"Life is too short to struggle and fight, so stay out of the way, and leave it to you young people to change the world. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

-- Bill

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"Please, Frey, it's nothing but a white lie."

As she spoke, Elizabeth, with her eyebrows furrowed, grabbed Frey's hand with one hand.

The head is not as high as before, and the slight admiration that is always superior to others has long been suppressed by public opinion.

"I've done enough to deceive the people before, and this time, I really don't want to continue to deceive."

Hearing Frey's answer, Elizabeth's hand on her chest tightened a little.

The sudden dizziness also made Elizabeth's eyes squint down again.

"Frey, do you want to tell the people that we have taken the military money out of their pockets and marched with great vigour, and we have not even seen the shadow of the Black Tower?"

"Isn't that true?"

"Eh, Frey......" Hearing Frey's words, Elizabeth began to have some difficulty breathing.

Clutching his chest, he slowed down before continuing.

"There are some things that cannot be made public, and the lies that bring hope to people are more needed than blatant lies.

If you really tell the truth to the people this time, have you thought about their reactions? ”

Hearing this, Frey was also silent and fell into deep thought.

"If there is no 'savior' lie concocted, will the people support it?

Would Bill, that old man who didn't care about himself, come up with so much money?

Will the Crusaders grow so strong?

Will the Crusaders make peace with the Knights Templar, the Church and the Crown, and join forces to defeat the Black Tower? ”

"This ......" Faced with Elizabeth's barrage of questions, Frey didn't know what to say.

"I know it's all a lie, but don't forget what you started it for.

Isn't it to banish witches and monsters?

Now that the Holy Land has been guided by lies to get closer and closer to this goal, what is the difference between lies and truth?

Isn't it all about the final victory? ”

In the face of what Elizabeth said in distress, Frey could not refute it, and deeply understood and agreed with what Elizabeth said.

But Frey never understood why his heart was always like being weighed down by a big rock, and he was burdened with some kind of unspeakable guilt.

Seeing that Frey was silent, Elizabeth also held Frey's hand with her other hand, "I know how you feel now, at first I will also have this guilt of doing anything to achieve the goal, but you must know that this is the reality.

If I hadn't kept my voice down, weaved lies, and even sold my body to do all kinds of dirty things, I wouldn't be where I am now.

But I still chose to do whatever it took to sit in this position.

I was born in a royal capital, and I was respected.

What did I join the Priesthood for! What have I lived this life for more than 10 years?

Isn't it to change all that!

I would rather be dirtier than they are to hold on to my faith and to surrender myself and the world to this sordid and sinister people! More sinister! ”

In the end, Elizabeth, who had a bruise on her forehead, almost roared.

Recalling her original intention of entering this "quagmire", and then looking at what she is doing now, Elizabeth smiled bitterly.

The person who only laughed and wanted to stir up this "stagnant water" by himself had already been blackened by the foul-smelling "stagnant water" in this pool.

Thinking of this, Elizabeth also seemed to understand why Bill's guy always looked like he didn't care about himself and didn't do his job.

If he had been an outsider like Bill's old man, he might not have become this involuntary and insincere high priest now.

Elizabeth, who was excited, thought about it for a long time before she came back to her senses.

"I'm sorry, I'm a little excited." Looking at Frey and Sister Dog who were stunned in front of her, Elizabeth also adjusted her emotions, suddenly raised her head and stared at Frey in front of her.

"Frey, haven't you found out yet?" Is the lie of the 'savior' becoming more and more true thanks to everyone's efforts?

The recapture of Fortress Y, the support of the population, the reconciliation of the Church with the Crown, the cooperation of the Crusaders with the Knights Templar.

Didn't you grow up under this lie? ”

Hearing Elizabeth's words, Frey froze in place.

The scenes in my mind are also constantly flashing.

From the Crusaders from the dilapidated civilian airship to the most advanced "Bill" in the current Holy Land.

From the recruitment point of Olaf's freeze-frame oil painting, to the registration point that is so popular that it is necessary to send a special person to maintain order in order to enter normally.

From seeing the crusaders covering their mouths and lowering their voices to the ridicule of men and women looking up, and children looking at the crowd of whoa.

……

And Frey himself seems to have gone from a centurion who could only give speeches and didn't even listen to his own subordinates to a solid arm that Anna could rely on with peace of mind.

"Since it all started with a lie, let's end with the truth.

But until then, please continue this interlocking lie. “

As she spoke, Elizabeth suddenly raised her head and stared into Frey's eyes, "I believe in you, you will definitely be able to end this lie with a true full stop and become a real 'savior'." “

The hands that held Frey's hand suddenly became a little harder.

……

Once again, he climbed onto the terrace that protruded from the front of the royal city, and appeared in the view of the crowded people below, and Frey's eyes no longer hesitated.

"Ahem." Hearing Frey's throat clear, the noisy crowd below slowly quieted down.

They were all watching Frey as he appeared on the terrace.

"Hmm." But as soon as Frey wanted to speak, he suddenly felt a pain in his right eye.

His body shook suddenly, and he fell to one knee on the ground.

"What's wrong?"

"Is Lord Frey alright?"

……

The crowd below saw that Frey on the terrace suddenly lost his temper and became noisy again.

Elizabeth, who was standing behind Frey's side, also ran to Frey's side and helped Frey, "Frey? ”

"Eyes!" Frey clutched his right eye.

Suddenly he screamed out loud, "Ahhh ”

Frey's screams from the microphone from the megaphone also caused all the crowd under the royal city to fall into fear.

"Frey! Frey! What happened to you! Elizabeth, who was holding Frey, kept asking.

Anna, Joan of Arc and others behind him also rushed up.

Wayne was the only one who froze in place.

Seeing this familiar scene, Wayne unconsciously covered his right eye, and a drop of cold sweat flowed down Wayne's forehead.

It seemed that listening to Frey's screams, Wayne's hands and feet were constantly shaking, and he could even feel his right eye begin to ache.

"Magic ...... Demonization! ”