"... "

When I opened my eyes again, I saw the scene with an HP bar.

I waved my hand, and the familiar menu appeared in front of me. Seeing it, I couldn't help but feel relieved.

"Are you awake?"

Gabriel's voice came, and when I turned my head, I saw him closing the book in his hand.

"The girl named Oyado has already woken up. She said she wants to prepare something for her brother, so she's busy outside."

"I see. I really appreciate her."

I got up from the bed and stretched lazily. Everything felt the same as before, so it seems there's no problem.

"Now, can I ask you something while I can?"

"Sure, go ahead."

"Who exactly are you? You should be a member of the Church... No, you used to be a member of the Church, right?"

"Oh, I see. How did you come to that conclusion?"

"Even those fake monks take great care to remove the smell of blood, but you completely lack it. This proves that you're no longer one of them... Is this a sufficient reason?"

"... Hahaha, you're right. I'm indeed no longer a part of them, and..."

The person took out a red cross.

"I've become a divergent existence from them - an assassin."

"I see. Then why are you still pursuing the data of human modification? Those aren't things that the Church wants to collect, right?"

"I see. You're quite perceptive, young man."

The person put away the cross in their hand and stood up.

Then, they grabbed their collar and pulled, revealing a huge scar on their chest.

At the same time, a new title appeared beside their name.

Regenerator of Demons

"I see, so you're also a modified human. That's not difficult to understand. However, I can only provide you with the information of the Sumeragi family's modified humans, not the Church's."

"It's alright. It's good that this harmful technique can be eliminated."

"You are quite passionate. That's not what an assassin should be like."

"Hahaha, you're a mage, but your sword skills are impressive. Don't you know that being focused is the way to go?"

"Perhaps."

"But you're really good. Do you want to join our assassin group?"

"No, thanks. I already have my own organization."

Upon hearing my words, the person's eyes widened in surprise, but after a moment, they returned to their original expression.

"That's right, you have such abilities at such a young age, so it's natural for you to have a place to belong. As for what kind of organization it is, I won't ask anymore. After all, as long as we can mutually benefit from each other in certain aspects, it's enough, right?"

"Exactly what I think."

I nodded.

"Brother, what are you guys talking about?"

Suddenly, the door of the room was pushed open, and Oyado walked in with a pot of unknown dish.

"We are talking about what will happen next, Oyado. Is your body okay now?"

"Well, my memory tells me what to do, so I'm completely fine now. Moreover, I found a soup in my memory that can help with recovery, so I tried it."

"I see..."

Memory, huh...

"Oyado, your current memories..."

"They are the same memories that you and I know. The other me told me that thanks to you helping to eradicate unnecessary memories, my memories were able to remain. "

"I see..."

It seems the other Oyado really took all the unnecessary memories with her to hell.

"But Oyado has also learned many things. After getting rid of those unnecessary memories, there are still many interesting things, such as cooking, first aid, etiquette, and killing people."

"..."

I sighed helplessly. So it turned out that the other Oyado's combat power was so strong because those memories must have contained many similar things.

And as a result, Oyado has turned into a killing loli?

"I just want to confirm one thing."

"What is it?"

"You know that killing people is wrong, right?"

"Of course, brother. Are you saying that you see me as a murder maniac?"

"No, of course not. I was just worried that those memories might have a strong impact on you."

"Don't worry, brother. I am very clear about these things. Just like how I know that I am an artificial human without parents."

"What! How do you know that?"

"Because it's all in my memory. Thanks to my brother destroying the humanoid, the memory restriction device was also destroyed. So I am very aware of my situation."

"..."

"Don't worry~"

Oyado smiled.

"Oyado won't be affected by those things. Oyado is strong now, so please don't worry, brother~"

"Haha, is that so..."

I can't completely relax!

Having a loli by my side with memories accumulated many times higher than mine is quite a delicate situation.

"Anyway, let's eat first."

"We... wait, do you plan to stick with us from now on?"

"What's the problem?"

Gabriel smiled.

"At least put on some clothes. If you expose your chest, people will think you're gay."

"Gay? What's that?"

"It's too complicated to explain, forget it. I have no objections to working together, but... do you know where Herndon City is?"

"Herndon City?"

The other person looked a bit surprised.

"How can you not know? It's the closest big city around here. Although it's on the border of the Ais Empire, it's a hiding place for all kinds of mercenary groups, exploration teams, and even assassin guilds."

"Is that so?"

Is that why this place is considered an experimental ground?

"Well then, since you want to know about body modification, let's go there next."

"Great, let's eat first~"

While saying that, Oyado placed a bowl of black soup in front of me.

Well, although it looks scary, it smells much more normal compared to what someone else made.

I took a sip...

Hmm, the taste is not bad~