was calm, it contained an unparalleled divine will of justice, ethereal and distant.

The power of the gods traversed the sky and the earth, bursting forth into the vast heavens, as if proclaiming to the entire world:

"Thank you for correcting the mistakes I made in the past."

The other party politely expressed their gratitude to Victor, then switched back to a divine tone, majestic and solemn:

"However, the growth of evil thoughts is inevitable, and they use life as a sacrifice to summon the arrival of evil gods."

"I am the god of justice, and I will surely wipe evil thoughts from the world."

Victor floated in the air, silent.

His gaze, as cold as if piercing a bottomless glacier, fixed on 'Gwen,' who had deliberately moved away from him. He watched as her body gradually stabilized.

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