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Under the trunk of the dead giant tree, sat Asmodeus who was daydreaming with his mauge. His eyes followed the movements of the orange butterflies dancing in front of him, so innocently, Asmodeus tried to catch him. But his clumsy movements actually made him fall.
And on a high tree branch, I, watching the motions of Asmodeus, frowned. That sloppy robot is really the Asmodeus I know? K-Kok him... How different is it?
“What did you see?” nuwa said while seizing the binoculars I borrowed from him, “.... Ooh, Asmodeus, yes. Hmm, also if the girl who protects the entrance to the White Order headquarters,” he continued calmly.
“Kok Putri really calm? D-In front of us is not a Lector, the main enemy of Black Company?” I screwed my waist.
“Yes, I understand. This is indeed his territory,” said Nuwa who also sat and rummaged through the contents of his bag. Wonder me, in this era there are still hunters who do not use spatial rings huh?
The princess then took out a beautifully packed box. With a grin and wink, Nuwa said, “Therefore, I have already prepared a special gift for her. Leave it to me!”
Special gift? A moment of my feathers goosebumps. After being bullied once by Princess Nuwa, I was traumatized by that meaningful smile. What else did this cunning Princess plan to do? Is it possible that in the gift there was a time bomb that exploded when it was opened? Classic, it can't be that simple. Or maybe... Nuwa keeps a secret weapon that can defeat a Lector instantly?
Whoa, it is fitting that Nuwa is said to be the second strongest Pathfinder! Uuuwh, I can't wait to see the plan go. There may be a trick I can learn from him.
I nodded at Saber and gestured to secure the perimeter. I was following Nuwa from behind, darting from branch to branch to where Asmodeus was.
“Wait here, don't fuck around. Understand, Ruin Hunter?” nuwa's command before darting toward Asmodeus.
I can't trust my own eyes. I thought Nuwa would sneak around and put the gift box as a trap. But all I saw was that the girl innocently approached Asmodeus, like her own friend. Oh, my God, what was he thinking?
“That stupid daughter!” my murmur that anointed my feet with strengthening magic then darted to save Nuwa.
But when I got there, I was surprised. Asmodeus opened a gift from Nuwa and found a lot of chocolate there. His flat face suddenly became cheerful, as he stared at Nuwa with beaming eyes.
BOOM!!
“Aarghh, ukh!” failing to land, I bounced onto a tree trunk. Asmodeus immediately aimed his laser at me but was prevented by Nuwa.
“Cyana, that fool is not your enemy,” said Nuwa.
Asmodeus' blue eyes slowly dimmed as he lowered his hand, “.... Database update confirmed... Onee-chan has been registered as an ally,” muttered the robot who then took a bar of chocolate and devoured it.
Rise while patting the dust on my shirt, I asked in wonder, “.... How familiar are you with the monster, Princess Nuwa?”
NAH!
O-Ouch, Princess Nuwa is hitting my head hard! Why should I play violence anyway? Just answer why. I'm just confused.
“Hah, Ruin Hunter, you know it's just fighting and fighting, try once you finish your mistake peacefully. Not all your enemies must be defeated with blood,” Nuwa scolding which then points to Asmodeus who is enjoying his chocolate,
“Liat, where there is something creepy of the most cute creatures in this world!”
“I-Mut? She's it—“
A memory ambushed my head. Horror when I saw the annoying Princess was torn apart and drenched in blood by the arena of Asmodeus, making me want to vomit. I shook my head, no, Chrysant, the future and the past are different. You don't want to repeat those memories again, do you?
After all, I remembered Nuwa's words that Asmodeus wouldn't have attacked if it hadn't been triggered. I took a deep breath and folded my hand,
“Why is a Princess of Black Company like you close to our enemy, especially a Lector? Explain what really happened, Princess,”.
Princess Nuwa sighed. His hand then gently stroked Asmodeus' hair, no matter how my forehead wrinkled to look at it.
