"But, but."
Knight El, who was stroking the child's head, said hesitantly:
"But I can't, I can't feel the love I have for him anymore!"
"It's like, it's like he's my son and I need to take care of him, that's all!"
Knight El's words made Mozo even more silent, and his child lowered his head even more.
Seeing this, Knight El smiled bitterly again, then he pulled his child's hand, stood up, turned around and said to Mozo:
“You should be a Sequence Five, a very important person. And since you are willing to swear in the name of God and the King, it also shows that you are a noble person.”
"I appreciate your concern for my child, but please stop. This is our family's business. I hope you can forgive me because I unconsciously told you so many things that have nothing to do with you."
After saying that, Knight El bowed slightly and left the alley with his child.
For the first time, Mozo felt overwhelmed and stayed where he was.
He wanted to catch up and ask him in detail, because the current situation of Justice Parish was definitely related to him.
But what reason did he have to hurt the father and son who became like this because of him
After lowering his head and giving a bitter smile, Mozo turned around and walked out of the alley with an extremely lonely look.
Then it was here that he met the rest of the church knights wearing golden Libra cloaks.
The leader was obviously a Sequence 5 Demon Hunter Master.
Because he pinned the emblem of his path, which proved his rank, on his chest.
This is a unique custom in the Justice Parish and the Twin Church. That is to say, the extraordinary people here usually go to a special institution to get the emblem corresponding to their level.
This is a proof of honor and also a legal requirement.
And this institution is in most cases the Church of the True God.
There is no similar situation in places like Lorain.
After taking a look at the other party's master emblem, Mozo bowed slightly to the demon hunter master and said:
"I wonder what you want to talk to me about?"
The other party nodded immediately and said:
"We trust Al's judgment of you, but since you caused all this commotion, I think you should still come with us. Don't worry, since nothing has happened, we won't do anything unnecessary."
"It just says that you need to register your identity and whereabouts."
Mozo nodded immediately and said:
“That’s absolutely fine.”
-
Not long after, Mozo completed his own review in the East City Cathedral of the Church of Justice.
Of course, he couldn't reveal his real identity. Of course, if he really had to, Mozo didn't know what he should say.
Is it the Human King who has come, or the Sun King
The identity given by Mozo was prepared by Arwen. He was a country noble from the Duze Dynasty.
Accompanying Mozo was naturally the demon hunter master.
After receiving Mozo's inspection report and reading it over and over again, the Demon Hunter frowned and said:
"You are a noble who leads the people of light. Why did you come to our diocese far away from your hometown? Respected Viscount Orion?"
Mozo smiled and said:
"I just suddenly wanted to see a different scenery from my hometown, and I heard that Justice Parish is a good place, so I came here."
It's quite common, so it's not a very good excuse, but at the same time, precisely because it's so common, there's no excuse to find fault with it.
The master could only nod his head in approval, after all, Mozo really hadn't done anything.
"Okay, there are no more problems on our end. You can leave anytime. But you seem to want to talk to me?"
The master naturally saw that Mozo wanted to talk to him.
Mozo, who made no secret of this idea, immediately nodded and said:
"Yes, Master, I would like to talk to you."
The Demon Hunter did not agree immediately. Instead, he glanced at his schedule and said to Mozo:
"I have 25 and a half minutes free after 3 pm. If you want to talk, you can only wait until then. Is there a problem?"
"No!"
The master immediately pointed to the guest room next door to Mozo.
Before getting up and leaving, Mozo couldn't help but look back at the itinerary that the other party had specially shown him.
The journey is accurate to the second?!
And even though he knew that I was a Sequence Five Dynasty Noble, he had no intention of changing his itinerary
In other places, Mozo would definitely praise the other party for putting public affairs first, but now in the Justice Parish, where most of the emotional loss is due to him...
With mixed feelings, Mozo left the Demon Hunter's office and prayer room.
-
After waiting in the guest room for a while, Mozo finally waited for the demon hunter master.
After both parties sat down, the Demon Hunter said apologetically:
"We only have eighteen minutes and forty seconds to chat. Because I received a notification that needed to be handled at the last minute."
Mozo was stunned for a moment before nodding and saying:
"I understand, and thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to chat with me."
"Let's not waste time on polite conversation and get straight to the point. After all, we don't have much time."
Mozo was stunned again before he said directly:
"Can you tell me that your path of justice really becomes less emotional the higher you go?"
