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*{{StoryIcon|Ish}} '''Lu:''' ''Honestly, I didn't even think about that. The situation was so dire that I just asked them to defend themselves.''
*{{StoryIcon|Ish}} '''Lu:''' ''Honestly, I didn't even think about that. The situation was so dire that I just asked them to defend themselves.''
*{{StoryIcon|RH}} '''Raven:''' ''... That might have been all that they needed.''
*{{StoryIcon|RH}} '''Raven:''' ''... That might have been all that they needed.''
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*{{StoryIcon|CC}} '''Chung:''' ''Barkat... was quite righteous, huh?''
*{{StoryIcon|Ish}} '''Lu:''' ''Yes. Even after bringing down Bifron, she diligently served me even during my rule.''
*{{StoryIcon|Ish}} '''Lu:''' ''That's why I'm saying Barkat is out of her mind.''
*{{StoryIcon|Ish}} '''Lu:''' ''How could Barkat, once a subject so bright and righteous, turn into a traitor playing with these androids?''
*{{StoryIcon|ChV}} '''Ciel:''' ''......''
*{{StoryIcon|Ish}} '''Lu:''' ''... That is all I have to say. I doubt it helped at all.''
*{{StoryIcon|RH}} '''Raven:''' ''Hmm... Listening to that, Barkat might have appeared to have had a change of heart.''
*{{StoryIcon|RH}} '''Raven:''' ''... I have some other questions. The weapons you gave to the prisoners. Did Barkat prepare all that?''
*{{StoryIcon|Ish}} '''Lu:''' ''No, I just thought of it on the spot. I couldn't guarantee safety for the prisoners.''
*{{StoryIcon|Ish}} '''Lu:''' ''I asked if I could get weapons, and she led me to the armory.''
*{{StoryIcon|RH}} '''Raven:''' ''I see... could you relay the details of confronting the tyrant?''
*{{StoryIcon|Ish}} '''Lu:''' ''He wasn't much of a fight, contrary to my expectations. I think Bifron did not even expect Barkat to betray him.''
*{{StoryIcon|Ish}} '''Lu:''' ''Shocked from seeing Barkat behind me, Bifron gave an opening that led to his demise.''
*{{StoryIcon|RH}} '''Raven:''' ''Did Barkat participate in the battle against the tyrant?''
*{{StoryIcon|Ish}} '''Lu:''' ''No. I'd say it again, but Barkat is not that strong. Barkat's position as Army Commander was assigned as my subject.''
*{{StoryIcon|RH}} '''Raven:''' ''What about the prisoners you released?''
*{{StoryIcon|Ish}} '''Lu:''' ''They helped pave the way, but they didn't participate in the battle against Bifron either.''
*{{StoryIcon|RH}} '''Raven:''' ''Hmm...''
*{{StoryIcon|DB}} '''Add:''' ''She seems to be good in politics.''
*{{StoryIcon|KE}} '''Elsword:''' ''What can you learn about her from that...?''
*{{StoryIcon|RH}} '''Raven:''' ''While I was studying in the military academy, I had heard a word of advice...''
*{{StoryIcon|RH}} '''Raven:''' ''A friend of mine would often tell me to widen my vision.''
*{{StoryIcon|DyB}} '''Rena:''' ''Raven, your eyesight is quite good, isn't it?''
*{{StoryIcon|RH}} '''Raven:''' ''Not in terms of directly looking at an object, but rather in a strategic sense.''
*{{StoryIcon|RH}} '''Raven:''' ''So... going back to Barkat standing up to the tyrant... It looks virtuous at first sight.''
*{{StoryIcon|RH}} '''Raven:''' ''But if Barkat really aimed to save the prisoners, Barkat would have gone directly to strike at the tyrant straightaway.''
*{{StoryIcon|ChV}} '''Ciel:''' ''Why so? Isn't it better to rescue faster?''
*{{StoryIcon|RH}} '''Raven:''' ''Think about it. If Lu failed to defeat the tyrant, all the prisoners would have been executed.''
*{{StoryIcon|Aps}} '''Ara:''' ''I haven't given that a thought. But hearing that, that does sound odd.''
*{{StoryIcon|Min}} '''Rose:''' ''Getting the prisoners out before attack... it's often a tactic to cause chaos.''
