289 There Is only One Truth

No one responded in the shadows, but Joan of Arc quickly discovered the anomaly and exclaimed: "There is a hidden magic barrier there!"

Gildre's rank is caster, and he is also a loyal Cthulhu believer. With his ability, it is not difficult to create a magic barrier to hide himself. Even for a judge like Joan of Arc, if there is no Tang Hao's reminder may not be discovered.

Naturally, Hei Zhen didn't notice, but frowned and said: "Are you out of your mind? There is no one there at all, and I asked Gil to guard the prison city. Without my order, he will not come out at all."

"Is this really so? Since Gilderre won't come out, let me tell you." Tang Hao pointed at Hei Zhen and smiled slightly, "Dragon Witch, do you know why Jeanne d'Arc, who obviously has no dark side, was born? Is there a follower like you? Do you know why after you appeared as Jeanne d'Arc, another Jeanne d'Arc appeared to be your enemy? If I guess correctly, you should have no information about Jeanne d'Arc during her lifetime. Remember, do you know why this happens? You know..."

"Shut up! Stop talking!"

Before Tang Hao could finish speaking, a figure suddenly appeared from the shadows. His face was full of anger, and he stared at Tang Hao fiercely, as if he wanted to eat him alive.

"Jill!" Hei Zhen looked surprised, "Aren't you stationed in the prison city? Why are you here?"

"I'm sorry, Joan of Arc." Gildre immediately restrained his anger and bowed to Heizhen, "Although the garrison in Prison City is indeed very important, I am more worried about your safety, so I ignored your order and hid secretly. , but luckily I came, otherwise you would have been deceived by that guy again."

"Joan Arc, the current situation is not good for us. I will use my Luoyan City Cult to hold you back. You must rush back to Prison City as soon as possible to summon new followers. We will definitely be able to turn defeat into victory."

"Wait, Gil!" Seeing that Gildre was about to use his Noble Phantasm, Heizhen immediately stopped him, "It's not urgent, I want to hear him finish what he said."

Gildre was stunned, with a hint of anxiety in his eyes, and advised, "You still want to listen to him now? He is a liar. Have you forgotten how he deceived you before? If he hadn't betrayed you suddenly, How could we be forced to this point by Chaldea? Believe me, Joan of Arc, I am the only one who will never betray you!"

"Jill." Hei Zhen smiled, "Of course I know you won't betray me, and I know he is a liar, but I still want to hear it all. I want to hear what he has to say."

Hei Zhen could not suppress the idea of ​​​​exploring her, because as Tang Hao said, she had no memory of her life. Everyone, whether it was her parents, countrymen or comrades, had completely forgotten it. She is often troubled by this, why she has no memory of this aspect. Even if she is a dark side personality of Joan of Arc, she should not lose this part of her memory.

Therefore, even if Tang Hao had deceived herself, she still wanted to hear what he had to say.

As for whether it is true or false, she will judge for herself.

Gildray was so anxious that he didn't want Hei Zhen to know the truth. However, the progress of the matter had completely exceeded his expectation. Tang Hao seemed to know the truth very well, and Hei Zhen was not as obedient as he had expected... He found that he simply did not know the truth. Can't be stopped.

If he takes action forcefully, he will be ignoring Heizhen's order, which is also a kind of betrayal.

In desperation, he had no choice but to stand by and glare at Tang Hao bitterly.

Tang Hao turned a blind eye to Gildre's gaze and continued: "Actually, there is only one truth, and that is the Dragon Witch. You are not Joan of Arc at all."

"Shut up!" Gildre couldn't help roaring. His trembling hands made him want to use the Noble Phantasm to crush Tang Hao into mud. However... hesitating, hesitating, he still didn't take action after all.

"Ha!" Hei Zhen laughed evilly, "You are indeed a liar. I originally had some expectations for your words, but I didn't expect you to say such ridiculous remarks... Well, according to you, since I’m not Joan of Arc, then who am I?”

"You are nobody." Tang Hao shook his head, "You are just a doll made by Gildre using the Holy Grail, an artificial body, a borrowed heart, a false spiritual base, and an explanted personality, so you are not Joan of Arc at all. , you are just... Gildray created his ideal Joan of Arc through the power of the Holy Grail."

"Gildre said that he would not betray you, which is true, because when Joan of Arc died, he completely degenerated. There was only hatred and anger left in his heart, but he knew very well that Joan of Arc had no resentment, which was not in line with him. His ideal, so when he got the Holy Grail, he did not use it to resurrect Joan of Arc, but re-created his ideal Joan of Arc... Of course he would not betray it, how could he betray his ideal? But, He is not loyal to Joan, he is only loyal to himself."

