The villain's way to tame the protagonist

She was also ready to talk to Cliff about things related to herself and enlightenment, and she believed that Cliff could understand her.

But before she could speak, Cliff's old and tired voice sounded:

"I have no way to answer your question, but what I can be sure of is that the light in Miss Fenrir's eyes is real."

“She really wants to change the world.”

Marina's expression froze.

"But what about you, Miss Maganlei? I don't see the same light in your eyes as I see in Miss Fenrir."

The old man shook his head: "So I can't believe that you are the same person as Miss Fenrir."

If it wasn't for the common people, if it wasn't for them to have self-awareness, then...what was the purpose of Marina Lancemalos going to so much trouble and risking breaking up with her loved ones to do such a thing?

Chapter 6: There are always surprises (K)

Although she was dazed for a moment, Cliff's words did not shake Marina.

She knew very well that what she had seen was not something the old man could understand.

Without Anser's guidance, she would not be able to see the distorted true nature of this world.

The empire is a fragile plaything in the hands of the emperor, an absurd society that should not exist. However, if there is no empire to establish order, then mortals will suffer domination and abuse that is ten thousand times more cruel than class oppression.

Ansel has a desire to change all this, but he doesn't know where to start. So his responsibility is to help him at all costs.

This old man living in the downtown area does not have that kind of vision, let alone the brilliant and grand vision, so he resents and is angry about his own actions. There is nothing wrong with that, and Marina does not need the understanding and recognition of others.

Therefore, after a brief silence, Marina said softly: "Then, Mr. Cliff just wants to hold me accountable."

"I just want to know why you did this..." Cliff frowned and asked, "If you don't care about us, why did you start this riot? Have you ever thought about how to deal with Miss Fenrir's anger after the riot is over? Relying on the protection of Mr. Faust?"

As expected, he just couldn't understand... Even if you told him the answer, he might not be able to accept it.

Marina shook her head gently. "This is not something you need to worry about, Mr. Cliff. If there is nothing else, please go back. The riot will last for half a day to a day. Don't run around in other places. I can't guarantee whether places outside the base are safe."

"...Do you think that an old man like me came to you just to chat about some irrelevant things?"

Cliff tried to straighten his back, which was bent due to old age, as if he was trying his best to support his faith and courage. He faced the girl in front of him who was obviously quiet and gentle, but as strange as a demon, and said word by word:

"Even though Miss Fenrir trusted you immensely and entrusted everything to you, you used her trust to control most people... I still gathered a group of people who were willing to sacrifice their lives to uphold Miss Fenrir's beliefs."

The old man tremblingly took out a dagger from his arms and pointed the tip of the knife at his heart.

"That group of people have already mixed into the crowd that has not yet rioted, and are trying their best to spread the news that you were the one who caused the riot in the lower city. Not only that, they and I will not let you conceal the truth about this riot, and we will not let you deceive Miss Fenrir again..."

"You can't keep it secret if we all die."

"So if you don't want to see this happen, stop the rioting immediately. There's still time."

Marina was silent. She looked at Cliff, whose eyes were becoming more and more determined, and sighed softly.

"Is it worth it?" the girl asked. "You said it yourself, Miss Fenrir's pursuit is childish."

She gently stroked the armrest, and her tone became much softer:

"If you and those warriors and righteous people want to follow someone who is determined to change the world, then I can provide you with a better candidate."

"A better candidate?" Cliff had a mocking smile on his face. "Although I don't know what you mean by that, Miss Maganlei... but if the candidate you are referring to is a scum like you, who has the ability to make everything better but still pushes us poor people into hell-"

Cliff's words stopped abruptly.

The old man, who had been showing unwavering determination from the beginning until now, suddenly had his pupils shrink uncontrollably.

The fact that he could stand in front of Marina like this naturally meant that he believed that Marina was also a mortal like him, otherwise he would not have been able to communicate with her at such a lengthy speech.

But at this moment, the moment he said the word "scum", Cliff felt that she was simply... a monster in human skin!

That dark, terrifying and cold aura cannot be emitted by a human!

But the next second, Cliff realized...it was just his illusion.

It was an illusion caused by the incredible resentment and anger emanating from Maganlei Brandt.

