Chapter 147 - Snow of the Oblivion

Haa…..

The figureless voice of Greed rang out on my head.

『What’s wrong? Why the sighing?』

[It’s just like Myne. My appraisal skill does not work on this girl either.]

[Ah whatever…]

『Appraisal won’t work on this creature.』

[Don’t call her ‘creature’. I never treated Greed as an inorganic item, didn’t I?]

『Hahahah! That’s rare coming out from you. Then let me set you in for a good info. This me doesn’t mind even if you choose to consider this creature as a person. Sacred Beasts and the holders of Mortal Sin skill had this long standing relationship. To those beasts, we are like livestock. And of course, those beasts will seek to eat us, the livestock.』

[Did my predecessor also fight against a sacred beast in the past?]

『Why of course. He was the first to fight back.』

[Hey, what happened when my predecessor fought that magic beast?]

『The answer is here.』

[Ha!? What do you mean?]

『Good grief.』

[What was that? Don’t treat me like I’m a troublesome kid!]

『Ohh? Did you not mind at all being treated like a kid by your dad earlier?』

[But I didn’t.]

『If you keep denying it, it’ll be the same as if you’re admitting it.』

This bastard!! Just when he’s about to say something worth hearing…

『Patience, patience. The result of that fight was a draw. He managed to heavily injure the sacred beast, and vice versa. Both sides retreated before the victor could be decided.』

[Then why did it seem to me like you’re referring to Snow and this place just now?]

『After that, apparently something happened among the sacred beasts. We didn’t actually manage to kill Snow back then. And yet, here she is, revived by the power of the Door to His Land. Suppose you can tell already what that means, yes?』

[Where…is this?]

She didn’t seem to be hostile for now. Her eyes hadn’t fully regained their clarity just yet. But she seemed to know that I was sitting right next to her.

[I heard from Holy Knight Lishua that this place is called Desert of Devastation.]

[Desert of Devastation… And you are?]

[My name is Fate Barbatos. You are Snow, aren’t you?]

[Snow?]

[You mean, I am Snow? U～n…]

[Could it be, you don’t remember your own name?]

[…….Un. I can’t remember anything]

[You can’t remember anything else other than your name?]

[Un! I really can’t remember anything!]

[What do you think?]

『It doesn’t seem like Snow is lying. But for good measure, give her another question while keeping me in direct contact with her. I’ll detect if there is a disturbance in her heartbeat rate.』

[Alright.]

『No change at all.』

[If she isn’t lying… does that mean she has an amnesia?]

『That’s the most likely case. That also explains why she went around wildly before this. 』

『What do you want to do? Leave her here?』

[I can’t do that. I’ve promised Dad. I’ll take her back.]

『Thought so. Then, let’s go back! This me could use some polishing.』

[No matter the form, you really care about your appearance, don’t you, Greed?]

『The best of swords certainly deserves the best care！』

[Thank goodness. All’s well that ends well.]

[Somehow.]

[Actually, I was waiting here just in case we get into another fight.]

[I’m sorry for making you worried. But as you can see, she’s not hostile. At least for now]

[What do you mean by ‘for now’?]

[Understood. I believe in Fai and Greed-san’s judgment in this. And… Can you introduce me to Snow-chan…?]

[Sure. Snow, this is my companion, Roxy]

[Nice to meet you. It must be hard not being able to remember anything. If you have any trouble, feel free to tell me]

Anyways, Snow’s response was only predictable.

[I’m scared! Fate, save me!]

There it is! As usual. And Roxy’s reaction was just as predictable.

[Eeee!? Are you… scared of me?]

[Why…why do kids always get frightened when they see me?]

[Even if you ask me…]

[Fai is unfair. How come kids always like you right away? It’s really unfair.]

[Snow. Listen to me.]

[What is it ?]

[Roxy is actually not someone scary. She might look scary now, but she’s very kind.]

[Really?]

[She’s scary after all!]

[Naa… Fai…]

[Don’t blame me on this, okay.]

Snow kept clinging to me while trying to hide herself from Roxy. It might take unexpectedly some time before the two can get along.