I’m Really Not The Demon God’s Lackey

ess great strength yet can't be described as good or bad as the book depicts, nor do they help people unconditionally.
In truth, they're hopelessly stupid.”

Silver looked towards Lin Jie and smiled.
“You seem pessimistic.
Previously, when you advised me to be happier, I had assumed that you were a romantic with a positive and optimistic character.” 

Lin Jie chuckled and shook his head.
“I do consider myself a romantic most of the time, but it also depends on the circumstances.
I choose to believe there is true goodness in human nature, yet I frequently advise people to judge others with the worst case scenario in mind.” 

“Indeed, these two don't seem contradictory in humans.” Silver no longer remained on this topic as her eyes wandered slightly.
“That sword seems familiar.”

Lin Jie glanced at the sword in the ground, gave a brief explanation of its origin.
“I also don't know how it followed me…
Um, through dreams.”

Silver chuckled.
“Candela has already sworn his own spirit, to become your sword and your steed.
Which means that he will follow you always, no matter in reality or dream.”

Lin Jie had a vague suspicion that Silver seemed to know about Candela and the Alfords Kingdom.
Thus, after a slight hesitation, he probed, “Do you know him?”

“Of course I do.” Silver nodded.
She strode over to grip the sword, pulling it out and examining it.
“The last king of Alfords, people call him the 'mad king' and 'source of the great pestilence'.
He used to pray to me.

“But in reality, just as he said, there was no plague, nor madness.
Alfords was completely destroyed by Candela, and humans just confused this part of history with another.”

Silver herself was an elegant, matured beauty, always carrying a gentle and lonely smile just like a noble lady of medieval times.
However, when she held the long sword, there was no disharmony at all, her silver eyes as sharp as the blade of the sword.

Pray… Lin Jie's mind flashed back to the collapsed ruins of that great white hall as well as the tradition of worshiping 'god' in Alfords.

Could Silver be that 'god' that the kingdom of Alfords believed in originally?

A number of incredible ideas swirled through his mind, but all Lin Jie asked was, “Confused history?”

Silver flipped the sword upside down, placing the hilt in Lin Jie's hands.
She then walked over to his side, fingers brushing against his.

Instead of replying to his question, she gave a smile and said, “Candela gave you his memory, but you can't see all of it.
Only the swordsmanship is intact, am I right?”

Being in such close contact revealed the discrepancy in height between the two.

“Yes, it's like a memory I had from the beginning, but I haven't tried it out yet.”

Lin Jie kept his gaze straight, his line of sight approximately at Silver's chest level.

Silver inched closer, holding Lin Jie's hand and raising it up, pointing the sharp and gleaming blade forward.

“Let's have another exchange.
I'll teach you swordsmanship and when you have mastered it, I will tell you what they were confused about,” Silver said with twinkling eyes.

Lin Jie was a little lost for words.
“…Sure.”

He was extremely curious with regards to the history of transition between the Second and Third Era as well as the memories and abilities Candela had entrusted to him.
Lin Jie longed, more than anything, tobe able to have a chance to delve into it cleanly.

Moreover, this exchange was completely to Lin Jie's advantage and he felt he had no reason to refuse.

However, Silver's first question in her teachings surprised Lin Jie.

She asked, “Do you know about aether?”

At the same time, the 'Truth-seeker' faction from the Truth Union had started their operation.