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Things still turned out the worst possible way.

Shakti sighed, "She killed a member of an evil god's kin, that's beyond question. I'll first recruit 'Gale,' and how to deal with her will be decided after the gods discuss it."

Bolug's expression changed: "Are you trying to protect her?"

We cannot allow Gale to be interrogated; with the gods' ability to detect lies, the secret will be exposed immediately.

“I am the military police captain, Mayor,” Shakti said coldly.

Njord sighed.

Perhaps it was inappropriate to continue helping Bolug and cooperate with the Dark Faction in the first place. The carnivorous plants hiding along the coast are the best evidence of this.

We can only let nature take its course.

"Suppress the gale."

Under Shakti's autocratic rule, Ryu was taken away by soldiers wearing elephant-trunk masks.

……

Two days later.

Inside Ganesha's prison.

Shakti looked at Ryu, whose hands were bound with mithril and who was leaning against the wall in silence, and sighed softly:

"The divine assembly is about to convene, and your judgment will soon be handed down. Are you still going to remain silent?"

Liu lowered her head and remained silent.

She spent two days thinking about it for a long time.

She didn't want to follow the script that the Joker had arranged for her, but she seemed to have no choice.

To save Alicia and the others and free them, the only option is to kill them, but Ryu can't do that.

She shamefully chose to run away.

Knowing that Alexandra was waiting for her to make the right choice, she was bound by her emotions and unable to bring herself to kill her former best friend.

She even thought that being convicted like this and simply dying would be better, at least she wouldn't have to accept such a cruel reality, but she was also afraid that Alexandra would blame her for not saving her.

The entanglement of emotions and reason prevented her from reacting much to the outside world; her thoughts were clashing.

And at this moment...

The prison gates were pushed open, and a boy wearing a gray cloak strolled in.

Shakti's expression changed: "Who are you? How did you get in?"

The boy pulled back his hood, revealing gray hair and gray eyes. Behind him, a憨厚 bear head popped out and stuck out its tongue at Shakti.

“Mr. Charles…?” Shakti exclaimed, “What are you doing here?”

"Can I speak with Ryusang alone?" Ciel smiled.

Chapter 465 Let's break out of prison?

Shakti glanced thoughtfully at Liu, who remained silent in the prison, and, realizing he couldn't get anything out of her, sighed, "I won't ask how you got in. I'll give you ten minutes."

"Thank you," Charles replied, stepping aside to let Shak carry it out.

Now, only Charles and Ryu remained in the small cell.

"Don't you want to say anything?" Through the iron bars, Charles spoke first.

He was met with silence.

"What happened? Let me guess. If it were just killing a god, it shouldn't have turned you into this state. What setback did you suffer?"

Ryu's body trembled slightly, but she quickly calmed down and remained silent.

“Looks like I was right.” Charles sighed.

"Given the current situation, for you to be in this state, has something new happened to Alicia and the others? Is it because of the strange man?"

Ryu raised her head, her empty eyes staring at Ciel in surprise.

"Looks like I guessed right again. I have to say, you're really good at understanding things." Charles smiled.

Ryu really wanted to ask, "How did you know?", but when she opened her mouth, no sound came out.

Ryu remained silent for a minute, sorting out her complicated thoughts, before staring at Ciel in astonishment: "...You knew all along that Alicia and the others had become monsters?"

“You have some guesses, don’t you?” Charles cleared his throat and said calmly, “Can you tell me what happened that night? Did you really kill a god?”

“No…” Ryu slowly told Ciel what happened that night.

"Tsk, things are getting complicated..."

"Just troublesome?!" Ryu's eyes gleamed, as if he had caught the deeper meaning in Ciel's words. Ignoring the clattering of the chains, he suddenly stood up, grabbed the iron bars, and stared at the boy.

"In your opinion, becoming a monster and having to kill your best friend is just a hassle?!"

Tears streamed down Ryu's face, rolling slowly onto the ground: "Answer me, Ciel... even so, you can still save them!"

Charles scratched his face: "Becoming a prisoner of a fallen fairy, huh? Alpha was like that before. It's not that there's no way to deal with it, it's just that I don't have the ability right now."

"Really?!" Ryu asked, staring at Ciel as if grasping at a straw.

“Jester and Alfia handled Alpha before. I don’t know their methods, but as long as there are successful cases, there is still hope, right?” Charles comforted her. “So, before that, we need to survive and become stronger, at least stronger than Bilischer and the others, in order to save them.”

"To be honest, you're not in good shape. The gods are discussing how to deal with you. It might even lead to your public execution."

