Chapter 142

Chapter 142: Resurrection

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Chapter 142 – The Desert at Midnight

After meeting with my dad, I continued to walk around the city to calm myself down. By the time I noticed, the moon was already high in the sky, signifying that the time to fight the monster is approaching.

『We should go back soon.』

[Yeah.]

When we arrived back at the mansion, two girls were already waiting for me.

Eris, carrying the black bayonet Envy, scolded me for being a tad bit late.

[You really took your sweet time, being late like this.]

[Sorry… various things happened.]

[Fu~hn, do you think you can appease me with such an excuse?]

I looked at Eris and Roxy… then to Mimir and Lishua who stood behind them, wondering whether I should tell them or not.

It's after all my family problem.

But when I was met with Roxy's straight gaze, I just had to tell them.

[I met my dad.]

[Eh!?]

Eris was shocked. Roxy, similarly surprised, covered her mouth with her hand. Both sent me a worried look.

[Are you okay? Did you two fight?]

[We simply couldn't. Otherwise, the city would've been in chaos by now.]

[Of course. Then, did you two talk?]

[About that, well, it's an information from my dad, so I have no idea how trustworthy it is. First of all, Raine is safe. And she's working with my dad now.]

Roxy and Mimir seemed relieved after hearing that. Roxy was indebted to Raine during that body switching event, while Mimir had her medical examination and blood test conducted by Raine…

Both interacted with Raine quite often.

They'd always been worried about her safety, so hearing that news really took some weight off of their minds.

[Raine-san is… thank goodness…]

[Yes.]

While listening to their sighs, I kept talking.

[One more thing. About that monster in the desert, dad told me that it's a sacred beast.]

[Sacred Beast!?]

Eris was visibly distraught upon hearing those two words.

This made Roxy and Mimir worried, since the queen barely, if ever, showed that kind of face before. Even Lishua who didn't know Eris that well was also upset.

[What's wrong? Do you know what a sacred beast is?]

[Un… well. A sacred beast…]

Eris raised her sullen face up towards the sky. And while still staring far into the night sky, she said.

[This battle, it'll be better if it's just me and Fate who go.]

[Eeeh!?]

That surprised voice belonged to Roxy. She was supposed to participate in the subjugation, so the sudden change of plans really shocked her.

She knew that she couldn't help dealing damage because she's not an Area E. Therefore, she would've taken the rear support role.

But Eris is against her even participating. If the queen ordered her, Roxy couldn't really say anything about it.

Still, I couldn't help but ask why.

[That maybe a bit too much. Can you tell me why?]

[Sacred beast… it's not just any Area E monster. Are you sure you can protect Roxy while we are fighting it? If you are unsure, then it's best to just leave her out of this]

[I will protect her. We will not only fighting the sacred beast alone anyway. We already know that the other monsters around it will also bee aggressive.]

I gave Lishua a look, which she replied with a nod.

[We will not be able to focus our efforts on the sacred beast if the small fries keep getting in our way. That's where Roxy es in]

[Fai…]

It's a well known fact that Roxy had inferior stats pared to me or Eris.

That's something that she couldn't control with her own hands.

When I tried to persuade Eris so that we could still bring Roxy along, she in turn approached me and whispered something to my ear so that only I could hear her.

[What I'm trying to say is… If you bring Roxy along to this battle for whatever reason, then you should be prepared for the consequences.]