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Published at 14th of June 2023 06:08:06 AM


Chapter 63

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[Nar point of view]

I'm glad that this investigation went relatively smoothly. If I have to pick something to complain about, it's my failure to catch the Empire members, especially the one from Aru Village. If I could only catch her, I would torture her just to get some information about why she and her companion from Aru Village wanted to take our little sister away from us. Two little sisters now, because honestly, I'm sure we all wanted Diana to be reunited with her older sister. The good thing is, from the way she's screaming, it seems that Dana is still alive and well. It's not 100% certain, but I'm positive that the chance of a reunion is there.

I will have to think about the paperwork to adopt her, giving her our family names, even her clothes. I'm sure she'd want brand new clothes, but I couldn't prepare them now since I don't even know what she looks like. Besides, there's school. I'm sure Diana will be thrilled to have her older sister in the same school as her. And there is also

"Nar and Sas, are you even here with us?" [Amleth]

"Dana clothes" [Nar, Sas]

"?" [All]

"No... nothing" [Sas]

"Forgive us for our moment of impudence" [Nar]

Looks like Sas and I were thinking the same thing, it must be because of that cocky minister who keeps going on and on about how the team could do better. It's kind of our fault that we couldn't catch them, but if you hadn't embezzled the funds, maybe your soldiers would be more motivated to work if you gave them a decent salary, but you know, you just wanted to fill your stomach with nothing but the highest quality meat and wine. Just wait until Sas and I find concrete proof of this, and your head will be on the guillotine. 

(Being a special knight is hard...) [Nar]

And now to the next set of documents, as the witch reads Merlin through the documents, she seems to understand what's going on. All we can make out from these files is her experiment to create a perfect chimera. It's gruesome, yes, but that's about it. I wonder if she can make something more out of it.

"As you all mentioned, this is about how to create a Chimera, but this is no ordinary Chimera" [Merlin].

"What do you mean, Master Merlin?" [Amleth]

"Before that, Silence Barrier" [Merlin]

She shouted the spell on purpose, but the spell she cast is a selective silence, meaning she wanted only a few of us to know the full extent of what she's about to tell. I can tell that the minister and some of his minions, along with some of the knights, are affected by the selective silence spell, but we kept our mouths shut.

"They wanted to create a perfect chimera of the old war. Not only that, they wanted to mass produce it and have someone control it, and that someone is here with us" [Merlin].

"Tiara?" [Aeron]

"The former princess will control this beast?" [Cardinal Davis]

"But how? Don't tell me! Does it have something to do with the sacrifice?" [Tiara]

"Most likely, I'm not sure how it's accomplished since it's not mentioned here, but I'm sure that you're the one they wanted to use as a means to control the perfect chimera. You could say that they wanted to make you a saintess of Chimera" [Merlin].

The witch Merlin described to us what is meant by a perfect chimera. It doesn't have to be a specific chimera, that is, it doesn't matter what heads will control it, it doesn't matter if the tail is made of a snake, made of a golem, or even made of a cat, what is important is that the perfect chimera will have the ability of mutation, a mutation that can occur to change depending on the enemy it is facing. For example, it can have the head of a goat, and when it faces a lion, it will instantly change its head to that of a dragon. She also showed us why she thinks Tiara will be the one to control it

"This figure. It may look like a human being being fused with the Chimera, but that is also an old terminology used by the researchers of the past to indicate master and slave. I'm just guessing, but maybe the reason they wanted to sacrifice Tiara here is so that she could fuse with the Chimera and somehow come out unscathed and control the Chimera. If that's the case, it may explain why THE THING is still around her. Perhaps as a failsafe in case something goes wrong" [Merlin].

"Or could it be that her body is simply rejecting it?" [Akela]

"True, which is why I say I'm stretching it, but in all likelihood, I'm sure that's it" [Merlin].

Even though we can't believe what she just said, we take it into consideration. This is the legendary witch, after all, so her opinion carries a lot of weight. As she takes her seat again, she releases the selective silence spell. The Minister makes his comments. I'm not sure what he heard, but his remarks are completely off the mark, so much so that Merlin simply agrees with him, making his already proud chest burst with even more pride.

At the end of the day, we conclude our meeting. Queen Amleth takes the time to thank us all personally outside. This is one of the many reasons why we are all loyal to her. She could just thank a representative, but she didn't. She takes the time to thank each and every one of us. As she's about to thank Cardinal Davis

"Oh! It's the old man from the church and Auntie Amleth! Nar and Sas! Randy! Jean! Even Mr. Grumpy!" [Diana]

"Diana! That's rude!" [Kara]

"Forgive us for breaking in!" [Mara]

Why are you here? No, I'm sure it's because you wanted to play with Kara and Mara, my exact question is why are you breaking in! 

"Oh, is that the nice sister who gave me milk and cookies the other day? Why do you look so uncomfortable? Did something happen?" [Diana]

"Not really..."

She hugged the sister who had vomited back then. The sister assures Diana that everything is fine, but Diana can tell that she's lying, so she brings the sister to a table with a cake. The cake is supposed to be cut by Queen Amleth, but before we can stop her, she cuts a slice herself and insists on letting the sister eat it. 

"Behave yourself" [Nar]

"I am. Can't you see I'm giving her the best hospitality?" [Diana]

"Diana! You shouldn't be doing this!" [Jean]

"Wild as always" [Sas]

"Boo... You guys are no fun" [Diana]

Cardinal Davis enters. Diana, recognizing the fate she is about to receive, prepares herself. Sas and I can just watch her from a distance. You asked for it by behaving badly in front of Cardinal Davis. Cardinal Davis wants to pinch her ears, but she dodges perfectly.

"Hehe, catch me if you can, old man!" [Diana]

"Ohh... You're a cheeky one!" [Cardinal Davis]

"Diana..." [Kara]

"Rest in peace..." [Mara]

Cardinal Davis begins to shout at Diana. Diana, stunned, can only stand still and listen to a free religious lecture from the highest authority of the Church of Amleth. Still, not even halfway through, she looks so exhausted, and

"I'm hungry... Can I eat first and we can continue this later?" [Diana]

All of us, I'm sure, are thinking the same thing.

(What a fearless girl) [All]

Of course, this makes Cardinal Davis even more furious. And somehow, someway, Sas and I were dragged into it as well. The three of us kneel in front of Cardinal Davis as the lecture goes on and on. Why am I being scolded as well? If anything, Sas should be the one getting it more than me. I'm sure I did my part at home.





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