At this moment, as Levi observed more and more closely.
He suddenly realized,
Perhaps, Viktor truly has the confidence to face death without fear.
because……
"Oh? So you noticed too."
Suddenly, Persephone spoke up, his voice drawing Rivi's attention.
Levi was slightly startled and turned his head in the direction of the sound.
Seeing the goddess raise an eyebrow, looking somewhat surprised, as if she hadn't expected his keen observation.
In Rivi's eyes, the goddess's expression had already softened.
Her expression was no longer as solemn as before; instead, she seemed to have figured something out and became extremely relaxed.
Seeing that even this goddess remained so calm, Levi realized that he might have guessed correctly.
As expected, Persephone spoke calmly, and his next words confirmed his guess:
Yes, that's exactly what you think.
The crows on his coat were gone.
...
Nobody cares where a little crow went.
Even from the very beginning of the fight, the crows on Viktor's body had already disappeared.
But people simply don't think about it that way.
What use could a tiny magical creature possibly be?
Similarly, Aurelion paid no attention to the vanished raven.
She kept her head down, her attention completely focused on Viktor, who was seriously injured and beyond recovery, and her mood was somber.
Just now, a series of tangled thoughts went through her mind.
The things she thought about back then, Aurelione doesn't even dare to think about now.
She knew that her father's death was not Viktor's fault.
At the Mage Council, the members had already explained to her the fundamental reasons for the existence of Heroic Spirits.
Only when the summoner needs the Heroic Spirit the most
Only then will the heroic spirits in Valhalla answer the call and descend before those who need them in their strongest form.
What is the moment when heroes are most needed?
It wasn't that if Aurelian said she missed her father, Aubrey would immediately appear in front of her to comfort her.
Rather, Aurelion genuinely believed that she was at a time when she needed help the most.
So, when she went to Valhalla.
Although Aurelion ultimately intended to handle it herself, she knew in her heart that...
The person she had to fight against was Viktor.
It was precisely because of Viktor's various rejections and betrayals.
And then there was the incident where Victor appeared in the Imperial royal tombs and dug up her family's ancestral graves, which served as a catalyst.
Under all these psychological suggestions, Aurelione had already decided that Victor was her enemy.
Aurelion's desire to protect the people grew stronger, but she didn't believe she could defeat Viktor.
In this moment of utter despair, when help was most needed, Aubrey appeared to help Aurelion fight Victor.
This was also Aubrey's own wish.
In other words, regardless of whether Aubrey wins or loses the fight with Victor in the end.
He will definitely disappear once Aubrey and Victor finish this battle.
Because as a Heroic Spirit, he has already fulfilled Aurelion's 'needs'.
He also fulfilled his wish.
He was not killed by Viktor.
However, as a Heroic Spirit, his need to descend into this world has completely ended, and he has come to his end.
This is why Aubrey gave Aurelian so much advice before leaving.
'Don't do anything foolish, and don't grieve for me.'
At first, Aurelion couldn't accept Aubrey's sudden departure.
So she kept thinking about it, kept agonizing over this thing that she shouldn't have been agonizing over.
Until he saw Viktor also lying on the ground, seriously injured,
Suddenly, an attack came hurtling towards Viktor.
Aurelion's body reacted almost instinctively.
Choose to protect Victor's mutilated body.
Finally, as she said,
In Aurelion's heart, Victor has always been an important person to her.
Whether or not Viktor truly became her enemy, Aurelian would always remember him.
That was her teacher.
Without Viktor, she certainly wouldn't have achieved what she has today.
For Aurelion, this gratitude towards her teacher may have changed somewhat, but it will never change.
She would protect the citizens of the Empire from a human perspective, but she would not kill Viktor from the perspective of the residents.
Viktor is no longer a threat, and those who clamor to kill him only annoy her.
As a result, once Viktor recovers, no one will be able to stop him anymore, something Aurelion had also considered.
But... so what?
Just because Viktor will recover, just for that so-called righteous cause?
Is she really going to kill the person she cares about with her own hands for the sake of others?
I could hear the angry condemnations coming from all over the world.
There were even voices from imperial citizens criticizing her as unfit to be emperor.
Aurelion lowered her head, her gaze growing increasingly somber, so somber that it was impossible for outsiders to see her eyes clearly.
"So, if I wear this crown, can't I protect the people I want to protect?"
Her voice slowly rose from the earth.
The words were carried throughout the world by the natural bird, causing people all over the world to pause slightly.
The sound stopped abruptly.
But just moments later, they launched another furious resistance.
"Yes! Abdicate!"
"Abdicate! You are not fit to be emperor! Get down!"
"We don't need an emperor who protects demons!"
Hearing these words, Aurelion suddenly laughed.
She laughed at these humans, who only recognized two extremes.
They believed that Victor had to die for world peace to be achieved.
But those who could stop Viktor,
Aurelion believed that whether it was herself, Auberly, or the goddess of justice in the sky,
None of them intended to kill Viktor.
From the very beginning, the humans being protected had a completely different ideology from those of the 'protectors'.
Aurelion then finally understood.
Just now, she was also struggling with the same thing.
Since I've put on the crown, I can't properly protect you anymore.
So……
The next second, Aurelion raised her hands and placed them on the crown above her head.
Seeing this, the protests from the crowd gradually subsided.
People were silent, and panic was running through their hearts.
But most people believe she doesn't dare to take off the crown and voice her anger.
Without the crown, she is just an ordinary mage.
But……
Finally, Aurelion raised her hands.
The golden crown, adorned with magnificent and dazzling gemstones, detached from her silver hair.
As her hands loosened.
At that moment, the roaring, boiling noise of the crowd seemed to be muted.
It was as if it had been thrown into the crevice of an iceberg, and was completely silenced.
Only the dazzling crown, a symbol of status, remained, falling to the ground with a thud.
"I will not be emperor again."
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