Chapter 224.3
When I interrupted the man, they trembled slightly, and the man in the middle who had called out to me lowered his hood, which had been hiding his face, as if he had given up.
I’ve seen that face before. He’s one of the knights next to the girl.
“What do you want?”
When I asked quietly, he opened his mouth, twisting his lips.
“Layton family…I’m sure you’re from the royal faction, right? We appreciate your help in defeating the demon. However…if that power gets in the way of the Saint, we must do everything in our power.”
“…Is that by your will?”
“…Yes.”
Perhaps he is being subjected to that strange mental interference…He grips the hilt of the weapon under his cloak tightly and lets out a bitter voice.
“We don’t think this is right either. I don’t think all the Saint’s actions are right. But we have condemned the innocent for the correct teachings of the Holy Church. There are evils that are necessary for a just world.”
“That’s necessary…?”