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Masanori
Dawn never seemed to settle on Nagasou anymore. Masanori paced in his assigned palace quarters from dusk until, finally, golden light flickered in the sky. Even if he could give Aihi the Goddess’ blessing, she wasn’t worthy. She had long forsaken the way of peace her parents had established. She looked upon the world as land for the taking.
Masanori’s complicity in her crimes wasn’t enough for her anymore; instead of forcing him to perform atrocities on her behalf, she wanted to take his Goddess-given gifts and accelerate her campaign.
What choice did Masanori have? If he stayed, she would kill him. If he tried to leave, she would kill him. Best-case scenario, he lived the rest of his life in hiding and working against Aihi.
Here, at the palace, he still had one more chanc
