At the same time, Light and Runelt are also talking in his room.

  “So, what do you wanna talk about? Gotta be honest, it’s not that often that you want to have a one-on-one conversation with me, Light!”

  “I apologize, Runelt! I usually don’t want to bother is all!”

  “Don’t think of it like that, Light! We’re friends!”

  “Thanks, Runelt! So, I wanna ask you about Rena!”

  “Hm? What about my sister?”

  “I’m curious about her antics! Like, where did it come from? Why did she do that so often and so openly?”

  “Ah! I see! So here’s the whole story. . .”

  Runelt proceeds to tell Light everything that happened in their past.

  “Wow. . . I already knew that she’s your adopted sister, but everything else is new. Thanks for telling me about yourself, man!”

  “Don’t mention it! Speaking of which, tell me about yours, too! If you don’t mind, of course!”

  “Sure! I don’t mind it!”

  Light also started talking about his past with his sister to Runelt.

  “I’m sorry, Light! I knew it was a heavy topic. . . It’s so depressing to hear about.”

  “That’s alright! You’re one of my closest friends! We should know about each other more deeply than usual!”

  “Glad to hear you say that!”

  “Now that I know why she did what she always does, that makes me curious. What about you, Runelt? Ever been in a relationship?”

  “Me?”

  *SIGH*

  Runelt suddenly lets out a huge sigh as he leans his head down.

  “W-What’s wrong?”

  “Light! I’ve been confessing my love left and right to any beautiful women I see on the fly, and they rejected me every single time!”

  *BAAAMM*

  “AND HERE I THOUGHT BEING RICH WOULD MAKE A MAN SCORE EASILY WITH ANY WOMEN!! DAMMIT!! WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?!” said Runelt in frustration as he punched the floor with the bottom of his right fist.

  “C-Calm down, alright! I-I’m sure your time will come!”

  *sobs sobs*

  “When?”

  Runelt lifts his head, and now he is crying.

  “(EH? Is he really crying over this? Now I just feel bad. . .)”

  “Have you prayed about this to God?”

  “. . .No, I haven’t.”

  “Eh? Why?”

  “Because this does not have anything to do with being a Judge. . . and I don’t wanna bother Him with these silly problems of mine.”

  *Sigh*

  Light lets out a sigh this time.

  “Runelt! God is not just the Creator or the King! He is also our Father! We are His sons! A son talking about his problems to his father is perfectly normal! You should bother God with anything you have in mind! Remember that our God is a personal being, just like us, who are also personal beings! He cares about the smallest stuff about us, just like any father would!”

  “. . .Is that so? Seems like I have the wrong impression about God.”

  “Have you been reading Scriptures?”

  “I do! But I haven’t read them all.”

  “Then just continue at your own pace! There’s no need to rush!”

  “Alright!”

  . . . .

  They both fell silent for a moment.

  “I apologize, Runelt! I am a bad talker! I don’t know how to keep the conversation going. . .”

  “No, that’s not your fault! We haven’t really been hanging out with each other, just the two of us. This is our first time anyway!”

  “Wow, really? Never realized that!”

  “Yeah, my sister was usually present when we met!”

  “Oh, true!”

  “Speaking of which, how did it go with Lily? Anything going on? I assumed everything is smooth sailing with you two, seeing the way you two are always acting chummy.”

  “Yeah, thankfully! Me and Lily are fine. We have accepted each other so much that we started talking about marriage.”

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  “M-MARRIAGE? WOW!! THAT’S A SHOCKER!! WHY DIDN’T YOU TELL EVERYONE YET? WHY KEEP THIS A SECRET?”

  “Uh, Runelt! I was saying that we started talking about it, not that we’re going to any time soon! She did propose to me, though. . .” said Light with a visible smile.

  “EEEEEEEEEEHHHHH?? PROPOSE? WHAT DID YOU SAY TO HER? YOU ACCEPTED HER, RIGHT? OF COURSE!”

  “N-No, actually!”

  “EEEEHHH? WHY NOT? YOU TWO LOVE EACH OTHER!! I’M ALWAYS HAPPY SEEING YOU TWO TOGETHER!! I SHIPPED YOU BOTH WITH EACH OTHER!!”

  “Wow, I didn’t expect a normie like you would know anything about shipping. . . Anyway, I didn’t exactly turn her down! I just said that we should consider some other stuff first! Being a Judge and whatnot! And remember that the day of the gathering is growing closer and closer! We’ve recruited the Seventh Judge already! We just need two Judges left!”

  “Oh, I see. . . Glad you’re taking this to heart, Light! Marriage is no easy feat!”

  “I know! The responsibility is going to be immense when you account for the fact that we’re a Judge and a Support aside from being a husband and a wife.”

  “Speaking of which, I see that almost everyone in the Judges is in a relationship, right?”

  “Hm? Really? Let me count! Me and Lily, the Third Judge pair, Leonna and Veint, and our newest one, Mari and Eissen! Wow! That leaves only you and Rena, and the Seventh Judge pair who are singles! I don’t know about the Fourth Judge pair, though.”

  “The Fourth Judge pair were close to each other! I bet that they’re already dating now!”

  “Wow, so it really is only you and Rena, and the Seventh Judge pair!”

  “Urgh. . . please stop reminding me about that, Light!”

  “S-Sorry! I’ll grab a drink downstairs! Cheer up!”

  “Okay. . . thanks!”

  Light quickly leaves the room and heads downstairs. He came back with two drinks as promised.

  “Here!”

  “Thanks, Light!”

  *?!*

  Runelt takes the drink that Light offers. He quickly finds out that it’s just a glass of water.

  “L-Light. . . When you offer somebody a drink, it usually means alcohol or beverages at the very least. And this is not even cold water. . .”

