127 – 127. Winds of Plague (9)
“Ha… Really.”
It was frustrating. I scratched my head and thought about it, but there is no way to do this.
I tried to persuade the elder by pulling out all my cards, but to no avail.
-‘Baron Penarive. Didn’t they protect you all!!’
-‘…You must know them. Okay. They alone defended our Sirens. But now they are all sentenced to imprisonment. There is no one who can testify on our side right now.’
-‘There is one person. I’m sure there are people who can testify!’
However, he maintained his current attitude and refused to talk further than this.
-‘I don’t want to be swayed by your words anymore. Even if that’s true, we have no choice but to imprison you in order to survive right now.’
The elder said that the moment any of the captured humans set foot in the principality, it would be over.
It was predicted that if even one person escaped, their location would be discovered, and then they would be helplessly subjugated.
I couldn’t argue that it might not be the case.
The entire Baron Penarive family came forward to defend themselves, and even though the entire Sirens complained about the false accusation, they said that their former leader had been executed, so there was nothing to say.
I’m not sure either.
If they insisted on keeping quiet about the sirens, would they keep their heavy mouths to the end?
The moment you set foot on the principality, it suddenly changes and you may betray them. Especially when it comes to prize money.
And…
I also had a similar experience, so I was speechless there.
So, I keep messing with my hair thinking how to solve it. You can’t see the front, the front.
I threw a pebble into the lake.
A lake that used to ripple like a pong will become clear again like a mirror after a while.
“The view of the lake is so clear. Why is it so dark in front of me?”
While I was complaining like that, the familiar lizard came to visit me again.
“Where. Because you don’t want to be covered in saliva like before?”
-Chir-!
“I’ll let you go. Don’t lick your face. Okay?”
-Chir!
“Hmm… I guess you understand…? Put it down.”
If anything has changed, I am allowed to act alone within this barrier.
Such as an apology for conducting a rude test on the person who saved Nella. Thanks to that, I was looking at the lake from here.
“I was wondering where you went again, Chir! You are here!”
It is said that pets follow their owners, but this part seems to be out of control.
Like last time, if this guy goes out alone somewhere, Nella will definitely come looking for it.
“Oh, again… I’ll take you right away!”
-Chireureu.
For some reason, he is unmoving. Since Chir didn’t listen, Nella tried to take her with her own two hands.
Then, how nimble the body was, it moved around on my upper body and persistently ran away, making me feel like a tree.
It was Nella who got tired first.
“Profit, chir you!”
-Cheer~.
The owner who seems to be on the verge of drugs is doing that, but are you punishing yourself by adding more drugs? I can’t.
-Chir? Cheer!
“No, you bastard. Then you’re going to get scolded even more.”
Taking advantage of the gap I had while teasing my master, I grabbed Chir tightly and returned it to Nella.
“Oh, thank you. I’m not like this Anne… You troublemaker! I made a mistake, do it quickly.”
-Cheereuu…! Cheer!
Come to think of it, this lizard called Chire has a strange corner.
It looks like a lizard on the outside, but it’s not a monster. But is it very different to define it as an animal?
Besides, it seems that this guy jumped out from the first meeting with Nella.
“Why is he like this today? Why is he trying to go to that brother?”
-Chir. Chirr chirr.
Chir continues to struggle. For some reason, it feels like it is trying to keep coming towards me.
“For what?”
“That’s… If the person’s magical power is instinctively attracted to it, I’ll run at it.”
“Isn’t there a reason for the act of rushing?”
Beasts have instincts and humans have desires, but that lizard seemed to have intentions too.
Why do you run at me when you see me like this?
“I enjoy eating that person’s mana. That’s probably the reason…”
“Hmm… Eating magic… That lizard is definitely not a witch beast, right?”
“Yes. If it was a witch beast, they would have attacked me first, right?”
“I guess so.”
There’s a prey right in front of you, but there’s no reason for me to rush to find it. At least I know it’s not a demon.
Rather than that, it comes out like a tenacity that Nella pays to hold on to it with all her might.
Then it rushes at me without exception.
-Chir! Take it!
Gearcon is escaping from Nella’s arms and rubbing her face in my hand as before.
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This is a very warm welcome. To the extent that you can see all the joy in your whole body.
“Leave it alone for now. I’m in good shape, but if I get tired of it, I’ll go back to my master’s side. Why don’t I give him magic?”
“Haa. I’m so sorry. But I should have fed my fill earlier… It’s strange.”
“Now, it’s snack time.”
I tried to sneak out my mana and give it to him… But he doesn’t even quench his appetite.
He even shook his head and just came up on top of my shoulder and rubbed his face against me as if he were acting cute. What is this lizard?
