The underground hospital was very quiet.

Only the hoarse coughing from behind simple curtains could be heard.

"What happened in Moerma?"

After a moment of silence, Ainebez asked.

"What happened in Moerma?" Johnny Blackbird countered Ainebez, and without waiting for her answer, he laughed.

"Don't you know? Not too long ago, the Kingdom launched a massacre there."

"No, no, that was..."

Ainebez quickly refuted upon hearing this.

"Are you trying to say it was a righteous judgment?"

Johnny Blackbird interrupted her again.

"There was a misunderstanding, the Kingdom was just helping to resolve disputes, you know. Afterward, the Kingdom even introduced favorable policies for Moerma."

Ainebez was still trying to explain.

"Kill all the people, then give a piece of candy? Is that what you call favorable? Dear Princess?"

"No..."

Ainebez's mind was in chaos now.

She turned to look at Ethan, hoping to get some help, but Ethan just looked on indifferently at all of this.

Ethan indeed just looked on indifferently at all of this.

Did he feel moved inside?

A little bit.

It was like when he saw Mia in Wenster for the first time.

This world has too much misfortune.

Especially when there are so many incomprehensible, overwhelmingly powerful forces, authorities, human lives become even more insignificant than grass.

"Princess, do you know that over the past decades, the Kingdom has been continuously exploiting the Moerma region, its resources, population, even its land, squeezing out the very last drop of blood in the land called a private plot, but in reality, it's a flesh and blood furnace."

At this point, Johnny Blackbird laughed instead.

Ainebez fell silent once again.

"I didn't know these... If it's true, then it's our responsibility."

"Princess, you are a good person, your surname, your background, I don't have the right to accuse you because of these, but there is no doubt, the Kingdom is evil."

Johnny Blackbird was almost singing.

"Do you know how they became like this?"

"Because in that massacre, too many true name powers were involved, which mere mortals couldn't endure, many people died on the spot, those who didn't, became like this, and also because the Kingdom took their god away, that Earth God, with the protection of a god, maybe they wouldn't have been so bad."

Ainebez fell into deeper silence.

"This is not all. There are more patients in Moerma, we can only send those who most need treatment, the youngest ones to the Royal Capital because we don't have that much funding."

Hearing this, Ainebez spoke again: "But we did donate to Moerma as well..."

"Guess how much of that money actually went to where it was supposed to go?" "..."

"That's why I need Mr. Ethan's money. Although it's unfair to Mr. Ethan, I hope with his goodwill towards Saint Kuanti, he won't mind giving this money to Moerma, right?"

Johnny Blackbird finally looked at Ethan.

"I can pay for him, I can also support your cause, let him go, Ethan didn't do anything wrong."

Ainebez's expression turned firm.

"Oh..."

Johnny Blackbird truly sang.

"Princess, your affection for Mr. Ethan is really... enviable, admirable."

"No... it's not that, I just..."

Ainebez's face reddened all over again.

Johnny Blackbird, however, shook his head.

"Princess, your offer does tempt me, but, Mr. Ethan, I can't hand over to you for now, you can leave first, I will eventually return him to you."

"If Ethan doesn't leave, neither will I. You should know, with my presence here, what trouble you might face."

Ainebez's tone also became resolute.

"Moreover, you're still under suspicion of assassinating my royal brother."

It seemed that in the trunk, she had actually heard the content on the radio broadcast.

Just then, there was a gentle applause from the depths of the underground hospital.

Immediately following, came a series of light, rhythmically paced footsteps, slowly approaching from the depths.

Ultimately, the person arrived nearby, speaking through several curtains: "The Princess indeed has remarkable intelligence, not as simple as outsiders claim."

Upon hearing this voice, Ethan knew who it was.

West.

"West, is that you?!"

Ainebez was a bit surprised.

But Ethan felt this outcome was rather expected.

Since returning from cultural study in the Midwest, West seemed to have changed, clearly having encountered something.

And, given that Ethan also frequented her restaurant, it wasn't unwarranted to be caught off guard.

"Yes, it's me, Princess."

West, having been called out, walked out boldly from behind the curtain, meeting Ainebez's gaze.

Johnny Blackbird, however, stepped forward, wrapping his arm around her waist, and despite Ainebez's presence, lifted his mask and kissed her deeply.

This scene was completely unexpected for Ainebez, and she could only turn her head away, blushing.

Ethan merely sighed lightly, "Joseph, you've lost this one."

After a while, Johnny Blackbird let her go, saying, "Darling, you really shouldn't have come out, this is a man's matter."

"No, this matter still needs a woman's touch."

West wasn't shy; she merely smiled while brushing away her stray hairs, then continued to watch Ainebez: "Princess, I came out to tell you this matter, I want to solve it amicably with you. Ethan is my junior brother, I won't harm him, I just want to talk about some matters with him. Once things are finished, we will let him go, so could you please leave first?"

"But you lied to me."

"Did I lie to you? I probably didn't, right? Everything I've done from the very beginning stems from my intentions. I genuinely do charity, I genuinely run a restaurant, all to help the people of Moerma, and what I'm doing now is the same."

West's tone grew more sincere.

"No."

Ainebez still stood in front of Ethan.

West sighed softly.

"Princess, is this necessary? If I simply call out to him, he would still come; Brother, come on, we need to talk."

She gestured towards Ethan and issued him a command.

Ethan indeed received the command, but this time, he no longer feigned compliance; he completely resisted the command and extricated himself entirely from that strange influence, then he spoke up.

"No, I think I'd better leave with her, Senior Sister."

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