"Mr. Cliff."

The girl slowly stood up from the chair and put her hands into the pockets of her rough adventurer's trousers.

Those deep, shadowy eyes stared at the old man who subconsciously took a step back.

"What did you say just now?"

The six words she uttered softly were like the hum of a siren from the rocks of the Sea of ​​the Dead, exuding a creepy aura.

But she is indeed a complete human being. She really does not possess any abilities. This kind of hatred that is almost materialized... is so unbelievable. Can it be caused just because of the word "scum"?

Click.

Maganlei took out a gun from his pocket and pointed the black muzzle at Cliff.

She repeated slowly, word by word:

"What did you say just now?"

Cliff's skinny fingers tightly grasped the dagger. He threw away the fear he had just felt and answered in a hoarse voice: "If that person is a loser like you--"

boom!

Amid the flash of fire and the sharp roar from the muzzle, the old man's entire arm was broken by a shot, and the dagger fell to the ground along with half of his arm.

The thin old man fell down with a groan. He used his other hand to support his body with difficulty. When he raised his head and looked at Maganlei, the cold muzzle of the gun was already against his forehead.

"What makes you think I don't know what you're doing, Mr. Cliff."

The girl's quiet voice reached Cliff's ears: "Why do you think you can defeat me with your so-called faith and courage?"

Her words made Cliff's body begin to tremble gradually. The uneasiness and fear in his heart even overshadowed the physical pain.

"How could you... You couldn't possibly-"

"There are a total of twenty-three warriors who are willing to sacrifice for Miss Fenrir's ideals. It took you seventeen minutes to find me, and the other twenty-two just set out six minutes ago."

Marina looked down at Cliff, whose face was getting paler, expressionlessly, her index finger still on the trigger:

"Who do you think is in charge of the Lower Town? Is it me? Is it Miss Fenrir?"

No one, but a group of extraordinary beings who are above the mundane world, dominate the lower city's Qi district and the lives of countless mortals.

In the eyes of the extraordinary people, the clumsy plan of these mortals was no different from children playing house.

"Impossible..." Cliff, with trembling lips, couldn't believe this fact. "How could you control other extraordinary people at will? Even if you can... even if you can, how can you know my plan? I have clearly already-"

"It's a perfect cover-up, isn't it?"

Marina's hand holding the gun did not waver at all, just as her cold voice had not yet taken on much warmth.

"Ada, that young man is in your team. You should remember him, Mr. Cliff."

"Unfortunately, you picked the wrong person."

Cliff's disbelieving look was reflected in Marina's eyes. The old man seemed to not believe that there was a traitor among the people he had chosen.

These people were the first to be rescued by Shetana, and they had received Shetana's kindness directly. They were also the most determined ones who swore to follow Shetana... How could there be traitors?

"Your vision is not good enough, or rather... you are too naive like Miss Fenrir."

The cold voice mercilessly trampled on Cliff's persistence and belief: "How many of those people have that kind of courage? Do you really know?"

Ada, the young man rescued from the slave traders by Xitana, also led Anser and others and made a significant contribution to further cleaning up the slave market in the lower city.

But that time, Marina discovered his problem at a glance.

He was clearly traded from that market, so why didn't he tell Xitana about the existence of this market after being freed by her?

Hitana also asked this question at that time, but Ada evaded the question, so Miss Wolf didn't take it too seriously. But Marina has been paying attention to it since then.

Soon she confirmed one thing: this A-Da was just an ordinary person who disguised himself very well.

What is meant by a good disguise is that he appears to be devoted to Sitana, works extremely hard in all his work, is very diligent, and has a good reputation.

And ordinary people refer to... In essence, he is just an ordinary guy who is seeking a better life, does not have any lofty ideals, is a little clever, and is just an ordinary guy.

He didn't tell Xitana about the slave market simply because, after realizing Xitana's completely abnormal kindness, he was worried that more slaves would be rescued and would take away his share of the benefits that he had gained for free from Xitana's excessive tolerance. That was all.

There are many people like this under Xitana. According to Xitana's standards, they should have been kicked out long ago, but Marina kept some of them based on their personal abilities and scattered them in various management areas.

