Paimon was resting on a bed, and Gi-Gyu and Lou stood beside him silently.

“...”

Gi-Gyu watched him quietly. He had stated that Lou was one of the two swords God used to wield; then, he collapsed.

Gi-Gyu carefully placed his hand on Paimon’s chest again. He could feel that Paimon was in a terrible condition. It was a surprise that he was still alive at all.

Paimon was on his deathbed. He was physically fit, but his shell was destroyed beyond repair.

Gi-Gyu turned toward Lou, who also seemed unhappy. Gi-Gyu wondered what he must be thinking.

“Lou,” Gi-Gyu called out to him.

“Don’t worry about me,” Lou said coldly. His normal blank look appeared on his face again. “I just need some time to think.”

‘Lou…’ 

Lou had been betrayed and turned into an evil sword. He had just discovered that Paimon had something to do with the betrayal.

‘But he must have had some idea that this is what happened,’ Gi-Gyu guessed. He suspected that Lou already knew this. After all, Lou had known about Paimon’s research and had given him Satan.

And…

‘The...