Chapter 116
Chapter 116 – Mortal Sin’s Reaction
Mimir was already waiting at the mansion’s entrance, as if already expecting our arrival,
She let out a small laughter as she looked at me and Roxy .
[As expected, it really happened . Hurry . Follow me…]
Since the morning, when she learned that I’d switched bodies with Roxy, apparently she already sensed that something might have went wrong .
Perhaps she noticed while helping Roxy changing clothes, but she never told me about it . She simply stood by, staying in the gray area that was hard to see .
[You could’ve told me…]
[I was warned by Roxy-san to not tell you…forgive me . ]
[I see…]
Mimir was also partially responsible for sending Roxy to Gallia . So perhaps she relented to Roxy’s warning out of sense of guilt .
Also, she then told me that Roxy’s appearance that morning was very similar to when I was about to enter starving state .
With that in mind, she waited for our return to the mansion . While feeling grateful to Mimir, we brought Roxy to my room .
My and Mimir’s current standing was the opposite of what it was in the past . There were still part of us that couldn’t stick together . I personally think that this was no good . Especially because it’s been a month since Mimir first start living in the mansion .
It’ll take some time to straighten our relationship . But at least, we have a common interest here .
And that’s also how I hoped to help Roxy by Mimir’s aid .
[It’s been only one day, will you be okay?]
[Ee, no problem . I’ll still be fine even if I have to do this everyday . ]
Mimir showed me a devilish little smile . Hearing her saying so, I couldn’t help but to smile wryly being reminded of what she’s been through .
I placed Roxy on the bed and backed off . Mimir came forward in my place, staring at Roxy who had a suffering look on her face .
[Shall I?]
[Yeah, please help Roxy handle the Gluttony skill . ]
[Yes . ]
Mimir opened her mouth as she leaned closer to Roxy . Her fangs, far more developed than normal human, peeked out from under her upper lip . She then sunk those fangs to Roxy’s neck .
Bloodsucking Impulse . Mimir is suffering from this after what Rafal had put her through . According to Raine, it’s a characteristic brought about from the original nightwalker Shinn .
Rafal implanted parts of Shinn unto her and himself . However, differing from how it went with Rafal, she actually adapted well with it .
As a result, not only Mimir is not under Shinn’s control, she also has full grasp of her power as a nightwalker . For example, normally when a nightwalker sucks blood from others, their victim would turn into rabid undead who will attack other living beings . But she could avoid that by controlling her power .
Mimir may not be an original nightwalker, but she’s pretty close to it . However, the bloodsucking impulse is something she couldn’t suppress for the time being .
Normal human blood wouldn’t satisfy her any longer . In fact, she could easily tell by glance whether a person’s blood would be satisfactory to her appetite or not . Just through a sheer instinct .
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Long story short…that person was me .
The day Aaron brought Mimir to work at the Barbatos’s mansion as a maid――she stared at me when we met, then threw a devilish grin .
That expression was not something Mimir did deliberately . It was something she unconsciously did because of her thirst for blood .
Her gaze which almost like that of a hunter hunting its prey, only made me feel ill at ease .
After that, after some consultations with Raine, once every week, I would allow Mimir to suck my blood . Otherwise, she might turn to Aaron or Shara, perhaps even the people on the Heart Mansion next door . Well… . Raine said that no matter how severe the bloodsucking impulse is, as long as Mimir was allowed a little taste of my blood, she won’t turn to other person .
And then, I discovered something when she sucked my blood for the first time .
Yes, the starvation state was actually suppressed after she fed on me . Greed said that it probably because Shinn’s mortal sin skill and my Gluttony clashed and ended up offsetting each other .
There is no actual proof, but we were talking about nightwalker powers here…which appeared to be linked to Shinn’s mortal sin skill . Mimir who shared the same power, although not the complete version of it, was still capable of suppressing Gluttony’s starvation .
I watched the rise and fall of Mimir’s throat as she drank blood . Even so, she made it seem like…it was very delicious…
I couldn’t see her expression when she’s sucking blood from my neck before, so I never thought that it’ll look that enticing .
[It’s done . ]
It seemed that the Gluttony skill had been suppressed considerably, which meant that she had sucked quite a lot of blood . Mimir had to stop before the blood loss becomes fatal . With the starvation inflicted by the Gluttony skill gone, so was the suffering it brought about .
