Cause of Death
Crack*
I hear the sound of bones creaking
A cracking sound rang out
"Fuu..."
Olasha snaps the neck of a giant chimera corpse.
"Aren't you scared?"
"…Are you afraid of corpses?"
"I’m scared of chimeras!"
"If a chimera dies, it's just a corpse, right?"
"Sensei, I'm done here, too."
Olasha and Doss carry the chimera's head.
"For now, let's investigate these two."
Then they carry the chimera's head to the tent.
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The smell of blood attracts all kinds of animals and birds.
However, they seem to be unable to approach the tent for fear of the torches placed around it.
"It smells terrible."
The smell of beasts and blood wafts outside the tent.
"It must have been an individual that lived that long."
"Does that mean it's a powerful individual?"
"Yeah"
Olasha dismembers the chimera's head while talking.
"I'm going to open the skull."
No medical tools used
What he's using is a construction tool.
Open the top of the skull with a chisel and hammer
Zalmbald and the military doctor had been watching the scene silently for a while now.
The military doctor is also afraid of the chimera and doesn't approach it.
Is that okay, doctor?
"It's open."
"How is it?"
He illuminated the inside of the skull with a light
"Its brain is shattered."
"Does that mean it's instant death?"
"Well, there's only one hole in the skull."
Olasha said as he stuck his hand into the brain, which had become like scrambled eggs.
"H-hey..."
"If the hole is in this position, it should be around here..."
He stirred around
"There it is. A pail of water, please."
He dropped something into the tub of water.
"What is this?"
"Gravel?"
"Iron… Is it?"
"...That's the cause of death and the true nature of the thunderclap. I'm tired, so I'm going to take a little break, Lucette."
"Hmm?"
"I'd like to talk more though..."
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Saying that, I went outside the tent.
Zalmbald and the military doctor are examining the rubble.
"What's the story?"
"…That’s a hollow-point bullet."
"Halow pointo?"
"The Holy Kingdom... no, it's a weapon used by the empire to the north."
"Empire?"
"...Master's homeland."
"What does that mean!"
"The Empire may be coming to this land. Perhaps they are after me."
"It's not necessarily you, is it?"
"Neither the Empire nor the Holy Kingdom should have any territorial ambitions. There is no reason for them to come here other than for me."
"Are they strong?"
"I’m below them."
"I see…"
"I don't want to involve everyone..."
"We'll have to talk to them when we run into them!"
"……Ha?"
"They don't have any territorial ambitions, right? If that's the case, we'll ask for your life to be spared. All of us."
"No, I don't think so..."
There are a lot of guys like Olasha out there.
The empire is scary
Hmm...
Will Zalmbald be involved too?
Let's get the Kingdom of Boldoi involved.
The Empire is mighty, but friendly! If we can make it our ally, we'll be safe! Or something like that
If they find out, we'll run.
It's probably okay
We'll make it work.
"If the younger brother is in trouble, the older brother has to follow up!"
Olasha is saying something, but I'm ignoring it, ignoring it.
Let's ask Zalmbald to repay his debt.
In the meantime, it would be nice if we could get in touch with the minister or something.
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