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Vantage Point part 1

Kou was in full formal dress. In a few moments, he would deliver Trireme’s joint funeral rites—and declare a state of emergency.

Beside him, Athena’s Aimer looked up with worry in her eyes.

「Kou. This operation was my responsibility. I’ll go up on stage with you.」

「No. You did everything you could, Athena’s Aimer. I won’t allow someone like you to be put on the spot.」

Kou spoke as if to drill it into her. It was an exchange they’d repeated again and again.

「You know, Hyoue-san of all persons said, ‘As expected of a war goddess.’ Praised you without reservation—said it was flawless. ‘Without those orders, the troops can’t even die when they must.’ He added that being told to die never feels good, but there are times when a commander has to give an order that demands people stake their lives.」

「Hyoue…」

When Phrygia’s Athena had been born, Takaba Hyoue had stayed at her