122 She pledges her vengeance against Kronos.

The flour dough and bacon chunks roast yellow on the iron plate, and the vegetable soup boils over the hearth. While the fragrant smell of food spread throughout the house, Alita sat crouched, casting her gaze towards me.

“You. What are you going to do to me? ”

“I'm trying to feed it first. People need to be full before they can talk. ”

“Do you think I'm going to eat right now? ”

“The soon-to-be-dead death penalty is at least a last meal. So don't talk nonsense and just eat what you're given. ”

I gave her a bowl of soup. Alita takes the soup bowl and hesitates for a long time. Maybe he suspected it was poisoned.

“Don't worry. At least you won't die of poison. You don't have to eat if you're scared. ”

Alieta takes a sip of soup, her eyes wide open, and she says, of course.

“Are you done now? ”

I grabbed some baked bread and dipped it in soup.

“I'm not proud to eat. What happened to the woman is not a freshly weaned child, and she's wasting her time eating food. ”

Alieta distorts her face. She claps her mouth shut and eats the soup as if warning.

“You're making a mistake. Do you think the Assassins will stand down like this? ”

“Back off or not, I don't care. If you come back, you can kill them all. ”

“You're arrogant.”

“No. They're just weak. ”

“But it's not only the Assassins who are afraid that they're strong. ”

“I know. But I'm not strong because I'm a master. ”

Alita opens her eyes sharply.

“Why does the proud help the wicked horde? ”

I lost my sense of humor.

“Hmph. What is the evil standard you speak of? ”

“I told you before, right? They want to destroy humanity. ”

“I told you. You're the ones who want to destroy humanity. ”

Alieta jumps up and shouts.

“So the Lord of the Divine Realm tricked me? The Valkyries always take care of humanity and never lie! ”

“The forces you are opposed to are also Valkyries, the sacred servants. You've heard of Savannah, right? ”

Alieta is stuck for a moment.

“But Savannah is a mad Valkyrie. ”

“So what's the evidence that you're crazy? You're not seriously trying to frame someone and kill them without any proof? ”

“That's · · · · · · · · · · · ·. ”

As she hesitates, I grin.

“I see no such thing. ”

“But the instructions of the time shortly after she left Savannah pointed to destruction. If she didn't want to destroy the world, why would that happen? ”

“No, on the contrary. Savannah is gone because the guidelines of the age indicate the end. ”

“Why on earth? ”

“That's the signal to bring down the God of Heaven. This means that there will be dimensional rifts in the world, and the age of destruction will begin. ”

Alieta's eyes flutter. The age of destruction refers to the last day of the world written in the codex of creation. It was the apocalypse that was always mentioned in the sermons of faith, so it was common sense for most to be a believer.

“No, that's ridiculous. Don't lie to me."

“Yes, I do. ”

“Do you have proof? ”

“You know, the magic that exists in this world. According to the original Codex of Creation, magic must not exist. The gods of heaven have blocked all gaps connecting the world of chaos and emptiness. But magic appears in this world. If the content in the Codex of Creation is not a lie, it means that our world is gradually being consumed by chaos and emptiness.

Probably. ”

If I did, I'd be chewing bacon all the time. Alieta shakes her head.

“But magic has been around for a long time. ”

“It's only a human point of view, and it's only a very, very short time from God's point of view. And that short time ended a while ago. And that's what's happening right now. ”

Alieta opens her eyes.

“So this is the battle between Kronos and Copondia to stop humanity from being destroyed?" ”

“Something like that, but not the right reasoning. Savannah won't stop humanity from being destroyed. ”

“Then why the hell is she fighting this fight? ”

“Let's save a human being, at least in part. Kronos won't even accept that. ”

Alieta shudders.

“Don't lie to me. We're only trying to save some of them. Why wouldn't Kronos want us to? ”

“But some of it takes time to save. Decades. ”

“That's ridiculous. decades is just a short time. ”

I shrugged.

