I Became the Wrong Race

28 – Heresy Inquisition (2)

“There is no need to catch them.”

The words I heard at a time when I was wondering whether I should cut her off or not reminded me of what kind of person Melody was.

Melody is a typical Zen colleague, but he is more realistic than idealistic.

Although opinions are expressed based on the choices made by the protagonist, it was mainly realistic good choices that could increase Melody’s likeability.

She was an experienced adventurer.

She doesn’t know how much time has passed since the second part of the series, but even back then, Melody was a seasoned adventurer who had seen and felt all kinds of things.

She did this even though she was only a minor. Is it possible that her experience has diminished now that she is here?

I let out an internal sigh as I realized there was no point in pulling her off.

Then Melody chuckled as if she was happy.

The question of how she knew could have been asked later. She had other things that were urgent and concerning.

“Are you a homunculus too?”

Then Melody tilted her head as if puzzled.

“You didn’t know?”

Should I say I didn’t know?

In fact, she knew about it a year ago, but she felt like she had forgotten it over the course of a year.

At the time of my sister’s disappearance.

The save that remained on the computer and her sister’s last character was definitely a homunculus.

I forgot about that for a long time.

No, it seemed like a vague impression remained.

When the vampire told her that all homunculi would be killed after a certain period of time, wasn’t she angry?

Wasn’t she in despair and mourning for that reason? I listened to Melody’s continued words while feeling the corrosive effects of one year.

“I thought you would know because it’s famous. ‘Sister’ is famous for having the greatest strength in the empire~”

You have skills that are just as good. The addition allowed me to draw a rough picture of what Lucilla was.

At the same time, I could understand what she was trying to say.

“But in the beginning, strength was the most important thing. Destroying the enemy with strong arms, overcoming adversity, and rising again and again is truly….”

I put my hands together and tilted my head against them as if I was dreaming. The words she whispered made me count the time I had been gone.

“After I watched her sister’s swordsmanship, she got better, but before that, she was just like you. Just strong and strong body. “It’s nice to see, though.”

“So I thought you knew. “I guess that’s it.”

“That’s right. “Because it’s the same homunculus.”

Only then did I understand why she thought I was a homunculus.

“Coming this far… Sigh, I guessed it based on rumors and information I heard. “You are an escaped homunculus.”

“How did you know the rest?”

A girl takes off her boots and wiggles her toes. She slowly opened her eyes and looked at me.

What was visible were golden eyes. Eyes so vivid that you might think they are emitting light.

Her eyes were filled with deep interest.

“Are you curious? “I guess you’re interested in the intelligence department?”

“I can’t say it doesn’t exist, but please stop by first.”

Even Isla, who was wary of her melody, stared at her as if her interest had been piqued.

Melody was tapping her feet. She stopped and said.

“Basically, the city figured it out. “I also received information from the intelligence department personnel I was following.”

Oh, that’s right.

‘Why was this new continent abandoned?’

‘Why did the Empire leave?’

‘Do you know anything about magistrates?’

At the time when I was trying to drag out the warlock, there was nothing left to ask so I just said anything.

It seemed like he overheard that somehow.

“If you are a spy, you are disqualified! “It is.”

The melody stretches out its finger and points at me, as if I were currently being interviewed. I shrugged.

To begin with, I wasn’t really interested in things like hiding, assassination, or being a spy.

“As a warrior?”

“It’s perfect. “I have the same problem as you.”

Lucilla’s right arm, Melody. She said there was a problem with me.

It’s probably the same problem I’m assuming.

“How can I watch over you until the sun rises?”

She generously suggested so.

“What?”

I hope you respond generously even though Isla intervenes.

“Weapon technology.”

It was like that.

The superior body of a homunculus and the weapon skill given to a mourner did not match well.

My monstrous body itself was a shackle.

Technology designed for humans could not be implemented properly due to monstrous physical abilities that were not suitable for it.

If you become proficient over time and through many battles, you won’t know.

It was unclear whether I would still be alive by then.

“… Then.”

The mayor, who had been listening quietly until now, leaves his seat, and other soldiers of the Heresy Inquisition make room for him. In the space created like that, the girl quietly woke up.

I stepped on the floor with bare feet without boots on and gently pulled out the long sword I was wearing at my waist.

It was a soft sword with no blade touching the sheath made of leather and wood.

The long sword that stood in the dark without making a single sound even immediately after being drawn was a familiar object.

An awl-like long sword that is dark overall and has a strange wave-shaped pattern on the steel that makes up the blade.

It is a long sword for stabbing, classified as an estok, and is usually a weapon chosen as the final item of a melody build.

Commonly known as scale splitting.

I stood up while looking at the beautiful Estoke that had been pulled out.

“Then you will get hurt.”

“You have to get hurt. “It’s this kind of world.”

“Llewelyn is really strong.”

“Are you willing to give me a reward in advance if I even pass by?”

Melody didn’t seem to care about Isla’s words.

Rather, it seemed as if he hoped so. She took off her outer garment and revealed her breastplate.

“These are not empty words, so I hope you work hard.”

It could be said that he had a scrawny build.

A body type reminiscent of Isla’s poor childhood, which is different from Isla’s slim and disciplined body.

Anyone could see that she looked like a minor. Even if his actual age was older than that.

It’s probably actually quite light. I stood upright, remembering Melody’s race.

“I am a new beastman, is it okay for me to receive my power?”

