"I beg you, could you..."
Seitenshi was truly the kindest person in this world. "Could you give them a chance to turn over a new leaf?"
She was afraid, but she still gathered her courage and prayed for Rin's mercy.
"You are very brave."
"And very kind."
Rin could hear the sincerity in her heart. She wasn't a hypocritical saint, but a truly benevolent one.
If necessary, Seitenshi would sacrifice herself to save others.
And she wasn't speaking up for those who were truly evil.
She simply believed that among so many people, not all were beyond saving.
Even if it meant saving just one more person, Seitenshi was willing to risk her life to bring her thoughts to God.
"Alright."
Rin didn't make things difficult for her.
He also thought Violet's calculated data was too cold.
If Violet's passing score was 30 points, Rin raised it by 10 or 15, allowing more people a chance to survive.
Of course, Rin didn't tell Seitenshi that he had lowered the judgment threshold.
"This matter, you'll need to handle it yourself."
Rin said, "I hope you, as Seitenshi, will convey my words to the public and the high-ranking officials of every country."
"I will give them a final twelve hours to sincerely repent and reduce their sins."
In a sense, Seitenshi was the Noah Rin had chosen.
Rin did not believe that laying down a butcher knife would instantly turn one into a Buddha.
Sin was sin. Evil was evil.
But Rin was still willing to offer those who could be saved a final chance.
If they truly repented, the weight of sin on their souls would lessen slightly.
That way, they could avoid being condemned to hell and instead have the chance to be reborn in the Cardinal World's universe to start over.
"Remember, this is the last chance."
"And it is my final mercy for humanity."
Rin said, "Go. In twelve hours, the Final Judgment begins."
"You and they have only twelve hours left..."
Before Seitenshi could even thank him, the moment Rin finished speaking, she found herself back in the conference room.
Around her, the noisy arguments continued as if nothing had happened, as if she had never vanished at all.
'Such power...'
Seitenshi was certain that what she had just experienced was not an illusion.
God had summoned her to deliver a message to the world, giving them one last chance to lessen their sins before Judgment Day arrived.
Clap!
Without hesitation, she stood up and loudly declared, "I have something to say to everyone..."
"She's a good girl."
Violet commented. Rin nodded. "Yeah. Her soul is pure."
"Are you planning to keep her?"
"We'll see..."
To be honest, Rin was indeed tempted.
"Next, I leave it to you, Violet."
"Mm. I'll handle it."
Rin didn't care about the fate of this world's people.
He trusted Violet to handle all arrangements properly.
Evening came.
The setting sun burned with a rare, blood-red brilliance, painting the sky in an ominous hue.
The thick haze outside the Monoliths gradually faded under the light.
At that moment, whether it was exhausted workers heading home or Civil Officers panicked over the disappearance of the Cursed Children, they all saw something truly shocking.
"What is that..."
Crimson-golden beams of light, like a spiderweb, stretched across the sky, slicing the world into segments like blades.
Boom!!
Then, a pillar of light descended, enveloping a Gastrea that had been rampaging through the city.
"Screech screech screech~~"
Shrill screams rang out from the Gastrea's mouth, and under the gaze of terrified pedestrians, it vanished into nothing.
"It... it disappeared!"
"The Gastrea, it was killed by the light!!"
"Is this divine punishment?"
"This is amazing! What Seitenshi said... it's true!"
"So there really is a God!!"
"…"
Scenes like this unfolded across Tokyo Ward and in every human district and settlement worldwide.
And what followed was something no one in this world could have predicted.
Swish swish swish!!
Pillars of light rained down like divine judgment, completely ignoring the Gastrea's defense and regeneration, annihilating them with ease.
Whether it was Level 1, Level 2, Level 3...
Even the eleven V-rank Gastrea known as the Zodiac were not spared. They howled as they were reduced to ash.
In just ten minutes, the Gastrea, which had tormented this world for over ten years and wiped out ninety percent of humanity, were completely exterminated.
"Is this the great flood Seitenshi spoke of, sent by God?"
Although what they saw was not water, the vastness and majesty of the light was no different from a true flood.
"Ah!!"
But before long, when a human was engulfed by the light and burned to ash, Violet's judgment of humanity had begun.
Panic erupted across the world.
People ran in all directions, desperately searching for shelter.
"Dead, they're dead..."
"Run, this light eats people!"
"Hide indoors, as long as we stay out of sight..."
"Ah!!"
It was useless.
The light completely ignored the laws of physics. Even hiding deep underground in sealed rooms couldn't stop it.
From top to bottom, no matter their status, rich or poor, all were equal in judgment.
Eventually, some officials and elites remembered what Seitenshi had said about repenting.
Especially when they saw their colleagues die right in front of them. Panic and fear overtook them.
"I don't want to die! I know I was wrong! Please, forgive me, God!"
"Lord, please forgive me! Just give me another chance!"
"What kind of God is this?! What a joke! No one in this world has the right to judge me!"
"…"
Crying, fear, pleas, curses, outrage.
All sorts of emotions distorted people's faces.
But Rin would not respond to any of it.
It was already too late.
If they truly wanted to atone, what had they been doing before?
If Rin could hear their pleas, he would tell them this:
'You don't know you were wrong. You just know you're going to die.'
(To be continued.)