【Solar System】

Hades was groggy now, and he only now understood that Machado's hand was called saluting before soldiering.

Before he could wander around Terra to eliminate his appetite, Hades was "invited" to the operating table by Machado, who couldn't wait, without waiting for Hades to make mental preparations.

In the dark years, Hades often woke up, his internal organs seemed to be crowded together, and he was in severe pain, but he was still required to take a skill test - and then be sent to the operating table.

Hades now understands why scientists, especially those who study life sciences, often play the villains of horror films.

Thankfully, it's finally over! Hades was shocked.

With the unremitting efforts of scientific researchers, Hades has become bigger, stronger, more powerful, and more WAAAAAAAAAa!!

WAAAAAAGH！！！

Hades' full-body base panel has been super-enhanced - according to Machado, as long as the nutrition keeps up, Hades can get the base stats that are not inferior to the original ones.

…… It's just that he didn't say which original body he was comparing to.

During this time, there was also a little episode, during the iterative replacement of Hades' mechanical brain, Macado was urgently called by the scientists, and after whispering a few words to Machado, the old man looked at Hades with a playful gaze.

But when Hades tried to ask, Makado waved his hand again and reverted to a bland attitude.

"At least we don't have to think about it now, and the future ...... Let's see if we can have a future. ”

Rejecting the Riddler, starting with you and him, Hades harassed Machado several times after the operation, and finally got a relatively clear (and impatient) answer.

"In the history of the Great Expedition, there have indeed been cases where a group of fighters, sometimes Space Marines, sometimes auxiliaries, suddenly disappeared out of thin air."

"My lord's reply to me is that there is no need to worry, this being has no special malice towards humanity, and even on the contrary, it has the same position as us in the confrontation with Chaos."

"Even ......"

Under the hood, Macardo's gaze became sharp,

"The Lord of Humanity has long expected this."

"But you need to ask him about the specifics."

Hades blinked, wanting to ask more, but he was chased out by Machado with a scepter turned into a stick, and after realizing that Hades had a simple morality of not beating the old man, the usually cautious and gentle old man became ...... Got morally inferior.

But even so, Machado still thinks that Hades has dealt a far more critical blow to his own spirit than he has hurt Hades.

To the old man's relief, all this torture was coming to an end, and with a series of surgeries coming to an end (due to Hades' outrageous resistance to all kinds of drugs, they had to increase the dose, so that the operation took a lot longer), this damn man, at last, could bother others with his damn questions.

Before that, they need to go to Mars, as well as ...... The Lord of Humanity has left Machado with another task that is difficult enough......

On the Martian wasteland, the shuttle carrying the two of them kicked up dust all over the sky, and the first stop of this unnoticed trip to Mars was the technical sergeant base - designated by Hades, and it was necessary to go.

Like last time, Machado leaned against the window and slewd asleep, but the difference was that under the cloak, a heavy copy of the Divine Word was lying peacefully in the old man's arms.

If you want to enlighten religion, there is no better occasion than Mars.

But apparently Machado didn't want to do it himself.

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【Endurance】

"My lord, Hades is not aware of His power, and too much humanity still binds him, but again, this is His choice, and all we have to do is obey."

In the dim and empty room, Motarian raised an eyebrow and stared at the Kirkland Sage standing in front of him.

And the words just now naturally came from Kirkland's electronic sounder.

Motarian leaned back in his chair rather casually, the Primordial who had just finished talking to Horus did not want to continue the hypocritical show on the Stoic's turf.

While his hypocrisy had added a lot of image to Horus's mind - since Mortarian had written those two letters, Mortarian had stopped shy away from using hypocritical language, and he just didn't want to, but that didn't mean he wouldn't.

[Hades personally leads you directly, and that's how he lets you go? 】

"Not really, sir."

Kirkland bowed his head respectfully, the blackstone pendant swaying with his movements, a faint glow.

Motarian narrowed dangerously.

This reminded Motarian of his conversation with the sage on Mars, when the great sage didn't have such confidence in front of the primordial body.

Then give me a reason why you're too brave. 】

"You're not the same as Immortal, and I don't think you dislike that."

It was just indifferent, and it occurred to Motarian faintly, that part of his mind was still immersed in the memories of the polite words he had spoken to Horus.

【…… You think I'm forgiving? 】

"That's not what you mean, sir."

Kirkland bowed again,

"I'm just showing you how determined we are to Lord Immortal, and we obey His commands, and we don't misinterpret or fabricate them."

Neither humble nor arrogant, rather than an interesting reply, Motarian suddenly became interested, and he looked at Kirkland, recalling what had made the sage what he was.

Kirkland,] the Lord of Death spoke hoarsely, and a faint sense of oppression filled the room,

Why do you think He is God? 】

【…… Why did you choose to believe in Him? 】

Motarian watched the lights on Kirkland's face flicker violently, which seemed to be a sign of emotion? The Lord of Death remembered what Hades had said, but he was clearly doing something more important at the time.

"My lord, forgive me for being tempted."

Kirkland let out a crisp electronic murmur.

"The first question is not the point, we will be mired in endless debates about definitions and concepts, and the real meaning is buried in the believer's own choice, we believe in Him, this is our choice, it has nothing to do with Him."

[Believe in him, has nothing to do with him? 】

Kirkland nodded deeply, while Motarian frowned.

Much like the actions of some madman or fool, Motarian knew that some people would fanatically pursue other things—and in some cases, they would even be willing to pay with their lives for it.

These fanaticism can also cause them to ignore some logic, or rather, they will see faith as their own benefit, rather than worldly money or power.

But...... Again, Motarian didn't care about it.

The Primordial is very aware that there are many such types of people, worshipping the Emperor, worshipping the Primordial, worshipping a certain warrior with outstanding achievements, and the Empire has never lacked these people.

But like the Hades Sect, a complete system has been developed directly with the help of Hades' personal image alone......

Even Hades himself was opposed to them and even suppressed.

Motarian stared at Kirkland in silence, if it had been in the past, he might have missed this detail and simply put the sage on the list of [madmen].

Kirkland must have been hiding something from Motarian, and there must be something else hidden here.

Is Kirkland lowering his vigilance against them?

The Lord of Death recalled...... He remembered the day when Hades had a covert conversation with these madmen in the interrogation room......

He remembered that Ugo, the lampbearer, was also present.

Why would Hades invite psionics over a matter of religion alone?

Motarian's face sank, and he turned on the channel.

"Ugo, come here now.] 】

Yes, yards

(End of chapter)