Chapter 1075: Chapter 411 Angel Descends

Just being watched by Aleister made Princess Noel break out in a cold sweat.

Those scarlet eyes had an overwhelming force.

…Of course, she knew, the “Great Snake” and “The Sun” were originally cohorts.

Because they didn’t even try to hide it.

With Noel’s perception, it was easy to see this. And once the other party knew she had killed “The Sun,” they were very likely to immediately and angrily kill her to try to resurrect “The Sun”…

After being shocked by “The Sun,” Noel was now completely awake.

She did not intend to seek death.

But she also would not swing entirely to the other side just because she removed such a wrongful idea–by hiding, lying, acting, committing every unjust act to conceal her crimes, even denying her wrongdoings, and brainwashing herself.

That would be too ugly.

Wouldn’t she be just like those people in Red Chancellor?

What grounds or position would she have to righteously scold them, calling them a group of rebels and traitors!

Although Princess Noel was not seeking death now, she was also not afraid of dying!

She deliberately sent Laro away to find the remaining people… just to be able to frankly express the truth in front of the “Great Snake”!

She understood Laro too well.

Laro would accompany her into this ascension ceremony, very likely with the thought of death in mind.

Although that guy was a jester who fooled around every day and did not do proper work, his heart always burned like a raging fire. He would never watch Star Antimony disintegrate…

If that was an unavoidable future, he would also end his life before the day Star Antimony disintegrated.

–With his character, he would probably take the matter of “killing The Sun” upon himself, thereby protecting himself while dying.

So, to prevent Laro from coming back and saying more about this, Princess Noel directly said: “I met that ‘The Sun’ gentleman in the first painting… and he sacrificed himself to complete that painting.”

Speaking these words, Noel was extremely nervous inside.

She had even prepared to fight with a furious Aleister!

Even though she was ready to never hide the truth, being prepared to be killed out of vengeance… But as “The Sun” said, even if she died, she would certainly die fighting, never giving up without a fight —

“…Oh.”

Unexpectedly, Aleister’s reaction wasn’t very intense.

One might even say it was somewhat indifferent: “So that’s how it is…”

“…I thought you would kill me,” the princess was a bit surprised.

“Because he will certainly score first points, then resurrect from the sacred brilliance.”

Aleister shook her head, said firmly: “Death has never been the end for him, and a mortal body is merely shackles to him.”

She understood Aiwass too well.

After wearing the pope’s crown, within just a month he could purify the desire for dedication to such an extent… To him, self-sacrifice was never a painful choice, but had become an uncontrollable instinctual impulse.

Just as Aleister was deeply involved in the impulse of the Path of Love and Path of Transcendence… Aiwass’s void will and desire for dedication must have also reached a peak. His desire for self-destruction was so strong that as long as Aiwass couldn’t find Aleister immediately, he would almost certainly die for others.

Then dying early doesn’t count as a bad thing.

At least after dying once, he wouldn’t die again. Instead, he could calmly complete tasks.

She fixed her gaze on Princess Noel, her tone subtle: “You… are remarkable.

“You didn’t hide it, you came directly to me with this matter. Maybe Star Antimony can truly be reborn from your hands.”

“What if…”

Princess Noel was still somewhat hesitant: “If ‘The Sun’ gentleman doesn’t end up victorious… then…”

“–He will certainly win.”

Aleister said with absolute confidence: “I believe in his ability more than he does–he is capable of breaking all constraints, surpassing all fate.”

Her eyes were bright, unwavering.

“If he ultimately doesn’t come back to life… I will definitely find a way to resurrect him. But no matter what, I will not vent my anger on the weak.”

As she said this, Aleister looked at Princess Noel and chuckled: “You can’t kill him, not even by surprise attack.

“Unless he willingly lets you kill him, otherwise you have no chance to kill him. In this case, even if your hands are stained with his blood, you are definitely not the culprit who killed him. Even if I kill you, as long as he doesn’t curse you, he won’t resurrect because of it.”

Staring blankly at the spirited, bright-eyed Aleister, Noel suddenly felt a faint envy.

–At the same time, she also felt a baseless fear.

