Estelle's room was the same as before, except that there were two more hunters in charge of surveillance at the door.

"If I join the Society, can I meet Joshua again? It's very likely, and I don't have to pretend to agree if they're companions, and spy on their intelligence, although my acting skills are not very good, it's better than being trapped here."

Xiao Ai scratched her ears and cheeks, thought about it, and turned around the room several times.

"But it always felt like I couldn't do that. In that case, it would be too different for me."

"Knock knock." Just as Estelle couldn't get her attention, a knock on the door interrupted her tumultuous thoughts.

"Excuse me." The hatch opened, and Levi walked in through it, Ai reflexively tensed up.

"Don't be so vigilant." Levi smiled slightly, "As long as you don't make a brainless move like the one just now, I won't hurt you." ”

"I'm really sorry for the lack of brains." Estelle said angrily, "Didn't you just say you were going out, why are you still here?" ”

"It's the 'Professor' and the other executors who go out, and I'm in charge of looking after the house."

"What the hell are you going to do?"

"If you want to know, how about you agree to the invitation of "The Professor" first? In this case, it is not impossible to tell you the general situation. ”

Esther bowed her head.

"Hehe, although I already have the answer in my heart, I'm hesitating, right?" Levy's eyes are like swords, just like people's hearts.

“！！！”

"My personal opinion, I don't think you're a good fit for Society. Not only in terms of ability, but also your personality is not suitable for here. ”

"Hmm~" Estelle looked like he had been poked in the center, "It's so straightforward, it's really straightforward." ”

"Of course, there are still unknown possibilities in terms of ability. But the character is too narrow for "Association", the dark side of your heart is too narrow. Levi said calmly, "The various members of the Association basically have different dark sides in their hearts. I, the Professor, the other executors, and of course, Joshua was no exception. ”

He wanted to use the word "all" at first, but after thinking of a certain girl and her companion who pestered him all day and night, he changed his words, and the three of them could not find any dark side no matter how they looked at it.

"Now, Sword Emperor" Esther finally asked the question that had been hidden in her heart for a long time, "what is the relationship between you and Joshua?" ”

(Can a girl like Estelle Bright, just a girl who spent years with Joshua, understand the darkness in our hearts?) ）

"If you know this, you can't remain ignorant. And you will also be exposed to the darkness in Joshua and my heart, do you have this awareness? ”

(What am I doing, even if I ask such a girl)

"Well, tell me." Estelle's voice was not loud, but there was no hesitation, "I don't know if I am conscious or not, but I want to know the trajectory of Joshua no matter what, this is my true mood." ”

(Hero's daughter, her talent is brought to the light, let me test it.) “

"Okay." Levi looked into Estelle's eyes, those brown eyes were clear and clean, reflecting his face, "That was what happened ten years ago, when the village of Hamel we lived in was still on the map"

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The village of Hamel, a small village on the southern border of the empire, opposite the village of Ravennu on the border of Liber, lived a quiet and peaceful life, if not very rich, where Joshua and Levi lived until 11 years ago.

At that time, Levi's dream was to become a guerrilla, and he worked very hard on the hillside every day to practice his sword, while his childhood sweetheart Kaling and her brother Joshua would watch from the sidelines. When the practice was over, Lévi and Joshua lay on the grass and listened to the melodies of Kaling's harmonica. Kaling is versatile and can play any tune, but Joshua and Levy's favorite is "Where the Stars Are Located", which was the most popular of the year. They are convinced that such a warm and tranquil life will continue forever.

However, the calamity that fell from the sky shattered their peaceful and pure life. In order to create a pretext for invading Liber, the main battle faction of the empire sent chasseurs disguised as Kingdom troops to attack this border village, killing, setting fires, robbing, **, and doing all kinds of evil. Finally escaping from the village, Lévy, in order to confuse the enemy, left behind and let Kaling and Joshua go first.

How can a merely well-orchestrated conspiracy leave loopholes? The attackers had already laid a net on the outskirts of the village, leaving not a single one alive.

By the time Lévi arrived, the place was unusually peaceful. The body of the man whose throat was pierced, Joshua who was holding a gun and was stupid, and Karling, who was slashed with a knife from shoulder to back, but still holding Joshua desperately. At that time, Karling still had her last breath left. For some reason, her expression was calm and contented. She struggled to give Joshua her cherished harmonica, entrusted Joshua to Levy, and passed away quietly.

Later, the Empire used this as an excuse to start invading Liber, but within a few months it was overwhelmed by the guerrilla warfare commanded by Cassius, and under international pressure, the war ended in defeat for the Empire.

In order to cover up the tragedy directed and acted by themselves, the main battle faction first threatened the surviving two not to tell the truth, and at the same time disguised the whole thing as a robber attack and ended it hastily. And the mudslide used as an excuse to close the road to the village of Hamel completely erased the village from the map, until the truth was drowned in the torrent of history, leaving no trace.

This is the truth of "The Hamel Affair", a taboo that has not been mentioned until now.

Since then, Joshua has become demented, playing the harmonica all the time, and is getting thinner and thinner. The death of his sister, the death of a loved one, the death of a neighbor, the shock of the first murder, and the disappointment of this deceitful world broke down the child, who was only 6 years old at the time. In order to heal Joshua, Lévy travels from place to place, and in desperation, he accepts Kemparela's invitation to join the Society, where he meets Wiseman. Wiseman takes Joshua for two years, reshaping his mind and making him the Tooth of Darkness.

This is Joshua's trajectory, full of ups and downs, sorrows, and the malice of the world (Pharaoh's).

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The rumbling sound of engines resounded in the sky, and ten tail flames emitted dazzling light, and the five red attack boats left the mothership "Gulorias" in turn, scattering in five directions.

Ryan and Lysia, Lévi and Estelle watched the scene from two different rooms, each with different thoughts in their minds.

Lien: After waiting for a long time, you're finally gone, and now you can finally let go and make a big fuss.

Lixia: The best way to leave with an airship is to wonder if I can fly the Associated Society's attack boat.

Estiel: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, there are five of them out at once, how many attack boats can be loaded here, what is this for?

Levy: Is it finally about to begin, the third phase of the Gospel project

In addition to them, there was also a Red Lotus Hunter who was silently watching all this. After making sure that Wiseman and the Executors were gone, a glint flashed in his eyes and he quietly walked to a sealed electronic door.

There is a square recessed indicator above the gate, which is now red in color, indicating that the gate is locked. On the right side of the door, there is a sensor panel that unlocks the electronic lock of the door only through fingerprint recognition.

Instead of touching the sensor panel with his fingers, the hunter expertly pressed the hidden button on the side, and the panel lifted to reveal a cipher disk. This password disk is an emergency measure, and it can also be unlocked by entering the correct password, and this password is generally only in the hands of the highest authority, and will not be known by others.

Without the slightest hesitation, the hunter pressed his right hand on the cipher plate quickly, and with his dazzling movements, the indicator light turned green with a ding, and the door opened. He restored the sensor panel to its original state and walked into the high-privileged place.

Soon, the door closes and the light turns red again, as if nothing had happened.