*{{StoryIcon|Min}} '''Rose:''' ''To create a diversion, which leads to an opening to strike at the head.''
*{{StoryIcon|DB}} '''Add:''' ''And they would also serve to buy time for her to flee if things didn't go as planned.''
*{{StoryIcon|RH}} '''Raven:''' ''I also doubt Barkat really had a genuinely good will to save the prisoners.''
*{{StoryIcon|RH}} '''Raven:''' ''I feel like Barkat took much longer in getting to Bifron as well.''
*{{StoryIcon|RH}} '''Raven:''' ''If I was someone planning to overthrow someone I serve, I would not have wasted any time.''
*{{StoryIcon|ES}} '''Elesis:''' ''Anyone would have done so. Failure would result in death.''
*{{StoryIcon|Lib}} '''Noah:''' ''Uh, sorry. I kind of understand the situation, but I don't get what you're trying to say.''
*{{StoryIcon|Lib}} '''Noah:''' ''Why did Barkat do something that could increase her chances of failure?''
*{{StoryIcon|RH}} '''Raven:''' ''I'm sorry. I'm not that good with words.''
*{{StoryIcon|RH}} '''Raven:''' ''To make it simple... We're not sure exactly what Barkat is after, but her actions were for the best interest for herself.''
*{{StoryIcon|Blu}} '''Ain:''' ''You have to look at this in another perspective, not just from Ms. Demon's.''
*{{StoryIcon|RH}} '''Raven:''' ''Bifron created many enemies and displayed many signs of weakness, leading to the imprisonment of the innocent.''
*{{StoryIcon|RH}} '''Raven:''' ''It was clear that his end would not have been pretty, even if it weren't for Lu.''
*{{StoryIcon|CC}} '''Chung:''' ''Yes... I'm sure Barkat, as the subject of the tyrant, would see this as well.''
*{{StoryIcon|DB}} '''Add:''' ''It's not that difficult to see that you're on a sinking ship.''
*{{StoryIcon|DB}} '''Add:''' ''But there aren't that many who'd take the initiative to abandon ship. Especially those that have been protected on the ship for a long time.''
*{{StoryIcon|DB}} '''Add:''' ''Usually, such hesitation would lead to their demise.''
*{{StoryIcon|CC}} '''Chung:''' ''Barkat took that initiative then.''
*{{StoryIcon|RH}} '''Raven:''' ''It seems that she was cunning enough to pick her best option, too. She's not an easy enemy.''
*{{StoryIcon|DyB}} '''Rena:''' ''I can see that Barkat was smart. But in the end... Barkat did nothing, no?''
*{{StoryIcon|AS}} '''Aisha:''' ''Yes. Lu was the one who released the prisoners and defeated the tyrant.''
*{{StoryIcon|Lib}} '''Noah:''' ''Oh, I see! Barkat had nothing to lose!''
*{{StoryIcon|RH}} '''Raven:''' ''Lu, the prisoners, and Bifron all staked their lives at this. The losing side paid a terrible price.''
*{{StoryIcon|RH}} '''Raven:''' ''But Barkat? She put nothing on the line and maintained her position of power.''
*{{StoryIcon|Gem}} '''Lithia:''' ''Things just fell in her lap, huh?''
*{{StoryIcon|Blu}} '''Ain:''' ''And she kept her position as the Army Commander. What a cunning fox she is.''
*{{StoryIcon|Blu}} '''Ain:''' ''I can't really make fun of Ms. Demon for falling for that.''
*{{StoryIcon|ES}} '''Elesis:''' ''What kind of person is she? The more we talk about it, the more I fail to understand her.''
*{{StoryIcon|RH}} '''Raven:''' ''A lot of all this is speculation, but one thing is for certain.''
*{{StoryIcon|RH}} '''Raven:''' ''Barkat has a lot of ambition and always looks for an opportunity to strike.''
*{{StoryIcon|ES}} '''Elesis:''' ''......''
*{{StoryIcon|RH}} '''Raven:''' ''(I don't know how far she has planned...)''
*{{StoryIcon|RH}} '''Raven:''' ''(but we may be facing the toughest enemy that we ever faced.)''
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