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But thinking about Raul's recent unusual behavior, she sensed something, bypassed Nar, and rushed into the castle.

"Raul, what exactly happened?"

Raul opened his mouth, looking at his contemporaries, but couldn't find an excuse.

Asphie bit her lip: "[Superhuman] What are you thinking? Why would you have such a dangerous idea?"

If Loki is really that kind of character, that would be terrifying.

This war game is no longer just a "game," but could very well evolve into a real "war"!

The current fighting, which is at most akin to a "baptism," is about to turn into a one-sided massacre.

Don't underestimate Finn; if he's willing to do it, a level 6 can't stop him.

"Raul, things have been strange since the Great Conflict. What happened? Even now, I can't say 'meow'!" Angie blurted out her linguistic quirk in frustration.

Raul looked directly into Angie's eyes and saw the concern from his companion.

He lowered his head, clenched his fists, and trembled all over.

Angie placed her arms on Raul's shoulders, her eyes gazing quietly at him, awaiting his answer.

A moment later...

"I...I saw it..."

Raul's voice trembled, conflicted: "During the Great Conflict, I witnessed Loki and the Grand Master conspiring to use the Dark Clan to send back gods they didn't like and seize the Familias they wanted."

"I heard it with my own ears: the guild leader said he would promise benefits to the [Killing Emperor]."

"Even the two overlords' feigned defeat was planned from the beginning, with the aim of making the guild leader gain greater prestige."

Angie stared at Raul in disbelief: "This... how is this possible? Raul? Are you serious? But why would the commander do this? There's absolutely no reason!"

"For the revival of our race!" Raul said painfully, "Everything is for this long-cherished wish! In order to restore the status of the dwarf race among the population, he must become more and more famous and become the banner of our race."

“How could this be…” Angie took a step back in fear.

Asphie frowned: "Where's the evidence?"

Raul raised his tired eyes: "Isn't that enough?"

"Coincidentally" appeared beside the kin who had been returned to the gods and lost their favor.

"Contact and utilize the monsters..."

"Persuade the [Overlord] to feign defeat... knowing victory is inevitable, and then put me in charge of that ridiculously important command role."

"The enemy [Killing Emperor] has foolishly stepped into traps several times."

"This was during the Great Struggle... In previous battles, there were many times when we 'coincidentally' turned the tide of battle."

"Including this time... he knew there was a problem with the 27th floor and deliberately sent the adventurers to their deaths, while he arranged for ground troops to attack the evil god long ago."

Raul clutched his head in anguish:

"I've heard... that Loki is the 'God of the End' and a troublemaker in Heaven! Countless gods have been persecuted by him."

“That is…” Asphie opened her mouth, but stopped abruptly.

The Hermes Familia knew the [Conqueror's] intentions;

She also knew that the two overlords had come to the city to become a "stepping stone" and start the so-called "great struggle".

The "Heretics" are also members of the Hermes Familia, responsible for persuading the guild to connect the dungeon to the surface.

[The Killer Emperor] led his core troops to their deaths, and the trap was also designed by Asfi.

Raul cited evidence that the Hermes family accounted for half of the evidence.

It's just that the [Emperor Killer] was given away several times, and it seemed like it was done on purpose, which is suspicious.

Other interpretations can also be explained through Jester's prophecies.

Because everything had a "prophet," so many coincidences occurred.

The Hermes Familia, being the faction that was 'spoiled' and possesses the most information, with Asphie at its core knowing even more of the 'story'.

Let's set aside the intelligence they passed on and analyze what they gained.

Asphie discovers that the trigger for the conflict is this "27th Floor Nightmare".

Before the incident, even Asifi, who had coordinated intelligence from all sides, was unsure whether the '27th floor nightmare' that Raul mentioned was the same one Jester was referring to.

The scale of the attack was completely different from what was predicted, and the attack strategy of the Dark Faction was also different.

Based solely on the 'prophecy,' it does not meet the conditions for triggering the 'Descendant of the Immortal Spirit.'

Based on this premise, and according to the current troop strength budget of the Dark Faction, the strength of the clans that Finn has gathered and launched probing attacks is more than enough to deal with the risks, or at least to escape.

"No, let's put everything else aside for now. Just looking at the '27th floor' incident, your logic for shifting the blame is flawed!" Asifi's eyes were sharp.

"Your reason for blaming Finn is the appearance of the 'Fallen Fairy.' But how can you be sure that Finn knew the 'Fallen Fairy Avatar' would appear, and that's why he lured you into the labyrinth?"

In Asphie's view, even those of them who knew the "prophecy" in advance could not be certain whether the "fairy spirit clone" would appear or not.

