You and me under the world tree

So, who will really suffer losses and crises because of this?

Undoubtedly, civilians.

Originally, when Dietrich made this decision, she felt that she should be able to accept the consequences.

However, when she actually saw those old people living in the fortress town of Rendal discussing the future in a worried tone, there was a faint uneasiness in her heart.

In the end, this anxiety turned into anxiety, which made her pour out the anxiety in her heart to the man in front of her.

Just like now, when he didn't say anything, she seemed to feel that the man in front of her would turn into a moralist and accuse her of wrongdoing.

However, at this moment, she forgot that the man in front of her was a sage from the Volsung clan.

Moreover, the reason why he is called a sage is because of the strategies he showed on the battlefield and the strategy of the kingdom.

It's not some cleverness, but the ability to raise one's hand to provoke a struggle between various forces.

"What kind of person do you think I am? In order to help Siegmund quickly build a country, I once provoked the Hengding family to kill each other. How many people do you think died indirectly at my hands?"

he said in a low voice.

Although this matter is to some extent an important strategy for him to stabilize Siegmund's rule, at this moment, his interest does not seem to be very high.

So the voice is also a little muffled.

Although in his memory, some things are presented in the form of games, but those are things he has done after all.

indelible……

"And now, do you think I have foreseen the consequences of these things we have done? Once Midgard is completely separated from the control of the gods, how many people will die?"

The man in front of him was never a kind character, but a bloodthirsty beast.

Moreover, he is different from the bloodthirsty wolves of the Volsunger family who are good at fighting head-on. He is a predator in the shadows, teasing his prey through various small actions.

Eventually, the prey is swallowed in one gulp when exhausted.

"Do you think that I...will accuse you? What position do I have to accuse you?"

After hearing Hodder's words, Dietrich was just taken aback.

Immediately afterwards, she also calmed down.

"I……"

She probably wanted to explain something, but later, she found that she seemed unable to explain anything.

After all, what could she explain now?

Do you explain to him the reason for your bad temper?

Rather, even she herself can't figure out why she is so irritable now.

"Then what do you mean by asking me how I feel!" she said through gritted teeth.

"I'm just a little curious. Are you aware of what you're doing?"

After struggling a bit, she lowered her head.

"I know……"

Yes, she always knew.

Chapter 38: You and Me

Dietrich Dietmarsen

Dietrich Dittmadottir

The two taboos refer to the same person after all.

Even if Dietrich now revealed her true gender and identity, everyone in the world would know that the former Prince Victory was a girl.

However, this does not mean that her IQ will drop, nor does it mean that her cognition and thinking logic will change from before.

Weak?

No, this is not possible.

What Prince Dietrich once looked like, so what Princess Dietrich still looks like now.

So was the former Dietrich a short-sighted guy?

No, not so.

Although she was once young, she even got angry after returning from her travels.

However, her so-called anxiety and impulsiveness are based on seeking the interests of the Goths.

After all, she is the child of King Dittmar.

As the heir appointed by the old king, she received the best education in the entire Gothic kingdom.

Not to mention the attitude towards the gods, it is impossible for her not to have expected what is happening now, because this is theoretically also a part of the kingdom struggle and power struggle.

It is impossible for her to deny it completely, whether it is out of self-esteem or other things, she will never deny it.

Now that he admits it, things in this aspect actually seem a little ridiculous.

At least it seemed funny to her.

"Obviously I know what will happen, and obviously this is the result I expected."

Under Hodder's gaze, Dietrich whispered.

The white-haired young woman just stood there, maybe because the weather was not good today, or maybe it was because the town called Rendal was structurally unreasonable.

For a moment, the sunlight seemed to be cut off, and it couldn't shine into the dark alley.

And in this gloomy environment, the simple and simple Princess Her Royal Highness clenched her fists.

"but I……"

Her words froze there.

If it was an ordinary girl, she might be lost at this time.

Because under normal circumstances, she should sympathize with those people, or blame herself.

After all, she is Her Highness the Princess of Goth, and she is also one of the instigators of this situation.

