The Lich of Glory Knight Spirit: Moving towards Krimasha!
Chapter 141 - 26: Between Black and White (4)

Chapter 141: Chapter 26: Between Black and White (4)

Gray tightly held Vivian’s hand, looking firmly at Belinda, not backing down.

Belinda remained silent, and all the angels were silent.

The wind blew gently.

Abod clenched his fists, almost feeling at a loss.

...

On the balcony in Buck Town, Shelley was still waiting.

In the cell, Andrew, with his mouth gagged, breathed desperately.

Catherine curled up, hugging her knees, sitting quietly.

The fool was still in a daze, along with the skeletons of Silver Moon Knights.

Jones and Dora were still conspiring to rescue someone.

The four first-class angels were scattered in the four corners of the estate, and Levi stood on the balcony, quietly waiting for Gray to appear.

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On the northern mountain path, the battered Gene II was fleeing with Camilla.

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On the streets of Lion King City, homeless children were murmuring in their sleep due to hunger.

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In Beishier Duchy, Yilin was desperately expanding the military preparations. Dean was presiding over the formation of the new church.

All over the continent, Gray’s sympathizers were still flocking to the Beishier Duchy.

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"He is forcing us to make a decision..."

Amid the Holy Light, some voices were discussing.

"A demon violated our agreement with Hell, and he asks us to forgive her?"

"How should we determine her motive for breaking the agreement? Was it to save him, or to complete a task? Or perhaps both? If both, which one prevailed?"

"He is disrupting the entire faith structure of the continent. If we make a ruling in his favor, it can be imagined that the coming storm will be even more intense."

"We are sinking into a quagmire. The arrival of a Lich Knight has brought too much uncertainty, even if we acknowledge his good intentions. But we may not be able to handle the upheaval caused by him."

"What should we do? Terminate this experiment? Our promise to him remains valid, and we must honor it until his identity is exposed."

"For thousands of years, the Church has been degenerating, always expanding but always corrupting. Our indulgence has fostered this corruption. I think the entity that needs to be scrutinized is not the Lich Knight, but the Church."

"Indulgence leads to corruption. Isn’t forgiving the Succubus Vivian another form of indulgence? We have never forgiven any demon who violated the agreement."

"No, what needs to be scrutinized is not the Church, nor the Lich Knight. It is ourselves, the Holy Spirit itself. If our faith is firm, what can coerce us? Just like the Lich Knight, we have almost never seen him confused. The decision we need to make is whether to forgive the Succubus Vivian. But look at what we have just discussed, how much of it is closely related to this topic? We are wavering. The long years, seemingly endless failures, are making us waver, indecisive, and lacking the original determination."

"But we have to consider more. Just like when we chose the Lich to become a Knight, we thought too little at the time, and that led to today’s situation."

"We must take the Church’s situation into account. Yes, we all know the Church has problems, but we cannot completely ignore it. No one knows if the experiment with the Lich Knight will ultimately succeed or yield any results. But it is evident that the weakening of the Church’s power is dragging our influence to a low point. It will take a very long time to fix it."

"The dire situation is that Hell is still watching us like a tiger eyeing its prey. They could take action at any moment. If we forgive Vivian and support Gray, it is what they would like to see. If we refuse to forgive Vivian, how can we take her away from Gray? This also requires bearing consequences."

An elderly voice said, "Why do you always think about how this will affect that, but seldom consider justice itself? Justice is the core of our faith, isn’t it? It is the most important thing. Why can’t we make a purely just ruling? Just as we initially thought about the Lich Knight, we worried that his exposure would cause us loss, but he did not expose himself. On the contrary, he was very devout and even became a saint. Yet this has brought us to an even more embarrassing situation. Perhaps our way of thinking was flawed from the beginning. Today’s outcome was already destined when the Lich Knight drew his sword for a child’s justice, and we chose to stand by. It was the result of our own choice. No one can shift the responsibility. Just like what we have done to the Church for thousands of years, leading to its degeneration."

Suddenly, all the voices fell silent.

...

Vivian gently tightened her hold on Gray’s hand, looking carefully at him, tears welling up in her eyes.

Gray turned his face, meeting her gaze.

In the breeze, a sweet smile spread across Vivian’s face. Sweet like a girl in love. She kept smiling, but the tears never stopped flowing.

The angels were still waiting quietly.

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After a long time, the adjudicator’s voice finally sounded.

"Now, we begin the vote, in favor of forgiving the Succubus Vivian, or against forgiving the Succubus Vivian."

"Against."

"Abstain."

"Abstain."

"Abstain."

"Against."

"Abstain."

"In favor."

...

"Wait, why are you all abstaining?"

"Didn’t you yourself abstain?"