The Branded Female Fencer

"You're next, Maple."

"... what?

Where I just can't even follow my head, further facts of shock were told. Maple fluttered like his foot had melted at all.

He reached out softly and did nothing, but if he made a mistake, he would fall.

"The railings are not that expensive, some places have nothing. I can't help you if you fall, can I?

"Ha, ha, sorry. But if they suddenly tell me such a thing, I will do it. When did I decide to go to jail?

"Just now."

"Such tyranny"

When I looked at Maple's condemning crying eyes, for the first time, Koko gave a tender look. I can't help but wonder if Maple would ever look like this.

But it also ended in an instant, and Taeko turned his back and began to descend the stairs. Maple follows it somewhat.

"Let me give you a little explanation. All you Deep Green Palace mouthless candidates have been selected and assembled. Did you know?

"To the extent of rumors. But there were people in there who were better than me when I grew up. I thought it was a mistake."

"That's all demonic eye holding is privileged, but thank you. You seem to have a low self-esteem. But I suppose that's because you don't know exactly what's going on with Kiko. Most of all, I also learned that when I was nominated as Tsuko, those conditions would not be communicated to anyone else for generations."

"What are the conditions for being nominated as a pigeon?

The question of maple gives me a little whisper.

"- Being most distant from the appearance of a child. That's the condition."

"What? What do you say you make those who don't want to be good?

"I once thought the same thing. Because in my case, when I was caught trying to get away with a failed mission statement, conceiving an assassinated child, and saying," You're the next one. "

Did you know that?

"Yes, no"

In the unexpected past, Maple's wrath flew away somewhere. For the first time, I have had trouble deciding what to think about, such as asking about the past. However, if what is said is true, what are the selection criteria for Koko?

When Maple was confused as to where to start and what to hear, Tsuko was starting to talk first.

"- I had a child just the same age as you. That's what I couldn't compare to you. I served in the Deep Green Palace just about from the inside where I was raised, and I couldn't think of anything else to follow the training and work that was repeated daily.

Conversely, the bars were the best of the mouthless at the time. I was always in a position to get a voice, and everyone appreciated and didn't suspect that she would be Kiko. "

"That's why...?

"The better you are, the more you die on a harsh mission. Do you know the percentage of people who retire after completing periods of work without a mouth, especially in the Deep Green Palace?

"No."

"It's one in 50. The rest are dying on mission, or are wiped out by our hands, or many die themselves"

"Huh?"

I knew there were few people whose tenure expired, but what do you mean by self-immolation - Sachiko says.

"Those who have worked long in the Deep Green Palace are a hunk of confidentiality. That alone will not keep you at peace after your retirement, and many will be crushed by the number of secrets you hold. By then, you will fully understand the horrors of Master Miriazal, and it will be a reason to put numerous restrictions on him when retiring from the Deep Green Palace.

Then in the Deep Green Palace until you die - I hope someone thinks so. As a result, I lose my life on a mission. Well, given the harsh training itself, that's about to be short-lived. "Mouthless tranquillity can't be gained except at the time of death."

"It's..."

"That's why I was so good at surviving that I wasn't given much of a mandate. It's the one that said Missoccas stayed. If I noticed, there were no more than 10 known faces around me, and many offered to dismiss Tsuko clearly, and I was among the remaining Tsuko candidates just because I didn't say no.

And on my first big mission, I failed - I was captured first and my predecessors gave me my next role. Most of Miriazal and his predecessors seemed to think that I would be a child from the beginning. "

When he stopped walking, he entered the aisle halfway through the stairs. Press one of its stone ceilings and the wall moves and the passage appears. This was also a passage I couldn't understand if I didn't know it again.

Tsukiko continues.

"Tsukiko's mission is ruthless. If there are fewer coworkers who have no mouth to speak of, request a replacement from the training agency. Many occasions consider colleagues as consumables in order to take advantage of Master Miriazar or to maintain Arnelia's authority. I have now ordered Hinata to harm herself only to bring to life Miranda and her companion, Alphilis, who was on her own as a pilgrimage."

"When I met Lifeless..."

"Yes, we are just like substitute consumables. In order to make that decision, that's what happens when someone who finds value in being a child is unsuitable. Even myself, who is a pawn, will not hesitate to give up his life as a pawn - such a person will be chosen as a pawn. Whatever Miranda was at that point, it was unknown whether Alphilis was worthy of use. Just for the sake of Master Miriazal's sake, several mouthless people lost their lives. But that's what the value of our lives is.

Now, the predecessor, Kiriko, gave his name without warning. When others and themselves were as if they were unavoidable combat fanatics - they were actually as if they were different people, but it would have been about Master Miriazar and me to know who that person was. Mouthless is a harsh assignment and most of them die. He said that only three people were safe at the Deep Green Palace at the same time as his predecessors. After three years of being held by the Deep Green Palace, and four years of being ordered by Kiko - all died in that period.

You were laughing at how ironic it was that you should have wanted to die the most. "

"Master Tsuko is now..."

"Sixteen years in office have passed. It's been told in history that it's five fingers long."

Koko opened the door at the end of the long aisle. Spiral stairs again ahead. I don't even know how long I've been diving.

Tsuko continued further as he walked.

Continued