***
“Whoa…”
The elder sighs and turns away. It wasn’t because of Junon’s story, there were too many things that bothered me right away.
I learned a lot about him, but there was still a strong backlash against the agenda of maintaining the current relationship with humans.
It is a relationship that left a deep goal.
Each of them had their own ties, and all of those ties were taken away by humans. That’s why the reactions of other sirens about the current situation are bound to be not very good.
“Is the story over?”
“Yes.”
The only person who can intervene on both sides of this complex relationship. She was Senia.
She didn’t change her clothes, so it seems she’s been waiting all this time.
“You made me wait a long time.”
“No. I also… I had something to tell you.”
“Um… Tell me.”
“May I ask how the story went before that?”
It’s not like he overheard or not, but if it was Senia, it didn’t matter if he overheard.
“He asked if he could help us and release us. He was convinced that we sirens couldn’t stand against the devourers with their strength alone.”
“…So, the elder’s answer?”
“You know very well. We don’t have a choice.”
Junon may be trustworthy as an individual, but humans as a group are still unpredictable.
Moreover, if even one person escaped, it wouldn’t be strange if the principality would frame them again and issue a subjugation order.
Even if not at that level, sirens will be sold at least as slaves, criminals, and black market booty and aristocratic decorations.
“Hoo. Is it like that?”
Senia was also expecting it. However, she was hoping for some other change if it was Junon.
If you are a human, it is not good to give these trembling sirens too much time. Soon, the main army will attack from the principality.
That’s why she also came up with her own means.
“Soon, the principality will send the main unit. Our unit is an isolated unit.”
“I know that because the boy named Junon told me about it. So?”
“It would be catastrophic if it were ever revealed that we were imprisoning humans. That would be the worst possible outcome.”
The sirens once again tried to harm humans.
The number is not small anyway, and the method of framing is viciously the specialty of the aristocratic coalition forces.
“Then what are you going to do?”
“It’s not about proving that we were wrong, it’s about showing that we are innocent. Just looking at this situation, it would look like we’ve committed a crime.”
“Innocence…”
The reason Senia had been trying to learn alchemy was to clear the name of the Sirens.
But now the goal has changed.
“We need evidence to claim innocence. One proof that we helped humans can be made convincing.”
“How?”
Senia is a devourer with the people of the dukedom. She and she once explained the relationship between the Lemtert Plague.
The elder also nodded and affirmed Senia’s shrewd assertion.
“I know a lot of humans are infected. But what are you going to do with this?”
“I just need to make a cure for Lemtert Plague. How about proving that one human being was cured with the power of the Siren?”
“It’s not going to be easy to make something called medicine. And we don’t even have such research facilities.”
“No. We haven’t had anyone infected yet, have we?”
I wondered what kind of nonsense this was, but the elder soon realized.
“No way…”
The Lemteert Plague spread throughout the principality.
A symptom of a plague that has not yet appeared among the Sirens.
A barrier to block the debowler.
All of this leads to one.
“Hyplisia. This will be the main ingredient in the cure.”
Manufacturing a cure for the vicious plague that will soon overtake the subjugation party.
If it goes that way, it’s the best ending ever.
Not only can the misunderstandings held tightly by humans be resolved, but even the frame that has been covered so far can be removed cleanly.
But there is a problem here.
“But… It doesn’t matter what kind of human you treat.”
Even if the infected are treated in this punitive force, it is meaningless as they do not even show symptoms.
In that case, we have to bring in a human who is already showing deep symptoms and treat it.
People who meet this condition already exist.
“Rumia Pena Reeve. She will bring the child.”
“Rumia…?”
“For this, the elder also has to free one more person.”
Only Cain knows where Lumia is.
If Cain is not freed from the sirens, he cannot even attempt treatment.
***
We took a considerable amount of time to cross the Utulum Mountain where the showers were pouring down.
Thanks to that, the subjugation party finally sets foot in the state of Sheet.
“The subjugation team is back! The subjugation team is back!!”
“But… Eh? Aren’t you all resting?”
“Is that so? I’ve prepared all the drinks and side dishes…?”
I am cheered by the villagers and the people of the principality, but somehow they don’t seem to have time to enjoy their return. They are reorganizing as if they will continue the subjugation immediately.
Meuniher steps out among the bewildered villagers.
“Where’s the dahlia?”
“Oh, I’m here honey. I just have something to tell you…”
“It’s urgent. Now that I’ve brought the rats that cause the Lemtert Plague, start researching with them.”
“What? Wait, honey!!”
Dahlia sighs deeply as she sees her husband walking away.
Because this side also received a difficult story, it was not the only one that worried.
‘We have to come back soon honey… We don’t have much time…’
In order not to repeat the bitter past of Lanesia and Jack, this too Meuniher had to know.