Chapter 1736

Sunday: "Are you the only survivor of the clan?"

Aventurine: "…Perhaps."

Sunday: "Then, do you hate this world and want to destroy it with your own hands?"

This time, Aventurine was silent for a long time.

Just when Paimon, Furina, and others not far away couldn't stand the atmosphere at the scene, Aventurine gave his answer.

"I don't know." Aventurine shook his head.

【Tartaglia: Is this really asking questions related to Robin?】

【Dottore: Obviously not; just like Paimon complained earlier, Sunday is checking Aventurine's family register.】

【Ningguang: Before agreeing to let Aventurine help him investigate Robin's murder case, Sunday wants to determine in this way whether Aventurine is trustworthy.】

【Alhaitham: So, that's why Sunday asked so carefully.】

【Kaveh: I understand Sunday's approach; after all, Aventurine is a company person, and Penacony used to be the company's territory. Sunday might suspect that Aventurine came with some unfriendly purpose.】

【Kaveh: However, some of Mr. Sunday's questions… how should I put it, are really too direct.】

【Wriothesley: I didn't expect this Aventurine, who looks like he's always smiling, to be the survivor of a group, and very likely the only one.】

【Kaeya: It is precisely because of this reason that Sunday is worried that Aventurine will do something abnormal to achieve the goal of destroying the world.】

【Dottore: There is no way to lie in the Baptism, otherwise one has to pay the price. Since Aventurine's answer is "I don't know," he should have some thoughts about destroying the world.】

【Wriothesley: Having the experience of one's group being wiped out, it's normal to have thoughts of destroying the world. However, having such thoughts doesn't mean one will really do it.】

【Lyney: Mr. Aventurine's background is completely different from what we initially imagined. I really don't know what he experienced in the past to become an executive of the Strategic Investment Department.】

………………

"…The last question, Mr. Aventurine."

"Can you swear that the 'Aventurine stone' is lying safely in this box right now."

Sunday raised his hand and knocked on the desk next to the box.

Aventurine smiled slightly and said: "Of course!"

Hearing this, Sunday shook his head regretfully and sighed:

"You lied after all, Mr. Aventurine."

"What? Aventurine lied?" Paimon exclaimed: "Could it be that Aventurine actually intends to destroy the world?"

"Hey, hey, hey, is that the impression I have in your mind, Lady Paimon."

Aventurine looked over helplessly and said.

"After all, you are a company person."

Paimon hid behind Lumine, only letting her head show.

"If other company employees heard you say that, they would definitely be very angry."

"The Interastral Peace Corporation has always been committed to maintaining the stability of the universe, and the company's highest honorary director is the Preservation Aeon, Qliphoth."

"No matter how you look at it, the company shouldn't be a dangerous organization, right?"

Aventurine said.

"That may be true, but people in your company can launch Imaginary Collapse Pulses without any scruples."

"Even if this hurts innocent people on many planets."

Paimon pouted and said.

"Imaginary Collapse Pulse? This is about Chadwick again, right?"

"I'm very curious, what exactly did you experience?"

Aventurine asked curiously.

"Compared to that, you'd better care about your own affairs, Mr. Aventurine."

Sunday raised his hand and opened the box, revealing the stone shining with yellow radiance inside.

"Hmm? You actually opened this box? Only high-level company officials can open it… wait!"

Aventurine seemed to have suddenly thought of something, turned his head sharply to look at Dr. Ratio not far away, and asked angrily:

"Ratio, you bastard, did you betray me?"

Dr. Ratio crossed his arms, just silently closed his eyes and didn't answer.

"What happened, why did Professor Ratio betray Aventurine?"

Furina asked with a strange look.

Lumine, Paimon, Navia, and even Arlecchino looked in Dr. Ratio's direction.

As for Dr. Ratio, although they couldn't say they knew him very well.

But they knew that Luo Feng even allowed Dr. Ratio to board the Astral Express to conduct research on the self-sealed Phantylia.

