"Rudeus. Greyrat, this is different from what you said before!"
A green-haired Demon Race, to be precise, he is the legendary cursed race, Superd tribe
A year ago, when I went to the Demon Continent again, I met Rujierd. Speludia. At that time, he was accompanied by a large number of children.
Due to his hair color, there are almost no cities that allow him to enter, and those Demon Continent towns are not kind enough to take in these children, so Rujierd can only take the children with him, because he doesn't want to meddle in other people's business...
At the request of Eris and Aisha, I sent those children back to where they should go, and since then I have gotten to know this Rujierd
A real Superd tribe
At this time, he was getting angry because he discovered that I experimented with slaves.
"Rujierd, a person who wants to die, will you force him to live?"
"Rudeus! You are experimenting on a living person. You can't do this even if he miss!"
Rujierd raised his spear and struck at me
The spear was not far from my neck, but it was blocked by Eris
I shook my head and motioned to Eris to take away the sword.
Eris snorted and put the sword away unhappily.
"Rujierd, this is the wish of these slaves"
"But what you said before was to liberate these slaves... and let them live a good life!"
"I did it. I gave them money, jobs, and normal social status. What did I do that wasn't good enough?"
"You did a good job, so I trust you, but you are actually doing this kind of experiment...Rudeus! This is an evil thing!"
I had expected Rujierd's reaction. I know what kind of person he is.
Honor is greater than life
I don't hate this kind of person, but I can't say how much I like him
The reason why I chose to make a promise to him and take him with me in the first place was to change the world's view of green hair, mainly for Sylphie
It is a common drama for a person in a high position to protect civilians and make them change their view of green hair.
Taking a deep breath, I spoke
"Rujierd, I saved them, but they didn't want to live, and I gave them a painless death. Is this really wrong?"
I understand that these words are hypocritical, because the experiment I conducted was a magic experiment to invade the brain, and painless death does not exist.
They will definitely be in pain before they die, that's for sure
All this is for the plan and for Zenith's illness
"Just tell me directly, how many people died from your experiments in this year?"
"203 people"
"Rudeus!"
"This is their choice. I will ask this question every time."
[If you want to live, take a step forward. If you want to die, sit still and don't move]
"Every time, there will be a dozen people who don't want to continue living. Rujierd, if it were you, what would you do?"
Rujierd was stunned for a while as if he was being asked a question.
His expression was a little dazed, as if he was remembering how desperate a person who has no friends and no one to rely on in this world would be.
"You once told me about your past, so you should be able to understand the thoughts of these slaves who don't want to live."
"But... but...!"
"You have a goal. You want to change the world's view of Superd tribe, so you can continue walking, but what about them? Even if I promised to give them money and a certain social status, they refused to live. The death of every slave is voluntary."
I went up and patted Rujierd on the shoulder
"I'm sorry to have kept this matter from you for so long, but think about it carefully, how many slaves have I liberated? How many people have I saved?"
Looking at Rujierd's hesitant look, I added
"You have only been with me for about a year. In the cities we have been to, civilians have already imagined you and the green-haired person next to Rudeus who looks like Superd tribe as the savior. In fact, at least in some areas, Superd tribe's reputation has improved a lot. You should be able to feel it, right?"
"I... understand, but do these slaves really want to die voluntarily?"
I smiled and took him to the residence of these slaves
This is underground in a castle
The residence is not shabby. Each slave has his own small room, which is at least a hundred times better than their previous cage.
At the door of their room, there was food, the kind commonly eaten by civilians in this world, but most of them didn't eat it.
It's like they're waiting for death, and I'm their savior
To be precise, the God of Death?
The moment they saw me, the people in this slave residence became a little restless.
"Has anyone changed their mind today? Is there anyone who wants to continue living?"
When I walked to the center, I asked, but the slaves had no answer.
After a while, a room door opened
"Master Rudeus, let me be your test subject today... I want to go and accompany my wife..."
I glanced at the slave who said this, then turned to look at Rujierd
Everything in front of him seemed to have changed Rujierd's world view. He stared blankly without saying anything.
He probably saw that in the eyes of the slaves, there was no desire to live.
Just like when he killed his relatives, every time he looked at his face by the river, he had this expression
"I will do it again tomorrow. If you want to survive, just eat well."
After saying that, I took Rujierd and Eris and left the slaves' residence.
When I came to the laboratory, I said:
"How is it now?"
Rujierd didn't speak
I nodded
"If you don't have any objections, we will continue our plan tomorrow. In fact, it's almost done."
"Well..."
"The next step is to look at Aisha..."
At night, I was lying on the hotel bed, Eris was lying beside me
"Rudeus..."
"Huh?"
"Are you tired?"
Eris's voice is very gentle, and when she said this, she hugged my head into her chest
"A little bit, but not very tiring."
"Every time you finish your magic experiment... your expression doesn't look good, and... are you really not going to tell Roxy and Sylphie?"
I smiled bitterly
"Because I will experience the pain of those people and try to control those memories, which is a bit difficult. As for Roxy and Sylphie... there is no need to tell them."
"Um... then... don't you need to go back with the teleportation array tonight?"
"What do Eris think?"
Eris lowered his head and kissed my forehead
I was a little stunned. It's rare to see Eris look so gentle.
If it had been before, she would have taken off my clothes and started making babies.
"Rudeus?"
"Hmm...? What's wrong?"
"You're distracted"
"Ah...? What did Eris just say?"
"I said... kiss me, kiss Eris. Greyrat that belongs to Rudeus" Eris blushed and murmured softly
For some reason, today's Eris is a bit coquettish.
Without any hesitation, I kissed Eris's lips
After the deep kiss ended, Eris gasped and said
"Rudeus, you will never change, right?"
"Hmm? I will grow old."
"I didn't mean that! I meant..."
I understand what Eris is thinking
She is afraid, afraid that this magical experiment will change me
In other words, my obsession with treating Zenith will change me...
"Don't worry, no matter what happens, no matter what happens to me, my love for Eris and my love for my family will not change at all."
"Well... even if Rudeus changes, I will always love you."
Eris answered very gently, but his little hands began to be dishonest.
"Miss Eris...? Such a warm atmosphere..."
"It's rare that Rudeus belongs to me alone"
Like this, lingering all night