Armed Summoners - Black Spears and the Brave Men of the Other World

"You know what?"

Neewe showed the mask touching his white, transformed face with his fingertips when he placed it on the table. Softness like human skin was not there, stiff, as if to reject his fingers.

"Heteromorphisms," he says in the Empire. It's a symptom that has been seen all over imperial territory since the Great Collapse. The treatment has not been established so far and is considered incurable. If that is all, the human being who presents this symptom will soon become an alien monster and will attack one. So human beings who develop anomalies are often disposed of. Unless you're in a special position like me. "

"... I know. I know."

Setsuna was best able to pull out words like that in response to Niewe's pale explanation. His symptoms are exactly like those of albinism. I can tell from just looking at it, so there's no way the symptoms are different. I don't even have that hope.

"We call it albinism."

"Albinism...... I see, that's odd to say. It's certainly changing white."

He looked out for his right hand and smiled bitterly. On the right hand wall, there was a mirror. As if only to transfer his face, yes. And as he looks out for the mirror, he touches his white-transformed face.

"This symptom appeared about six months ago. Until then, there was nothing. And in those days, I even wanted what you said."

The lifting of alienation by Edge of Thurst, I suppose.

"But, yeah. That's not how it went anymore. I don't know how far you know about anomalies, but I do, as a practical experience. This is because what has been invaded by this symptom is gradually losing its humanity."

"... oh"

"At first, it wasn't a big deal. It was so painless that I didn't even feel it. That's why I thought I could stand it. But it wasn't. As the white part increases, the pain increases. The pain is gradually becoming unbearable, and I think it's going to go wild."

Neewe's sobriety made Setuna blurry. He observes and grasps what is happening to him with other manners like bystanders. Maybe it's a giveaway.

"But that's not the problem. Pain is bearable. Probably, I'd be able to stay mad. The worst of these symptoms is not there."

"I bet you are."

"You know, too, don't you? The destination of the anomaly. As I was saying earlier."

"Oh. I know."

Affirms, continues.

"That's how I've killed many things that I've suffered from albinism and that have turned out to be alien monsters. There's no way you don't know."

"Right..."

He smiled satisfied. Most of all, his smile, whose left and right sides of his face split into white and black and alienated, is something I don't quite understand enough to have to judge by my eyes. It's chaotic.

"Then you'll see. I don't know what I want."

"Kill me, do you mean? I'll take you."

"Ultimately, that could happen. No, I'm sure it will."

"Just kidding -"

"I'm not kidding. I'm serious, Setuna."

Neewe's quiet way of saying it also had the power to force Setuna to stop the words. He is calm at all times, and his chillness has the power to contain Setuna's emotional exorbitance.

"I mean it, I want you to do me."

"Niewe!"

"If you see this, and you know the truth about albinism and what you're doing, then you know it. I don't have much time. Now, even you can understand that it's impossible to remain conscious in this state."

Neewe, as she assures me, has lifted her left hair and showed it off. You suffer from albinism and the transformed head is revealed again. There was a white, tiny face. You seem to have a neat face like an angel, which is why accepting it as something beautiful would be extremely difficult. It would be called a facial sore, but nevertheless, I did not know that albinism showed such symptoms.

"I owe it to you to stay conscious."

So what he showed was a blackened, alienated right half.

"The alienated right hemisphere is dampening the erosion of the anomaly. That's how I'm able to keep myself. If I hadn't been alienated, I would have become a monster so alien that I would have stormed around. So even in that sense, I have to thank you."

"Appreciate it..."

"At that time, without a showdown with you, I would most likely have become a monster hurting one of my loved ones, wouldn't I?

I guess so.

It's about him. I guess there is a real sense that the alienation due to Edge of Thurst's ability is acting in a good direction and dampening the effects of albinism, and I have no doubt that he is able to sustain himself because that is actually the case. I had never even heard of people who were able to preserve themselves while the transformation caused by albinism was progressing that far.

"... I don't need that kind of gratitude"

"Right. I'm going to have to thank you more."

"So...!

"Setuna. That's all I can ask of you. [M] Please, take my wish."

He has, so to speak, bowed his head deeply.

I couldn't even ask why it was me.

Who else but Setsuna will replace Niewe? It also means you should wear a mask. I can tell by my voice. Even if the people can deceive, they will be torn apart by the neighbors. Regardless, it's not like you can't still delude yourself. All you have to do is tailor the neighbors to their accomplices. All you have to do is create Niewehein in the Western Imperial Government Gurumi.

"Is that not possible...?

When Setuna asked about it, he shook his head.

"If it leaks externally that Niewehein's authenticity is retreating because of the anomalies and that the impostors are taking their place, then that alone could lead the Western Empire all the way to disintegration. I would have gone. This country is made up of me. I, the rightful heir to the throne, am the cause of this country. Is there any righteousness to the phony?"

Says he.

As soon as the Emperor turns out to be a phony, the righteousness of this country will disappear, and the hearts and minds will rapidly depart, he said. Everyone must decide that as much as listing a fake heir to the throne, it was still better for Mizgaris, who suppressed the Empire City. That's why it has to be Niewe. The Western Empire is founded because Niewe is the rightful heir to the throne. If that goes away, it may be natural to disintegrate instantly.

Those based in the Western Empire will try to stand at any cost, but not everyone does. I guess not many of them follow because of the great cause of Niewe.

"In that regard, you have no problem. Exposing your face, no one will suspect it. I just need to say that this alienated body is back to normal."

"The people won't be able to fool the archdeacon or the vicinity,"

"I'll talk to you. And I'll convince you."

"You think it's that easy to convince me?

"Something to convince me of. I don't have two words."

To his compelling assertion, Setuna clasped her mouth. He's serious. Seriously, I'm going. It was serious in itself.

"I can't end this country."

There was no stray in Niewe's eyes.