Although this time, Roxy had been knocked out mainly due to the loss of blood .
[I had no choice but to do this . Roxy-sama should be fine for a while now . But even though the gluttony skill is suppressed, there is no way for me to do this again if it goes wild once more . I can’t afford to suck more blood than I already did today . ]
[Alright…that’s already a lot of help . Thanks, Mimir . ]
She turned away so as not to show her face to me and let out a little cough .
With Roxy’s condition already stabilized somewhat, I won’t have to rush to settle the matter . As relief washed over my body, I let myself sit on a chair next to the bed .
[Hey, can I ask you something?]
[What is it?]
[Is my blood that delicious?]
[That…]
[That?]
[…… . is a secret!]
She won’t tell me after all… As I drooped my shoulder, Miria barged in to the bedroom .
Aaron and Shara followed soon after . They were anxious, but quickly relaxed when I told them that the crisis had come to pass .
[Fate-sama! I, shall we inform Aishsama about this?]
[That’s right . Please do, Shara . ]
[Yes!]
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Shara’s twintails shook left and right as the little girl marched out of the room . She’s just that clever despite her young age .
As her mother, Aishsama was the most fitting to take care Roxy . Because Mimir was the maid of Barbatos family, it would be inappropriate for her to handle the needs of Roxy, who was a holy knight that belonged to another family . Although I knew that the servants of Heart family weren’t that strict regarding this matter, we are trying to keep this under wraps as much as possible after all .
For example, despite me having worked as a servant in the Heart mansion before――nobody dared to act overly familiar with me despite me already quite friendly with them in the past, just because I am a holy knight from another family .
I tended to forget that the holy knight was the most privileged class in this kingdom .
Hearing the exchange earlier, Mimir muttered .
[It should be alright if it’s Aishsama who’d come here . Those servants are kind of scared of me and Shara . ]
[Scared of you?]
Somehow…the words got stuck in my throat…
Meanwhile, Miria promptly replaced me out of the chair and held Roxy’s hand .
[Roxy-sama…please be alright . Fate-san, is she alright?]
[Yeah, for now]
As I thought, both Shara and Miria were not aware on what treatment we actually conducted here . Cause that means I’ll have to tell them that Mimir needs to drink human blood .
Since it’s not a good thing for others to know, I decided to remain silent . Moreover, Mimir herself asked me to do so when she first arrived in the mansion .
Only I, Aaron, Raine, Eris, and the white knights…knew about Mimir’s blood sucking impulse before . After this incident, perhaps Roxy will be added to that list .
Being aware of a secret you shouldn’t…I understand how scary it is . After realizing the true power of the Gluttony skill, and what will become of those who got devoured by it… . aside from how it was a heresy to this world’s level and status system… . all that scares me sometimes . I couldn’t imagine how Roxy will react upon realizing this herself .
After telling Miria that Roxy is just sleeping due to exhaustion and that she’ll be just fine, Aaron put his hand on my shoulder and began talking to me .
[Now that you are still in Roxy’s body, what will you do?]
[Eerm, all I know that I need to beat the monster that caused all this . Once it dies, the switching will be reverted back to normal . At least that’s what Raine told me . ]
[Oh, so it’s a magic that will be dispelled if the caster is dead? Sounds like how the Lich Lord controls souls with magic . But in this case, it switches soul instead of controlling it . ]
I first met Aaron when I was aiming for Gallia to help Roxy…we fought a crown tier monster Lich Lord titled 【Harbinger of Death】 . It had the ability to control corpses, as well as the soul of the dead people .
The Lich Lord used Aaron’s long history of suffering by using his wife and son’s soul a its shield . Even so, Aaron managed to overcome that, and we were able to defeat it by working together .
At that time, I remembered that the liberated souls flew back to the heaven .
As Aaron said, this ancient monster――the goblin shaman is probably similar to that of the Lich Lord .
[Monster that play around with souls is unforgivable . I will join the fight as well! Are you fine with that, Fate!]
[Yes, of course . By all means . I was planning to ask for your help anyways . ]
[I see… My sword arm is already thirsty for battle . ]
Recently, Aaron was too busy with the work at the palace, that he had struggled to find time to have a proper spar . I’m kinda expecting this from the beginning .
Especially looking at how he already had his sword ready when entering the room .
His battle is amazing in particular . After reaching AreE…he had become an even more powerful grandpa . And he’s still growing stronger too .
