Just when everyone thought that Gray had won the battle with the Holy See, Gray didn't think so.

In fact, he felt that he had failed, and that he had failed completely.

Starry night, the lion king.

On the roof of a small house, Gray and Carl quietly looked out through the open windows of the opposite building.

A drunk man is beating his wife. The paladins will call the shots for you, and I'll be in a cell tomorrow, but when I come out, I'll beat you up!

Karl, who was standing beside him, whispered, "Lord Paladin, the situation is quite special, and I think it is necessary to let you know. It's not just this one, in fact, we're experiencing more and more special situations. ”

"Her husband beating her?" Gray asked softly.

"Yes. ”

"Then why didn't she get a divorce? I remember that the new law allowed them to divorce freely. ”

"It is not just the law that determines people's lives. "The law has changed, but people don't think divorce is a good thing," Carr said. It will be difficult for a divorced woman to remarry, and it will be difficult for a woman to live alone. What's more, they still have children. ”

"And what if we force them to divorce?"

"That woman will resent you. ”

"We saved her, but she still resents us?"

"Yes, because she doesn't feel like you're saving her. ”

"Why did her husband beat her?"

"Because he doesn't have a job now. In the past, in order to satisfy his stomach, he was busy from morning to night every day, and he had no extra energy and time to beat his wife. ”

"Then why did he lose his job?"

"It's not that he lost his job, it's that his job lost him. He voluntarily gave up his job because we gave out enough money that allowed him to live without work. And as long as he doesn't work, he will always be poor and will always be supported by us. With the current welfare rules, we can't watch him go hungry. ”

"Is there a lot of such things?"

"It used to be very few, but now it's starting to get more. In addition, the wealth we distributed made the lion kings rich, but it also made everyone extravagant. There is a shortage of goods on the market, and prices are still rising despite the desperate efforts of neighboring countries to ship to us. Of course, the most important thing is that many people are becoming lazy and they are not willing to work. ”

Gray suddenly thought of something, jumped straight from the top of the building, and landed on Tenadas's horse in the alley with unerring accuracy.

Riding Tenedas, Gray drove down the street, heading straight out of town.

Karl also jumped off the roof and rode his horse to follow.

The two demons stood on the tower and watched quietly.

......

In the blink of an eye, Gray was on the farm outside the city.

A large area of farmland, but overgrown with weeds.

Looking at all this, Gray was surprised. He dismounted, bent down and reached out to touch the abandoned land, and said softly, "I have given them all the royal land, but ...... But they don't farm? Before, they were willing to pay a high rent, but now they don't?"

"Because of you. You give them enough money to live, and of course they enjoy life, so why work so hard?" said the black cat.

"But I didn't post much. Although the total amount is large, it is not much for each person. ”

"It's enough for them to live. ”

"Don't they want a better life? Life is just to live, if they are willing to work, they can get more. "Unfortunately, they don't seem to think so. ”

Karl rode up from behind: "Paladin......

"You go back first, I want to be alone and quiet. Gray said casually with his back to Carl.

"Uh...... Good. Karl turned his horse's head and left.

Only Gray was left in the empty farm.

Or rather, Gray, Tenedas, Black Cat, Catherine, and Vivien. Well, there are quite a lot of "people".

......

Dean's residence.

Andrew and Dean sat quietly across from each other.

Dean lowered his head, as if waiting for Andrew's instructions. Andrew, on the other hand, flipped through a copy of the material, a little displeased.

"It's all useless, and that's all you can find?"

"I'm sorry, after all, the Pope doesn't allow me to get too close to the Paladin. As a result, the information that can be found is very limited. I hope you understand. ”

"Then why would you be put in the bishop's position? You're so useless, even if you change a dog to be bishop. ”

Dean glanced up at Andrew and could only smile awkwardly.

"Master Mage. Suddenly, a voice rang out.

Turning his face sideways, Dean saw a man in black leather armor push open the balcony door and walk in.

Glancing at Dean casually, he saluted Andrew respectfully and said, "Paladin Gray has left the Lion King's capital, his horse is very fast, and we have not been able to catch up. ”

"Do you know where you're going?"

"I don't know. But we're sure he's gone, and it's not likely to be back anytime soon. After all, we saw that Karl, the adjutant who was chasing him out, had returned alone. ”

Throwing the materials in his hand on the table, Andrew whispered, "Okay, let's do it." ”

"Action, what are you going to do?" Dean was taken aback.

"Didn't anyone tell you? The situation is urgent, and the Pope has asked us to produce immediate results. It seems that you need to think carefully about your relationship with the Cardinals. Andrew stood up slowly, holding on to the armrest.

The man in black leather armor immediately draped him in a blue mage robe.

The two jumped straight off the balcony and left.

