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[Episode 35] – Frankenstein (1)

‘Android…?’

Frankenstein, who introduced himself as an android, nodded slightly glumly. He still had an expressionless expression, but should I say it was an atmosphere? Surprisingly, she was a girl who expressed her emotions through her actions.

When I heard that it was an android, something eerie passed through my mind. Now that I think about it, Sylphy called Aurora, who became Lyanansi, an ‘artificial fairy.’ Does it have something to do with it?

Feeling worried for some reason, I unconsciously tightened my grip on the princess. Then, the princess, with her cheeks puffed out, patted the back of my hand, saying that her hand hurt.

“My hand hurts.”

“…ah. “I’m sorry.”

Only then did I relax my hands, surprised, and looked at the princess’s hands. Fortunately, I stroked the back of the princess’s hand, which was only slightly red, and then turned my head to look at ‘Witch Frankenstein’.

In fact, he was still looking at me and the princess with an expressionless expression, as if we were dolls. I don’t know what he’s thinking because he keeps expressionless…

As I was glaring at Frankenstein, the princess asked me with her eyes sparkling if she had heard Frankenstein’s self-introduction earlier. Is that person the doctor who will treat Ainsel?

“Her Royal Highness, is Ainsel going to be okay now? “They say it doesn’t hurt anymore?”

“Well, that’s…”

When I think about it, Ainsel lied to the princess, saying he went to see a doctor. My trust has finally increased, but if the princess finds out that I lied here-

As I was unable to say anything and didn’t know what to do, Frankenstein came close to me and looked at me and the princess. Then, he squatted down to the princess’s eye level.

“Yes, Ainsel is currently in the final stage of treatment. Very soon, Ainsel will be able to see the princess in perfect condition.”

“Really…?”

Frankenstein nodded with an emotionless expression. I thought it would have a strong mechanical feel due to the very stiff expression and the feeling of being an ‘artificial human’, but it actually seemed different.

For now, I nodded in agreement with Frankenstein’s words.

“That’s right. I’m sure Ainsel will come back healthy now… Why don’t you go over there and play with Sylphy for a while? “I need to talk to the doctor for a moment.”

-huh? Look at the woman and tell her to take care of the child now…?

“I’ll give you two candies, so please give me a moment.”

-…It’s not good to try to manipulate a fairy. It’s just this one time.

Sylphy soared gently through the sky, circled the princess a few times, then climbed onto the bed and began to play with her. When I looked at that figure, a short sigh of relief escaped me.

“…First of all, thank you. Mr. Frankenstein…?”

“You can call me ‘Fran’. There is no need for respect. Vivian.”

“Okay, I’ll take good care of you from now on. franc.”

When I extended my hand to Fran to say hello, Fran stared at my outstretched hand for a moment, then carefully grabbed my outstretched hand and shook it up and down.

Since it was an artificial human, I thought it would be different from an ordinary human, but the warmth I felt from Fran’s hand was no different from that of any other human.

“Then, would you please show me Ainsel’s ‘main body’ first? “We will begin the diagnosis quickly.”

When I lifted the main body of the Ainsel hanging on the wall and handed it to Fran, Fran quickly sat down and began to look at the main body of the Ainsel.

Fran, who lifted Ainsel’s body, swept the surface of the mirror, which was Ainsel’s body, saying he would begin the diagnosis. Then, the surface of the mirror fluctuated for a moment and then became quiet again.

Fran, who looked up and down Ainsel’s body, nodded in understanding and then turned his head to look at me.

“…okay. understand. As Sylphy said, it is a ‘rebound’ of the contract. It’s like a common disease that fairies suffer from. “If it were me, I could treat it right away.”

“Ha… I’m glad.”

I let out a long sigh of relief when Fran told me that Ainsel could be cured right away. When Ainsel comes to his senses, I should tell him not to do anything like take responsibility again.

As I was mourning my heart, Fran began to look at me with an emotionless expression. For some reason, I couldn’t get used to looking at him with those blue eyes.

“franc…? What’s going on?”

“Nothing happened. However, Ainsel treatment requires very little time. So during that time, I would like to hear about the ‘incident’ you wrote about in your letter.”

Ah… Now that I think about it, you said you wanted to hear more specifically about what happened to me, right? It’s okay to tell me, but…

I briefly turned my head and looked at the princess who was enjoying playing house with Sylphy on the bed.

Fran noticed that I was looking at the princess! I snapped my fingers. Then, something like a translucent dome was placed around me and Fran.

“It blocked out the sound. “This will prevent our conversation from being leaked out.”

I tried to stroke the dome around me and Franc, as if I was curious. Perhaps because it only blocks sound, my finger slipped through the translucent dome.

‘When on earth can I use magic like this?’

At most, what I learned from Ainsel was at the level of making a small fire or spraying water. Even that required a lot of concentration, making it difficult to use properly.

As I was wondering about magic, Fran looked at me intently, as if asking me to talk quickly. I cleared my throat and started talking, recalling the things I had experienced one by one.

So, around the time the first queen became Lyanansi and said she killed the king.

For the first time, emotion was reflected on Fran’s face. One of his eyebrows twitched and raised, and he covered his mouth as if something was strange.

Knock, knock. Fran, who was thinking about something while tapping his fingers on the desk, rolled his eyes, looked at me, and began to explain the reason why he came here late.

“Actually, the reason I arrived here late is because before I got here, I witnessed an incident very similar to the ‘incident’ described in the letter. And it took time to follow up on the case.”