“Oh my.”

Melody’s eyes widen at my words. Although her eyes soon returned to squinting, she smiled, feeling quite surprised.

“It’s okay. “It would be better to be gentle to a certain extent, but I won’t blame you if something goes wrong.”

Although he said that, it felt like he didn’t really think that way.

And I also knew that fact. The Estoc held with both hands was aimed at me, and I could feel goosebumps running down my spine.

He deserved it.

The opponent, Melody, is level 20.

Even though his profession was a bard, he could not be looked down upon.

I rather drew her long sword to learn as much as I could from her.

The weapon he has is an Estoque.

The weapons he was hiding were a short sword, several daggers, and a hand crossbow, but the one he was using now was an estoque.

But that doesn’t mean we can let down our guard. I held the long sword with both hands and imitated the posture that had once been engraved in my brain.

There are not many steps left.

Stamp your feet, rush in, and swing your sword.

Overflowing power made it possible.

Despite his beginner-like stance and unbalanced distribution of power, the attack was sharp, and it was a powerful attack that an average warrior would not have been able to block.

Kaaang!

The long sword I swung like that was blocked by Estoc. The power I put on flows away and my posture shakes.

It was a moment when I forced myself to stamp my feet and regain my posture.

“Once.”

I saw Estoc aimed at my uvula.

An attitude as if he knows well where the homunculus’s weaknesses are. I tried to hide my anger and retreated.

“Again.”

Melody, being a new beast, has a light weight and small body, so she blocked her subsequent attacks without any hindrance.

He dodged the powerful attack by brilliantly turning his body and aimed at my neck with a downward stabbing motion.

I didn’t even see it when I tried to use my charging power to dig in, but before I knew it, it had occupied my rear and was pointing its sword at the back of my neck.

It felt like I was dealing with an illusion.

Although he obviously couldn’t match my speed and strength, he was catching up with his overflowing skills and experience.

Instead of confronting the force head on, it does not match the speed and guides it.

It was the same even if you induced grappling with even rudimentary knowledge using a sword as bait.

Before I knew it, I was on the floor and saw a sword stuck in the dirt right next to my neck.

“Six times.”

I could barely feel any strength in Melody’s slender limbs that responded to my grappling.

It was an unfavorable condition that could not possibly be against the Homunculus.

However, her senses and reflexes far surpassed those of the homunculus.

That was my defeat.

Overwhelming reflexes, experience, and skills.

Something I don’t have.

At the same time, it was possessed by the Blood Knight who first fought with me.

It was a godsend that I couldn’t adapt to changing my body to that of a woman. If it weren’t for that, I definitely wouldn’t have come this far.

In other words, it won’t be that easy to deal with the next blood knight who adapts.

I accepted defeat cleanly.

“I lost.”

“He’s an honest kid. “I like honest kids.”

A girl smiling contentedly. She immediately put away her sword and held out her hand to me.

As I held onto her, I felt the calluses on her hands.

It was the hand of a certain swordsman who continued to work hard until he reached level 20.

At the same time, he could also be said to be a teacher who would advise me on things I did not have.

So I immediately revealed another truth.

“I fought a blood knight.”

She stops before getting up. I just sat there holding my hand.

“I won with strength and cunning, but I don’t think I can do that again next time. “We lost overwhelmingly in technology.”

If it weren’t for the scheming, the evil, the evil, and the monster’s body, I wouldn’t be here. It would have been cut into small pieces and died.

There was no way I wouldn’t be prepared for the guy who came next. Next time we meet, I also have to be able to respond with technology.

No, it wasn’t just the blood knight.

When fighting the star blade, and when fighting the man-eating baron.

Even when fighting a warlock, I vividly felt the lack of my skills.

Because my body didn’t move as I wanted, I couldn’t block attacks that could have been blocked, and I couldn’t take advantage of the opportunity I had long-awaited.

I needed help.

“So….”

“Good.”

So I opened my mouth, prepared to kneel, but Melody readily accepted.

On the contrary, I raise my heavy body with a loud noise and frown slightly.

An attitude that seems like it’s a waste of time to sit down right now. The little woman said as she turned and relaxed her shoulders.

“It’s only one night, but I’ll tell you everything I can!”

Of course, her profession was a bard.

It was an auxiliary job that persuaded people with words and used basic magic derived from melody and rhythm.

However, it was a story limited to basic and traditional bards.

I knew.

Melody’s basic and recommended build is not just a bard.

It was a sub-job handed down from before the empire was an empire, when it was still a kingdom.

He is a professional agent of duels, which was widely used in the Senate as a means of resolving political confrontations or disagreements.

It also refers to those who were professional advisors to the elders until they disappeared after becoming an empire.

A master of fighting and an outstanding bard.

Dueling scholar.

And Melody was probably the highest level duel scholar in this world.

I tried to ignore Isla’s gaze, which was staring at her Melody, and accepted her lessons.

Until morning comes and I reach out to the floor.

“Before I go, I have two things to do.”

Her words floated in my ears.

“One, the next time the Blood Knight comes, I will definitely win.”

And one more thing. Her eye smile and the remaining words lingered in my mind like a quest.

“Two, head to Marsi, the only port in the New World, to find out the truth about the annihilation of the Imperial Intelligence Service.”

When I’m done, I’ll at least give you a kiss. With her joking words, she seemed to melt into the open air and disappeared.