Chapter 192 Good And Evil [Pt 1]

Chapter 192 Good And Evil [Pt 1]

"I couldn't speak to them because... they were scary. Bad people... they were all bad people."

As Rey heard Esme mutter those words, he began to understand a little more about her.

'She must have seen their Alignments and noticed the Evil attached.'

Rey wasn't so sure if 'Alignments' properly made a person Good or Bad.

He remembered feeling frustrated after seeing that Billy had a 'Good' Alignment, thinking it had to be a farce.

But, in actuality, Alignments were based on the personal values of an individual and how they interacted with the world around them.

To Billy, his actions were good, but he did them in evil ways, which made him have the [Chaotic Good] Alignment.

It was his own subjective definition of 'good' mixed in with the actions of the opposite proportions.

'I think men like Asher know what kind of actions they engage in. Still, they indulge in it because it's the only path they can take or desire to take to get to their goals.'

For Asher and many members of the KariBlanc Group, Rey assumed they operated on self-interest, and they would do anything to gain profit... as long as it was in accordance with their code.

'That's why... I don't think there's any good or bad people here.'

Rey could never proclaim himself as a good person.

And he could never completely label Asher as a bad person.

In the end, they were just performing good or bad deeds using their own subjective motivations and interpretations to guide them.

'I can't tell her any of that, though.' Rey sighed internally and nodded slowly at her words.

"I understand." He could only mutter.

"I trust you because you're Neutral Good. You also saved me, so..."

As her voice trailed, he founded gaze wandering.

'Is she worried about the other slaves?' Once he had this thought, exude to comfort her a little.

"Don't worry. I saved everyone. They were taken to the Royal Estate, so they should all be with their families shortly."

Rey knew life wasn't as simple as that, but for the sake of the innocent-looking girl in front of him, he had to make it seem so.

"A-ah... that's a relief." Esme smiled, though her gaze still seemed distracted.

'That isn't it? Then why is she looking like that? Come to think of it... I know nothing about her!'

Even though the System said she was a Half-Elf, she looked pretty human to him.

She didn't even have pointy ears or blond hair that Elves were known for.

She just looked like a really, REALLY pretty girl. Perhaps even a princess of some faraway kingdom or something.

Rey could see Esme tremble as she shared the story.

It seemed she was trying her hardest to control her emotions, and despite how pained she looked, not a single tear fell from her moist eyes.

Her tone also seemed clear despite how many times it trailed.

She was so hard to hold herself together.

'Should I do something? No...' Rey decided to just watch.

'I really am no good at these things.'

"I was separated from my friends as we tried to escape. Unfortunately for us, we were caught and taken as slaves—just as all the viable young adults and children."

Rey didn't know why he felt relieved that Esme didn't experience the 'violation' that the other women encountered.

She was plenty attractive, and any man would desire her body the moment they laid eyes on her.

Despite all of this, she remained untouched.

Rey could already guess why.

'They probably thought she looked too pure and didn't want to sully the goods. I can only imagine how much she was going to be sold for.'

Considering her looks, and the fact that Evals Redart could see the potential of the slaves he wanted to sell, it was probably going to be at an astronomical level.

"I remember thinking: why are they doing this? What did we do wrong? We were just living our simple lives when they chose to ruin our lives..."

As Esme spoke once again, Rey narrowed his eyes.

'If I had to guess, the Mercenary Gang was hired by Evals to obtain a whole bunch of slaves from their insignificant settlement while disguising it as a raid or pillage.'

It was done for profit—nothing more, nothing less.

"That was when I looked at their Stats and found the true reason. It's because they're evil. Good people would never do such things!"

Rey didn't know what to tell her. He knew he personally wouldn't engage in such atrocities, but...

'No one is truly innocent. Not even the good ones.'

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[A/N]

Thanks for reading!

Hope you enjoyed the chapter! I hope to show you that this Half Elf has layers and she isn't just the usual 'Ice Queen'