That happened many years ago.

Lyra was originally a similar being to Mavis, but unlike the latter who was sent to the Dark Church, Lyra's original destination was to be sent to the City of Mercenaries.

The original plan of the Holy See of Light was that the extremely beautiful Laerilla was targeted by a playboy from a noble family in Liguria, and was eventually forced to flee this prosperous city and head to a relatively remote city of mercenaries.

Finally, Lyra discovered the meaning of freedom there again.

If Euphia knew about this lady who had escaped from such a dire situation, she would definitely choose to help her.

And if the two people, who were equally young back then, had grown up together and progressed naturally to where they are now, Lyra would definitely have occupied a very important position in the City of Mercenaries.

It’s a pity that plans can’t keep up with changes.

The dandy young man from an old noble family was discovered by the young king while he was fighting with Leila.

In this situation, the noble playboys can't compare to the royal family.

Therefore, Laerilla, who had already prepared to go to Sadina City, had to stay in the inner city under the king's "goodwill" and returned the caravan tickets to the Mercenary City that had already been prepared.

After learning the news, the Pope also abandoned his original plan.

From then on, Lyra followed Meredith Amicbee, who was not yet a king at the time, as a servant.

It was only when she later learned that she needed to be united with Meredith Amixbe that Lyra had an emotional outburst.

Unlike Mavis, who was defined as an undercover tool from the beginning, Lyra knew the Pope's true purpose from the beginning.

She knew that there were even more powerful beings above the current human pattern.

The Pope is also unwilling to accept the fact that humans are kept in captivity.

The promotion process of the Holy See of Light is very clear. After entering this force, the strength is improved and divided, and people in the same batch compete with each other, and then go to regional branches with different values, make achievements, and finally rise step by step.

This is a process that every person who holds a high position in the Holy See of Light must go through.

In a world where strength is paramount, before a genius becomes truly strong, he is nothing more than a weakling with a little ability.

What did the Pope go through during those years of growing stronger and ascending to high office?

No one knows, and few want to try to find out.

After learning that there were even more powerful beings above humans, the first thing Lyra felt was not the chilling fear that made one's body run cold, but an uncontrollable despair.

Thoughts, destiny, space, development, the fate of the human race are all in the hands of another race. Isn't this terrifying?

It was so terrible that Laerila felt that the whole world was dark and gloomy, and she even wanted to die...

Although at first, it was just news she heard by chance.

After chance comes inevitability.

The character who should have been brainwashed knew things he shouldn't have known.

The previous Pope wanted to execute Lyrella immediately, and at that time, the Pope issued the order.

The man, who already had wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, knelt under the statue of the God of Light and said to the old pope who was facing the statue and muttering to himself, "This child may have other values."

Lyra survived.

I've already survived and I already know some things I shouldn't know, so knowing more doesn't seem to be a big deal.

Lyra looked up and asked the later Pope: "Why did you let me live?"

The Pope's reason at the time was: "As long as you don't say things that you shouldn't say, it makes no difference to me whether you are alive or dead."

Lyra retorted: "Since there is no difference between being alive and being dead, you should prevent me from having the possibility of continuing to live."

The Pope smiled and told Lyra: "You are right. But for me now, I need a weakness that was left behind out of 'good intentions'."

Just like the Cardinal's death was later planned with countless calculations.

At that stage, if the next person below the highest level of the papacy, the pope, did not show himself to be harmless, it would be a thorn in the side of whoever sat in the pope's position.

Lyra survived.

Perhaps her thinking itself was different from that of normal people. In Laerila's view, the only reason she survived was because of a chance idea of ​​the current Pope.

If that man wanted to show his weaknesses, he should have more ways to do it.

It is in this context that dependence arises.

As time went by, this distorted emotion, influenced by the pressure of death, evolved into an indescribable taboo.

Lyra's temper flared up over her need to marry Meredith Amixbee, which was uncharacteristic of her gentle self.

The Pope did not offer any consolation. He only said, "Laurella, you once said that you listened to me the most."

Compromise, that's how it exists.

But when she learned that she could give birth to a child for the Pope, Lyra was so happy that she almost flew away.

Because she knew that the child she gave birth to would become the Pope's backup body.

The Pope is old and he needs a new body.

A body that could house his soul that wanted to defy existing rules.

And that body must have sufficient talent.

But such a person is nowhere to be found.

What to do if you can't find anyone? Then use your own blood to give birth.

Abnormal thinking and weird cognition gave Lyra endless hope for this matter.

But in the end, Lyra discovered that she had given birth to a girl.

—It is of no use! It is of no use at all!

Yet it still exists, with 100% affinity for the element of light.

There is an undeniable gap between the body and the soul, and the gender difference prevents the Pope from using Ophelia's body.