And when they met Chadwick in the dream of Penacony before.

Luo Feng also chose to take Dr. Ratio with him to explore Chadwick's past.

In the eyes of Lumine, Paimon, and others, Luo Feng trusted Dr. Ratio, so they had always trusted Dr. Ratio quite a bit.

Therefore, at this moment, Aventurine suddenly told them that Dr. Ratio could be someone who betrays his companions, which Paimon and others found hard to believe.

"Professor Ratio just chose not to be in the same boat with evil; saying he betrayed Aventurine is truly a bit too much."

Dr. Ratio didn't speak, but Sunday was very happy to answer the doubts for Paimon, Lumine, and others.

"In the same boat with evil? So did Aventurine really do something bad?"

"Also, you said earlier that he lied; what exactly are you referring to, Mr. Sunday?"

Furina raised her head and asked suspiciously.

Sunday pushed the box containing the Cornerstone shining with yellow radiance toward Furina and the others and explained:

"Earlier I asked Mr. Aventurine if what was inside the box was his Cornerstone, and he gave an affirmative answer."

"However, this stone does not belong to him; although this pure yellow gem is also a Cornerstone and shines with the same radiance as the holy body of Qliphoth."

"But it is a Cornerstone belonging to someone else."

"Someone else?" Paimon blinked: "Besides Aventurine, who else in Penacony can possess a Cornerstone?"

"One of the ten Stonehearts, Lady 'Xiang Tuopa'." Sunday explained.

"That's right, there's also her! Xiang Tuopa is also someone who possesses a Cornerstone!"

Paimon suddenly realized, but more doubts followed.

"But why is Xiang Tuopa's Cornerstone inside the box."

Paimon asked.

"Obviously, the ten Stonehearts are very united."

"Mr. Aventurine and Lady Xiang Tuopa must have discussed it long ago."

Sunday looked at Aventurine and said:

"Am I right, Mr. Aventurine."

"I advise you not to waste your time and mine."

"I already know that Cornerstones need to be carved by the ten Stonehearts with their own will, making them bloom with unique radiance."

"So, don't say anything like this yellow Cornerstone is your Cornerstone; its luster does not match your code name 'Aventurine'."

"Heh." Aventurine chuckled and sighed: "Ratio actually told you all these things; it seems you gave him enough rewards."

Sunday shook his head and said with a smile.

"I already said, Professor Ratio just doesn't intend to be in the same boat with evil."

【Tartaglia: Terrible, no wonder Sunday is so vigilant against Aventurine; it turns out he had already obtained relevant intelligence from Dr. Ratio.】

【Kaveh: It seems Dr. Ratio really betrayed Aventurine; although I know this is a fact, I am still surprised.】

【Faruzan: Indeed, someone like Dr. Ratio, who can gain Mr. Luo Feng's trust and work on projects with Mr. Screwllum, would choose to betray Aventurine.】

【Dehya: Wait, could it be that the company really came to Penacony with some very dangerous purpose, and because Dr. Ratio had seen Chadwick's memories before, he recognized the nature of the company and decided not to help Aventurine anymore?】

【Lyney: Thinking about it this way, it seems to make some sense.】

【Neuvillette: Is the fact really so?】

【Wriothesley: It seems our Chief Justice has a different view.】

【Neuvillette: No, I just don't want to define it before the evidence is conclusive.】

【Charlotte: As expected of Lord Neuvillette, he is rigorous.】

【Dottore: Regardless of the specific reason for Dr. Ratio's betrayal of Aventurine, Aventurine is now about to face the judgment of the Harmony avatar because he lied in front of the Harmony Baptism. It was worth me putting aside my experiments and staying in the live stream room for so long.】

【Rhinedottir: The scene of the Harmony avatar descending to deliver judgment is certainly curious, but since Sunday expressed the hope that Aventurine would help investigate, I'm afraid he will first let Aventurine conduct an investigation into Robin's murder case for a period of time.】