Shii couldn’t help but let out a cry of admiration.
After all, this place was right in the middle of the capital.
Despite this, the area was more than two kilometers in diameter. If you included the tunnel they went through to get here, how much land did it cover?
Yes, spatially speaking, it’s impossible for such a place to exist in the middle of the capital.
However, such a question did not occur to Shii, and she was simply entranced by the beautiful garden – and that’s when it happened.
[How… how did people reach this place?] (???)
It was like a whisper, like the sound of rustling leaves in the wind.
The voice seemed to belong to a man.
Shii asked a little cautiously, and a somewhat amused voice replied.
[Hmm, my name is Lunaraba… A remnant of the past. An almost vanishing illusion.] (???)
“Hmm? I don’t really get it~” (Shii)
As Shii tilted her head, the whispering voice laughed with amusement.
[Kukaka, it can’t be helped. Well then… you can just call me Mukuro.] (Mukuro)
At that moment, a four legged skeleton appeared, as if oozing out from deep within the trees.
Its flesh had completely rotted away, leaving only bones. Therefore, it was unclear what sort of creature it was.
It looked like a wolf, but it had horns on its skull and four holes that looked like eye sockets.
It appeared to have been huge when it was alive, and even just the remaining bones were as big as the trees.
It was a frightening monster skeleton, with a form that would make a child cry, but Shii and Sakuya didn’t particularly consider skeletons as frightening, so they didn’t think anything of it when they saw it.
Shii just thought that it was a rare creature, and Sakuya didn’t even know what a skeleton was, so he just observed it with interest.
If it was someone who wanted to harm them, they would have to escape immediately, so Shii was on guard, but… the skeleton simply stopped in front of them.
When Shii saw the long bony tail swaying, just like when Rir was in a good mood, she realized, “Ah, he seems to be in a good mood.”
Because Shii was a monster, she was sensitive to hostility, but she couldn’t sense any hostility from the skeleton, and she could only sense his happy emotion.
It was like a grandparent doting on their grandchildren who had come to play.
Shii thought, “He seemed surprised earlier, and maybe he was lonely because no one came?” and wanted to apologize for entering the premises without permission.
“Hello, uncle Mukuro! I’m Shii! I apologize for intruding on your premises!” (Shii)
[It’s fine. This is a place long forgotten. A place waiting for destruction and decay. If this place had recognized you guys as enemies, then I would have moved to eliminate you two, but that is not the case. And… I sense the presence of a dear friend… Is that child your younger brother?] (Mukuro)
As he asked this, the monster skeleton sat down a little distance away from the two.
“Yes! We’re not related by blood. He’s called Sakuya. He’s cute, right?” (Shii)
[Hmm, hmm… young creatures are cute, but he didn’t cry when he saw me. Are you not afraid of me either?] (Mukuro)
“Our family consists of many different creatures! Uncle Mukuro is a bit unusual, but that doesn’t scare Shii or Sakuya!” (Shii)
[Oh… I’m a bit interested in your family. Are they not around?] (Mukuro)
“Well, we got separated! We were going to join them, but Sakuya sensed something as we moved, and then we ended up here together!” (Shii)
[Hmm, we put up a double barrier to make sure that no one would find this place, but he sensed it. That’s a big deal. –By the way, Shii. I’m far too old to be just an uncle.] (Mukuro)
“Is that so? But you have beautiful bones, Uncle Mukuro, so I thought you were young!” (Mukuro)
[Kukaka, is that so? Beautiful bones. That sounds off-putting but I am not offended.] (Mukuro)
The beast skeleton laughed with genuine amusement.
Objectively speaking, it would not be surprising if his appearance would shock anyone, but the slime-like girl simply called him “Uncle Mukuro” in a cute way, and the human infant was watching him with interest.
It was a new and refreshing experience for the monster skeleton, who had lived for a long time.
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