บท 163: The Will Of Humanity

"How are the perimeters?" I quietly asked Verina.

"It is clear." Her eyes were still darting at the black-haired maid knight. "Looking at the flow of psychic presence, the Ordeal seems to be planning to hibernate for an hour or two," Verina concisely reported.

"Finally, a well-timed rest as a reward!" Lupina exclaimed.

"Pfft, you didn't even do anything," Kuzunoha quipped.

As the two Sisters of Aegis paused to survey our bastion, Theresa's gaze lingered on the various crosses and other symbols I'd hurriedly crafted earlier. 

Her face lit up with delight. "Such a holy and devout stronghold you've built here!" She exclaimed, her voice filled with awe. "To think, in the darkest heart of Carcosa, we'd find such dedication to the sanctified symbols."