Silence immediately descended, and I heard Benigoa’s voice a beat later. I thought she would respond with a high-pitched voice, but her voice sounded so low that it sounded more like a mosquito’s droning.

Honestly, it was strange to hear her speak like that. She seemed childish because of it.

[...]

“...”

[It’s all someone’s fault…]

“What?” I asked.

[Do you really think I’m doing this because I…]

“What did you say?” I asked again.

[I-It’s nothing.]

“...”

I was sure the reason the incompetent Benigoa went bankrupt was because of the amount of holy power she had to use on me.

However, if I were to judge the situation carefully, I would say that the amount of influence I had was as small as fine dust.

‘Actually, that’s not true. I received a reasonable reward based on my actions, so this is completely different from that.’

Even if I contributed a lot to her bankruptcy…

‘This is still a bit too much.’

I couldn’t help but think that the problem was too big because the order of the continent was on the brink of falling apart. I was sure the things Benigoa informed me just now were only one part of the problem. If something really did happen, I was sure that there would...