"I think you're weird."
The two were driving the boat, and Hudson next to Roger suddenly spoke.
"Why can you be so kind and yet so cruel?"
Hudson didn't understand, and there was a rare hint of confusion in his voice.
He saved the woman’s son, but then killed her husband in front of her and her son.
This kind of thing doesn't seem like something that a purely good or bad person would do.
Hudson has met a lot of people.
A good-natured person who is good at doing good, a villain who has committed many evil deeds, or a timid and cowardly marginal person.
But this was the first time he had seen someone as "strange"... or "contradictory" as Roger.
"What's so strange about this?"
Roger smiled.
"I saved her son out of compassion."
"But her husband wanted to kill me just for a few copper coins, so I had every reason to kill him."
"Is this difficult to understand?"
Hearing this, Hudson fell silent.
It sounds easy.
But is it really so
He was very aware of the key.
It seems that this matter cannot be simply divided into different categories.
But Hudson now cannot express the "contradiction" in his heart or give examples.
He could only think for a moment before speaking again.
"If you approve of a child and his father wants to kill you but fails, would you kill his father for that?"
Then Hudson added.
"And the child will be left alone to take care of him. He will hate you and seek revenge on you when he grows up."
Roger looked at him in surprise.
… Why did this guy suddenly start asking such philosophical questions
"kill."
Roger responded calmly.
"What about the child?"
Hudson responded immediately.
"He didn't provoke you, and you approved of him."
"And he lost his father because of you, and he has no one to take care of him from now on."
"I'll take care of it." Roger responded calmly again.
Seeing that Hudson wanted to ask other questions, Roger spoke again.
"Normally, there are only two options for this kind of question."
"Kill you, you will be committing an irreparable mistake to a child you approve of."
"If you don't kill him, the scum who wants to hurt you will go unpunished, while you will live in fear all day long."
"So as a person with a conscience, what should you do?"
Hudson frowned tightly when he heard this.
He had already lost some of his sensibility, and now he felt like his brain was about to smoke.
In response, Roger spoke calmly.
"To me, this problem just needs to be split into two problems."
"First, a man tried to kill me, and I killed him instead."
"Second, there's a child I really like who has no one to take care of him, so I'm going to take care of him."
"As for compromise or more ruthless methods, I have those too."
Roger looked at Hudson.
Since he asked, I will explain the problem to him clearly.
"One is to turn his father into a cripple, but he is still alive, and I will take care of him. This is a compromise. The price is that I have to take care of two people. One is my enemy who wants to kill me, and the other is someone who wants to kill me in the future."
"Although this method retains goodness, it is indecisive and leaves room for future troubles."
"The second is to kill the child as well."
"Clear it all, and no more trouble will come. No one will hate you or seek revenge on you anymore."
"Of course, these two are definitely not my choices, because I am not that kind, but I still have a bit of conscience."
After hearing this, Hudson's brows were still furrowed. He looked at Rogge as if he were a monster, unable to let go for a long time.
"What if the child seeks revenge on you after you raise him?"
"We'll talk about it later."
Roger looked calm.
"Is this the right thing to do?" Hudson rubbed his eyebrows.
He didn't know whether it was because of the aftereffect of the secret medicine or because the question was too profound, but he actually felt a little tired.
"I think it's right, that's enough."
After saying that, Roger looked at the turbulent sea outside the boat.
…
Giant Claw City, Mother Goddess Church.
A middle-aged man in a blue robe embroidered with sea ripples closed his eyes and whispered a prayer to the statue of the Mother Goddess in front of him.
Behind him, several believers were recounting what had happened not long ago.
"Mr. Missionary, the witch named Rogge committed a heinous crime in Nadwilo and came to Giant Claw City to commit crimes again!"
"He and an exorcist named Hudson killed three of our followers!"
The believer angrily told him about Roger and Hudson.
After he finished speaking.
The blue-robed missionaries continued to recite their prayers.
After finishing the prayer, he opened his eyes, revealing a pair of blue eyes. He slowly turned around, picked up something like a seal on the table, and held it in his palm.
"The Mother Goddess is loving and kind, and she nurtures all things in the world."
“However, there will always be those who are rebellious and extremely evil, who disrupt order and bring disaster to the world.”
There seemed to be a divine glow in his eyes.
"I will follow the will of the Mother Goddess and bring the evil criminals to justice."
Upon seeing this, the other believers all showed expressions of piety and fanaticism.
"Follow the will of the Mother Goddess and punish the criminals!"
when-
Beside him, two devout knights in blue and white heavy armor swung their swords, making heavy sounds.
…
laugh!
