I Became the Wrong Race

161 – Cleaning Up (3)

When I heard the shocking truth.

Humans stop most of what happens in the conscious area to organize their thoughts.

For example, there was action. You may not have to stop breathing, but even if you did, there wouldn’t be any problem.

I am a homunculus-turned-immortal, and my breathing and heartbeat are both close to mimicking what they were when I was human.

But that didn’t mean it wasn’t awkward to be seen by others.

The woman in front of me was someone else’s facial expressions, her actions, and her specialty was reading those things and taking advantage of them.

I heard Lee Hejedia’s voice.

“Are you surprised, you newbie?”

“… “You’re a beginner?”

“I’m going to show off a lot as a beginner.”

It feels a bit like that. It was clear that it sounded that way because of the automatic translation, but it was clear that the melody behind him didn’t seem to find anything strange.

Clearly, in their language, there is a subtle connection between novice and novice.

I took my thoughts away and sighed deeply.

The emperor and I are brother and sister.

And I won’t look like a girl.

He is over 190 cm tall, and anyone can see that he looks strong and manly, as if he is bursting with male hormones, but you wouldn’t feel like he is a woman.

Wouldn’t you know it if he was the strongest fighter on earth and the whole world saw him as a female?

I knocked on the table without hiding my sour expression.

“My sister… “I think they described the emperor as a man.”

It’s a vague memory. However, when I first met my older sister, I think she described the emperor as if he were a man.

There is no way that the older sister, who was called Protectorate and was in charge of protecting the emperor, would not know the emperor’s gender.

If I think about it, something was strange. To be honest, I felt like Rie Hejedia was trying to manipulate me.

“I’m sure you’ve already been through it. “You can change the appearance to some extent.”

I may have a lot of words, but in the end, that’s what I wanted to say.

He intentionally hid his identity in front of his sister

I couldn’t help but feel something subtle from those words.

It’s as if she’s saying that if she shows her real face, a lot of things will be revealed.

Because my sister seems to be saying that there are a number of things you can tell as soon as you see that image.

The problem was that I had no idea.

Even though my sister and I both played Grim Darker.

I rolled my eyes and looked at the wall, recalling something along the prison walls made of bricks.

Memories of when creatures influenced by my mother appeared in this area.

What a hanging heart whispered to my sister.

Betrayal.

I’m not sure, but I thought that if there was some kind of relationship between my sister and the emperor, it must have something to do with it.

So, it was possible to overlook the fact that the emperor’s body was female.

Rather, if we were to simply interpret the phrase ‘mother’s first vessel,’ it felt natural that it was female.

What on earth is Mother Netel doing that made something like this?

There were still many things unknown. Also, what on earth is she trying to do with the bowl?

She didn’t even know what she was aiming for. I pushed everything aside that couldn’t be organized right away.

“The emperor is also a homunculus.”

“That’s right. I think most people in the upper class, including me, know this. Except for the Guardian.”

“Melody.”

“The pulse is not fast, and there is no change in magic attribute. … It’s all true.”

Melody looked quite embarrassed. Well, since the lineup of colleagues, including Melody, are all closely related to my sister, I guess they didn’t try to tell me.

“Is this your first time hearing this?”

Melody quietly nods her head. I ran my hand down my face her

I was wondering if this might shed some light, so this kind of information came out.

I couldn’t hide the doubts that arose in the midst of all the confusion.

“… But why did you come to kill me?”

Something was strange. The Chancellor of the Exchequer knew about his mother, Netel, and he knew the emperor well.

They didn’t seem to know that there was no reason to kill me.

And I could tell just by looking at it that it wasn’t something that was trying to trick me. Rie Hejedia looks at me with a questioning look.

“I am my mother’s vessel candidate and favorite object. Even now… My mother has been consistently showing favor to me. “If only I accepted it, she could become a ‘vessel’ on the spot.”

After I obtained the miracle, it only got worse, not less.

I still feel it even now. A feeling that seems to be constricting my body. A dark and unpleasant feeling rising from the ground.

But it also has a warm vibe.

It was contrary to the fact that my father lost interest after receiving the miracle.

“But what are you going to do by killing such a vessel?”

“… Wouldn’t it be like bringing him back to life as a puppet or something like that?”

Melody spoke, but I opened my mouth, relying on the sensation faint that came to my mind.

“No, the last time I saved him was the second time. There will be no more resurrection. So… “There’s something strange about this subjugation.”

Melody didn’t know whether to be surprised that I came back to life twice or that I knew about it.

Liehejedia rested her chin and smiled.

“Continue. Don’t stop her from coming up with ideas.”

