The man named "Sheath" is not the kind of monster who doesn't know how to love.

Instead, after knowing, touching, understanding, and getting the love that belongs to him, he resolutely gave it up.

He was a victim.

But what he sacrificed was more than he had......

In other words, he relied on the "love" and "trust" of others to himself, sacrificing what did not belong to him, but to others.

In this sense, he is a predator on the road of ideals - like a general who expands his territory, he is not ignorant of the cruelty of war, nor is he unaware of the fact that it is an act of aggression...... But after knowing all this, he is still determined to destroy other people's dreams for his own dreams.

“…… That's the type it is. ”

For some reason, the delphinium became a little lost when she saw Russell's expression.

She reached out and pressed the back of his hand with concern: "What's wrong?"

"Is it that man, disappointed?"

"Disappointment...... Not really. But it's really different from what I thought at first. ”

Russell shook his head.

He originally thought that he would be more inclined to the "Traveler" than the "Marauder" and the "Sheath Society", and that he left Alice only to seek the truth. He is a collector of history, an answerer of questions...... Compared with the sword-wielding man who gives people a sense of danger and sharpness, he should be closer to the lonely and lonely scholar.

It seems that only such an erudite and wise, silent and profound man, who initiates a lonely and romantic journey for the sake of truth, can be worthy of a gentle woman like Alice, and worthy of the loneliness and poverty of more than 20 years when she has left behind her glory and wealth.

It's like the London stockbroker Strickland, who followed the whispering madness of his heart, abandoned his happy family, traveled alone, painted alone, and sought the essence of life and the freedom of his soul from that hard journey of life—Russell once thought he would be such a man.

But now, it seems that this is not the case.

Indeed, the man was equally silent......

But the silence was not due to wisdom, not to insight into all that was in the mortal world, not like a clear spring or a deep stream, but as burning as a fire—burning his soul and his life, sacrificing everything he could, dedicating the rest of his life to the path he pursued.

Not a traveler, but a fanatic.

Not a wise man, but a victim.

Russell did not know the ideals he was pursuing and the path he was pursuing, so he could not evaluate whether his trip was right or wrong. He just had an inexplicable sense of loss......

Because the pursuit of romance, freedom, and the essence of life can explain his madness, let us consider his abandonment of Alice as his "disease". Because Russell also knew that some souls were never bound up. If he suddenly became such a weirdo, then no one should be to blame. It's just a sudden illness on the part of a soul, a natural disaster, a misfortune.

However, he gave up everything for utilitarian purposes and demanded that Alice be sacrificed with him—although he may not have made such a direct request, but if he did not stop it, he watched his wife support him with "love...... It is also a kind of silent moral kidnapping.

In this way, Russell had to look at ...... What was it that deserved him to do so?

As Alice's son, and the son of the sheath, he has the right to ask what the sheath has gained by sacrificing Alice.

If that answer didn't satisfy him—or even if he couldn't agree with it in direction—Russell didn't mind beating the other person, or standing in the hostile place of the other person, or even burying the ideal with his own hands.

He wasn't going to be afraid to move just because it was "at the expense of Alice...... Rather, it's the opposite.

If that answer really didn't satisfy Russell, he would rather destroy it. Just because he doesn't deserve it.

“…… Is this kind of emotion real anger? ”

Russell muttered under his breath.

He looked down at his hands.

He felt the blood rushing into his brain, his vision brightened as if he was slightly drunk, and he felt his fingertips tingle slightly and his breathing became short. I felt like my heart was being clutched, but it was beating more angrily...... Feel the burning heat in your palm, like holding hot iron.

And so it was.

To this day, he didn't know how many times he had pretended to be angry. There were also moments when his expression was anxious and his words were angry.

But this time, he didn't feel Ji Dong. It's not like it's going to try and vent something.

Instead, while not losing his coolness, he clearly felt that something was surging in his heart. That's something that will make people who are originally lazy and lazy get serious, and make honest people become ruthless.

"Are you going to find the deer head?"

Delphinium felt the anger in Russell's heart.

She didn't comfort Russell or enlighten him.

She just asked softly.

As a companion, as a collaborator, as a friend, the most effective advice was made.

"Nope."

Russell also calmly refused: "The body of the deer head can't speak at all. And the program she implanted in our brains is also able to speak to us.

"In other words, if Lu Shouxiang really wants to say something, even if we don't go to her, she will tell us here.

"After all, she can hear what we say. And for the deer head that is divided into many parts, there is no possibility of 'not having time to contact us'.

"Since I've talked about this, she's silent. It means that the deer head doesn't want to tell me anything.

"It would be disrespectful and rude for me to go straight up to her and ask her. It's like I'm asking something. At that point, how can I be sure that someone who doesn't want to tell me these things will be 100% credible?

"Coincidentally...... I'm not the kind of person who leaves the Tower of Babel and can't find anything. It's better to do it yourself. ”

His words were a bit heavy.

But the delphinium nodded knowingly, and replied simply and clearly: "Then I will help you...... I'm the best cyber detective on Happy Island.

"When and where are you going to start?"

"Before he became a 'priest', he was also a psyker. I want to know about his psionic powers. ”

"Do you care more about ability than motivation?"

"After all, he's closer to an imaginary enemy than his relatives."

"That's right."

Delphinium nodded slightly, agreeing with Russell's statement.

She clenched her left hand into a fist in front of her chest, and pressed the knuckles of her left hand one by one with the base of her right hand.

"Without further ado......"

The white-haired girl took a deep breath: "I don't know, the chairman's side will suddenly react; I don't know how long this 'Minister of Special Operations' position will be able to sit. While it's safe now, it's better to start checking right away...... Make the most of the convenience, prepare early, and leave the way back. ”

"Alright," Russell nodded, "then I'll go back to Tongshen Island and get ready to go, and then I'll go and look for an ale." On the bright side, the identity of 'ultramarine' is transferred back first. ”

"Remember to bring me food, I won't be home at night. I'll help you look after the house at your house. ”

"Okay."

After a brief exchange between the two, they simply divided into two ways.