Seiya - Big Brain Time 2

I glance at Seiya once more as he faces the emperor. They draw back their locked swords and create some distance between each other.

“Hero, let me ask you this one thing... Do you have powers of clairvoyance?”

“Unfortunately, no. All I can do is explore the possibilities. You attacking Rista was one of those possibilities.”

“I don’t get it. What do you mean?”

“You want to know why? Then let me tell you.”

Seiya begins explaining in a clear voice.

“Maybe  the  general,  Eraser,  actually  just  pretended  to  be  killed  by  the emperor but is still alive and will wait until I’m gone to attack the capital. Maybe Eraser is actually dead but turned into a ghost and will resurrect. Maybe Eraser won’t attack the capital, but the Demon Lord himself will. In addition...”

He endlessly continues listing things off as if he’s delirious.

“What...? What is he going on about?” The  Warmaster  stares  at  Seiya  in  utter  confusion.  But  Seiya’s  misguided possibilities gradually move toward the truth.

“...It’s common knowledge that goddesses can’t die, but perhaps even then, the Demon Lord of this so-called S-ranked world used his irregular powers to create a weapon that could even kill a god. In addition, when the emperor went to the northern continent of Alphoreiz, perhaps he actually encountered the Demon Lord and received said weapon after the Demon Lord won him over...which means he could be after Rista. In other words...”

Seiya sets his unbelievably piercing eyes on the Warmaster.

“Maybe the Warmaster, Wohlks Roseguard, is my enemy.”

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Volume 2, Chapter 43