Freedom... //Yakusoku No Neverland

127] Confrontation

その手で血統の希望を広げる

""Evil Blood Maiden"?" I asked him

{He said "She still lives on"...? What does that mean?}

"You know about her, Norman?" Emma asked

"Yes, although I only know of her existence through second-hand information. "Since she's been born, that demon has never eaten humans." She's a singular special exception where, without eating humans, she can preserve her humanoid traits and intelligence. Her date of birth and origin are unknown. The earliest confirmed information on her dates back to 700 years ago. After the "promise", before the farm system had been fully established. The girl had started yo appear before villages ravished by famine. She was their messiah" Norman explained

"Messiah?" Emma asked

"With only a small portion of her blood, she was able to infect others with that power of hers. They no longer needed to eat arms or legs. And not to mention, they had no need to eat brains either. All with just one cup. With just one cup of that girl's blood those demons were able to gain the same genetic makeup as that girl" Norman said

"Ehh? Then..." I paused

"Demons that drink Musica's blood will have a form like Musica... So you're saying the there were demons that were fine without eating humans?" Emma asked

"Yes... And, using their blood, they increased the number of demons that they imparted that "power" onto" Norman answered

"If we give demons Musica's blood then we can create demons that don't degenerate without eating humans" Emma said

"After that, sharing the girl's power with the village and surrounded communities, she rid them of their hunger, and helped them escape being wiped out. Before long, those rumors had started to spread to the king and nobility. And they conducted an investigation. "If their power is genuine, we should be ake to use it to control our people's hunger" "They could also be helpful for the future of the farms". And so, the royal family and five regent homes captured all who were connected to that girl. They killed all who possessed that blood, and ate them" Norman explained

"... Huh...? Why....!?" Emma asked

"They were afraid of the power in that girl's blood" Norman answered "But now I see... In the records, although it said that she 2qs eaten and killed at that time... She escaped and lived on..."

"But if that's the case, then SonJu wasn't originally a demon without the need to eat humans. He most likely used Musica's blood to avoid degenerating and survive, right? Also, the current royal family and noble 5 families, they're "exceptions" the same as Musica" Ray said

"Exactly. Giran also knows that. And for that reason, wished to kill and eat the royal family and five regent homes. That's why Giran wants to completely eradicate the king and mobility" Norman said

{Ah, so that's it...}

"So as you now know, the royal family and regent homes are "Excemptions". But this plan still won't run into any difficulty. The nobility is limited in number, so we can deal with them directly. As opposed to eliminating their food source and forcing them to degenerate. Therefore, in this case, we don't need to worry about your concerns for the plan collapsing. That's more dangerous than them is-" Norman was interrupted as Emma yelled

"Hey, wait! I don't get this at all...! Why!? Why did the royal family and nobility eat Musica's comrades?! Wouldn't they be able to find a solution to their hunger? There was nothing to he scared of. With Musica's power, they'd be able to save even more demons. If they just used their blood... Even now, the demons won't have to worry about degenerating anymore. Their need to eat humans... It could disappear-"Emma yelled

"Because they were in the way" Ray answered

"Huh?" Emma hummed turning to him

"The royalty holds control of the supply of human meat from the plantations. They decide when, and just how much human meat is granted. Further widening the gap between them. Now, they're able to rule the demon world as they please. To royalty such as... If it can 3liminate the need for the plantations, then Musica's power is in their way. So they caught them all, killed them, monopolized the power. That's it, right?" Ray said

"Then, perhaps, it could be that these guys forged the "Promise" for the sake of cutting their losses. More than the issue of truce with humans... A society where they can control and manage human meat by themselves would be more inconvenient in lots of ways" I said, my hand on my chin

"That's..." Emma paused

"Emma" Norman called her "This shouldn't be surprising. Everyone is acting based on their own best interest. Of course not everyone. But this is the world. Not everyone thinks with such a kind attitude like you, Emma. And more importantly, we'd better be on the lookout... For "Musica" and "Sonju". If they're being chased by the king and nobility, then I think they aren't getting close to any of the demons settlements. They have the power to return degenerating demons back to their humanoid form. They don't know just how us cattle will revolt though. It would be trouble for them if we went ahead and got caught by the Ratri Clan. The cattled children's safety will become an exceedingly indefinite and dangerous factor for them. We need to track down and kill them" Norman said

My eyes widened, I wanted the demons to go extinct... But kill Musica and SonJu? The demons who helped us? I don't think I could agree with it

"Wait! SonJu and Musica are fine! They're our friends and saviors. There's no way we're killing them!!" Emma yelled at him

"Emma?" Norman turned to her and put her hands in between his "But they're demons too, right? Don't you think we could close our mouths and watch the demons go extinct? Do you think you can forgive them?"

"I don't want to destroy them!!" Emma yelled removing her hands from Norman's grasp and sat back down "Norman I... I don't want to wipe out the demons" She said and stood back up "That's what I came her to discuss with you. We can do it right? Wmif we just have some of Musica blood... Yeah. Even if we can't find Musica or Sonju there's still the king and nobilituoes blood. Can't we give all of the demons a body where they don't need to eat humans? That way, we won't have to fight anymore. There wouldn't be a need to fight. If we can unseat the royal family and nobility from their positions..."

"Its no use, Emma. Even if there's no need, they can just come and eat us anyways. The kind and nobility have been doing it for these past 700 years. And it's the same for Giran. Just like humans do. If your favorite food said "Don't eat me", could you just turn away and say "Okay, got it"? You might be able to do that, but do you think everyone else has that same self-control? Do you think that every single demon would be able to sympathize with us and be able to resist their hunger? We're food to them" Norman explained to her

"Then, let's run away to the human world! Let's go beyond the "Seven Walls", and reforge the "Promise". We'd be taking away the humans from them, but it's definitely better than wiping them all out!" Emma proposed

"Even though you don't know if the human world will safely accept our entry? Emma. This isn't such a kind world, where you can get everything that you want. If we don't wipe out the demons, there won't be a future where our family can smile"

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