Chapter 161: 'God of Justice' and 'Hand of Justice' (Part II)
"What's the sin for?" Karl asked curiously.
"I used to live in Lolandal, and then I went with Bishop Pelonandi to the Sadwind--now the 'Duchy of Sorrow'—where I met two true 'nobles'! The de facto ruler of the Duchy, she possesses extraordinary wisdom and was able to manage a territory from poverty to the point where it can be said to be 'famous' in the whole world in just one year. ”
"They were all very capable, but they never showed the slightest arrogance to their people, and the two of them wrote this Penal Code. ”
Grush clenched the book in his hand, "I was struck by the laws they had made—'The law does not bring justice, but it does bring justice,' the words of the head maid. Because of these words, I began to look for 'justice', and before, I was confused, and at that time, I killed many people...... So, I feel like I'm 'guilty'!"
Karl laughed dumbly, "Is that all?" and let me ask you, do you think they deserve to die?"
"Damn!" said Grush, without hesitation.
"If they deserve to die, will it be too late to judge them by the law?" asked the God of Justice.
Grush was silent, and in his opinion, yes!
"And if they dare to do so, either because they don't think the law will punish them, or because they think they can get away with it, and in general, they're not afraid of the law!" Karl asked seriously, "If you hadn't done it at the time, what do you think would have happened to them?
Without waiting for Grush's reply, he said, "No, because this is a world full of all kinds of bastards, and the 'what kind of criminal law' in your hand is indeed good, but it is only suitable for that territory and not for this world!"
"In this world, nobles will not be punished for their crimes, so they are bold and reckless, organizing slave trapping teams, colluding with the bugs of the lower planes, waging wars, seizing people's property, etc., and there are countless stupid things they have done for profit!"
"Because they have no fear, they don't have the slightest fear of being punished by the laws they have made, so we show up!"
The god who held the 'righteousness' opened his hands, "I am the original holy warrior, I have never denied the crimes I have committed, if we are judged by the law, we holy warriors are 'murderers', I have never denied this! I organized the clergy of the church to wage war against the bottomless abyss, I committed war crimes, I robbed the 'eyeless one' crown and caused it to fall, I committed 'robbery of other people's property' and 'homicide'...... I've committed countless crimes, so am I still 'righteous'?"
Grush stared blankly at the god in front of him.
'Can the law of the world punish the sins of the gods?', I'm afraid no one has thought about this question, because in the eyes of everyone, including the jealous and hateful holy warriors, the good gods are 'innocent', and the gods of justice who they regard as 'benchmarks' are even less likely to be 'guilty'!
"Kid, it's a world full of all sorts of. ”
Karl put his hand on the top of Grush's head and sighed, "But it's a pity that many bastards are law-making people, and society needs their existence." The country is now in the midst of war, and outside of this territory, do you think 'order' or 'justice' is more important?"
Grush clutched his head in pain.
The concept of 'order' is higher than 'justice', and in a kingdom that has been mired in 'disorder' because of war, the homeless refugees are more pitiful than the poor people in this territory.
But in order to maintain 'order', is it necessary to ignore 'justice'?
"I ...... I don't know!," Grushh replied bitterly.
"Actually, I don't know!"
Karl's answer caused Grush to look up suddenly, and he fell into a panic along with the others around him.
"You, you......" Grush's eyes glared in disbelief, his mouth open and unable to utter a word.
"It's just that someone prayed to me, they asked me to help them, I answered their wishes, and that's it!"
"Because of injustice, because of oppression, because of tyranny, because of all kinds of reasons, their lives are miserable, so they prayed to me, prayed to me, let me help them!
"I can't get used to injustice, I'm not used to oppression, I'm not used to tyranny, I can't get used to their disgusting behavior, so I took action! It was an impulse, but I never regretted it. I've always been very straightforward, and the other gods didn't like me because they thought that gods should be high up and didn't have to bow down to them - but why? Why do I have to be bound by rules after I become a god, I'm a god, and I shouldn't be 'do whatever I want,' but 'don't do what I don't want to do.'" ”
"I don't want to follow the rules, so I don't follow the rules, and I can't get used to the evil laws made by those evil nobles, so I'm going to tear them down. All this, not because I am the 'God of Justice', but because I am 'Karl'!"
"'Justice' is never an expensive thing, on the contrary, 'justice' is very cheap, so cheap that helping an old man can be regarded as 'justice'!
The 'God of Justice' tapped his chest, "You can hear the voice of 'Justice', because the original 'Justice' comes from the boiling of blood, from the boiling of blood when you see injustice, oppression, and other evil things—do you hear your heartbeat? Is the blood in your body still hot?"
"I am a god, but my eyes cannot see every corner of the world. Grush, do you feel my 'weakness'?"
Grush closed his eyes, tears streaming down his eyes, but he was delighted and excited, "Yes!
Karl smiled slightly, and then his body turned into golden light and drifted away, and the divine power in his body exploded and condensed in the air.
The golden giant god who seemed to stand up to the sky and the earth bowed his head and asked angrily, "Grush, I, the 'God of Justice' Karl invite you once again - are you willing to be my deputy and spread the justice that belongs to the world for me?"
"May I go to the soup for you, my lord!" replied Grush, in a loud voice.
"I'm not your master, Grush—"
The giant god laughed and said, "I am your comrade-in-arms, a comrade-in-arms who fights together against evil and expels all injustice and oppression in the world!"
Then, the pillar of light rose into the sky, and surging divine power fell from the sky.
"O Grush, my 'hand of justice', my comrade-in-arms, may you not be afraid of difficulties and dangers, may you be able to overcome all difficulties and accept this little gift!
The light of God fell from the sky, and the book in Grush's bosom shone brightly, and he watched the copy of the Penal Code float in front of him.
Grush grinned, and he regained his strength in the light of the Holy Light to his feet, reached for the book, and held it aloft—
[Artifact: The Principle of Justice]!
Silver armor fell from the sky, the sword in his hand became sharper, and the holy light lingered on it, and Grush raised the blade of the sword.
"I, Grush, swear by this!"
"I will take away my sins and give my life!"
"I will fight evil for the redemption of my heart!"
"I want to seek peace and spread justice!"
"At this point, it can be called—"
"'The Hand of Justice'!"
[Legend: Just Hand]!
Looking at the dazzling Grush, the knight pursed his lips and clenched his fists—
Eventually, I relaxed.
Because...... He has a family and is no longer alone.
He's past the age of 'hot-blooded'.
"So, knight—"
Karl's avatar reappears next to the half-kneeling knight.
Looking at the knight's stunned face, the 'God of Justice' grinned, "Do you want to join my church and become my comrade-in-arms? How about we, let's discuss?"