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Hearing Ruler's words, Harumi swallowed hard. Her vampiric instincts screamed at her to flee, yet her heart strangely calmed in the goddess's presence. "I… understand."
Elena, though nervous, stepped forward beside her mother. "We don't want to fight you, Harumi. But tomorrow… when the war begins in earnest… we'll all have to face each other." She truly did not want to fight someone innocent, but after learning from her mother about the Wish that could bring her back, Elena was slowly building the resolve to fight and win this war no matter what. "So let's fight with honor—a battle between heroic spirits. There's no need to spill unnecessary blood. Do you agree?"
Harumi offered a faint, bittersweet smile. "Honor… in a Holy War? That's rare. But fine. I could have told Assassin to kill that werewolf instead, but I didn't."
