“......”

"You've been staring at me for almost five minutes, isn't it okay to say something? It's going to be very troublesome to stare at someone like this while they're eating. ”

"Ah, I'm sorry...... I'm sorry," Fang Xiang smiled awkwardly and picked up her knife and fork, "It's just that it's rare to see you like this, when you eat and eat, your face is serious and gloomy, and you're a little surprised." ”

Hearing this, Gatiss's hand shook subconsciously, and the knife and fork in his hand almost fell off.

"What a rude thing you said...... (chew chew)" Gatis glared at Aroma dissatisfied, "...... It sounded like a resentful woman. ”

"It's not so much resentment as it is thinking about a dark topic—the typical conspirator's face. ”

At least, after getting to know the person, Aroma always felt that Gatis had a clear purpose in whatever she did. Taking into account her personality factors......

"Conspirator, this is a compliment to me, and I will reluctantly accept it. ”

"There's not even the slightest resistance to that......

"How upright do you want a demon's three views to be? Even if I am a much more rational succubus, it is also innate to chase the darkness and enjoy chaos - if it were not for the protection of Lord Easter for so many years, I think our clan would still be the same as before, in that case, my lord, under your blade, it is estimated that there will be a lot more heads of my compatriots. ”

Hearing this, Fang Xiang's eyebrows couldn't help but rise.

Gatis then mentions East's changes to the Succubus race...... The aroma is really curious. How can we make a race of demons who are dark by nature change as a whole? Demons are different from human beings, and such things as "edification" can be applied to them. There is no second possibility of success other than zero.

"Esther must have put a lot of thought into it, right?"

"No, Master Esther didn't actually do anything, she only put some restrictions on our people's behavior, but if anything, we willingly comply. ”

Aroma rubbed her ears in disbelief, wondering if she had misheard.

I don't think I'm hallucinating, right? What is that, I seem to have heard some rather strange words just now......

"Your Excellency. That look on your face is rude. ”

"No, no, no, it's just hard for me to imagine why. Esther didn't say anything, didn't do anything, and you were so willing to go against your own nature? Even if it was an ordinary human being, it would be very difficult for him to change a habit that he had developed for a long time. ”

“...... The demons are very worshipful of power. Even a succubus who looks weak on the outside. The admiration and fanaticism for strength are also deep in the bone marrow. You can imagine what we would think when we found a compatriot who had been left behind in the blink of an eye, and who was already standing on the top of a mountain while we were still prostrate on the earth?"

“......”

"If it is a limited advance, it is inevitable to have feelings such as jealousy, but that distance is too far. When the jealous gaze can't reach the angle of looking up, it is inevitable. We are already looking at it with admiration. Lord Easter is like that for us and us—when faced with someone you admire, in addition to respect, there is also a special emotion, right?"

"Do you want to be like that......

Gatis nodded silently.

"Although everyone really respects Lord East, but after all, we are demons, and while admiring Lord East, it is understandable that we have a little thought in our hearts, right? Anyway, we think that we are already very conscious compared to those demons who are thinking about how to overthrow the demon king on their heads every day. ”

It's a chaotic society. It is not surprising that they are so cruel to their compatriots, and their attitude towards a foreigner like a human race. In this way, the succubus who has had a relatively harmonious ethnic relationship from the beginning can be regarded as having a relatively good natural foundation.

"Master East is so powerful, there must be her personal reasons, and her performance on the outside will also be different from ours - with this in mind, we studied the differences between Master East and us a little, and finally came to a conclusion. ”

Is it different...... Aroma was rude at the thought of Easter's out-of-the-box and unreliable look.

[Uh, I almost blurted out ......]

"The answer we have come to is that Master East has the idea of 'self-made' more than we do!"

"Huh?"

"That's right, it's 'self-control'! Demons are a group of beings who can't hide their inner desires, and even in the past, we can't be exempt from this convention - to put it bluntly, all the actions of demons can actually be said to revolve around one point, that is, their own desires! Whether it is the desire to plunder, or the desire to kill, or the desire to survive, these are the core of all the actions of demons. The so-called demons can be said to be more of an aggregate of desires than 'evil' and 'chaos' – of course, if you understand it the other way around, it is okay to think that 'evil' and 'chaos' are unbridled desires. ”

Some novel ideas...... But Aroma thought about it carefully, and it seemed completely reasonable?

[Unbridled desires...... Well, I seem to have a little impression, don't you always feel as if I've seen it somewhere?]

