“What are you doing? Why don’t you hurry up and go see me?”
“Am I still pretty to you, Master? Am I your most precious possession?”
17 years old. Although he is a bit young compared to the other male leads, he has a weight that cannot be ignored.
“...Of course.”
“Then I don’t understand even more. Why did you try to take your own life when you had what you desired in your hands?”
Karl said this in a flat voice, knelt down in front of Odette, and with one hand he tucked her hair behind her ear.
“You must be mistaken, Karl.”
“Don’t misunderstand. You are 165 cm tall. The pond is 30 pesetas deeper. To let your body loose like that is nothing but an intention to commit suicide.”
Karl's voice was emotionless and cold. The gentle pressure he had been holding back seemed to have been shaken off, and a murderous feeling pierced his body.
'Could it be that the reason my body hasn't stopped shivering since earlier is not because I'm cold, but because of this guy?'
In addition, the word used to refer to her changed from 'master' to 'you'. The gaze that was assessing her without emotion was also the same as when they first met.
“I didn’t intend to die. I was just drunk and my limbs wouldn’t move as I wanted.”
“Is that so?”
“I live a life that is the envy of no one. I have such a beautiful slave in my hands and I am enslaving him. Why would I want to die?”
As Odette said that, she lightly tapped Karl on the cheek.
“If I die, you will die too, so I understand that you are upset about what happened today. But don’t worry. I don’t have a hobby of destroying my favorite things.”
“I don’t really care if I die. If you want, I’ll gladly die. But if you have a plan to die, that’s important to me.”
“Karl.”
“Then I can save time too.”
Red eyes glanced at her neck as if their goal was to strangle her.
[ A decrease in disgust is detected. (-10) ]
At that moment, a red status window popped up. Odette felt like she had been splashed with cold water.
'-10?'
She remembered every red hatred Karl had ever shown her since they first met.
'When they first met, the imprint increased by 40, but I never got a notification telling me to be careful because it was getting close to 100.'
So the highest possible initial disgust level is 60. Adding up all the disgust levels that came up after that... and conservatively assuming that Karl raised his disgust level to its maximum every time in places I can’t see...
'The maximum possible value for the remaining disgust was 3.'
But -10?
There is no concept of minus in hate, that doesn't make sense.
'...No. When I think about it, it's strange. Why was the notification window for Karl's disgust the only one that was red in the first place?'
As if it were a warning.
'Could it be that all the red status windows were lies...?'
The moment she thought that a status window popped up before her eyes.
[Odette, the 'owner of the necklace', discovered 'Karl's abnormal condition'.]
[ Status Abnormality Content: 'Favor/Dislike Deception' ]
[Reward: Karl's 'Favor/Dislike Deception' status removed]
[ Karl's 'False Disgust' is no longer displayed. ]
A faint pink status window. Odette looked at the window in bewilderment.
Are you crazy? So all the notifications of Karl's disgust up until now were lies?
'Surely... If the other male protagonist's disgust level was also due to deception or some other abnormal condition...'
As if responding to her anxious mind, the status window rang with a notification.
[The only status abnormality that can deceive the status window is 'Karl's' 'Favor/Dislike Deception'.]
'Unlike the other male leads, why only Karl?'
[ This is because the Fenrir clan is born with a ‘defense barrier that disrupts the favorability/dislike levels of all status windows. ]
Odette frowned. All the status windows? Then surely-
'Was the favorability rating that appeared in Charlotte's status window in <Redemption> also a lie?'
The reason why it was so easy to raise Karl's favorability in <Karl Route>. All you had to do was throw some items from the Fenrir clan and his favorability would go up... In fact, is it because the 'favorability' was a lie?
'Actually... Was there not even a single change in favorability during Charlotte's time in <Redemption>?'
It was at that moment that she had such a question. Karl, who was facing her, gently grabbed her wrists with both hands.
“Look where you are, Master. You must concentrate.”
“Am I still pretty to you, Master? Am I your most precious possession?”
17 years old. Although he is a bit young compared to the other male leads, he has a weight that cannot be ignored.
“...Of course.”
“Then I don’t understand even more. Why did you try to take your own life when you had what you desired in your hands?”
Karl said this in a flat voice, knelt down in front of Odette, and with one hand he tucked her hair behind her ear.
“You must be mistaken, Karl.”
“Don’t misunderstand. You are 165 cm tall. The pond is 30 pesetas deeper. To let your body loose like that is nothing but an intention to commit suicide.”
Karl's voice was emotionless and cold. The gentle pressure he had been holding back seemed to have been shaken off, and a murderous feeling pierced his body.
'Could it be that the reason my body hasn't stopped shivering since earlier is not because I'm cold, but because of this guy?'
In addition, the word used to refer to her changed from 'master' to 'you'. The gaze that was assessing her without emotion was also the same as when they first met.
