The Celestial Blade Star's Confession

What is evil?

It is the absence of reflection.

What is good?

It is the relentless pursuit of thought.

These were the definitions of good and evil that Vera had come to understand.

She didn't claim these as absolute truths, nor did she believe they should be.

After all, good and evil varied based on circumstance and individual.

What mattered was building a framework of one's own.

In this sense, Vera's worldview was resolute.

Why did such a young girl have such a firm grasp on morality?

Because she wanted to believe she was good.

"...Ah."

A vast, bottomless expanse of water stretched out below her.

Vera slowly rose to her feet.

It seemed she had been pulled back into her Inner World.

But something new stood before her.

A massive black serpent.

Its eyes gleamed with red stars that radiated light like a cosmic aura.