Chapter 571
Ludwig was never the type to enjoy slaughter.
To be precise, he feared it.
Nevertheless, Ludwig fought because he believed it was something he had to do. That was the kind of person he was. If there was a clear and righteous goal, he did not hesitate to pursue it. Even if it was frightening or terrifying, he would still head down that path.
However, in the absence of a clear and righteous answer, Ludwig lost his way.
Thus far, Ludwig had relied on the help of his friends for such problems. Delphine Izadra, Lanian Sesor, Scarlett, and even Louis Ankton, along with other classmates from Class B, had made the moral judgments for him. Someone else made the decisions, and Ludwig followed that path.
Now, though, Ludwig was alone, and he had to face situations without clear answers.
For instance, if a starving boy stole bread from a starving girl, and if Ludwig took the bread back from the boy to return it to the girl, causing the boy to die of hunger, could he truly say the boy’s death was not his fault?
Ludwig could not determine an answer to that problem.
There were no concrete rules or theories to back up the vague notion of living virtuously. Therefore, Ludwig did not know whose side to take when it came to those whose lives were mired in despair. There had never been a reason to establish such a thing.
Ludwig’s sense of justice only told him to punish what was clearly evil. The Demon King, the root of all the events plaguing the world, was a monster who was trying to annihilate humanity. In the presence of a clear enemy, Ludwig’s unwavering will shone brightly.
In a place like this refugee settlement, though, filled with people struggling to survive and where chaos reigned, Ludwig felt completely lost.
Ludwig thought the battlefield was terrible.