Eris, who was still puffing her chest up arrogantly, spoke as she recalled something.
[Ah, right! Mimir tried to follow me earlier, but I left her back at the castle. I suppose it’s for the best, right?]
[That is indeed for the best.]
[That’s why I ordered her to assist Seto instead.]
[That really helps.]
[Ehehehe. I was praised by Fate. That’s got to be a lot of points for me!]
[Good grief…can we really act this easy going especially at times like this?]
[Not bad. It’s nice for a change. I don’t like using Night Vision anyway.]
[Indeed. The flickering light also looks beautiful.]
[This has a similar effect to night vision skill. It is quite rare though.]
Looks like an item unearthed from Gallia.
[Does Eris also have that kind of item too?]
[Nope. In my case, I have various kinds of magic eyes transplanted on me. One of them has a similar effect to the Night Vision skill.]
[Magic Eyes?]
[To say the least, it’s not Lust skill’s power. Monsters that lived in the ancient period had magic eyes with varying function. He transplanted many kinds of them into me.]
[Libra?]
[…….yes, it was him. As I’ve told you back on Tetra, he was originally my owner.]
Roxy hadn’t heard any of that of course. She unintentionally raised her voice.
[Original owner…?]
[Ahaha, don’t give me that kind of look. For those people back then, we humans were no more precious than pebbles in the dirt.]
[But…]
[I…and the white knights back at the capital shared the same situation. We were the only survivors. Those people, even if they looked like humans, what was inside was…something else. Anyway, that Libra had a particular interest in Mortal Sin skills.]
In my understanding, Libra had conducted various kinds of experiments on Eris in the name of research. Maybe during those so called ‘researches’, he transplanted the magic eyes on her.
[It’s not all that bad. I’m fine with having them. Some of the magic eyes are useful after all.]
[I see… But why didn’t you tell me before this?]
[The reason is simple. I don’t want to rely on the magic eyes too often….or more like I can’t use them.]
I wondered if there was something wrong with Eris.
[Nn? But you used magic eyes with night vision capability before this, right?]
[I did. It’s the easiest to use actually.]
[What do you mean?]
[For example, it’s like Fate’s Gluttony skill.]
Like Gluttony skill? Where is the similarity…?
[So there is a risk in using it?]
[Correct! The eyes weren’t originally mine after all. Therefore, the more powerful the magic eyes are, the greater the burden they imposed on my body.]
[What’s the worst of it?]
[I might become blind. Worse comes to worst, I might also die from overusing it.]
Eris chuckled as she said so. I couldn’t really tell if she’s serious or not.
[Then please don’t overdo it.]
[You’re not one to talk. Am I right, Roxy?]
[Exactly! Whenever he got away from our sight, Fate always stormed off to do something dangerous!]
[That’s…..]
[So Libra captured Eris, and conducted various kinds of experiments on you?]
[I think it’s more like I was born to serve that purpose.]
[Nn? Say again?]
[Look, you remember what Envy was trying to do back at Gallia?]
As we kept walking, Eris gave a regretful look on Roxy.
[Could it be, when it tried to kill me back then?]
[Un, I’m truly sorry for that. Envy is also reflecting on it.]
[Envy is prideful in nature. It had the upper hand, yet still got beaten by you in the end. It’s already doing its best by not complaining while being around you.]
[Humph, and I still haven’t forgiven it for that incident yet.]
[Now now, I survived in the end. Rather than me, think about the other people who suffered from the Tenryu’s attack instead.]
[Then, what does it have to do with the attempt to kill Roxy?]
[Fate, you are leaking killing intent now. When it comes to Roxy, you always get easily riled up.]
[Just get on with it already!]
Since I urged her to, Eris relented and continued her story.
[Good grief, how impatient. Envy deliberately overlooked the tyranny of the Holy knights. Even when the hatred of the people kept accumulating, it pretended to not be aware of that. Do you know why?]
[Indeed…when I talked to it back then, it mentioned something about producing a Crown-tier human.]
[You remember well! Good, good!]
[When Mason died, Roxy had to take his place as a guard against the Tenryu. It was pretty much sending her to death, and the hatred of the commoners would’ve reached the peak.]
[If, hypothetically, I was killed back then, what kind of person would be born from it?]
Eris took a deep breath before slowly answering Roxy’s question.
[Our kind.]
[Don’t tell me…]
[Yes, the Mortal Sin skill holders. We were born out of people’s hatred.]
[I thought you’d be more upset than that.]
[Looking back again, I understand now. Eris also told me before, didn’t you? That Envy did everything to find a replacement for you.]
[Yup…..you are right. I guess I did give you a hint back then.]
[But seriously, thanks for telling me all this.]
Eris was stunned wide eyed.
[I never thought you’d thank me. Knowing your past, I honestly thought that such words would never escape your mouth…]
[If it was the old me, maybe I would take it badly. But now, I know that I’m not alone.]
[Moreover, I have stopped living in my past. Thanks to Roxy.]
[That’s why, I don’t know if I can do it as good as Roxy did to me, but I intend to teach Myne the same thing.]
[I see…hopefully you’ll get through her. That feeling of yours… But it will be an uphill fight. Myne is strong, much more than you know. Can you really defeat her?]
[I know. In order for her to listen to me, I need to defeat her first. Otherwise whatever I say will amount to nothing.]