“… When I die, the most powerful vessel dies. For a mother, it is a great loss. But.”

Is there rationality in the existence of a mother?

Rather, didn’t he whisper that he would give me strength even though my subordinate was on the verge of capturing and securing me?

Even though I used that power in reverse, there was no expression of anger.

In fact, it was the opposite. The mother was happy.

The being called mother favored me regardless of rationality and reason. There was no reason to try to kill me.

“Who benefits from my death?”

The Empress also loves me. I don’t know about the other two of the three clans, but if they are my mother’s force, they will focus on capturing me.

Father? I’m not sure about its existence. It is unclear whether there is a purpose.

Obviously, given that it gives strength to mourners, it doesn’t mean that there is no good side at all.

It didn’t give the impression that he wanted something out of the ordinary from me.

“… “If I die, will the next person be the emperor?”

“That will happen.”

“Is this the emperor’s dogma?”

Rie Hejedia rested her chin and laughed. She was practically saying yes.

“But, why?”

I couldn’t understand. Even though this was the emperor’s arbitrary decision, I couldn’t shake the impression that it was cutting my own skin.

What benefit is there in wasting all my forces and all my important talents?

In the end, I failed.

They said it was almost a success, but did my sister really kill me and keep the rest alive?

And is there a way to stop the older sister who is seriously trying to kill everyone?

Even Esha Terna was only equal after realizing the image first, and even if the battle had been a little longer, the sister with regeneration would have had a much advantage.

I didn’t understand. It seemed more correct to think that the mother’s way of thinking outside of rationality and reason was also present in the emperor.

“Is that possible? The emperor is a wise being. At least, I can recruit outstanding talent from all over the empire and raise them into hunting dogs that can throw their lives at my command.”

Lie Hejedia said so. It is said that reason exists in the emperor, and furthermore, that reason is excellent.

I heard it from my sister, and it matches the image of the emperor that I saw in the picture.

The Emperor was at a level where he could be called a sub-main character in Part 3.

He was a saint, an outstanding leader, and at the same time a person in the midst of growth.

I clenched my chin and opened my mouth with an uncomfortable expression.

“Why are you telling me all these things?”

“Do you know what the first thing you do when you open the top in a new city?”

Question after question came back to me, but I wasn’t offended.

Rather, I slowly looked back at the melody.

Melody must have sensed my gaze and opened her mouth.

“It must be a bribe.”

“That’s right. As expected, it is a golden oriole. “You’re smart.”

“Because I also have a history of managing the top, even if only slightly.”

The city’s influence in Grimm Darker is significant.

This is because the worldview itself is a place with so much struggle that safe cities are rare, and the power of many forces is concentrated in safe cities.

If you’re trying to start a new business in a city like that, it seems like you’ll definitely need a bribe…

Why now?

“No way.”

Melody said. Not me.

What is it, am I the only one who doesn’t know?

When I saw Liehejedia, she smiled and lowered her upper body.

She spoke with a smile like a villain plotting a plot.

“I am Rie Hejedia. He was the owner of the Hejedia merchant merchant, and at least once served as the treasurer of the empire.”

You’re acting like you’re going to tell me some great secret, but it’s something we all already know.

While Melody was fiddling with her estoc with her serious expression, I looked at her.

Her her confident expression her her her and correspondingly confident and theatrical attitude her her her.

I remember the melody from when we first met. It means it’s a bluff.

But I listened patiently to what was being said.

“And wouldn’t you, a beginner, need a competent merchant?”

The woman winked and pointed at me with her handcuffed hands. I glanced at her fingers

That was the conclusion.

Since I want to join, please accept this information as a bribe.

But.

“… Why do we need merchants?”

If you’re going to ask for it by offering such a bribe, wouldn’t it be better to show off that it’s the best sword in the empire?

This is not the Old World, but the New World.

It is a land where there are almost no sane people and where commerce is virtually non-existent.

“Yes?”

“No, isn’t a merchant ultimately a being who deals with others? There has to be someone worth trading with…”

“Didn’t you tell me?”

Lie Hejedia’s question was not directed at me. Rather, it was aimed at the girl standing behind me holding the estoque.

And a girl.

The girl, who was younger than me but definitely wiser than me, let out an exclamation of “Ah”.

What? When I turned around, what I saw was Melody covering up my mistake with a shy smile.

Only then did I realize that there was something Melody and my sister didn’t tell me because they thought I knew.

I listened to Lie Hegedia’s suggestion that followed.

“Now do you need a competent finance minister?”

She spoke indirectly.

“Presumptuously, I think I might need it.”

There is still a civilization on this earth that we, or more precisely, that I have not yet encountered.