Chapter 27
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At first, the crazy wizards of the Magic Tower had announced they would experiment on the monster hybrids ordinarily.
But in reality, it was human experimentation that trampled human rights.
Once that fact became widely known, the atmosphere in the Magic Tower completely flipped.
Check secretly issued warrants for the Magic Tower researchers who had conducted the human experiments.
The top priority was Molding, who had drawn blood from the hybrids like crazy.
"Hey, Molding."
"I'm innocent! I just used the slaves!"
"Shut your mouth."
Check smacked the wizards' heads as if annoyed.
"You bastards, acting all high and mighty without even doing any great experiments. Cuff 'em."
Including Molding, the wizards who had falsified the human experiments were dragged out and handcuffed.
They were to be taken to the northern prison called the 'Exile Grounds for Wicked Researchers.'
Iri, watching the situation from beside Check, sparkled her eyes.
"That's wight-nimida! Bad peopwe! Eye fow an eye, tooth fow a tooth-nimida!"
Startled by the spirited voice beside him, Check blinked.
"That....... Haven't you gone yet?"
"Yes! Haven't gone yet-nimida!"
As Iri shouted, Martin nodded.
"She insisted on seeing the wicked ones' downfall."
"Well, now they can't do research, so maybe they'll kill themselves."
"Too easy-nimida. This is just like the dramas Hammuni watches-nimida."
The kind where the villain causes chaos from episode 1 to 50, then awkwardly ends with a happy ending in the last episode of 50!
Check cleared his throat seeing Iri clenching her trembling fists.
"Then......"
Check stroked his chin and spoke.
"I'll tell Duke Your Highness Ortejo that Lady Iri is heartbroken over this incident."
Meaning he'd send the researchers to death (physical).
Iri tilted her head, but Check, not wanting to tell the child more dangerous stories, spoke first.
"They'll be punished as much as you want."
"Yes! But, um. Check-nim should apowogize to these fwiends hewe too-nimida!"
Looking up at Check, Iri said seriously just like in the textbook.
"Yes, I agree that overlooking due to ignorance is also a sin."
While Iri mulled over his words trying to understand, Check met each monster hybrid's eyes and apologized.
"Sorry. I had no idea human experiments were going on."
Karhen said dryly.
"In the capital, everyone spat and tried to trample us to death, but here at least they said we were needed for research. So it's fine."
"......That's not true. You can get angry."
What Check gave Karhen was medicine to heal wounds.
Karhen took the medicine offered but never responded to the apology or the urging to get angry.
He didn't want to get angry at anyone, nor forgive.
He didn't have the strength for that.
But right then.
The child who had pulled them from hellish experiments, Iri, declared confidently.
"I wanna take my fwiends to my house-nimida! I, have wots of money-nimida."
Then she counted on her fingers one, two, three, four, and said the biggest unit she knew.
"Have a miwwion won-nimida."
Check still said nothing.
"St-still not okay-nimikka? Or I can ask Hammuni in the South......"
As Iri's voice grew quieter.
"Why wouldn't it be okay? But more than me, we should ask those friends' opinions."
"Gasp, why......"
"They're not slaves anymore."
The chains of slavery were broken.
At his words, the monster hybrids except Karhen buzzed.
*'Success!'*
Only then did Iri inwardly sigh in relief.
Caught the bad experimenters, brought Karhen, and rescued his friends too.
A perfect day.
Until she read the report Check had recorded......
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Having received the report, Iri checked the monster hybrids' names first.
Karhen aside, why were the other monster hybrids' names familiar?
Wondering, she read the names diligently.
*'Dinan, Belze, Sual, Lirid.'*
At that moment, the book containing the future 『Monster of the Northern Snowfields』 flashed through Iri's mind.
"Aww, you'we aww supew stwong fwiends!"
[Strong friends? This is amazing honey! Getting such great Ability Users for cheap!]
But Iri's heart wasn't purely proud like Cookie.
*'These friends end up destroying the North!'*
Belze uses spear, Dinan wields sword, Sual sees spirits, Lirid handles nature.
Their strong powers probably hadn't bloomed yet at this time.
But the moment they flowered into powerful abilities.
The North would helplessly fall by their hands.
*'Scary. That future absolutely can't happen!'*
Iri poked the report firmly.
*'But maybe it's still okay? If I raise them well, they could help us?'*
No good.
Have to keep them close, observe, and treat well!
And so, Iri brought Karhen and all the other monster hybrids to Ortejo Castle.
"XX, what luxury is this."
"This is awesome, for real."
"Whoa! So super duper clean now!"
Karhen's life changed in an instant.
With just Iri's appearance, those who experimented on them abusively got punished.
Rescued the monster hybrids from the Magic Tower.
Even gave rooms in the Ortejo family to everyone.
"The elders are out for a bit-nimida. I'll tell them right when they come back-nimida!"
"Ah......?"
"I'll take wesponsibiwity-nimida. And now, not slaves-nimida!"
"Yes?"
"Caww you fwiends-nimida! We aww tawk casuaw-nimida!"
Humans and them as friends.
They looked stunned.
But with Iri's words of taking responsibility, she achieved all those miracles at once.
Iri stood the five monster hybrids including Karhen in front of her and declared spiritedly.
"Hey hey, I'll teach you Forms and sparring too!"
"......"
"We'ww weawn mawtial awts and do chi-ka-chi-ka and wash faces togethew! Fun, wight?"
Seeing the brightly smiling kid, the other monster hybrids whistled.
Even gave thanks.
But one person alone.
Only Karhen shook his head bluntly.
"......Thank you, but I can wash up and brush teeth alone. Then, excuse me."
Very polite attitude.
Karhen bowed to Iri then entered his room.
He wasn't ungrateful to Iri.
But he had no intention of opening his heart to that child.
His desire to die quickly hadn't changed either.
He just thought a target to repay the favor before dying had appeared.
But strangely.
The will to die that had filled Karhen's heart was slowly fading.
He looked around the room and thought awkwardly.
*'Weird.'*
He examined the room carefully.
Cute dolls, fluffy bed, and princess-style curtains laden with lace were visible.
*'Is this right?'*
