Jeanne d'Arc's little mouth fell open, and she went quiet for a moment.
Suppose the alchemy the Marshal had developed at the cost of blood sacrifices had successfully resurrected Jeanne d'Arc through the blood of innocent children. If the Saint learned the truth, she would probably draw her holy sword and slit her own throat at once.
Caster's actions were undeniably wrong, but he would not even listen to the Saint herself. What could Jeanne d'Arc do? She was utterly helpless!
"The Holy Grail had long since ceased to be the all-powerful wish-granting device it once was, and Caster was no longer the high-spirited Marshal of those days..."
Lianye sighed softly. "Still... even if the wish to resurrect Jeanne d'Arc was wrong, and even the Holy Grail itself was completely messed up, resulting in Jeanne d'Arc (Alter) being created by sheer accident, none of that had anything to do with her. She had been born without understanding any of it—children were always innocent, weren't they?"
Brats who were already old enough didn't count...
Although Jeanne d'Arc (Alter) looked exactly the same as Jeanne d'Arc in both appearance and age, it would not be an exaggeration to say that, deep down, she was an even younger little girl than Jeanne d'Arc (Lily).
—Perhaps that contrast between her appearance and her inner self was one of Jeanne d'Arc (Alter)'s appealing traits.
The memories of being Jeanne d'Arc, the flames of vengeance, and the means of retaliating against France—those were all things that had occurred after Jeanne d'Arc (Alter) was born.
It was hard to say whether she had committed slaughter under Caster's instigation, or whether she was naturally so brutal. Jeanne d'Arc (Alter), created by the corrupted Holy Grail, was probably 'Chaotic Evil' from the very depths of her soul.
Even so,