“Who is the mastermind…?”
A faint cough followed the question.
“Who is the one behind all this, and who is the root of all evil…?”
Virgil, pushing through the strain, responded to my question with a weary voice.
“…I wonder if it even matters to ask such things now.”
“What do you an by that?”
“It ans we’re far too insignificant to justify searching for a reason. If you really want to find a cause, you’ll see that ultimately, everyone is both a victim and a perpetrator.”
As he said those words, his body strained.
He leaned against the wall, breathing deeply, trying to bear the pain.
“Mr. Virgil, are you okay?”
“Haha, are you worried about this body?”
Virgil, sweating coldly, looked back at .
Even though he seed on the verge of transforming back into a grotesque creature, his gaze towards showed kindness.
“I am a being who deserves to be called evil from a human’s perspective like yours… Yet your concern for feels so precarious…”
As if he was worried I might get hurt by approaching him.
Yes, there was a risk of being caught in his rampage even now, but still, I chose to approach him and support his body.
“Surely, it’s hard to see you as a good person…”
I wasn’t just throwing myself recklessly.
After all, he reverted from being a grotesque creature as soon as he recognized and even now was trying to suppress his rampage.
“Still, I have to hear your story. That’s why I ca here.”
Supporting his body at this mont was an action I could take because I was sure he wasn’t an enemy.
As long as he still had his sanity, I believed he wouldn’t harm of his own will.
“…That’s the right attitude.”
At my words, he gave a faint, bitter smile and, with my support, slowly began to move his feet.
“Instead of judging others, focusing on your own survival first… Isn’t that the ideal way to live in this harsh world?”
Seemingly comforted by my presence, Virgil cald his convulsions and, with a more at-ease expression, allowed to continue supporting him through the dark, damp sewer.
-Screeeech!!
We left behind the hideous screams echoing from every direction.
Seeking a place where I could learn the root of everything.
After wandering in the darkness for a long ti, we arrived at a large underground room of a building.
Thankfully, we didn’t encounter any monstrous threats along the way, but even upon arrival, this place didn’t feel welcoming.
Everywhere, bloodstained remnants and vast pools of blood at the entrance hinted at so grim incident that had taken place.
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