Ayanokouji Kiyotaka 176

Title: Wear the Mask and You Will Voluntarily Become My Tool

Everyone quickly discussed the issue of the illusion, and both Reinhard and Crusch had now changed their views on Ayanokouji.

They all believed that Ayanokouji was currently in a very dangerous situation and was being hunted by various forces. It would be very dangerous if he were to be revealed rashly to the public now.

Ayanokouji appeared to help Crusch, and also contacted Reinhard for assistance. At least in this regard, this was somewhat different from what was shown in the illusion.

Although they still couldn’t believe it 100%, they were now highly suspicious of the contents of the illusion.

This had achieved his goal.

Reinhard had Divine Protection to read people’s minds, but due to his own knightly attitude, he would not use it casually. Not to mention that Ayanokouji’s mind could not be read at all. The ability called Mysterious could make him immune to all abilities that tried to read his secret information.

A loud sound came from afar, which was the roar of a Mabeast.

The White Whale!

In the distant sky, this large White Whale swayed in the sky, as if the entire night sky was the sea where it swam.

“The White Whale?”

Seeing the White Whale in the air, Reinhard moved his hand to the hilt of the sword at his waist, ready to take action to eliminate the monster that threatened the kingdom.

Ayanokouji suddenly stretched out his hand and stopped Reinhard.

“Ayanokouji-sama?” Reinhard felt confused.

“Sorry, Reinhard, you have no way to intervene in this battle for now.” Ayanokouji turned and directed his gaze to the others present, “The protagonists of this battle are all those present.”

Almost all the soldiers gathered under Crusch’s command had relatives and friends who were killed by the White Whale, so they all wanted revenge.

Especially Reinhard’s grandfather, Wilhelm.

“I understand what you mean. The most efficient way is for you to face the White Whale, and also avoid losses. Letting you do the fighting is the least risky and most correct method.” Ayanokouji turned to look at Reinhard, “But sometimes, the most correct method in this world may not be the best.”

“The correct method may not be the most correct?” Reinhard thought hard.

“That’s right.” Ayanokouji nodded slightly, “Everyone present more or less wants revenge on the White Whale. Even if they have to bear the risk, they will still do it. They came here just to give comfort to their deceased relatives and to realize my sad wish, especially Wilhelm.”

Ayanokouji turned to Wilhelm, who also nodded towards him.

“Reinhard, you can wait a while now as a backup to prevent accidents, but you can’t eliminate the right of these soldiers to fulfill their tragic wishes.”

After hearing these words, the soldiers present murmured among themselves. Many of them even thought of their deceased relatives and friends and shed uncontrollable tears.

Even Wilhelm’s eyes were completely wet.

“I understand.” Reinhard looked around, looking at everyone present, then nodded, and lowered his hand that was about to reach for the hilt of his sword, “Then I will support you and wish you the best.”

“We will never let you down!” Crusch’s eyes became very firm, she placed her fist on her chest, then turned and shouted loudly to the soldiers behind her, “Everyone, prepare to fight!”

All the soldiers raised their weapons high, full of fighting spirit, and their eyes were fixed on the White Whale beast in the sky.

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“Is this the method used?”

Shirogane looked at the screen and reached out to stroke his chin. Even he never expected that Ayanokouji would use such a method.

By pretending to be an attacker from the Witch Cult, he came to rescue with the image of a good person, changing his image in the minds of others, thus making everyone doubt the authenticity of the illusion in the sky.

This kind of approach required very careful thinking and great courage. Once Ayanokouji made a mistake, a major weakness would be revealed, putting him in a more dangerous situation.

Shirogane also imagined in his mind what methods he would use to protect himself if it were him, but after thinking long and hard, he could only do it until he could barely survive.

Watching Ayanokouji take bold actions in the video, Shirogane felt ashamed.

He shook his head, thinking that he had previously had the idea that if Ayanokouji came to his school, he would compete with him in academics, and a wry smile appeared on his face.

“I think Ayanokouji will deliberately control his grades even if he comes to our school.”

Shirogane bit into the fried noodles and realized that there was a huge gap between him and Ayanokouji.

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“Using such a method? This is truly a big gamble.”

Yumeko placed her hand on her face, with a very excited smile on her face,

“I can’t wait, I can’t wait, I can’t wait to see what will happen in the future. I really want to see it, I really want to see it!”

Ryota couldn’t help but swallow his saliva, not knowing what to say.

❰❱LIVE STREAMING❰❱

The camera changed, and at this moment, the White Whale had fallen to the ground, creating a large hole.

The characteristics displayed by the White Whale were the same as those in the illusion. After everyone saw the contents of the illusion, it was not difficult to face it, especially since there was Reinhard supporting them, easily breaking the White Whale.

And this operation did not result in any casualties, and was much easier than a normal battle.

Although the White Whale fell from a height, it was not an ordinary creature. Even though it fell to the ground, it was still not dead directly.