The content of the prophecy circulated among a small group of high-ranking officials, but it was not leaked to outsiders.

The adventurers' current venting of anger is based on the premise that Finn is certain the "Fairy Avatar" will descend and slaughter all the adventurers; this is entirely hindsight.

The order is completely wrong!

Asphie's eyes gleamed as she glanced at Nar: "How did you all tacitly agree that Finn knew beforehand that the 'Fairy Clone' might appear?"

Chapter 355 Raul: What? I've been tricked?

“This…” Nar opened his mouth, “We didn’t…”

"Putting aside the rampage caused by the 'Celestial Avatars,' what were your casualties in the battle against the Dark Faction on the 27th floor?"

“…” Nar looked away and fell silent.

Asphie is right. Before the appearance of "Fairy Clone", there were many injured adventurers, but not many who died.

If they had followed Finn's plan and launched a joint offensive before the full-scale war with the Dark Faction, they wouldn't have been caught off guard.

After the full-scale war began, the gods on the ground were quickly returned, and by then, the death toll had not yet exceeded three digits. The greatest crisis, however, was the sudden appearance of the two-headed dragon, an unforeseen "accident."

Putting aside the completely "accidental" factor, there was absolutely no question of 'sacrificing' adventurers in this battle!

The tactical deployment was perfect. Some people might die or be injured, but the casualties of the Dark Faction would be hundreds or thousands of times greater.

Raul nervously licked his lips: "What do you mean?"

Asphie sighed, hands on her hips: "An imbalance of forces—that's what you call a sacrifice. You have dozens of level 3s and hundreds of level 2s; that's already the city's core strength. This is merely 'restraint' at best."

"You are using a fallacy of logic, using the pain caused by the deaths of the pioneers to bypass logic and use the 'victim' theory to forcibly blame the commander."

"In my opinion, your perspective is a bit too broad, like you're using a 'divine mirror'!"

Asphie was also aware that she didn't know what Finn was really thinking, and her own perspective was limited.

The current situation is like a game of strategy, with everyone having their own intelligence and speculations.

but……

"You've assumed that 'immortal avatars' will appear, and then, based on this 'effect,' you're conversely imagining the 'cause,' so naturally, whatever you think makes perfect sense."

Regardless of whether Finn is guilty or not.

At the very least, someone had ulterior motives in the reasons given for convicting Finn.

From Asif's own perspective, she keenly discovers that someone is using a montage-style lie—nine parts truth and one part falsehood—to deceive the completely ignorant Raul, and even these adventurers whose hearts are filled with anger and sorrow.

……

If we were to use the game "Werewolf" that Ciel is familiar with as an analogy for the entire incident:

Jester provided a prediction (which was inaccurate).

Finn is a knight (with the power to banish suspects at will during the day).

Raul and the adventurers are like "commoners" who have been deceived by the "wolf".

The wolf faction, on the other hand, constantly usurped the "civilians" in an attempt to break the "knight's" sword. They also fabricated a false "prophet" and manipulated his pronouncements.

……

Once doubts arose about the facts, Asphie, the "witch" with a broader perspective, began unconsciously searching for "inconsistencies" in the entire timeline, actively seeking "rationality" for Finn.

This is her personal perspective.

The key issue is...

Asphi possessed the most compelling evidence:

"Raul, you said you saw and heard Loki and Finn 'celebrating' the plan's success together in the alley?"

"On the night the city was ravaged by the [Overlord], Mr. Finn and I carried Riveria on our backs and escaped from the clutches of [Silence]! Finn definitely didn't have time to go to some entertainment district to save so-called adventurers."

Perhaps it was because Finn's past achievements were too dazzling that Asphie couldn't help but defend Finn.

Moreover, in the incident that led Raul to believe Finn was a sinner, she was a witness for Finn, and he had an alibi.

After rejecting Raul's initial suspicion of Finn, the remaining series of "events" also left Asphie with questions.

“So…” Asphie’s gaze sharpened: “[Supernatural Being], it seems you’ve been deceived!”

"What?!" Raul's pupils dilated, and a layer of cold sweat soaked through his shirt.

“Loki is hard to say, but Finn would never be anywhere else!” Asphie analyzed. “Either someone is deliberately trying to smear Loki’s clan.”

"Or perhaps Loki has a 'private army' that we know nothing about."

At first, Asifi was unaware of the identity of the twin-tailed loli god who was pushed out by Loki to take the blame, but later, through Hermes's comments, Asifi understood.

That's the goddess Hestia. The key point is that she's the chief god of Jester, a god who hasn't descended to the mortal realm.

This shows that Loki was lying.

Raul felt like ants were crawling all over his body: