187 – If-4
Lab Log #1
After contacting her, the mission I received was to study and clone a woman’s corpse. This kind of research is not professional, but it was possible enough with her knowledge and wisdom that he gave.
What I will write now is a study on this.
Lab Log #7
The characteristics of the body were amazing. Although it is a clear creature, it is differentiated from the creatures so far.
The briefly summarized features are as follows.
1. No mana
2. It is organic, but does not rot.
3. He is a human, not a demon.
Perhaps it would be possible to overturn the entire academia if he had studied formally at the Mage Tower. When I asked him where he found this, he squeezed my heart and told me not to cross the subject.
He was an extremely distant being.
Lab Log #16
Cloning this corpse was tricky. Even if 10 years were invested in the principle of using materials and the process, it was impossible to think of mass production with more than 5 people.
However, there were some things that I realized through research. Making the body is nothing more than making a vessel.
The important thing was the soul, the ego that would enter the Chimera. When I figured it out, he acknowledged me and told me her secret.
The current research is the task of making the Demon Lord’s vessel.
Lab Log #32
From noble mtl dot com.
Since the discovery of Type DART, research progress has been rapid. Both mass production speed and shape quality have been improved to the extent that it can be applied in practice.
The vampire and the eldest man contacted each other and wanted to attack Reinhardt, so these test subjects will be delivered.
My research will be more complete if I can obtain actual combat data and even secure the corpse of the hero Ruben Reinhardt.
Yes, even eternal life.
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“…This is so damn bad.”
Every time he flipped through the journal, Rios’ expression distorted. It was only then that I realized that it would have been better to have Ren nailed down because he was clearly in the dark.
“…The demon king’s vessel…”
The contents of this data were organized in common sense, laws, and anomalies that transcend even time.
The minimum ethics as a living being did not remain from the torture performed for the sake of the experiment.
“Leonardo’s parents… Demon King…?”
As the head of the family, Gladio, the first thing he had to worry about was that Leo’s parents were demon lords.
The story that the demon king, who had only heard of it in the form of a legend even 300 years ago, would return wearing the skin of Leo’s parents was simply unacceptable.
“It may not be you…! Besides, Leonardo too…!”
“…Even if you’re not a Demon Lord, you can’t deny that you’re a vessel…”
Marken was shocked by the results that he thought could be worse than he expected.
The premise of being the Demon King had no choice but to come heavily to the Reinhard family.
“… Judging from the contents… It seems that the person called ‘him’ also has memories of the first playthrough.”
As she turned over the materials that were no different from torture records, Lumine was convinced of that.
The lord of the red tower praised his foresight as if it were a scripture, but it was only because he had seen Leo, his regressor, and the sage, to the extent that he remembered them.
“…But how…”
“…Probably, like Saint Angela, memories between episodes are linked.”
Angela did not deny Lumine’s guess. Angela, who as an angel was able to free herself from the constraints and restraints of the present world, was able to retain some of her memories of her future.
{…If it really is the Demon Lord… It must be eliminated at all costs. It’s only written material like this, but I can’t shake the feeling that it’s more threatening than it was 300 years ago.}
300 Years ago, Angela saw the Demon King in person. She faced the hero and the sage together, but she felt her faith warped into fear and madness just by seeing a fragment of that existence.
{And… Unfortunately, even Leonardo’s knights cannot be guaranteed.}
At that negation, the air froze like a sheet of thin ice.
Angela brought up a topic of conversation that everyone probably wanted to avoid, and should have done at some point.
“…Leonardo is not his real son, Anus said. Therefore…”
The hero with the most weighty responsibility at this place, and at the same time the girl who most wanted to deny this, objected.
She would have known, but she herself.
That this is just a bunch of little girls who don’t want to lose her love.
{That’s why I can’t be relieved. Maybe she won’t even be born through an ordinary process.}
Even in the most recent data, the existence of Leonardo was only questionable. That meant that Leonardo existed before the Red Tower Master studied Ren’s corpse.
{…Maybe Leonardo also had the qualities of a vessel…}
“That’s ah…!”
{Have you seen the warrior too? Its divinity is so special that it cannot be put down.}
No, I can’t deny it.
I know that the divinity of the sword is not normal because it was an Ariaspil that even died once with it.
A divinity created to kill the divinity.
As if to kill a hero…
“…But… Then why didn’t you wake up earlier…?!”
It was a desperate denial, but Ariaspil’s point was right.
If there is a problem with Leonardo’s body, he is already an old man. Why did Leonardo not open his eyes to such divinity?
{…That’s… I’m not sure I can give you an answer. But it’s dangerous…!}
“That’s Leo! What Leo has done is the basis…!”
“… First of all, calm down. Now is not the time to tell the difference between right and wrong.”
The story seemed overheated, so Glidao tried to turn the focus of the story as the family head. Right now, there are more things to decide than I thought.
Decisions remained to be made before Leonardo arrived within two days.
“…I think the first thing to decide is whether to pass this information on to Leonardo or not.”
A solemn silence hung over the conference hall.
At present, the problem that is approaching like a fire has been the confession of the truth.
That’s not something that can be said as easily as the death of the senate.
I had to force myself to tell the truth that added guilt to Leonardo’s ordeal.
“…I… Think I should let you know.”
The first person to speak was Chris, who turned the page with an expression about to cry.
Normally, she would have held her weight in her expression even for the sake of the pride of darkness, but she didn’t have the courage to wear such a shy mask in the current situation.
“Knowing nothing does not guarantee that you will be emotionally comfortable with Leonardo. As a result, if you have an enemy to fight, it is better to inform them…”
“…But Auntie.”
Rios was also arranging his wrists anxiously, digging his pupils. He didn’t want to make this argument either.
I didn’t mind telling the truth even in my own personality.
But more than that.
“Leonardo… Will my brother survive? If you’re more distracted here…”
Even Rios, who is not the culprit, sees it, but there are only cruel contents that make you vomit.
Even if it’s the mental strength that endured for 50 years… Conversely, would it be right to accept this with emotions that have been scarred for over 50 years?
Rios couldn’t be meekly honest.
“…But it’s also true that the conversation won’t proceed if you hide it.”
The direction flowed toward the confession.
The information was only stagnant when it was hidden.
“I understand Rios-sama’s words, but Leonardo-sama will figure it out somehow…”
In addition, considering Leonardo’s personality so far, even if he hides it, it won’t last long.
If you were going to find out by digging through it somehow, it would be better to inform them so that you don’t feel betrayed.
So…
“…I hope you don’t tell me.”
At that moment, Ariasviel denied that opinion.
“But you have to hide this…!”
“…Why did Leonardo fight?”
What came out instead of the basis for the answer was a question.
“…Why did you fight…”
It was a fundamental question about the motivation for starting this story.
“At that time, Leonardo was already kicked out of the family. He wasn’t even a knight, and he probably had a life of just sitting down in the East.”
Nevertheless, Leonardo returned to a decaying and decaying empire.
In the name of repaying his remaining favor with Reinhardt, he deliberately took every comfort and gain he could.
“…And we all died.”
From Leonardo’s point of view, all of these round tables were corpses that died at will. They were like ghosts who had already abandoned hope decades ago.
“…But I still fought.”
Fallen humans, pouring monsters, devils who took off their human skin, and warlocks fought countless times.
It wasn’t because someone asked for it, and it wasn’t like he was given any responsibility.
“…Why did they fight…”
“…That’s…”
Everyone here, unless you’re an idiot, knows why.
It’s just that Leo couldn’t bring it out because it was shameless to say the feelings he felt.
“…If this bowl is the same as the demon king who killed us…”
Leonardo must have fought with vengeance or guilt. He must have endured endless battlefields and ruins with just that emotion.
“…How should Leo live…?”
His parents also contributed to killing Reinhardt.
That fact alone will bring Leonardo to his knees.
“…What if I try to take responsibility alone…!?”
If you are weighed down by a sense of guilt more than this, Leonardo certainly will.
It was clear that he would try to deal with them alone.
{…Aria Spiel… Hero…}
That moment.
Jiyi Ying !!
Ariaspil’s scabbard vibrated and made a sound. It’s the first time I’ve heard it, but Ariasviel could understand what had happened.
Dean’s voice echoed urgently from the scabbard. Since he was using Leo’s magic tools given for emergency contact in the first place, it would not be an easy situation.
“…What…What’s going on?! Mr. Dean!?”
＜…Now…! In town…!＞
Dean almost let out a sob and a scream. He barely caught his breath and explained properly.
“…Are you a Chimera…?”
It was a completely unexpected situation. He hadn’t thought of a sudden attack since it hadn’t been long since he had dealt with the enemy tower lord.
“…Calm down! Evacuate and calmly explain!!”
Almost crying, Dean managed to get his words together. It wasn’t easy for Dean, who was only a hunter, to calm down easily in a situation like this.
＜…Leo is fighting right now…! He said something strange…! I heard Ain escaping with him…!＞
In the midst of Dean’s maddening confusion, he remembers the being’s words clearly. It was such a grotesque remark that he couldn’t help but remember it even in this chaos.
Soon after, Dean’s words overturned the entire premise of this thought and meeting.
After that, the call was cut off.