Magnus shuddered.

[Is this Machado's mission...... Good, good. 】

[I...... To be honest, I don't know. 】

He lowered his head and whispered,

[I, I was terrified—you won't understand!] No one can see him in a rage and not tremble! He didn't look like a ...... at that time]

Hades sighed and interrupted Magnus's second sentence,

"I understand, I won't laugh at you on this, after all, you face his wrath."

Magnus took a deep breath, and he continued to suppress his throat and said,

[He gave it to me...... After reading everything, I couldn't think anymore, I just wanted to tell him to stop being angry, not to be sad anymore......]

"Can you feel his sadness?"

Magnus nodded silently, and the original lowered his head, as if looking at his futile hands again, but he was already blind.

[I feel guilty, I subconsciously want to make up for all this, I hope he forgives me...... But this ...... This...... He doesn't accept ...... He doesn't accept ......]

"You didn't answer my question, Magnus."

Hades' flat voice is still ringing,

"Why eyes?"

[Because it wanted eyes at the time!] The eye is the window to the soul, an organ of great occult significance - you should read the most basic occult books! 】

"Okay."

Hades said slowly,

"Leave the occult matters to the psykers, you did it in front of him anyway."

"So you're just hoping to appease his anger, aren't you?"

【…… And to make up for the mistakes I made. 】

Before Hades spoke, Magnus smiled wryly and said,

[I'm doing it wrong again, am I? 】

"I'm not a magistrate, don't ask me."

Hades said,

"But I suggest you try to only do what he tells you to do, and don't do it yourself."

Hades paced slowly around the room, he felt that there was fraud here, why did Magnus subconsciously give a look? But he also felt that since the emperor was directly present at that time, it should not be a big deal.

Even if there were, it wasn't something Hades could manage.

But at least he knew Magnus's thoughts, and Hades understood it, and he did meet people who subconsciously wanted to punish themselves for peace of mind because they knew they had caused a catastrophe.

"And where are your eyes now?"

Magnuston, and he said sullenly,

【Emperor.】 】

That's fine, Hades thought, the emperor is already the most reliable person on the human side, even if this guy does have a bit of a gambling nature.

"Okay......"

Hades elongated his voice,

"Machado does have something to do with you, Magnus."

Magnus was silent, Hades was silent, the Crimson Sinner listened to Hades' footsteps, and changed from the attitude of the Overseer, Magnus could know that this would not be easy.

None of this was easy.

Magnus thought sadly, and he spoke, and his voice was as small as a fly,

[I can accept it...... Go ahead. 】

Hades stopped pacing, and he spoke calmly,

"The army has now arrived in Prospero, Magnus."

Magnus shuddered violently, and he remembered the warm sunlight on the streets of Prospero's capital, Tezca, the crystal-clear light of the spires of the Pyramid Library in the distance, the hot and humid sea breeze on the seaward side of Tizca, and the scholars walking through the wide streets with books in their arms.

The foul smoke reached the tip of his nose, and he saw black smoke rising from the blue sky, and the flames that burned everything rolled, and the people screamed and fled, and the war would destroy this place, and all the peace would be gone—

[They're going to destroy Prospero, aren't they?] 】

Magnus said as he shuddered, the words causing him to feel his tongue burn.

"I'm not the commander, the emperor is."

Hades' voice was still calm, cold, and cruel.

Magnus took a deep breath, and he even felt that his words were tinged with humility,

[Don't—don't hurt the people there, just eradicate the psionic part, they're not wrong, they're just looking for a place where they can freely discuss academics.] 】

Hades stared at Magnus,

"Is there a completely non-psionic part of Prospero?"

Magnus buried his face deep in his hands, and his voice sounded as if dead,

【…… No. 】

Magnus was personally responsible for the use of psionic energy in Prospero, and the original body was so obsessed with using psionic energy for the benefit of the general public that some of the tasks that could be done with a little human power were replaced by psionic energy.

"I think he'll tell."

Hades' voice rang out,

"After all, he is the lord of mankind......"

"So he gave you a mission, Magnus."

[What? 】

Magnus looked up, his white cloth-blinded eyes looking at Hades in confusion.

"He wants you to order the troops on Prospero to surrender."

Magnus smiled bitterly in disbelief, and his mess trembled a little,

[I know...... I should have known. 】

He buried himself deep in his hands again, as if it was difficult to accept it all,

[But...... Get people to give up resistance...... It's cruel to give up the homes they have built to survive...... It's brutal. 】

Hades was tempted to comfort Magnus that he was also cruel when he abandoned his comrade-in-arms, the Space Wolf, but he didn't say it in the end,

"The Emperor himself promises that if you want them to surrender without a fight, then those who are not tainted will be treated well by the Empire."

Magnus muttered to himself,

[Is there really a person who is not contaminated?] 】

Hades thought for a moment,

"You should have some faith, Magnus."

If Tzeentch wants the emperor to get in, then he will certainly not be able to provide a dead end, and he will definitely show some sincerity to the emperor.

Magnus was silent, he hadn't spoken for a long time, and Hades stood silently in front of him, waiting for Magnus to make a choice.

Finally, a barely audible sound sounded,

【…… I can't say it. 】

Hades sighed,

"If you don't say it, Magnus."

A red glow flashed in Hades' mechanical eyes,

"I think the Empire will forge your orders, that's a conclusion that can be drawn by easy reasoning."

Magnus smiled bitterly,

[It's so cruel.] 】

"You might have to get used to that, Magnus."

Hades said kindly,

"Maybe this universe has always been so cruel, but you were deceived into a lie - you didn't realize its truth."

Hades continued, his voice soft,

"It's time for you to take a good look at this cruel world, Magnus, and if you want to hear the story of Motarian, or the story of Anglon, I can tell you at any time."

Magnus was covered with white cloth and wept again, and he said dryly,

[I'm not a man who gloates in anticipation of someone else's tragedy, Hades...... Tell me when I can speak to my people. 】

"Are you really ready?"

Hades asked.

[Perhaps.] 】

Magnus was silent, once again enveloped by great sorrow.

No, yes

(End of chapter)