CH 156

[The Secret Revealed]

Vigo makes a wry face and smiles as if he has seen through my agitation.

“But we still have one of the involved people from that time alive with us here, so let’s confirm the truth with her, shall we?” (Vigo)

Soon after Vigo fiddled with the empty space, the figure of the armor that is bound with Cinzia’s life is projected in front of us.

“Frick, Alfine, what Vigo said is a lie! Don’t believe him! You guys are ordinary children!” (Frick)

Cinzia screams, saying that we shouldn’t believe Vigo’s lie as though she had heard what Vigo said earlier.

I knew it, Vigo was lying.

Everything he said was a lie.

Vigo thrusts Danton’s memorandum before the projected Cinzia.

It seems like Cinzia can also the reflection of this side.

“Are you saying that Sword Master Alfine, who has extraordinary physical abilities and unmatchable by anyone in the sword, is an ordinary human child?” (Vigo)

“That’s right! There is nothing strange with that!” (Cinzia)

“Are you saying that Crimson Magic Swordsman Frick, who has so much magic power in his body that he can cast high-level magic in rapid succession and wields swordsmanship that is close to a sword master, is just an ordinary human child?” (Vigo)

“That’s right! The two have gained their current abilities through efforts!” (Cinzia)

Yes, that must be it…

Even Alfine practiced in the sword desperately to reach her level of skill, and I, too, practiced the same way to be able to use both sword and magic.

We’re not inhuman monsters that was given such power from the very beginning!

We are ordinary humans!

Encouraged by Cinzia’s words, I raise my face, and glare at Vigo again.

“Cinzia-dono is such an obstinate person. This way, I can’t convince Frick-dono and co. Well, let us change the subject and talk about Noelia-dono.” (Noelia)

Vigo, receiving my gaze, sighs and turns over the page of Director Danton’s memorandum again.

About Noelia? What does that, mean?

“Stop! Stop! Don’t you open your mouth anymore! Shut your trap!” (Cinzia)

Seeing the words written on the page, Cinzia becomes flustered, her attitude changes.

“Noelia-sama, the young lady of the frontier count family who possesses a huge amount of magic power, has the nickname of Infinite Mage, and is said to have a talent that only appears once in 100 years as a mage. She inherits the qualities of her mother Florina-shi, however…” (Vigo)

“Stop flapping your filthy mouth! Frick, Al, Noelia! Don’t listen to that man and kill him! Now!” (Cinzia)

Cinzia scream telling us to kill Vigo as if she’s half-crazy.

“Do you not want the daughter of your best friend knowing the sin of her mother that much?” (Vigo)

Cinzia’s attitude suddenly changed after the topic shifts to Noelia; is what Vigo said so far really a lie?

The thought that what Vigo has said may be true is born within me.

“However, I would like to tell them the facts so that they would be willing to negotiate with us, so not talking is not an option. According to Danton-shi’s memorandum, Florina-shi, who was in love with Frontier Count Lloyd, carried out another draft plan of the ‘Superhuman Project’, a plan to strengthen mankind that doesn’t rely on replicate humans, on her child who was still in her womb.” (Vigo)

Vigo’s gaze is focused on Noelia next to me.

Florina-sama’s child is… Noelia only.

Did she really do such a thing to her own child!?

It’s gotta be a lie…

“The child of Florina-shi, that is to say, Noelia-dono, had her magic power enhanced and her body optimized to wield magic by her mother while she was still in her womb. In regard to this, such description is also left in Linus-dono’s memorandum, however, would you like to read it?” (Vigo)

“—!? You’re lying, there’s no way that there’s such description in Linus-shishou’s memorandum!” (Noelia)

Finding out that her mother did such a thing to her and that Linus, her master that she respected, knew about it, the shocked Noelia can’t keep standing, and collapses to the floor on her behind.

“No! Noelia, Florina didn’t do something like that! That’s all a lie! Don’t… don’t believe it! Please don’t believe it… please…” (Cinzia)

Cinzia’s voice loses momentum and become faint and quivering at the end.

Why, is her voice choked like that?

Please say that it’s all a lie in your usual loud voice… I beg you…

At Cinzia’s faint voice, the credibility of what has been revealed by Vigo increases within me.

“I’m just an unimportant scientist, so I only tell you what is true here. Frick-dono, Alfine-dono, and Noelia-dono are human beings with strengthened combat ability who were given birth by mages who had fallen into madness due to the Great Invasion. In other words, you are no different from the Abyss Walkers we gave birth to.” (Vigo)

“We are the same as the Abyss Walkers…?” (Frick)

“Although the method is different, you are monsters created by human hands all the same! The three sides are all monsters! Hahaha!” [1] (Vigo)

Vigo opens his mouth wide and laugh maniacally while pointing at us.