Lux's Farewell

Chapter 42 [0041] Long illness becomes a good doctor

Ino's problem solved.

But there are other issues that remain unresolved.

"How did you know about the Penitent's artifact?"

"He told me!" Ino pointed to Silas without hesitation, "He recognized the penitent's magic weapon, and then reminded me!"

Ok?
Only then did Lux ​​look to the next door to Ino, and to Silas in the shadows.

Eno didn't hide anything, she almost completely recounted what Silas said to herself yesterday like a bamboo tube pouring beans.

As Eno recounted, Lux's eyes became more and more subtle.

"How do you know this?" Lux looked at Silas in the shadows, with a puzzled tone, "The Confessor's Magical Artifact... This is the secret treasure of the Demon Seeker!"

"Didn't she say it all, because I used to be a demon seeker!" Silas stood up and looked down at Lux, "Everything I said yesterday is true!"

Really Silas?

Like Ino, Lax also subconsciously wanted to retreat for the first time—then, she stopped in embarrassment amidst Kalya's ridicule.

"You are the Silas who killed three demon seekers!" In order to alleviate this embarrassment, Lux put on a look of the other party, "It doesn't look... you are very strong!"

"Like I said, I didn't kill people." Lux's words made Silas shake his head, "And among the dead in the bombing, only one was a demon seeker. I can't kill three seekers at once. The devil..."

"So, you used to be a magic seeker?" Lux's eyes widened in disbelief. "How is this possible? Demon seekers will not absorb mages!"

"The demon seekers shouldn't obey the mage's orders!" Silas sneered, "Aren't they still like a well-bred hound, wagging their tails and letting you in."

"...That's true." For Lux, who was used to Kalya's nagging every day, Silas's irony was like a breeze, without polish, "But you and I both know, that's not them of its own will, but because of the order of the country."

"You don't feel ashamed at all." Lux's attitude made Silas a little dumbfounded. He never expected that in the face of his own accusations, Lux would act like a normal person, not caring about the irony in it. He chose to admit it generously, "Why, our noble lady crown guard, is she going to educate me, a notorious murderer, now?"

"If possible, I'd be happy to do so." Lux nodded, "However, from the current point of view, even if I say something, I'm afraid you won't want to believe and accept it, right?"

"It's still a bit self-aware." Silas shook the chain on his hand and made a clattering sound, "How could I trust a noble who is full of lies?"

"Nobles are not alone, and nobles are different from nobles. Some nobles are full of lies, but not all nobles are like this." Lux calmly corrected the other party's mistake, "It's like the difference between commoners and commoners, mages and Mages are different—you're a murderer, but that doesn't mean all mages are."

"..."

Lux's words made Silas speechless for a while, he was stunned for a while, and then he realized: "Most civilians have a difficult life, most mages need to hide somewhere, and most nobles-- It's a group of insects!"

"Well said!" Completely beyond Silas' expectations, Lux actually clapped his palms lightly, showing a rather agreeable look, "That's exactly what I think—and it's what I think wish to change."

And as Lux's applause sounded, Silas felt his blood pressure rise rapidly, and blue veins burst out on his forehead, and he jumped forward suddenly, coming to the railing.

With a bang, the chains that bound him were pulled straight.

"You—you shameless aristocratic scum, you have no shame in saying some morally big words, such a lie, you will have your tongue pulled out! You will die!"

"If you think curses and oaths are effective, I can swear to my face to prove that this is what I want." Lark didn't care about the other party's curses and threats, and even had a polite smile on his face, "Unfortunately, from Judging from your state, even if I really did it, you wouldn't want to believe it..."

Silas' blood pressure was even higher.

He thought that his words would expose Lacus' true face and make Lacus angry, but he never expected that after Lacus expressed his approval, he would be the first to be broken.

"I really think so, Mr. Silas." Seeing that Silas was almost fainted from anger, Lux spread her hands and said in an innocent tone, "It has nothing to do with my identity—a lot People have prejudices against mages, but you seem to have prejudices against nobles."

"As an aristocrat, enjoying the rights and interests brought by aristocratic status, don't you feel ashamed to say such things?" Silas reluctantly took a breath back, "It is a shame to deceive an ignorant child. Are you proud of the nobility?"

"Being a nobleman really makes me feel ashamed." Lak nodded without hesitation, "So, I will try my best to use this right to help this country and improve this situation."

"You are shameless - if I were you, I would choose a tower with better Feng Shui and jump headfirst!"

"That's meaningless, and it will cause trouble for others." Lux said calmly, "Compared to this, I think it's a better way to use this privilege——If this choice makes you dissatisfied, if I apologize, Will you be better?"

"Ahhhhh!" Silas was really anxious, "You are sophistry!"

"If you find that I'm lying, you are welcome to correct me." Without Kalya's help, Lux responded easily, "But if you can't, then save a little effort—the truth is the most powerful strike back."

"Shameless!"

"Whatever you say." Lux shook her head, "I'll check the past file, Mr. Silas, I hope you didn't lie to Eno before."

After finishing speaking, Lux left another novel for Ino, then waved to her, turned and left the prison.

........................

From the beginning to the end, Lux spoke the truth and spoke from her heart.

For Silas, this was the most ruthless mockery - after getting along with Kalya for a long time, Lux finally mastered some negotiating tools that she longed for.

Having said that, if Silas hadn't been hostile to Lux from the beginning, but emphasized that he had been treated unfairly, then Lux would indeed feel ashamed when she saw him, and would even offer to help.

But now what...

As Lux said, Silas was already extreme.

Considering his previous bewitching to Ino, I am afraid that Mr. Silas' purpose is not that simple.

So, after leaving the Arcatraz, Lux immediately found the file of the original Silas case.

Because it was a famous and momentous case, there was a thick pile of files on this matter inside the Demon Seeker.

Lacus spread out the file, and with the help of Kalya, she began to read ten lines at a glance.

The content of the dossier is very detailed, and many attachments also show Silas’ detailed files—from the time and place when he became a magic seeker, his family background, to all the cases he participated in, and the treatment of him by many disciplinary officers. Evaluation.

Some of these things Silas knew, some of which Silas didn't even know.

For example, in the part of the supervisor’s evaluation, because Silas is one of the very few demon-stained demon seekers, almost every month, his two supervisors have to submit a detailed evaluation report to report on Silas’s situation. .

And in these reports, one of the discipliners can be said to have said all the good things for him, and even offered to grant him the [Dharma Artifact of the Confessor] temporarily.

Unfortunately, due to another disciplinarian's disapproval, the top management of the Demon Seeker responded at the time that "the magic weapon is being used, and Silas has insufficient qualifications."

The background information is already so clear. As for the case, the information is even more detailed. Just the testimony of the villagers near the crime scene is that each person is asked three times.

In the attachment, there are also a large number of sketches, outlining the situation of the crime scene after the explosion.

In addition, the forensic doctor also issued three autopsy reports-but there was almost no substantive content in the reports, because the body was first shocked by electric shocks and then blown away, and the autopsy failed to find anything.

As for the time, place and process of Silas' arrest, the records in the file are even more clear.

With Karya's help, Lacus quickly finished reading these materials without spending too much time.

Comparing the situation that Ino said before, Lux found that Silas did not lie on most of the issues.

Silas had just told a little lie—except that the lie was crucial.

(End of this chapter)