episode_0017

When evening came and we had finished eating, Jerome suddenly came to us.

Hieronymus opened the door and came in, trying to look expressionless, but he looked extremely nervous.

I’ll tell you what I’m nervous about soon enough. I handed the cutlery to Joanna and walked over to Hieronymus.

“Hello, Hieronymus.”

I’d like to ask about the status, but not yet.

Hold on a little longer.

Just say hello as usual. This kind of repetitive behavior gives people a sense of security. If I came in and suddenly said something like, “Hey, you’re here?”, Hieronymus would immediately hit me with the magic tool on my head?

So, I greet you with the same greeting every time.

And that’s it for now.

Only by talking a lot can the differences in perception between people be reduced.

Conversely, if you don’t talk much, it’s difficult to improve the difference in perception.

And the number of times I make mistakes with my words also decreases.

Why bother creating a character?

Since I’m already out, I want to stay for a long time. If I fall back to the bottom, I might disappear, so I should get as much warmth as I can, right?

The reason why we create weak characters is because strong characters tend to show their true colors. They can’t help it because they lack the strength or intelligence to support their strength.

Even if I only knew how to use things like Death Beam, I would still do something trashy like shoot the beam first if it bothered me.

That’s too bad.

Living things learn through fear and reward.

If you had that ability, you would have been trained with the reward of blessings and the fear of death.

By the way, fear alone won’t do. If one side is missing, it’ll be distorted.

And even if you do it thoroughly, there are still exceptions that pop up occasionally. For example, there’s Tisha.

Environmentally, he was completely blocked, but he realized with his high intelligence that this cult was strange and found the answer. That alone would have been dangerous, but he also learned how to hide before being killed.

So, keeping in mind that there are always exceptions, I just looked at Hieronymus in silence after greeting him.

Alone at this late hour.

What the heck is going on?

“Hello, Rebecca. I came here because I heard a little while ago that Rebecca didn’t like this room.”

Andrew must have told you. So you came running?

hmm?

At that moment, Joanna was clearing the table behind me, frowning without looking at Hieronymus’ face.

Is it because I don’t like this room? Or because someone I don’t know came in? Or is there another reason?

If she had a habit of speaking her thoughts in a low voice, I would know, but Joanna doesn’t have that habit, so I don’t know what she’s thinking.

While analyzing Joanna with one side of his head, he responds to Hieronymus with the other.

Jerome also happened to ask me an additional question.

“What aspect of this room do you not like?”

What aspect of it do you not like?

I asked for your opinion. First of all, I would like to commend you for not changing your mind.

But, you shouldn’t ask that question here. I don’t lie. It’s because I don’t have the confidence to fool someone to the end. It doesn’t make a difference whether I create a weak character or not, because I’m actually that kind of person.

So let me just tell you the truth.

There are many things I don’t like, but I can say one thing briefly. There is one room I know of. A place for Rebecca Rolfe.

“It’s different from the room Rebecca Rolf lived in.”

Yes. This is the room where the owner of this body lived.

As I said, the house of the girl named Rebecca Rolf was quite wealthy. She was a typical young lady with many servants.

But there’s someone who burned down the house she was living in. I’m talking about the person up here.

Even if he didn’t burn it himself, he must have at least given the order.

“Do you know the room where the owner of that body lived?”

“It’s in her memory.”

By the way, this statement contains dangerous information to me. I know Rebecca Rolf’s memories.

You could figure out that I can read the memories of the bodies I have, but with a little imagination, I think I could read the memories of those I have eaten.

If Jerome were a genius, he would have picked up on my mistakes and seen that I was looking at you through the eyes of those I had blessed.

It’s okay if I get caught someday.

But I don’t want to get caught too soon. I’d like to see some more weaknesses revealed.

But if there is a moment to stab, you should write.

Jerome looked at him, expecting to hear his answer.

As expected, he was quick-witted and answered right away.

“We will prepare a room like that for you.”

Oh my.

It’s possible that he went there himself when he kidnapped this body. He didn’t ask what kind of room it was. Of course, he could have had his subordinates find out.

hmm?

No. One.

I have something to say.

“How? It’s already all burned and gone.”

Hehehe.

Yes, this is an accusation. It’s an accusation of Rebecca Rolfe.

This is the accusation of a dead man. Can you answer, Jerome?

There was no answer.

He just chose silence.

