El told him about the day she carried out the holy sword ritual with Gabriel, which was exactly what Gi-Gyu wanted to hear about.

-As I said before, my mission was to suppress Chaos. After careful consideration, I decided to go ahead with the holy sword ritual.

Gi-Gyu had already heard about this part.

El continued,

-I knew making physical contact with Chaos through the holy sword ritual would seal it away from the world. It wouldn’t be as effective as if God did it himself, but it would be good enough.

Lou questioned,

-Hmm… I still don’t get it.

After a short pause, Lou continued,

-I get that you had Life, one of God’s abilities, and you were the being closest to him, but that still shouldn’t have been enough to suppress Chaos. Chaos is an underground monster and was in fact God’s nemesis.

El interrupted Lou and replied,

-Yes, you’re right, Lou. Just as you said, it would have been impossible for me to do this alone. That is why…

-Ah, I see. I get it now.

It appeared Lou had guessed what El was about to say.

El added,

-Alongside me, countless other angels had also volunteered to become holy swords. As their empress and the one who transformed them, I became the center, connecting and accumulating all...