Chapter 134 - So Much Has Changed Since I Couldn't See It, Leon (5)

"Hmm... I remember the old days."

Standing on my lap, Ray held the necklace hanging from my neck with his small hand.

Her necklace was no different from her, but a 'necklace containing the warrior's protection' that had a deep connection with her.

"Did the warrior directly infuse the blessing?"

"Yeah. I'm sure it was... Where did you get this from?"

"I got it from Innocence Academy."

"Ha, guy Obert... He thought he was going to do useless things as usual, but was he planning something like this..."

After Ray laughed so hard, her eyes softened as she looked at her necklace.

Does it remind me of old memories, old colleagues?

"...Can I tell you? What happened to them after that..."

"..."

Ray nods her head quietly.

"It's a record that has been handed down forever..."

After the hero's death, I solved the story of the hero's party members.

Ray listened attentively to her.

She tried to tell all of her colleagues' stories and asked questions if they had any.

As we talked about her, before we knew it, Ray had her face completely immersed in her memories.

In particular, Ray laughed out loud when he informed that the strong northern warrior Dregonaut, who was in charge of the party's tank, jumped alone into the land of the demons and inflicted enormous damage on the demons and ended his life on the battlefield.

She said if it was the guy she knew, she would have been.

Should I say I'm lucky?

The warrior party members were praised for their achievements and ended their lives happily in their own way.

If there's one strange thing, it's that everyone has been cut off now.

Therefore, they cannot even meet their descendants.

"I see... Everyone went back to the ground..."

"Because it's been hundreds of years."

In fact, one of her old colleagues, the 'Sage', might still be alive in the deepest part of the labyrinth, but his survival was not the information I could tell you.

I don't know if the sage will notice that the hero has come and show up or not, but even if they do meet, I wonder if the two of them will have a close conversation.

In any case, it didn't matter much because the sage wouldn't drive out the hero.

"Then I'm sure no one remembers me anymore."

"What do you mean almost...?"

Having doubts about her words, I asked the question.

Few beings can survive for hundreds of years. At least, it would be about elves or dragons.

"There must be demons who remember me. It's a paradox, indeed."

I tilt my head at Ray's words, and she adds her own.

"I'm talking about the elders."

"Elder... I've heard that there are such things, but were they capable of living for hundreds of years?"

"Hundreds of years? I don't know exactly how many years they can live. What's certain is that they knew the hero before me. I think it is. I don't know if I can describe it as alive, but..."

"Why?"

"The 'elder' I met was just a big 'meat'."

"A piece of meat...?"

I can't draw a picture with only words.

"I can only express it like that. Even though there is no part that can be called a mouth, communication is possible.

"Hoo..."

It was an interesting talk.

Elder.

It seems that you can meet them at least by going to the land of the demons, but unfortunately, there was not much information because you couldn't set foot in the land of the demons in the game.

Hearing the candy roll in her mouth, Ray pulls away from me and goes back to his seat.

Ray asked me to allow him to remain as a 'warrior' in a private space without hearing ears.

Of course I agreed.

I thought so.

It wasn't that I wanted to play house.

For me, it would have been better if I could only act faithfully in necessary situations.

Sierra was in awe of Ray in this bizarre situation.

Sierra, who was sitting quietly on the side of the wagon and watching Ray petting her Shady, asked me when she would become a true hero, and I passed it on to Ray.

"...The master asks."

I told Ray about my relationship with Sierra.

Maybe Ray will be living with her in her dormitory, so it was better to share her secrets as she could be her, even if she told her to avoid any inconvenience.

"When will you become stronger... Hmm, well, I haven't even made contact with the light spirit yet... I think it's impossible to handle the 'sacred sword' properly, at least with the current body."

After hearing Ray's answer, Sierra nodded lightly. Because they couldn't interact with each other, they had to go through me to communicate.

To sum it up simply, it is a shape that needs more 'growth' in many ways.

Well, since the revival of the Demon King is still far away, it didn't seem like a problem to be concerned about right now.

"Did you say the destination is the desert? Did Obert build the academy in the desert?"

Ray looked out of the wagon and asked.

It was a too late question to ask as we were already approaching the desert.

"It's not like that, but I have one more sister to take to the academy, haha..."

"...Your sister?"

Ray's eyes widen.

Ray and Zeppetti.

If everything goes according to my plan, the two of them will live together in my dormitory.

Now that Ray is in front of me, all I have to do is go to the desert and pick up Zepetty.

Bringing it was no big deal.

