Chapter 750 - 280: The Truth of War (Part 7)

If one were to explain from a human medical and scientific perspective, there would be no definite answer. But if one were to explain from the Magic Side perspective, father's death suddenly seems to have a reason.

As for the reason...

"What is that punishment?"

When thoughts become active, the feeling of fear fades considerably, and Cornflower raises her head to gaze at the throne: "What does it have to do with my father's death?"

The presence on the throne also looks at her.

"A gardener is supposed to guard the garden."

The presence says: "A gardener who leaves the garden for a long time, who dares not return, naturally weakens and dies due to the inability to restore magic power. The thief Lin Ke stole you away from my side, and dares not return to the garden, hiding like a sewer rat until his last second, it can be said he died fearing his sins. And death is his deserved punishment."

A gardener who is far from the garden will eventually weaken and die.

This sentence is enough for Cornflower to understand everything.

She does not question the truth of this sentence. Rather, upon hearing this answer, the many fragments of memory hidden in the corners of her mind suddenly link together at this moment.

Everything in father's life, every smile and every move, has its corresponding explanation in this answer.

So that's how it is.

For some reason, Cornflower actually feels the emotion of gain and loss she felt earlier has dissipated.

Why? Obviously, this existence before her, claiming to be "Mother," repeatedly "welcomes" her arrival, obviously this existence claiming to be "Mother" tells her the truth, saying her father is not really her father, just a "thief."

Without a doubt, if what "Mother" says is true, then father is a sinner deserving of his fate.

Yet, she has no intention of believing it whatsoever.

The longing and love in her memory for her father have not faded at all. In fact, those memories that were about to fade with time have been newly colored once again.

The love from those memories fills Cornflower's heart, which was agitated due to the strange presence of "Mother."

As for "Mother's" assertion, that father Lin Ke is a thief, she is utterly indifferent to it. Whether this assertion is true or false, or partially true or false, she does not need to consider it.

As long as love is real, that is enough.

When love fills the heart, courage naturally emerges.

Yes, she has realized that everything her intuition felt, everything her reason contemplated, in fact, point to an answer she subconsciously blocked before.

If her father's love for her is not fake, then this accusation of "thief" is unquestionably a lie.

If every word of her "Mother" makes her intuition alarm, and even tries to deceive her with lies, then her words simply can't be trusted.

If these so-called "Mother's" words aren't worth believing, if this so-called "Mother" is directly related to father's cause of death, and even previously sent subordinates to try to kill her, to kill those magical girls who have given everything for war and have no strength left to resist...

Then the one before her is not "Mother."

——But an enemy.

An enemy who caused the death of her father and comrades.

Cornflower no longer feels fear, no longer feels uneasy, nor feels a chill down her spine.

She straightens her body, her gaze solidifies again, and the child seeking motherly love a few minutes ago is no longer here. The presence is once again the magical girl Cornflower.

Magical girl Cornflower came to see the Queen not for motherly love.

She came to seek more answers. To uphold her correctness.

"Your Majesty."

The title from her mouth fixed accordingly:

"Before I came, I saw those fairies... No, perhaps I should say gardeners? Those gardeners attempted to kill the soldiers who were barely breathing while 'cleaning the battlefield.' And those gardeners told me that this was your decree."

"Is this true?"

When asking this question, Cornflower was prepared to hear lies.

However, she wasn't without countermeasures for hearing lies, and she had already prepared further plans to test more deeply.

——"Of course."

But to her surprise, the presence on the throne confessed frankly: "Is there a problem, my Sapphire?"

Just this answer is enough to reignite the anger in Cornflower that had already been soothed.

"Why?"

She instinctively continues to ask. But this time, the throne does not immediately respond to her.

And sometimes, no response also represents an answer.

"I discovered something very strange during the war."

So Cornflower continues:

"In the eyes of all our soldiers, the war between the two realms is an invasion by the interworld, an interworld army wanting to attack the kingdom's territory, an aggressive war to harm the kingdom."

"But every time we fight the interworld army, at least when fighting those fairies, fighting those humans, what I often see is not the expression that an invader should have."

"From them, I saw hatred, sadness, and anger, yet never the greed that invaders should possess."

"They are our enemies. They killed our comrades. This is a fact, so I won't show mercy to them. Mercy to enemies is a betrayal to comrades."