It was because of you.

"Why did you do it? And more importantly, how did you do it?"

Kael questioned directly.

Tobias, who had given up, lowered his head and answered,

"I had no other choice."

"What does that mean?"

Tobias then stared at Kael and,

"Hero Kael, this world is much more dangerous than you think, and these dangers aren't the Beasts, they are people."

"…"

Kael stayed silent, letting the Town Head continue.

"People you think are your allies might turn into your enemies, while the enemies might become your friends. It is a complicated place that makes no sense."

The old man laughed self-deprecatingly.

"In this place, only one rule applies.

Survival of the fittest.

The strong survive, the weak perish.

And that was my and my people's sin. We were weak in a world where only those with power thrive."

Tobias declared, then he stared at Kael and continued his story,