Chapter 175: Cannot Be Defined (26)

In a scorching dungeon filled with sulfur and flame, like the abyss of hell.

A holy knight belonging to justice spoke eloquently, completely uncaring that he was about to be granted power by a powerful demon.

He was even trying to persuade the demon to accept his twisted viewpoint.

"That's right, exactly so."

"You must awaken!"

"You must understand, as long as I feel I am not evil, then I am not evil."

"This world is entirely subjective — no one should be defined by others!"

"The only one who can define you is yourself!"

"An evil person can identify as righteous, a righteous person can identify as evil — everyone has the freedom of their own faction!"

"So, in the future, if someone sees you as a demon and instinctively treats you as an evildoer, then at that moment you can retort —"

Herbert took a deep breath, recalled the scenes he had seen before, pushed his acting to the fullest, waved his hand forcefully, glared wide-eyed and shouted loudly:

"How dare you!?"

"How can you presume my faction!?"

His voice was like thunder, his momentum like a rainbow, countless phantom figures seeming to layer over his body, 震慑ing everyone present.

Flora:???

Kreti:???

Nie Nasha: 【???】

At this moment, not only was the demon shocked, but the devils hiding nearby eavesdropping were also full of question marks.

Even Miss Xie Shen, who prided herself on being evil, was completely baffled after hearing this nonsensical speech.

These three people now had only one thought in their minds — what the hell are you even talking about?

Do you want to listen to the ghost-talk nonsense you're spouting?

Let alone normal people, even devils, demons, and evil gods felt this speech was a bit too blasphemous...

They didn't understand, but they were greatly shaken.

"This..."

Flora was the first to react; she looked at Herbert, wanting to speak but holding back, the corner of her mouth twitching constantly.

After quite a while, the demon sage finally calmed her emotions and said softly:

"Herbert, you..."

Flora even forgot the form of address at this point, stammering somewhat as she said: "This speech, um, you'd best not let anyone else hear it."

"Otherwise... you'll surely be taken as a heretic and sent to the stake."

To be fair, this scene was very amusing and absurd.

A demon worrying that a holy knight would be judged and sent to the stake for being too depraved.

"I'm not afraid!"

The holy knight clenched his fists, his gaze resolute, and said in a deep voice:

"As long as you can awaken, as long as you can understand my good intentions, even if I'm sent to the stake I won't frown!"

"Just thinking that there are still others who haven't understood this truth, who are still suffering persecution from others, my heart aches unbearably!"

"We must awaken, and fight for the rights we deserve for ourselves and for everyone!"

"Sisters! It's time to awaken, sisters!"

"For the freedom of our factions—" (sobbing)

The lava hell fell silent.

Flora's expression was extremely complicated; at this moment she held great doubt toward her earlier decision.

Was my decision back then a mistake?

Can a person like this really solve my problem?

I...

He...

Uh...

Finally, she mustered her courage one last time, without hope, and asked: "You... no, are you serious?"

"Of course... not."

Herbert's expression instantly returned to normal; he winked at her and smiled: "Just a joke, don't take it seriously."

Although it was a joke, when he was delivering his passionate speech earlier, he felt countless figures descend upon him...

Yikes!

Immortals, myriad as hemp, lined at the mouth!

"But, joke aside, actually some of the viewpoints do have a point."

Herbert收敛 his smile and looked at Flora seriously.

He raised his hand intending to pat her shoulder, but accidentally raised it too high, and it landed on the top of her head.

Flora: "Hmm?"

Herbert: "..."

He hesitated for a moment, then pretended nothing was wrong, gently patted her, and said softly:

"Don't let others' opinions of you affect you."

"Don't let others define whether you are evil or not."

"Even this world, even the laws, do not know the thoughts within your heart."

This world's definition of good and evil leans toward a results-oriented approach.

If a person commits an evil deed, then regardless of the reason, they may be judged as evil.

But at the same time, this world is also quite idealistic.

If one can always hold firm to the conviction in one's heart, then the world will also make concessions.

In this world, an individual's will can truly generate power!

Or rather… the power of the soul truly exists.

"Actually, in my view, the world shouldn't be simply divided into different camps."

"The world is complex; among countless living beings, there will always be exceptions."

He felt the soft sensation transmitted from his palm, couldn't help but rub it, and said with a smile: "Regarding this point, you should be clearer than me, shouldn't you?"

As one of the extremely few sages born among hundreds of millions of demons, Flora's very existence is itself a kind of miracle.

Order born from the utmost chaos.

If her existence still cannot prove it, then what else can?

Evil is not necessarily absolutely evil, neutral is not necessarily absolutely neutral, and justice is not necessarily absolutely justice.

No matter which world, between two extremes there are too many middle grounds.

"Since you believe you are not evil, then I also feel you don't belong to evil."

"If you still have some doubts about this, some uncertainty… then we can give it a try."

Herbert naturally moved his palm from Flora's head and extended it in front of her.

The demon, who had been somewhat moved after hearing Herbert's words but also somewhat bewildered, furrowed her brow.

"You said give it a try? How do we try?"

"Of course, just like this…"

The pure holy mark on the back of the hand lit up, and the dazzling brilliance made Flora squint.

!!!

She instinctively tried to dodge, but was grabbed by the shoulder by Herbert and forcibly held in place.

"Flora, look at me."

At this moment, Herbert mobilized all his physical strength; though he appeared relaxed, he was actually exerting all his might as he slowly pressed Flora back.

Letting her see his serious expression.

He said:

"I'll be the test subject."

"You bestow a blessing upon me, and I will use the actual outcome to prove whether you truly belong to evil."

"If I don't fall after being blessed by you, then you…"

The white-haired, snow-like youth smiled, his smile filled with fearlessness and delight.

"…don't belong to evil."

(End of this chapter)