Weathering a number of problems, Souma more or less finishes dealing with the aftermath of the war. However, he was set upon by an inexplicable anxiety, the distress and pressure only felt by those in authority. It was not something he could bear alone.
he states, "The best use of cruelties
is to perform them all at once,
die beste Art, Grausamkeiten anzuwenden,
ist, sie auf einmal zu nutzen
dice que es mejor llevar a cabo
todas las crueldades al mismo tiempo
"Seja o mais cruel possível
e execute logo a todos,