Because she suddenly realized who that “The Sun” might be…

“…Do you love him?”

Noel asked softly.

“I love him, like loving myself. Even more than loving myself.”

Aleister said without hesitation.

At that moment, Noel’s pupils shrank.

Seeing the fear on her face, Aleister laughed heartily: “What, you guessed who he is?

“Is it? After all, everyone knows… I am the ‘mistress’ of His Holiness. Guessing his identity is only natural.”

“That is… His Holiness?”

Noel received confirmation from Aleister’s words.

Even though she wasn’t afraid of death, she now felt strong anxiety and fear: “If I had known earlier…”

“What,” Aleister sneered, “if you had known earlier, would you let him kill you for victory? Do you think our selfless and merciful His Holiness can accept such a victory?

“Or are you planning to use yourself as a leverage to force him to save Star Antimony?

“Do you lack the courage to face the problem on your own?”

Hearing Aleister’s words, Princess Noel seemed to hallucinate the blood-soaked “The Sun” saying those few words:

“–Without the determination to win, how can you face all the difficulties in this world?

“–If you don’t want me to rise from your corpse, then why not strive to live?

“–If I can’t wake up, I will also bless you in the Dream Realm, my lady.”

Noel opened her mouth.

After a long silence, she sincerely sighed: “You two are so alike…”

“Hmph.”

Aleister was quite satisfied with Noel’s assessment, simply snorted lightly: “Of course.”

At this moment, time suddenly stopped.

The sixth question arrived.

Aleister looked at the question: “If tomorrow were the end of the world, you would–”

Three large doors had different answers written on them.

[–Return to the past, seeking solutions]

[–Follow your heart, leave no regrets before the apocalypse]

[–Accept the future, rebuild the world after the apocalypse]

Past, present, future.

“…Heh.”

Aleister merely smiled, not heading towards any of the doors.

She folded her arms, closed her eyes. Letting the countdown below her feet end, and the three doors closed.

–Indeed, she wouldn’t choose any of them.

Were only these three options available? How could that be?

“The answer is within the problem itself.”

Watching time freeze as it rapidly changed, Aleister looked up at the sepia sky from the stopped time: “The end of the world… If there was such a thing, why can’t it just be blown apart?

“To find another path after being destroyed by the apocalypse is one thing.

“The apocalypse hasn’t arrived yet–what is there to fear?

“Without trying, how would you know the path ahead is already gone!”

Without crashing until head breaks and blood flows…

Would you just have me abandon resistance?

“–There’s no such reason!”

Aleister’s eyes sparkled, a crazed smile appeared on her face.

When the frozen time resumed once again, she had more than one person beside her.

Besides the princess… Laro in a purple suit and another kind of “jester’s costume” also appeared beside her. There was also a scarred, barehanded, long-haired, and strong man like a lion.

The living should all have been forcibly gathered here.

Just like the princess predicted, this clock tower indeed had a special significance.

And not far in the sky, came an extremely strong sense of oppression.

The people who suddenly appeared were indeed strong–they immediately prepared for battle and accepted the existence of others as comrades.

“Oh, only at the sixth question and there’s already a group fight?”

Aleister’s smile grew more radiant, looking up at the sky: “I really want to see… what the Endless Knot will pull out.”

–In the next moment, “Angel” descended.

It was a glowing ethereal humanoid, a massive thorny halo suspended above its head.

Its hair, or rather His hair, danced behind it like clusters of light tentacles.

Behind it hovered a purplish-red ring.

Its hands and feet had melted into an amorphous mass, and its features were indistinct. He wore a circular blindfold, with two pairs of huge light wings at its back, forming a giant X-shape like a butterfly’s.

A strong sense of divinity enveloped the land, engulfing everything in a fierce judgmental aura. Just looking at His form made one want to kneel involuntarily.

“Is that… Pillar God Apostle!”

The princess blurted out: “This should be that Endless Knot–!”

But looking at Him, Aleister’s expression gradually turned solemn.

For some reason, she felt uneasy.

The angel in front of her… this Pillar God Apostle, which somehow carried a “Digimon” vibe.

Made her feel an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

–An exceedingly strong sense of familiarity.