“…huh?”

“The Kirven witch in charge of the case said something strange had happened and requested emergency help. “They said they needed me as a ‘doctor.’”

A similar incident to what happened in the royal castle…?

Could it be that someone else turned into a Lyanansi and started eating people? The moment I thought that, Fran began to tell a slightly more shocking story.

“Do you by any chance know of a being called a mermaid?”

“Mermaid…?”

*

The mermaids of this world that Fran told me about were very similar to the ‘Little Mermaid’ from the fairy tale I knew.

The lower body is a fish and the upper body is a human.

‘Fairies’ who have a beautiful appearance and seduce sailors with their singing voice. And, it is said that one of the youngest princesses of these ‘mermaids’ fell in love with a person who was walking on the beach.

He said that it was quite common for fairies to fall in love with humans, and that he didn’t pay much attention until then. The mermaid witch told the Little Mermaid, who had fallen in love with a human, to give up…

The Little Mermaid did not give up and longed for love.

He says he loves that person and wants to have that person.

Eventually, eventually.

‘He said he wanted to become one with that person.’

When I heard the story up to this point, I immediately got goosebumps all over my body. As soon as I heard the story, ‘Aurora’, who sucked my husband’s blood and wanted to become one, came to mind.

What kind of thoughts lead you to the conclusion that you want to become one with the person you love? Is it love in the first place? I just couldn’t understand.

It is said that when the Little Mermaid, who wanted the ‘medicine to become human’ every day, stopped coming to visit her, the Little Mermaid Witch simply thought that the Little Mermaid’s lovesickness had subsided and stopped paying attention to her.

After a few days had passed since the Little Mermaid stopped looking for the witch, the incident eventually occurred. A terrible and terrible incident similar to what happened here in the royal palace.

The ‘Little Mermaid’ discovered at that time was said to have legs.

Her hair, which was naturally red, became even redder as the blood of her lover was added to it, making it resemble beautifully blooming red coral in the sea.

It is said that she sang while eating the corpse of her lover on a beach with waves crashing down on her. A terribly beautiful, terribly disgusting song.

“How are you? “Isn’t it a very similar incident to the incident in the royal palace?”

Fran, with an emotionless expression, calmly told me the reason why he came here late.

Certainly, the incident that Fran told me about was so similar that I thought it was the same incident.

Was this the work of ‘someone’ that Aurora mentioned? At that moment, as if Fran had read my thoughts, he told me the follow-up to the incident he had experienced.

“Kirven considered this incident to be someone else’s work and said he would pursue the culprit. Even Kirven’s ‘Great Witch’ has started an investigation.”

“…I see. “Is there anything I can help you with?”

“it’s okay. Kirven is not weak enough to lend a hand to a witch like you who is not even an apprentice witch. ”

Perfect!

When Fran snapped his fingers, the translucent dome that surrounded Fran and me disappeared. As if there was nothing more to talk about, Fran stroked the body of Ainsel that was placed on the desk.

Then, slowly, ripples appeared on the surface of the mirror, and Vivian’s face slowly began to appear. Ainsel even makes a groaning sound.

When I lifted Ainsel’s body in shock, Ainsel was groaning and frowning as if he was still unconscious.

He had an expression like a child who had just woken up from sleep.

“oh my god…!”

“For me, this is an easy treatment. However, since it is still a time when stability is needed, I recommend leaving it as is.”

When I made a noise of surprise, the princess who was playing on the bed also jumped up and looked at Ainsel. The princess glared at Fran as if she were struggling to wake up while groaning.

“It still hurts…? ”

Does Ainsel still look sick in the princess’s eyes?

The princess is impressed! He frowned and glared at Fran. However, Fran did not pay attention to the princess’s expression and just looked at her with an expressionless expression.

Of course it will happen soon.

I thought he would comfort the princess with those words, but-

“sorry. “The surgery ended in failure.”

“…!!!!!”

The princess opened her mouth in shock at Franc’s lie. To the princess who opened her mouth and couldn’t say anything as if she was speechless, Fran changed his words as if he was joking.

“It’s a lie.”

“…!!!!!!!!!!”

The princess held her head in her hands, saying she didn’t know what to believe. What is the truth and what is a lie? The princess shouted at Franc.

“Lying is bad!!!”

“Why?”

“Uh, that’s right… because lying is bad…? Oh, and witches shouldn’t lie! Her Majesty the Queen said she would eat a thousand needles!! Do not lie!!”

Fran glanced at me as if asking what I was talking about, then made eye contact with the princess who was crouching down and making a humming sound. And he opened his mouth wide in front of the princess-

“Buhhh-”

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Not needles, but countless chunks of iron that looked like screws and cogs poured out of Franc’s mouth. For a moment, I looked at her with wide eyes in shock, but the princess was worse than me.

The princess took a deep breath, as if she was about to faint at any moment-

“evil-!! Aaaa!!!!!”

In the end, I burst into tears, saying I was scared.

The princess, who ran away from Fran in a huff, grabbed the hem of my skirt and dragged herself to the floor. As I hugged and comforted the crying princess lying on the floor, she began to cry even more bitterly.

“Huh!! “Huhhh!!!”

When I looked at Fran with truly dumbfounded eyes, he wiped his mouth with a handkerchief and made a V with his fingers with a somewhat confident expression and held it out to me.

“This is a franc jock that only androids can do. V.”