“I didn’t intend to die. I was just drunk and my limbs wouldn’t move as I wanted.”
“Is that so?”
“I live a life that is the envy of no one. I have such a beautiful slave in my hands and I am enslaving him. Why would I want to die?”
As Odette said that, she lightly tapped Karl on the cheek.
“If I die, you will die too, so I understand that you are upset about what happened today. But don’t worry. I don’t have a hobby of destroying my favorite things.”
“I don’t really care if I die. If you want, I’ll gladly die. But if you have a plan to die, that’s important to me.”
“Karl.”
“Then I can save time too.”
Red eyes glanced at her neck as if their goal was to strangle her.
[ A decrease in disgust is detected. (-10) ]
At that moment, a red status window popped up. Odette felt like she had been splashed with cold water.
'-10?'
She remembered every red hatred Karl had ever shown her since they first met.
'When they first met, the imprint increased by 40, but I never got a notification telling me to be careful because it was getting close to 100.'
So the highest possible initial disgust level is 60. Adding up all the disgust levels that came up after that... and conservatively assuming that Karl raised his disgust level to its maximum every time in places I can’t see...
'The maximum possible value for the remaining disgust was 3.'
But -10?
There is no concept of minus in hate, that doesn't make sense.
'...No. When I think about it, it's strange. Why was the notification window for Karl's disgust the only one that was red in the first place?'
As if it were a warning.
'Could it be that all the red status windows were lies...?'
The moment she thought that a status window popped up before her eyes.
[Odette, the 'owner of the necklace', discovered 'Karl's abnormal condition'.]
[ Status Abnormality Content: 'Favor/Dislike Deception' ]
[Reward: Karl's 'Favor/Dislike Deception' status removed]
[ Karl's 'False Disgust' is no longer displayed. ]
A faint pink status window. Odette looked at the window in bewilderment.
Are you crazy? So all the notifications of Karl's disgust up until now were lies?
'Surely... If the other male protagonist's disgust level was also due to deception or some other abnormal condition...'
As if responding to her anxious mind, the status window rang with a notification.
[The only status abnormality that can deceive the status window is 'Karl's' 'Favor/Dislike Deception'.]
'Unlike the other male leads, why only Karl?'
[ This is because the Fenrir clan is born with a ‘defense barrier that disrupts the favorability/dislike levels of all status windows. ]
Odette frowned. All the status windows? Then surely-
'Was the favorability rating that appeared in Charlotte's status window in <Redemption> also a lie?'
The reason why it was so easy to raise Karl's favorability in <Karl Route>. All you had to do was throw some items from the Fenrir clan and his favorability would go up... In fact, is it because the 'favorability' was a lie?
'Actually... Was there not even a single change in favorability during Charlotte's time in <Redemption>?'
It was at that moment that she had such a question. Karl, who was facing her, gently grabbed her wrists with both hands.
“Look where you are, Master. You must concentrate.”
...Now that she knows that the favorability window is all a lie and faces it, she feels like she can finally see Karl’s true self.
A heartless killing machine.
'Then... why did this guy act so gentle only to me and Charlotte? What use did he have?'
“Master, I really don’t have any regrets towards you. I’ve never felt anything like hatred.”
“...”
“But if my master chooses to commit suicide, it is true that my duty will become more comfortable.”
A blank expression and a suffocating sense of oppression.
“So if you need anything, just let me know and I will help you directly.”
Odette rolled her head. The only people that the killing machine has pledged loyalty to are her and Charlotte.
The value we both feel from Karl's perspective. Why on earth would he wear a mask and interact with us...
At that moment, realization crossed my mind.
'... Charlotte and I were both the only Purifiers of the Empire.'
So, Karl's goal is-
'The fall of the empire.'
To be precise, it is to eradicate all enemies who persecute the Fenrir clan. It is to take revenge on the Empire, which had turned its back on them despite being an ally during the great disaster of the Fenrir Kingdom.
If you interpret it that way, it makes sense.
'Karl never had any feelings for me or Charlotte.'
The reason he was so gentle with Charlotte in the game was that he wanted to seduce the Empire's only Purifier and ruin the Empire by causing it to go out of control.
But contrary to the plan, Karl had become a transcendent being, and since he could not kill Charlotte, it was best to take her away from the Empire.
'So, <Karl Root> was an ending where the two ran away from the empire and lived in hiding...'
There was no mention of the empire in that ending, but of course, it would have been destroyed by overrunning.
'It was a blatant lie that he didn't want to make Charlotte fulfill her duties as a Purifier because she was a woman he loved so much.'
Odette kept rolling her head.
'Karl isn't even a transcendent being yet. It would have been easier for him to kill me already if he wanted to take revenge on the Empire.'