This was her method of solving the subsequent management staff problem for Xitana. Although on the surface, Marina still put a lot of effort and barely found one or two people who met the standards, in fact, she basically did not follow Xitana's requirements. She only considered two things - one was loyalty to Xitana, and the other was ability, that's all.

Although under Marina's control, their loyalty from Sitana began to shift towards Marina herself, and Marina planned to kick out unqualified guys at any time, it did not prevent her from squeezing out the last value of these people, that is, for now.

- Let them infiltrate Xitana's most loyal faction to prevent any accidents.

Although it is very difficult, as long as there are enough people, only one can succeed, and A-Da is the successful one.

Under Cliff's desperate gaze, Marina said calmly:

"Let me tell you what your ending will be."

"Your companions have long been controlled by the extraordinary ones, their memories have been erased, they have forgotten their original mission, and have participated in this riot."

"And the same is true for you, Mr. Cliff. When you open your eyes next time, you will become the organizer of this riot. It is you who cannot tolerate the brutality of the gang members and have a physical conflict with them, and then..."

The girl tilted the muzzle of her gun and pointed it at the broken arm on the ground: "The arm was broken by thugs armed with inferior guns, which aroused the public's emotions and triggered the conflicts that had accumulated for a long time, and finally set off this riot."

She sighed and said, "I am to blame for my poor supervision. But fortunately... the residents of the downtown area united as one and defeated the gangs that had oppressed them for a long time and won the victory."

Marina, no longer angry, put away her gun and said calmly:

“That’s the end of the story.”

Cliff realized that he had been completely used. When he thought that Sitana would continue to be deceived and manipulated by Marina, and that he would become Marina's pawn, he could not help but scream in despair:

"Why... Maganlei! Why on earth did you do this? Everyone is full of hope for Miss Fenrir and a new life, why did you--"

"Well, drag him away, Mr. Cook."

Marina turned around and sat back in her chair, waving gently.

A transcendent who had been squatting on the edge of the stands yawned and scratched his head, then slowly walked to Cliff, knocked him unconscious, stopped the bleeding, and then held him in his hands.

"Then we will follow what Miss Maganlei said?"

The extraordinary people who came here following Indra's orders were friendly. Although they didn't know why they had to do such a funny job, they knew it was a show to watch, and it was a job ordered by the boss, so they had to take it seriously.

"Well, that's troublesome."

"Oh, it's just a small matter." The extraordinary person raised his hand and pressed it on Cliff's head. While playing with the mortal's memory casually, he said nonchalantly, "Speaking of which, is this Mr. Faust's hobby? Or does he want to teach that self-righteous evil wolf a lesson, so he let Miss Maganlei..."

"Mr. Cook." The girl's voice was very gentle, "Please don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask."

The extraordinary person shrank his neck and laughed awkwardly, "Ahahahaha... Sorry, I said too much. Uh, that person... has been taken care of. I will help you send him to the group of people below first."

"Thank you."

There was no sound behind me, so the extraordinary person must have left.

Looking at the downtown area where riots were starting to break out in every block, Marina suddenly said to herself:

"I gave you a chance."

Cliff is a good man, and most of the people he organized are also good people. Marina doesn't want these good people to die in vain, so if Cliff chooses to give in, she will only erase their memories and not send them to the front line of the riot.

But this old man... is so ungrateful.

"hope……"

Marina, who was once again gazing at the increasingly violent riot but still not taking in the blood and misery, kept murmuring these two words.

Hope is a magical thing.

Marina can become the Marina of today because Ansor gave her hope in the Red Frost Territory, a hope that was more important than anything else.

Has Xier, without realizing it, become someone who can give others hope?

Marina quietly recalled her sister's spirit and temperament. She had to admit that Sitana had grown rapidly after leaving Ansor, but in terms of bringing hope to people... Logically speaking, it was still a long way off.

She doesn't even know what to do and when. She just keeps rushing forward blindly. Can this... bring hope to others?

Sooner or later she will get hurt and the hope she brings will also be shattered.

You don't know what is right at all, and you have never witnessed true hope, so you indulge in Xier's seemingly dazzling but actually empty false hope.

When she thought of this, Marina's eyes turned cold involuntarily.

The two words Cliff said made her emotions a little out of control.