I rely on myself

Chapter 278 The Truth Revealed
"Success!"

Charlotte shouted excitedly. Just as she was about to move forward to observe her captured prey,

"Don't move!"

Suddenly, several roars were heard from all directions.

From the treetops and from the shadows of the trees, the presence of a group of people could be smelled.

When she came to her senses, Charlotte found herself surrounded. There were eight people in total - no, ten people. They all lit up their kerosene lamps and shone them towards Charlotte, and their attitudes were full of hostility.

In addition, everyone wore a matching armband on their arm.

(Disciplinary Committee Member…?)

In front of Charlotte, who was still confused and wavering, the man with flowing golden hair appeared.

"What a coincidence, Xia Lu. No, it should be said that it is too coincidental."

"Felix—"

Felix shook his head sadly and pointed at the four-legged automaton.

"This Automata is my backup. I was thinking about whether it could be used to lure the Demon Eater into the trap, so I released three Automatas."

Charlotte's mind was still in a mess. She didn't understand what Felix meant. Was he blaming Xia Lu for interfering with the search?
"Xia Lu, you should know why I am here, right?"

"…entrapment investigation."

The two continued their conversation like this, and under the guidance of Felix's words, Charlotte was obviously at a disadvantage, and in the eyes of outsiders, she was highly suspected of being the Demon Eater.

'That's not the case.'

Karna had a completely different idea from that of the other discipline committee members around him. Perhaps it was because a bystander sees more clearly, or perhaps it was because of the unique vision of the legendary hero who gave alms.

Even though Karna had no evidence and didn’t know the whole story, he could still see through the truth and who was lying.

However, Karna did not interrupt them, but just watched quietly. After all, it was not easy for him to take action in the current situation. Even if he saw through the facts, who would believe him without evidence?

At this time, the conversation between Charlotte and Felix finally ended. It was obvious that Charlotte had been assumed to be the "Demon Eater". There was no way to refute it in the face of so much real evidence, even if Charlotte denied and explained again and again.

Because everyone around her has already determined that she is the Demon Eater, no matter what she says, it will be regarded as a sophistry.

Charlotte was so devastated by this sudden change that she didn't know what to do. Karna was also very embarrassed about this. After all, the abilities he possessed were only good for fighting, but he couldn't decipher or see through the truth.

As a hero who gives alms, Karna could not bear to watch a kind child like Charlotte being slandered. Just when he was wondering whether to inform his own puppet master, there was a sudden explosion.

At the same time, there was an earthquake, followed by a sudden gust of wind.

Faced with such a sudden accident, the surrounding discipline committee members began to waver.

"What's the commotion?" "It came from the direction of the locker." "Could it be that something happened to the chairman's assistant...?"

Felix raised his hand to stop the commotion and discussion among the discipline committee members.

"Teams C and D, go over to provide support. There's trouble over there at Lisette's place, so reinforcements are definitely needed. The rest of the personnel, retreat 50 meters from where you are, create some distance, and continue to maintain the encirclement formation."

One of the discipline committee members looked surprised and said in a sharp voice.

"Chairman, that's too dangerous! The opponent is a Tyrannosaurus!"

"It doesn't matter. I am one of the Thirteen after all. And—"

Felix smiled as usual. "My automaton just happened to arrive here."

As Felix said, a figure appeared behind him, or should I say, landed behind him.

With a subtle 'dong' sound, a female figure landed gently on the ground.

It was a fully armed automaton, or if I had to describe it, a fighting girl. She was wearing ancient armor, holding a long sword, and a full-face helmet that was full of momentum, like a ghost mask.

"This is... Felix's Automata...?"

This was the first time Charlotte had seen her, and the same seemed to be true for the discipline committee members. Everyone's eyes were clearly curious and focused on the automaton, while Sigmont let out a low howl as if on alert.

"Okay, everyone, please leave."

Hearing what Felix said, the discipline committee members around looked at each other and seemed a little hesitant.

"Chairman, we still can't accept this. After all, the enemy is the Tyrannosaurus Rex, and even the Demon Eater—"

"Don't you understand what I'm saying?"

Suddenly, Felix's voice became extremely cold, a voice that was totally unimaginable from his usual appearance, as if it was frozen.

"I mean - you're just getting in the way here."

Everyone's legs went weak. Everyone was obviously afraid.

Then, the discipline committee members followed the instructions and retreated to the surrounding areas as if to expand the encirclement.

The breath of the crowd quickly faded away, and finally, when the surroundings became quiet, Felix smiled as usual and murmured in a low voice.

"Then we can have a good chat, Xia Lu."

Charlotte felt a chill in her heart, even scared, and asked.

"...You don't really believe that I am the Demon Eater, do you?"

"Of course. If it weren't for this, I would be very troubled."

What does this mean? Before Charlotte could raise this question, Felix continued.

"In fact, I originally wanted to let that Japanese man, Raijin Akabane, take care of you. He was tricked out of here to find you who was missing... Actually, everything has gone smoothly up to this point. But it doesn't matter. He has already played a sufficient role anyway."

"…Raijin?"

Xia Lu had a strong sense of foreboding and suddenly felt her mouth dry, but she continued to ask questions.

"...Did you do anything to him, too?"

In response to Charlotte's doubts, Felix proudly told her his entire plan.

After noticing that the scars caused by Charlotte's "Magic Sword" were very similar to those caused by his own "Demon Eater", Felix deliberately approached Charlotte and showed concern for her in order to bring the two closer together. The purpose of doing so was simple: to make Charlotte his scapegoat.

His original plan was to use Akabane Raimin to expose the fact that Charlotte was a demon eater, but an unexpected situation occurred and Akabane Raimin discovered a certain truth, but fortunately it has been dealt with and is not a problem.

After hearing Felix's entire plan, Charlotte's mind was instantly in chaos.

"Felix is ​​the real Demon Eater!" This was the only thought left in Charlotte's mind.

(End of this chapter)