How the Villain Lives

56. Grand Council.

A war that began for one's own selfishness ended in vain, according to one's will. There was a huge force like the Great Alliance so gently following the words of the Holy Hun, but it was natural.

Sung-hoon did not put forward facts that were difficult to ascertain as a cause for self-indulgence or self-interest. As soon as he heard it, he put forward facts that were easily understandable to anyone and that could be reassured only by speculation of circumstances without the need for evidence, and above all justified his actions and those of others in the name of justice.

"We don't want a fight. I just want the punishment of the ruling class who tried to hide the truth and exterminate everything."

If one looks at justice and the other at evil, it has to be so clear objectively. Simple troops, with overwhelming proportions not deliberately included, gave up resistance immediately, and those in intermediate and senior positions also put down their weapons in a word.

"I don't mean to punish you randomly because you're a senior. Only top-rankers knew all the facts! The top rankers and some top rankers below will only be punished when evidence and witnesses are available through thorough investigation! If you are innocent, join us gently!"

"……."

The words were decisive.

Until the end, even the white woman, who had resisted with a safe body, was forced to cooperate gently. You may have been able to resist a little more by eating a poisonous heart and giving orders, but at that moment, Yooseong Hoon falls into a trap and tells you that he is innocent.

Since it was the worst option for the cause to come forward on this side at a later date, Yoo White gave up resistance by shedding tears. That, of course, was nothing more than a temporary compromise.

'Yooseong Hun has no choice but to care about people's eyes as long as he carries his cause on his back. It's a disadvantage, but if you go in there and aim for it, you can keep it to a minimum. We need to remember the long term, not the short term.'

Though humiliating and unfair, I thought the moment of counterattack would come if I endured it. At least I thought so then.

Freedom League.

It was the name of a group created to control the Alliance's handling and chaotic cities at the beginning of the end of the war. Yooseong-hoon from Shinshi, Collins from Utopia, Sergei from Moscow, and Lucia from Toronto. This is how a free federation centers on four people.

Yooseong Hun and Collins, of course, did not refute anyone. The problems were Sergei and Lucia among the other two. Sergei handed over Yuyamuya by announcing that he had joined the Great Alliance in the first place as a trick to attract other ruling factions and that he had no intention of challenging the final stage at a later date. Lucia was chosen because there was no one to represent except Arben. Of course, there was a secret Duke of Seonghoon here.

"Can you tell me again?"

"I need you to cooperate to punish the top rankers and ruling elites of the Great Alliance."

"You're here to make fun of me."

"I'm serious. Check as much as you can with its ability to tell the truth from the lie."

"... then it's even worse. Why would I do that?"

By listening to Yooseong or Seong-hoon, Lucia was feeling violently that she had hardly experienced anger in her entire life. If only he had the ability, he would have rushed in right now and blown his palms at that blue-eyed face.

You want me to help you kill Arben, Lecter, Carl, Alex, and a lot of people and push them into limbs? '

Anyone who is a little lost in his mind will not even appear before him in the first place. However, despite Lucia's dismal gaze, Sung-hoon smiled weakly.

"Don't take it personally, but cooperate. If you cooperate, the fairness and cause of this side will be piled up even more, and if you give a little testimony, it will be easier and easier to end things."

"You'd rather kill me. You can do it if you want to torture. That would be a waste of time."

"Obviously torture is a waste of time."

Lucia said that she would never bend her will, but Seong Hun literally accepted it as a waste of time. It is not a matter of making a single person a nuisance if torture is inflicted without covering up the means and methods. Especially if it is Sung-hoon who has accumulated a lot of know-how and skills.

However, the process clearly takes time, and it takes longer to process it neatly so that no one else notices the strangeness. Therefore, Sung-hoon decided to change Lucia's mind through dialogue.

"I'll tell you a simple story from now on. This is about what happens if you don't cooperate with me."

"……."

"Without your cooperation, we would have chosen the right third party to form the Free League. But things get a little complicated in that case. There will be more people to fight and punish because there is no one to testify 'right' about the misconduct of the Grand Alliance. All the candidates on that list and the level of punishment will be up to me."

"... people can't just look at it."

"Of course I can't wait to see it. You're going to have to support me and kill more, too, under the guise of setting justice. Haven't you forgotten so many people who sent hostiles towards you?"

Sung-hoon, who laughed at Lucia, who was shivering marginally, continued to speak.

