I will be crowned king

“I think if we were to make a list of ‘who is the most annoying guy’, any good person who knows Anson Bach would not hesitate to put this guy at the top of the list!”

Cole Dorian, who was sitting on the ammunition box, stuffed his pocket watch into his arms and looked helplessly at the night not far away: "Whenever you feel that you have a perfect plan and are committed to executing it, this Guys will jump out to spoil your fun!"

"The most important thing is that he usually doesn't say it directly, but uses methods to disrupt your arrangements so that you have nothing to do, and then puts the results in front of you, as if he is telling you triumphantly, 'Look, in fact, I have known you for a long time. There are flaws in my plan, but I just won’t say it because all the troubles have been solved by me’!”

"This guy seems to have an extremely bad nature in his bones, as if everyone is inferior to him, and any plan is ridiculous in his eyes, as if... well, only the plans he makes are perfect and will never go wrong. "

"Of course, it's not that I don't agree with the implementation of other people's plans. He will never talk to you about the problem, but he will force you to do according to what he says and what he thinks, otherwise it will destroy the deployment and make everything fall short. 'The bad guy...hey, it becomes you!"

"I really hate this feeling, and I don't even want my affairs to have anything to do with this guy anymore. Unfortunately, it seems impossible at the moment... Even if I didn't entrust him with this matter at the beginning, I would probably end up His wish will still be granted, this heavy feeling of powerlessness is really painful!”

Cole took a deep breath and said with emotion without looking back: "What about you... Sera, as the Inquisitor of the entire Truth-seeking Order who has dealt with this guy second only to me, you must have similar feelings, right?"

"Me? Probably not." The expressionless female judge took half a step back inconspicuously: "I must have feelings, but they should not be the same as yours, Chief Judge."

"Oh why?"

Cole didn't react for a moment: "You mean... the way you get along with him is very different from us?"

"Completely the opposite." The female judge corrected: "It should be that your relationship with him... is more special than everyone else."

"…Special?"

Cole's expression was completely stunned.

Sera Vigil nodded matter-of-factly, her eyes even showing some sympathy: "In such matters, the person involved is usually the last one to realize it."

"I'll find out later... So you were aware of it a long time ago?"

"No, no, no, actually I just realized this." A flash of smile appeared on the corner of Sera Vigil's mouth, which was quickly covered up by seriousness: "But there should be all kinds of clues. It’s revealed.”

"...It was so obvious, I thought I was just whining or something."

"Yes, that's it." The female judge nodded with a completely convinced expression: "Although the wish was fulfilled exactly, and the result was even faster and more perfect than expected, but because the more The more perfect you are, the more stupid you will appear before, and you will turn from love to hate..."

"In short, this kind of person is obviously being pleased and satisfied in various ways, but he is still unable to face his inner emotions, so that he opposes it for the sake of opposition. Well...how come I am not surprised at all?"

Along with the pretentious ups and downs of her tone, the female inquisitor could no longer suppress the smile on her lips. She covered her mouth lightly and stared at the dark-faced Cor Dorian with her crescent-like eyes.

"...I knew it would be a complete mistake to say this to you!"

Rolling his eyes, Cole Dorian stood up and walked towards the tavern that was a sea of ​​fire: "Here is the Ring of Order, how crazy must I be to talk to you about this!"

"When you decide to face your heart." The female judge's smile grew stronger: "Only in this way will you let down all your guard and let others see your true thoughts - even if the thoughts are wrong and very serious. crazy."

"……crazy?"

Cole, who was suddenly stunned, stopped and looked at the female judge behind him in astonishment: "I...I really didn't notice this."

"Also, why do you sound like an experienced madman?"

After saying that, he shook his head with a puzzled face and walked away, leaving the female judge with an undiminished smile and continuing to talk to herself:

"Experienced madman is really... a good title; compared with my identity, what I am doing seems to be the only way to describe it as a 'madman' who has done something wrong."

As her words fell, the tavern in a sea of ​​fire exploded into sky-high flames, strangled in mid-air by the midnight wind mixed with ice and snow, just like a fleeting little hope.

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Facts have proved that many times even if you think you are showing the greatest sincerity, you are still so powerless in the eyes of others. In other words, when you are ready to be honest with others, it is the beginning of the other party harvesting you at will.

In order to catch the trainee priest, a fish that slipped through the net, and completely cut off the idea that the truth would cause trouble for him, "Whisper", who was clearly at the end of his rope, still organized the last strength at hand, and would not know that he was about to Surrounded by the finished Karin Jacques, he is basically foolproof in the literal sense - unless four spellcasters, two talented people, and a group of experienced gangsters commit suicide collectively, the trainee priest will not be able to see the second time. The sun of the day.

Then they committed suicide collectively, although not willingly.

Cor Dorian, who discovered Anson Bach's whereabouts, especially his grand appearance in the outer city, did not hesitate at all. He decisively mobilized most of the Truth Seeking Order to rush to the outer city and lurk outside the tavern where the person was last seen, waiting for an opportunistic move. .

Of course, they had already been informed that this time they did not disclose their actions to the War Department and Whitehall Street Police, and even took the initiative to avoid the other party's sight. However, this thing that was difficult in the past is quite easy now - most of the War Department All their energy was involved in the outer city. In order to prevent the army from getting out of control, the Whitehall Street police also set up checkpoints at the junction of the inner and outer city to strictly guard against it. They were not even able to maintain law and order. How could they still have the energy to monitor the inquisition and the church?

