The lack of 'self' is the greatest weakness of the goddess of justice.
Although she possesses immense power to eliminate all evil, she prefers to trust the scales in her hand and the evil deeds she witnesses rather than rely on her own subjective judgment.
This resulted in the goddess of justice possessing a divinity that was so transcendent that it almost became unreal.
Other gods also lack human emotions, but at least they are not like the goddess of justice.
Not only do they lack joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness, but they also lack self-reflection.
When a Libra is conducting a trial, if malice prevails, she will not listen to anyone's opinion.
They will only wield the sharp sword of punishment in their hands to swiftly erase evil from this world.
In Victor's opinion, if Gwen had really been possessed by the goddess of justice back then...
So this goddess might have killed Victor, who was hated by everyone, in the first instance.
In a sense, he should also be grateful to Gwen for sparing his life.
Otherwise, there would be no Viktor today.
Then, Victor watched as the goddess of justice, whose confidence had been shaken by his words, gradually folded her wings.
Having seen some results, he continued:
"Now, put your scales aside and let me ask you."
The goddess of justice obediently and gently placed the golden scales aside, watching them regain their balance.
“You thanked me before because I helped you eliminate those believers and protect the entire population of Shulbon.”
Am I good or evil?
Without Libra, the goddess of justice hesitated at this moment, almost cautiously considering before tentatively answering.
It's like a timid student facing a strict teacher:
"……good?"
“Then let me continue. My purpose is not to protect the people of Shulburn at all. Their lives and deaths have nothing to do with me.”
“I deliberately gathered your followers here to start a war in Shulbon and eventually destroy this place.”
Victor's tone was cold, but every word he spoke pierced the ears of the goddess of justice.
"This time, am I good or evil?"
"evil."
Astraea made her decision without hesitation.
"Should I kill him or not?"
"He deserves to die."
"..."
Viktor frowned and continued:
"So I did a good deed, but you didn't reward me."
"You want to punish me for doing something wrong?"
The goddess of justice nodded.
Viktor rubbed his forehead in frustration, then took a deep breath.
It seems that reforming the mindset of this stubborn goddess remains quite a challenge.
If he had known this would happen, he would have preferred to defeat her directly and let Vega brainwash her all at once.
But Viktor knew that this was not a viable solution.
This is because it is a necessary step to restore Gwen to normal.
Gwen's thoughts and emotions are so close to those of the goddess of justice that...
It is precisely because Gwen herself is the embodiment of Astraea's scales.
She regained her body and life through that balance scale.
This allows her and the Goddess of Justice to now share the same body.
Therefore, as time goes by, Gwen will gradually become more and more like Astraea.
Gwen and Astraea will be completely united once their thoughts are fully aligned.
To restore Gwen to normal, it's not enough to simply remove this obsessive goddess from Gwen's body.
We must completely change her mindset, teach her to think critically, and develop emotions.
Only then can Gwen truly return to normal.
However, Astraea's belief that "evil must be punished" was far too entrenched.
Even without a scale to measure Viktor's good and evil, even if most of what Viktor did was good.
But if he makes even the slightest mistake, the goddess of justice deems him worthy of being wiped off the face of the earth.
In some ways, her naivety was like a blank sheet of paper.
The goddess of justice believes that human nature is inherently good, therefore she will not give extra rewards to kind people.
But... Victor decided to tell her.
The world is not as perfect as she imagined; not everyone is a good person.
Viktor, unable to bear it any longer, stretched out his finger and pressed it against Astraea's eyes, which were covered by a silver-white helmet.
With a little force, I poked it twice hard.
Astraea did not perceive this as an insult, nor did she even manage to break her defenses.
So he just stared blankly and suspiciously at Viktor's actions.
"Let me tell you, you think I helped you clean up your mess because I wanted to do a good deed?"
Astraea wanted to nod, but she couldn't move because Victor was pointing at her head.
Victor noticed her gesture as she was about to nod, and said coldly:
"What kind of bullshit theory is this?"
This might be the first time Victor has ever sworn.
Because there are some things that gentlemen and nobles cannot understand for Astraea.
Gentlemen and nobles are the ideal figures that people aspire to.
Under this aristocratic system, everyone respects each other and maintains politeness.
Everyone seemed to be trying to do good deeds, and the nobles even competed with each other.
They boasted about how much money they donated and how many people in distress they helped.
However, behind the nobility lies the filth—money laundering, corruption, and deep-seated deals.
This is something that the goddess of justice, who has never experienced human suffering, could not see.
The nobles continued to commit evil under the guise of good.
However, if one only looks at the surface of the aristocratic system, then it is indeed as Astraea imagined, that people should all be benevolent.
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