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Chapter 1799 This goddess lacks faith (meow meow meow roll meow)

During the break, Listarte found Mary.

As a member of the Tribunal, Mary gave Lista a completely different feeling from Duanmu Huai. It was not simply a difference in personality, but compared to Duanmu Huai, Mary seemed to love life more.

Duanmu Huai had almost no interest in the hobbies of ordinary people, whether it was eating, drinking, writing or painting. What he was most interested in was destroying those alien creatures and listening to their melodious screams before they died - well, a complete act of a devil.

In comparison, Mary's preferences were closer to those of normal people. For example, she liked music, novels, and... just like now, when Lista found her, she was on a hillside enjoying the surrounding scenery with Kurokawa Akane while drinking afternoon tea.

"I know what you mean, Miss Listarte."

Mary put down her teacup and stared at Listarte.

"But I'm sorry, I don't think there's anything wrong with Mr. Duanmu's idea. Such dangerous ideas will indeed bring disaster to mankind."

"Isn't it wrong to think of peacefully coexisting with other races?"

"wrong."

Listarte was not surprised to hear this answer from Duanmu Huai, but she was very surprised to hear this answer from Mary.

"Why, why?"

"I have been to many worlds with Mr. Duanmu and witnessed several crises for humanity. Many of them were caused by aliens."

Mary said this while taking a sip of her tea.

“And this situation is inevitable.”

“Is it really inevitable?”

"of course."

Faced with Listadai's unwilling questioning, Mary's answer was equally firm.

"why?"

"The reason is very simple, Miss Listarte. If humans and aliens encounter a disaster that will destroy them at the same time, what do you think they will do?"

"This... let's all work together to overcome the difficulties..."

"wrong."

Mary shook her head.

"They will first ensure their own survival. This is a matter of course. Any race will prioritize its own continuation. Humans will not risk their own extinction to fight for the aliens. Similarly, the aliens will not risk their lives to fight for the survival of humans, right?"

"this……………"

Listarte was speechless, but Mary continued.

"Mr. Duanmu and I once experienced a human crisis. It was in a galaxy where there was human civilization and several alien civilizations. Together, they formed a civilization alliance, but human civilization, as a latecomer to the alliance, did not have a very high status in it."

"…………………"

"However, at that time, a race called the Reapers suddenly appeared and attacked all civilizations. The Reapers are an ancient group of hateful intelligent beings. They come to harvest organic creatures every few thousand years. For the Reapers, begging for mercy and surrender are useless. They will destroy all civilized creatures in that galaxy and then disappear."

"Then what happened?"

Hearing this, Kurokawa Akane immediately became interested.

"If this were a novel, then what would happen next would be that all races worked together to resist the Reapers and eventually repelled the enemy. However, this was not the case. The Reapers were much more powerful than the civilized races at the time, and they were no match for the Reapers at all. Therefore, the alliance soon fell apart, and each civilized race began to find ways to protect its home planet."

"What about human civilization?"

"At that time, Mr. Duanmu discovered the secret of the Reapers and blew up the mass effect relays that allowed them to travel freely, making it impossible for the Reapers to harvest human civilization like they did other civilizations. Then we held our ground on the edge of the human civilization territory in that galaxy and eventually completely wiped out the invading Reaper army."

Having said that, Mary picked up the teacup and took another sip of red tea.

"This is a matter of course. Every civilization hopes to continue to exist, and this is true for humans and other creatures as well. I also heard that in another world, humans once united with an alien race that was also in danger in order to fight against the incoming insect swarm. However, in the end, that race betrayed the human civilization of that world for its own survival. Even after they were destroyed, this alien race took everything they had for themselves and regarded themselves as their masters..."

"Um……………"

Hearing this, Kurokawa Akane's expression was somewhat complicated, while Listarte was dumbfounded and speechless. Although she was a goddess and had saved several worlds, they were all worlds of "justice against evil", like a child's play. Although what Mary said was relatively brief, it was obvious that just by listening to her narration, it was clear that the worlds that the Inquisition had experienced were at least SSS-level in difficulty.

