Nozomanu Fushi no Boukensha

「ShIkI, thAt is…………」

When ones mentioning about  Corpse Demon（Shiki）, though it’s fairly powerful demon, ones won’t meet it that often.

According to Lorraine explanaiton, since Corpse Demon（Shiki） is still in the family of the  Blood Sucking Demon（Vampire）, it’s means that it won’t appear unless made by Blood Sucking Demon（Vampire）.

In order to proofing that explanation, first point is that the Corpse Demon（Shiki）  is not  Gushing Out（Pop）, because the one that Gushing Out[Pop] in relation to Vampire is Low Rank Vampire（Lesser Vampire）.

It’s quite a rare demon.

Even if that’s true, it’s not to the point that no one ever saw them, sometimes they’re appearing in the area dominated by Blood Sucking Demon（Vampire）.

It’s just that the human became one of them by being bitten by Blood Sucking Demon（Vampire）, since the very beginning they’re not born as  Corpse Demon（Shiki）.

「Yeah. It’s because I received the request for subjugating Corpse Demon（Shiki） few times. You and the one who I saw at that time IS-REALLY-SIMILIAR. I’m certain that the condition of your gouged flesh is a bit different but……… Well, it seems you’re from different species」

Lorraine was a scholar who’s knowing the full detail regarding demon.

When she’s saying so I have no choice but to pondering since her words have high credibility.

But, I definitely wasn’t bitten by Blood Sucking Demon（Vampire）.

And yet, why my evolution existance is turning into a Corpse Demon（Shiki）.

In the first place, whether having myself undergoing evolution existance from Corpse Eating Demon（Ghoul）to  Corpse Demon（Shiki）  can be said as normal things.

Since I’ve a question regarding that area, I’m asking to Lorraine.

「………….. WhAT Will I bECOme WitH EvoLUtIOn EXisTAnce？」

But, it seems Lorraine wasn’t too knowledgeable regarding that area.

She’s slowly shaking her head,

「I’ve said it before right. The research regarding evolution existance is still not done yet. I don’t even know if that is normal.  I can’t give you the answer so easily…….. Whether your evolution existance is quite special or maybe it’s a special case」

Said that words.

That’s definitely correct.

Even the person herself don’t know very well about it.

That’s not so easy to understand.

But, that’s troublesome for me then.

I’m truly troubled by it.

Maybe because she’s pitying me, lorraine who saw me like that saying more.

「But…….. Well, it doesn’t mean that I’ll keep playing around, I’ll go with you to the labyrinth. There’s so many things to be considered. Though I can give you my hypothesis if it’s about that, nevertheless are you okay with that？ 」

Like that.

Of course I can’t refuse it.

This kind of useful hypothesis of Lorraine, I knew very well about it due to our ten years relationship.

So I ask her to tell me about it.

「Yosh, in that case I’ll tell you…….. But well, you can’t talk on your own or b.u.t.ting in the middle」

Lorraine’s laughing while saying so.

「Though I noticed from where I have to start……… But, it’ll be easier to understand to telling it from the topic regarding your evolution. Though I don’t see it, Lent, you’re at first is a Bone Man(Skeleton) right? 」

「Yeah…….. I wAnT To ShoW It To yOu bUt, IT NoT’s LikE I cAN GO BAck to BEinG A SkeLEtoN. But, IT WAs A SKElEtOn No MATTer YOU LOOk AT It YOu KNow. LiVInG WiTH My OwN BoNE wAs SURReAl………..」

Looraine is somewhat have amazed look on her face to me who explained it calmly while recalling those time but she keep going on.

「And then, you became a Corpse Eating Demon(Ghoul) after that」

「Yeah. SinCE YoU’VE SeeN MY GhOuL FOrM, YOU ALreAdy KNow RIghT」

「Yeah….. Though I felt that it’s quite strange when I first saw it, it wasvery interesting……. So, listen to my thought. From now is also study regarding evolution. In the first place, don’t you think that it’s for you to became a Corpse Eating Demon(Ghoul) from a Bone Man(Skeleton)？ 」

「N…….？」

I’m tilting my head to the unexpected question.

Lorraine is wxplaining while looking at me who’s showing gesture of failing to understand her question.

「In short. The evolution existance is in simple words, is a phenomenon where a monster is transforming to a superior species. Though the reality might be different, the theory is more or less along that way.  Can you understand until this point？   」

「Yeah」

「Then, try to think about it. Is the superior existance of Bone Man(Skeleton) limited only to  Corpse Eating Demon(Ghoul)？ 」

「Uhm………….」

I feel  that it’s a little strange when I’m trying to think about it.