“Yeah, you're right. The problem is, even the heavenly gods have to wait that long. Do you really think you can handle that mess in Kronos? It's like an ant procession is stopping the king's march. ”

“Well, well, well. ”

Alieta blurs her words as if she wasn't confident. It's ridiculous.

Stop God's work to save some humans? As Kronos, the heavenly city that absolutely obeys God's will, I can't even think about it.

I inhaled the soup and emptied the bowl.

“That's what this fight is about. Kronos' battle to force Sabondia to postpone the coming of God for Humankind. In that sense, you can see that Savannah is crazy. Well, as an ant, I appreciate it. Hehehe.”

Alieta drops a spoonful of soup.

“Is that why you're taking Sabondia's side? ”

“Not really. Cheering, but not on the same side. So please don't get me wrong. ”

“Yes?”

“Can't you see I'm trying to save your life? Their position and mine are very different. We think he's better, but he's never comrades. How likely are you to be a business partner? Well, if the interests are different from each other, then we split up. ”

Alieta opens her eyes.

“Don't tell me you're willing to work with the heavenly city of Kronos if it's profitable? ”

“Of course I do. The condition of the Savannah is to save only hundreds of thousands of people and save humanity. Besides, I'm not 100% sure that I'll be there. If the sky city of Kronos offers you much better terms, of course you can trade ships. But Kronos always pays up front. They're on their own.

I witnessed the betrayal of my followers. You can trust the word of a crook, but you can't trust them. ”

“You betray your followers in the heavenly city of Kronos? How?"

I couldn't say because it was the future. The organization that led Alieta was loyal to the heavenly city of Kronos, but by the time of its destruction, she was abandoned to this world and died miserably with the rest of humanity. The problem, of course, was that they thought differently and devoted their allegiance to the end.

“Why do you need me to give you an example? You can't ignore what you've been through. ”

Alita opens her eyes.

“Well, what does that even mean? ”

I stared at Alita with a sudden look in my eyes.

“You really didn't know? ”

“Yes.”

“It's public, but the Valkyries can never be involved in the world. Fever tends to spread, but the punishment for that is inevitable. But you're in big violation of this provision on your own, and this is it. Thanks to you, the Valkyrie faction that moves you has suffered a great deal. Then what do they want?

Will you? ”

Alieta drops her teeth.

“Could it be vomit? ”

“Yes. That's why salvation doesn't come from the heavenly city of Kronos. Nemiso and his men will want you all dead. ”

I seasoned a little. Lies like truths that only change order. There is only a slight difference in time, but the time when the Savannah side hit Alieta is somewhat ahead of the time when Nemiso side was known to be involved in the world's affairs.

But it doesn't matter. Nemisona would want Alita and this organization gone by now.

Alieta shudders and shuts her mouth.

“No, that's ridiculous. ”

“That's ridiculous. They're all dead except for you. It means their wishes have been fulfilled. Well, aren't you supposed to notice next time you're not stupid? ”

“No, there's no way. ”

I shook my head.

“No, of course not. This is circumstantial evidence. That the heavenly city of Kronos didn't use it to save your lives. ”

“What option do you have to save us? ”

“Take me, for example. Even if I don't like the city of Kronos, I have a business partnership with them. But I haven't heard from him. If he wanted to save you, he would have asked me. It's as simple as this. Isn't that right?”

Alita squeezes her trembling hands together.

“Well, then, is everyone's death a meaningless death? ”

“Yes. Dog death. ”

“Oh, my God. ”

“You don't have to be surprised. It's common.”

Alieta shakes her head.

“Then why did you save me? ”

“I didn't want to save her. It's just that when I saw you in crisis, I felt a little squirmy, and I just left. ”

“Yes? Why? ”

The reason was simple.

First, Alieta was not fooled by Nemisona. A little while ago, he believed he was fighting to save humanity, so it seemed clear that he was being deceived by them.

Second, Alieta has only been in the organization for a year. It was a very short time to do something wrong.

