Life has dealt a heavy hand to a weak demigod like me.

"I'm here today, so don't try to bully her."

"I slept with her at night."

Sif stood up and hugged Mernadette and said seriously.

"It leaked out." Facing Sif's expression, Charles lowered his eyes slightly, and then said in a strange tone.

"What leaked?" Sif asked curiously.

Charles didn't say anything, but just used his eyes to signal Sif to lower her head and look.

A familiar, towering mountain appeared in sight, and on top of it sat a tempting, delicious cherry. At this moment, Sif's cheeks were as beautiful as Mernadè's.

A pillow flew towards Charles, but when the pillow flew over, Charles had already walked out of the room in a cunning manner.

He did not use his ability to find Batu in an instant. On the contrary, Charles was very leisurely.

I walked and stopped along the way, slowly looking at this city influenced by Mernade's thoughts.

In this city, Charles felt a rare sense of familiarity.

It seemed as if some of the cities he had stayed in before crossing over and during the Five Gods Era could all be found in miniature here.

Not long after, Charles' figure appeared around Batu.

Today is also Batu's day off, but he did not rest. Instead, he was busy around a construction site.

Looking at his face which is completely different from the past, looking at the hearty smile on his face.

For a moment, Charles was unable to reconcile his past self with his present self.

While Charles was observing Batu, Batu also noticed Charles standing in the distance and looking at him.

He hesitated for a moment, explained something to the people around him, put down the work in his hands and slowly walked towards Charles.

"Mr. Rocks, long time no see."

"Are you here to see Ms. Mernadé this time?" Batu greeted Charles with a simple smile on his face.

Charles shook his head slightly, "Long time no see, Mr. Batu."

"Part of the reason I came here this time is because of Mernadè, but part of the reason is also because of Mr. Batu."

As he spoke, Charles pointed to a bench in the distance and said, "Let's go there and talk."

Batu felt a little strange, but he still followed Charles to the bench and slowly sat down.

"Is there something you want to ask me? Or do you have any questions you want to get answers from me?"

"It seems that my reputation as a know-it-all in the mutual aid association is no longer limited to the association." Batu smiled foolishly while touching his head.

Ciel nodded, "I want to ask you someone."

"A woman named Nia, I'm asking if you know or have ever come into contact with the lady whose name I mentioned?"

The smile on Batu's face froze.

The name...

It only appeared in his mind late at night, when he couldn't close his eyes and rest.

Many things may not seem like a big deal to outsiders.

But for the person involved, it is enough to affect his or her life.

To this day, he can still remember the girl who stood up to help him prove that he was not a thief, and he also remembers the scene when her body was thrown into the garbage dump like garbage.

He knew it from that time on.

Kindness and gentleness are the most useless qualities.

Only with power, strength and being alive can you get everything you want.

This was him a long time ago, a man who lived just to live.

But now, he seems to have changed a little.

He seemed to understand why Nia stood up to refute and punched them in resistance. He even understood the encouragement Nia gave him in the last glance.

"Where did you hear this name?" Batu lowered his head, his voice a little hoarse. Charles could vaguely see the pain in Batu's heart.

"I'm looking for something."

"She was mentioned in the clues related to that thing."

"Someone told me that we can find clues about the other party from you, so I came." Charles said calmly.

"I have indeed heard of that name."

"A long, long time ago, after I could remember, this name appeared." When Charles mentioned this name.

When Batu thought of the scene at that time, he thought of every little thing he had done with her.

For some reason, he felt an urge to confess his sins.

"That's my sister."

"Rather than calling her a younger sister, it's more like someone my parents picked up from the beach."

"My relationship with her has been awkward since we were little."

"I think she is a very strange person." As he spoke, Batu took out a cigarette from his pocket, and slowly tore open the paper that rolled up the tobacco leaves. He pinched a handful of tobacco with his hands and put it into his mouth, chewing it slowly.

"The place where we were born is a very bad place. For those born there, the best fate is to be chosen as a slave by some noble citizens. This way, you can leave the place where you originally lived and live a life of food and clothing without worries."

"But Nia has always wanted to collect materials to build a small boat to leave that city and that country."

"We've argued about this many times since we were little."

“No one can convince anyone else.”

"After that, probably when I was a teenager."

"I encountered an opportunity, an opportunity to become a slave." Batu's voice became hoarse.

"I found a wallet belonging to a prominent figure from the outside world. Based on my thoughts and what happened to us, if I return the wallet, I'll have the chance to become that figure's slave."

"I wanted to take advantage of this opportunity. Although Nia wasn't very happy with my choice, she didn't say much. She still accompanied me to return the wallet."

"I think she probably wanted to see me off for the last time."

"But when I returned the wallet, I was accused of being a thief."

"At that time, I didn't dare to stand up and refute him. I could only endure the punches and kicks from him."

