After Li finished speaking, he sat there in silence for a long time, as though lost in his memories. "I remember that Knight Commander Barubo's father-in-law was a noble. He once invited me to attend his father-in-law's ball... He treated me very well. He helped me integrate into the noble circles centered around the church. I remember Barubo, he..."
At that point, Li suddenly fell silent, a trace of pain appearing in his eyes.
The village chief did not know what to say as he looked at Li. He could only silently watch the sorrowful knight before him.
"Brother Barubo... he... was... killed by me." Li suddenly spoke in a low voice. There was an indescribable sorrow in his tone as he shook his head hard. "That's right. Barubo was killed by me. And Knight Commander Caesar—I killed him too."
The village chief still said nothing, while Li seemed to be talking to himself. "Oh... Lord Barubo. Lord Caesar... and Ayanami, my poor Ayanami. She was the same age as me. When my father sent me to the church as a child, we trained there together. Back then, I always saw her as my little sister. We passed the assessment together and entered the knight order together, but in the end, she wanted to kill me too. So I personally pierced her heart. And who else... who else..."
The village chief watched as tears began pouring endlessly from Li's eyes.
"Do you know? They were all my good friends, my brothers, comrades who had faced life and death with me. We trained together from childhood, studied together, survived countless near-death missions together... Yet now, they all died by my sword... If I could, I would rather die for them, but I can't!" Li's expression suddenly turned savage as he shouted,