"The peak gives rise to false support, the dusk witnesses true believers. Asksan's shadow has long blended into my life; I have no reason to abandon him. Besides, he truly shines like a ray of light, illuminating my dull existence."
Lanci reminisced with heartfelt sincerity.
"I'm absolutely fed up! Since I began hearing your inner thoughts, I realized you've already blurred into complete integration."
Talia had no desire to respond further.
Lanci hadn't consistently maintained the Black Sun Tyrant's Eternal Decree; he only activated it when Rashal attacked him, and even if he failed, it wasn't much of an issue. With his resistance, Rashal's Spiritual Magic hardly posed a threat to him.
Talia suspected that sometimes, Lanci's "failures" weren't accidental, but deliberate, as if he wanted to take Rashal's Spiritual Magic head-on to flaunt his margin for error.
This obvious strategy of treating his opponent disdainfully had long been discerned by Rashal.
