“I know that no matter what I say, I won’t be forgiven.”0

“It’s alright.”0

Staring at Persephone, who stood with both hands neatly clasped in front of her, a knight continued with an emotionless face, “Please, never forgive us.”0

“If sacrificing myself can save her and the entire world, I won’t refuse,” she replied with conviction.0

“We’ll tell her that we were the ones who forced you into this place. We’ve already betrayed those we once shared a table with, for the sake of our beliefs. Adding one more sin won’t change anything.”0

Seeing Persephone remained silent, he gently pushed her back forward. “Once again, don’t ever forgive us.”0

With many knights behind her, she stepped into the dark world made of rifts. It was time to return to the bottomless and endless abyss that was Hell.0

Once she threw herself into the beast lair, her memories came to a temporary end, lasting for what both felt like eternity and a single instant before being awoken.0

* * *0

Davey saw parts of Kasato’s body through the twisted armor. On the surface, it looked like Kasato, but it was carrying the thoughts of countless knights within it. And not just any knights—completely deranged ones.0

Despite Persephone’s attempt to stop Daphne, she kept pressing down on it with the blunt end...0