"Lord Easter's strength, even the demon kings who have left their names in history, are far inferior to her. If the power of the Demon King is the ultimate of demons, then Lord East, who is above them, can actually be understood as another existence beyond the demons, right? We were surprised to find that the 'order' that was like a natural enemy for demons was so clearly reflected in Lord East. That's when it was then. We realize that the 'order' that is rejected by the devil may be the key to change. ”

Speaking of which. Gatis suddenly became a little unnatural, and hurriedly picked up the cup, taking the opportunity to drink the drink to hide the embarrassment at this time.

"What's wrong?"

"Suddenly I felt ...... Our demons are really a kind of existence that has lost all their temperance~"

"Huh?"

"Unscrupulous means for the sake of strength - now I realize that we were so decisive and so bold in the first place...... Unexpectedly, the entire race did not hesitate to turn its back on its inherent way of being. Ahem, from your human point of view, it seems that we succubi are very complete 'spies', right?"

It seems that this is really the case.

It would be nice to say it if it were someone else, but it is unexpectedly a race that so decisively abandons the "dignity of the devil". The demon's obsession is really elusive.

"It's so rare that you're so shy...... Or is it because of this kind of thing?"

"No, how is that possible. Gatti did not hesitate to deny this. It seems that this view is a very inappropriate insult to her, "As demons, this is completely in line with our identity. Actually, there's nothing wrong with saying it - that's why it's the way it was. It's because I think of someone......"

"Who?"

“...... Lilier. ”

Aroma couldn't help but be stunned - how did this get to the girl again? Isn't it already five steps of blood splattered between these two people when they meet? Is this really the relationship that Gatis calls "hateful"? How do you feel that her attitude towards the child named Lilier is quite subtle......

Gatis didn't bother with an embarrassed look, holding her chin and immersing herself in her memory.

"Looks like there's one more reason why I lost to Liliet. ”

Aroma was completely confused, but seeing Gatiss's rare heartfelt smile, she was too embarrassed to disturb her reverie.

"I said, can't you just say something human......"

"Well. I'm not a human in the first place~ Succubi can speak human words, what a terrible thing that is. Those who are tempted to fall by the whispers of succubi. If you know it, you'll definitely cry, right?"

Aroma stared at Gatiss's face for a moment, and tried her best to endure the complaint in her heart - I see that you are very slippery now!

"How did that child, whose name is Lilière, bring back your memories?

"All said, I should actually be a father, a father, a father!" Gatisse showed a rare sign of resistance, and seemed to disagree with some of Fang Caixiang's views, "I just thought of what Liliet said at the beginning - I didn't feel much at the time, but now that I think about it, after living for so many years, my consciousness was overwhelmed by a teenager, and it was really a failure." ”

"What?"

To make Gatis think so, Aroma also became interested in the girl in her mouth.

"'I'm not a human being!'...... That's it. ”

Although Gatis also lowered her voice in order to avoid being watched in public, Aroma was already able to feel the atmosphere from her vivid imitation.

"That's a ...... Quite a shocking sentence. After glancing around and seeing that no one was paying attention to the situation (especially the waiter), she picked up the knife that was stuck on the wooden table, a little embarrassed - is it okay to have such a sharp knife?

After taking a full minute to digest the amount of information in this sentence, Aroma cautiously asked Gatiss, "How was she after that?"

"The combination of words and practice, and the fact that I fulfilled my slogan quite firmly, was that I was beaten away in disgrace – but for my own reasons, and if I hadn't dug my own grave, it wouldn't have turned out that way. Thanks to this failure, I also understand some truths. ”

"What the hell has become of that kid?"

Since Gatis has said so, it is certain that the girl named Lilier has indeed become a very different being from humans, and out of her professional habits, Fang Xiang still asked.

"Forgive me for being a shallow learner, so I didn't see it. ”

“...... I mean, you're not covering up for that kid, are you?" Aroma looked at Gatiss's gaze and became subtle, and there was a tease hidden in that gaze. Gatis couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, "It's not because you're worried that I'm mistaking that kid for something evil." It's not good for your daughter, right?"

Gatiss's face suddenly flushed.

"Say...... How could I be worried about Liliet's life or death? I really don't know what happened to her at that time! There are so many paradoxical creatures in this world!"

"Hi Hi ~ I understand, I understand~"

"You don't even know about it, don't pretend to be 'oops, you're so shy~'!"