Rushing onto the balcony, Dean slowly widened his eyes and stared blankly at the backs of the two leaving.

......

Gray sat quietly in the deserted farmland, looking at the farmland in silence.

"There's no need to be too sad, Gray. The black cat lifted his mask, jumped out of it, licked his paws and said, "This is very normal, there are always some lazy people, isn't it? People like you very much now, your reputation is very high, and the Holy See has lost." ”

"But they weren't lazy people in the first place, I made them lazy. I'm causing a disaster. ”

"Disaster? Where did the disaster come from?"

"Isn't it?" said Gray, "if they don't plow, then there will be no harvest." Even if they have money, they will still starve to death. And if we buy food from neighboring countries with money...... I know, I'm actually doing it now. Neighboring countries do not have unlimited food, and after we buy it, their food will also be in short supply. Well, it will not be just Isaac who will fall into disaster. ”

"Uh...... Will it be like this?"

"That's not all. You're sleeping every night when I'm studying the Torah reform, so you don't know what's going on. I stopped all sin with the law, but new sin is happening. It's very bad. I have destroyed the wicked, and as a result the good are becoming the wicked. ”

"Wait, I don't quite understand. "The black cats are a little confused.

The law is only one part of the punishment of the wicked, and more, in fact, it depends on other deterrences. For example, if you harm the interests of others, you will be retaliated against. Because of the law, no one is now subject to retribution. So, relations between people are deteriorating, and many clever and wicked people are born. They have not broken the law, and I cannot punish them. And no matter how much I changed the law, they always found loopholes. ”

The black cat listened dumbfounded: "Can you still do this?"

"Yes, although I hate to believe it, but the reality is that way. Gray said in frustration, "I seem to have all the sins under control, but I haven't turned them all into good people. Instead, I'm turning some of the good guys into bad guys...... is leading to a catastrophe. ”

"But people still respect you, don't they? They can't find a better ruler than you. You won the Holy See, everyone thinks so. ”

"But that's not what I wanted. People still respect me because they don't know that I'm making their lives worse. ”

The black cat was silent, and the predicament Gray faced was clearly beyond his knowledge.

The wind blew softly, shaking the weeds all around.

The night was silent.

After a long time, Catherine's voice sounded: "So, all along, the hardest thing for us has never been to implement justice. It's about changing humanity. As I said at the beginning, the human species has never had anything to do with greatness. If you are kind, they will take advantage of your goodness, if you are upright, they will take advantage of your integrity, and if you are generous, they will take advantage of your generosity. The Holy Spirit does not even allow us to have direct contact with humans because humans pollute us. It's ridiculous, isn't it? Angels try to influence humans, but in the end, humans turn angels into fallen angels. This is also the reason why the Holy See exists, and we need to keep a little distance between ourselves and humanity. But in this way, the purity of the Holy See cannot be guaranteed. ”

"Vivien, do you have anything to say?" asked Gray.

After thinking for a long time, Vivien said, "Actually, I don't have anything to say. From a demonic point of view, I think you're doing a good job. I'm not referring to you bringing disaster to Isaac, I am referring to you defeating the Holy See. At least that's what everybody thinks, isn't they? I think they must be in a hurry right now like ants on a hot pot. Tactically speaking, this time you won. ”

In other words, I got nothing but fame. And that's the last thing I deserve. The soul fire in Gray's eyes flickered slightly, indicating that he was extremely depressed.

"On the bright side, at least you're closer to reality, aren't you?" Vivien said, "A few months in power have really given you a new understanding of humanity. This will help your faith in a positive way. I mean, when you're done with the reality of the world, you can try to pick your faith again. ”

Gray slowly stood up and walked back step by step.

Tenedas stepped after him.

The dispute between the angels and the demons in my mind began again after months of silence.

"Gray, in fact, the idea of leading people to good is right. But there are many ways to do this. There are positive ways and there are negative ways. Sometimes, suffering can also make people yearn for the light. And beauty, in turn, will make people not know how to cherish it. You're just doing it the wrong way. We can try new ways to do it. ”

"That's a new statement. Do you want Gray to give them suffering? Gray, you're right. It's the human race itself that's wrong. You try to make the world a better place, to help them for free, and as a result, they turn against you. They don't deserve it. If you are willing to leave behind your compassion for them, you will live happily. ”

"By making him give up his mercy, you are turning his back on the Divine Faith!"

"No, it's the opposite. If you don't treat human beings as equal beings, does giving up your compassion for them have anything to do with turning away from the Divine Faith?"

......

At this moment, a group of people had slipped into a mansion outside Pierce Cathedral in the dark.

"That Shelley, who lives here?"

"Yes, she is not a member of the clergy and cannot live in a church. ”

Looking up, they looked at a room on the second floor with a light and an open window.