Having vented their anger.
Their fury eased a little.
Everyone obediently returned to the livestream.
They waited to see what came next.
Bang!
A gunshot rang out.
Kiana raised her hand and fired.
The trial in the Theater came to an abrupt halt.
"I've heard enough nonsense."
Her gaze was icy.
"This farce ends here."
"Don't think you can confuse me. I won't submit, and I won't despair."
The Doll sighed.
Its tone remained mocking:
"Ah, what a waste of effort."
"We went out of our way to let you relive the Second Herrscher's memories."
"And you feel nothing at all?"
"Are you so shameless that you don't even feel ashamed?"
Kiana's gaze was cold and utterly unruffled.
"These cheap tricks again?"
Not even the corner of her mouth twitched.
"Unfortunately, you've picked the wrong person."
The trust of the companions beside her had long since forged an iron wall.
They taught me what was right and what was worth protecting.
You think you can shake me with this kind of rhetoric?
Utterly laughable.
The air froze for a moment.
The expression on the Doll's face stiffened.
Then it twisted into utter disbelief.
"Trust? Support?"
Its voice was shrill and grating, laced with mockery.
"Don't make me laugh! That's indulgence! That's covering for you!"
"They knew perfectly well that you were the Herrscher of the Void!"
"A sword hanging over all humanity!"
"Yet they still risked utter annihilation to keep you alive!"
"They even paid with their lives to awaken that soul called Sirin."
The more the Doll spoke, the more agitated it became, its finger nearly jabbing Kiana in the face.
"Whether Cecilia or Himeko."
"When they made those choices, did they think of the millions of lives out there?"
"Did they think about how fear would spread like