Alieta, in her third life, dies just before the age of destruction. Although I did not witness this firsthand, it is almost certain that Asran, the 'Stately Veteran's Palace’, has lost its owner and returned to the Sacred Hall. But I didn't catch this death lightly. Of course, he may have died fighting Savondia, but the odds are against it.

But beyond these three reasons, there was another big reason. If it weren't for this, I would never have stepped up.

I woke up from my seat.

“Although unilateral, we have a deep connection. ”

“What deep connection? I don't know you at all. ”

“No, I do. ”

And I turned my hood over to show my face. Alieta tilts her head as she stares at me deeply. I guess he didn't recognize my face. Well, we only had a short encounter, like a very tactile one.

“I've never seen you before. ”

“I did. You want some blue paper? You want some red paper? Do you remember this conversation? ”

As soon as I heard that, Alita's face twisted strangely. It was a conversation that only we knew about. She instinctively takes her hand to her lover Asran.

“Y-you? Duke of Duck?”

I put the hood back on. It seemed meaningless to show your face.

“Luckily, I remember that conversation. ”

“Why are you still alive? You were killed by the Catholic God, weren't you? ”

“Hmph. I just die from Katryanne?" The passing dog will laugh. The only thing in the world that can kill me is the age of destruction. ”

Alieta looked up at me.

“No. You're not going to leave the Church alone. He's the Duke of Duck.”

“No. I can't help it if the Church knows who I am. I told you, I'm working with the heavenly city of Kronos. And the Church is just a dog that listens to them. Of course, I bark occasionally like this. ”

Alieta has no further objections. However, the Church could never disobey Kronos, the heavenly city.

“Okay, I admit it. But can I ask you one question? Why did you save me? Our relationship was only a brief encounter. ”

“Yeah, but you made it weird later, didn't you? You're not gonna quit on me, are you? I'm married because of you. That's why the damage is so great. ”

Alita opens her eyes.

“Dada, how do you know that? Only a few people know we're married. ”

“Some people know that everyone in the world knows. It's not that weird. ”

“ · · · · · ·. ”

Alieta lowers her head, speechless. I smiled once and tidied up the dishes.

“That's the only reason I saved your life. But don't think you're alive. Even if you didn't know it, you almost committed a grave sin against me and, furthermore, against the entire human race. If you keep thinking the same thing, you're going to have to kill me. ”

“ · · · · · ·. ”

It was still a silent answer, Alita. Well, you won't have to. After all, it's true that we tried to help humanity's downfall.

I push the tableware neatly away on one side of the room and put my hand on the pouch of jojojo's blade. It was now a moment of choice. Perhaps this choice will be a way of life for her.

I'm not a woman. In the age of destruction, women remember that they fought magic with their lives as warriors. Therefore, the value of life is considered equal. Keep tangling and you'll die.

“What are you going to do? Will you continue to serve Chronos and help humanity perish? Or do you want to fight for humanity? I don't care if you decide not to do anything. ”

She barely opens her mouth.

“Bae, revenge · · · · · · · · · · ·. ”

“Huh?"

Alita grips Asran tightly.

“I want revenge on Kronos for deceiving us and abandoning us. ”

I slowly raise one mouth tail. It was my favourite answer. Human beings are most truthful when expressing personal emotions.

“Well, not as much as I'd like to avenge Kronos, but I'll allow you to avenge Nemisona." I don't want to send her to heaven alive. Let's get revenge together. ”

“Thank you.”

“Well, let's get started, shall we? ”

I put my hand on Alieta's ear some time later. She stared at me, avoiding me slightly.

“Yes?”

“We haven't done anything yet. You know?”

No matter how many marriages we get, it doesn't make sense not to pay until the first night. Soon after, I hugged Alieta, who was embarrassed, and lay her roughly in the room.

She looks at my shivering eyes, shivering briefly, and lowers her head with a sign of permission. The meeting didn't take long, but I was Alieta's husband.

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