Although it started as just a suggestion, I never expected that the devil would actually give me something that might be useful in the future.

This thought lasted only a moment before I quickly erased it from my mind.

There must be somewhere else where that thing is needed more. Besides, judging from its shape, it doesn't seem like it can smoothly solve the problem I'm facing right now.

"I never expected that little girl would choose to run away from the VIP seats. Humph, what an ignorant and foolish imposter..."

A sinister voice rang out nearby. Only a crooked spine remained standing in place. The broken head was raised from the pile of bones, and the bulging eyes stared intently at them: "How does it feel to be abandoned by the people you trusted? Why don't you come to our side instead?"

"No matter what happens afterward, our merciful God will not abandon any existence. We will take His place and bring equal death and end to every being on this earth, so that those false beings who enjoy glory but are completely unaware of their sins may rediscover the value of their existence."

"You will stand above all things, and can even punish this wretched world at will... Isn't that a wonderful future?"

I kicked him down and stomped him onto the pile of bones. I looked down and couldn't help but smirk: "...Even at a time like this, you're still thinking about recruitment?"

"Furthermore, compared to those empty promises, how can you expect others to easily accept a hollow invitation that doesn't even understand the actual needs and interests of the invitee?"

"People can't live a simple life just by having dreams and hopes."

"...I thought they were understanding, like-minded individuals, but it turns out they're just like those fakes, only concerned with shallow self-interest." He seemed to be muttering something, his voice gradually lowering. "It's truly incomprehensible why those guys were so fixated on you, repeatedly insisting on bringing you back..."

"It doesn't matter. Even if we fail this time, there will be another chance. We will be reborn in the next world. We will be reincarnated again..."

What? Who?

I tried to ask him something more, but he was already silent. Even the grayish-white skeleton that had been motionless had shattered into gray sand, which was swept up by the gradually subsiding whirlwind and merged into the unstable sphere.

The outbreak is about to begin.

I took a deep breath and raised my outstretched palm towards it.