Since there was a description that I’ve read in some book about demon or study of demon which located somewhere in this room, Bone Man(Skeleton) Will become Corpse Eating Demon(Ghoul), though I didn’t have any kind of question, when I’m thinking about it again……….

Anyhow, to begin it there’s so many existance which is superior to Bone Man(Skeleton).

Yes, even the Bone Giant(Giant Skeleton) which I fought sometimes ago, there’s also the likes of Bone Knight(Skeleton Knight)  or Bone Soldier(Skeleton Soldier) etcetc.

Or rather it’s normal for me to evolving into those from Bone Man(Skeleton), now that I think about it, it’s strange.

No, it’ll give birth to a new question called whether the evolution existance is natural in the first place………. Well, let’s leave that aside for now.

Anyway, when I say about what I think to Lorraine, she’s nodded to me.

「That’s right. Certainly according to that(…………) there’s few research about Corpse Eating Demon(Ghoul) coming from Bone Man（Skeleton）and it’s true but, it doesn’t mean that is absolute. Or should I say, it written like that since there’s witness to that phenomenon, to be honest I really don’t know whether it can be called evolution existance or merely an exception…..」

「In SHoRt？」

「………… To say it frankly, I understand nothing」

That’s just too frank right, maybe because ske knew what I think, Lorraine continuing.

「……… But. When that factors are including the current you who became a Corpse Demon(Shiki), this guss might be practical」

「That’s？」

「Which means that the evolution existance of demon isn’t advancing toward what we think of them, it’s the advancement of what those demon want to become」

That’s………….. It’s not like I wasn’t understand that theory.

In the first place, that’s what I really want to become when I’m evolving to Corpse Eating Demon(Ghoul)  from Bone Man(Skeleton).

When I became Corpse Demon(Shiki) too……… Seeing it from appearance, I want to become a vampire.

Thus was what the reason is.

But, when it comes to that, there’s still question remaining………

「……… HoW CoMe I BEcAME a SHiKi FroM a gHOul？ I’LL Be HappY iF i BEcAMe A VamPIre thOugh」

In the first place, since I want to become one, shouldn’t I become one to proof that it was successful.

But, Lorraine is giving a clear answer regarding this question.

「That maybe similiar to rank of Adventurer Guild(Guild) right？ No matter how powerful you are, you couldn’t just so suddenly skipping from iron rank to gold rank right. In the first place, skill is a must」

For that comparison, I,

「……… So I NeeD To Pa.s.s CertAin RaNK………….？」

「Don’t you think so if looking at you current condition. It’s only a hypothesis since the sample is way too lacking. Though recently there’s an experiment onSmall Rat（Pet.i.t Sul） to backing that theory」

Small Rat(Pet.i.t Sul) is small rat type demon which ones can found anywhere.

It’s a famous demon in which every individual have various of their own attribute according to their place.

And then, it seems there’s experiment conducted on them.

Lorraine is continuing with her words.

「It’s a simple experiment. That experiment was putting fewSmall Rat(Pet.i.t Sul) into a basket and then raise them in place like forests, cave, waterside or, volcanic area. It gave result but, each of those result are interesting」

When I hear about the details, each of theSmall Rat(Pet.i.t Sul) seems evolving toWind Rat(Van Sul),Earth Sul(Sol Sul),Water Rat(Oo Sul) ,Fire Rat（For Sul）[i].

Though it seems that it was nothing but one individual left in each basket, now I understand the reason.

Maybe it turned that way was because it absorbing each other power by fighting against their fellow Small Rat(Pet.i.t Sul).

But, evolution existance could be confirmed due to that result.

Lorraine say.

「Of course I’m not only using that much as a base for saying that. Though it might be nothing more than adapting to the environment But it doesn’t mean that was a pa.s.sive evolution, it could be happened because the demon themself want to become so？ Though this might seems like leapfrog of logic, I thought of that possibility when thinking about your case. Anyhow, I want to explain that you bacame a Corpse Eating Demon(Ghoul) for the sake of adapting to the environment of Water and Moon Labyrinth. If that’s the case, I can still understand that it happening based on your intention. That’s for the truth about why you become a Corpse Eating Demon(Ghoul). It’s persuasive right……….. Of course it doesn’t mean that it absolute」

[i] [TL : The "For" here similar to Fortia Brivas which means "Fire Ball" in old chapter]

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