Vile Evil Hides Under The Veil

"What do you mean?"

Maya asked Eren with a sense of puzzlement. The latter chuckled before answering her.

"Think about it.

You are the creation of Sansara Sage. He even called you his child.

Do you believe that you can just walk out of this world and there will be no ripples in the kingdom? Do you think the kingdom of Edinburgh will let you roam around everywhere with that kind of significance attached to your name?

Sansara World and all that it contains are not the only Legacy Sansara Sage has left behind in the land of Anfang. You, as his daughter, are also part of his legacy."

Eren's words struck like a clap of thunder in Maya's mind. And it wasn't like the butcher was making things up to further his agenda. He indeed had his own stakes involved. But at this point, he could predict how the kingdom of Edinburgh would react to Maya's possible disappearance.

Sansara Sage was a cut above the other Grad Dukes. He made many contributions to setting up the kingdom's societal, hierarchical, and political fabric that exists to this date. The kingdom viewed all its creations as its possessions.

The butcher looked at Maya with a tinge of pity and sighed deeply before continuing.

"The kingdom doesn't care about your cultivation of the soul, Lady Maya.

Your disappearance is something it won't tolerate under any circumstances. It would worry about attracting Sansara Sage's wrath should anything happen to you. It would be afraid of you falling into its enemies' hands even more.

Therefore, the kingdom of Edinburgh will do everything in its power to keep you locked inside Sansara World. If you come clean to them regarding your exploration, they'll first give you the excuse that the situation outside is tense because of the approaching war. Which is a valid excuseâ€" I am not going to lie.

But it will happen over and over again. When you push more buttons after a while, the kingdom will employ Grandmasters and Sages to ground you.

The truth is, there will never be an ideal time for you to roam outside Sansara World. As far as the kingdom is concerned, you can only serve as Sansara World's caretaker.

Even if you manage to escape from the kingdom's clutches on your own, it wouldn't be long before its forces managed to track you down. What can you do against an entire kingdom's resources invested in locating you and getting you back in here?

Don't get me wrongâ€" the kingdom of Edinburgh will never try to mistreat you. Your existence is too special for it to try anything too extreme on you. It would offer you all the ranking resources you needâ€" provided you stay inside Sansara World.

But is that what you want? You must have realized by now that those resources are not helpful to you in cultivating your soul.

You should take risks and find your own way instead of following a safe path that leads you nowhere. Spread your wings and take a leap of faith."

Maya's face became devoid of any expression when Eresn finished speaking. She had to say that whatever he was speaking about made sense. After all, she had interacted with correspondents from Edinburgh in the past.

She could remember that these contacts were always wary of Maya leaving Sansara World. This was when she hadn't said anything remotely related to her exit from Sansara World.

Maya looked at Eren with eyes that said she was looking for answers from him. The butcher smiled before nodding at her.

"There is indeed a way to skip all the trouble.

I wouldn't have suggested this if there weren't Layos' infiltrators involved in the equation. After all, I like to save my own hide before I make a mess.

But now that the infiltrators are in, anything we do will be pinned to them. Hehe. They could be our scapegoats and your ticket out of prison at the same time.

If we proceed with my plan, you can safely exit Sansara World. There wouldn't be anyone chasing you down because they'd doubt the forces of Layos.

Of course, we will have to take some countermeasures. But those can be discussed after you agree to my plan. Rest assured, you'll get all the help you need from me after you step outside.

To put it simply, I'm offering an ideal starter pack for a runaway like you."

The butcher did what he did best - strike a deal with anyone he could control in some way to avoid trouble in the present and the future.

The opportunist in him was a firm believer in the quote "a problem well stated is a problem half solved."

He first identified the problems he had regarding his month-long stay inside the Sansara World as well as the deeds he had performed during this time. He then laid out Maya's problems for her.

In the end, the butcher made Maya understand how they could help one another in their current situations.

Eren and Maya started devising a plan for her exit. He told her straight away that he wanted her help in understanding and altering certain parts of the soul-related arrays.

Apart from that, Eren wanted Maya's help in keeping his hands clean of the mess he was about to make at the end of the ongoing test.

Of course, he assured Maya that she should only help him if and when he wins Sansara Sage's test. And that he would not ask her to help until she declared him the winner herself. This will allow her to conduct the test just as Sansara Sage wishes her to conduct it.

Eren came clean by admitting that he indeed had his own motives for getting Maya out of the Sansara World. He also told her that she would be well compensated for her efforts.

Basically, it was going to be a mutually beneficial partnership that they both could make use of.