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He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said angrily, "Don't use... Charles's face to put on that innocent look! You have no right to!"

"Damn it, we have no choice but to fight!" Niz and Kaguya sprang into action upon seeing the 'elf' injured.

Alexandra looked at both sides and pleaded helplessly, "Miss Riveria, please help us capture him first."

Riveria nodded. Her magic had recovered considerably, but she still felt inadequate in the face of the Joker and had prepared her magic well in advance.

【Extreme Cold: Fimbulb Winter!】

The frost blocked Liu's movements, and she couldn't possibly attack Alisha and the others. Despite her repeated evasions, she still showed signs of fatigue.

"Enough, Joker, surrender. Let's talk this over!" Alexie said, her face showing reluctance.

She could certainly see that Ryu was hesitant and timid in every aspect, completely different from the Joker she had previously predicted.

Not long after, Ryu knelt on the ground, with two more penetrating wounds on her body, both stabbed by Kaguya.

"Cough cough cough..."

“Mariu… heal her.” Alexie looked reluctant.

"But Alexie..."

“Treatment!” Alexie said calmly.

The crowd was overwhelmed by Alisha's imposing presence and gradually moved away from the elf beside them.

A look of sorrow instantly appeared on Charles's face. He pursed his lips, lowered his eyes, and looked away from everyone.

Ryu's hands were handcuffed to the roots of a large tree by handcuffs made of exquisite metal (mithril), and the ice froze her hands and feet. This was clearly not the best method of restraint for the Joker, but for now, it was the limit.

"Speak, who are you? What is your purpose?" Kaguya glanced at the elf who was gripping her arm and remained silent, and asked the prisoner.

"I am Ryu Rion! I've swapped bodies with the Joker!"

"Where's the evidence? Empty words are no proof. Something as absurd as body swapping needs evidence!"

“Yes!” Ryu shouted, “My grace is not locked, you can check it freely! The skills are engraved on my back!”

Astraea and the others exchanged glances, with Alyssa and Riveria going around to the boy's back.

Alexie swung her longsword, slicing open the boy's clothes and exposing his upper body.

Behind her, countless sacred characters appeared. Upon seeing this, Riveria frowned: "I don't understand. Where do these sacred characters originate from?"

Liu was stunned. In the blink of an eye, his thoughts raced, and the characters changed, transforming into common characters.

After witnessing Joker's Grace's stats and skill effects, both Alicia and Riveria had very strange expressions.

"What kind of reaction is that..." Kaguya also stepped forward to check, and after seeing the skill effect of [Your Name], she was first taken aback, and then angrily glared at the silent spirit.

The katana transformed into a cold light and slashed towards Ciel.

"Wait!" Rivera said.

The katana was only 10cm from Ciel's nose. He remained stunned, grief-stricken, and slightly angry, his eyes filled with tears as he looked at Kaguya.

"Tch... How could I possibly do that?" Kaguya had no intention of striking, and she wouldn't cut down regardless of whether Rivera tried to stop her.

She just wanted to see the Joker's reaction after being exposed, but she didn't.

In anger, she slammed her katana to the ground and kicked a tree root beside her.

Rivera, who had also witnessed everything, frowned:

“We have also seen the Charles’s grace, and it is not like this.”

“What about the possibility of forgery?” Alexie guessed. “Like, this development ability called [Divine Script]…”

Riveria frowned. She didn't think that the comrade who had been by her side all along could be the Joker. If the "Charles's" kindness was real, then why didn't the Joker kill her when she was mentally exhausted, but instead took her out of the maze?

Furthermore, Ciel has an inside man in the labyrinth.

Given that various factions are now searching for a reason related to Charles, she has the right to have legitimate doubts:

"If favors can be faked, then is what we see before us the 'real thing'? If not, why did Ciel, at level 1, grow to level 4? How do you explain his name and his clan?"

"At least, I have never seen a favor displayed in common language."

Leila frowned as well: "We investigated that kid before. He's been bullied by his clan since birth. If he really has that kind of strength, can he really endure that bullying for so long?"

"Moreover, the data is too fake, nine development capabilities at level 4..."

"It's neither Ciel nor the Joker, so this favor data is meaningless and cannot be used as evidence."

Iska refused to believe it either: "It's too shameless of us to fool them with Charles's face!"

"You're trying to force Ciel to show himself this way, aren't you? You've finally realized the threat posed by 'Noname,' so you're trying to smear them!"

Ryu didn't know how to defend herself. She had thought about these things before, but after confirming with Astrea, she realized Ciel's true colors.

