Kanna built a wall in her heart like a wooden wall was hastily rebuilt on the empty space of a completely collapsed castle wall.
But Kanna hides it as much as possible and tells the story she originally wanted to tell.
It was gratitude.
Gratitude that so many things have changed since the harvest season.
I explain my life that has changed from before, telling the facts I already know one by one.
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I express that my family's view of me has changed, that the things I can do have increased significantly, and that I am so happy that I have returned to normal.
"Yes. I see."
"You are really bland. Isn't this what you wanted?"
Oh, that's why you said that?
I guess I think I am making the harvest season to feel some sense of accomplishment.
I will live pretending to be a good person, so I will say something appropriate.
"More."
"More?"
"I hope you go further, Kanna."
The happiest future that the harvest season can attain.
This world is zero-sum. In order for one person to be happy, many people have to be unhappy. If they die in such misery, I can take their warmth with me.
If the cause is in the harvest season, I can harvest the warmth. Of course, it doesn’t seem to be from the beginning to the end, and there seems to be a limit, but that’s where it is.
I learned a lot from Tisha.
For example, when Tisha gave the order to eliminate thieves in the castle, no matter how far away it was, I gained the warmth that the thieves had.
Kanna is also in that position.
Therefore, like Tisha.
“At the very least, I should sleep comfortably with my grandchildren by my side.”
If possible, it would be even better if I could have my great-grandchildren.
When Kanna heard what I said, she blinked and tried to understand. And she smiled slightly.
“What’s that? Isn’t that looking too far ahead?”
“It’s quick for me. Kanna. This is what it looks like, but I don’t know, but am I a monster? I live a very, very long time.”
I know it sounds like I’m a good person, but I say this.
In the first place, I don’t even know if I can die of old ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) age. It’s impossible to die from injury, let alone aging. No matter what I do, I can’t take my own life.
“Yeah, even if you’re a monster... ... . Are you really a monster in the first place? Aren’t you like a god? Really? Up until now, you’ve saved people?”
“I’m not omnipotent, nor am I omnipotent. I often get things wrong, and even when I think I’m doing well, I’ve actually crossed a dangerous bridge. I just live longer than other people.”
I’m an evil monster who lives a long time and steals the warmth of living things. But I don’t plan on saying this. I’ll just cut it off here.
I make sentences that sound like I’m belittling myself, even though I seem like a good superman.
That way, it’s perfect when you think that I’m actually a great person but don’t want to be called that.
You think good people are easy to use and are just suckers who benefit you no matter what, right?
And they live long. People will look at me with anger and jealousy when they see me living long, and they will try to get the byproducts somehow.
In a cult, they shake you up with non-existent byproducts, so compared to that, I can be considered refreshing.
Of course, there are harsh penalties that are incomparable to cults, but sometimes people want to change even if it means taking it.
Or, like the people you see at the gambling table, they don't think about that.
"I feel like you're not human every time I talk to you."
I do that on purpose.
Instead of saying that, I respond with a smile. Then Kanna sighs softly.
"Actually, I wonder if it's okay to use you like this."
"Use you like you're toes. Use you as much as you want. I hand myself over indiscriminately. If you haven't died, I'll make your body better once." “Actually, it seems like you’re taking the most precious thing in return.”
I didn’t say anything.
Even though I didn’t touch the truth, Kanna’s expression hardened slightly as if she had touched the area.
Since it seems too troubling, let’s turn our gaze slightly to something easy to understand.
“If this is too burdensome... ... . I have a favor to ask.”
“What is it?”
Several days have passed, and there has been no news from the royal palace. The situation in Bern City is still worsening.
It’s likely that my request has disappeared. Or, many people have died in Bern City, but they may have just brushed it off as nothing serious.
“Victoria sent a letter to her parents in Bern City, but strangely, there has been no response. I want you to look into it.”
The powers that be in the north are projecting their influence to the south.
Now, what do you think the royal family will think about this? If they were a group of powers that are on good terms, it would probably be resolved somehow, but Kanna feels like she owes me something.
Any answer should be brought to me.
The fact that we're approaching the topic of Bern City remains.
And for now, there's room for excuses.