The problem was how to introduce each other to each other.

My choice was decided to 'reveal everything without hiding'.

Two fake sisters.

A reincarnated warrior who never was a sister... No she never was a woman, and an artificial intelligence who never was human.

On the one hand, a warrior who can teach us what it means to be human. The other side is an artificial intelligence that can tell you what your sister is through data.

I felt that we had a lot to learn from each other.

"...Not really a sister."

"So what?"

"It's similar to the warrior."

"Hey, brother. I can't understand what you're saying. Are you saying there was another hero besides me?"

Ray, who only used the word "Brother" In moderation and was still talking like a warrior, asked that question.

"It's not like that, it means fake sister."

"Ah... How did he end up like that...?"

Ray, who was stroking Shady in her arms, asked in a pitiful voice.

"I think I have to take him with me because of unavoidable circumstances. He's a human first, but technically speaking, he's not."

"..."

At my absurd explanation, Ray opens her mouth and looks at me as if she is dumbfounded.

"Hmm... You could say it's a highly intelligent, egoic golem. But it's a human."

"..."

Eventually Ray frowns at her.

This was quite similar to Sierra's reaction, which had been explained a while ago.

It was unavoidable for me too.

I think she explained it in the most intelligible way possible.

Zepetty was, to that extent, a foreign being in this world. Well, even if it wasn't a fantasy world like this, it would be a sufficiently heterogeneous existence.

"When you meet, you will know naturally."

"... Then her older brother can't live without dying... She has two younger sisters who aren't related by blood... Doesn't that 'setup' change?"

"Yes, let's leave her setting as it is. Perhaps her younger sister's performance will be amazing. She will need to learn from her instead, hero."

"...It can't be helped if it's for safety. For now, I'll follow the will of 'Brother'."

Soon, Ray, who put her chin on her chin and crushed her chubby cheeks, looked out the window at her with her sullen face.

She feels that she doesn't have to ask Ray for anything. If it were my Petty, she would learn her humanity even if she was by her side.

He is a warrior who saved the world.

Might there be a lot to learn?

I might be able to teach him, but it seemed that he would spend more time alone with Ray than with me, an academy cadet.

'I hope we can have a good influence on each other...'

***

"Check the condition of the body."

The orb in the throne room makes a sound.

"As a result of self-diagnosis, the body temperature is within the normal range. The current heart rate is 80. We need to check if all parts are working normally."

After saying that, the orb opens, emitting thick smoke.

ㅡPushik.

ㅡ Teruk.

An unblemished white leg emerges from the sphere clearing the smoke.

Immediately put strength on your legs.

A girl who got up and got out of the sphere completely as if she was used to it.

She was the first to set foot on her own land, but the red eyes of the girl with her white silver hair showed no emotion of admiration or fear.

"Your body range of motion is being tested."

A girl moving her arms around as she strides in front of her.

A sharp piece of scrap metal lands on her floor and cuts her foot.

"Minor damage to her left foot. She has no problems moving."

The girl looks at her feet with no movement on her face as if nothing happened.

There was red blood on her wounded foot.

"The body's reaction is also confirmed to be normal. Abnormal, inspection ends. Main system 'Zepetti' starts up."

The girl is stunned with her head facing forward.

The girl who blinked her eyes a few times while staring blankly at her empty space soon regained her consciousness.

"..."

Zepetty bows her head and looks down at her own hand.

A dark shadow was engraved on her face, which had not contained any emotion before.

The girl's breathing quickens.

Je Petty noticed her stress levels were increasing.

It was an abnormal reaction, but in a sense, it had to be seen as a very normal reaction.

Petty, who was only her inorganic body, had 'emotions'. She was like that, and as she took possession of her body, she was naturally experiencing bodily reactions driven by emotions.

The amount of data she had about her 'little sister', which she learned by order of my discussion, was quite large.

However, Zeppetti, who has gained feelings, makes one mistake.

To be precise, it collided with the 'learning' she was continuing.

The emotions she learned from her previous owner, Zeto, were negative emotions such as anxiety, confusion, and nervousness.

When Jeto, whom she met after 200 years of waiting, leaves her side for a while, this leads to her nervousness.

Zeppetti was confused by this nervousness.

Eventually, Zeppetti started to get anxious.

Could she be abandoned like this?

How much longer will she have to wait?

Will Jeto really come back to himself?

"Now we can meet..."

Eventually, a new 'Zepetti' with the current organism, a human body, is born.

"...Brother."

Zepetty muttered softly, her face suddenly brightening.