The Administrator took the fiery words as a breeze and sneered slightly, "Ahhhh I seem to have thought of something quite difficult. It took only five years since it was manufactured...... What about six years? ”

It was a soft, emotionless voice. Although it is extremely beautiful, it is the sound of polished precious metal. From her words, there was not a trace of warmth to be heard.

“…… You say I don't trust you integration knights, right? Ah, that's a surprise. I trust you a lot...... You're cute and energetic dolls that clatter like gears. Even if you're going to polish your precious sword so that it doesn't rust, right? It's the same as that. The devotion module for you is a testament to my love, so that you will always be beautiful dolls, and so that you will not be bothered by the boredom or pain of the people below. ”

The purple pupils looked down at Alice, and said softly in a gentle tone, "Little Alice is so pitiful." The pretty face is crooked. It's hard, right? Or is it anger? As long as I keep being my puppet, I will never be bothered by those unnecessary feelings. ”

The sound that dripped from Alice's cheek onto the gold armor coincided with another, clicking, hard sound. Standing beside the knight, the sword of the golden wood slipped through the thick carpet and into the marble floor. Alice poured strength into her hands, as if she were about to shred the indestructible building materials of the central cathedral, and squeezed out the words in a trembling voice.

"The High Priest must have thought...... Uncle...... His Excellency Belkuli, the Knight Captain, has never had the slightest trouble or pain in the three hundred years of eternal life as an integrated knight, right? People who are more loyal to you than anyone else will not have those pains in their hearts, you say. ”

There was a sharp snap from the ground under the sword. At the same time, Alice cried out in an even more fervent voice, "Your Excellency Belkuli has often suffered between his loyalty to the Congregational Church and his mission to protect the people!" You wouldn't have known that your Excellency had made countless requests to the Senate with the straightforwardness of the Order in order to strengthen the Four Empires' nominal guards! Excellency...... Uncle also knows about the seal placed on our right eye. Isn't this the obvious proof that my uncle has suffered more than anyone else!! ”

This is already a monologue that is almost painful as vomiting blood-

However, only a sneer appeared on the Administrator's snow-white and beautiful face, "Really...... It's sad. I understand my love so superficially. Of course I know that. ”

There was a hint of cruelty under the sweet smile.

"Then let me tell poor little Alice. No. 1 ...... It's not the first time Bel Cooley has been bothered by this boring stuff. Actually, about a hundred years ago, that kid said the same thing. So, I fixed it. ”

Hehe. From the depths of her slender throat came the sound of birdsong's chirping laughter.

"I peeked into Belkuli's memories and got rid of all the worries and pains. It's not just him...... Knights who have been through more than a hundred years are like that. I made their pain, and even everything go away. Rest assured, little Alice. With a little time, your anger will disappear. And the memories that make you sad will also be erased. I'm going to make you a good way to turn back into a puppet who doesn't need to think about anything. ”

In the silence, only the Administrator's chuckle continued.

That person — no longer human. The shivering sensation that struck back made the hairs stand on end, and the Eugeo was very clear about them. It can erase or rewrite people's memories at will. For this fear, Eugeo is deeply touched.

It only took three spells for the Administrator to seal his memory, turning into an integration knight and pointing his sword at Yi Yan and them.

If the Administrator had followed the correct process to complete the ritual of merging with the knights, he would not have been able to recover himself like this. The void that had existed in Eugeo's memory for a long time had saved him, even though he didn't know it himself.

However, this alone cannot compensate for his own mistakes. In the battle with Chudelkin, Yugeo only used his magic to attract the attention of the other party. But he didn't think that would make him forgive. It stands to reason that he is not qualified to fight side by side with Yi Yan at all............

Clutching the sword of the green rose in his right hand, he felt Lin Yiyan's gaze on his right cheek. But Eugeo didn't look back at his partner, and it was during this time that Alice's whisper came again, "Indeed, I now feel the pain and sadness that is enough to tear my chest apart, enough to make me feel that it is incredible to be standing here now. ”

His voice trembled slightly, but his strength recovered little by little.

