Juan remained calm despite Dane’s provocation.

Dane’s dream for a utopia and for humanity to be supreme, a dream which he had dreamed of for hundreds of years already had ended in a failure once with Juan, and then his decades-long plan failed once again with Gerard.

Dane said that Gerard was closer to perfection than Juan, but Juan knew that this was only Dane trying to deceive himself. Dane was just exhausted.

However, none of that was Juan’s business.

“I don’t think your wishes and dreams were inherently wrong, Dane. Everyone dreams about such an absurd world.”

Despite Juan’s calm reply, Dane rose from his seat with an angry expression.

“What’s wrong with humans creating a world only for humans!?” Dane shouted in a loud voice as he stood up with the help of his cane.

Dane’s voice echoed throughout the Church and shook the floor. Juan heard the sound of a landslide from somewhere far away. Despite all this, he sheathed Sutra instead of raising it toward Dane.

“I have already seen humans cultivating a world for only humans beyond the Crack! They were all powerful men that are not even the slightest bit comparable to the oppressed humans of this poor world!” Dane shouted with all his might.

The numerous encounters Dane had over the years had caused him to develop a dream. He had dreamed of a world where humans would lead and rule the world instead of being ignored and persecuted by gods.

Dane never considered...