"It’s too much," she whispered to the darkness. "How can we fight a history that has been rewritten for a thousand years? I’m just a girl with a sword. I'm not... him."
"The world thinks we’re the villains or the victims," Elara said, standing up and brushing the dust from her dark bodysuit. "But we’re the ones who know the truth." Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! Episode 13
Deep within the sanctuary’s flickering corridors, a young Shadow Garden initiate named Elara sat against a cold stone wall, her hands trembling. She had watched the explosive power of the "All-Range Atomic" from a distance, but the sheer scale of the world’s hidden truths—the Curse of Diablos, the ancient memories, the sheer brutality of the Cult—had left her feeling like a speck of dust in a hurricane. "It’s too much," she whispered to the darkness
She leaned down, placing a gloved hand on Elara’s shoulder. "The Cult of Diablos wins when we feel small. But remember the lesson of the sanctuary: even the most powerful curse is just another mystery waiting for Shadow to solve. Your job isn't to carry the world; it’s to ensure that when the Master steps into the spotlight, the shadows are exactly where they need to be." I'm not
A soft rustle of fabric echoed nearby. From the gloom emerged Gamma, adjusting her glasses with her usual refined grace, though she walked with the slight clumsiness that only her closest allies ever saw.
Elara looked up, surprised. "But Lord Shadow... he moves as if the world is a stage and he’s already read the script. Even in Episode 13—I mean, in the heat of the sanctuary—he looked at the legendary Witch of Calamity and saw nothing but a worthy sparring partner. How do we find that kind of strength?"
"Exactly," Gamma smiled, though she immediately tripped over a small pebble, regaining her dignity with a quick cough. "Now, come. We have records to scrub and artifacts to secure. The sanctuary may be falling, but Shadow Garden is just beginning."