“What?”

“Doing kind acts.”

Zich walked towards Snoc and grabbed his shoulders.

“It makes you uncomfortable that Nowem is being forgiven without any consequences. Then you just have to make him pay. Make him pay for his wrongs until both of you are satisfied.”

“Are you saying that he should pay for his wrongdoings by doing kind acts?”

“Of course. What is the first thing that criminals do when they atone for their sins in religious institutions? It’s helping others. Doing kind acts is one of the best ways to forgive yourself. There’s really nothing like it to cover your past wrongdoings.”

Sam didn’t agree with the way Zich framed ‘helping others’ as if it was a tool, but Zich was not wrong. Sam began pondering again.

“In order for this to work, it’s most important for you to believe in it. No matter what others say, you have to believe this will work for you.”

“Then are you telling Snoc to help orphanages or give to struggling people—things like that?”

“No.”

Sam blinked his eyes at Zich’s strong denial.

“Nowem is the one who did wrong. He has to use Nowem’s power.”

Nowem’s power. Sam trembled a bit as he recalled Snoc’s appearance when he went berserk. To him, the magical beast of the earth’s power was enormous.

“…Then what should I do?”

Snoc had been looking at Zich straight in the...