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Vantage Point part 2

「Sounds like they’ve fully broken with Hermes’s army, too.」

「That part went exactly as intended. I don’t know if the Hemitheoi can keep following Sabazios. Both sides are vulgar, but Hermes has the stronger charisma.」

「So the assessment was that Sabazios is a ‘beginner at being human.’」

「Dionysus was apparently a people-management Super AI—but he’s only just become human. He shouldn’t understand how to behave, or the fine nuances of emotion. No—he didn’t even try to understand. Hermes is different. He’s equipped with the function of deceiving people—getting them to trust him.」

「Meaning the Hemitheoi who sided with Sabazios could very well go back to Hermes.」

「You can assume Hermes’s army will become more unified than before. Europa’s had her face torn away. Orpheus is crawling. Achilles lost the very ankles that symbolize weakness. Any dignity they had is gone to hell.」

「That’s true.」

Barry suddenly lifted his gaze.

「You’ve got that talk with Hermes, don’t you.」

「It’s