Chris's Faith of Fire

"Woooooooo..."

"Chris, you are very cute. There is another very important reason, that is, girls who are troubled by love are the cutest."

The girl left these words, and then I left with tears almost streaming from my eyes.

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"You... look different today."

Momonga was still chained to the wall today, and there were still deep red marks left by the shackles on his arms, which had festered in some places.

I briefly cleaned the little cell, hoping it would make him feel a little better.

I understand that this kind of sympathy is cheap. After all, our situations are different. I don't understand his pain. If I am imprisoned here, I will not be able to last even one day. I will think of ways to die.

But in an environment where death is not allowed, one can only endure it silently.

"It's nothing different..."

He answered Momonga coldly and wiped his body at the same time.

"No, it's different. I've seen so many people that I can understand it at once." Momonga trembled all over because of the pain, but he still maintained a smile on his lips.

"You were very careful in your actions today, as if you cared about my feelings. You were a little rude before."

"..."

"Are you stimulated by something?"

"No, nothing."

He laughed out loud before I finished speaking. His happy look seemed to make the thief forget that he was still in prison.

"You know, when people lie, they like to deny it twice. The first time is to deceive the other person, and the second time is to deceive yourself."

"Nothing really, if you want me to rub harder I'll do it."

After saying that, I rubbed the thief's back hard, but he still just smiled.

"I'm afraid the lice on my back will stick to it even if I don't put in any effort. The weather is too hot and makes me itchy."

"Feel sorry……"

"Cat, if you don't want to say anything, just listen to me talking to myself."

He straightened up, forcing me to put down the towel.

The thief couldn't move his hands. He struggled to support the ground with his legs and finally adjusted himself to a more comfortable position.

Then, he breathed out gently and raised his chapped lips.

"Being a thief is a very hard job. You have to take risks every day, and there is also the risk of being caught...I don't care at all if I lose a few fingers. After all, so many of my brothers had their entire arms cut off, and in the end they lost their ability to make a living. Tools, and ended up starving to death on the streets.”

"..."

"It's not that we don't value our brothers, it's that we can't take care of everyone. If one person becomes a burden, it will affect the integrity of the entire organization. We must be able to give up. This is the rule."

"rule?"

"...You should have heard, Cat, that little girls are not allowed in the organization. This was decided by the Wasp boss."

"Because he once had a daughter?"

"Haha, how did you know that?"

"He told me himself..."

The thief was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then continued to shake his body and laugh non-stop.

"You are really interesting, little kitten... That person rarely mentions this matter to others. I didn't know about it until I worked with him for four or five years..."

"I think that must be because Momonga you are not a little girl."

"Hahahaha, I didn't expect you to be so humorous, kitty..."

"I once thought while chatting with a girl that I have a good sense of humor, but I'm just not good at expressing it."

"It's not that you're not good at expressing yourself, girl... you just worry too much."

"Scruples?"

"Yes, you doubt the outcome of everything before doing it, fearing that you will be further hurt because of yourself. People who think this way must have had unforgettable sad memories."

"Isn't this wrong? How can we succeed if we don't have a clear plan in advance..."

I frowned and retorted to this poor man, but he still just smiled, but with a hint of helplessness on his face.

"Plans and suspicions are two different things. Once the plan is made, don't question it...but your suspicions appear all the time in the process. It's hard for you to make up your mind, girl."

Momonga couldn't move his hand, otherwise he would point his finger at me the way he felt now.

"Why...you all know so well?"

"Ok?"

"Why can you all see through my mind so easily?"

Be it Rebekah, Mel, or Momonga, they all saw my thoughts clearly.

You don't even know my true identity, can you understand everything just by looking at my face?

"Because you are too easy to see through, cat... Haha, you can only hide everything by making yourself stronger, whether it is things you want others to know... or things you don't want others to know, come back to me Talk to yourself, time is running out.”

"..."

"When the birds are gone, a good bow is hidden...The cunning rabbit is dead, and the lackeys are cooked."

"What's the meaning."

The man left meaningful words and just shook his head slightly in response to my question.

"As a cadre, I also set a rule within the thieves organization... The captured people must not tell anything about the organization. Those who violate the oath will be punished more cruelly than death. I never thought that today I would break my own rules. The rules below.”

I don't know what he wanted to say, but the man's smile was gone. His upper and lower lips were opening and closing, and his voice had stayed in his throat several times. Finally, he opened his mouth.

"The secret treasure of the beast clan is the key to this battle... The one who gets it can be the king. Chijiu wants to be the king, but now that the organization has gone through turmoil, although she has sole power, she cannot leave the city for the time being. If she wants to take action, she can For a while."

"Ugh?"

"Listen, these are my last words...don't let me down."

Momonga sighed and leaned his back against the wall, as if he wanted to relax his whole body.

"Black Magpie is probably coming soon. She's the guy from the mercenary station pretending to be a maid... Just remember that her name is Black Magpie. Her main task is the same as her title, which is to announce the funeral."

