What Is Justice?

"Did you come alone?"

To ease the awkward atmosphere, Long Qian hurriedly changed the subject.

"No. I also brought my two subordinates, A'Zhui and Moy. They're keeping watch above Earth right now."

Perhaps because traces of the Sky Scum Sumari had appeared on Earth, Angel Yan had directly left the two of them in orbit to see if they could find Sumari, kill him, and avenge the Angel Sisters who had died in battle.

"Oh... then... um, don't you have anything you want to ask?"

Angel Yan's tone suddenly turned somewhat cold, leaving Long Qian unsure of what to say.

Still, he was rather happy inside. He didn't even have a Super Gene, yet they could still match. Wasn't that amazing?

"Was it you who stopped Qing Qing's Angel Gene from collapsing? Or..."

Angel Yan decided not to dwell on it for now. Since things had come to this, she would let nature take its course. In any case, she had plenty of time to wait.

She still didn't know whether Long Qian had acquired special abilities through the Super Soldier Serum Qing Qing had mentioned.

Or whether it was some special method belonging to that Angel Kayle.

Therefore, she needed to clarify the exact situation. Long Qian's uniqueness would certainly be detected by the Demon Civilization. Although the Demon Civilization had been thoroughly crushed by the angels and could not directly find Long Qian, it could not be denied that demon technology was tens of thousands of years ahead of Earth's.

Humanity on Earth, or the technology of the Deno Civilization, might be unable to do anything about it, but that did not mean the Demon Civilization or the Taotie would be unable to infiltrate the Deno Three system of the Deno Civilization.

She did not believe the Deno Civilization would destroy every piece of information related to Long Qian.

Humans were selfish. They always kept certain things that were supposed to be destroyed, smugly believing no one would be able to find them.

Wasn't that how she had found them now? It was even top-secret information. Though it was only a paper version and did not mention his real name, the clues were still enough for others to trace him.

This kid really wasn't cautious at all. He was far too careless.

He had actually cooperated with people from Earth's Huaxia civilization and undergone a physical examination. Didn't he know he was isolated and without support in the known universe? Didn't he know his appearance would make other civilizations eye him greedily?

Although the Deno Civilization's technology could not detect anything at all, didn't he know the meaning of the word danger?

Though it really did seem impossible to detect anything. She had heard Queen Keisha say that once Long Qian's blood left his body, its genetic information would collapse. Without special methods, it simply could not be preserved.

"Mm, it was more or less a special ability that appeared in me."

Long Qian nodded. There was no need for him to hide it, since Qing Qing had experienced it firsthand.

Then Long Qian suddenly asked, "By the way, do you angels have a way to restore Qing Qing's Angel Gene?"

It had been several months, and it was only at ten percent. Qing Qing's Angel Gene was recovering far too slowly. Even if she drained him dry, she probably would not be able to fully recover.

"You know that once we do that, it means Queen Keisha's Justice Order will collapse. You can save the Angel Sisters because it is your own choice; we cannot interfere. But if we do it, that would mean violating the Justice Order, and the Justice Order the Angel Sisters have upheld for tens of thousands of years would develop cracks.

Under Queen Keisha's Justice Order, it is our destiny and faith for the Angel Sisters to die on the battlefield."

Angel Yan waved her hand. She did not want Long Qian to continue this topic.

"But do you know that many angels will die in the future? Fanxing, Leng, Moy, and the others will all die. Don't you think that's too cruel?"

Long Qian did not agree with Angel Yan's words. There was clearly a way to save them, yet they had to watch helplessly as they sacrificed themselves and died in battle.

The Super Seminary Universe was, at its core, a world where angels got hurt.

"Can't the Justice Order be flexible when appropriate? This doesn't go against Sacred Keisha's original intention in establishing the Justice Order at all.

If they didn't sacrifice themselves so casually, they could do far more just things."

(Kayla: Huh? Isn't that my line?)

"Long Qian, justice is justice. It has no other meaning. For justice, death is nothing to fear. They can sacrifice themselves, and so can I.

The Justice Order represents truth, goodness, and beauty in the universe. It cannot be violated.

But you are different from us. The justice you believe in is different from the justice we believe in. We angels believe in carrying out the Justice Order, and we will not force you to follow it either."

Angel Yan shook her head, and her voice softened.

But when she heard that Angel Leng would also die, she was somewhat surprised.

She and Leng had been rivals for thousands of years. She had never expected to hear such an outcome from Long Qian.

Yet she still unwaveringly followed and carried out Sacred Keisha's Justice Order.

Queen Keisha's commands were her justice.

"Long Qian, you must understand that those who enjoy justice are fortunate, while those who carry out justice suffer. The Justice Order exists to protect weaker civilizations.

Whether humans or other life forms, you surely understand their thoughts. Not every civilization loves peace.

You and your civilization love peace, but can you guarantee that everyone loves peace? Wars over resources, bullying the weak, annexation.

When absolute justice vanishes from the universe, the stronger side becomes justice.

The universe needs a peaceful environment. It needs someone to maintain balance within it. The sacrifices of us angels can deter the petty villains."

Angel Yan understood Long Qian's thoughts. Hadn't she once thought the same way?

But after thousands of years of growth and battle, reality had told her that, as Queen Keisha said, she needed to think with the mindset of a god.

"However, justice and evil are merely different beliefs. Being in darkness does not mean one is evil, and standing in the light does not mean one is just."

At that moment, the two revealed their differences in thinking. Were those in the camp of evil necessarily evil?

"Evil and darkness cause people to fall. Those with weak resolve will descend into the abyss."

"Forget it. Let's not argue about this anymore."

Long Qian felt that continuing to argue with Angel Yan would lead nowhere.

They stood in different positions, so naturally their beliefs could never fully align.

Still, these were merely differences in certain beliefs. They did not affect Long Qian's liking for Angel Yan or for angels.

As an outstanding Young Pioneer—ah, no—an outstanding successor of socialism, only a tiny bit of his core values had changed.

He was not the kind of idiot who loved showing off. Though he was a little childish, a pervert, and liked girls, he still had his own bottom line.

Even if that bottom line was somewhat flexible, he would not abandon his principles.

"Male God... Sister Yan... so you were the one who came."

Just as the two fell silent, Qing Qing's appearance eased the awkwardness between them.

When Qing Qing woke up, she did not see Long Qian. She then guessed that he was probably on the rooftop, but as soon as she arrived, she heard the two arguing.

"Qing Qing, you've become even prettier..."

When Angel Yan saw that it was Qing Qing, she smiled. Qing Qing's temperament had indeed changed now. She carried more of a... well, how should she put it... married-woman aura.

But she had indeed discovered that Qing Qing's Angel Gene was gone. It flickered in and out of existence, showing an unstable state.

*(PS: Brothers, Yanzu brothers, I'm here to pad the word count. Happy New Year, everyone! Thanks to all the bosses for the gifts, and thanks for the likes and support. May all generous bosses marry ten thousand wives.*

*My wish this year is to try and send every Yanzu a little angel (????)??ヾ(?ω?.)!!!)*