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“…”
The room fell into a strange silence due to Se-Ha’s suggestion.
After what seemed like a long time, Meirin glanced sideways at Se-Hoon to whisper to him. “Hey, did you do something wrong to make her say that?”
“That’s what I’m wondering…. I never thought I’d hear someone tell me to die in such a roundabout way…”
Looking down, Se-Hoon made a depressed expression—a sight that made Se-Ha jolt and rush to explain herself.
“No! That’s not what I meant! I was talking about the Emperor of Ascension’s funeral! Like when the Pilgrimage Church elected its new Pope, I thought that if we held a large-scale event and gathered everyone’s wishes, we might be able to strengthen the power of Space with the Law of Repentance…!”
“I know. I was just joking.”
“…”
Despite Se-Ha clearly staring at him in dead silence, Se-Hoon turned back to Meirin and acted like nothing had happened.
“What do you think? I think it could work.”
“Hm… the idea itself isn’t bad, but using the Emperor of Ascension’s funeral feels a little inappropriate.”
“In what way?”
“That man was certainly well-respected, but not to the extent that all of humanity would mourn him. If the target of the Ascension Project were just the mourners, maybe. Since it’s all of humanity, though, he’s still not enough of a focal point.”
The sole reason the Pilgrimage Church’s ceremony had worked was because they only gathered the wishes of the believers, who wholeheartedly considered Karl to be their spiritual pillar as Pope.
In contrast, the Ascension Project targeted the entirety of humanity. Neither Karl nor Ludwig came close to being enough to serve as the central axis.
“I guess even my funeral wouldn’t be enough.”
“Not as of now. Maybe in the distant future.”
“Can we please stop talking about your funeral now?!”
Granting Se-Ha’s desperate plea, Se-Hoon and Meirin...
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