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Albert-Oniisama stiffens and stares at me.

If you dont want to kill anyone, then why would you bother learning how to use that dangerous thing?

That dangerous thing? cries Albert-Oniisama, outraged.

Ever since he was little, hes loved the idea of chivalry, swords, and knights standing up for whats right. So to him, insulting his weapon is basically the worst insult you throw at him.

For what reason do you have a sword then?

To protect the people I care about.

Then, if those people that you care so much about were to be murdered, can you swear that you wont seek retribution? That you still wont bloody your weapon and kill someone?

To seek revenge to settle your own hatred will only ever breed more hatred, Liz-san cuts in before Albert-Oniisama has the chance to reply.

If she insists on butting in whenever the conversation turns less favorable for her precious ideals, then things are going to get much more complicated for me. But I get what shes saying. Hatred only breeds more hatred. Seeking revenge will likely send you spiraling into a never ending cycle of hate, vengeance, and despair.

Shes not entirely wrong, either. Its just that theres no answer that is right 100% of the time. There will be situations where capitalizing on that hatred and seeking revenge is the only way to resolve the issue.

Ah! What a marvelously villainous philosophy to have! It seems that even my thoughts are becoming those of a true villainess now.

Forgiveness is also important, Liz-san adds.

I hadnt expected her to continue. So for a moment, I feel lost. Where is she even going with this?

But Ill say.. saying that sort of line with that pure, innocent, angelic smile.. as I thought, I just cant bring myself to like her.

So youre saying that if your family was killed, then you would do nothing?

..Even if they were killed, I still wouldnt be able to take another persons life. No matter what the reason, thats going too far.

Pretty speech. But reality isnt half as beautiful as that.

Hypocrite, Gilles murmurs under his breath. But then he looks straight at Liz-san. Do you even realize what you did earlier? You can say that killing is bad and that youd never take a life, but thats all bullsh*t. Just minutes ago you were the one that was trying to get Alicia killed!

Suddenly its like the flood gates are open and words are practically spilling out of Gilless mouth. Even though he typically wouldnt say anything during these exchanges

I take my eyes away from Liz-san for a moment to look at him. Really look at him.

His eyes are seething with cold fury as he glares at Liz-san. The look nearly takes my breath away, theres so much unbridled rage in it. His eyes are chilling me to the bone, and Im someone whos close with him, so I can only imagine what Liz-san must be feeling right now while being on the receiving end.

She wasnt trying to kill Alicia. She was trying to stop Alicia from killing someone else, Gayle-Sama states contemptuously. His eyes stare hard at Gilles as if hes merely an ignorant child just wanting attention.

True. I was trying to kill that guy, but they were the ones who plotted to kill me first. And after Liz-san cast her magic on me, she basically gave handed me a death sentence. If Duke-Sama hadnt stepped in, that thug would have surely killed me.

You must be blind, Gilles scoffs.

Gayle-Sama is quite smart, so with a bit of explanation, he should be able to understand, but.. if he truly has been brainwashed by Liz-san then theres no point. No matter what we say, whatever mush thats left of his brain just wont get it.

That man was unarmed. But that didnt stop Alicia from coming at him with an ax and trying to kill him. She didnt even hesitate, Liz-san says, looking at the two of us challengingly.

As the person charged with monitoring Liz-san, I guess there are some things that I need to explain to her after all.

Those men had kidnapped me with the intention of killing me. And the man that I tried to kill with the ax was not unarmed, he possessed a knife. One that he promptly pulled out and tried to kill me with after I was rendered completely defenseless by you. Not to mention, it was one of your rabid fans that orchestrated this whole incident in the first place.

At that, Liz-sans eyes fly wide open in surprise.

Ugh. Those emerald green irises! No matter how many times I see them, I cant help but feel captivated.

That was his own choice. Liz didnt do anything wrong! Eric-Sama shouts, raising his voice to a low roar.

That wasnt really the point. I was just trying to explain that the murderous intent wholly originated on their side and that my actions were in self defense. But, as always, nothing I say is getting through to them at all.

Liz-san, you may be right. If you dont repay hatred with hatred, then it will lose its power. That could very well be the wisest decision a person can make.

I straighten my posture and carefully make sure to keep my tone serious but neutral. As I do this, I look straight at Liz-san. I need to be the most dignified and magnificent person here. That way, Liz-san might actually listen to me. She might actually learn something from this.

As the villainess and also as Liz-sans monitor, its my duty to get through to her.

But, at some point you need to face reality. The only one who would be able to live like that is you, I declare, a sneer raising the corner of my lips.

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T/N: Haha, this chapter was tiny. Sorry! But thats just the way the cookie crumbles XD Also, I already know I will not be putting up a chapter tomorrow. But, you can expect a chapter twice as long as this one on my Saturday! (EST)

The battle between Lizs flower field and Alicias logic is still inconclusive after this. So we wont know who was right until future chapters! But, of the 776 votes at the time of posting this, 668 of you, a whopping 86%, dont think Liz will face any sort of punishment! (Not that Im surprised. I kind of doubt shell be punished too.) Whats interesting is that the how is still pretty split. 8.7% think Liz will learn from this, 33.8% think her groupies will step in, and 44.7% think shell learn nothing and receive no punishment. Its fun to know that there are still some people who have hope for her! Id like to believe that there is hope as well

My favorite responses were:

Shell cry and because shes the saint itll just be let go This is too realistic T-TNo, but one of her followers will start breaking free from the brain washingThis would be AWESOME! Please!?Neil will be punished. Liz and useless people who came with her will get small punishment. This will lead the group to hate Alicia further ending up with same thing sending assassins to kill alicia.Nice. Cycle of hatred in the act! Its like you knew they were going to talk about that in this chapter XD (But Neil is already dead lol. Duke killed him hahahaha)

And lastly:

How do we see the results hahaNot really an answer, but this cracked me up. I forgot to click the check box to allow you to see them! But Ive fixed that now, so you should be able to go back and look at the more detailed breakdown

And an honorable mention to everyone who didnt follow directions and answered how they wanted Liz to be punished XD Off the top of my head I saw burning, an avalanche of karma, banishment, an agonizing death that makes her realize the error of her ways, and, my personal favorite from the comments section, stubbing her pinky toe in the worst way possible hahaha (courtesy of Anonymous).

I love you all! Thanks for making this so much fun