Even though she was doing it for revenge in a certain way and had such a legitimate reason, she did involve these innocent people.

These people who live at the bottom and run around for three meals a day do not have any resistance.

Whether they are facing natural disasters or the political strategies of the superiors, they have always had to accept it, and they have no chance to resist, let alone the capital to resist.

"To be honest, I actually felt a touch of... refreshment before." She whispered.

Her voice was a little low, because she knew that such an approach was obviously wrong, so she didn't dare to say anything loudly.

However, after all, she didn't want to keep this kind of thing in her heart, so she just let it out.

Regarding this point, Hodder did not respond immediately, but pondered for a moment.

"Although I was really angry at Elmrich's actions at first, because he chose to open the city gate and let those monsters in in order to relieve the pressure on the eastern defense line, but I was not purely for the residents here Encountered and angry."

When she said this, Dietrich couldn't help but took a deep breath.

"If you have to say..."

"The eastern line of defense used to be where you guarded, and you fought against the army of the Hungarian Empire there. You never let the monsters or the soldiers of the Hungarian Empire pass the line of defense. For you, this is a kind of pride, but now you think , My pride has been tarnished."

After hearing what Hodder said, Dietrich wanted to say something more at first, but in the end, after a moment of hesitation, she nodded.

"It's roughly like this. There are reasons for this."

After exchanging a few words, Huo De understood completely.

The restlessness and anxiety in her heart are not self-blame—maybe, she does have a little self-blame in her heart, but this is not her main thought.

Because at this moment, her mind was completely occupied by another bad idea.

It was a conflict of moods and lingering conflict.

On the one hand, she sympathized with what happened to these residents of Rendal.

Perhaps, because of this sympathy, she would naturally think of her actions, and further link them together.

This is normal, because she herself has an unshirkable responsibility—in terms of her status as a princess, she could have done better.

With her original style, she might have already entered the royal city of Ravenna, and then took over the entire kingdom with violence and focused on strengthening the eastern defense line.

None of this would have happened if she had done so.

But she didn't do that after all.

On the one hand, it was because she had already seen through that it was no longer a purely political struggle behind it, and the gods would not let the war end so soon.

On the other hand, she herself has indeed lost the motivation to move forward, as if she has no motivation to do anything.

These are actually very normal, after all, she belongs to the kind of person who 'can do it' but 'didn't do it', whether it is self-blame or at a loss is normal.

Thinking from the perspective of a normal person, even if Dietrich said now: "I want to go back to Bai'an City" or something, it would not exceed expectations.

On the other hand, however, it is difficult to define.

Such a pure evil thought.

"Joy, joy... I feel so from the bottom of my heart."

It's understandable, but in a way it's not.

Moreover, let alone how other people think about it, even the moral outlook formed by the kind of education she has received since she was a child cannot fully understand this point.

"This kind of thing should be wrong..."

After taking a few deep breaths, she spoke.

This is also the reason why her tone suddenly became agitated when Hodder asked questions before.

Because the uneasiness in her heart stems from this conflict.

The lingering conflict between pleasure and morality made her feel uneasy.

This was a feeling she had never felt before, so she felt that almost inexplicable panic.

"I'm different from you..."

She finally moved her eyes away from Hodder's face, because she felt that she had noticed the essential difference between her and the man in front of her.

He has a clear goal, and he has like-minded comrades in arms.

He is willing to give his all for his past experiences, which is a purpose that must be achieved even through the pain and suffering of overcoming thorns and thorns.

But what about her?

What about her?

During this process, the twisted pleasure she experienced has been tormenting her.

"You and I..."

"What's the difference?"

Just when Dietrich was trying to gather her own words, the man in front of her spoke.

And it was this sudden words that interrupted her train of thought, making her stunned in place.

"Eh?"

Perhaps, even Dietrich herself didn't realize it.

At this moment, a gleam of light flickered in her scarlet eyes.

It was a glimmer of hope, but also a longing.

Seeking similarity, longing for recognition...

Even someone like her has such thoughts.

Even if she knew that a human like her with devil blood flowing in her body was just the only one in this world.

But even so...

"What did you say?"