56 – Black Blood – 1
Immediately after Christine mentioned the word black-blooded monster, a chilly silence fell.
I stood still, trying to suppress my feelings of rage at the fact that they had reappeared, and Charlotte listened to that and immediately pondered whether to find a solution, while Christine quietly put her hands together and prayed to me. raised
And Serena was the only one who didn’t show any significant change.
He must have noticed that the situation was getting serious because the atmosphere had suddenly subsided, but he had no idea why, so it was a natural reaction.
It was Charlotte who broke the silence first.
“My dear, do you think humanoid monsters are also related to those black bloods?”
“…I’d like to say no, but I can’t say for sure. In the first place, humanoid monsters were created by cultists.”
“Isn’t there a possibility that those cultists were used as a throwaway? I’ve never heard of a human successfully creating monsters.”
“Should I consider other possibilities?”
Charlotte gave a small nod and confirmed my words.
“That’s right. I read all the reports you wrote a long time ago. But it wasn’t written from your point of view.”
“A report is, after all, written about the facts I personally experienced. There is no way I can write something that is out of my sight.”
“That’s the problem, dear. Can you confirm that the pagans created the monsters? Can you confirm whether humans have turned into monsters, or whether monsters have imitated humans? If not, then the city at all Can we completely rule out the possibility that the memories of all remaining humans were manipulated?”
Certainly, there was nothing wrong with Charlotte’s words.
In the end, the things I experienced were only fragmentary aspects, and all of them were content that could only be established if there were no lies in my experience.
If I was mistaken, didn’t know what was going on, or if I only checked a fragmentary aspect of the incident, the facts I saw could turn into lies.
The problem is, once you start to doubt those contradictions, there is no limit. All possibilities are open, so you have to think about all possibilities.
It was the worst situation in the position of trying to find the correct answer.
“I never meant to disparage what you said was full of lies. In fact, I also completely trusted your report until I heard that mad bitch. But since I’ve already started to doubt it, I have to doubt everything. Don’t you know that too well. That’s-“
“I taught you.”
“I’m glad you’re remembering me. I’ll praise you personally.”
“So, do we have to start with the source of that humanoid monster?”
“To be precise, there is nothing that can be done other than doubt. That city was completely destroyed by that knight commander.
Charlotte pointed at Serena with a wink. Serena looked at me with an expression as if something was wrong with that glance. From Serena’s point of view, that would have been the right thing to do.
Seeing Serena like that, Charlotte snorted.
“You’ve destroyed the city and destroyed all the clues, and you look so shameless. Doesn’t a conscience exist for you?”
“Then, love for your lord doesn’t exist for you. It’s good to see you offering your body to others as soon as the opportunity arises.”
As soon as the words were finished, sparks flew around Charlotte. Serena also reached out to World Eater and greeted her coldly.
Aren’t these guys really tired?
“Are you going to fight again after you just fought?
“I can’t even remember the last time I was exhausted. Realize that this is a very pointless question, dear.”
“I can’t give you a definite answer because I’ve never tried it, but I think I’ll be able to fight without getting tired in about a month.”
I didn’t mean that.
Seeing Charlotte cleverly evading the situation by giving a subtly erratic answer and Serena honestly telling how long she could fight, she tried to grab the back of her neck.
I wondered if Christine would intervene, but Christine was still on her knees, eyes closed, praying. This is fortunately
“Your head is already complicated, so can you stop complicating it?
“I gave an order a long time ago and told the royal palace to prepare for battle. The royal knights are on standby. Where could that be? If I give my order, even the royal magician corps can be mobilized immediately.”
The Royal Knights and Royal Magicians were the strongest forces in the kingdom except for Charlotte. In fact, it meant that everything was ready.
“My dear, it is not that I do not take this situation seriously either. You can swear it will never happen.”
Charlotte finished her explanation in a calm voice. He must have sent a call to the royal palace with magic while contemplating how to deal with it immediately after Christine spoke up.
As long as the preparations were finished, there was nothing more to say.
“You did a good job. Good job, Charlotte.”
“I watched you get so angry right next to me, wouldn’t it be natural?”
Christine opened her eyes. Serena was also looking at me with wide eyes. Oh, it must be shocking news that I got mad at those two.
I’ve never been angry, and if I did show it, most of it would be fake.
“Have those trifles angered my god?”
There was anger in Christine’s voice. The eyes that were filled with glory and grace after meeting me disappeared without a trace, and once again they contained the cold energy of death.
Serena didn’t do anything. It was simply a surprise.
If left alone like this, he was going to tear them to pieces right away, so he stroked Christine’s hair to dry it indirectly.
Christine wept, saying that she had been blessed, then put her hands together and closed her eyes. Transparent water droplets ran down his cheeks.
“My lord. Is that woman’s words true?”
This time, Serena asked a question. It wasn’t something I had to lie about, so I lightly nodded my head.
“Right. It was.”
“Then, please explain what those black blood monsters are.”
“Why?”
It was a bit unexpected that Serena asked for an explanation first.
Serena would have waited for me to explain, or if I hadn’t mentioned it, she would have just skipped over it, whether she was curious or not.
When I asked back with a half-surprised feeling, Serena answered with a stiff tone.
“I made the lord angry, because they deserve to die.”
It was nothing.
It was the same reason as Charlotte.
As soon as Charlotte realized that I was angry, she made me show her emotions, so she said that she must die and disappear, and used all kinds of magic to kill monsters.
The reason Charlotte took this situation so seriously was not because she considered the black blooded monsters to be that dangerous, but because I thought they were dangerous.
If I had passed it off as no big deal, Charlotte would have passed it off as no big deal as well.
No matter how many people die.
“Where should I begin to explain… You know that the corpses of common monsters have many uses, right?”
“I know.”
“So, do you remember what color their blood was?”
“It’s a red color similar to humans. It’s closer to a more turbid red color than humans.”
“I know that. Then, Serena, have you ever seen a monster with black blood?”
After hearing my words, Serena was troubled.
He’s probably slowly recalling the memories of all the monsters he’s met, right after he met me, when he just entered his adventurer life, and up to now.
Putting aside the fact that I’ve been remembering it for a while.
The thought went on for a long time. Serena didn’t stop thinking about it until about 5 minutes later and opened her mouth again.
“There is not.”
“Of course it is. It’s almost 100 years since they last appeared.”
Serena hesitated for a moment, then nodded with a look of realization. In a way, it was an absurd question.
Serena is now 24 at most, so no wonder she hasn’t seen them.
“Then, does that mean that the monster is so dangerous that the lord is wary of it even after that long time?”
“About half.”
“If you do, the other half…?”
“Before I say that, I should explain why they are dangerous.”
The other half is better if not explained.
