Shien argued.
But to Lucy, it sounded like Shien was just making excuses.
“A seal that can contain that kind of evil god, could it be broken so easily?” Lucy glared at Shien and said bluntly, “That’s a seal set by the Three Goddesses combined, powerful enough to seal the strongest evil god. Even if there’s a way to break it, it definitely wouldn’t be easy, right?”
That was true.
Without Shien, even if the so-called mastermind could break Lilith’s seal, it would definitely require a lot of effort. Otherwise, they would have already invaded the temple.
The temple’s seal wasn’t fragile. Apart from Shien, the unknown Hero, there were very few who could easily break it.
“If it weren’t for the timely appearance of the beastmen saintess, you would have already released the evil god. I really want to pry open your head and see what’s inside.”
Lucy gritted her teeth.
Shien also knew that his arguments were useless.
It couldn’t be helped. He was at fault in this matter.
However, this was only because of the surface situation.
In the eyes of others, Shien had almost caused a disaster, but in Shien’s eyes, he had only wanted to help Beatrice and followed his inexplicable premonition.
Therefore, Shien didn’t regret his actions.
After all, before acting, Shien had also considered whether it was the right thing to do, but in the end, he did it with the mindset that even if he caused trouble, it wouldn’t matter.
Therefore, Shien was already mentally prepared.
In other words…
“I’m ready to clean up the mess.”
Shien said to Lucy.
Lucy was both exasperated and amused.
“You’re truly the most reckless Hero I’ve ever met.” Lucy sighed. “Since things have already come to this, there’s no use saying more.”
“So?” Shien looked at Lucy and asked, “What are you going to do?”
“What else can I do?” Lucy rolled her eyes. “Of course, I’ll report it to the Kingdom.”
That was true.
Since an ancient evil god was involved, the incident in Cosmos was clearly beyond the Stalim family’s ability to handle.
Even the Kingdom might not be able to handle it.
“Fortunately, you have the Dragon Demon with you, and according to her, the Divine Race should have also noticed that the seal was broken. The Goddess of Life might come in person to repair the seal. So, things haven’t reached the worst-case scenario yet.”
Lucy’s expression became serious as she asked,
“What are you going to do next?”
This was the first thing that needed to be clarified.
As expected of Lucy.
“You don’t seem to be completely siding with the Divine Race and the beastmen, do you?”
Lucy saw through Shien’s thoughts.
“You want to help the evil god’s other half, that girl named Beatrice, right?”
Lucy stated Shien’s intentions directly.
Shien didn’t deny it.
“I’ll try to help her.” Shien said, “I just don’t know how yet.”
How could he help Beatrice achieve her wish, return to her main body, and not be obliterated, but instead overcome her chaotic instincts, control Lilith’s power, and become a true goddess?
This was the problem Shien had to solve first.
If he couldn’t solve this problem, Shien might resort to some forceful measures.
For example…
“I’ve considered whether to just break Lilith’s seal, release her, and then join forces with Airi to injure her, weaken her power, reduce her threat, and then let Beatrice return.”
Shien felt that this method should be feasible. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have had such a strong urge to break the seal earlier, believing that doing so could help Beatrice.
Although he didn’t know what this premonition was about, Shien had a clue and chose to trust it.
The problem was that this premonition only told Shien that this could work, but it didn’t tell him what would happen if he actually did it.
“Don’t do anything rash!” Lucy said quickly. “According to you, Lilith is a terrifying being who almost turned the land into hell. Releasing such a dangerous existence is too risky!”
Following Elise and Airi, Lucy also rejected this idea, believing that Lilith shouldn’t be released.
This was also the problem that Shien was worried about.
“But if I don’t do that, what else can I do?”
Shien said exasperatedly.
“Don’t be impulsive. Let’s think this through carefully.” Lucy first calmed Shien down, then said, “I’ll see what the Kingdom plans to do, then help you look up some information and ask my friends in the Divine Race. Maybe we can find a solution.”
“Alright.” Shien thought for a moment and nodded. “There’s no need to rush. You can try that first.”
“Okay.” Lucy nodded. “I’ll do it as soon as possible. You just be good and don’t cause any more trouble, okay?”
Shien rolled his eyes.
She really thought he was a troublemaking problem child?
Damn it!