Gwen's eyes were filled with confusion, and the blade in her hand drooped slightly, unable to be raised.
But her gaze remained fixed on Viktor.
She tried to see through Victor's hypocrisy with her sense of justice.
but……
She could sense that Victor wasn't lying.
He truly meant it.
But why is that?
Astraea's intuition told her that Victor seemed to be deceiving her.
Viktor had previously taught her to trust her own eyes more than the power of her conscience.
But now Victor is telling her she's wrong again?
Why is this happening?
'Gwen' hovered silently in the air, her wings fluttering gently behind her, without uttering a sound.
Her gaze slowly shifted from Victor to the ground, and the blade in her hand seemed to grow even heavier.
A profound sense of confusion enveloped her, her eyes filled with doubt, yet her expression remained as calm as ever.
Seeing the goddess of justice in such a state, Victor simply put his hands in his pockets and chose to remain silent.
Throughout, he remained expressionless, maintaining his usual composure.
But deep down, all he wanted to do was laugh nonstop.
For Victor, dealing with the Heart of Justice was already second nature.
Simply put, to uphold justice, one must speak the truth.
But knowing how to skillfully avoid the impulse for justice and speak the truth is an art, full of techniques.
It's not about mixing lies into the truth, because that would definitely be seen through by Gwen's sense of justice.
Most importantly,
What he said was indeed the truth, but he cleverly blended two truths together.
For example, Victor really didn't want 'Gwen's' identity to be exposed, and he really didn't intend to hand over the Apple of Gwen.
But there are other reasons behind both.
For example, hiding Gwen's identity was because the hidden goddess of justice would be of great help to Viktor.
He didn't give her the golden apple because it wouldn't help his plan.
Because both statements were true, Viktor then combined the two unexplained statements together.
In other words, 'I don't want to give you the golden apple, nor do I want to reveal your identity.'
But to 'Gwen', these words became...
'I don't want to give you the golden apple because I don't want to reveal your identity.'
Due to the language barrier, Viktor did not use the exposure of his identity as a reason for not handing the Golden Apple to 'Gwen'.
However, 'Gwen' mistakenly believed that was the case.
While a sense of justice can discern the truth or falsehood of words, it cannot automatically help Gwen interpret their deeper meaning.
This has left her still confused.
The next two sentences are even simpler.
Because these two statements are indeed true.
Victor's plan was to make Hera the "Queen of the Gods," so how could he not hand over the golden apple to Hera?
"So, do you understand what I mean?"
Viktor spoke calmly:
"The golden apple is just a tool to perfect this plan; if necessary, silver and bronze apples can also appear."
At this moment, 'Gwen' had folded her wings, and the chill emanating from her body gradually subsided as she slowly descended from the sky.
Her brows were furrowed, and her face clearly showed disappointment, even a hint of apology.
She landed quietly in front of Viktor, head bowed, unable to utter a sound.
Seeing this, Viktor slowly walked forward:
"Because this is something I created, it cannot represent anyone's beauty."
As he spoke, Victor stood in front of 'Gwen', then reached out and gently pinched her chin, slowly and forcefully lifting her head.
Gwen had to look up, her eyes meeting Victor's.
For some reason, a strange unease and guilt welled up in her heart, making it impossible for her to fix her gaze on Viktor; instead, her eyes darted left and right.
Viktor, however, silently observed her and spoke directly:
"No matter what, your place in my heart is irreplaceable."
Victor was not lying, because the role of the Goddess of Justice is indeed irreplaceable.
Similarly, Gwen's place in his heart is indeed unshakeable by anyone.
When 'Gwen' wasn't looking, a hint of triumph flashed in Viktor's eyes.
Okay, let's wait and see.
When your value is almost exhausted, you should give Gwen back to me.
At this point, the 'Goddess of Justice' had no more doubts.
In the distance, Erica, sensing the chill gradually receding, peeked out from behind the divine tree once more.
She peeked at their interaction, dumbfounded and incredulous.
So, they've made up?
Unexpectedly, the professor is not only powerful in magic, but also has outstanding eloquence.
Looking at Vega standing to the side, he seemed completely unconcerned that Victor would get into trouble because of this.
Not only that, Vega yawned, seemingly completely indifferent.
"Ha... I knew it. With Viktor's best-kept sweet talk, he could definitely fool that woman into obeying him."
"It's just a pity that I didn't get to see the fighting scene that I was most looking forward to."
Vega lightly flapped his wing against the bird's beak, and then continued speaking.
Indeed, it really wants to see Justice and Victor fight each other over this.
Perhaps if this fight happens, the divinity of the goddess of justice might completely dissipate.
After all, the actions of the goddess of justice should be entirely based on justice.
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