Chapter 614

"Who are you?" Ludwig couldn't help but freeze at the shocking words. He couldn't speak, knowing that the other person didn't even know who he was. "I don't have time to convince someone like you." Ludwig felt the urge to bite his tongue at the humiliating remark. He looked at Ellen, who couldn't draw her sword or retreat. He saw her hesitation, fear, and reluctance. Ludwig realized that being a hero was just a delusion. Was it impossible for Ellen to oppose the Demon King? He had a feeling that she might not be able to fight if she faced the Demon King. Ludwig understood Ellen's helplessness as she was engulfed in blue magic. He didn't blame her, but if no one stepped forward and Ellen didn't want to fight for any reason, someone else had to fight. They couldn't back down from fear and terror. Someone had to punish those demons. "Ludwig! Don't do it!" Ellen grabbed Ludwig's shoulder desperately as he tried to step forward. "You... no. Don't do it. You don't know anything. Don't fight." Ludwig was stunned by her words. "What don't I know?" Ellen couldn't answer. She knew she had to say it, even though her own position and actions were disgusting. "I don't know anything... I don't know anything..." Ellen returned Ludwig's words that she had heard before. "It's all my fault. I did something wrong. That's all... that's all I need to know..." It's better not to know anything. A little bit of truth is crueler than saying nothing at all. It only instills a sense of self-doubt that they are not qualified to know the truth. "Yeah, don't get worked up over nothing." Ludwig looked at Olivia with a gentle yet harsh tone. "Even if you're a princess or have superpowers, it seems like it wouldn't matter if you died. Don't be stubborn and throw away your life for no reason. There are things in the world that you don't need to know, and things that will only give you a headache if you try to understand them. So just live without knowing. If you resist for no reason, you'll only end up dead. Olivia's words that she'll kill you if you resist are a harsh truth. In front of that truth, Ludwig couldn't even take a step. If he dies here, what will happen? If Ellen dies, it's a big deal because she's a hero. Louise von Schwartz is the commander of the Schwartz Army. If she dies, the Allied Forces will be in chaos. Heinrich is a very powerful force for the Allied Forces and is showing similar activity to Ellen. They are all people who cannot be hurt or killed. Only Ludwig can do it here. He is the most insignificant existence that can die without any consequences. Ellen was holding onto Ludwig's shoulder tightly so that he wouldn't recklessly step forward. Because if he goes out, he might really die. Because Olivia Ranche might really do that. Ludwig couldn't help but notice that Ellen was desperately trying to stop him. But the situation itself is already strange. It's strange that Olivia Ranche cares about that. Why isn't Ellen attacking Olivia? Why isn't Olivia trying to fight Ellen? If Olivia Ranche is on the side of the Demon King, she doesn't have to worry about that. Ellen, Louise, and Heinrich. If they are subordinates of the Demon King, they must be killed somehow. Because they are all threats to the Demon King. But Olivia's attitude is that she can kill the insignificant Ludwig and leave the other three alone. And Ellen seems to know that, blocking Ludwig. Olivia doesn't want to fight Ellen, and Ellen doesn't want to fight Olivia. Even after hearing the shocking story that the Demon King swallowed up the Odae Church, they don't draw their swords. The attitude they show tells one truth. They don't hate each other. They don't even think of each other as enemies. Ellen didn't anticipate or know this situation. But she doesn't end up fighting, even though she's surprised. No, she can't fight at all. "From the beginning... everything... everything that people know..." Ludwig muttered in disappointment, "It was a lie...?" Ludwig's eyes sank deep and dark. There could be no fight in that place. Heinrich and Louise remained silent because they knew what kind of disaster could happen if they acted recklessly. There were only those who did not draw their swords and those who drew their swords but it was meaningless. The Imperial Army was creating an army of undead by resurrecting the bodies of the fallen soldiers. Roen, who was supposed to be dead, was somehow alive and had taken control of the cult as a minion of the Demon King. They could only watch the outcome. Ludwig, Louise, and Heinrich were shocked, and Ellen's shock was even greater. Ludwig said that he didn't have the right to know and that knowing something wouldn't change anything. Ludwig understood why Ellen couldn't fight and said that they shouldn't have fought because the cult had already fallen into the hands of the Demon King. Ludwig asked if they should keep this a secret because innocent people could die and sacrifices needed to be minimized. Ludwig didn't blame Ellen for not being able to fight the Demon King and understood that even he wouldn't have been able to draw his sword if his precious friends like Ranyan Cesell and Delphin were actually the Demon King. Ludwig didn't resent Ellen. There is no reason to blame anyone. Not being able to fight is just not being able to fight. The demand for Ellen to kill the Demon King is only a societal demand and has nothing to do with her will. It is a sad thing to blame Ellen for not being able to kill the Demon King, especially since she has already saved many people. However, if we keep saying that this can't be done and that can't be done, what is left? We must leave everything as it is and watch what happens. There is also another problem, as Christina mentioned. The Gate incident was not solely the fault of the Demon King. There is a hidden truth. The important thing is that Ludwig does not have the qualifications to know the truth because he is a worthless existence. He is not important and has no right to know the truth. The truth is no longer important. Ludwig has reached the threshold of helplessness and emptiness. He decides to leave first since no one is fighting. Louise sighs and predicts that the Empire will inevitably be shaken since the Demon King does not wish for the destruction of the world. "I may not have learned what I wanted to know, but I have learned what I need to know." Louise no longer knew how her own affairs were intertwined. It was no longer necessary to know. However, she unexpectedly learned what she needed to know: what the royal family needed to do to survive and which direction the flow of the great era was going. Louise had failed as an individual and had not solved anything, but as a princess of Carneschtadt, she could not have been more successful. She looked at Ellen, who was staring blankly at the snowy field with a stern expression. It was a moment before she collapsed. However, she could not collapse, so her stern expression remained unchanged, like a fragile piece of glass that could break at any moment. Louise continued to stare at her.