"Because I'm different from the others—"
"Because I'm 'greedy'."
This is how he answered her, very casually, but as if it were a matter of course.
Luna looked at him in a daze. After a moment of hesitation, she blinked again, tilted her head and said:
"I still don't quite understand... Does it mean that the degree of 'sin' is different?"
"You are very smart."
The black figure seemed to appreciate Luna a little after hearing what she said. It's just that the devil's expression is something that humans can't distinguish. Except for Luna, who has mastered the rules of empathy, she can vaguely feel some of the other party's mood, but no one present can notice it.
After saying something that seemed to be a compliment, the other party continued:
"Of course, apart from the degree, the most important difference is actually the essence. As I said just now, I am greedy, and if greed is a sin, then all life in the world... is guilty."
Perhaps it was Luna's question that impressed him that aroused his interest. He didn't want to discuss it too deeply, but he couldn't help but continue after a pause:
"That Miss Granger just now, right? She said that greed is the desire to have more than what is needed. This sentence itself is not wrong, but the seven deadly sins... or each of them corresponds to the devil' 'It's a big sin', but it can't be explained clearly in just one sentence."
At this point, the black figure opposite Luna suddenly raised his head, looking past Luna's head and towards Hermione behind him.
"For example, 'arrogance'." He said, "I know that some people call it the most serious sin among the seven deadly sins. It is disrespect and contempt for all things in the world, and it is an attempt to control everything that does or does not belong to oneself. But in fact, you can also say it is a kind of greed, greed for self-existence and desire for control."
"Another example is 'gluttony'. Of course, this sin does not just refer to excessive demand for food. If I have to explain it simply, it may be said to be 'addiction and waste', which is self-satisfaction with the good status quo and excess. The greed…”
He only selected two of the seven deadly sins for a brief analysis and explanation, and he stopped going on. This is naturally because he feels that there is no need to interpret each one, because he knows that almost none of the humans who can stay on this tower platform are truly stupid.
Not to mention thinking from scratch, at least through his two examples and analysis, you can probably understand it if you think about it by analogy!
As for looking at Hermione instead of Luna while talking now, does it mean that his explanation is to Hermione, but it doesn't seem to be necessarily the case.
Soon, the black figure was seen returning his gaze to Luna in front of him, looking at the latter and saying:
"By the way, did you just ask me 'should we cooperate'?"
"Well," Luna nodded, but then shook her head, "Oh, but there's no need to ask this - since it was you who proposed it, of course you hope to cooperate!"
"That's... right." The other party was slightly startled when he heard what she said, and then nodded.
"Then it'll be fine."
Luna also nodded, then immediately turned around and looked behind her, saying:
"Hermione, do you really want to leave the decision-making power to me?"
Hearing this, Hermione couldn't help but hesitate again, but after taking one more look at the black figure, she still gritted her teeth and nodded vigorously.
"Okay," Luna smiled at her, then immediately turned to look directly at the black figure in front of her and said, "Then let's cooperate!"
…
Luna's decision can even be described as "hasty", which especially puzzled the other friends present.
But since Hermione dared to leave the decision-making power to Luna, and Luna dared to make a decision like this, although everyone was puzzled, they would not do it in front of the Lord of Living Corpses, the demon "Greedy" What objections are raised.
Today, after experiencing so many things, everyone's trust has been completely established. And since everyone already agrees with the wisdom of Hermione and Luna, even if everyone has different ideas about things decided by them together, the first thing they will usually consider is whether they have thought wrong.
However, apart from Luna and Hermione's friends, there are still a few "outsiders" on this platform after all.
For example, the head of the Blois family, who has never really integrated in from beginning to end.
"We, the Blois family, will not be involved in this matter."
Mr. Blois said, keeping his eyes on the black figure for a moment, and then took a step forward gently. The next moment, the space around him suddenly distorted, and then contracted violently... When the space calmed down, Blois had completely disappeared from the platform.
Yes, although there is still haze in the sky, this is indeed Britain no longer. Without the interference of the seemingly ubiquitous power of soul rules on that land, Blois could choose to apparate away at any time.
No one stopped him, not even the Lord of the Living Corpses, who seemed to think this was not a problem.
"It's a pity that there's a considerable amount of help missing," he said after a few seconds of silence as Blois left hastily. "However, I respect everyone's choice... If there is anyone else who doesn't want to participate. , feel free to leave, no one will force you."
After speaking loudly, he looked at Luna who was still sitting opposite and said slowly:
"Since we agreed, let's discuss how to cooperate as soon as possible! First of all, I must tell you that there are several demons concentrated in southern England, somewhere near the English Channel coast."
At this point, he paused for a moment, remembering something. After a moment of sluggishness subsided, he continued:
"Dealing with demons is not a task that can be completed in a short while, especially when they get together. Now that we have decided to cooperate, this is the first trouble we will face. So... I am I plan to lure them away and break them up first - at least not to get them all together - Miss Lovegood, and everyone else, do you have any ideas?"
Although Luna's decision made most of the partners on the platform feel a bit subtle, no one raised any objections, so this cooperation was really concluded in such a dramatic way.
But obviously, everyone has discovered that the Lord of the Living Corpses seems to be much more enthusiastic and eager to solve the problem of demons than everyone expected. Just after the negotiation was successful, we immediately started discussing the preliminary plan.
No one knew what was hidden under his calm surface. He was actually more anxious than the humans.