𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟑𝟔: 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞
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《Kyrie Side》
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. . . . . .Huh, I woke up.
The same familiar feeling, warm and fluffy.
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『Ah, Big Sister Kyrie! Good morning!』
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A luxurious futon, its fluffy texture, accompanied by a cheerful voice.
As I slowly sit up, my friend Kumakichi-kun is there.
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“Kumakichi-kun. . . . . .Where is this?”
『It’s Big Sister’s room in Dead End Village.』
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Once called the Old Paradise, a desolate land; my base is an abandoned church there.
Thanks to the cooperation of Mr. Gankoji and others, including dwarves and monsters, rapid development is underway.
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Now it’s known as Dead End Village, and the abandoned church has become a proper one.
. . . . . .Yeah, organizing my thoughts, my mind clears up.
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“Kyrie, you awake?”
『Mom!』”Mrs. Kumako.”
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Mrs. Kumako, now in human form, is standing at the entrance.
As I wave, she comes over to me.
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“Are you alright?”
“Alright, you say?”
“. . . . . .So you really don’t remember, huh.”
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Don’t remember. . . . . .?
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“What do you remember from yesterday?”
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Yesterday, let’s see. . . . . .
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“There was a welcome party for Miss Vajra and Mr. Makola, and I had some drinks. . . . . .Next thing I knew, it was morning.”
“!!!!!!!!”
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Whoa, Mrs. Kumako looks really surprised. What happened. . . . . .?
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“Y, You really don’t remember anything? Like what happened after the party?”
“Uh, no. . . . . .”
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Mrs. Kumako looks somewhat frantic?
What’s going on?
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I’ve told her everything I remember. . . . . .
Then Mrs. Kumako stares into my eyes.
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What’s going on. . . . . .?
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“So, you’re not lying.”
“?”
“No, nevermind. Sorry. . . . . .So you really don’t remember anything from after the party until you woke up this morning.”
“That’s right.”
“The secret of Ellison’s death?”
“The secret of death. . . . . .?”
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I remember Ellison-sama was said to be killed by Miss Vajra.
But I can’t bring myself to believe she did it.
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So the “secret of the death” means something Miss Vajra is hiding.
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“It’s fine, everyone has one or two things they don’t want to talk about.”
“! Yeah, you’re right. . . . . .”
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Actually, I feel like I said the same thing yesterday.
Why is she so surprised to hear it again. . . . . .?
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『Hey hey, mom, I’m hungry. Stop the complicated talk, let’s eat.』
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Kumakichi-kun is complaining.
I smile and pat Kumakichi-kun on the head.
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“Yes, let’s have a meal.”
“Right, sorry, Kyrie. Could you please feed the monster kids first?”
“? Sure. . . . . .”
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Mrs. Kumako quickly left the room.
From beginning to finish, she seemed somewhat hurried.
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『Mom’s a weirdo.』
“Well, Kumakichi-kun, you shouldn’t speak ill of your mother, you know?”
『I’m not speaking ill. I just felt something was off, that’s all.』
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It seems Kumakichi-kun agrees with me.
I wonder what’s going on. . . . . .
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《Kumako Side》
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After leaving Kyrie, Kumako went to report the recent events to World Tree Martel.
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“What do you mean. . . . . .? Memory is gone. . . . . .?”
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Martel and Kumako have information shared from the Holy Zodiac about last night’s events.
The newly revealed truth about Ellison’s death.
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And that Kyrie summoned an angel and dealt a blow to Ouma. . . . . .
The strange part was that Kyrie herself didn’t remember doing so.
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“What’s going on?”
“I don’t know. . . . . .”
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Kumako quickly notices.
It seems Martel might have an idea about something.
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“You look like you want to say something.”
“. . . . . .Yes. But it’s only a hypothesis. Just a hypothesis, okay?”
“Enough with that. What happened to Kyrie?”
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Martel spoke his hypothesis in a heavy tone.
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“As the cost of summoning the angel, Kyrie’s memory was taken.”
“What!? She lost her memory as a cost?”
“Yes. . . . . .A power that strong would naturally come with risks, wouldn’t it?”
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Kumako hadn’t seen it directly, but it’s said that Kyrie blew away an entire mountain.
It wasn’t possible that there would be no risks involved.
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“So far, there hasn’t been a cost for her healing powers. Perhaps the memory loss only happens when she uses that destructive power.”
“So there’s no cost for her healing powers, huh.”
“Most likely. She has performed various miracles so far and has not experienced any drawbacks in her life.”
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Kumako felt a deep sense of relief.
What if there were costs to her healing powers just like those of her destructive abilities. . . . . .
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“We should keep this from Kyrie.”
“Of course. It should only be shared among the Holy Zodiac and us.”
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Otherwise, it would cause a huge commotion.
There are already many monsters in this forest who love Kyrie.
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If we talk about the costs of her power, it would undoubtedly lead to panic.
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“Fortunately, unlike her healing powers, we can substitute for her destructive powers.”
“Yes. . . . . .So, there’s only one thing left for us to do.”
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As always, we’ll protect Kyrie from behind the scenes.
So that she won’t have to resort to using the destructive power she loathes so much.
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“We, along with all the monsters, have to be even more vigilant in protecting Kyrie.”
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