193 Chapter 190 Objectively Evil (2/2)

(YOU WOULD LOCK STELLA UP, IF SHE EVER TRIED TO LEAVE YOU. IT'S ONLY THE STRONG FEELINGS OF LOVE AND DEVOTION THAT KEEP YOUR ANGER AND JEALOUSY FROM TRIGGERING. YOU UTTERLY DESTROYED THAT FOOL NURKONG DOMINATED, TO SAY THOSE THINGS ABOUT THIS REALM BEING A GALGE.)

'I was under a lot of stress from all the filth in my head after having to mind probe those cultists,' he argued.

(GRANTED, BUT YOU STILL HAVEN'T REMOVED IT ALL, AND IT HONESTLY ISN'T REALLY BOTHERING YOU. YOU SHUNTED MOST OF IT OFF, LIKE YOU DID TO YOUR PAST LIFE MEMORIES. THAT DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACT YOU ARE MENTALLY UNSTABLE.)

'But why is it reacting to Stella?'

(STELLA IS TOTALLY EVIL AND PSYCHOTIC.)

'What?'

(SHE WORs.h.i.+PS YOU AS THE BENEFACTOR OF HER LIFE, WHO LITERALLY GAVE HER THE STRENGTH TO BE WHERE SHE IS. YOU EVEN GAVE HER ME, SO ANY REWARDS I GIVE, OR THAT SHE EARNS, STILL GET THE MENTAL BLESSING OF 'JOSEPH GAVE ME THIS, SO I MUSTN'T LET HIM DOWN.')

'That doesn't make her evil,' said Joseph. Joe agreed.

(SHE DOESN'T QUESTION IF AN ACT IS GOOD OR EVIL. IT IS ONLY EVALUATED IN IF IT HURTS YOU OR YOU TOLD HER TO DO IT. SHE CARES FOR YOUR PARENTS BECAUSE YOU CARE FOR THEM. SHE IS FRIENDS WITH SELENA, BUT WOULD STILL KILL HER IF SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS A THREAT TO YOU. IF YOU REQUESTED, SHE WOULD PROBABLY GIVE YOU A FUNNY LOOK BUT STILL MURDER ALL OF THE CHILDREN IN THE NURSERY.)

'Oh please. I wouldn't do that to my own people.'

(FINE. YOU HAVE NO QUALMS ABOUT HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION. NOT THAT IT DOES OR DOES NOT BOTHER YOU. YOU LITERALLY FEEL NO ETHICAL ISSUES AT ALL IN IT. YOU DON'T EXPERIMENT WITH IT MORE BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO FAIL AND AFFECT YOUR PEOPLE, BUT IF YOU HAD EXTRAS FROM OTHER REALMS, YOU WOULD HAPPILY MUTATE THEM TO OBSERVE THE RESULTS.)

Joseph's mind thought over the people he had just acquired as slaves. 'That's not a bad idea actually. I have several spells I've been wanting to try out.'

(YOU SAVED THE ELVES BECAUSE YOU THOUGHT THEY WOULD MAKE A GOOD ALLY, AND THEN BECAUSE IT WOULD INTERFERE WITH YOUR ENEMY, AND NOW BECAUSE YOUR LITTLE SISTER IS ONE, AND THEIR G.o.d IS PROMISING YOU A REWARD. YOU LIKELY WOULDN'T HAVE COME TO SAVE THE GNOMES WITHOUT THE REWARD.)

'I am very busy. The clue to the location of the meta rune is here, somewhere as well. Besides, I've done a lot of good, too.'

(FIXING THE WORLD BECAUSE YOU WISH TO RULE OVER IT, IS EXPEDIENT. FIXING THE WORLD FOR ITS OWN SAKE, IS GOOD.)

'Okay, Joe is convinced, but I'm still not sure. I believe my dad raised me to be good.'

(YOUR FATHER IS ALSO EVIL.)

'Wait, what?! He saved thousands of people. He has given tens of thousands of unwanted children a better life.'

(HE PRODUCED HIGH QUALITY SLAVES AND CARED FOR THEM, BUT ALWAYS THOUGHT OF THEM AS SLAVES. YOU GET MUCH OF YOUR ATt.i.tUDE TOWARDS YOUR NORMAL CIVILIANS FROM HIM. PEOPLE ARE a.s.sETS AND YOU DISLIKE WASTED a.s.sETS.)

'Hmmm. Is being evil a problem?'

(OH, NO. I WORK ON FEAR AND AWE. I'M FINE WITH WHATEVER. I ONLY WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT THE SPELL WORKS ON OBJECTIVELY EVIL BEINGS. THIS REALM IS SO FOUL AND TAINTED THAT RELATIVELY YOU ARE A SAINT.)

'Okay, then.'

Joseph still didn't think he was evil, but decided it didn't matter. He still had a goal, and was wasting time arguing with the system. Joe agreed.

Turning to Stella that had been watching the little golem work on the road while he inner dialogued with the system, he said, ”I guess the spell is working correctly. We should keep going.”

She nodded, scratching her arm as they turned towards the alley before them. He used his mana territory to heal the two of them so that the damage from the barrier was nullified.

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