Filia nodded at Herbert, her eyes lingering on his face for a moment, then quickly moved away.
Because of that talkative dragon nun, her mood was far from as calm as it seemed.
And what made her most uncomfortable was that her icy mind could not be activated at this moment. Herbert did not notice Filia's emotions. He looked at the blooming frost crystal flowers side by side with her and said softly:
"Now, the problems have all been solved, and His Majesty has agreed to my proposal. With the help of the Church of the Gods to suppress the rebellion, and after those nobles die, the kingdom will soon return to peace."
"Now, can you tell me the identity of the person behind this?"
Filia was silent and shook her head: "Do you really want to know? Herbert, you are not noticed by him now, and knowing his name will do you no good."
"Filia, I am a person who holds grudges. I will not feel comfortable if I don't take revenge on all my enemies.
Herbert turned his head to look at the cold profile and said with a smile:
"You don't want me to know, his identity must be extraordinary. And he can even make your mother afraid, so he is most likely a strong man from the Witch Society."
"Which great wizard is it?"
Filia remained even more silent.
"You don't have to hide it like this, and don't worry about me. I'm not stupid enough to go looking for trouble with him now, but - one day it will happen."
"I can't ask for revenge when the time comes and not even know the identity of my enemy, right?"
After Herbert talked for a long time, Filia finally sighed and shook her head, saying, "Since you insist on doing this, don't blame me later."
"The current second in command of the Twelve Chiefs of the Witches' Guild, the master of the two wizard towers, Winter Spirit and Frost Beast - [Spirit Summoner Finn].
"He is the leader of the male wizards in the Witch Society today, and he is also the only two epic masters in the entire Witch Society."
He is indeed the great wizard of the Witch Society.
Herbert silently memorized the name, ready to wait for an opportunity in the future to repay his kindness.
After saying this, the two fell into silence again. After all, the close friends who used to talk about everything could never go back to the past.
After a while, Herbert coughed lightly, breaking the silence, and said jokingly, "So, he, a great wizard, is targeting you because of your beauty and bloodline?"
A perverted old man
I've seen a lot of this kind of plot.
Who knows, after hearing this, Filia shook her head, her expression became even more melancholy, and she sighed:
"No."
"You are wrong. His target has never been me."
Filia turned her head and looked at the moon above her head. She said in a very strange tone:
"But."
"My mother."
Herbert's eyes widened and his facial expression was completely out of control.
Oh shit!
It turned out to be Cao the thief!!!
Chapter 153 Goodbye, My Former Friend
Chapter 153 Goodbye, My Former Friend
Unexpectedly, it was still the thief Cao... Oh, it was Prime Minister Cao!
He had met Filia's mother, Lady Astrid, before. She was indeed a beautiful woman with a lingering charm.
But, isn't there something wrong with this
Herbert looked at Filia and hesitated for a long time.
"I know what you want to ask."
Filia said expressionlessly:
"He was the first one to meet my mother. He had been pursuing my mother when Archmage Finn was still an apprentice wizard. In terms of the order of precedence, my father was the latecomer."
"-Oh! Then, then he is quite loyal, no, quite dedicated? It doesn't seem right. "
Herbert looked at Filia's increasingly cold expression, raised his hand helplessly, and asked, "Does Your Majesty know about this?"
Does Reinhardt know that he has such a powerful rival in love
"You should know—right?"
Filia was also a little unsure about this, and she didn't really want to get involved in her parents' private affairs.
The two fell silent again.
After a moment, Filia took the initiative to speak: "Is your revenge enough?"
"In less than a month, you weakened the power of the royal family, caused the death of many nobles, and allowed the Divine Church to interfere in the kingdom's affairs, almost causing the kingdom to fall into chaos."
“Is this revenge enough?”
Herbert thought for a moment, winked at her, and smiled: "Hmm - maybe there's just one last bit left?"
"I?""
Filia seemed to understand something, frowned and said: "I have killed my brother with my own hands."
He also helps you spread false information to the outside world in his name. Isn’t that enough
"What a coincidence, me too."