I told King Hypion that people are dying in the south.
I told Kanna that I can't contact Victoria's family.
At first glance, it's a completely different matter.
They just happen to be in the same place. So if they suspect me of not trusting the king, or more precisely, of trying to drive them apart, there's room for excuses.
I'm worried that this will really work, but my actions so far will make it somewhat more convincing.
"Victoria Bett. What's your relationship with her? You're not family, are you?"
Then Kanna looks at me with a really confused expression and asks.
Huh? You?
Oh. That's right. It was a human touch that I made up on purpose, so everyone who knew would think I was included in Victoria's family.
In reality, we had no relationship, and I guess she knows that.
Here, I'll reinforce that relationship a little more.
"Victoria was the first person I contracted with when I came into this world, and the name Belle was given to me by Victoria."
It sounds like they have a deep relationship.
Parents and children are also created by such coincidences. That's why they seem similar at first glance. It's like they have a family-like relationship.
Unlike a real family, there's no function to continue genes.
Yes. They're not family. They're really not related.
The name Belle can be discarded at any time, and the first contractee isn't special.
You pointed out the facts well, but I'm going to lead them in the direction of denying it. I'm going to add humanity, as if they're no different from my family.
It's an easy weakness to understand.
I don't know if it'll happen later, but even in noble families where the fittest survive, I think families are generally on one side.
And that side is a weakness.
"So that's why they often hang out together."
Kanna made a surprised expression.
Is that surprising? Rather, if you look at the context so far, shouldn't Victoria and I be considered close friends?
Victoria is a harvester. That means she contracted with me. And during the Bern City incident, we became famous together and entered the Royal Academy together.
Doesn't that seem so surprising?
If you don't know, you should ask.
"Is it strange?"
"Yeah. It is strange. I don't know about Victoria, but you seem to be detached from the world. I didn't know that you would ask me about other people's work while just letting your own go."
Yeah.
You're seeing it exactly. That's why I was even more surprised.
If you say your work, it's about when you were almost bullied for meeting the prince.
But that side really didn't matter. If you attacked, I would use it as an opportunity to turn you into a harvester.
Your skin gets better, and you have a body with just the right amount of fat. People generally say that you become pretty.
Many people can do anything if they become beautiful.
So the jealous person was a potential customer who could easily be turned into a harvester.
Anyway.
You know me too well. It takes a shock to erase understanding.
In times like this, it's much more shocking to say this than to talk about it in detail.
"Can you compare it to Maleficent?"
"No. Compared to that, It's just jealousy from girls. How can you compare it to a witch who's been alive for hundreds of years... ... . You took care of it, after all."
Oh. Now that I think about it, you said that the royal family took care of it. But since you didn't tell me not to tell the truth, it's okay.
You took Maleficent's stuff as a bribe and a trap and handed it over.
"That killed so many people that I can't turn a blind eye to it."
You ground the harvesters, and those who will be harvesters in the future. Thanks to that, the capital is still a mess.
My goal is to spread the harvesters in the distant future.
In that case, it's better for people to live happily and continue to prosper.
Why did you blow up Bern City?
Oh.
It was because you could get warmth. Hehe. Lots of warmth.
Plus, if you're fighting, you'll gather the stuff that was there. Among them, there's something that can break the situation.
And you don't necessarily need Maurice to use it. The knowledge for that is already stored in the heads of the harvesters.
Because it is necessary, technology is developed.
In fact, unlike Brightshin, which only had the poor, the harvesters made in Bern City are made up of people from all walks of life.
If these people are living well, the information I sent would likely disappear into thin air. This is because people with healthy minds have never taken out the information I sent.
However, Bern City is currently in an extreme situation for all the harvesters.
It is perfect for my knowledge to penetrate their heads.
And in fact, there are many people who are using clockwork machines to make things tick.
As soon as they entered Bern City, they captured many war machines that were used as coffins to imprison people.
Soon, weapons that can create areas where magic cannot be used will be released, and they will have powerful abilities.
When that happens, many things will change.
Thinking about the benefits of connecting Bern City and the Theodore family, Kanna chuckled, thinking that it was too dangerous to kill them.
And after drinking tea quietly, we ended our conversation.