Under the purple light, a hideous bat monster screamed, and its bones peeled off uncontrollably, with blood splattering everywhere.
[You killed the shadow bat and gained combat experience. ]
Rogge put away the bone staff and walked forward to pick up the dropped items.
Shadow bats are not easy monsters to deal with.
This thing usually appears in dark caves or dense forests, and its fangs are highly poisonous.
The most troublesome thing is that it also has the extraordinary ability to sneak into the shadows and attack the enemy.
But, even with such a monster, Rogge actually raised his staff, chanted a spell, and easily solved it with a ray of purple light.
This made Hudson, who was originally prepared to help, quietly put away the secret medicine.
Is this the true strength of the extraordinary
[You found Shadow Bat Fang x2. ]
[You found Shadow Bat Wings x2. ]
[You found Shadow Crystal x 1.]
Rogge glanced at the last shadow crystal and found it was a material as expected.
After putting it away, Rogge looked at Hudson beside him.
"Let's go to that coral island with shit now."
After taking a look at the bone staff that disappeared in Rogge's hand, Hudson followed silently.
Why did I get into the business of exorcism in the first place
He couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
…
The two were sailing on the sea in a small sailboat.
The destination, the dung coral island, is still some distance away from Giant Claw City.
Hudson remained silent.
But he didn't look like he was in a daze, but was often thinking about something.
In fact, he had a lot of questions to ask Roger.
"You owe me two, right?"
Hudson said.
"I'll ask you a question to cancel it out."
Roger nodded and said nothing.
After seeing him nod, Hudson considered it for a long time.
"…Where did you get this equipment and knowledge…?"
He was very confused.
It is obvious that Rogge doesn't even know the basic knowledge like meditation, so where did he get the supernatural power and knowledge of a potion master
Fished from the sea
"Your question... Uh."
Roger felt a little toothache.
"how to say… "
"I think it was caught by fishing."
He said so.
That's true. If Rogge hadn't caught a bottle of magic potion while fishing, he might not even have found the cave.
If I couldn’t find the cave, I would probably not have the strength I have now.
"…" Hudson's mouth twitched: "Not really."
“This doesn’t count.”
"You still owe me two."
Hudson emphasized.
"Why not?"
Hudson said nothing, just looked at him.
There is no doubt that the look in his eyes tells you what he means - I caught it by fishing, do you think I am a three-year-old kid
"You should ask it yourself."
Roger shrugged, feeling somewhat helpless.
Why does no one believe me when I tell the truth
Hudson was silent for a moment.
"That counts as half a time."
"You still owe me one and a half."
Roger's mouth twitched.
Can this kind of thing be considered half-hearted
"Okay, okay, half time is half time." Rogge didn't want to continue this abstract topic.
It seems that Hudson has lost most of his sensibility due to the secret medicine, but he is not completely cold-blooded and heartless, so he gives people the feeling of... like a stubborn wolf
Hudson nodded, but soon, he narrowed his eyes again.
At this moment, I saw a large ship coming on the sea behind me.
Seeing that his expression was not right, Roger turned around and looked over.
The blue flag with the image of the Mother Goddess on it was fluttering in the sea breeze.
"It's troublesome."
Hudson frowned.
As an exorcist who has been in Giant Claw City for many years, he naturally knows something about the Mother Goddess Church.
The Mother Goddess Church in Giant Claw City is different from the one in its early stages at Nadwilo.
They have taken root in Giant Claw City for many years and are deeply entrenched. They are spreading their faith to civilians all the time and squeezing the living space of quasi-supernatural people like Hudson.
Of course, this can only be done if you have the strength.
Seeing this, Roger also frowned.
He can now transmit the Deep Sea Blood Touch to give these guys some monster shock.
But after the Deep Sea Blood Touch was teleported to his side, he could no longer guard the Green.
If the people from the Mother Goddess Church chased him while attacking Lina and the others, he would not be able to help them.
Roger did not panic, but looked around.
Behind him, the destination coral island filled with manure came into view.
"Row faster and go to the coral island first."
Roger said calmly.
After that, he took out a bottle of potion from his pocket and threw it at Hudson.
"Drink this when you need it, and you'll be able to breathe underwater. Keep it."
Then he took Hudson's oar and rowed quickly towards the coral island behind.
At the same time, the people from the Mother Goddess Church naturally discovered their boat.
"Go full speed ahead and catch up with them."
The slender blue-robed missionary gave the order, the light blue mark on his hand shining brightly.
Beside him, two devout knights armed with broadswords were ready for battle, and behind them were several fanatical believers armed with flintlocks.
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