"The tragedy that happened to you, Sak'el, no matter what is right or wrong, right or wrong, all stems from the noblest but most indifferent family."

At that moment, Sak'el remained silent, but his breathing became confused.

"And the most ironic thing is that even today, you still want to fulfill your duties as a royal guard and protect our reputation."

"Although for various reasons, you will not have any complaints against the royal family...but it must be very hard."

Thales's voice was a little lonely

"I think we...the Canxing family owes you too much."

He saw that Sak'el's fists were clenching tighter and tighter.

But Thales ignored it and continued to look at the body on the ground. Thinking of the scene when the two left just now, his voice became hoarse.

"You know, as Thales Brightstar, facing you..."

"I can give comfort to Naki and Nai as a final farewell;"

"I can forgive Tardin and the others and relieve their pain;"

"I can inspire Barney, who is in a state of despair, and help him get back on his feet and face life."

Barney Jr., Belletti, Tardin... the people behind the prince looked at him blankly.

"But you, Sak'el..."

Thales deflected his gaze, avoiding eye contact with the knight, as if he could relax a little this way.

"As a powerless prince, I can't change the tragedy of the past, clear up your grievances, reopen the old case decided by the king, give you the justice you deserve, or even give the people you cherished a little peace.

A reasonable explanation.”

Thales looked at the two bodies on the ground unwillingly, thinking of the countless bones in the cell, and said sadly

"Facing you who have sacrificed so much, lost so much, and endured so much, I really don't know what else I can do for you."

"So, if you and I are destined to die here..."

"Then I want to leave without any worries, whether it's letting go of my own fears or settling my guilt for you," Thales smiled bitterly and uglyly, like a patient at the last moment.

"I also want you to go away peacefully."

Sacher remained motionless.

"I don't want others to continue to hate you, and I don't want you to still be alone in the darkness, carrying sins that don't belong to you."

"I want them to understand you or at least try to understand you."

Thales lowered his head and let out a long breath again, feeling as if he wanted to exhale all the anger today.

"Compared to this..."

The prince raised his head.

This time, there was no bitterness and hesitation on the young man's face, only a relaxed and relieved smile, facing the crumbling punishment knight

"My secret isn't that important anymore, is it?"

In the crowd, Kuaisheng stared blankly at Thales like this.

He was not the only one to have this reaction.

Sacher made no answer or move.

Thales shook his head, hid the sadness inside a little tighter, and tried his best to bring up a second smile.

"So, it's not just me."

Thales looked directly at Sak'el, but turned his head and looked at the remaining people.

"This is for them too."

"Them?" Sak'el replied in a daze.

As soon as these words were spoken, the surrounding guards had their own reactions.

Just listen to the prince saying calmly and seriously

"They should know that no matter what kind of person their commander and watchman was back then and today, Emmanuel Sak'el was never a traitor who betrayed his loyalty for his own selfish interests, let alone a lunatic who lost his mind after being imprisoned for many years.

"

Tardin sighed and lowered his head, Cannon twisted his face in pain, and Bree looked sad.

"They should know that you are still the same Sak'el they believe in, admire, and love. You are still the punishment knight who sticks to his beliefs, abides by his sacred duties, and deeply loves his brothers and sisters."

Samir looked conflicted, while Belletti looked sad.

"They need to know what you have done for them. They need to know that your sacrifices, efforts and struggles, even your most unreasonable actions, are just to carry out your mission and to eliminate terrible disasters."

Little Barney clutched his injured right arm tightly, biting his lower lip, and looked at Sak'el with increasingly complicated eyes.

"They need to know that they owe you and the watchmen of the Guard an apology and a thank you."

I don't know when it started, but Sak'el, who had buried himself in the darkness, became motionless.

After hearing all this, Samir closed his eyes and turned his head.

Little Barney, who had just stepped out of the darkness, stared at Sak'el, with endless sadness hidden in his eyes.

Others are not much better.

There was unspeakable silence again.

Thales chuckled, calmly and quietly

"Sorry, this is the last thing I can do for you."

He stared at Sak'el seriously

"At least, you no longer have to endure it alone and grit your teeth."

"At least, I can let them see the real you, let them understand, let them see the burden you carry. You have suffered too many injustices and misunderstandings. I don't want my death to become a part of it."

"At least I hope that after today, the darkness, the darkness you will still struggle with in the future, will be less cruel and cold."

Thales was talking one sentence after another, but Sak'el in front of him just bowed his head deeply, hiding his face from the light.

Finally, feeling another wave of dizziness, the young man sighed deeply.

He raised his lips, sneered and shook his head

"So, yes, I'm a disaster."

"Conversation ended."

Sak'el seemed stunned, and the others remained silent.

Until Thales sighed and spoke.

"Okay, now," the young man looked at Sak'el in front of him with relief.

"Let's end this."

The silence lasted for nearly ten seconds.

Finally, Sak'el in the darkness slowly raised the ax blade.

His hands were slow and even trembling.

But he still raised it.

Thales closed his eyes silently.

Waiting for that moment.

And he didn't wait long.

clang!

There was a dull sound of metal hitting!

"You know, if he's who he says he is," Barney Jr.'s weak voice sounded.

"Then your efforts are in vain."

Thales took a deep breath and opened his eyes.

Above his head, little Barney held the long sword he had used to commit suicide against Sak'el's ax blade.

The severely wounded Pioneer Officer's right arm was broken, and he was using his good left arm to hold the sword. It looked like he was struggling.

Opposite him, Sak'el also lost his left arm, so it looked like they were evenly matched.

Little Barney glanced at Thales who was as calm as ever behind him and sneered.

"You don't have legendary anti-demon weapons, so you can't kill him?"

In a corner where no one was paying attention, Quick Rope, dripping with cold sweat, subconsciously pulled on his clothes, trying to cover the crossbow in his arms.

Sak'el still lowered his head and hid his eyes in the darkness.

He gritted his teeth and spoke with difficulty
To be continued...