Dane slowly walked around Sina with a smile. It was as if he was satisfied with her answer.

“You’re right, Sina. The emperor loved humans terribly. The reason why the emperor suffers is because of humans, and the reason why he died is because of humans as well. Everything he loved ended up betraying him, and everything he made destroyed itself. All of that was done by humans that the emperor loves so dearly.”

“But…”

“There’s no ‘but,’ Sina. His love for humans is sublime and beautiful.”

Dane forced Sina’s arm down. He didn’t put much strength into his hand, but Sina dropped down on one knee and met eyes with Dane.

“Such sublime love is worth protecting.”

“...Worth protecting? What do you mean?”

“Look at the current emperor, Sina.”

Dane waved his cane and summoned Juan, who was lying there with a pale face just like a corpse.

Sina was once again agitated to see his pale expression, but Dane changed the scene around them once again.

Juan cut down the guards at the burning Tantil Colosseum and released the monsters in a crowded stadium. The next scene showed the time when Juan exterminated the Order of the Blue Rose in the Laus Mountains. It also showed the image of Sina, who was drenched in blood as she fought against the demonic slaves. Then the scene changed to show Juan putting the Templars into a fire pit and then burning...