Perhaps for the first time, Arrow began to see that slightly somber expression on the face of the demon swordsman.

At this moment, the smile on Capone's face disappeared, and his complexion began to show a slight color that made Arrow feel a little scared...... He was glad that Capone didn't stare at him directly with this expression, otherwise Iroh was really afraid that he would immediately be scared and his feet would be weak, and it would be extremely difficult to even stand here.

"That'...... You are ...... because there are many questions that cannot be explained from the Holy See Become an apostate? Arrow swallowed and said tentatively.

Hearing Arrow's question, the gloomy expression on Capone's face disappeared in an instant, and he reverted to the gentle smile he had before, and said slowly, "I know. Actually, I've always been aware of this. ”

"We humans are afraid that we will not be able to solve all the problems we are facing now. Who has the courage to say that he can understand all the problems in the world, and can give the most perfect solution in time when those problems arise? ”

This made Arrow a little confused, and he tilted his head: "So ......?" ”

Capone glanced at Tiramisu next to him and looked at the student with tenderness in his eyes. After a moment, he retracted his gaze and looked at Arrow again: "President Arrow, can you understand how I feel when you have some thoughts about some things and feel that the explanations within the Holy See cannot answer your questions, and the so-called high priests and bishops all give you an answer such as 'This is God's will, but now we are stupid and cannot understand God's noble decree for the time being'?" ”

Arrow thought for a moment, and felt that it was better to follow the words of the demon swordsman first, and then said, "That's right, such an answer is indeed a bit perfunctory. ”

But when Arrow finished speaking, Mr. Capone shook his head with a smile and said, "You don't have to talk to me. Because I was like, 'I see, I'm too stupid, it's not God's will.'" ”

"Forehead ......"

At that moment, Arrow suddenly had a sense of frustration that he was confident enough to answer the question, but only to be directly poured with a basin of cold water.

For Arrow's slightly lost expression now, Capone still smiled and said, "Don't mind, if you still want to hear it, then I can continue." ”

I was thinking that I really couldn't answer those questions, maybe I was too stupid to understand God's will. So I didn't think much of it, and continued to live like this. ”

"But......"

The corners of Mr. Capone's mouth twitched suddenly, and a faint sneer suddenly mixed with that gentle smile—

A question that can be explained with such an answer. But what happens when the problems become more numerous? ”

After a moment's pause, the magic swordsman seemed to be intending to let Arrow think for himself first, and then continued—

"Because I didn't get an answer to that question in my mind, I thought I was stupid and did everything I could to hope I could be smarter. However, as time went on, not only did the problem in my mind not be explained, on the contrary, I created more problems. ”

"I've seen a lot of things and done a lot of things. Some of these things can be explained, but some things turn into one problem after another and start to entrench in my mind. ”

"I was so tormented by these questions that I could not sleep, and with these questions in mind, I once again asked the High Priest."

"But, perhaps the high priest I asked was also so stupid that he had no way to answer my question. I asked another high priest. ”

I asked the five high priests, but their answers began to become contradictory and logically inconsistent. I turned to the archbishop, but after listening to my question, the archbishop answered me again with the answer, 'This is God's will, and we mortals do not yet have the wisdom to understand God's will, so we need to remain religious.'" ”

Hearing this, Mr. Capone paused again. He looked up at the sky, as if thinking about something, but the sneer on the corner of his mouth became more obvious.

Arrow thought for a moment and said, "It's because you can't get an explanation, so ...... Will they defect from the Holy See? ”

"It's a pity, President Arrow. You're wrong again. ”

Capone seemed to like to look at Arrow's embarrassed appearance now, and it was only when his eyes turned to the short man in front of him that the sneer on the corner of his mouth was transformed into that gentle smile again—

"I have not betrayed the Holy See of Light. On the contrary, although I have many doubts in my heart, the rewards brought to me by the Holy See are too rich, and I have no incentive to betray the Holy See at all. Before I joined the Holy See, although my family had some money, after all, I could only be regarded as a slightly better peasant. But after joining the Holy See, I received land, houses, cattle and sheep distributed by the Holy See. I'll be able to earn more money than you might think when I receive the title of Templar. I have a noble position, and I can follow a large number of servants behind me when I go in and out. So, why should I give up these things and apostate just because some problems are not explained? ”

"Forehead ......"

Once again, Arrow felt the burning pain in his face. This phantom pain even made him involuntarily cover his face, feel the burning shame on his cheeks, and silently bow his head.

Capone smiled at Arrow's shame and said slowly: "However, although I don't have any intention of apostasy, the Holy See seems to think that something is wrong with me. To put it simply...... It's just 'too many questions'. ”

After Arrow's face burned less, Capone continued—

"I kept asking questions, but there was no way to get an accurate explanation for them. Although I still feel that I still enjoy being in the Holy See, the high priests in the Holy See seem to be beginning to feel that I am gradually becoming a factor of instability. ”

"Perhaps in order to prevent my thoughts from spreading to more believers, they began to gradually empty my power. My Templar name still hangs alive, but the resources at my disposal are dwindling, and my words are becoming less and less powerful. In the end, I was even persuaded by people in the Holy See to be idle and leave only an empty name. ”

"So, what exactly is faith?"

"At this point, I finally started thinking about it. Faith is not allowed to be questioned? If I believe in the God of Light, shouldn't I have even the slightest doubt? ”

"No, there is nothing wrong with the God of Light, I believe that the great gods are all-knowing and all-powerful, and as the high priests and archbishops have said, His wisdom must be far beyond my comprehension. But the problem is that the fact that God of Light is so great does not mean that the Holy See of Light is able to explain God's will well. At the very least, they weren't able to give a plausible answer to what I had done for the God of Light. ”

"At this moment, I have finally decided to leave the Holy See of Light. Because I know that I have no way of finding the answer to my question in the Holy See, I need to look elsewhere, to find another way to understand the faith of the God of Light. ”

"It is precisely because of this that I was finally expelled from the Holy See and classified as an apostate, which began my so-called 'escape path'."

Arrow looked at Capone silently, with mixed feelings in his heart, but he didn't know what to say for a while.

Capone, however, seemed very happy, and even continued in a half-joking tone: "Actually, my 'escape' was not very difficult. I have all my real estate and land, and the Holy See is not trying very hard to crusade against me. President Arrow, do you know why? ”

Arrow lowered his head and thought about it, and quickly understood the reason: "For the Holy See of Light, Mas Capone only needs the status of an 'apostate'. Because he is an apostate, all his words and deeds can be regarded as the madness of a traitor. Judging by what you have just said, the Holy See should judge that you do not pose much physical threat to the Holy See, and that your only threat is your 'questioning thoughts'. Therefore, it is enough to make your 'questioning thoughts' from the perspective of public opinion to be understood by the general public that you are questioning the Holy See solely because of your apostasy. In that case, it doesn't matter how sharp your question is, how unanswerable it is for the Holy See of Light to answer. For anyone who believes that an apostate will question the Holy See, the damage that your 'mind' can do will be very insignificant. ”

Capone smiled and nodded, as if he was very appreciative of Arrow. At this time, his gaze involuntarily turned behind Arrow, and this sudden change in his eyes also made Arrow realize what was happening behind him, but for the sake of fairness, he still didn't turn his head.

The next moment, he felt a clear feeling of being ripped off his waist, and then he looked back.

"Whew...... Call...... Call...... I...... Game 3...... I...... Win! ”

Cream's body fell to the ground, his right hand held his money bag high, his face visibly out of breath full of tiredness, but he couldn't hide the joy that he had finally won after all his efforts.