“The ‘Tears of the Stars’ not only serves as a reminder of one’s sins but also allows you to go back to the day before committing the sin, but only for a single day.”

Lillis gently unfolded and then folded her hand, as if caressing an invisible starry illusion. The graceful movement made it seem natural, and it reminded me of the time when someone, perhaps with Lillis’s help, tried to venture into the universe during my days in the land of the gods.

“Well, you just went to get it as the great being instructed.”

Then, laying one hand on her chest and looking intently at Sasha, Lillis continued.

“But do you know? The great being you’re taking care of will use it when passing through the gate of eternity.”

With a meaningful smile, Lillis finally rested her chin on her hand.

“Only those who have not committed sins can pass through the gate.”

Pointing to the ‘Tears of the Stars’ that Sasha was holding with the tip of her index finger, Lillis continued talking.

“But with that, the great being won’t be able to deceive the gatekeeper.”

The great being?

“Is it similar to the giant beings I heard about in history class?”

I perked up my ears, stacking up the thoughts that came to mind, and listened carefully to Lillis’s next words.

“In the end, it will perish.”

The combination of the great being and perishing made something squirm in my mind, but it didn’t come to a clear conclusion. It just felt like I had been stimulated by something.

“Snake, do you believe such nonsense?”

Meanwhile, Sasha, who became noticeably uncomfortable with Lillis’s words, openly called him a ‘snake.’

Although Lillis had mentioned earlier that Sasha was someone who knew about both me and himself, his image as a capable and smart aristocrat was still strong.

“Even though I may look like an ordinary snake, I have lived for centuries.”

But not anymore. The Sasha I knew had disappeared.

Swiftly, he appeared by my side.

“He may be just a human now, but I have protected the gods’ side for the longest time among the fallen beings on the earth.”

In the meantime, Lillis stood between Sasha and me, tilted her body toward Sasha, and revealed a story even I didn’t know.

When we first met in the early days of life, we had simply exchanged small talk and lived as friends, and she never told me exactly how she was born and raised.

Above all, what puzzled me was that Lillis claimed to have protected the side of the gods for the longest time. Until now, I had considered myself the only such being, excluding cases like the messengers of the gods or the World Tree.

“Nonsense! You were also abandoned by the gods!”
“No, Lillis is a quirky one who left the land of the gods on her own. I was puzzled and tilted my head. Sasha’s loud and angry reaction was strange.

‘But why does Sasha think Lillis was abandoned by the gods?’

Could there have been a conflict between the gods and Lillis that I didn’t know about?

“Oh~.”

With a strong response, Lillis shrugged her shoulders as if to say, ‘What can you do?’ It seemed like she was telling Sasha that it was meaningless to get angry and irritated. She was openly telling Sasha that he didn’t need to do this.

“I came here to help all of you. That’s all.”

Instead of getting angry together, Lillis remained surprisingly calm.

“Lies! You always interfered with our work!”

Sasha, with a face flushed with emotions, struck his chest with his left hand. I don’t know how long their unfortunate fate has been going on, but seeing that Lillis always interfered with Sasha, it seemed like the past years were not trivial.

“It needs to be stopped, even though it almost perished.”

Really, when I look around me, they are all intertwined with each other. What Lillis said was not wrong.

“Right now, I’m more concerned about this than staying in the Hwangseong.”

That means it might not be about Ronowe, Veris, or Kallail, but I couldn’t think of any other characters that fit.

“If you’re going to keep talking nonsense, I’ll leave now.”

“That’s not allowed.”

By the way, Lillis, who started her life in Hwangseong as Hecate’s assistant, said something unusual. Looking at her words alone, it seemed like she might leave Hwangseong someday.

‘Was she thinking about retiring?’

As I observed Sasha and Lillis with various thoughts, I was curious about what else they would say.

Because everything they said was a clue and valuable information.

“I’ve lost all my powers now, so I can’t help you as quickly as before. Now, deceiving the eyes of the gods is impossible for me.”

Lillis deceived the eyes of the gods and helped Sasha and Praylee? Sasha didn’t appreciate that help, and he was annoyed, expressing his anger, but why did Lillis engage in such behavior before her powers disappeared?

“I hid the giant being first all this time, but now I don’t have the power to do that anymore.”

After finishing her sentence, Lillis ruffled her hair with one hand, furrowing her brow as if her head hurt.

“Gods are merciful, but sometimes they can be cruel.”

Mentioning the cruelty of the gods that she hated, she made a spiteful remark.