"Because you're putting pressure on me, Master Ultraman," said Amberser. "My race has no enmity with you, but your pursuit makes me very uneasy. You must be very aware of your own reputation. Those who are targeted by you often meet with bad ends. That's why I had to show myself, to demonstrate my sincerity in not wanting to be your enemy."
Amberser was a little surprised, because his intuition told him that the Heart-stealing Demon was telling the truth.
It seemed that the little show he had put on at sea had been quite effective.
In fact, Amberser had underestimated the impact of the battle at sea.
Before that, Amberser had staged an impressive act of exiling a kingdom, making everyone understand the weight of the Diviner Mage profession. Even if some knew the person conducting the ceremony wasn't Amberser, they still had to consider his thoughts – what if the Lich went mad and did it again?
But at the time, everyone simply saw Amberser as a highly dangerous time bomb.
