This Isn't the Kind of Lie You Can Just Make Up

Knocking her out and taking her back was only a passing thought in Fang Zheng's mind. Of course, he could not actually do that to Fina. Wouldn't that just make him look guilty?

But how was he supposed to resolve this problem...

"Ah..."

Fang Zheng sighed as he looked at Fina.

Well, it was a long story...

"Actually, it starts with this sword of mine."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng took out the pitch-black greatsword in his hand. Fina curiously turned her gaze toward it as well.

"This sword... what is it?"

"Actually, Miss Fina, this sword is a magical weapon I found by chance while adventuring some time ago. It happened like this: back then, just like you, I accidentally traveled to a small town called Yharnam, and there..."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng modified his experiences in the world of Yharnam and told them to Fina. Naturally, he gave the Old Gods a complete makeover. As for those Cultists... Fang Zheng did not even need to change them. What that lot did was basically no different from the Cultists of the Main World.

In Fang Zheng's account, a group of Cultists in Yharnam had tried to release a sealed Chaos Monster. Fang Zheng happened to pass through the area, drew his blade to help when he saw injustice, and utterly crushed those Cultists. Then, he and several locals went to the Cultists' hideout, hoping to stop their plan.

However, plans could not keep up with changes. Although Fang Zheng's group succeeded in killing the Cultists' leader after tremendous effort, the seal was still broken before the leader died. And this sword was, in fact, the mark that had sealed the Chaos Monster.

At that critical moment, one of their companions stepped forward and sacrificed herself, fusing her soul