Fang Xiang suddenly felt that it seemed that this succubus also had a very cute place~

Seeing that the unpleasant smile on Fangxiang's face had not subsided, Gatis also understood, and most of the time she said that she couldn't change the misunderstanding (was it really a misunderstanding...... I could only sigh in resignation.

"Is that how you wish I was?"

"Hmm. If you had to use this term, you would be able to think so. Aren't you trying to become as powerful as your admirer, Lord Easter, and if so, this affection is necessary!"

“......”

The corners of Gattis's eyes twitched. stared at the fragrant smiling face for a long time, and saw that the smile on her face was not forced down by her own gaze at all, and then she said faintly: "Are you serious?"

"Do you think you know more about humans, or do you think I know more about humans?"

This is slightly provocative. Jean Gatis was very upset: "Are you sure you want to compare this? I have the succubus clan's fierce record to rely on here." When it comes to insight into human nature, I will never admit defeat!"

Claiming to understand people's hearts in front of a succubus is really a kind of class axe......

But Aroma asked Gatis another question—and that made Gatisse a little speechless.

"I confess that when it comes to the dark and dark sides of human nature, I can't compare to you—but Gatiss, do you really know the bright side of human nature that you have known in the past, the courage, justice, and love that have been praised for so long and have permeated every corner of history?"

"Is there any practical significance to those things?"

Gatis was silent for a long time. Asked in a low voice.

From the devil's point of view, these are undoubtedly very useless things. How many times. They will send the beings who sing these praises to their doom, and watch them carry them in their arms for their own powerlessness—and Gattiss is no exception. She may not be as radical as those demons, but she obviously doesn't think that courage and love have any practical effect.

"Practical use, I didn't expect Gatis to ask such a question......"

"Is there anything wrong?" Gatis raised her eyebrows in displeasure, how she couldn't hear it, and there was some teasing of herself in the fragrant words. In the usual way, with Gattisse's personality and mentality, she would never be so serious because of the slightest ridicule, but now, without realizing it herself, for the first time, she fell into the rhythm of someone else in a conversation.

If you want to talk about the reason...... In the past, she was an outsider, but now, she is in the middle of the bureau, and her vision is limited.

"You know a lot of history, don't you? Leaving aside the other races, the tough dwarves, the stubborn orcs, and the noble elves, take the example of the admittedly dark human beings, who have many character flaws—can you tell me, Gatiss, whether the history of mankind is a history of courage or cowardice?"

"Historical ......?"

Gatis was stunned for a moment, then blinked thoughtfully.

Out of dissatisfaction with Aroma and repulsion, Gatis wanted to answer "cowardly", but after thinking about it carefully, she found that Aroma's question had no second answer.

Cowards, who choose to escape in the face of fate, are incapable of making history. The history of mankind is not long, but this race is like a new sapling, constantly thriving, such a race in the ascendant, if you study it carefully......

"Then I'll ask you one more question. Seeing that Gatis didn't answer, she didn't put pressure on her, and smiled faintly, "It's still about human beings - an ode to humanity, is it love or hate?"

There is no second answer to this kind of question. ”

Although she didn't want to admit it, Gatis didn't want to go against her heart and make that meaningless entanglement with Aroma.

"Well, that's true~" Aroma made no secret of her slight tricks, "but you can't deny it, what seems useless to you, has created the history of the human race." And negative emotions such as cowardice, hatred, and so on, no matter how prevalent, have played no role in the rise of humanity...... It can even be said that it is precisely because of the existence of these dark sides that the achievements of human beings will be limited to the current level. ”

Seeing that Gatis was silent, Aroma did not bother her, and ate her own dinner.

"You...... You've said you know the glossy side of humanity...... Is it true?"

After a long moment, Gatis gently broke the silence between the two.

It is indeed rare to hear such soft lines from Gatis's mouth, without the usual coolness and sharpness.

"That's nature. I'm a bloody butcher, and I've never shied away from that—but my job is to be a nun who preaches light. If I hadn't embraced the light, I'd have become ashes by now, because the secret art of your family's Lord East is really not something that ordinary people can learn~"

"Huh?"

Gatis looked up in some surprise and looked directly at Aroma.

"Don't you want to understand Easter's power? 'Self-control' alone is not enough—you don't know it, the secretary she left in the world cannot learn unless she is a strong person with a bright heart and no hesitation. How about trying to understand another side of Easter that you don't know?"

"A dark side different from the devil?"

Aroma smiled happily - if she succeeded...... Then you will be able to mock those who are chasing and killing you!The old lady has rebelled against a demon!You are all weak~(To be continued......)