Chatty Hollywood

"I did lie to them with some of my words, just like Judy and the others also lied to me with some of their words."

Facing Charlize, Charlotte gave a straightforward answer.

As for the proposal! ?

Although he was impressed by the girl's understanding of him, he was not willing to make such a big decision just because of impulse.

What's more, based on the girl's previous fear of the change in their relationship, if he spoke, he would only be rejected, and the unstable relationship between the two might develop in a bad direction.

"Let's settle the problem at hand first!"

Charlotte sighed secretly, but suddenly wanted to play a game with Charlize.

As he started the car, he asked the girl,

"Sally, do you want to guess where I lied to them? And why did they lie to me?"

"Guessing game?"

Charlize's green eyes shone with excitement, and she seemed interested in the proposal.

"What if I guess right?"

"Listen to you!"

Charlotte acted very free and easy, which made the excitement shine in Charlize's eyes even stronger.

"That's for sure! First of all, the Assassins should belong to a heretical branch of Christianity, and not, as you said, believe in the evil god of Zoroastrianism!"

"Hey, you actually know this?"

Regarding Charlize's answer, Charlotte felt like she was looking at her with admiration after only three days apart.

But he didn't know that since she got to know him and came into contact with more ghosts and spells, Charlize had taught herself a lot of occult knowledge with the help of Alexis.

This is not only due to the girl's curiosity, but also for other reasons...

However, Charlize did not brag about these things, and she quickly listed the second one:

"Second, since you guessed that Judy and the others were hiding something from us, your last words must also be false. You will definitely investigate them."

"It's natural."

Charlotte shrugged with a "you win" expression,

"Is there a third one?"

"third……"

Charlize bit her lip and finally said helplessly,

"I think there should be none. As for what Judy and the others deceived us and why, I can only guess whether it has something to do with that John Hinckley."

"Hinkley? Do you think they did something to Hinckley?"

Charlotte laughed;

"Considering the revenge mentality, I can't say it's impossible, but the real problem is not here."

"Then what did you say it was?"

The blonde girl pursed her lips in dissatisfaction.

"What about the bet just now?"

"Consider me losing!"

Charlize's eyes were cunning,

"But we never said what to do if I lose?"

"……indeed."

Because she was thinking about something just now, Charlotte was indeed tricked by Charlize accidentally.

However, he didn't care.

"First of all, regarding the relationship between Assassin and the evil god Zoroastrian, you can say that I am lying, or you can say that I am not - I just don't want to reveal that I know the true relationship between the evil god and religion."

"The relationship between evil gods and religion!?"

Charlize was a little confused;

"Isn't it religious doctrine that created evil gods?"

"Not always."

Charlotte explained to Charlize while driving,

"Not only evil gods, but many gods were born before religion. It was the people who created the religion who, for the sake of convenience, incorporated some gods from the same cultural system into their own teachings."

"To give a simple example, many gods appear in multiple religions. For example, Baal, who is a demon in the Bible, is also the god of fertility in ancient Babylonia.

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"Although they belong to different religions and pantheons, Baal is essentially the same, and so is the evil god who bestows the power of transformation on the Assassins."

"According to my previous research, the evil god who can create Assassin is named Motuo. He is a guy who feeds on chaos."

"He appears as an evil god in the legends of many religions. His name may be different, but his actions are the same. He doesn't care about the teachings of the religion he lives in."

"That is to say, it is impossible to find a solution to it from religion itself, right?"

Charlize understands this because of her knowledge of Charlotte herself. She now somewhat understood why this guy deliberately said something wrong here.

——If the other party thinks that he does not know this, he will probably be unprepared and step into the trap accidentally.

"What about the other point?"

Charlize, who is very competitive, doesn't think she will guess wrong on both counts.

"Of course the other one is right!"

Charlotte laughed;

"But you missed the most important thing."

"The most important one?"

"I once said that human skin books are like those abused drugs to people."

"You did say this. At that time, you comforted Judy that she didn't need to be ashamed of liking that feeling...Wait a minute!!!"

Charlize suddenly understood,

"It won't be as difficult to get rid of that thing as it is to get rid of drug addiction, right?"

The girl who had seen what an addict was like finally understood the hidden meaning of Charlotte's words.

"Could it be that when you said Judy and the others deceived you, that's what you were talking about - the human-skin book is still in their hands!?"

"The possibility is very high."

Charlotte's face gradually became serious,

"As far as I know, if a magical book has the ability to confuse, it would be difficult for ordinary people to resist. What's more, the painting will turn into Judy's appearance. In fact, there is another explanation -"

“Natural results of long-term exposure!!”

"Are you saying that Judy was not a simple victim in this incident!?"

After hearing Charlotte's final conclusion, Charlize suddenly reacted. She couldn't help but think of the time when she was first possessed by Alexis, who was still a wraith.

"In an incident involving ghosts, how many of them are pure victims?"

Charlotte sighed,

"Ghosts all come from the dark side deep in the human heart. How can those who produce them be purely good people?"

"Ah! It's such a mess!!"

Charlize could not help but hold her head tightly in pain,

"If you say this, doesn't it mean that everything Judy and the others say may be lies? Then how can we judge!?"

"It's not that serious. Most of what they said is probably true."

Charlotte smiled and comforted Charlize,

"If Judy really knew a lot, or even was behind the scenes, the previous cases would not have been triggered."

"So, do you think Judy's words are still credible?"

"Most of it!"

Charlotte shook her head;

"As for deceiving us about the human skin book, I guess the mentality is similar to that of someone who quits smoking!"

"Quit smoking!?"

Charlize really couldn't put the two things together. Charlotte explained as a person who has experienced it:

"Most people who quit smoking like to hide some cigarettes in some corners. This does not mean that they will use those cigarettes, but if the cigarettes are placed there, they will feel a wonderful sense of security."

“But it’s also harder to quit!”

Charlize understood what Charlotte meant;

"But even if all this is true as you said, and the human-skin book has always been in Judy's hand, why did the monster with painted skin appear now?"

"Maybe something happened recently that triggered the dark side in her heart!"

Charlotte speculated.

"Dark side!?"

"Yeah! Do you think Judy doesn't have a dark side in her heart?"

Charlotte sighed;

"A double Oscar-winning actress who has been troubled by the Hinckley incident for a long time is also a successful businessman. How can she not have a dark side deep in her heart? Especially, she is also a lesbian. Just hiding this is enough to create a lot of pressure. .”

"Wait, Lesbian!?"

Charlize was startled by the last one;

"How did you know?"

"Think back to how she acted when she got along with you!"

"this……"

After Charlotte said this, the more Charlize thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"It's not too late, right?"

Charlotte shrugged.

"I'm telling you, it's because according to my plan, we may have to kill the gods next."

"Killing God!??"

Obviously, this statement shocked Charlize. Charlotte didn't give up, he glanced at Charlize with a smirk,

"And in order to kill gods, in "Happy Death Day", you may have to compete with the Oscar-winning actress in terms of acting skills."