“…… But I don't want to make it painful...... The feeling I felt for the first time was gone. Because this pain made me realize that I am not a knight puppet, but a human being. No. High Priest, I don't need your love, and I don't need to be corrected by you. ”

"Don't want to be a puppet—" said the Administrator, who heard Alice's farewell words, with his usual expression as if singing, "You're not human anymore, little Alice, you're a 'broken puppet' at best." Unfortunately, it doesn't matter what you think. As long as I resynthesize you, all your current feelings will come to naught. ”

The High Priest, who smiled gently, uttered these cruel words at this very moment.

"Just like you did to yourself—right, Miss Quenella." Lin Yiyan, who had remained silent until now, once again called Administrator by a strange name. Hearing this, the girl's smile disappeared as before.

"Now, lad, didn't I say don't mention the past?"

"Will the facts disappear if that is done? Even you can't edit it at will. You can't change the fact that you're a human child, but you're a human being, right? ”

Well, Yogeo understands everything. Yi Yan must have heard about the Administrator's real name and past events from the sages of the Great Library.

"Human ...... Humans, too. The Administrator immediately regained his smile, but muttered to himself with a sarcastic expression that was slightly different from the slightly interested emotion he had so far, "It's a bit complicated to get this guy from 'over there' to say that." Meaning, do you want to say that you are an amazing character? It's so rampant to be an underorld person, you mean that, right? ”

"No, no, it's not." Lin Yiyan shrugged his shoulders and repudiated the words of the High Priest, "If you want to say that, I think the people here are better than the humans over there in many ways." But in essence, both sides are human beings with the same soul. That's right, and you're no exception. Even if you lived for a hundred years, you wouldn't be a human god, would you? ”

“…… So even if you say so, what? Do you want to say that we all want to drink tea in harmony as human beings? ”

"I'd love to see you do that...... But what I want to say now is that you are not beyond the perfect existence of humanity. It is fate that people are bound to make mistakes. And the mistakes you have made cannot be fixed. With half of the Knights of Integration already in ruins, the Human Realm will be destroyed if the Dark Territory were to invade now. ”

At this time, Yi Yan glanced at Yugeo, lowered his voice and continued.

“…… Eugeo and I fought the goblin group that broke in from there two years ago in the caverns that run through the Terminator Mountains. This must have been the guy who missed the integration knight who was patrolling there at the time. If this happens so often, and the invasion eventually turns into an invasion, you've worked so hard to maintain it...... Or that the world that has brought it to a standstill will be exposed to terrible destruction and violence. This kind of thing certainly won't be what you're expecting, right? ”

"It's you, young man, who has broken the knights, and you still say such things. Well, it's fine, and then what? ”

"As long as you survive, you can start all over again...... Maybe that's what you think. Lin Yiyan strengthened his tone and took a half step forward with his right foot.

"The inhabitants of the darkness and the remaining humans who have crowded this land will once again be bound by law and establish a new ...... It's probably called the 'Dark Church'. It's possible that you're going to be able to do that, but unfortunately it's going to backfire. Because there are people over there who have real and absolute authority over the world. Surely they would have thought so...... If you fail this time, it's better to start all over again. With the push of a button, you can make this world disappear completely. Mountains, rivers, towns, fields...... and all life, including humans, will be wiped out in an instant. ”

What Lin Yiyan said was far beyond what Ugeo could understand. And Alice is probably the same. She turned her blushing face slightly from the corner of her eyes and looked at the black-haired swordsman as if she wanted to ask something. However, only the High Priest seemed to have thoroughly understood what Lin Yiyan wanted to express. The smile faded to the limit, and the narrowed silver pupils flashed with a cold light that was enough to freeze people in an instant.

“…… It's really unpleasant for me. The world was just a small courtyard from the whim of someone I didn't know...... It's so straightforward. The lower part of her beauty is obscured by her hands that cross her soft fingers. From the words that came from her unseen lips, it was almost impossible to hear the tone of teasing Alice before.