It was a completely unexpected question. Therefore, it was a question that could only be captivated by unnecessary uneasiness.

Felix narrowed his eyes and retorted, “Why are you suddenly bringing that up?”

“What did you do?”

“What do you want to know?”

“I’m talking about that seal. How did you do it?”

In Caliph’s repeated questioning, there was no sign of hesitation in his voice. This only made Felix more uneasy.

“What are you thinking?”

“It won’t end like this, no matter what we do.”

“So, what do you suggest?”

“It would be good if we could annihilate it. But you’ve seen it too. Even if you and I use all our strength, we can’t inflict even a small wound. If we continue like this, we’ll all be devoured. Rather than watching that happen, it’s better to make a desperate choice, like sealing.”

Caliph chuckled. Felix let out a heavy sigh in response to Caliph’s laughter. It seemed that Felix understood clearly what Caliph’s words about choosing sealing meant.

It was not something that could be said with a smile. Therefore, Felix had no choice but to retort. He asked if Caliph knew what it meant to choose sealing, even if it meant enduring something.

“Does that sound like I’m saying I’ll seal that creature? Is that what I understood?”

“You’ve already done something like that once, so you’ll avoid approaching it at all costs. It’s been like that until now. Even when I confront it, you skillfully avoid it. So, I have to do it.”

The answer Felix wanted was ‘no.’ He hoped that Caliph would ask if it was something that could be done with a human body.

However, Caliph didn’t hesitate. On the contrary, he seemed to see through even the possibility of failure if he, with a record of success, attempted it.

Moreover, his expression, so plain and simple, seemed to indicate that he had already completed all preparations, including the mental ones.

In a half-dazed state, Felix asked, “Huh, are you saying that you will seal that monster yourself?… What does that mean, exactly?”

“I guess I have to explain it because you might not know.”

“Don’t you still understand that you and I are completely different beings? I could possess that special thing and be sealed because I am not a weak creature like a human. If I were human, instead of being sealed, I might have died!”

Felix shouted as if it were a desperate plea. However, Caliph didn’t even blink. It seemed like he couldn’t feel a trace of fear.

On the contrary, he seemed to look as if he had already considered and calculated everything, appearing strangely calm.

“Remember what I said?”

“Huh, what did you say?”

“Sometimes, humans can exert superhuman strength.”

In a joking manner, Caliph’s words continued. Felix let out a sigh of despair. He remembered. He remembered it very vividly.

It was something he had said while talking about Yustia. That sometimes, for maternal love, humans might exert superhuman strength to protect their children.
Bringing up that story again now was undoubtedly meant to convey a clear message, much like Yustia, who, for the sake of her loved ones, could exert superhuman strength. Felix felt that Caliph’s intention was apparent.

It seemed like his determination, driven by the fervent desire to protect Evelia, was well understood. However, choosing solely based on his earnestness to protect Evelia seemed too reckless.

Therefore, Felix couldn’t say anything to Caliph. In the end, even if the situation with sealing the evil energy would prolong, it was right for him to take action.

Considering the current state of the creature, which had become much stronger than during the Tritan Kingdom, there was concern about whether sealing would bring the situation to a conclusion. However, at least compared to Caliph, Felix felt much more hopeful about taking action.

Felix raised his head and looked at the monster in front of him. After cruelly awakening the already dead with special energy, it was now absorbing their corpses as well.

Yustia’s body, which had been nothing more than that of a woman, was now intertwined with the bodies of the corpses, reaching a point where its original appearance was no longer recognizable.

It didn’t seem to be this severe in the past. Even if it had become stronger since then, Felix didn’t expect it to be this extreme.

It was a perfect miscalculation. Felix couldn’t deny that he had been defeated.

Bitterness surged like a flood. Perhaps, as Caliph had suggested, it might be wiser to choose evil than to face the worst-case scenario.

“Felix, is what you desire not the peace of this country?”

Caliph asked Felix, who had been silent all along. Felix’s gaze was fixed blankly on Caliph.

He had a calm expression, unlike any other time. His eyes, clear as if finding a speck of dust was impossible, seemed to have completed all preparations.

The audacity and determination that Felix could exert so boldly with only a human body were truly remarkable.

So, Felix couldn’t say anything. He could only silently listen to his continuing words.

“What I desire is not different either.”

“…”

“I wish for the peace of Evelia.”