It’s a shame. If I had answered in any way, I would have deducted humanity from it, but I still have humanity.

Because revenge is the most humane choice, it is said to be having humanity.

That’s why revenge dramas shine the brightest, and everyone is afraid that it will become the right world. Oh, of course, it’s not a story that everyone talks about because they’re afraid that the high-ranking person will be avenged.

There are things I learn from feeding desperate creatures.

Revenge is painful. It hurts, it’s hard, and yet the memories of the good times that stick with you always burn and hold you back.

Can’t I forget this?

Can’t I just ignore this?

It’s just the way the world is, revenge is bad.

If that’s the case, can’t we close our eyes and escape this pain? If revenge becomes the right thing to do in this world, there will be a lot of things we can close our eyes and cry and move on. Either we get results or we don’t and we get ruined.

Not everyone can be a superhuman.

It’s impossible for everyone to become an iron man.

Everyone has the freedom to be a resigned slacker.

The right to be a slave.

A comfortable life where you can live without having to despair deeply, only fearing the pain of each day.

Those who want it push revenge aside as something bad. So even in an era where the majority has power, it doesn’t disappear. Rather, it becomes stronger.

Once you give up your humanity, you will start to envy the humanity of others.

So, I think revenge of others is beautiful, and I don’t want to be associated with revenge.

Because they lack the drive to take revenge.

But there is someone in front of me who will do anything to get revenge. I don’t know what kind of past he has, but he must have lost something important.

In front of him is a person who lost everything because of that opponent.

Even if your head knows I’m not Rebecca Rolfe, it’s hard to ignore the visual information, right?

If you criticize like this, it will stick in your head even if you don’t like it.

Because he is human, because he is a person who seeks revenge, there are many expressions, but I think these words will stick with Jerome.

This is Rebecca Rolfe’s version of revenge.

It’s too weak to be called revenge.

Anyway, since my presence has grown as a bonus, I try to do whatever I can, whether it be providing warmth or blessing materials.

Are you teasing me too much?

He chose silence instead of answering. Here, it would be okay to keep silent and let the unpleasant time pass endlessly, but if it did, Joanna’s stomach would probably get ulcerated.

hmm.

Well, let me say it another way.

“Just do whatever you want, Hieronymus.”

Don’t worry about what I think and do what you want.

You can give warmth, you can bless, whatever you want.

step.

“Don’t stop.”

Yes. People die if they don’t eat. I get cold if I don’t have warmth.

So, I will not forgive you for stopping. At that time, I will do whatever it takes to get out of this place and find another host.

If Andrew is your enemy, I might stick with Andrew.

Of course, I won’t go that far.

After stopping talking, I watched Hieronymus raise his head.

“What does it mean?”

No, don’t you understand everything by now?

What does that mean, you ask? Could it be that the conversation so far has all been my delusion?

Oh my.

Yes, this is what happens when there is a lack of conversation. It can’t be helped.

Give me a little more intelligence.

“I need warmth. The more your wishes come true, the more warmth I will give you?”

Hehehe.

The warmth that those who have received my blessings harvest by killing others is a separate thing. Besides that, you must give me an offering that can give me warmth.

“So do what you want. Or maybe ask Joanna? About a better room.”

At my words, Joanna shook her head violently from side to side. Do you hate it that much?

Hieronymus glanced at Joanna, then back at me, and nodded.

“Okay, I’ll do whatever I want. And if you have any complaints, Rebecca, please let me know through Joanna.”

“Yes, I understand.”

So you felt bad that you heard my story through Andrew?

The beast doesn’t know anything like a rope. If he tries to do something, I won’t stop him. I won’t help him either.

And Hieronymus went out without turning his back on me.

Did I put too much pressure on you?

But I feel bad for Jerome, who has no intention of providing warmth or bringing materials to bless.

Anyway, if I could move rooms… … .

“Joanna.”

“Yes, Rebecca.”

“If possible, ask for a room with a window.”

“That’s a really good idea, Rebecca!”

If you stay in a closed space for a long time, the air becomes stuffy, right?

Even if that’s true, this isn’t a good environment for Joanna to stay in for a long time.

It’s too far to the kitchen or anything.

By now, you probably know that I don’t have any special powers other than blessings, and I don’t plan on doing much. If possible, I’d like to go to a village in an area I haven’t been to yet.

And I think that if I’m outside, it’s easier for something to happen.

Hehehe.