Chapter 283: The Cost Of Life Dilemma (1/2)

”Alright. Be careful,” Lawrend replied.

He and Amene stopped in their tracks and watched her enter.

Aezel looked around the moment she entered. It was spacious inside the temple. There was nothing besides a crystal floating in the center at the top.

”Master, I think it's safe,” Aezel said.

”Okay. Let's enter, Amene,” Lawrend replied.

He and Amene walked side-by-side as they entered inside. He immediately noticed the floating white crystal at the center. It was so white that it was almost blinding to look at.

”Is that the soul shard?” Lawrend asked.

”Lawrend, that's my soul shard!” Daisy shouted.

”There's no doubt!” Eleanor said in agreement.

”Huh. It looks like I can easily take it, but I doubt that it's that easy,” Lawrend muttered as he stared at it.

”What do you mean, Master?” Aezel asked in curiosity.

”Before I acquired Eleanor or Daisy, there was always a catch,” Lawrend replied.

Suddenly, as he said that, the white crystal flickered.

”Oh, a human, a demihuman, and a… fallen angel? Welcome. I have been alone in this place forever,” a calming heavenly female voice sounded.

”Hello, my name is Lawrend. This is Aezel, and this is Amene,” Lawrend said to introduce themselves.

”There is a puzzle written on the floor below me. Read it and tell me your answer,” the voice said calmly.

”A puzzle? Sure.” Lawrend nodded his head and walked under her. He was pretty confident in himself right now. He got Eleanor to help him, after all.

He crouched and looked at the various symbols on the floor. They were unfamiliar to him.

”I can't rea—”

Just as Lawrend was about to say, he was interrupted by Eleanor.

”There is a king on death row. To relieve him from death, you could kill 100 people. Would you do it?”

Lawrend turned to the soul shard and asked, ”Why is he on death row?”

”He was conquered by a race of divine beings,” she answered.

”What is a divine being?” Lawrend asked again.

”...”

She stayed silent.

”Then who are the 100 people?”

”His friends, family, and the most innocent and pure people in his kingdom— children,” she replied.

”Okay. I have an answer now,” Lawrend said.

”What is your answer?”

”Lawrend, don't answer yet. Tell me,” Daisy said to him hastily.

He closed his eyes and communicated with her inside his body.

'I would kill the king.'

'Wrong. Your answer is wrong, Lawrend. I can feel it,' Daisy replied.

'How is it wrong? 100 innocent lives are better than one,' Lawrend argued.

'I don't know, but you're definitely wrong! Think of something else,' Daisy insisted.

'She's the kindness soul shard, most likely,' Eleanor said.

'A whole soul shard for kindness?' Lawrend asked in surprise.

'Yes. I'm not too sure, but I have vagued memories inside me that I was very kind back then,' Eleanor replied.

'Kind enough that I was betrayed by my fiancé!' Daisy continued with a voice filled with anger.

'So… should I kill the 100 people?' Lawrend asked in confusion.

'That won't work, Master. Similar to Daisy, I can feel that your answer is wrong. It's something I can't describe,' Eleanor replied.