Even though the Indeterminate Polyhedron had shattered into pieces and its original form was ruined, it still gave off an ominous aura.

“If you don’t mind me asking, why were you looking for the Indeterminate Polyhedron? Everyone had a hard time finding the pieces of the shattered gem from the ruins. It would be nice to know the reason,” Opert asked.

“It’s because of Rietto,” Juan answered.

“You mean Bishop Rietto…? Isn’t Bishop Rietto dead?”

Bishop Rietto was found dead with his head exploded. While everyone thought that he had died from the aftermath of performing an extremely powerful Grace that was beyond his limit, Juan’s thoughts were different.

“I entered his mind for a short moment when I was fighting against him. His mental world was completely broken.”

“As expected. I have also heard stories about Bishop Rietto before. I was told that his mind had shattered from directly hearing His Majesty’s words… well, it seems like that wasn’t true.”

“No. There were traces of the Crack behind his mind shattering.”

“The Crack?”

Opert opened his eyes wide. In the current era, when gods had disappeared, the only thing that could pose a practical threat to the empire was the Crack, located to the north. The Crack was so powerful that even His Majesty had died of betrayal during the war against the Crack. General Nienna Nelben and the northern populus...