It was her, wasn't it?
The possibility became more and more concrete in his mind the more he thought about it. Although Lazarus was shocked at first, he soon calmed down.
His heart... which had previously skipped a beat, settled down rather calmly.
What replaced it was a certain indifference.
"Wouldn't you say that since she's become strong, it wasn't a failure?"
If it was really her, then the experiment wasn't necessarily a failure. That failure she was talking about was very close to reaching the Zenith.
If—
"No, it can still be considered a failure. Despite becoming strong, she's not going to solve the problem for us. She may eventually reach the Zenith and be able to contend with them, but that isn't enough. We need to destroy them. And in order to do that, we need her to get in touch with the Source."
"You did say that she's young. If you wait—"
"We do not have much time left."
The Goddess replied, her tone lowering.
