CH 6.08

「Susanoo….why are you here?」

I don’t know if this can be called by being “here” when he’s inside a cylinder full of mysterious liquid with only his head.

「As you can see, I’m being treated.」

His voice, vibrating with the liquid, is rather muffled.

「I’m sure you know that’s not what I mean.」

「Ha ha ha, I guess it’s not.」

How can you even laugh in this situation?

「What I’m asking is why are you being treated in the “organization’s” facility.」

「Variants don’t have treatment facilities and the weak ones just die.」

「That’s not what I’m talking about. I’m talking how ridiculous it is that a variant is being treated by the “organization”.」

「I agree」

Susanoo smiled bitterly.

「So, the variants are the “organization” are connected……you don’t want to say that directly, right?」

「You are indeed a very bright high schooler. It’s embarrassing but that’s how it is.」

「Why? Aren’t mankind and variants enemies?」

「No, they’re not. It’s just the relationship between eater and food.」

This answer reminds me that Susanoo is also a variant.

「So the human side can only use their survival skills.」

「It would have been better if that was the case. However, I’m amazed with human’s desires. Perhaps it is scarier than our appetites.」

I see……so that’s how it is……

「In short, the “organization” provides food to the variants and the greater variants pay them by not attacking the “organization’s” people. The “organization” can defeat any lesser variants which makes them secured and by selling that security to important people, they can get money and even meddle with politics.」

「It’s hard to believe that you’re just a high schooler. It’s as if you’ve seen the answer somewhere.」

In the other world, there was a country that had done something similar with the demons.

That country was eventually disposed of for good by the demon king though.

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There is no way I’ll leave Futaba to this kind of organization.

What about the Nordic organization of Yui?

At this rate, I don’t think they’re decent either but let’s solve Futaba’s problem first.

「See you later. Thanks for the information.」

「Oya, are you not going to kill me?」

「Given your current state, you can’t eat humans.」

「I’ll eat you once I recovered.」

「I’ll kill you then.」

「Ha ha ha, you’re really an amusing guy.」

「If you mean “eccentric” I’m the one who should be telling you that.」

It’s not that I’m being swept away.

This guy is different from other variants.

It is better to keep him alive.

That’s the intuition based on experience learned from the battle against demons is telling me.

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I’m even a little concerned about that guy.