To be honest, Cole and the Inquisitors had no idea what was going on... The whole thing happened so fast that the intelligence they had began to fail to keep up with the development of the situation; almost overnight, the "Whisper" gang From a matter that only the Whitehall Street police and the Tribunal cared about, it became the focus of the entire Clovis City. Even the royal family sent a message to express their concern about the current situation.

However, although they had very little information, they knew Anson Bach's every move - because a certain commander-in-chief would take the initiative to write down his whereabouts and what he was going to do in detail. Submit it to the trial court.

For Anson, this is of course a way for the Tribunal and Clovis Cathedral to continue to trust him without interfering with his actions; and for the Tribunal, this is also extremely important information.

At the same time as Anson was acting, William Gottfried, who was "authorized" to use the Clovis Cathedral Difference Engine, sent his latest and only result, a note: Next time Anson Bach will do it again When it comes to public action, take action.

Then what? Gone.

There was no explanation of the reason, and no details of the action were given. It seemed to be a sentence made out of thin air, but it received a very serious response from William Gottfried: "This is the difference engine accurately analyzing Lord Anson Bach's The style of conduct, and the conclusions drawn from most of the recent intelligence in Clovis City...if you insist on it, you can definitely regard this as some kind of prophecy."

After much hesitation, Cole Dorian decided to believe in this so-called "scientific prophecy"... and thus the opening scene happened.

The judge, who had no idea what was going on, met the gangsters who had no idea what would happen next. The two parties hit it off without any preparation, and made a "although they didn't know anything, but The other party must die." This is an extremely wise decision.

The final result was also in line with everyone's expectations: the well-prepared gangsters successfully blew up the tavern, while the inquisitors who hurriedly responded could only receive the consolation prize of "annihilating the enemy group" as a consolation prize for this operation.

In addition, the biggest gain of the judges in this operation is that they know that they are only one step away from the "Whispers" who will never be seen, and they even almost caught a member of the Truth Society - -Although the other party is also an informant of the Truth Seeking Order and is a double agent, Cole Dorian is basically sure that the other party has never told him half the truth and it is a failed investment.

It was a pity that he failed to catch the target, but Cole was basically certain that Anson Bach was probably with the opponent. It was only a matter of time before he could capture or kill "Whisper" alive.

And now, like Anson, he doesn't care about the life or death of a gang leader at all, but hides the real backer behind the other party. Without digging out this target, the matter cannot be truly resolved perfectly.

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"Oh, has he dug this far?"

In Clovis Cathedral, in the bishop's private office, Archbishop Luther, holding a cup of hot coffee in his hand, picked up the documents on the table. His brisk tone showed his extremely happy mood: "I originally thought it would be later. , it’s really a bit unexpected.”

"It turns out that Anson Bach had extraordinary talent in this area."

Colonel Roman, with his hands behind his back, stood upright in front of the door, with only a finger's gap between his back and the door, like an erect rifle: "I think this is the biggest threat to him; if we cooperate with him, we will always I don’t know how far he will go.”

"Now we know that our dear Commander-in-Chief of the Storm Legion is only one step away from the truth about the current chaos in Clovis City... no, the entire Clovis chaos." Archbishop Luther changed the subject. It seems that he is deliberately trying to smooth things over for someone:

"This fits our needs perfectly - letting him find out for himself, rather than us proactively providing him with this intelligence, will be the key to the next step."

"If I'm not wrong, he can probably only guess that there are monastic forces behind the scenes trying to infiltrate this layer of Clovis City. At the same time, he is confused as to why the church wants to do such a thankless thing... He will work tirelessly Continue to dig deeper until your escape route is cut off, and after that..."

"...It's the most appropriate time for us to step forward."

Compared with the archbishop who was very satisfied, the silent Colonel Roman seemed a little resistant, at least not completely agreeing with the other party's views.

"It seems that you still haven't given up on that idea." Seeing through the other party's thoughts at a glance, the Archbishop sighed slightly:

"It's not that I haven't thought about it, but Ludwig...he's really not suitable for this kind of thing."

"He has made a lot of progress in the new world, which I agree with; but this progress is not reflected in the way he looks at things... What we have to do is the most rebellious and unimaginable arrogance in his eyes. No matter how you explain it, to him it will probably sound like 'you all hid it from me and abandoned me'."

"That's why Anson Bach seems so suitable." Colonel Roman's expression became much colder:

"No offense, but I think even if Master Ludwig really doesn't have this honor, at least Miss Sophia..."

"She can't do it!"

Without a moment's hesitation, Archbishop Luther directly concluded: "As a woman, she is excellent and the pride of the Franz family; but it is very regrettable that the world has never looked at the strong in the eyes of the powerful. It has nothing to do with gender – to put it more bluntly, she is at a disadvantage in this regard.”

“…You mean how difficult it is for her to gain recognition as a woman?”

"No, it was because she realized too early that as a woman, she was already very successful." Speaking of his daughter, the archbishop finally showed a bit of sadness: "The deliberate tone, highlighting her own uniqueness, is indeed a It is a technique for achieving success, but it also labels you in the eyes of others, and your success is used as a symbol. It even makes your success not like success, but a kind of... meaning."

“An epoch-making sign, a breakthrough from scratch, a change from scratch... these are all nice words that everyone likes to hear, and will make everyone feel that they have progressed, sublimated, and changed their appearance; but we don’t need these; is real change.”

"Even if we put on the clothes of the old era and package everything as if nothing has changed, it is quietly changing all the forces. This is what we really need."

"That little bit of hope that appears by chance is what we really need."