But this time, the existence of the 'Fenrir Children' is at stake. If he kills the Purifier, he will live a life being chased by the Empire's Transcendent Ones.
If it were Karl alone, he would have gladly accepted the risk, but he would not have wanted to make the Fenrir children live a life of running away.
So, just like Charlotte, he had to seduce Odette. Run away with her, and lead the empire to ruin.
[ Discovered Karl's 'truth' ]
As if to confirm that what she had thought of was correct, the status window appeared before my eyes again.
“Please tell me. Are you thinking of dying? Master, may I help you?”
The moment Karl tried to tighten his grip on her wrists, the status window appeared before her eyes again.
[You can check 'Karl's Disgust' as a reward for discovering the truth.]
[ Would you like to confirm?
YES / NO ]
It was very good timing.
'Yeah. Let's see. What's the disgust level of this damn thing?'
[ Caution! The status window is incomplete. ]
[To check Karl's disgust level, the status window needs to be completed.]
[ However, if you swear at the 'Complete Status of the Status Window' in advance, you can check Karl's disgust level. ]
[ Do you swear ? ]
It was a sudden request, but she didn't have much of a choice.
'I swear.'
After being told that she couldn't confirm it, Odette was told that she was deceived, so she had to confirm Karl's level of disgust.
It was then that an incomprehensible status window appeared.
[Finally. Finally you.]
The status window, now a deeper shade of pink, blinked unpleasantly loudly.
Blink, blink, blink, blink.
'What, what is it? My eyes hurt so much.'
At that moment, the surroundings suddenly became pitch black, and the scenery changed.
A heartless killing machine.
'Then... why did this guy act so gentle only to me and Charlotte? What use did he have?'
“Master, I really don’t have any regrets towards you. I’ve never felt anything like hatred.”
“...”
“But if my master chooses to commit suicide, it is true that my duty will become more comfortable.”
A blank expression and a suffocating sense of oppression.
“So if you need anything, just let me know and I will help you directly.”
Odette rolled her head. The only people that the killing machine has pledged loyalty to are her and Charlotte.
The value we both feel from Karl's perspective. Why on earth would he wear a mask and interact with us...
At that moment, realization crossed my mind.
'... Charlotte and I were both the only Purifiers of the Empire.'
So, Karl's goal is-
'The fall of the empire.'
To be precise, it is to eradicate all enemies who persecute the Fenrir clan. It is to take revenge on the Empire, which had turned its back on them despite being an ally during the great disaster of the Fenrir Kingdom.
If you interpret it that way, it makes sense.
'Karl never had any feelings for me or Charlotte.'
The reason he was so gentle with Charlotte in the game was that he wanted to seduce the Empire's only Purifier and ruin the Empire by causing it to go out of control.
But contrary to the plan, Karl had become a transcendent being, and since he could not kill Charlotte, it was best to take her away from the Empire.
'So, <Karl Root> was an ending where the two ran away from the empire and lived in hiding...'
There was no mention of the empire in that ending, but of course, it would have been destroyed by overrunning.
'It was a blatant lie that he didn't want to make Charlotte fulfill her duties as a Purifier because she was a woman he loved so much.'
Odette kept rolling her head.
'Karl isn't even a transcendent being yet. It would have been easier for him to kill me already if he wanted to take revenge on the Empire.'
But this time, the existence of the 'Fenrir Children' is at stake. If he kills the Purifier, he will live a life being chased by the Empire's Transcendent Ones.
If it were Karl alone, he would have gladly accepted the risk, but he would not have wanted to make the Fenrir children live a life of running away.
So, just like Charlotte, he had to seduce Odette. Run away with her, and lead the empire to ruin.
[ Discovered Karl's 'truth' ]
As if to confirm that what she had thought of was correct, the status window appeared before my eyes again.
“Please tell me. Are you thinking of dying? Master, may I help you?”
The moment Karl tried to tighten his grip on her wrists, the status window appeared before her eyes again.
[You can check 'Karl's Disgust' as a reward for discovering the truth.]
[ Would you like to confirm?
YES / NO ]
It was very good timing.
'Yeah. Let's see. What's the disgust level of this damn thing?'
[ Caution! The status window is incomplete. ]
[To check Karl's disgust level, the status window needs to be completed.]
[ However, if you swear at the 'Complete Status of the Status Window' in advance, you can check Karl's disgust level. ]
[ Do you swear ? ]
It was a sudden request, but she didn't have much of a choice.
'I swear.'
After being told that she couldn't confirm it, Odette was told that she was deceived, so she had to confirm Karl's level of disgust.
It was then that an incomprehensible status window appeared.
[Finally. Finally you.]
The status window, now a deeper shade of pink, blinked unpleasantly loudly.
Blink, blink, blink, blink.
'What, what is it? My eyes hurt so much.'
At that moment, the surroundings suddenly became pitch black, and the scenery changed.
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