Earth

By the time Hikari and Kurayami appeared in the audience chamber, only a few seconds had passed. Everyone in the room stared at them as they made their entry.

Though, it was the rat goddess who looked the most confused. Her whiskers twitched along with her pointed nose. "I didn't expect you to come back in this form…"

Hikari raised an eyebrow at Vermille. "Yes, I presume you wanted me to turn to Despair?"

The rat clicked her tongue. "Even after receiving all of that girl's memories, you still haven't transformed? Even after I did all of those calculations?"

Amelia jumped from her seat, but Hikari stopped the woman with a wave of her hand.

The elf looked at the rat girl in disappointment. "I don't even understand why you would try to do that." Hikari looked around the table at all of the gods. "Everyone else is dismissed, except for this rat."