Chapter 160 The Traitor's Lament
Alechino didn't want to hear their excuses. "Foltz, tell me what you heard."
A little boy with green hair came out and said, "Yes——"
Then Foltz began to talk about "the third night talk, participants: Fjord, Nanteuil, Soto, Tadiye..."
"Nanteuil clearly said, 'It would have been better if it wasn't our father who took us in.'"
"Soto also echoed, "Who doesn't want to live like a normal person? I'm really fed up with my current life."
Then Foltz turned to look at Fjöll. "Fjöll was really too much. In addition to calling us crazy, he also showed disrespect to [Father] in his words..."
Fjord panicked "I didn't! I didn't... This is a false accusation... Foltz!!"
Fultz: "I wasn't the only one who heard it. Afterwards, many people, including Tadina, started talking about the various questions raised by Krevy and used them as a weapon to question [my father]."
"[We are birds in a cage, the only way is to break the cage] is what it says, right?"
Fultz's tone was obviously more serious in the last sentence. He was very dissatisfied with those who talked about his family behind their backs.
[Doctor] "It seems that there is still a lot of [garbage] to be dealt with in the Hearth House. Alechino, why don't you let me deal with the [garbage]? This can also be considered recycling. How about it?"
[Alechino] "This is my family affair. You, as an outsider, should not interfere."
[Doctor] "That's a shame. I could have shared my latest experimental results with you."
[Linnie] "Father, are we going to deal with those people who betrayed our family in the video now?"
[Alechino] "This is something that will happen in the future after all. They don't have such intentions yet. If I punish those [bad kids] who haven't done anything bad yet, it would be a bit unfair. After all, as a [father], I can't just accuse innocent [children] casually."
"When they have those thoughts in the future, it won't be too late to punish them."
In the video, Fjöll could no longer suppress her emotions, "You bastard! You wish I would disappear right away, right? How did I offend you?!"
Then Fjord shifted his hand from pointing at Foltz to the man in work clothes next to him and said, "And you, Shapllo, have you forgotten who was guarding your bed and bandaging you? Why did you do this? Tell me!"
Foltz: "...Sister Fjord, you misunderstood. Neither Brother Shapllo nor I want to see our family die."
Fjöll gradually collapsed and couldn't help crying. "You lied! Then why did you do this? Why did you force us into a desperate situation?"
Foltz: "Since we live in the Hearth House, Sister Fjord should know the work we do on a daily basis."
"Any betrayal could result in the sacrifice of more than a dozen or even dozens of people. This has happened before. I remember it clearly."
"So Hearth House does not allow any form of betrayal. Since moving to Baisong Town, you have conspired seven times, and many of your discussions have clearly crossed the line."
Fjöll was incredulous. "You were monitoring us half a month ago? No, come to think of it, moving to White Pine Town was to make it easier for us to communicate with each other, right? You had planned this a long time ago..."
Shapluo turned around and looked at them embarrassedly. "I'm sorry, Fjöll, Nantei... including Krevi, you are all my saviors. If it weren't for your help, I wouldn't be alive today."
"If it was something else, I would definitely repay your kindness even if it cost me my life, but rules are rules, and I can't do anything this time."
Fjöll was completely desperate. No one could save her anymore. She collapsed on the ground and cried loudly, "Why... Woohoo... Why..."
[Alicea (Elysian Land)] "Alas~ I can't stand seeing girls cry. Alechino, since she's so pitiful, why don't you let her go?"
[Alechino] "Like what was said in the video, rules are rules. I won't break the rules of Hearth House for anyone."
[Mebius (Elysium)] "Besides, if people like them who hide in the dark and secretly talk about the organization maliciously are not dealt with in time, the organization may fall apart. We have seen this a lot in the Fire Moth before."
[Captain] "Indeed, the power of words is still very scary. It's like a sharp blade. If you're not careful, you'll be cut into pieces."
In the picture, unlike Fjöll, Nanteu was relatively calm because he had accepted the fact. Looking at Fjöll sitting on the ground and crying, he couldn't help but comfort her, "Okay, Fjöll, if you do something wrong, you have to bear the consequences. To be fair, our behavior did violate the rules."
Nanteuil then apologized to Arlecchino and the rest of the Hearth House "I'm sorry, Shapleau, Foltz, I'm sorry, [Father]."
"Okay... the execution may begin." Nanteuil was ready to face death.
Alechino: "Shaplo, according to the rules of the Hearth House, how should the betrayer be dealt with?"
Shapleau replied, "All betrayal must be paid with life."
Alechino: "Let it be done."
Fjöll still couldn't accept what Alechino said. She was too afraid of death.
No one else could reverse the situation. The orders of [Father] were absolute to them and no one could break them. The most they could do was look with pity at those who were about to be punished.
Linny made a decision after careful consideration and ran forward. "Please wait a moment, [Father]!"
Alechino "Anything you want to say, Linny?"
Linny: "I would like to ask [Father] to reconsider. Should Fjöll and the others' actions really be considered betrayal?"
“We come from broken families, and from the day we joined Hearth House, we wanted to make it a real home.”
"But what a real home is like, none of us actually knows."
"I don't have the answer in my heart, but I think that if we execute Fjöll and others like this, although we uphold the rules, we will be further away from our true home."
"Please [Father] reconsider it!"
[Linette] "Stupid brother..."
[Alechino] "I am really surprised, Lini, that you would actually plead for those [traitors]..."
[Linnie] "Maybe it's because from my perspective, Fjöll and the others' crimes are justifiable."
[Alechino] "Then you should also know the consequences of defending a [traitor], right?"
[Linnie] "...I know."
[Paimon] "You're not going to kill Linny, are you?"
[Alechino] "No, I just want to discipline him a little."