homeless; chapter 498 reactions

[venithiems]

It was not a difficult calculation to make, Mundane. I had been puzzled, at first, as to why His Majesty would not allow me to perform my duties and dispose of his opponent for him, only for His Majesty to deliberately hold back and then express regret that the battle did not result in his death.

{ Invel adjusts his glasses, and continues. }

But it all makes sense, now. Why His Majesty insisted that I stand down, why he was able to melt my ice, why the Emperor wished to die fighting this boy.

And now that I've found the Devil Slayer, the least that I can do is ensure that he embraces his true power. If, of course, I am right, and he truly is the one who will defeat E.N.D.

Considering his link with His Majesty's magnum opus, wouldn't that be ironic?