  “O-OH! Sorry! I only drink water and sometimes milk! Never drink anything else in my life. Oh! I also drink tea every now and then! As for the cold, either hot or normal temperature room water is better for your body!”

  “URGH! T-Thanks anyway. . .”

  Runelt proceeded to drink the water nonetheless.

  “So, tell me the craziest case of Pride you’ve ever handled!” asked Light as he took a sip of the glass of water.

  “OOHHH!! Good topic, Light! There was one time I fly pass a school when I sensed a case of pride! As soon as I flew down towards the building, I already saw one student who was being bullied by the entire school! That guy was stripped naked in the middle of the school field, and guys were throwing stones at him! The girls all took a video of him to share it online!”

  “W-WHAT? Which grade of school?”

  “Highschooler!”

  “Teenagers these days and their bullying. . . IF I WAS THERE, I WOULD’VE TORN ALL OF THEIR LIMBS APART AND LET THEM LIVE THE REST OF THEIR LIFE THAT WAY!!”

  “I understand your anger! But to my surprise, Rena was the one who got angry ahead of me. She immediately jumped down from the rooftop to the school field. She immediately emits a large burst of scarlet flame that engulfs the entire school building. Everyone except the bullied has their entire body burned and subjected to excruciating pain for hours.”

  “Wow, gotta admit, I didn’t expect her Faith power was strong enough to be able to burn an entire school building. Nice one, Rena!”

  “She even let all the teachers, school staff, security guards, janitors, and even the headmaster, to be burned by her flames! Nobody at that school was spared. Safe to say, I was proud of her that one time!”

  “Good call, Rena! What happens afterward?”

  “The headmaster and the teacher threatened to sue us both! So, I had to intervene! I transform my hands into talons and grab the headmaster’s head and smash it against the wall! I did not kill him, though! Gotta admit, maybe I shouldn’t have been that violent! But when I think of what the bullied victim feels being subjected to that kind of humiliation, I just did not care anymore at the time!”

  “Good call, Runelt!”

  “I quickly stripped some random bully’s clothes and gave them to the victim! Rena’s anger didn’t stop, however! After talking briefly to the victim, her anger skyrocketed, and she increased the flame on everyone’s body to the maximum, and the next thing I knew was that there was a nonstop violent screaming and agonizing shrieks in the entire school. It was honestly music to my and Rena’s ears. And it’s not like the effects of Rena’s flame are permanent! Though she was still being careful not to let anyone die, even though she really would want some of them to die, especially the students who were actively bullying the victim.”

  “What about your Judgment?”

  “We used Memory Link to connect the victim’s heart with everyone at school. At that time, the entire school collectively experienced the shame, pressure, and pain that the victim felt. They all suddenly erupt in tears. Their cries showed clear signs of sorrow and regret. They are all lamenting over how cruel they all have been towards the victim. During the chaos, me and Rena flew away with the victim. We delivered him to his home. We talked to his parents about this incident, and they were rightfully furious and heartbroken at the same time. They continue to shed tears, but they are angry. They said that they’re going to sue the entire school and made this a global news!”

  “Hm? I haven’t heard anything about this news, though!”

  “Yeah, me too! I hope nothing happens to that boy! I feel so bad for him. . .”

  “Where did this take place, by the way?”

  “Korea!”

  “Wow, didn’t expect that!”

  “Same! Turns out bullying is very common there. . .”

  “I think bullying exists in every country.”

  “Yeah, true! So, anyway! I was actually a bit hesitant to ask since it’s the cases of Lust, but what are the most horrifying cases that you’ve handled? If it’s okay to ask, by the way!”

  “Nah, it’s cool! This one case took place after that whole incident with the Seventh. There was a 20-year-old woman who quit high school when she was still in the second year. She was a young mother, having a kid when she was just 17 years old. And it’s not from rape or anything, she simply hung out with the wrong crowd and dated the wrong people. Once the boyfriend found out she was pregnant, she completely vanished from her life, along with her other friends!”

  “Dammit, man! What are these people doing? And to think stuff like these are quite common in the world. . . Did she tell you her story?”

  “Yeah, she opened up to us after we saved her. We also prayed for her so that God would take care of her and restore her life. So, anyway, we found her in the middle of being blackmailed into having sex with her boss at work. They were inside a hotel room. The woman was already naked and almost touched by her boss when we arrived. Lily snapped and quickly cut all of the boss’s limbs without him even realizing! I myself only noticed as well after he lost all of his limbs.”

  “W-Wow! The Queen of Time is so scary in action! And you didn’t even see her move at all. . .”

  “Yeah! But on the other hand, she’s really reliable! I stabbed the Sword of Purification into the boss. His memories were so disgusting that I almost puked! Turns out he was sex-trafficking women abroad! He ‘tasted’ all of the women that he owned before they were all sent away.”

  “So, then what did you do to him?”

  “I wanted to kill him, of course! But then Lily reminded me of my own words! I’ve declared that I do not want to kill anyone anymore! I am a Judge, not a murderer. So, at the very least, I let him live the rest of his life without his hands! He’ll never hurt another woman again from then on. I hope.”

  “You’ve prayed for him, I’m sure God will handle the rest!”

  “Yeah, you’re right!”

  “Alright, forget about this depressing topic! Let’s choose a lighter one!”

  “Yeah, you’re right! Time for a change of mood! Or better yet! Let’s play some games and invite Lily and Rena as well!”

  “Oh, good idea! Let’s gooooooooo!!”

  Runelt cheered at the idea Light presented. Light invited Lily and Rena to his room, and the four of them ended up spending the rest of the day playing video games together until the clock hit 22:00.

  They all immediately went to their own rooms afterwards, read some Scriptures, prayed, and finally went to sleep to end the day.