Herbert recalled the feeling of the sword blade slicing across Cordy's neck and shook his head, saying, "I really don't want to do this.
If only he hadn’t done that.”
Unfortunately, there is no if.
After a moment of silence, Filia shook her head and said, "I still don't think there was anything wrong with what I did back then. That was the best solution I could think of in the most rational situation."
At this time, Herbert also put away his smile, sighed softly, and said slowly:
"Filia, do you know?"
"At that time, instead of you helping me with the attitude of a strong person giving alms and not telling me anything, I actually hoped that you could trust me and tell me the truth."
"But you didn't."
The explanations that Filia gave to Valentina seemed to make her seem innocent and to clear herself, but in fact...it was all just her wishful thinking.
The truth is, if Herbert had not awakened his past life memories, he would have been bewitched by the God of Harmony and taken risks and violated taboos, and would not have survived to this day.
What she thought was her "protection" of Herbert actually did not play any substantial role.
To Herbert at that time, Filia was certainly not a bad person, but she was definitely not a good person either.
"I··.-·
He raised his hand to stop Filia from speaking, and said softly:
"Filia, people have mouths, and they can say things.'
"You could have written to tell me, asked someone to tell me, or used any other method to inform me - instead of using excuses like 'this is all for your own good' to cover up your arrogance."
"You tacitly agreed to them using your name to frame me. If you don't come forward to explain, it is a kind of tacit consent in itself."
"Filia, this is an act of harm to me - you are an accomplice."
Valentina could accept Filia's explanation because she was not involved and felt that the reason seemed quite reasonable.
But Herbert was different.
He was the one involved and knew best how suffocating the kind of "help" that could be described as arrogant was.
Filia was silent, then narrowed her eyes and asked: ".--What do you want? In your opinion, how can I atone for my sins?"
Herbert smiled, and it was a very significant smile.
"You really want to know?"
Filia nodded.
"I want to know how exactly you want me to--Ahem!?"
.
Without any warning, the cold blade pierced into Filia's chest.
It happened so suddenly that she didn't even have time to react, let alone transform her body into elements.
"you!?"
She raised her head and looked at Herbert, who was holding the hilt of the sword, in confusion.
"What I want to do is - like this."
The sword blade was slowly pushed forward again, completely piercing through the flesh, and the red blade came out directly from behind.
!
"cough!"
Why
As for the doubt in her eyes, Herbert just smiled and shook his head, saying softly:
"Don't worry, you won't die."
"Although this level of injury is serious, it will not endanger your life, and you will gain considerable benefits after this."
He gently supported Filia's body, let her lean against the small pavilion in the garden, and sat down safely.
"This sword once held the will of a saint. Now, this last faint remnant is handed over to you."
"This will be a life-changing experience for you - once your wounds are fully healed."
"Haha, believe me, just like you said before, the gain will be far greater than the damage you suffer now."
"So, you will definitely forgive me, right? You won't continue to be angry, right?"
Herbert chuckled and winked at her.
"When the time comes, I hope you will understand one thing: scars and rewards are not equivalent."
Herbert pulled out the blade, blood gushed out of his chest, and he poured the highly concentrated holy water he had prepared onto the wound.
.
The holy water made a harsh sound when it came into contact with the blood, and then froze quickly at an astonishing speed.
The rising ice and snow quickly climbed up from under Filia's feet, and soon wrapped up her entire body.
The Snow Witch's bloodline was completely activated, triggering the race's own self-protection mechanism, freezing her entire body.
"Herbert, you—" Filia wanted to say something, but finally she slowly closed her eyes and turned into a beautiful ice sculpture.
Looking at the gradually fainting Ice Princess quietly, Herbert lowered his eyes and said softly:
"Goodbye, Filia."
Goodbye, my arrogant and unsympathetic friend.
After this...
Just like we said when we met again.
I will forget you.
And you will never be able to forget me.
"Herbert."
"Um?"
[“Will you blame me for helping you stab it a second time?”]
Nenasha's voice was soft, with a hint of uneasiness.
I just used force.