"——That's the situation."
The Silver Baron nodded, making no attempt to hide his words: "When she was here, we were gathered together, so united. It was because she left us that the Chrono-Law came to exist.
"Because we no longer have a 'King,' we must unite to prevent slaughtering each other. We stayed apart after that because we absolutely must not quarrel or show any partiality—it's not right for me to support him, while you support her.
"But even so, if we are together, any dispute among mortals will surely involve us... So, after the rule of the 'emperor' who could cover up the conflicts ended, we had to separate. Until the arrival of the next emperor.
"We must cover up the strife among the True Gods with conflicts between nations. Otherwise, this world would fall into great chaos. 'The twelve True Gods must be united,' this has also become a tacit understanding amongst us.
"However, although she has left us, Annan has arrived now— the result is still the same.
