I! Cleaner!

'Number 057, the Bridle of Wandering Thoughts... I didn't expect this thing to fall into your hands.'

After examining the broken half of the rein in the Serpentarius Director's hand and recognizing the origin of this anomaly, the red-haired Director frowned and said:

'You used it to attack Lyon just now?'

'This isn't an attack. I was just helping him broaden his horizons a bit.'

Glancing at the red-haired Director's displeased expression, the Serpentarius Director, having gained the upper hand for once, couldn't help but laugh:

'My brain might not be as sharp as yours, but I'm not an idiot. How could I not know that this kid was secretly tampering with me? The reason I didn't resist when I discovered it was because when he was attacking me, he was also giving me an opportunity to influence him.'

'So?'

Looking at Lyon, whose soul was still stable but whose thoughts and consciousness were faintly beginning to diverge, the red-haired Director narrowed her eyes and said:

'This thing's number is too far back; it can't really hurt Lyon. It can only make him slightly distracted... So what exactly are you trying to do?'

'Didn't I just say? I want to help him broaden his horizons a bit.'

Looking at the red-haired Director, who was becoming slightly anxious, a hint of triumph flashed in the Serpentarius Director's eyes. Then, imitating her usual manner, she said with a smile:

'People like you, stubborn and brainwashed by those old fogies in the Bureau, most need to let go of your prejudices, completely open up your rigid thinking, and learn to face the true reality directly.

Don't worry, I'm not trying to dissolve his soul. I'm just using the [Bridle of Wandering Thoughts]'s ability to make a small opening in his thinking, allowing his thoughts to temporarily escape the constraints of reason, so that he can cast aside his prejudices and wholeheartedly experience my understanding of the world.'

'Your understanding of the world?'

'It's that sentence I said to him earlier.'

Glancing at Lyon, whose expression changed for a moment before revealing a look of contemplation, the Serpentarius Director said with a hint of triumph:

'You want to use the agreement as a constraint to keep me by this kid's side, hoping to convince me with his every move, but what you don't know is that I actually have the same plan as you!'

'...'

'Olivia, you may be smarter than me, but your understanding of the world can't possibly be deeper than mine!'

Under the red-haired Director's somewhat strained gaze, the Serpentarius Director said with a confident expression:

'Although that sentence was very short, it was the conclusion I came to after traveling the world for half my life, setting foot in thirteen countries. This kind of concept, which completely transcends his range of understanding and can be called earth-shattering, will surely deeply shake his heart.

And after his rigid cognition is shaken by my conclusion, and then the [Bridle of Wandering Thoughts] pries open the defenses erected by reason, once this period of contemplation is completely over, he will definitely begin to lean towards my way of thinking.

But within this Sacred Sanctum, which enshrines the "Principle of Justice," as long as he sincerely admits that I am right, his soul will be branded with the "Chrism" by the Principle of Justice, and from then on, he will break away from you and the already corrupt Bureau, and choose to stand on my side!'

'...'

'Hehe, are you shocked by my plan?'

'...'

Shocked, yes, I am shocked... but what shocks me isn't your plan, but how you... Ugh, never mind.

Knowing that Lyon was alright and completely relieved, the red-haired Director looked at her old friend, whose face was overflowing with triumph, and for a moment didn't know what to say. She couldn't help but sigh helplessly, then closed her eyes and stopped speaking.

Seeing that she seemed to have given up struggling, and having won the "planning" contest for the first time, the Serpentarius Director immediately raised her eyebrows in high spirits. Then, after Lyon had shaken off the influence of the [Bridle of Wandering Thoughts], she took the initiative to ask with a smile:

"So, what do you think of what I just said?"

What you just said?

Hearing the Serpentarius Director's words, Lyon, whose thoughts had been galloping wildly, having long forgotten where he had started, couldn't help but pause slightly, then hesitantly asked:

"What were you saying again?"

Although what she controlled most deeply was the "Principle of Valor," in the days since the low-grade fever had spread in the Kingdom of Sicariven, she had relied on the erosion of the Sicariven bloodline to initially gain the approval of the "Principle of Justice."

And with her strength, which was infinitely close to that of a Pillar God, the power of the chrism condensed from the beliefs of all just bloodlines over thousands of years through this Sacred Sanctum, which enshrines the Principle of Justice, was almost equivalent to the Principle of a Pillar God! As long as he admitted that she was right, he would be completely...

Where's the chrism? Where's my chrism?

After secretly activating the Sacred Sanctum and waiting for a long time without seeing the chrism descend, the Serpentarius Director couldn't help but feel a little dazed. Then, she suddenly looked up at Lyon, asking with a slightly angry expression:

"You're lying to me?!"

"?"

Hearing "Prince Vernon's" strange question out of nowhere, Lyon couldn't help but ask in confusion:

"What am I lying to you about?"

"You didn't agree with what I said!"

"I agree."

Lyon frowned upon hearing this:

"Didn't I just say? I think what you said is quite right."

"..."

He doesn't seem to be lying to me?

Staring at Lyon suspiciously, feeling that he didn't seem to be lying to her, the Serpentarius Director's lips couldn't help but move. Then, she tentatively asked:

"Then... do you agree to stand on my side now?"

"How is that possible? I'm not stupid."

"..."

You bastard... you really are lying to me!

Choking for breath, the Serpentarius Director couldn't help but clench her teeth, deciding to give this stubborn kid in front of her some intensity.

"Listen carefully, now I'll tell you what I want to do!"

Taking out the Bridle of Wandering Thoughts again and locking onto Lyon's consciousness, the Serpentarius Director raised her head slightly and said with a determined expression:

"I want to eliminate the Bureau! I want to overthrow the Thirteen Royal Families! I want these things that should have rotted away long ago to rot away immediately! And then rebuild a new Bureau and a new Thirteen Kingdoms!"

"..."

"..."

"..."

After the two were silent for a while, looking at Lyon, who didn't seem to be shocked by her ambitions but instead seemed to want to say something but hesitated, the Serpentarius Director couldn't help but ask:

"Why aren't you talking?"

"Uh... what should I say?"

"Of course, your opinion on what I want to do!"

"As for my opinion... your plan is a little too conservative."

Under the Serpentarius Director's dumbfounded gaze, Lyon asked in confusion:

"Think about it carefully. Since you have the ability to get rid of the Bureau, why bother rebuilding it? Just replace everything with something new! Is it necessary to take over their stuff?"

"..."

"As for rebuilding the Thirteen Kingdoms, that's even more ridiculous. What's the point of rebuilding that? In my opinion, except for the Witch Country, which can be discussed and considered to retain a large autonomous region, all the other kingdoms should be combined."

"..."

"Also! The Thirteen Royal Families must be abolished! If you want to keep the surnames, you can keep them, but you can't call them royal families anymore. The remaining aristocratic system, titles, fiefs... all changed!"

"..."

"If you ask me, this world doesn't need any kings or nobles! Everyone is human, and the only difference can only be the living and the dead... Huh? Why aren't you talking anymore?"