The villain's way to tame the protagonist

"But this world is not like this. You think that the harm that the extraordinary bring to mortals is that the extraordinary will rely on their strength to oppress mortals, but this is nothing compared to the real problem. The fundamental reason why the extraordinary destroys all living beings... has already been reflected in you."

"Do as you please. Sitana, you are living as you please."

When Polynya said this, she could feel that Sitana's eyes changed.

But she did not stop, instead she became more determined. After realizing what Xitana was thinking now, it seemed as if something was constantly strengthening her determination, making her do these things and say these words even at the risk of becoming Xitana's enemy.

"You are not...exercising justice, but satisfying your inner desires, thinking that it is right to do so, and that you can do anything."

"The extraordinary people's arbitrary behavior has made ordinary people lose the meaning of existence. It is not persecution or oppression, but something more cruel and despairing than that. It has deprived them of the meaning of existence."

"Hitana..."

At this moment, Polynia has even decided to break up with Sitana. She feels that if she can make this girl come back at this moment, even if the probability is only one in ten million, she is willing to take the risk.

"You think that you, who are so free-spirited, are different from——"

boom!

The blazing and dazzling light pierced through the wall, tore through the earth, and annihilated the noble man at Shitana's feet in the dazzling light.

Both Polynia and Sitana were stunned by this sudden attack.

But the chaos did not end there.

“Is this the righteous man of the church?”

The joyful chuckle seemed to float between reality and illusion. The shadow that spread from nowhere suddenly turned into a solid entity and danced wildly, shattering all the rays of light.

"It's a little worse than I thought, Mr. Hero."

Hearing this voice, Hitana was startled and immediately forgot what Polynia had just said. Polynia's face showed an expression of disbelief, because she didn't show up just now... because she was dealing with that woman's matter.

Marina Lanthmalos, the Lord of Shadows and Crows, also arrived here quietly and unknowingly. When Polynia sensed the terrifying power, she found her first. Due to her friendly attitude, no conflict occurred. However, before they talked for long, Shitana made a big move again.

Helplessly, she could only leave Marina alone for a while while she hurried to deal with Sitana's matters. How come now... that young man named Hercules started fighting with Marina for no apparent reason?

"You are a fifth-level transcendent. You violated the rules of His Royal Highness the Regent. Don't you feel guilty and ashamed?"

Hercules' righteous rebuke made Hitana's mouth twitch slightly.

Anser...what are you playing at again? Why did you drag Lina into this?

When did Lina come here? What was she doing here? Oh, wait... Could it be that -

"Why do you conclude that I am a fifth-level extraordinary person, Mr. Hero? Or... why do you think it was me who did it?"

The end of the room was completely engulfed by shadows. The witch emerged from the shadows and sat gracefully on the sofa. She chuckled and responded, "It's because Xitana has been fighting alone for too long, and you have forgotten that there are countless people in this world who are vying to help Mr. Anser..."

She stood up, folded her hands on her belly, and said in a slightly hoarse voice:

"Give it all."

Two red lights flickered in the wall behind her that was engulfed in shadow.

Then it was four o'clock, six o'clock, eight o'clock... Dense red lights flickered in the shadows, and with a loud and clear crow's cry, a dark storm swept out, surged into the sky, hovered above the city, and turned into a heart-pounding black cloud that seemed to be about to bring down disaster.

"Ms. Lance, you—"

Polynya's face became uglier and uglier, because the Silent Realm was being disintegrated by the crows... She could also see that this was not simply the work of Marina, because she had sensed that at least ten extraordinary people had appeared in the territory.

The Silent Realm still needed to be improved, so Polynia was not surprised that it was destroyed, but how did those extraordinary people... appear out of nowhere?

Polynya turned her head with some difficulty to look at the witch surrounded by crows. The latter seemed to notice her gaze and quickly responded with a gentle smile.

So gentle as if she was the master here.

"I am so sorry, Lady Polynya. I should have found a better time to talk to you more... Unfortunately, this hero seems to be not very friendly to me."

Marina said a little sadly: "I have done as many good things as you, right, Mr. Hero?"

"You are obviously planning something more dangerous. I won't believe you." Hercules' voice was powerful, "I will not believe in your cold and evil power!"

"Does power have to be divided into good and bad... Isn't this a little too childish, Mr. Hero?"

Xitana was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously turned to look at Polynya, but at this moment Polynya's attention was on the Silent Realm and Marina's actions, and she had no intention of caring about anything else.

"Unfortunately, I don't have enough time." Miss Witch sighed, "I don't have the time to bother with you, Mr. Hero, I want to take those refugees away from here, you won't... still want to stop me, right?"

"wait wait wait."

The person who spoke was not Hercules, but Polynia, who had no idea why things had developed to this point.

"Take away the refugees? Ms. Lance, why are you taking them away? They..."

Marina tilted her head slightly: "They should have left the Northland. There's no need for a reason, right?"

"But..." Polynya became anxious, "Leaving this city may not be a good thing for them. It is too dangerous for them outside."

"Oh… so you're saying that you can help better than we can, huh?"

Marina lightly hooked her finger, and a piece of bread floated up from the shadows on the tentacles. The woman took the bread and took a bite, then shook her head slightly with some amusement:

"This bread reminds me of the hard times in my childhood... Lady Polynya, is this the 'good thing' you mean in it?"

She raised the bit of bread she had taken and said, "I don't think the refugees will necessarily think this is a good thing."

"But the problem is-"

"What's the problem?" Marina didn't give Polynya enough time to explain like Sitana did. Each of her questions seemed to be aimed at interrupting Polynya's words, as if she didn't want to give her the slightest chance to speak. "Or do you think you have the right to reject me, Mr. Anser? Do you think... you are more right than us?"

On the street outside the house, there was a righteous man holding a shining greatsword with a vigilant look on his face; inside the house, there was Professor Skyfrost Tower holding a staff with a nervous look on his face, and the witch leisurely walked between the two, standing on the rubble and ruins, looking at the refugee resettlement site.

The corners of her mouth rose slightly. "You are doing the same self-righteous thing, Ms. Polynya."

"In the final analysis, isn't it just a comparison of who is more correct? And the answer to this question is always obvious--"

The flock of crows that covered the sky and the sun scattered with their cawing sounds. The imperfect realm of silence had been completely dismantled.

The black crows landed one after another, some stood on the ground, some stood on Marina's shoulders, their scarlet, dazzling eyes replaced her gaze and attention, silently seeing through it all.

Marina, standing in the center, should obviously be an enemy of both sides, but it seems that she is dominating everything and making both sides dare not attack.

"No one is more correct than Mr. Anser."

The witch turned to look at the dazed wolf and smiled gently and sweetly: "Are you right, Sitana?"

Her devilish figure seemed to be imprinted deep in Sitana's dark red eyes.

Article 6: Amendment (K)

Marina has never made a direct appearance on the northern battlefield. At least in the eyes of the Grand Duke's coalition, the dark witch has always been acting in secret.

Her sudden appearance was indeed abnormal, but what she said next made this behavior seem quite normal:

"Professor Polynya, oh, and Mr. Hero, if you really think that my behavior violates the rules set by Mr. Anser and want to threaten me with this..."

Marina raised her chin slightly and tilted her head to look at Polynya on the side. She was always dignified, but now she looked so playful and light, which gave her a strange charm.

"Why don't you first ask your principal... why did you come to see Sitana for such an important matter?"

"Your Excellency, the Principal?"

Polynya's mind was in a mess and she had no idea of ​​the current situation.

If the Grand Duke of the Grey Tower had contacted Hitana privately at the risk of violating the rules, then the appearance of Marina, whose ability and rank are unknown, here could be considered a tit-for-tat move. As long as the real rulers of this war have not expressed their views, there would not be a problem.

She didn't have time to think about why the Grey Tower Guild inexplicably went to find Xitana, because Marina had already taken the refugees from the city away before that.

Since Polynya was willing to go against the student whom she once regarded as her hope for the sake of her inner beliefs, it was impossible for her to retreat and give up at this time.

She took a deep breath, her knuckles clenching the staff so tightly that they even turned blue, and the ball of ether accumulated on the top of the staff proved her determination.

"No matter what happens... I can't let you take them away, Ms. Lance. I want to prove to you and everyone that this world... shouldn't be so twisted!"

She had clearly seen the hope - in an environment without supernatural beings, the differences between people had returned to a reasonable level. Even if she did not have the wisdom and ability to eliminate oppression, the irresistible and irresistible crushing of supernatural beings over mortals no longer existed.

If she were given a little more time, if she could study the Silent Realm more thoroughly, if she could further demonstrate the correctness of this environment...

Polynia was unwilling to see everything in this world so hopelessly heading towards an endless cycle of reincarnation. After the revolutionary army was shattered, this unwillingness made her return to the peak after the decline.

"If it is... His Royal Highness the Regent."

There was even a hint of pleading in the woman's eyes: "If it is His Royal Highness the Regent, with his vision and wisdom, he will definitely understand my idea... Ms. Lance, please give me a little more time, just a few months, no, even a month will be fine. I can assure you that I will never let those refugees be oppressed, and I will never let any conspiracy against them appear again. Please believe me, I will prove it to His Royal Highness the Regent!"

"Um……"

Marina looked at Polynya, who was pleading with her so sadly, with great interest. There was no sympathy or appreciation in her dark eyes, only pure amusement.

"Professor Polynya," she sighed softly, "Once upon a time, I was just like you, thinking about this despairing question, and fell into pain and emptiness countless times."

"Then you——"

"but."

Facing Polynya's hopeful eyes, Marina smiled and interrupted her: "But I finally realized that I don't really care about those things. Although the pain and even despair this problem brought me was real, it was ultimately because I hadn't recognized my previous obsession."

“People need to know themselves clearly so that they can find the right path when they can’t go any further.”

When Marina said this, it seemed like she was talking to herself, but it also seemed like she was talking to Polynya and... two other people.

The other two girls were caught in different thinking dilemmas.

"Once I found my true self, all problems were solved. All I needed was the time to solve them, not the means."

She looked at Polynya, looked at Sitana, and to a certain saint, the crow manifested by the witch's soul was looking at her with its scarlet eyes.

"Professor Polynya, I just heard you say that Xitana's punishment on sin was to satisfy herself. Then what is the purpose of the order you set in this city?"

——Under all the high-sounding disguises and all the forms of actions, what exactly do you do to Mr. Anser, what are your thoughts and so-called redemption pointing to? Miss Saint?

"Why can you so confidently declare to Xitana that you are right and she is wrong? If you insist on talking so loudly, can Xitana also use her own way to veto your ideas?"

——Xitana, when did you ever need someone to teach you? Is it because she was your teacher? If you want to repay her, you can use other methods. Do you still need to listen to her preaching now? Is there anyone in this world other than me and Mr. Anser who can teach you?

The witch was only asking Polynya a question in a gentle voice, but to the other two girls, it had different deeper meanings.

What's between me and Mr. Devil?

Marina's question lingered in Xin's mind. She couldn't understand this sentence, just as she couldn't understand why Anser hated her.

She originally wanted to ask Marina some more questions, but Polynia arrived soon. Xin was sure that if Marina wanted to contact her without knowing Polynia's perception, there would be absolutely no problem.

So far, the development of the whole thing is still under the control of Marina... no, Anser.

This indirectly proved that her Mr. Devil really did not want the refugees to live an inhumane life under the control of the Grey Tower Grand Duke, and the speculation of the two bishops was refuted. But on the other hand, looking at Xitana who seemed to be thinking about something, Xin had no way to... really convince himself.

Did he absolutely believe that Anser needed redemption, or did he, after receiving the glimmer of hope and the need created by Anser, drink up this sweet rain, whether real or fake, like a man dying of thirst... Only Xin himself knew.

Is this the kind of me that Mr. Devil hates?

Because I still can't be sure...what do you think of Mr. Devil?

Just as Xin's thoughts were drifting because of Marina's words, Mr. Devil's voice suddenly sounded in her heart.

[Ms. Xin, what do you think of Ms. Polynya? ]

"I……"

Xin started to speak subconsciously, and then realized that Anser was communicating with her with his mind. Floating behind Anser, she subconsciously pressed Anser's shoulders and did not respond immediately.

I don't want to communicate with Mr. Devil through my mind like this - I don't know when Xin started to have this idea.

Because this didn't make Xin feel happy because she had some secret with Ansel. She just felt... this feeling of being forced to hide, as if she shouldn't show up, let alone be around Mr. Devil openly, made her feel uncomfortable.

[What does Mr. Devil's view mean? 】

Ansel's question temporarily distracted her from the shock brought by Marina, and made her focus on Polynia, who now looked extremely helpless.

[Her thoughts, and...beliefs]

Hercules seemed to be an omnipresent bystander, witnessing every important event happening in the North, but his identity and the timing of his appearance were so correct and appropriate, so correct that people could not tell whether he made these things happen, or... he was deliberately waiting for such a coincidence.

[You saw the support she had, but the idea she insisted on was to erase the extraordinary and return everything to the ordinary. But if I remember correctly... in the church's scriptures, the extraordinary power is the blessing and grace bestowed by God on people, isn't it? ]

[An existence that can achieve cooperation...] The devil chuckled and whispered in the saint's heart [She actually wants to betray God's grace, don't you think this is interesting?]

[…That’s why she needs redemption and needs to abandon her arrogance]

In the past, Xin would have said this without hesitation and would have naturally regarded it as fact.

But now Xin said this after a brief silence, and while saying this, there was still some doubt in his heart.

Once Ms. Tree is redeemed and no longer arrogant, will she let go of… and erase her extraordinary beliefs?

In other words, having lost this belief, is there anything special about Hyacinthus Polynya? Where can she achieve her assistance?