"I am heartbroken."
The girl inside the Iron Maiden looked sorrowful. "Why are you unwilling to contribute to saving the world? After all, only I can save the world."
"Clam?"
Kuro raised an eyebrow, pointed at her blade and slashed downwards, unleashing a wind blade that plowed through the snow in front of him, flying straight towards the Iron Maiden.
"You're the arrogant one. Saving the world is something no one can do alone."
Bang!!
Wind blades swept across the surface of the Iron Maiden, stirring up the surrounding snowflakes and enveloping it.
Squeak...
As if something had been opened, a piercing sound rang out amidst the swirling snow.
Then the Iron Maiden in the snow mist was opened, and the outline of a small figure appeared in the snow mist. Soon, the figure stepped out of the snow mist.
She was a girl with light blue hair, wearing a white dress, walking barefoot in the snow.
The girl's serene face was always adorned with closed eyes. Her white clothes were stained with blood, including her exposed arms and calves, which were covered with tiny, needle-like wounds.
But these injuries and bloodstains did not make the girl feel uncomfortable, nor did she look disheveled. On the contrary, she looked like a suffering saint.
Anyone who sees her can only think of one word – saintly.
Kuro frowned and glanced behind her at the opened Iron Maiden...
This thing is a real torture device; it's not empty inside, it's completely covered with nails!
“There really are people who put themselves through torture…” Kuro murmured.
"The world is full of fools."
The girl slowly opened her eyes, revealing a warm smile: "Only by following me can the world be saved."
"Lust, gluttony, greed, envy, wrath, sloth, pride—these desires plague every human being. It is because of these desires that humanity continues to commit wrongdoings, going through countless cycles of history without ever repenting. To save the world, humanity must rid itself of these desires. Without them, humanity will be whole."
She stretched out her hands, as if basking in the sunlight, and a milky white to almost golden light emanated from her.
“Sasha, accept my guidance, abandon these desires, and together contribute to world peace.”
The light touched the sailors who had just been rescued, and they all stared blankly at each other.
"Yeah, what's there for me to be proud of? It's just a lousy naval position, and I'm not even exercising justice..."
"I don't seem to be qualified to uphold justice, nor can I bear this responsibility. This saintess is right; it's best to leave the saving of the world to her."
"Yeah, just leave it to her. What right do we have to bear the burden of justice?"
Their morale was visibly declining.
It's as if the pride in my heart has been shattered.
"Huh? So that's how it is. So that's how the Saintess is structured. She's actually quite cute."
Beside him, the curly-haired uncle who had been released from the 'Wind Binding Coffin' and made to lie down because Kuro had changed his target, now opened his eyes a crack, lay horizontally on the snow, and secretly peeked at the saintess with light blue hair.
"What should I do? I really want to escape, but it's such a hassle. That golden lion, which is as strong as a monster, will definitely find me. Maybe I should just leave it like this. I'll just bury myself in the snow and take a nap. When I wake up, it will probably be over."
Moore muttered to himself, but soon a shadow suddenly covered his body.
He looked up and happened to see Fanny's curious face.
With just one glance, Moore immediately closed his eyes and pretended to be dead.
"Um... excuse me, Mr. Moore, are you still alive?"
Fanny said cautiously.
The 'corpse' did not respond.
"that..."
Fanny picked up a twig from somewhere and poked Moore, saying, "I'm a doctor. My job is to heal the sick and save lives. If you're not dead, could you let me treat your wounds? Your chest wound looks very painful. It's rare for me to treat wounded enemies. Could you let me heal you..."
"This woman..."
Moore, who was pretending to be dead, had mixed feelings.
Would you even save the enemy?
This really looks like her...
However, the very next moment, his newly formed thought was ruthlessly shattered by Fanny.
"Once you're healed, I'll talk to the others and tell them to kill you."
Moore: "..."
"So, did you say yes?"
Fanny poked around haphazardly with a twig, then poked her side.
"Please let me treat you."
The branch poked me under my armpit.
"Hey, are you even listening to me?"
The branch poked into the wound on Moore's chest.
"Ouch!!"
Moore couldn't hold back any longer. He opened his eyes, jumped up and down, and shouted, "What's wrong with you, woman! What do you mean by 'heal and then die'? Are you a demon? You are a demon! Uncle finally escaped this battle, can't Uncle take a break for a bit? Do kids have to be so energetic? Adults are very tired, they have to support their families and bear the pressure of society. Uncle works very hard!"
"Not dead?"
Hearing the noise, Sazir turned to look and exclaimed in surprise, "You! You survived a blow from Vice Admiral Kuro?!"
"What do kids know!"
Moore scoffed, “So-called adults are those who endure pain no matter how much it hurts, grit their teeth, and carry the burden on their shoulders straight ahead.”
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