This world is beautiful. Although it may not be advanced or great, every blade of grass, every flower, every leaf, and every life and creature in this world is beautiful.
Therefore, this world must not be destroyed under any circumstances.
Thinking this, the man put the greatsword behind his back. He was the same man who had fought with Vereesa before, but he was no longer in human form.
The man now wore pure white armor, with a golden cloak behind him, and wings like those of a bird-beastman growing from his back... but this purity and holiness were something that no beastman could ever replicate.
"Vereesa..."
Muttering the names of his colleagues who were trying to stop him, the man shook his head violently and left the empty, magnificent palace, but he was stopped after only a few steps.
Standing in his way was a member of his own clan with a calm expression.
"Raphael, stop interfering with the Prime Material Plane so easily..."
This fellow angel called the man "Raphael." As a fellow angel and an outsider, he stopped Raphael from doing something, saying, "We should no longer defy the rules of being outsiders."
"..."
Raphael remained silent, like a silent temple. He looked at his colleague who stood firmly in his way and asked, "Do you also think the destruction of the world doesn't matter, Leonardo da Vinci?"
To this, the angel known as Leonardo da Vinci shook his head and said, "I just think we shouldn't act rashly. Let's wait and see... Not only me, but Michelangelo and Donatello also think so."
Should we wait and see?
Raphael pondered, offering no response, but instead bypassed Leonardo da Vinci and headed towards the Rainbow Bridge connecting the various worlds… If he were to descend to the mortal realm himself, he would have to pay a price.
The damage to their strength will also be severe.
However, it's better to be sent back as a summoned creature, just like before.
"Raphael?!"
"..."
Despite Leonardo da Vinci's advice, Raphael shook his head and walked resolutely toward the Rainbow Bridge, saying, "We are the celestial knights who sustain the world... not four cowardly turtles."
That was a very harsh statement, but Leonardo da Vinci wasn't angry about it... Raphael was the one who should be angry.
"Head to the Prime Material Plane!"
Raphael shouted this under the gaze of Leonardo da Vinci and an angel, knowing very well that if he were to personally descend to the Prime Material Plane, he might not be able to defeat Ira at all.
But he had to do it, didn't he? Otherwise, if everyone makes excuses not to stop the chaos, how can the world be saved? And how can the end of the World Tree be stopped?!
Along with his declaration, the Rainbow Bridge was supposed to be activated... but it didn't.
The Rainbow Bridge remained motionless.
"?!?!?!?!"
To Raphael's astonishment, Leonardo da Vinci slowly approached, his wings fluttering slightly, and said, "We've already shut it down to prevent you from doing anything foolish... If you go to the main world, it's uncertain who will kill whom."
As Leonardo da Vinci spoke, another angel dressed similarly approached, speaking in a gentler voice than the other two: "Yes, the power of Chaos comes from the stolen authority of the World Tree. Your rash suggestion to kill... is nothing but suicide."
"Even you... Donatello."
The celestial paladin known as Donatello nodded, stopping Raphael and saying, "If you descend to the mortal realm, even if Vereesa doesn't harm you, it will take a very long time for you to recover to the level of power needed to fight Chaos... The risk is too great."
Da Vinci nodded in agreement, blocking Raphael's path with his enormous wings, saying, "Moreover, whether Illa is truly Chaos remains to be seen."
"..."
Raphael remained silent, looking at the two men as if he were seeing his colleagues for the first time. He said, "I asked earlier... if it wouldn't matter if the world were destroyed?"
Yes, that's exactly what Raphael asked.
"But you did not answer me; you said that the existence of chaos needs to be confirmed, yet you also said that recklessly going to kill is nothing but suicide... You are changing the subject! You are shirking your responsibility!"
Faced with Raphael's questioning, the two were unable to say anything, because... their sense of duty to protect the world had long since vanished along with the silence of the gods.
“We no longer do God’s will, we are no longer special, if the end is the future, then let the end come… Raphael, we are powerless to change it, we no longer have the glory of the past.”
Raphael shook his head at Donatello's response, looking sadly at his two colleagues, and said, "Is there no way to change it? I ask you, if there were such a supply room, with no windows and impossible to break down."
"Inside there are many people sleeping soundly, who will soon suffocate. They will die in their sleep, without feeling the sorrow of impending death. Some people are awake... but they have no intention of trying to break down the iron house."
"We made a pact not to do anything that would wake someone who is sleeping, so... it doesn't matter if they suffocate? Even if they die in their sleep, are we still going to uphold the principle of 'outside the rules'?"
Raphael questioned loudly, looking at the two stunned people, "Perhaps this house cannot be broken, perhaps if I do something to wake everyone, it will only add to the sorrow of facing the end, but should I do nothing at all?"
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