Get off work and become a magical girl

Chapter 300 Reasons for the Dispute

"If it comes to identity issues, it will indeed become more complicated."

Speaking of this topic, Emerald's expression became a little more serious: "There is no doubt that before we can truly push you to the position of the scepter, we must first obtain the approval of His Majesty..."

“But there were conflicts between her and me.”

Delphinium emphasized her situation: "I don't think that if I just appear in front of her now, she will make peace with me."

"Then I'm afraid I need to first see what the nature of the 'contradiction' you're talking about is."

Emerald showed a curious look: "So do you mind sharing with us? Why did you have a conflict with His Majesty in the first place?"

This sentence did not receive a prompt response because Delphinium had fallen into silence.

However, everyone present knew that Delphinium was actually weighing the pros and cons, so they did not urge her and just waited quietly.

After a moment, Delphinium sighed.

"After I withdrew from the battlefield, I had many doubts in my heart."

She began to speak, "Among these doubts, there are 'what exactly does the magic kingdom choose magic girls to do', 'what exactly are magic girls in the eyes of the kingdom', and 'is the sin of the world really unforgivable', etc. I can hardly remember many of these questions now. However, I have doubts about the significance of my participation in that war and that fight. I even began to waver on the question of 'whether the magic kingdom represents justice'."

"We all know that, young man."

Emerald explained lightly, "Let alone a country, even a small team or organization. As long as there are many people, there will always be all kinds of people, and there will definitely be bad people among them. No organization dares to guarantee its purity, not even the magic country can do it."

"…My doubt is not whether there are bad people in the magic kingdom."

Delphinium paused and said, "What I want to know is, in that war, in that 'garden defense war', did we become a shield for the good guys, or an accomplice of the bad guys? Did we win the war, but indirectly facilitate the goals of some bad guys?"

"You are being a bit of a hindsight, young man."

Emerald tilted her head and supported her cheek with one hand: "In the war, we have done our best just to protect ourselves, not to mention that there are so many civilians from Runnore behind us. If we win the war, we will actually save the entire Runnore, and even save the civilians of countless countries. How can this be a bad thing?"

"I know. I'm not saying that we should surrender or hand over victory to others. Magical girls should protect everyone and stop aggression. This is a belief that we all agree on. In that situation, we actually have no other choice but to do our best to repel the enemy."

Delphinium took a deep breath. "But, precisely because of this, precisely because the magical girls I have seen are so kind, so innocent, and so noble, they have the belief of saving the common people, and they sacrifice their lives in various desperate situations... That is why I am unwilling and unable to accept it. I cannot believe that this belief is being exploited, and is used by some people to realize their ugly desires."

"Ha, that almost sounds like you're accusing me."

Emerald blinked. "After all, at that time, the supreme command of Runnore was in my hands. It was me who ordered those children to go to which battlefield and to carry out what orders. Or to put it more cruelly, I was the one who 'decided how they would die.'"

"But you are doing this to protect the city, not for some selfish motive, right?"

Delphinium looked at her expressionlessly, "After all, you went to the front lines yourself, and almost became the only Gem Scepter in history to be killed."

"I have to correct the rumors about me. Although I fought a tough battle, I am still not that dangerous."

Emerald closed her eyes and waved her hands: "But there is no problem with the other parts, young man. I am very happy that you can understand my efforts in this matter." "This is also one of the reasons why I am willing to cooperate with you."

Delphinium's focus returned to the center of the table in front of her. "In short, after hearing some groundless news and realizing that the nature of the war between the two worlds might not be that simple, my comrades...the significance of their sacrifice might be tarnished. I was very angry, and at that time, the person from the Rose Palace met me."

"You seem reluctant to address me as Your Majesty," Emerald commented.

"During that meeting, I learned some truths."

Delphinium ignored Emerald's words and continued to speak as if no one was around: "But when I asked the question in my heart and wanted to get an answer, the result made me very... disappointed."

"Your Majesty is unwilling to answer you?" Emerald asked.

"No, she did, at least part of it."

At this point, Kuizi's expression became somewhat inexplicable: "However, these answers either prove that this war is not pure, or they are very... strange."

"strangeness?"

"That's right. I don't know how to describe it, but I always feel that what she answered is completely different from what I want to ask."

Delphinium chose her words carefully and slowly revealed the truth: "Even when she didn't want to answer certain questions and remained silent, this silence made me feel very..."

She paused completely when she said this.

As if it was very difficult to find the corresponding words, Delphinium paused for a long time before speaking again: "...Forget it, now that I think about it, it was probably just my illusion. Because at that time I was indeed a little too sensitive, and even overreacted to many things, so I had such a strange feeling because of a conversation."

"But one thing is true. After I learned that the war between the two worlds was indeed an unglorious, unjust, and even impure war, the anger in my heart overwhelmed all other emotions."

"I questioned her loudly, asking her what exactly this country regards magical girls as. What are our dreams, our beliefs, our feelings, and the standards used to select magical girls? Do we have to trample all of these things into worthlessness and make our efforts so ridiculous in order to satisfy certain people?"

"And in this case, she just asked me a question in return."

——【So, are you willing to be loyal to me and become my sapphire scepter? 】

[As long as you swear an oath to me now, you can be crowned as the "Hero of the Garden Defense War" and the master of the Magic Court. ]

This question is still something that Delphinium has never forgotten.

The moment she heard this question, she felt the anger that almost rushed to her head and covered all her rationality, the disappointment that extinguished all her enthusiasm, and the grief that involved everything. Perhaps this was the first time in her life that she had experienced such complex emotions.

"…That's why I rejected her without hesitation and declared loudly: 'I don't want to be this damn gem scepter. Those dead children and those children who are still lying in the sanatorium are more worthy of being this gem scepter than I am. Do you want me to betray their sacrifices, steal their efforts, and become a fraud?'"

At this point, the answer to the matter was clear in the minds of everyone at the table. Delphinium raised her head again and looked at them:

"And this is my final statement to her."

(End of this chapter)