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Feeling of Guilt

Sometimes, the message conveyed by the Seven Shapes could hurt the feelings of some Espers, even making them feel guilty.

Faya, the Shape of Willpower, was certainly the one who most infuriated the Espers who were still attached to their former way of life.

Her words, it is true, could put people on the spot who had until then felt untouchable, or even believed that they were acting in a perfectly honest and sincere way.

But seen from another perspective, behaviours that seemed reasonable on an individual scale became unreasonable on a global scale. This was now the challenge and the work of the Seven Shapes.

By encouraging each Esper to take responsibility, Faya was not particularly trying to make those who had not yet taken this step towards a change in perspective feel guilty.

But faced with the accelerating pace of society, which had led to the Chaos War, they had to act quickly and decisively.

Everyone had a role to play.

And perhaps those who felt the guiltiest were also those who had the greatest responsibility to take on…

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