The other party nodded without hesitation and said:
"Yes, and it is a necessary sacrifice!"
Necessary sacrifice
Mozo knew that the other party would give a positive answer, but he did not expect to get such a statement.
“Why is it a necessary sacrifice?”
The Demon Hunter explained passionately:
"Emotions are a burden that hinders the execution of justice! Only by discarding all burdens can we create an ideal country of absolute justice and fairness for ordinary people!"
"So this is a necessary sacrifice! It is also a noble dedication and honor!"
These were words that left Mozo at a loss for words to answer.
After being stunned for a while, Mozo finally came back to his senses after being reminded by the other party:
"You only have eleven minutes left. If you have no other questions, I'll leave now!"
Mozo nodded silently and said:
"And what about you? How do you feel about it?"
"As I said, these are all necessary sacrifices! I am happy and honored for this!"
Mozo considered his words for a moment before asking:
"But from what I understand, once you are promoted to a higher rank, I'm afraid even the joy and glory you feel for upholding justice will be abandoned, right?"
"Won't."
"Won't?!"
Mozo was surprised, why wouldn't this happen
The Demon Hunter looked Mozo up and down before saying to him:
"It seems that you are not very clear about our path of justice. If you are interested, I can explain it to you."
"Please speak!"
The other party took the tea and moistened his throat before saying:
"When our path is at a low level, its impact can be said to be almost non-existent. It just means that we yearn for justice more than ordinary people. But after reaching Sequence 6, there will be a watershed!"
"This watershed moment is when we, who are getting closer to Her Majesty the Goddess, will truly begin to discard the unnecessary burdens!"
Thinking of El Knight, Mozo couldn't help but say:
"Including family affection?"
"Yes, but it doesn't have to be this. Every advancement is another discarding of the encumbrances. And what you discard each time is entirely up to you."
"Can you tell me more about this?"
"It's very simple. Every time you advance, the burden you discard will be the part that you value most at the moment! And the higher you advance, the more you discard. However, there is one thing that will not be discarded until you reach Sequence One, and that is the sense of glory in upholding justice and the law!"
The demon hunter said this very easily and even enthusiastically.
But Mozo felt a chill down his spine when he heard it.
This turns people into machines!
And since we can selectively abandon emotions, doesn't it mean that the occurrence of all this is completely man-made
No, should we say it was God’s doing
The Demon Hunter continued:
"It seems that you feel incredible towards us? Even a little bit of pity and think this is an atrocity?"
"No, you are wrong. We are doing this voluntarily. Otherwise, the parish would not be as peaceful and tranquil as it is now!"
"You have met Al, right? He is still young. He doesn't understand how great the cause we are dedicating ourselves to and defending is. I know he is in pain and confused."
"I'm sorry about this, but it's necessary!"
"Because if he can't get rid of the burden called family affection, how can he be sure that he will uphold justice and the law when he has to make a choice?"
382 Strange Dream
Human emotions make it difficult for people to be truly fair, so the clergy of the Church of Justice believe that emotions are an unnecessary burden!
Therefore, they regard the goddess' choice as the truth and follow it deeply!
Only by abandoning all the burdens called emotions can they ensure that they will always abide by justice and the law!
The Demon Hunter continued:
"And this is actually good for everyone. Although Al has abandoned the burden called family affection, he will still be a qualified, no, he will still be a perfect father and husband!"
"Because he has abandoned the false illusions brought to him by those burdens. This will make him understand his own limits and responsibilities!"
"Everything will be fine. Al's child may not understand it now, but it doesn't matter. When he grows up and receives excellent education from his father, he will definitely understand how great his father has done! And he will be deeply proud of it!"
"It's a pity that his wife Amanda hasn't figured this out yet. But I can't blame her, because I must admit that we did deprive her of some of her legal rights as a wife! But I also believe that she will understand and let it go in the end!"
"Because we and her husband Al have done nothing wrong! Because all our sacrifices are for them!"
After finishing speaking, the Demon Hunter bowed to Mozo and said:
"My time is up, please do as you please, I need to attend to some official business."
Then he closed the door and left in a hurry.
Only Mozo was left standing there at a loss.
For the sake of absolute justice, we must abandon the burden called emotion
At this moment, Mozo didn't even know where to go.
Should I just leave it at that, or should I try to change it all