Chapter 2893 Mask and Crown

Joan came to Udinos to settle down in the first place, just to experience the life of beholders, to see if he could bid farewell to human society forever and start a new life as a monster.

This personal social experiment has been going on for nearly two years, but the conclusions reached have deviated from her original intention.

In any case, she was born human after all, and there are many people and things she cares about in the world, so it is impossible to truly ignore them and make a clean break.

On the contrary, the longer he spends with monsters, the more Joan feels that his humanity is deeply rooted, and new sprouts are sprouting from the depths of his soul, growing stronger and stronger.

The human nature that she thought was weak and even hypocritical at the beginning was not killed in this underground world where monsters run amok, the strong prey on the weak, and is extremely cruel and selfish. On the contrary, it bursts out a ray of light that warms the heart so that she will not lose her way in the darkness .

Recalling that when she passed away and lived in seclusion, she had wishful thinking that if she hadn't been born human, she would rather be a beholder who felt good about herself.

Now she has the opportunity to take this step and become the beholder queen of Udinos, but she is no longer in the original state of mind. She would rather maintain her ordinary human identity than be the supreme one who admires herself on the throne.

In addition to pure personal preference, there is also a knot about "identity" that Joan can't let go of.

No matter how much she pretended, she couldn't erase the fact that she wasn't the real Mitra.

The real "Magic Eye Arcanist" Mitra was murdered by her as early as two years ago. She pretended to be the other party's identity and stole the other party's territory, property, servants, and more importantly, her background and social relations.

As a wise man said, “Humans are essentially the sum of all social relations”—the subject here is not limited to human beings in the biological sense, and it is also true to replace them with other intelligent creatures with a high degree of social organization. Including the beholder family of Udinos.

It is precisely because Joan stole Mitra's bloodline and social connections that she has the opportunity to obtain the succession of the Beholder Queen. The beneficiary of murder and lies is a classic villain in legends.

The question is, can you enjoy all the benefits obtained through murder and lies with peace of mind, and in order to maintain vested interests, you will have to continue to lie and pack yourself in the future, deceiving everyone around you, until you even believe these lies are true?

Wrap your real self in lies, wear a mask and a crown at the same time, is this the life you want?

Joan asked himself.

It's a pity that she couldn't pass the test in her heart.

That's not to say she regrets murdering Mitra in the first place and posing as her.

Whether judged by human moral standards or by the beholder's concept of right and wrong, "Evil Eye Arcanist" Mitra is not a good thing, and countless innocent people died at her hands, Joe Killing her, even if it can't be regarded as doing justice for the sky, at least it can be called controlling violence with violence.

Later, she pretended to be Mitra and settled in Udinos. In all fairness, what she did was much kinder than the real Mitra.

Improve food for slaves, reduce labor intensity, rescue miners who were killed, eliminate hidden dangers in mines, and participated in many battles against the invasion of Udinos by foreign enemies, and made contributions to this city and all compatriots, what Bhimetra did during his lifetime public affairs add up to much more.

Qiao An has a clear conscience towards the Demon Eye Nest City and most of the compatriots in the city who are not friendly, but she has a little guilt towards the people close to her.

Prime Minister Saoirse treated her as a friend and helped her conceal the rebellious act of adopting Inanna against the will of the Supreme.

Her adopted daughter, Inanna, has a far greater affection for her than her biological mother, seeing her as a perfect role model.

There are also subspecies of beholders and servants on the territory. With the help of "myth warning", Joan is very clear that most of his subordinates' respect and trust for him are sincere.

However, only she knows that all of this is a castle in the air built on lies. Even if the lies will never be exposed, even if she can deceive her relatives, friends and subordinates for a lifetime, how can she be indifferent to their sincere eyes?

Some people may think it doesn't matter, but Joan can't do it.

Professor Moriarty has severely criticized his moral cleanliness more than once. A large part of the suffering and distress he has suffered in his life is due to the excessively high moral bottom line. To put it bluntly, he is asking for trouble.

Joan knew that he had such a weakness, and tried to change it, but in the end he couldn't give up the bottom line. Whether it is good or bad, this is the internal reason why she became her current self. If she breaks through this bottom line, a person becomes a puppet of desire and no longer has an independent personality at all.

Living in a group, the more people around her respect and trust her, the deeper the emotional bond between each other, and the stronger the sense of guilt for cheating.

Joan had a premonition in her heart that this kind of life based on lies could not be maintained for a long time. One day, she would reveal the truth to Inanna and Saoirse, admitting that she was not the real Mitra.

Now that he has this idea in mind, Joan can't make mistakes again and again, extending the tentacles of lies from Mitra's territory to the entire city of Udinos.

If the queen's throne is to be exchanged for a deeper sense of guilt, Joan feels that the deal is not worthwhile.

What's more, even if she did this against her conscience, she might not be able to pass the test of Ishtar.

The inheritance of the supreme position is not decided by Ishtar himself, and a sacrificial ceremony must be held in advance to pray for the permission of the "God of Beholders"-this is like the crown prince of the old era, who needs to be granted by the Pope. Only by being crowned can one become a legitimate king.

Joan can use the "mythical disguise" to deceive Ishtar, but he can't deceive the "Great Mistress" who has powerful divine power. If the "God of Beholders" sees through that he is not the real Mitra, or even a natural beholder, Will he be furious and bring down divine punishment?

No way!

Even putting aside moral conscience, just out of consideration for his own safety, Joan did not dare to take the Queen's Crown of the Demon Eye Nest City from Ishtar.

With this in mind, Qiao An finally made up her mind, took out the "communication crystal" and wrote back to the Prime Minister, and invited her to come to her lair to meet and discuss the succession in detail.

Immediately afterwards, Joan sent another magical text message to her adopted daughter Inanna, asking her to come to the reception room to accompany her to entertain the Prime Minister, and to discuss an important matter related to the future of the mother and daughter.