No, they weren't but... there were players scheming to bring about the end of the world as we knew it. We played into their hands, it was our fault that Nyx was going to answer humanity's wish. And make no mistake, Nyx isn't like Yaldabaoth. She isn't good or evil, she's neutral and was only coming because it was believed that's what humanity wanted.

[He wanted to make that clear because it wasn't fair that even Nyx was manipulated, and by extension, Ryoji.]

I simply... wished for a way to stop her from hearing that call. That's how I decided to defeat the undefeatable.

[Minato tilted his head, he had sensed for a time that there was something Ren was keeping from him. But he was patient about it, not everyone had to share their secrets or their life story, after all. He hadn't told Ren about his parents or Ryoji, either. It just hadn't come up.]

What is it?