Lightning Is the Only Way

"You need to become a level four Star God again first," Orthar answered directly. "I've already prepared your opponent, and you can't win as long as you are not a level four Star God."

"Additionally, don't jump into a fight while feeling this confident. Confidence is good, but you can't commit any mistakes against your next opponent. If you do, you will die, and your suffering will have been for naught."

Mortis only looked at Orthar with fiery eyes, but Orthar's gaze didn't waver.

"He's right, Mortis," Gravis said from the side. "Calm down first. Orthar knows our power perfectly, and he will give us an opponent that will push us to our absolute limits. One wrong move, and we will die."

"After all, if we can't even prepare ourselves adequately for a fight, how will we ever reach the power of father?"

Mortis' gaze went from Orthar to Gravis.

"I won't make a mistake," Mortis said.

Gravis frowned.

"However, I trust in your judgment," Mortis said after he relaxed. "You might see things in me that I can't see."

Gravis' smile returned. "Thanks," he said.

The two of them looked at Orthar again and nodded.

Orthar nodded back.

Then, Orthar vanished.

After that, Mortis and Gravis sat down.

Gravis asked his father for another delivery of coffee, and his father delivered.

"I'm proud of you, Mortis," the Opposer said to Mortis.

When Mortis heard these words, something inside him shook.

"Thanks," was all Mortis said.

His thanks only sounded polite, but all of Mortis' feelings had been summarized in it.

Mortis had felt the deep feeling of pride his father held for him, and his father heard the appreciation in Mortis' voice.

Gravis gave Mortis some of the coffee, and the two of them started talking again.

about the Sin Monster, and the incredible amount of suffering it brought with

on his body

Mortis said the

had been subject to an ever-increasing load of suffering. This meant that Gravis had also known that it would become harder and harder the longer it dragged on, which added a

during these trying times. Meanwhile, you have

of

to quantify Suffering to such a minute

gone through similar levels of

Gravis and Mortis had talked

down again, and he seemingly hadn't changed from his previous

also

maturity and confidence inside Mortis, which hadn't been there

difficult to put this feeling into words, but that was the most

until they both reached the fourth level of

them stood up and looked at

them nodded at

be for both of

and Mortis

trial along the narrow and

momentum slowly increased as their minds entered a

they arrived at

and Mortis each put their hands on one half of the gate

of them walked into their new trial, their eyes fixated on one being in

were no walls, ceiling, or floor in this vast nothingness. The gate they walked through just hovered in the emptiness, and the two of them

two gates were simply standing in

It was like they were in space, among the stars. However, there

was just endless

soon as the two of them entered, they

of them was Orthar, and the

they saw their opponent, their bodies

was not what

battle-ready states immediately dissolved as

push you to your limits," Orthar said from in front of

can't comprehend several Laws during the fight,

trial will give

some of them to comprehend the Law of Energy

you will fight him

and Mortis only barely registered Orthar's words as their minds tried to process that they