"A lot of people who won't have to die because you don't cooperate will die without knowing the English language. And some of the victims will include Arben."

"Ah, you're going to kill Arben anyway! Don't try to fool me!"

"If you cooperate with me, Arben, I promise not to kill about 10 people you want."

"I've studied a lot since I was last attacked. I don't lie, but I find that there's no way to deceive people."

"I don't know how that innocent girl got so suspicious. I will do everything in my power to promise that I will never harm Arben. I will protect you from torture and live in complete safety."

"……."

"You can say anything you want. If you can be satisfied with that..."

"I will."

Since the time of the hostage-taking of the innocent, Lucia's heart has already been half-inclined. The moment I added Arben to it, the game was over.

'I don't care what you think of me. It's important to survive for now. If only I could live.'

"If you break your promise..."

"Don't worry, it won't happen. I must keep the promise I made once. I didn't know it was going to happen later. I don't want you to change your words like this. I'm not very patient."

"If I keep my promise, I won't break it first."

"Great. You got anything you need, partner?"

Lucia, who stood up ignoring the hand that was stretched out toward her, did not even look at Sung-hyun. Seong Hun, who was blatantly hated but did not intend to get along anyway, murmured tirelessly as he scratched his head with his hand.

"The great villain Arben, who wore a mask as a hero fighting for justice and did all kinds of vicious things behind his back, and Saint Lucia, who was deceived and exploited thoroughly to draw image improvements and people's support. This is gonna be a good idea."

"... you're a demon."

"Have you seen a demon like this? I just want you to be as happy as a villain."

I can only say that the effect that attracted Lucia was truly enormous.

It was a bit snobbish, but the concept of naive beauty used by others was enough to buy the sympathy of so many people. If the opponent is a downright man, the effect was twofold. And the first thing that formed the Free League was forgiveness.

"The sin of joining the Great Alliance is certainly heavy, but most people know nothing and are no different from ordinary people who have been exploited."

Even if they surrendered, they sighed in relief at the official amnesty decree. Until the official announcement that he would not be penalized in the future for this, he quickly turned into a keen follower of the Free League.

The next thing I did was prepare for a trial of a total of 894 rulers who had topranked the top rankers. And again, in the process of doing this, people's gaze on the Confederation of Liberties was forced to change. The Freedom League has a one-month grace period until trial. This was the position of the Freedom League, officially stating that the insidious misdeeds committed by the Great Alliance had been revealed and that the public opinion had to be beheaded immediately.

It is impossible to kill and save a person by being overwhelmed by a moment of public opinion. In order to reduce the number of innocent victims, only one person must be brought to justice in a trial in which everyone participates, based on clear evidence and facts, not merely emotions.

"Even if you kill them right away, what's so complicated about this?"

"I like this better. Think about when there was an alliance in the past. At that time, it was our opinion that somehow they set the law as they wished and punished them as they did."

"Even so. Don't you think I'm knowledgeable?"

"That's right. If you'd shut up and killed me without any evidence or witnesses, I would have suspected that the League of Liberties wasn't hiding something."

At first there was protest by extremists, but over time people began to have the idea of a free federation that emphasized fairness. This, of course, was nothing more than an incidental effect.

Kwaang!

"Two to go?!"

I was forced to bend my head as if I had no bearing on the work of Yoo White Woo. If it was natural, it was natural. Anyone would be angry if he had made contact with the people of the former coalition more than a hundred times to prove his innocence at trial, but only two had to come back.

"They're like jackasses. I didn't expect to change my attitude as soon as it became difficult.."

"… No. In this atmosphere, I'd rather be glad to have two witnesses."

'... Yooseong Hoon, Yooseong Hoon, Yooseong Hoon! I should have handled it then! I should have done whatever I had to!!!'

If you could kill a man by killing him, he would have killed Yooseong Hun hundreds and thousands more times by now. When I heard that it would give me a one-month grace period, Yu Baek Woo thought there was still one hope left. But it was just an illusion everywhere.

'A month is the time needed to manipulate evidence and witnesses and turn public opinion upside down.'

Release Yu White Wu and some of the others who were top-rankers for a 'fair' trial. He said he could gather the information and witnesses needed to defend him, but in the first place, the Free League, which absorbed most of the Great Alliance and the general public, and Yu White Wu and a few of his subordinates were incomparable. Rather, the more desperately I tried to gather information, the more my opinion changed.