I would like to trust them. Many of them seem very kind.
[But... many of the people on the island had seemed very kind, too, and a whole bunch of people still ended up dead.]
One of the people from the mansion is a friend of Ryuji's and Yusuke's. They were quite vehemently against the idea of killing people, so I believe he will be against it, as well.
[He stares at her for a moment, an enigmatic smile crossing his face.]
Aren't there bad gods in your religion, Flayn? Most religions I can think of has one, or at least, a very powerful being that stands in opposition to the rest of the panetheon. Loki, Lucifer, Saturn, Set...there's more than you think.
...no. There is just the Goddess, and she is benevolent and watches over all her children.
There were also Seiros and the Four Saints, but they... were not gods. They were children of the Goddess who sought to protect Fódlan from those who would have seen the land embroiled in war.
A traitor to the Goddess. He was gifted with incredible power to protect the land of Fódlan, but corruption and greed led him to wage war across the land and risk the lives of the very people he was meant to protect.
That's your "bad god". All gods have an enemy. This Nemesis is similar to the gods, right? He had their power? And yet he tried to destroy the people under his care. That's what I'm talking about, with these beings like the island and the house.
[There's a pause, almost more like a stiffening as his eyebrows furrow, gaze a little distant.]
Huh. [He almost seems...confused at himself?] I...think I am? Though I wonder if it's because I'm thinking of my job. You see, brilliant detectives have to solve murders. Some of those murders involve serial killers. And serial killers sometimes have these sort of...complexes, you know? I don't remember in particular, but a serial killer with a god complex would not be unheard of.
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[But... many of the people on the island had seemed very kind, too, and a whole bunch of people still ended up dead.]
One of the people from the mansion is a friend of Ryuji's and Yusuke's. They were quite vehemently against the idea of killing people, so I believe he will be against it, as well.
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[How...odd.]
What's his name?
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[She's not sure how it is that they were split up, but... he recognized who she was talking about, so.]
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[She thinks about it...]
I spoke to someone else who I believe was there as well, and he said that sometimes they would turn into monsters.
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I met someone who had to deal with monsters as well. How odd. Monsters, spirits, gods...sentient places...they all seem so similar.
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Someone pulling the strings...or, something like, there's a "god" that controlled all these other minor "gods".
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But what sort of god would want to do something like this..? G—... the Goddess would never allow it.
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[To play with people like they're toys...]
Someone who could care less, I think.
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[It's a little disturbing to think about, honestly.]
Beings that call themselves gods ought not to treat people this way.
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Aren't there bad gods in your religion, Flayn? Most religions I can think of has one, or at least, a very powerful being that stands in opposition to the rest of the panetheon. Loki, Lucifer, Saturn, Set...there's more than you think.
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There were also Seiros and the Four Saints, but they... were not gods. They were children of the Goddess who sought to protect Fódlan from those who would have seen the land embroiled in war.
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But in the past, they fought against Nemesis in the War of Heroes, which led to the founding of the Adrestian Empire.
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That's your "bad god". All gods have an enemy. This Nemesis is similar to the gods, right? He had their power? And yet he tried to destroy the people under his care. That's what I'm talking about, with these beings like the island and the house.
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[...was he?
Oh, she really doesn't want to think about that.]
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[He says, with an enigmatic smile that seems to suggest that yes, he knows exactly what he's talking about.]
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Are you speaking from experience, Anaido?
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[There's a pause, almost more like a stiffening as his eyebrows furrow, gaze a little distant.]
Huh. [He almost seems...confused at himself?] I...think I am? Though I wonder if it's because I'm thinking of my job. You see, brilliant detectives have to solve murders. Some of those murders involve serial killers. And serial killers sometimes have these sort of...complexes, you know? I don't remember in particular, but a serial killer with a god complex would not be unheard of.
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[She hasn't heard that phrase before, but... it seems like it makes sense. She nods to herself.]
I see. It seems as though interacting with someone like that would be troublesome.
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