"But Nia stood up and tried hard to defend me and prove my innocence."

"It's clear that the voices of untouchables like us are not recognized. Her voice was met with even more severe beatings, but she didn't endure it silently like I did. Instead, she chose to resist."

"Her body was eventually thrown into the garbage, but I survived."

Then he had a series of adventures and finally stepped into the extraordinary world, and finally destroyed that country. Regardless of whether they were good or evil, all the people who had been on the other side of that country were killed by him.

He did not choose to use his own abilities, but picked up a wooden stick and hit everyone inside again and again, one after another. It took him several years to smash everyone inside to death - except for some children who were the same age as he and Nia were, or even younger than he was at that time.

Destroyer of a country.

This was his title at the time.

According to common sense, he should have been executed directly by Charles for killing countless people in such a cruel way.

But according to Charles's calculations, if the people he killed were judged according to the laws of the Five Gods, there would be almost no innocent people.

That place is more like hell than a country.

On the other side of the city, even the homes of ordinary people are stained with the lives of several untouchables from the other side.

"This is probably why I came here." Batu's gaze fell into the distance, on the busy crowd.

"Since that incident, I've traveled to many countries and many places. Perhaps many of these places aren't as dark and cruel as my hometown."

“But the essence is the same.”

"The value of human life is different, and it can't even be calculated by numbers. Even if there are so-called legal protections, if we really pursue it, the final result is still obvious."

"At this time, I met Ms. Mernadette and listened to her thoughts."

"This is a very immature thought, but it is full of hope, a hope that can illuminate the haze in my heart."

“At that time, I felt…”

"Perhaps she can truly usher in an extraordinary era and build the city and country of my dreams. A country where everyone can hold their heads high and live with dignity."

In Batu's mind, words from long ago that he thought he had forgotten reappeared.

"You always want to leave here, want to build your own boat. Have you ever thought about where you'd go after leaving here?"

"There's no other place like this where we have so much garbage to eat."

"Of course, I'll go to the depths of the ocean. There are countless beautiful islands there. I'll find an uninhabited island, cultivate the land, and fish from the sea. Once people can live there with dignity, I'll take a ship and bring everyone here to establish a new country."

"boast."

"No, don't underestimate the ocean. The ocean is a place that can accommodate everything. There must be a place there that can accommodate us to live with dignity."

Such a country may really exist, a place where everyone can live with dignity.

Just like this city, and this country in the future.

"I don't know where you heard that name, Mr. Lockes."

"But I think that perhaps the information you received is wrong. Perhaps the Nia you want to ask about is not the Nia I know."

"My sister was only a teenager when she passed away. She probably didn't have any secrets."

"Besides, Mr. Lockes, I think many of the things you are pursuing now are of little value and meaning."

"You are Ms. Mernade's brother, so you should be able to understand how great what she did is!" Batu suppressed his inner sadness and looked at Charles seriously.

"The origin of the idea of ​​mutual aid, the high priest of the Earth Church who shares your name, once said: 'The most precious thing a person has is life. We only have one life. Therefore, a person's life should be lived so that when he looks back on his life, he will not regret wasting his time, nor feel ashamed of his mediocrity. In this way, when he dies, he can say, 'I have devoted my entire life and all my energy to life's most precious cause - the struggle for human liberation.'"

“That’s exactly what the mutual aid society aims to do.”

"Fight against all injustice and create a world where everyone can hold their heads high and live with dignity."

"As Ms. Mernade's brother, I hope you can join this great cause."

Ciel: ....

Looking at Batu, who looked solemn and serious at this moment, Charles's expression was a little subtle.

I clearly wanted to know something else, so why was I suddenly being "preached" to?

What kind of expression would this guy have if he knew that he had compiled those teaching materials and guided Melnadette to establish a mutual aid society.

As he thought about this, Charles couldn't help but let a smile appear on his face.

Although being "preached" suddenly was not something to be happy about, he liked this feeling.

The current Batu reminds Charles of his past self, before he knew about supernormality, when he had spent countless brain cells compiling those books.

"That day will come. But it's not the right time yet." Charles slowly stood up and said to Batu seriously.

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Chapter 373: The Test at the Center of the Sun

The mutual aid society was established by Mernade.

But the crystallization of his thoughts was compiled by Charles according to his own memory.

If there were no supernatural beings in this world, perhaps he would have taken another path and brought some new changes to the world.

To a certain extent, what Mernadette did at this time was a continuation of Charles's thoughts for a period of time and also a continuation of his path forward.

It is also a good experience to help her, or to join a mutual aid group to complete the life you have planned for yourself.

but...

The premise of all this is to thoroughly investigate all your troubles.

Before the truth was uncovered, Ciel was in no mood to do such a thing.

"Not the time? What do you mean, Mr. Rocks?" Batu asked curiously.

"I have one very important thing to do, and I probably won't do too much extra work until I finish that thing."