With these words, Mohe already withdrew.

She naturally had numerous methods to avoid being discovered. Of course, Charlotte, who could use the Divine Magic Power through the accessories Mohe provided, was not entirely decorative; she could do many things as well.

——

Acting separately from Doro wasn't because Mohe wanted to stir up trouble. Instead, she felt that Doro and the others might not be willing to continue investigating the so-called truth.

Mohe believed she was quite clear on what kind of existence Julia was—of course, if she really understood, they wouldn't have parted ways back then. After all these years, people change—even beings with eternal life do. Since she herself had undergone such significant changes, Julia, who was more easily influenced by others, would have changed as well.

In fact, she sensed Julia's presence, or to put it more clearly, she sensed Julia's "Evil Spirit."

On a particular cloud, a sea floated above. A girl walked along the edge, seemingly searching for something.

Mohe appeared in front of her.

"Are you planning to fish us out here?"

The girl in front of her had long white hair completely opposite to Mohe's. Her wings appeared small, and the halo above her head was rather dim.

"Modoh, you look quite adorable like this."

The girl directly addressed Mohe's identity.

"Don't call me Modoh. I'm now called Mohe—as you can see, I operate in this form now." Mohe stared at this girl, "So, Julia, tell me, how did you die, and why did someone like you turn into an Evil Spirit?"

The girl before her was not the real Julia.

Simply put, just like Mohe's eternal left hand, if it were not sealed deep in the magma, that hand would automatically resurrect, thus birthing a new soul. It might inherit part of Modoh's memories. Therefore, the girl before them was Julia's corpse, which had attacked Mohe and the others, the new soul that had emerged within, which Mohe referred to as the "Evil Spirit."

This entity was not the real Julia.

"You're much stronger than I remember, Mohe." Julia did not directly answer Mohe's question but rather focused on this point, "Logically speaking, the automatic defense system should have been enough to kill you, and I even took action, yet you seem unharmed."

"You make it sound as if only Julia has been growing stronger and researching over thousands of years. Being an Evil Spirit, you should know about Julia's watching over the surface, right?"

The Evil Spirit before her shook her head: "No, the memories aren't complete—after all, she died. Even if she resurrects, some things are different from the past. Perhaps I couldn't kill you because I'm not as strong as the original."

"So it seems you have a clear understanding. So, what do you plan to do by pulling us out?"

"Of course, collaboration."

The Evil Spirit candidly stated, "I imagine you already know the reason for Julia's death, which is not beyond your initial expectations, right?"

"The World Tree was despised, cursed by life, hence the World Tree was corroded by omens, ultimately destroyed. Julia, who guided life forward, was loved, praised, blessed by her children—thus she became the form expected by these praises and blessings... These praises and blessings condensed into power, killing Julia's self." Mohe stared at the girl before her, "So I said, you are an Evil Spirit. You don't want your self to be erased by such power, right? You want to do something very bad for this world."

"Exactly, that's right. Didn't you bring a strong person here? That was the existence Julia hoped for. For lives like yours, one person suppresses the original Julia, while another slaughters the world clean. Those wishes, praises, blessings would gradually disappear, the real Julia would resurrect. Wasn't that strong person a choice Julia made with her last will? She hoped this 'hero' she chose would rescue her, awaken her from her eternal slumber... even if it meant destroying everything she had created in the past."

Mohe spread her hands: "It's quite ridiculous for you to tell me this. This clearly isn't Julia's thought, and even if you want Julia to revive, the right thing to do is to get rid of you first because you—as long as you're here, you're just usurping what's not yours."

"I was also born from her wishes," the Evil Spirit said with a smile, "loved, praised, blessed by the life she guided... Yet when faced with death in such wishes, Julia hadn't any hatred? The World Tree was cursed by the gods, hasn't life also been cursed by the World Tree? Aren't omens just a power of life? You know very well, Mohe. I was born from Julia's hatred and curse!"

"I know."

Mohe said once more, "That's why I say you are an Evil Spirit, not a ghost, and not an obsession. You are a curse and hatred."

The Evil Spirit showed an indifferent attitude, sounding somewhat similar to Mohe, "So, will you agree to my collaboration request?"

"Hmm, speaking for myself, of course, I would agree, but you should know that the one who can decide is not me. I've become someone's possession now—that hero Julia hoped for didn't become the so-called hero, but instead... In any case, you would need that person's consent to have someone suppress the automated Julia and kill the world, I'm just a puppet~"

"Is that so?"

"Aren't you Julia's Evil Spirit? You don't know?"

"I know she chose someone as a hero, then she died. I had no choice but to fight those wishes and blessings. I don't know what's happening on the surface."

Mohe shrugged: "I was taken down by that hero, killed, dismembered, barely resurrected, then fought him again, was defeated, subsequently raped, ultimately falling into his possession—did you think I willingly maintained this state, if I weren't this adorable I might be truly dead."

"That is—your curse?"

"Perhaps, I'm not sure, but at least my outcome is much better than Julia's and the World Tree's, just a minor affair I can somewhat endure. Furthermore, Mr. Doro is actually kind of a decent person in some ways, and I still have a chance to turn the tide." She candidly admitted, "So, if you want to do this thing, either get Mr. Doro's consent, or you'll have to force him to do so."

The Evil Spirit's gaze became somewhat strange: "You seem to support me in forcing him to do it?"

"I just suggested to him to kill a few people and replace, infiltrate this world, and yet he refused even if it was just killing a few people. Do you think the method of slaughtering this world would be something he might agree to?"

"Well, no wonder Julia would choose him. She was harmed by those so-called virtues. People of that era were truly sinful!"

Mohe expressed agreement with this: "Who wouldn't say so? In summary, if you want to make this plan, you can only make the people of this world utterly sinful or so terminal that they have to be killed—I seem to remember this scenario, I even created a Star Tear because of it... Never mind, that's not important, do you understand what I mean?"

"If I do this, hearing your meaning, he would kill me?"

"Compared to dying from blessings, isn't that much better? With Mr. Doro, you can at least fight a bit. If you continue like this, you, as the Evil Spirit, are just slowly dying, with no room for maneuver, right?"

"... You're right."

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