Hmm, that explains why Asmodeus called me Onee-chan, the call of an older brother from a past civilization. But if that is true, why did Asmodeus attack Nuwa?
“If you are not surprised, it means that you really understand the truth about your identity yes, Chrysant. But, Cyana is different from you.she is the last Homunculus created by Emillia, but has not had time to undergo the process of humanization,”.
“Humanity..?”
“Yup, the second stage of the Homunculus assembly. Professor Emilia and Lady Luciel will install an operating system in her brain, which will simulate human nature and character,” said Nuwa who then shrugged her shoulders, “Detilnya, I do not know yes. Only I heard that step is important for the next process.”
… Qualify. I also realized one striking thing from Asmodeus. He did not look like me at all, in contrast to the other Homunculus. Hmm, I expected, this body, this face is the mimic of the owner of the cell implanted into my body. The Warden, or rather, the real Chrysanthemum.
Suddenly, Asmodeus approached me and offered him the chocolate. Her face is like a porcelain doll. His eyes were dim with no soul and his voice was as cold as a machine as he said to me,
“Requesting Onee-chan to take Unit CY40A’s chocolate.”
… Really like a machine. Is it possible, like a computer, that a virus can hijack Asmodeus' mind and control it? Given Sister—no, Lady Luciel, controlling hundreds of her robot angels, it is not impossible if Lady Luciel is able to control Asmodeus. But why is it that at the moment, he is tame?
“Pain. Onee-chan did not take the Chocolate. Simulating sadness's. Pain, man, man. T.T.”
Nuwa chuckles, “Hey, rather than daydreaming, mending you ladenin dong your sister. Even though it is flat, Cyana also has a heart of tau. By the way, Cyana, you still call you by the name of that robot? I gave you a good name!”
Surprised myself, u-uh, Asmodeus the killing machine is crying? All of this is very surreal to me. In fact, rather than thinking at length accept it. Sweeping, I took Asmodeus' chocolate, too,
“Thank you.. Cyana,” I said then bit the delicious chocolate.
“Yay. Onee - chan accepted Valentine Choco. Cyana very happy!” cyana said in a flat tone, which made me wonder if robots really seem to be doing anything? But. her fine blue hair, ugh, I can't help but caress it.
Aaah... It's so soft! Though we were made with the same ingredients, but how could Cyana be softer than my tangled and disheveled hair?
“Oh yes? Then why is Cyana now in the hands of White Order?” ask me while ruffling Cyana's hair with anxiety.
Nuwa smiled wryly, “Hah, here. Who told you to skip every time the Pathfinder meet?” he said that flicking my forehead, “Cyana is the spy that Black Company planted in White Order. For seven years, we can find out White Order's motion because of the report.”
Uh-uh? S-seriously? A-Ahahaha, what the hell is this? After a second thought, I guess the tragedy I see in the future...is my work, huh? Oh, my God, if I hadn't been so stupid as to attack Cyana, none of this would have happened. Well, that's really embarrassing. Okay, from now on I'll hold a meeting. Go, Chrysant!
Wait a minute.. Then why did Cyana attack Khanza? Is it possible that someone hijacked Cyana OS? No, if that were so, Cyana would have attacked us from earlier. Suddenly I remembered the words Cyana said while hunting me at another time.
“Malice. Initiating..”.
Cyana attacked me for misjudging me as a Malice. Perhaps something similar happened to Khanza. But, I can't hide the suspicious feeling in my heart. Is it possible that Khanza didn't lie when he called himself an S-type Malice?
BOOM!!
Suddenly there was an explosion from the sky. Nimble, Saber swung her giant hammer at the robot angel flying in the sky. The ground cracked as he slammed the angel into the ground, until the angel's body was destroyed and not left. But, far from being relieved, Saber stared up at the sky fiercely and shouted,
“Enemies come!”
When I looked up at the sky, I was surprised to see the bright lights that surrounded us. Like the stars of the night, the rays drew fire arrows ready to destroy us. They are The Immortal, the loyal puppet of Big Brother.
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