But there was no need to wait long.

Similar to the scene played out in the illusion, Wilhelm held a sword and with tears in his eyes, walked towards the White Whale step by step.

White hair had faded, changes and years hidden behind deep wrinkles, and clear blue eyes had sharp eyes.

“It finally came true. My wish for revenge on you finally came true today!” Wilhelm shouted angrily. His eyes were full of anger, and his expression also changed slightly, and the veins on his forehead bulged.

He swung the sword in his hand. Under the super speed swing, the shape of his sword became blurred. Only a silvery white light could be seen flashing, jumping to the White Whale’s body, peeling its skin and flesh little by little.

Blood flowed out like a spring, staining the entire plain red.

Ayanokouji saw everything in front of him, and his other self in the illusion also experienced a very similar scene.

He still didn’t understand the meaning of this kind of revenge, because whatever he did now, even if he killed the White Whale, he couldn’t bring the dead back to life.

In this world, there is the concept of a soul. It is not impossible to resurrect the dead. However, to resurrect the dead, from the current point of view, the method that can resurrect the dead is to transfer the soul, or what Roswaal said: dragon blood. But killing the White Whale has nothing to do with that.

Maybe it’s just to vent emotions?

In other words, it has completed a kind of spiritual sustenance.

Ayanokouji thought about it all, killing the White Whale to avenge his relatives and friends was the long-held wish of more than 90% of the people present.

His other self in the illusion seemed to have a slightly deeper understanding of the so-called concept of emotions, but he was not his true self.

However, this point did have research value.

He began to understand why his other self in the video made slightly different choices from him at times.

“Ayanokouji-sama... I want to thank you this time.” Wilhelm took out a handkerchief, wiped away his tears, then wiped the blood on his weapon, and his tone was full of respect.

“No need to thank me, the feat of killing the White Whale was achieved by you, I’m just a spectator.” Ayanokouji shook his head.

“No, if it weren’t for Ayanokouji-sama, we might have to fight against the people from the Witch Cult for a long time.” Wilhelm said.

“I just did what I had to do, but as for the Witch Cult, it makes me a little worried. The White Whale is a Mabeast created by the Witch, right? And this time the Witch Cult and the White Whale came almost at the same time. ...Is there a possibility that the Witch Cult has a way to control the White Whale?”

“Can the Witch Cult control the White Whale?”

“From the current point of view, this is the most likely possibility – I think the time of the White Whale’s appearance is also related to the Witch Cult.” Ayanokouji said deliberately.

“The Witch Cult...” Wilhelm clenched his fists tightly, and the cracking sound from his joints was full of anger.

Ayanokouji’s goal was to draw more attention to the Witch Cult.

“Um... Ayanokouji, what are you going to do next?” Crusch asked curiously, and Reinhard also had the same question.

“I don’t know either. Anyway, I have to eliminate the misunderstanding of others first.”

“This time, I will honestly report Ayanokouji-sama’s contribution and everything he said.” Reinhard bowed.

“Yes, I can’t thank you enough.” Ayanokouji replied.

“I have an idea.” Crusch said, “You might be able to stay with me for now. I can also represent the Karsten family and send your heroic performance to be reported to the Council of Wise Men.”

“I quite agree with this. After all, Ayanokouji-sama can easily clear his name by staying in the royal capital.” Reinhard thought what Crusch said made sense.

“Thank you very much, but it seems that many people in the royal capital will target me because of the illusion.”

“In this case, you can rest assured. After Reinhard and I report this matter, people may also doubt the authenticity of the illusion. In addition, I will get rid of you for a while. If you keep your whereabouts secret in the Karsten Mansion, we can fully guarantee your safety. I look forward to you joining my camp.” Crusch said with a smile.

She had changed a lot about Ayanokouji now, but she still didn’t have 100% trust in him. As Crusch said before, she could use this to monitor him and see if the other party was really different from the one in the illusion.

“Sorry, Cursch-sama, I can’t follow your orders.” Ayanokouji shook his head, “Although I think everything that happened in the illusion is not real, I have the same relationship with Emilia-sama. I have communicated with Emilia-sama, and I agree with her more in terms of political views.”

“Really? It turns out you’ve already made contact with Emilia-sama?”

“That’s right, I don’t need to lie about this.” Ayanokouji continued, raising his head, his eyes fixed on the other party, “But I hear that Cursch-sama seems to be handling the internal business affairs of the royal capital. Something happened at that time, maybe I can help a little.”

“Aren’t you already determined to join Emilia’s camp?”

“That’s true, but whether it’s Emilia-sama or Crusch-sama, if you are crowned king in the future, you definitely don’t want to see a chaotic royal capital.” Ayanokouji deliberately paused, “I also hope that the people in the royal capital can live a better life.”

Those words were meant to turn Crusch into his pawn again.

Everything is voluntary.