But 100% elemental affinity is the only basic thing that can enter that world.

Since then, the experiment has been produced.

The researchers told Lyra: "Only when people are blood-related can the success rate of transferring talents be raised to the highest level currently."

Lyra needs to give birth to a second child related to the Pope, and it must be a boy.

But this did not work.

Meredith Amikubi, the current king, had by then joined forces with Lyra.

The new kid is Xia Zuo, who is now thrown into Sadina City and is suppressing Diz.

Is it possible to transfer souls without a blood relationship?

The answer is yes.

As soon as Xia Zuo was confirmed as the body to be used by the Pope, from the very beginning, he was asked to eat the thing containing the Pope's soul fragments.

…

The rainstorm continued to pour down, and the noisy thunder went from being visible to the naked eye to being hidden in the dark clouds.

Sully couldn't see clearly what Laurella's expression was as she held the Pope's body, which was gradually getting colder, in the rain.

All he knew was that this development was not normal.

Why did Lyrella want to kill the Pope?

Or, what is Lyra going to do?

The question asked by Mavis was also Sully's question. Then everyone could see that in the heavy rain, Lyra hugged the Pope's completely cold body and laughed.

The Pope is dead.

There is no need for Suli to observe this; others with considerable capabilities can give accurate conclusions.

But Suli asked again: "Why did you do this?"

"Why?" Lyra asked, hugging the Pope's body, which was becoming increasingly pale as it was washed by the rain. She looked up and said to Sully, with tears or rain in her eyes that could not be distinguished, "Of course, there is no reason."

Sully looked at her calmly and said, "What I want to ask is not why you killed him, but why you chose to do it yourself."

Suli knew that the Pope would not die so easily. He also had no way of accurately predicting what would happen to Xia Zuo.

It was just obvious that something unexpected was going to happen in Sadina.

"But it looks like you don't want to give me this answer." Suli could feel Lyra's distortion. He would not question the horrible changes that emotions brought to people. He would only ask about new things he wanted to know.

"You should know what the Pope knows, which is something higher than human beings."

“Why are humans kept in captivity?”

“What does God mean to human beings?”

"Tell me everything you know."

Sully could see that Lyra didn't want to live anymore.

There is no doubt that this is a very twisted woman.

Under normal circumstances, with Lyra's logic, she should be able to easily accept that the Pope's soul exists in Xia Zuo's body.

Because no matter what, the most important thing to Lyra is the Pope.

Then compared with the body and the soul, the former is nothing.

Therefore, now that she looks like she doesn't want to live anymore, it is possible that even if the Pope is resurrected through Xia Zuo's body, the one who survives will no longer be the pure Pope.

For a person who is twisted to the point of being pure, letting his faith die at his own hands and sacrificing everything he has would be the outcome that the bigot wants most.

Suli would not choose to stop.

In this situation, he would be cruel and inhumane and ask Lyra, who was determined to die, about it.

The dead and the dying can never compare to those who are still trying their best to live.

"How do you know this?" Lyra asked. "You shouldn't know this."

"Like he couldn't fail..."

"I don't want to know that either," Sully told Lyra calmly.

Then Sully's vision darkened. He looked up and found that Roy was holding up an umbrella made of ice, which was insignificantly blocking the rain that had already soaked Sully.

Suli continued, "Everyone has a goal. To some extent, not having a goal is also a goal. For me, my life goal is just to live in a normal world, raise a pet that I like, and make every day as meaningless as muddling by."

"And if days like that can continue throughout my life as expected, for me, that would be the meaning of my life."

There was no need for Sully to say all this to Lyra; he only wanted to say one thing.

A cruel yet tender word.

"Normal people living in an abnormal world are the ones who are abnormal."

Sully murmured: "It's not the world that is sick, it's the attempt to make the world become the ideal me that I want it to be."

Surrey's thoughts returned to his mind. He looked down at Lyra, who was sitting paralyzed on the ground, and said, "I only have three choices."

"Accept, ignore, and change."

"I cannot accept this world, and I cannot ignore the people who exist in this world. The only option left is not the premise for choice."

Suli looked at the buildings that had completely shut down with a distant look in his eyes.

Lyra smiled and said, "It would be better if you appeared when he was young instead of in this era."

She lowered her head and gently pulled the dagger out from the Pope's back.

When she raised her head again, Lyra gave Sully a seemingly plausible answer.

"In books, in stories, in the past passed down by poets...everything you want to know has already been answered."

She lowered her head and stroked the cheek of the cold dead body. Finally, she whispered something that only she could hear.

The blood-stained dagger pierced the second person's heart bit by bit.

The rainstorm gradually subsided. Suli looked at Lyra, who was twitching uncontrollably due to the pain of having her heart pierced, and whispered, "Good night, lady."

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