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[I’ll have to fight in Roxy’s body, so if the opponent is an AreE, I’ll have to rely on Aaron to beat it . Umm…that wound from the fight with Rafal, is it already healed?]
[Fumu, why of course . It’s completely recovered . You can count on me . ]
I may have asked too much . But I don’t feel the need to have any reservation to Aaron .
Hearing about the goblin shaman, Miria also chimed in .
[Don’t forget about me]
[Ho…Miria will also tag along? Fate?]
[Yes, this time the target is out there somewhere in the hobgoblin forest . Having more hands on the decks will help . Besides, there is also her resolve . ]
[Not that I am complaining or anything, she does have a fairly good sword arm . Um, let’s do our best together . ]
[Yes! Eeee… . . did I just get praised by THE sword saint Aaron-sama?]
I’d be happy if she could act obedient to me for once, but it’s different with Aaron . Taking the thought aside, I felt the need to throw her a bucket of cold water . .
[Don’t get too cocky . Failure is unacceptable . ]
[I know . Fate-san is really annoying… such a knuckehead . ]
Even if tried to be careful, I ended up on her bad side once again . I guess it’s a failure . And that expression of her…
[No matter where Fate-san go to, I should be able to go there as well!]
[Hey brat, don’t you underestimate me for a fool . Right, Aaron?]
[Nn?……… . That’s right . ]
That’s a bit unconvincing . Perhaps, as Miria said, I missed something… . no way though…
I’d like to speak with Greed, but I don’t have mind reading skill as I’m currently on another person’s body . Placing the black sword next to the bed where Roxy is sleeping, I muttered a request, hoping that Greed somehow could hear it .
[I leave Roxy to you . ]
There was no reply, but I could almost imagine Greed answering me with [Of course you can leave that matter to this me . ]
I was about to leave the room when the door suddenly opened . It was Shara and Aishsama .
Even the usually calm Aishsama looked genuinely worried this time . She seemed out of breath, apparently due to rushing here immediately .
[How is Roxy?]
[She has stabilized for now . As of now, I’m going to slay the cause of this body switching . ]
[Alright… . ]
Aisha looked at Roxy’s sleeping form, and finally calmed down . It hasn’t even been a year since she lost her husband Mason after all .
In the morning, she had bothered with her antics, but perhaps she’s just as anxious if not more on the inside . Her daughter’s body was switched to another person, and now, that same daughter is lying unconscious here .
No parent would not feel worried .
But I forgot how Aishsama was fundamentally a playful woman . Right . The way she kept acting playful despite the difficulties she might felt… . It’s very similar to her daughter Roxy .
Raising my ears up as I left, I could barely hear conversation coming from inside the room .
(She’s sweating a lot . I have to wipe her body and change her clothes! Shara, Mimir! Can you two help me?)
(Does that mean seeing the naked body of…gulp…)
(But, it’s Fate-sama’s body after all . I don’t feel that good about this)
(I-I-I-I-I-I’m also on the same opinion with Mimir-san!)
(What are you talking about! Even if she’s in other’s body, the inside is still Roxy . As a good mother, this shouldn’t be a problem!)
( ( True! ) )
Eee!? Why are you girls so easily convinced!
(Alright, let’s take it all off!)
( ( Yes! ) )
Wha, what’s going to happen to my body? Why both Mimir and Shara sounded so eager?!
Stop right there!! It’s a mistake to call upon Aishsama . Obviously a very bad mistake there .
Let’s just return to the room now . As I was about to reach out to the doorknob,
[What are you doing! Hurry up, Fate]
[Yeah . We have to defeat the goblin shaman as soon as possible!]
Aaron grabbed my right hand, while Miria grabbed the left . They dragged me through the hallway and into the entrance at the ground floor .
[Wait a minute, I sense something dangerous happening inside my room!]
[What are you talking about? Aishsama will take care of everything else . Is that not sufficient already?]
[Aishsama directly tending to your needs . I’m envious . ]
[No no]
I threw one last glance to my room from outside . There, I could still hear their voices .
No matter how I think about it, my body was in danger over there . Since I can’t return right now, I just have to finish up the goblin shaman as quick as possible .
I put my hand on the holy sword hanging on my back, and started running to the direction of the hobgoblin forest . Yep, I’m starting to get used of moving with Roxy’s body .
First of all let’s investigate the place where we found the goblin shaman’s arm .