4-08: The Trap of Not Knowing (1/3)

4-08: The Trap of Not Knowing (1/3)

When their secret was revealed by someone unexpected, the air froze, and everyone became speechless.

Everyone present was taken aback, and their thoughts came to a screeching halt.

Amusingly enough, both the person trying to reveal that secret and the people that concerned that secret made the same reaction.

You knew? The alchemist said.

Shin, since when did you know that!? Lilisha said.

It was curious for how long that silence continued, but Johann eventually broke that silence with a quiet mutter made in disbelief, while Lilisha came back to her senses and looked at Shinichi with shock.Updated from novelbIn.(c)om

After all, he had never acted like he knew something that shocking.

Ever since we met.

Ehhhhhh!?!?

So you really didnt notice, huh. Stella, Robelia, Louise, Clara, didnt I mention it this morning? I can see most things Especially when its during combat.

Huh? Ah!

When he said that, the four called out finally realized the true meaning behind what he said this morning.

It was difficult to judge peoples blood relation based off of their appearance unless they looked really similar.

Especially in their case, where they had many similar traits yet didnt look similar at all.

Despite that, Shinichis eyes were good enough to be able to understand the circumstances surrounding their birth and understand that they were created through secret techniques to artificially create them.

In the first place, with how good his eyes were, did it even really make sense for him to miss such a crucial point?

That was especially so since the first time they met was during combat.

Id also spoken a lot about other secrets relating to Earthgant. That was actually me trying to get you to consider that I might know about the fact that the royal family was keeping the circumstances surrounding you a secret. An implicit way of saying that I knew. But you didnt notice at all! You guys are surprisingly dense too, huh. Ku ku ku.

Shinichi said with his usual mischievous smile.

He might have been shy of strangers, but he never kept his true face from them.

Even though he knew from the very beginning that they were a forbidden life form, he neither became disgusted with them nor pitied them, he just smiled at them normally.

Ah~~~ What the heck!! And here I was worrying so much about when and how to break the news too!

But of course, Shinichi himself would have been surprised if this happened on Earth.

However, with this being a fantasy world and with him having already met all sorts of fantasy creatures, something on the level of a homunculus no longer bothered him.

In the first place, it is the height of arrogance to deny the existence of a life that is already there just because of the way it was born.

He was basically questioning what right they had to question their existence, and that pretty much summed up Shinichis stance in regards to the ethics concerning artificial life forms.

He was someone who always acted so haughtily, so hearing him say that made it seem to the girls as though the maids existence had been validated, and it brought them much relief.

Ironically, the one who couldnt understand that was none other than Johann, who had willfully encroached the taboo.

He stood frozen in place, speechless, as he watched the boy arrogantly declare that he didnt care about the common sense of this world.

Though there was no telling what emotions were swirling within him as of that moment, the light in his eyes spoke of hesitation and irritation.

Because it felt as though the boy was looking down on his own resolve.

In the first place, its stranger to see these girls and say that theyre not people.

The boy intentionally ignored how Johann was feeling and said that with a smile that covered his whole face.

A gleeful and expression and a voice, yet what that evoked was a profoundly unsettling premonition.

After all, that was the way he looked whenever he was about to say something utterly absurd.

Lets start with the assistant head maid, Frau.

Huh? Me?

The person he called out was a maid with an abundance of chestnut-colored hair and a quiet demeanor.

Unable to even guess what Shinichi might be planning, he started.

She might appear and act like the gentle sort, but shes actually a very observant girl, and shes also the scariest when mad. In that regard, even Lilisha and Stella have to watch their step. She loves accessories, though, so shes easy to fool by taking advantage of that.

Hah?

How did he even know that? Whether it was the person herself or everyone else around, they were all equally confused.

In the first place, why was he even saying that at a time like this? But without being able to get any answers, the boy turned his attention to the next girl.