Ryu seemed to have opened up, frankly saying, "The Joker who kills gods! He killed his own god! And he has the power to fight without relying on gods."

“Ryusang…” Ciel’s expression turned serious, and he said with a heavy heart, “I’m sorry, but according to the latest information, Joker has the ability to distort vision. Considering the reason why children in the lower realm cannot ‘kill gods,’ Joker cannot personally kill gods.”

"However, if an adventurer whose vision is distorted without their knowledge is caught off guard and dies accidentally during battle, they can still succeed."

Liu was stunned.

"what?"

Charles's eyes narrowed: "So, there's a theory that the only suspect present... might actually have killed a god without even realizing it."

"In short, the situation is not in your favor now."

Ryu was stunned for a moment, recalling her battle with the Joker, that feeling of helplessness where she couldn't catch a glimpse of him at all, and Ryu shuddered all over.

"What should I do? Alexie and the others are still waiting for me... I can't die here!"

Charles said helplessly, "Although the people know that the one who died was an evil god, there is no distinction between good and evil among gods. A god who is high above was returned by a child from the mortal world, which touched the interests of most gods and broke the rules."

"Arguing with reason is useless now. Even if you prove you're not the murderer, you might still be framed and made a scapegoat if the real culprit can't be found."

"What should I do?" Liu asked, completely bewildered.

"The simplest way is to break out of prison. With your current level, as long as the two major factions don't make a move, ordinary adventurers can't do anything to you. The price will probably be being wanted, and you'll be stuck in the shadows from now on."

At that moment, a rustling sound came from the window sill of the prison cell.

A small head peeked out from outside the three square windows, each about the size of a bowl.

“Lord Rion…, we’ve come to save you…” Ming raised his eyebrows, poked his head out, and called out to the figure inside the cell, but the next second, he saw Charles trying to persuade Ryu.

Ryu turned around in astonishment, glanced at Yamato Mikoto, who was swaying in panic, and exclaimed, "What are you doing here?!"

Ming pulled a bunch of keys from his pocket and threw them in through the window: "Thanks to Master Kaguya's care, how could we stand idly by while Lord Rion is in trouble? Hurry, those are mithril handcuffs and the key to the cell. Quickly unlock them and escape!"

"You... who else is there besides you? And how did you get the key?" Ryu asked in astonishment as he picked up the key.

Charles sighed, "It's Adi outside, isn't it? And Chun Ji too... At this point, only you two have the ability to do this much."

"Lord Charles... please do not interfere with us."

Ryu looked at the keys on the ground, sighed deeply, and shook her head, saying, "I can't leave. If I leave, both Shakti and Adi will face a lot of criticism."

"I can't just leave like this and drag you all down with me."

"Lord Li'ang!!"

Ming shouted anxiously, but soon the voices of military police could be heard from the outside. It seemed that Ming had been discovered and was being driven away.

The room fell silent again.

Ryu looked at Ciel...

"Is there no other way besides jailbreaking?"

Charles said helplessly, "Yes. On the execution ground, expose Njord's conspiracy and pin the crime of killing God on him. But this method is risky; failure means death."

"Or, we can just storm the execution ground."

“Let’s do it this way then…” Ryu sat on the ground.

“It is no easy task to fabricate lies in front of the gods.”

"You'll help me, right?" Ryu asked back.

Charles was speechless for a moment, then sighed, "I can try to communicate with the other gods and give you as many opportunities as possible to shift your focus to Njord."

Ryu gave a relieved smile: "I'm sorry, I've fallen to this point and still made such a capricious request... Also, thank you, I can only rely on you now, Ciel..."

Chapter 466 Hera Arrives

"Time has passed."

Ten minutes passed quickly, and Shakti pushed open the door and saw Charles off.

The two exchanged information, and Shakti breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Ryu had not intentionally killed a god.

"At least there's room for maneuver now. I'll consult with Lord Ganesha and speak up for Leon."

With Shakti's help, Shar left the Ganesha Familia.

Whether Ryu chooses to escape or to fight back, she will rely more on herself.

After the former becomes an unregistered person, Ciel can take the opportunity to bring her into the Silent Garden, slowly corrupting her and turning her into his own shape; although the latter is troublesome to move around, it can avoid many risks of exposing one's identity.

As planned, Ciel visited the "Abundant Mistress," and amidst the comedy of the maid Ellen losing a plate of noodles and being beaten up by Mia, he pulled Hill away.

“Sister Hill, I know you have a close relationship with the Freya Familia, please do help Miss Ryu. She has been wronged…” Ciel got straight to the point.