"It's true that the aliens are not completely evil, but this doesn't mean anything to the Inquisition."

Mary picked up the teapot and poured herself another cup of tea.

“In another world, there is a species called ghouls. Their appearance is almost the same as that of humans on a normal day, at least it cannot be seen with the naked eye. Of course, they only transform when fighting. The problem with this race is that they can only eat human flesh. They cannot swallow or digest any food other than human flesh.” “…………………………”

Kurokawa Akane silently put down the waffles in his hand.

This topic doesn't seem suitable to be discussed during afternoon tea.

"Mr. Duanmu and I have tracked down these ghouls. They are indeed pitiful. They also hope to become human beings. Some ghouls even eat the corpses of people who committed suicide to satisfy their hunger and thirst in order to show their kindness."

"But you still destroyed it, right?"

"Yes."

"why?"

"It's very simple."

Mary stared at Listarte.

"Let's take a step back. Can you guarantee that they will only eat people who commit suicide? And let's take another step back. Even if they only eat people who commit suicide, will they teach humans to commit suicide? Let's take another step back. Even if they only eat people who commit suicide and don't teach others to commit suicide, can you guarantee that their descendants will have the same idea a hundred years later? Can you guarantee that those ghouls will never have the idea of ​​'Isn't fresh human flesh more delicious?'"

"Ugh..."

In response to Mary's repeated questioning, Lista dei was speechless. She really couldn't guarantee that anything was the same.

“But, but…”

"The purpose of the Inquisition is to protect humanity at all costs and to eliminate all threats to humanity."

Mary blinked, and her gold and blue eyes stared at Listarte.

"No matter what those aliens think, from an objective point of view, they do pose a threat to humans. The same is true for studying history. Many times when you read ancient books and documents and investigate history, you will find that many people may have other plans and ideas when making decisions, but this is not important. What is important is the consequences of his actions..."

"But, but it's just like you said!"

Hearing this, Listarte immediately shouted as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw.

"Isn't it the same for humans?"

"That's right."

Mary nodded.

"So what's the problem? The Inquisition protects humans, it's that simple. We don't protect humans because they are kind, sincere, and noble. We protect them because we are also human, so we naturally have to protect them. Whether they are kind or evil, as long as they do not violate the rules of the Inquisition, they are the ones we need to protect. Or... "

Mary was silent for a moment and looked at Listarte again.

"As a goddess, do you feel that if humans are not kind, noble, and not what you want them to be, then they are not worth saving?"

"I…………………"

Mary's voice was not loud, but her gentle words were like a sharp blade that pierced Listarte's heart. This was a question that Listarte had never thought about. Listarte always believed that as a goddess, she was to save mankind. Because mankind was threatened by the devil, and she did not want those innocent, kind, and lovely people to suffer because of this, so she would save mankind, and in Listarte's view, there was nothing wrong with her approach.

However, the court's approach was completely different.

Mary said that the Inquisition does not care whether humans are evil or good. The Inquisition saves humans because they are humans and are of the same race.

This was a question that Listarte had never thought about.

If humans are not what she expects them to be, will she still save them?

Listarte had no answer.

She finally understood the difference between herself and Duanmu Huai. She also understood why the Inquisition treated humans differently from her.

Listarte has always been very friendly to humans, because she believes that most humans are good people, so she should treat them well. But on the other hand, if the other party is unwilling to accept her kindness, then Listarte will feel very painful.

But the Inquisition is different. The Inquisition does not care whether humans are good or bad. They only focus on the duty of protecting humans. If they are beneficial to protecting humans, then they will stay. If they are harmful, then they will be eliminated.

Just like now, Duanmu Huai believes that the idea of ​​coexistence of different races in that territory is harmful to the survival of mankind, so he wants to completely eliminate it, it's that simple.

As for whether the people in that place are kind and peace-loving, these are meaningless to Duanmu Huai. He has seen countless human civilizations destroyed because of their friendliness towards other races. This is an objective fact, and it cannot be changed by saying that you are friendly and peace-loving.

This is what Duanmu Huai thinks, but...what about himself?

Listarte couldn't find the answer.

Could it be that she really did something wrong?