The old count nodded thoughtfully after hearing Hoshino's words.
Then he raised his head again and boldly asked, "May I ask, are you relaying Lord Koschei's words, or are these your own?"
The same words carried entirely different weight depending on who said them.
Naturally, Hoshino understood that as well.
So while thinking of the unconscious Talulah, she spoke entirely different words.
"Everything is the will of the snake."
"Rest assured. That puts my mind at ease."
The count hurried away, his expression indescribably strange.
Perhaps after experiencing Black Snake's overwhelmingly intense charm for several days, he had suddenly realized that the respected Lord Koschei had once been a man.
That was simply... chilling.
Watching the count's retreating back, Hoshino could not help shaking her head.
Trying to speculate about the gender of an immortal being with spiritual abilities was so naive it was almost laughable. Those who could freely shift between male and female did not fit the rules of a single gender. That was common knowledge by now.
Hoshino rubbed her hands boredly. The only thing she could do now was watch over the unconscious Talulah and clear out the nearby hordes of zombies.
For the next step, she could only wait for Shang Boliang's signal.
Then, the most wanted criminal Bianca Durandal would charge straight in, protect the capital, liberate all of Ursus... Just thinking about it was funny.
The city-state was always on the move.
Hoshino left the city-state and glanced upward. A tiny black dot hovered in the gloomy sky, well concealed but constantly circling above her.
Hoshino clapped softly.
The Schicksal mech circling overhead released its mechanical claws, and two greatswords fell from the sky.
The black dots rapidly enlarged. One before and one behind, accompanied by booming thunder, Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty