Chapter 193
“Your existence is a lie.”
Spreading six black wings, the jet-black angel spoke. It was Lady Shadow, Aurelia.
“Indeed, that may well be true.”
The Holy Maiden Aurelia, spreading her pure white wings before her, showed no sign of fluster.
“But my falsehood is far more truthful than your truth.”
“……!”
“You fallen one, who surrendered to the ugly truth and gave yourself over to it.”
The pure white Aurelia smiled.
“For the sake of our ideals, would you kindly step aside?”
“Did you say an ideal?”
“To save the Kingdom of Britannia, suffering under the empire’s tyranny, and to establish the goddess’s will. Surely you don’t mean to say you’ve forgotten the people of our homeland still suffering on the island of Britannia?”
At the same time, her expression held unwavering resolve.
“I intend to carry out the beautiful lie you failed to fulfill, until the very end.”
The pure white Aurelia spoke, while the jet-black Aurelia remained silent. The ugly truth and the beautiful lie.
It was then that the Shadow Lord finally moved to intervene.
Jet-black Aurelia silently stretched out her arm, restraining Dale.
“Do you say this knowing the outcome that blind faith in those beautiful lies and ideals brought to the island of Britannia?”
“Who brought that end? Were you the one who slaughtered your own people? No, you weren’t.”
Pure-white Aurelia asked back, as if unable to comprehend.
“The Empire.”
“……!”
“Our ideals were beautiful. Was it not the Empire and you, that shadow ruler who willingly became its puppet, who trampled those noble convictions underfoot?”
