CH 394

“.”

“Uhh …… I ……”

“Don’t move, get some rest first.”

When we arrived at the place where Geiri would have been, Dibit-san placed Geiri, who he was carrying in that place and rolled Aiatsubus, who was wrapped in a branch, nearby.

“You’ve been doing that the whole time, but are you okay?”

“!!”

Sephiro’s head blooms in response to Makina’s question, as if to say, “I’m fine”. I’m sure that one of the Treant’s enemy, Aiatsubus, won’t be able to let go until he’s finished with her.

Perhaps because Sephiro is unaffected by the haze, and because he once used the Solar Striker to power up and pierce her chest, there is no one better suited to hold Aiatsubus than Sephiro.

So, I’ll leave that to him, and I turned to Geiri.

“Now …… The one who have questions to ask is Me, King Afmand, and Ornob-san, right?”

“Yeah, I’ll ask about the treasure. Ornob is …… are you okay?”

“N-No problem …… C-Can I start …… first ……?”

“Dear ……”

“Dad, get a grip!”

While supporting the struggling Ornob, her mother and Dasha-chan called out to him. Then, Makina and Helena opened their mouths.

“I wonder why Dasha-chan suddenly started calling Ornob-san her father?”

“Oh, really? My father was fine when he was with you, wasn’t he?”

“Yes. He’s so kind, I wonder how he became a slave.”

“Well, he’s kind enough to make a small child attached to him, after all.”

Helena stroked Dasha-chan’s head, and then, surprisingly, Geiri spoke up.

“Ornob …… you foolish man, you should have given Kriida to me so you wouldn’t be a slave.”

“Don’t call Ornob stupid for standing up to you alone to get me out of here. Geiri, I understand that you enslaved Ornob. But how did he lose his memory?”

I’ve heard that amnesia is caused by a strong blow to the head or a shock. As I listened in silence, Geiri said something horrible.

“…… It’s not that hard, after I captured Ornob, before I enslaved him, I said to him over and over that you were dead, Kriida. Every day, with a whip.”

“T-That’s right …… and on the last day, I can remember …… I was shown with Kriida’s belongings …… and I despaired of everything …… and closed my …… mind ……”

“No way ……”

“Kuhahahaha ……! The look on your face before was a masterpiece! That’s what happens when you mock me! I lost interest in Ornob, who had lost his memory, so I reduced him to a slave. If he had just given her up quietly, I would have made him soldier commander.”

Geiri said in a matter-of-fact way that didn’t sound like something a human being would do. It seemed that Ornob-san had lost his memory due to the shock he had received. Then Ornob-san staggered up to Geiri and swung his fist down from above, striking him and knocking him to the floor.

“I was …… in despair at the time …… I couldn’t trust him …… but, you couldn’t get me to do what you wanted …… I’m sure you’re disappointed!”

“Tsk ……”

Geiri glared at Ornob-san, who collapsed while spitting blood from his mouth. The series of events between Ornob-san and Helena’s mother, which began with his desire, ended with Ornob-san hitting him.

But there’s still more to the mystery, Basleigh-sensei said with a smile on her face.

“But why does he seem to be in so much pain? I’m also curious about his obsession with Helena-chan’s mother.”

“I’ll talk about that. Perhaps the memories came back to him as he talked with Kriida face to face. Memories that had been locked away for a long time came back all at once, a mixture of past and present memories causing headaches, I guess. And…”

“Retzel!”

“Fuh!”

Suddenly, Retzel takes out a scalpel and throws it at Ornob-san. It flew away at such a speed that I couldn’t even stop it with your transfer magic.

“!? A black haze!”

“It seems to have possessed him before he knew it.”

Fath-san was surprised, and when Rezsel said that with a laugh, the haze dissipated. Maybe the reason he didn’t run away with Dasha-chan was because he was being manipulated by the haze at that time?

When I think about it, even though I defeated her, Aiatsubus was definitely one of the most dangerous opponents I’ve ever fought. Her actual ability isn’t that high, but she’s the type of person who shows her true value when it comes to group fights and entanglement. If I had been forced to fight a soldier first, I might have been in danger.

“I don’t know what she was planning to do, but I think this one will be fine now. Reiss.”

“Okay.”

“Uhh  ……”

“You, that’s ……!?”

When Reiss gave Ornob a sniff of the powder she had taken from the bag, Ornob-san fell and began to sleep. It’s the same powder that put Ryuuze to sleep during the class competition.

“Fuh, at any rate, I had no idea Ornob was Helena’s father. It is true that their eyes are very similar.”

Dasha-chan said proudly.

“Dad is cool, you know!”

“Why Dad? He’s not your dad, right?”

“Because he came to save Dasha! When I asked before why he wasn’t here, Mom said he was far away and would come and help me if I was in trouble.”

“Oh, so that’s what she said.”

I don’t know for sure, but I think Yukuta-san said that to reassure Dasha-chan when she asked. If she says he’s dead, it may be hard for her to understand, given her age.

“Such a sweet kid, Ornob is your daddy …… huh …….”

“Mom?”

Helena’s mother looked troubled, and Helena called out to her. But before she could speak, Retzel was talking to me.

“Now that we seem to be done with the family, I guess King Afmand or Lars-kun are next. What will you do?”

“I’ll go last.”

“Then I’ll let speak to him first, Lars-dono.”