"This world isn't about individual showdowns. The strength of an individual will never surpass that of a collective."
"Since you can get a powerful witch to aid you, you can also seek help from many others willingly."
"What follows is merely Thousand-Year Fire trying to extract the filth from the hideous, regressive flames."
"For this stage, even if you fail to pass, your memory would just be burned away and you would leave this place."
Melissa said, "So, please don't act on your presumptuous speculations. The Thousand-Year Fire wants to see your genuine understanding of justice."
"Hence, you gave him a merciful end to his suffering -- the death sentence."
"Or allow the traitor to be tortured for all eternity."
"Alternatively, you can let him be tormented for years before sentencing him to death!"
The youth on the wooden rack continued to wail in pain.
"Kill me, I beg you to kill me."
"Please."