Chapter 156: The Gate of Gephin (Part 2)

“The current leader of that faction is Chief Kadum.”

Shirone recalled the two types of gazes she had felt during the banquet. The elders who welcomed Unlockers were likely from the angel faction, while those who looked at her with disdain were from the anti-angel faction.

By that classification, Chief Kadum’s father, Hashid, was from the anti-angel faction. And so was Mahatu.

“Chief Kadum is ruining Kergo. It’s ironic for me, who deals in Loop, to say this, but entrusting the tribe’s fate to the angels is wrong. I’m actually from the anti-angel lineage. I was supposed to be a slave. You’ve probably heard about the human trafficking by the Galliant autonomous government. Most of the victims were from the anti-angel faction. Outsiders also kidnapped my mother.”

Amy decided to let go of her lingering resentment towards Mahatu. If his parents had gone through such an ordeal, it was understandable that he harbored hostility toward outsiders.

“A hundred years ago, the Kergo tribe was shaken by the encroachment of civilization. When the Galliant autonomous government began hunting humans, the anti-angel faction’s anger grew. A third civil war seemed imminent, and extinction appeared unavoidable. But there was someone who turned it all around. The person who designed the Chamber of Achievement and Sacrifice to stop the reckless journey to Heaven and end the civil war. That person was Lady Miro.”

Shirone recalled Miro’s appearance. She had sometimes felt a chilling aura from her eyes, which seemed to fluctuate with emotion. But before entering Miro’s spacetime, she had seemed more human.

“To be honest, there’s still some conflict. But it’s much better than before. Thanks to Lady Miro. If it weren’t for her, I would have been nothing more than a slave.”

“Where is Miro now?”

Shirone knew that Miro was staying in the intermediate dimension of Istas. But she also thought that Miro might exist everywhere.

“After designing the Chamber of Achievement and Sacrifice, Lady Miro entered the Gate of Gephin. I wasn’t there, but I heard she left saying she was going to meet Gephin.”