She wanted to say, "If you don't believe me, ask Lady Astrea," but saying it now seemed even more suspicious.

How could Lady Astraea, the symbol of justice, possibly command the leader of the Dark Faction? She would surely be regarded as a madman who insulted the Wings of Justice and be hanged and whipped.

Seeing that the boy was speechless, Alexie felt a pang of pity and still wanted to rely on her intuition to try and find the truth:

"If you were 'Charles,' could you summon Pochi?"

Chapter 434 Astrea of ​​This World Is a Little Unserious (Revised)

First, confirm that the person in front of you is Ciel, and that the panel is real, before you can confirm that the skill "Your Name" is real, and only then can you prove that Ryu is Ryu.

It looks a bit convoluted, but it is indeed a route.

Ryu's eyes lit up, and she tried to call out to Pochi.

However... she didn't know the recall incantation, nor could she command Pochi.

"I... can't do it."

At this moment, Celty, who was in charge of checking Ryu's personal belongings, came up carrying a bunch of fire fairy cloths.

"Um... these seem to be..."

"Ah, isn't this the hardest metal round shield that Lady Astraea secretly bought with her savings? She's asked for it several times, but Lady Astraea has always said the time isn't right," Astaire exclaimed.

"Lady Astraea asked me to bring these. And the Eye Crystal too!"

"Hey, what did you do to Lady Astraea?" Kaguya asked angrily.

“Wait, calm down. If someone has Ciel’s face, it’s possible to trick Lady Astraea into giving them these things,” Leila warned.

"Hey, stop pretending. Now that things have come to this, just tell us the truth. What exactly is your purpose in getting close to us?" Kaguya grabbed Ryu by the neck.

"Kaguya! Don't do this," Alicia said, stopping her.

Ryu lay on the ground, coughing up blood again, then looked up and stared firmly into Alisha's eyes, saying:

"I've come to stop you. The Jalu has prepared tens of thousands of fire stones, ready to blow up the entire floor, taking us all with it!"

"What?!" Charles exclaimed.

A chill suddenly ran through everyone's hearts, but no one found Charles strange.

The tens of thousands of Fire Stones already exceed the number that Asphie used to ambush [Gluttony].

After a short while, everyone calmed down.

"So... Lady Astrea asked you to bring the Fire Fairy Cloth and these items?"

Ryu nodded: "And there's also the [Destroyer] Zagnat we met last time. That's probably what Jarrow's target is."

"Whoever you are, thank you for reminding me." Alexie smiled.

"However, I'm sorry. We absolutely have to go to the 30th floor."

"Why? Clearly..." Ryu asked instinctively, but the next second...

“Because we cannot refuse a cry for help, because we are the Astrea Familia,” Charles interjected.

And at this moment...

Kaguya, Lyra, and Niz all smiled:

"Looks like we don't need to part ways anymore."

"Rion, why did you ask 'why'?"

"She's our youngest daughter, the one we have the best chance at."

“She understands justice better than Bilesher.”

Alexie's confusion vanished. Even though she felt intuitively that what the boy in front of her was true, it was just an intuition. Nothing was more convincing than a spontaneous expression of justice!

"Actually, we knew it was a trap from the beginning. But shining in the moment, giving light and warmth to others, and becoming everyone's eternal hope is our belief!"

"Even if we turn into stars, we will still illuminate the journey for those who come after us. This is our justice!"

Ryu opened her mouth, gave Ciel a complicated look, and lowered her head in shame.

Even if it's a lie, even if it's an "evil path" burdened with sin, even so...

Does Mr. Charles's belief in justice still surpass mine?

Before her eyes appeared a segment of a "Chinese calendar" depicting the future as described by Astraea.

The dwarves were bitten to pieces, the werewolves were dismembered, the mages burned themselves under their own magic, Palum went blind, and together with the one-armed Far Eastern warrior, they launched a "special attack".

The desperate spirit uttered a mournful song, unleashing a raging storm upon its friend and despair.

"no……"

The immature elf girl cannot accept the fate of her companions.

"We can't go, Alexie... Yamero! We'll die!"

“I’m sorry.” Alexie lowered her head with pity, looking directly at Ryu: “Whoever you are, we accept your ‘kindness’ and ‘equipment.’ But… we have no choice but to go; a thousand lives await us.”

"That's fake! It's just a trap to lure us in!" Ryu began to struggle, and the ice blocks crumbled layer by layer.

“We’re not sure, are we? We need to see it for ourselves firsthand.” Alexie smiled gently. “We can’t let everyone who’s hoping for our rescue down, can we?”

Liu gritted her teeth, lowered her head, and tears fell unconsciously.