stonecrandall Chapter 825 Injustice
Chapter 825 Injustice
"Woodpecker? What a strange name..." Paimon circled the machine, examining it from top to bottom, but couldn't see any connection between it and the three words.
"You'll find out the reason for this name in a bit. Let's get down to business first." Zuo Xi pulled the curious Paimon into her arms and rubbed it against her chest while turning to Fucarus and Navelette. "Let me tell you what I'm planning to do first, and then you can decide whether to cooperate or not."
"I'm all ears." Violet said seriously, his expression and tone earnest. It was hard to tell whether his unsmiling demeanor was an occupational hazard or something he was born with.
“As mentioned before, resolving the ‘original sin’ of the Fontaine people requires the absolution of the Elemental Dragon King, who wields the power of water. This power of water is currently highly intertwined with the throne of the Water God, even serving as its crucial foundation. Therefore, Fucaros intends to destroy it directly and then return it, is that correct?” Zuo Xi repeated Fucaros’s plan, then changed the subject, “But…”
"Who said we have to give back the permissions?"
"What do you mean?" Ying frowned in thought. "The only way to solve the problem is to let Vilet exercise the power of the ancient dragon. How can he exercise it if we don't return it to him?"
“Yeah, yeah, it’s like Paimon is hungry and wants to eat Sweet Flower Chicken. If you don’t give Paimon some, how can Paimon eat it?” Paimon pretended to think and chimed in.
"That's different. Sweet Flower Chicken is a consumable; once it's eaten, it's gone. But is the Ancient Dragon Power a consumable?" Zuo Xi shook her finger. "Think carefully, besides buying it, what other way of trading is there?"
"You mean, leasing?" Sandoni quickly caught up with Zuo tide's train of thought. "I see. It means that you don't need to pay him back completely. You just need to pay him back for a period of time and do what you need to do."
"Do you think this is a toy or clothes, something you can give away and take back as you please?" Fukaros said with a mournful face—she understood, and that's why she had that expression.
"Please, this is a rule set by the laws of nature. It's not something I can just give away whenever I want. If it were that easy, why would I bother saving up five hundred years of energy to chop myself up? Would that be fun?"
"So, it's time for it to make its appearance." Zuo tide stepped aside, revealing the instrument behind her to everyone.
But he only gave in for a short while before clapping his hands to draw everyone's attention back to him.
“We’ll talk about that later. Before that, there’s something very important.” Zuo tide looked at Navelette, her gaze ambiguous. “Mr. Navelette, do you agree to this?”
"Huh? Why would you disagree? Zuo tide, you're making a fuss over nothing. Didn't Vilette just say she would help...?" Paimon said matter-of-factly, but was interrupted by Zuo tide and couldn't continue.
“Don’t make it sound so obvious, Paimon. Your earlier agreement was because you didn’t understand the specifics. It’s perfectly normal to make different choices depending on the circumstances. So, Mr. Villette…”
He looked at Navelette again, "Are you willing?"
"Before I give my answer, may I ask Mr. Zuo Xi why he has such a question?" Navelette did not answer immediately, but instead asked Zuo tide in return.
“It’s very simple. This is unfair to you, and in my personal opinion, it’s not only cruel but also shameless,” Zuo tide said calmly with a smile, while the others were not so calm.
Before they could even ask their questions, Zuo tide had already provided an answer: "It's not hard to understand, is it? The Ancient Dragon Power—you can tell from the name alone that it belongs to the Dragon King."
Paimon was taken aback. Now that she thought about it, it seemed to be true. She hadn't even noticed it all along!
"This originally belonged to someone else, yet it was taken away by Tianli. That's bad enough, but now that they need our help, we're only allowed to use it 'temporarily' for a short while... Is that reasonable? What is this if not shameless?"
After the matter was made clear, everyone present fell silent. Indeed, as Zuo tide said, this was cruel and unfair to Navelette.
“So, you have the right to refuse, Mr. Navelette.” Zuo tide glanced at Navelette. “It’s fine if you don’t want to help. I will find someone else to help. You don’t need to feel burdened by ‘saving the Fontaines’ or ‘saving Fucaros’. That’s not something you should be responsible for.”
That's right. Even if Villette refuses, Zuo tide still doesn't intend to give up on the plan; she will just find someone else to replace her.
The reason he told Navelette these things was simply because he felt that the other party had the right to do so, nothing more.
“It’s alright,” Navelette slowly shook her head. “Since I’ve already agreed, I should do my best. There’s no reason for me to give up because of some other reason.”
“What belongs to me will be taken back by myself one day. I don’t need to take advantage of others like this. So, Mr. Zuo Xi, if you can really do it, then just follow your plan. I will fully cooperate with you.”