"Whose mourning are you coming to avenge?"

"mine……"

"Varied……"

"Don't interrupt, I've already said that time is running out. Ahem...and my health is getting worse and worse. We have a medicine inside that can make people naturally weaken and die after taking it, and they will go crazy before death... ...It makes people look like they are going crazy after being tortured. She will ask you to give me this medicine to drink. After I die, you go to Akagi. She probably wants to train you, but don’t believe anything she says. Then... this person will get rid of you after he realizes the threat... All you have to do is go to Pamela's mother's brothel. I know Akagi's character best. She is more suspicious than anyone else. The secret treasure must be hidden somewhere. It’s the place I trust most, I want you to sneak in, find the secret treasure, and then run away immediately... to Parthia, the place where the orcs live.”

"Eh? You mean...death? Do you want me to do it?"

"That's not the key! Just do what Black Magpie wants you to do! Don't write your thoughts on your face, like now! Just give me the medicine to drink... The key is the second half of what I said , you must obtain the secret treasure of the beast tribe! Then you can become the king... Only then will you have the power to fight against Chijiu."

His voice made me feel like he was about to tear out my own throat, but I couldn't respond with the same courage.

"Fighting against Chijiu...I don't have that idea."

"You will be killed by her sooner or later, if this continues. You have the potential to become a king... Although you are a little behind in all aspects now, Momonga has never seen anyone wrong."

"Monga...Mr."

"I have said everything that needs to be said. I will only tell you one thing. Keep it in your heart. Even a villain like me, haha, even when a person is about to die, his words are kind."

"yes……"

"Farewell, kitten, listen... there are footsteps coming, the god of death has come to deliver the order."

As he said, the sound of metal armor stepping on the stairs got closer and closer.

Finally, the door behind him opened with a bang.

"Miss Chris, Miss Lola is waiting for you in the lobby."

Chapter 120 120. My love and the determination of men——4

Know things like a god...

I don't know if I should praise him so much at this time.

"Give Momonga this medicine to drink, and force him to drink it! Then you should quickly ask Duke Asha to quit the hard work of interrogating Momonga. Don't delay, do you understand?"

Miss Lola's cold words are just like her nickname, Black Magpie.

She carefully handed me the small bottle, which glowed with an ominous purple light.

Everything was as Momonga expected, Miss Lola really wanted to take advantage of this time to kill him.

The secret medicine was used to drive the thief into madness, and in the end it was only thought that it was caused by the interrogation of the nobles.

Thinking of this, my mind just went blank.

Black Magpie is only responsible for announcing the funeral, but I am responsible for the execution.

What should I do...do I really want to kill him?

Without waiting for my answer, Miss Lola reached out and put my hand holding the medicine bottle into her pocket, and then left. Without any extra instructions or the usual greeting, she turned around and left. , that's all.

I put my hands in my pockets, but still walked towards the tower step by step in confusion, as if I was about to fall down with every step.

I don't know how long it took to get back to the cell where Momonga was.

Seeing my figure, the man just smiled faintly again.

"Isn't it quite capable? I didn't expect it to happen so quickly. I was even surprised by how much I knew about them."

My body trembled when I heard his words.

"I, I... sorry..."

Whatever you want to say, you must say something, I believe what Momonga said.

Then praise him for his clever calculation?

Or to appease this man's wounded heart?

No matter which one is suitable... He thinks far better than me, and although the suggestions he gives me sound very risky, they have corresponding value.

become king?

It really makes people yearn for it, after all, the word king is unattainable and illusive to me.

I am not qualified to be a king.

I shook my head vigorously, but in the end I couldn't say anything...

Whether it was words of comfort or exciting news, nothing seemed so important to the thief in front of him.

My heart is like a surging wave, white snowflakes splashing out after hitting the rocks.

"Don't worry, I won't blame you. As I said just now, I have expected this kind of thing... Haha, I don't know why, but my body always feels unusually light. Come here, give me that I……"

After the man finished speaking, he wanted to grab the bottle in his hand. I jumped back to avoid his grasp.

"..."

"Hey, this is just a waste of time. Get me a bottle of medicine, little kitten!"

Not wanting to give it to him, I held the medicine bottle tightly in my hand.

But this is just hypocrisy. If I really didn't mean to kill him, I wouldn't even come to this tower again. The man in front of me knows this better than me.

There was nothing we could do about it. I wanted to comfort myself like this. He lost several fingers and was seriously injured. Even after treatment, he still had multiple fractures and his hands didn't even have the strength to wipe away the sweat.

It would be extremely rude to say anything now.

"Momonaka, tell me your real name..."

His expression was filled with excitement when he heard this.

"Haha, Chris, you are just like the Valkyrie who came to ask for the warrior's soul. Unfortunately, I am not a noble warrior and can't go to the Hall of Valor."

I didn't expect that when he finished speaking, he would leave such a sad expression.