As soon as Tang Hao said these words, the whole place was silent.

Jeanne seemed to have noticed this a long time ago, and there was not much change on her face. Mashu was only slightly surprised. Only Fujimaru Ritsuka and Kurosada were completely stunned, unable to understand for a while.

As for Gildray, he lowered his hands and closed his eyes, seeming to have resigned himself to his fate.

"The Dragon Witch is just a doll made by Gilderre? Then..." Fujimaru Ritsuka suddenly came back to his senses, "In other words, the Holy Grail is actually in Gilderre's hands!"

drop!

At this time, Roman's image jumped out and said loudly: "Ah ah ah, it has been detected here. Yes, the Holy Grail is on Gildray! So that's it, that's it... I feel strange, obviously Gilderre is Jeanne's most loyal subordinate, but he has never appeared in the previous battles. So that's it. After all, as long as he appears in front of us, Chaldea's technology can be used to detect it immediately. With the existence of the Holy Grail, it will be clear who is the culprit in creating this singularity!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka was stunned and couldn't help but look at Mashu, "Mashu, you don't seem too surprised. Did you guess it a long time ago?"

"No, although I have guessed some of the Dragon Witch's origins, I didn't expect that the Holy Grail is in Gildray's hands."

Opposite him, Hei Zhen was silent.

If it was just Tang Hao's statement, she could still refuse to believe it, but even Roman and Matthew said so, she already believed 70% to 80% of it. Then she quickly turned her head and looked at Gildre next to her. When he noticed the silent expression of the other party with his eyes closed, the last trace of doubt in his heart was completely dissipated.

"Hahahahahaha"

Suddenly, Hei Zhen looked up to the sky and laughed wildly.

But there was no trace of pride in the laughter, only a hint of humor.

It turns out that I am a fake Joan of Arc, and the little girl I have always looked down on is the real Joan of Arc. I am just a doll made of clay, and it just happens to be shaped into the shape of Joan of Arc, so she does not have the personality of Joan of Arc. memory.

That is to say

France's betrayal of her, God's abandonment of her, these all do not exist, and her so-called revenge is even more nonsense, because she is not Joan of Arc at all!

How ironic is this?

How ridiculous is this?

It turns out that in the end, it was just wishful thinking. Even Joan of Arc herself had no desire for revenge. For a false existence like her, what was the point of doing this?

Flowers in the mirror, moon in the water, everything is empty talk.

"I see, that's it..." Hei Zhen lowered her head and looked at Tang Hao again, but at this moment, there was no anger or hatred in her eyes, only endless emptiness, "That's why you betrayed me, because I It’s not Joan of Arc at all, so when the real Joan of Arc appears, you will leave me. That’s right. After all, who would care about a doll? A doll has no place to go, and there is nothing worth cherishing. the value of."

"No, you are wrong." Tang Hao shook his head, "Although you are indeed not Joan of Arc, it has nothing to do with you. Joan of Arc is Joan of Arc, and you are you. Although your identity is fake, your existence It’s not fake.”

"What I deny is only your identity, not your existence. In fact, most people in this world cannot be as blameless and hateless as Joan of Arc. Although your spiritual foundation was born from nothingness, , but if you rely solely on the power of the Holy Grail, it cannot be maintained for a long time. In theory, it will dissipate in less than a day, but why do you still exist?"

"Why?" Hei Zhen also asked.

"It's very simple." Tang Hao smiled slightly, "Because Joan of Arc is a saint, and there are more mortals in the world. After mortals learn about Joan of Arc's story, they will feel sorry for her, curse the French royal family for their ruthlessness, and despise her. The darkness and evil of the church, many of these people, like Gildray, actually hope that Joan of Arc can come back to life for revenge. Therefore, although your spiritual base is false, this wish and expectation are not false... …In fact, I have similar thoughts, otherwise why would I help you kill the church and the French royal family?”

Hei Zhen was stunned for a while, and her eyes gradually became clearer, but she quickly gritted her teeth and said, "In that case, why do you still betray me? Isn't it because the truth is better than the lie?"

"No, this has nothing to do with authenticity. Whether you are a real Joan of Arc or a fake Joan of Arc, the moment you try to destroy human principles, you and I are destined to be enemies."

Tang Hao looked at Hei Zhen intently, showing a serious expression for the first time, and said in a deep voice.

"I returned to Daqin from a world line where human science was destroyed. At that time, I met ancient characters and fought side by side with them just to save human science. Now that I have finally returned to this world line, how can I be with you? Stand on the same front? If I do this, how can I live up to Emperor Qi's trust in me? How can I live up to Emperor Ji's efforts? How can I live up to Yu Ji's two thousand years of waiting? How can I live up to... Roman's diary?"