CH 155

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[Birth]

As his eyes giving off a bizarre glow, Vigo approaches us with a smile.

“So, before we get into the negotiation, there is something I have to tell you about the birth of the three of you.” (Vigo)

“About our birth?” (Frick)

For him to want to talk about our birth now of all time, I really don’t get his intention.

Noelia aside, Alfine and I are just orphans who lost their parents in the Great Invasion.

“Yes, Frick-dono, Alfine-dono, and Noelia-dono. I figured that you won’t be willing to negotiate with me if I don’t tell you about the fact that you three are beings that surpassed humankind. But before that, I will return the hostage to you.” (Vigo)

Vigo releases the detained Noelia and let her walks towards us.

“Frick-sama…” (Noelia)

“Are you alright…?” (Frick)

“Yes, I’m fine. I’m deeply sorry for becoming a burden to you.” (Noelia)

I immediately untie the rope that’s restraining Noelia.

“No, thanks to you, we managed to come this far safely. I don’t think you’re a burden at all.” (Frick)

What is Vigo’s intention in releasing Noelia, whom he captured as a hostage in order to get us to negotiate with him?

Is he planning to lower our guard by releasing her and have a negotiation with us, and then kill us all?

The tips of the cylinders of the white-robed people are still facing us and are ready to shoot metal balls at any time.

“Here is a memorandum written by Danton-shi, who was the director of the orphanage whereFrick-dono and Alfine-dono grew up. Please look at the writing; does it look familiar?” (Vigo)

Vigo, who has freed Noelia and has his hands free, takes a book out of the pocket inside his outfit and shows it to us.

Certainly, the writing looks like Director Danton’s.

When I glance at Al, she seems to think the same, as she nods back.

“Written down here are the details of the experiment carried out by the Royal Magic Research Institute of Kingdom of Hartford in the midst of the Great Invasion 20 years ago.” (Vigo)

I learned that Director Danton and Philia-sensei were Linus-shi’s direct disciples not long ago, however.

Neither them nor Cinzia told me what kind of research they were doing at the Royal Magic Research Institute.

Did Director Danton write that memorandum before he opened the orphanage?

Vigo turns the page of Director Danton’s memorandum so that we can see the contents.

“It is written that the name of the project is ‘Superhuman Project’. The supervisor of the operation of the project was Linus-dono. And four research assistants, Danton-shi, Philia-shi, Cinzia-shi, and Florina-shi took part in it.” (Vigo)

“Isn’t Superhuman Project supposed to be a fake project made up by Gile?” (Frick)

“Yes, the details I told Gile-sama was a fabrication that I made up. However, the contents left in this memorandum are the contents of the project that was actually carried out.” (Vigo)

‘Superhuman Project’ is, real…!?

And in addition to that, not only Director Danton and Philia-sensei but also Linus-shi, Cinzia-sama, and even Florina-sama participated in the project.

I can see the lips of Vigo, looking this way, curl up.

“To briefly explain, there was a magical device that was a relic of the magical civilization era that could replicate humans. Linus and the othersused that  human-replicating device to replicate the founding king of the Kingdom of Hartford who was said to excel in both sword and magic and his wife, the strongest swordswoman that was the first sword master.” (Vigo)

Isn’t that almost the same as the made-up story told by Gile!? A magical device that creates replicate humans!? Did such a thing really exist in the Magic Research Institute?

Moreover, the people that were replicated were the founding king and the first sword master?

That just sounds like something that comes straight out of fairy-tales. There’s no way such a thing had really been carried ou——.

“That’s already a big deal by itself, however, they even used various magic rituals on the replicas to strengthen their body structures with dragon blood, and to enhance their amount of magic power by transplanting such things as giant magic stones into their bodies, and thus they were born into this world as beings that surpass the humanikind.” (Vigo)

What the hell, is that…

That means they not only replicated humans, but also fiddled with them.

No, Director Danton and the others couldn’t possibly do such thing.

I glare at the face of Vigo who is holding the memorandum and curling up the corners of his mouth into a smirk.

Vigo turns the next page as if to ridicule such me.

“Here are the names given to the replicas that were the subjects of the first draft plan of ‘Superhuman Project’.” (Vigo)

On the page, the names ‘Finn’ and ‘Alfine’ are written with Director Danton’s writing.

“It means that they were Frick-dono and Alfine-dono.” (Vigo)

“!?” (Frick)

“Well, you can’t help but be surprised, aren’t you? Because everyone involved all never told you the truth and have departed for the afterlife, leaving only one of them behind.” (Vigo)

Alfine and I are humans that were replicated using a magical device and were strengthened in various ways?

That’s a lie.

Everything is just Vigo’s bullshit!

Alfine and I are just… just ordinary orphans!