"It doesn't eat." Klein replied.
"Why is it such a picky eater..." Alice muttered.
Their rather inexplicable conversation to outsiders caught Cattleya's attention. After glancing at Alice, Cattleya thought for a moment and explained:
"Every Rose Bishop needs to replenish enough flesh and blood to fully utilize their Extraordinary Ability. It also makes them less likely to lose control after being injured in intense battles.
"It's just that the lunatics of the Aurora Order prefer human flesh. Other things can actually be used as substitutes."
Alice nodded thoughtfully, then curiously posed a philosophical question:
"If there were a fish whose texture and taste were exactly like a human's, would a Rose Bishop be eating a person or a fish?"
Yeah, what exactly would that count as eating...
Frank Lee had clearly inspired Alice with this. After cursing Frank Lee countless times in her heart, Cattleya said to Alice:
"I think Frank Lee and Heath Doyle are both more professional than I am when it comes to such questions. You can ask either of them."
Alice lowered her head thoughtfully, and Cattleya took the chance to move away from her.
This Bloodless One worth 7,600 pounds was indeed lucky enough. Not only had he directly become a Sequence 6 Rose Bishop, skipping the Listener stage where one was most likely to lose control, he had also joined the Admiral of Stars's pirate crew.
Without Lady Daly, who had mastered so much concealed knowledge, even if he didn't actively listen to the True Creator's voice, he would probably have lost control from craving flesh and blood, right?
Looking at it this way, he really did seem like a protagonist... Encountering all sorts of events, escaping danger after danger, and gaining something each time...
Klein couldn't help glancing at Alice.
Cattleya's suggestion suited