The sin of theft, the sin of desire, the sin of betrayal, the sin of envy…Those crimes that Sylvia had long grown accustomed to seeing in the confessional were, compared to the scene before her eyes now, so insignificant they barely even counted as sins.
Even the sin of the maid Tali using herself to "generate power" earlier seemed utterly trivial when placed before the evil hidden deep within Alice Carlos's soul.
The Millennium Ring, Shadow Games, mercilessly killing threatening duelists, directly dropping meteors onto taverns where duelists gathered…
Some of the sins revealed deep within that soul were things Sylvia had never even heard of, and even more were scenes she couldn't possibly imagine.
Even if she couldn't imagine them, the instincts of a clergyperson and a duelist alike were still telling Sylvia one thing.
This was very bad.
"I heard that the Carlos family currently only has one duelist, Aisha Carlos. Then how does Alice Carlos duel… Could it be false information?"
Compared to believing that information known to nearly everyone was false, Sylvia was more inclined to think that Alice Carlos had deceived everyone.
The ability of Sylvia's God's Eye was to peer into the sins hidden deep within people's souls, regardless of whether the person themselves consciously recognized those sins.
And among the many sins Sylvia saw within Alice, there was this one.
I originally wanted to take away these Spirit Eyes, but the power of the primordial lifeform was far too immense. They're broken beyond any further use.
Take away the Spirit Eyes?
Was that something that could even be done?
It was a fact that overturned Sylvia's entire worldview.
If the evil within Miles' soul was a complex darkness entwined with a demon king, then the evil within Alice's soul was a concentrated, pure darkness capable of devouring almost everything.
And now, these two forces of darkness were…
"Miles, have you tried the salt-baked snails over there? They're a delicacy you can only eat in the empire."
"Spare me, Alice. Snails don't count as food to me."
The two forces of black evil were chatting casually at the banquet, just like an ordinary pair of siblings.
So it really wasn't her that was the problem, right?
"Miss, are you alright?"
The maid Tali took out a handkerchief and gently wiped Sylvia's forehead.
"You're not only shaking, but sweating quite a lot too. How about going back to rest for a bit?"
Hehe, I got a handkerchief soaked with Young Miss's fragrant sweat. Tonight I'll sleep hugging it!
'Enough already!'
Every time Sylvia began to doubt her own eyes, her maid would deliver her a resounding wake-up call.
As for what the truth really was—whether Alice's layers upon layers of sins, hidden beneath that harmless and gentle exterior, were truly a disguise that deceived everyone—if Sylvia wanted to continue pursuing the truth, then she could only start with the people of Livorden.
The method, of course, was to continue activating the God's Eye. Perhaps she could glean some clues from the people around Alice.
What? You ask where her initial moral restraints had gone?
The moment Sylvia glimpsed the heavy sins hidden within Alice Carlos, basic morality had already become irrelevant before that woman's disguise.
The first target was Alice Carlos's younger sister, Aisha Carlos.
If the Carlos family was also entangled with that sin, then Aisha should know something.
(＞▴＜) Tonight I ate so much papaya pudding. It's not actually because I like it… I just heard papaya might help with breast growth. That doesn't count as wasting food, right?
'That's it? That's way too innocent!'
As Livorden's strongest Royal Duel Knight, Aisha Carlos's sins were, compared to Alice Carlos's, as pure and spotless as a blank sheet of paper.
Besides, compared to papaya, genetics play a much bigger role anyway.
So what about other leads?
Sylvia shifted her gaze to the Third Princess, Nova Kaiser.
If only Miles could stay my bodyguard forever. It's about time I exercised my willful privilege as royalty!
'This has nothing to do with it either. Wait… so Miles wasn't originally your bodyguard?'
'Then what about that so-called Grand Court Magus?'
The witch who had appeared at the church with Miles today was moving about suspiciously and looking extremely dubious.
My sin is being too cute.
'What kind of nonsense is that? Though… she really is very cute.'
There wasn't the slightest bit of information related to Alice Carlos.
However, this result itself perfectly proved that Alice Carlos's disguise had likely deceived everyone flawlessly.
Just like Sylvia herself before activating the God's Eye to peer into the truth—she had simply believed Alice to be a beautiful, kind, gentle, and refined young countess.
So it was possible that even Miles himself didn't know that Alice Carlos was a bad woman.
Although the code of conduct of a clergyperson had always prevented Sylvia from revealing anyone's sins,
one particular sin of Alice Carlos nevertheless forced Sylvia to take it seriously.
The holder of the Millennium Necklace didn't show up tonight. Then I'll have to think of another way.
The holder of the Millennium Necklace… that was her own younger sister, Korys Diane.
Alice Carlos, that bad woman wearing a mask of kindness, seemed to covet her sister as well.
When combined with Alice Carlos's many grave crimes—using Shadow Games, killing countless duelists, and seizing Spirit Eyes—such a dangerous individual trying to approach her sister was something she, as an older sister, could not stand by and ignore!
Albeit, what could she even do right now?
Sylvia's Spirit Eyes, due to her defeat earlier in the day, were still in a weakened state, unable to summon.
Faced with Alice Carlos, who could instantly wipe out an entire tavern full of duelists with a single strike, acting rashly would be no different from throwing her life away.
Sylvia felt like her head was about to explode.
The sheer volume of info she had been forced to process in a single day was far too much, leaving her already overheated and overloaded mind on the verge of losing even the most basic ability to think.
If there was anything Sylvia could still do right now, then it would have to be relying on instinct.
…
"I actually… really went and did something like this?"
After the banquet ended, Sylvia left early under the excuse of feeling unwell, but in reality, she slipped into Livorden's diplomatic residence.
And hiding within the dark shrubbery, Sylvia successfully confirmed the room where Miles would be sleeping that night.
"Oh, great 'Dreamlike God', please forgive me for committing such a sinful act."
Now that she had confirmed the location of Miles' room, on a moonless, windy night, what Sylvia intended to do next hardly needed to be said.
A nighttime raid on a little boy!
No, no, no! She definitely wasn't approaching Miles because of any filthy, indecent desires.
It was just that during the banquet, Miles had been constantly at Alice's side, leaving her with no chance to get close.
Sylvia's duelist instincts told her that among everyone present in Livorden, only Miles and the Royal Duel Knight Aisha had the ability to deal with this matter.
But Aisha was Alice's sister, making the situation far too complicated.
At a time like this, Miles was the best choice.
In order to protect her sister Korys, she absolutely had to inform him of the truth—that Alice Carlos was a bad woman!
Absolutely not because she wanted to carry out a nighttime raid!!
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