Chapter 568

Alchemy and Dark Magic.

Undead and Alchemy.

I don't know what the correlation is, and neither does Heriot.

Initially, they decided to call Sarkagar the temple of the Allied Forces, and Heriot decided to infer what meaningful correlations there were between the clues through a council of elders.

Antirianus of Saturday and Le Luyen of Friday.

Both vampire clans have been studying alchemy for a very long time.

Therefore, it is possible to infer what the Empire is up to through the Lord Vampires.

It is not known whether Sarkagar will break through the laboratory first or whether a likely inference will emerge from the council of elders.

Ultimately, we need to know what possibilities the Empire is exploring.

It is a good thing if it helps in the war, but it is also important to judge whether it will be a threat to us later.

And.

"Umm...."

I had spent a long night and returned to Ellen's room.

I arrived at the Yellow Road as a cat, caught by Heriot, and since I would have to return to being a cat again, I arrived as a cat.

The time is morning.

Even in winter, the warm morning sun shone on Ellen's face.

Ellen lay down, stretched as if she were struggling, with her eyes open.

As if trying to wake up a dead body, it was almost a convulsion.

From head to toe, Ellen began to tremble.

-Burr

No, isn't this where you break one while stretching?

Is the child having a seizure?

"Umm.... Ugh...."

After stretching her body for a long time, Ellen looked around with her eyes wide open.

Are you looking for me?

-Meow

"...."

Ellen put me on her chest without even removing her eyes, and then hugged me.

That....

Honestly.

I'm used to it....

This feeling, I'm not even surprised anymore....

I'm sorry....

"Good night...."

-Meow!

No.

Hey!

Wasn't it the flow of getting up?

Ellen slept for another two hours with her eyes closed.

* * *

Ellen was like a jellyfish.

It's good that the tension has completely dissipated.

What can I say.

A person has become like a dead person.

Ellen opened her eyes in a disheveled state, hugged me without even properly washing herself, and stared at me.

It's a complete mess, but she's still human.... So.

It's cute because the always sharp kid is a mess.....

Without saying a word.

Suddenly, she touched my head or waist and then for a while.

She patted my nose and then for a while.

Suddenly, she opened her mouth and buried her face in my neck for a while.

It was like a knit tribe that only looked at cats all day long. "Is your stomach not growling?"

-Meow

I keep hearing that sound.

Ellen was staring at me as if she found eating too bothersome.

Is something wrong with her?

Is she broken?

Do I need to leave now for the sake of achieving great results? Will Ellen become someone who finds everything bothersome because of the cat?

In the end, they ended up watching each other in a strange way.

Ellen hugged the cat and rolled around in bed like a cat.

Despite her disheveled state, the protagonist found her cute.

It wasn't a complete transformation, she could act like this as long as she wanted to.

But she couldn't keep doing this all day.

-Meow

Her stomach was growling, but she kept rolling around.

"I'm hungry...."

Stop mumbling and let's go eat!

In the end, I hit Ellen's cheek with my fist a few times because she was so pathetic rolling around between laziness and the thought of having to get up.

-Slap!

"???"

-Meow!

After being hit a few times, Ellen opened her eyes wide and stared at me.

Ellen even pushed her cheek out as if to say hit me more.

The cat punch had the opposite effect.

Is she going to get mad?

-Ah!

"...Okay."

Finally, Ellen seemed to understand something and got up groggily and headed to the shower.

* * *

Ellen got up, took a shower, changed into casual clothes, and came out into the hallway.

She had been dawdling so much that it was already close to lunchtime. Ellen walked down the hallway, checking if I was following her.

It seems she's going to bring me food while she eats her lunch.

There was something different about the A-class dormitory from yesterday.

"...Heinrich?"

"Oh, Ellen."

For some reason, Heinrich, who seemed to have just arrived, was there.

"I'm also going to rest here during the winter."

"I see."

Heinrich nodded his head as if he understood the situation after seeing me. It seems that some people will continue to come back like this during this winter.

If this trend continues, they may all end up coming back to the temple to live.

Ellen pointed her finger towards the hallway instead of the dormitory cafeteria.

"We can eat at the banquet hall. The dormitory cafeteria is closed."

"Ah... really? I see."

Heinrich followed Ellen as if he also needed to eat after her explanation.

What's the situation at the Kernstalt military base?

After finding out that Louise von Schwarze wouldn't kill Heinrich, there wasn't much to worry about.

There didn't seem to be any significant problems judging by Heinrich's expression.

I don't really know, but Louise von Schwarze seems to be quite blunt.

Honestly, I don't need to worry or care about Heinrich's problems anymore.

"We're the only ones in our dormitory, right?" Heinrich may not know much about the Royal Class situation since he belongs to the Kernstalt military base. Of course, he probably knows everything he needs to know. "Yeah." "What about the B Class?" "Ludwig, Detomorian, Christina, Anna, Louis. There will be five of them. I don't know who else might have come." "That's quite a lot there." "Yeah." Heinrich seemed quite surprised that there were five members returning to the B Class, although it was an unavoidable situation for Ludwig. "By the way... did you really like it?" Heinrich asked, looking back and forth between Ellen and the protagonist. "It was cute," Ellen said, throwing out her words as if she were throwing something. At lunchtime, the three researchers were not in the banquet hall. They probably went to the university research center after breakfast. Of course, Ludwig, who was on guard duty, was not there either, and Detomorian did not seem to show up for his own work. Heinrich asked where everyone had gone, but there were no other students in the dormitory except for the seniors. "Ludwig is on guard duty. Three of them seem to be doing some kind of magic research. Detomorian... he has his own work to do." Even if the combat power is low, as long as magic reinforcement is possible and someone is as skilled as Ludwig, they won't be easily defeated. In fact, regardless of the level of the guard, Ludwig can perform tasks that are not just a squad but a platoon with his left arm alone. Heinrich had lunch, and the protagonist ate the scrambled eggs that Ellen had left for him. It was becoming dangerous to take things for granted. Heinrich seemed lost in thought during the meal. "Why?" Ellen asked. Heinrich shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know... I feel like I'm just wasting time here." "If you weren't going to rest, why did you come here in the first place? But... "I was also planning to start moving soon," said Heinrich. Ellen seemed to be thinking the same thing and chimed in. "I was wondering why everyone was so sluggish today. Did you also plan to rest and then do something?" It seemed like today was the last day Ellen planned to rest. She was fidgeting so much. Ellen took a bite of sausage and said, "I was planning to take a lap around the outskirts tomorrow. Will you take care of half of it?" "Ah, sure. Let's do that." Heinrich was a guy who wanted to work as soon as he got back, and Ellen was the one who gave him work right away. "Meow! Do you want to come too?" The animal seemed to be the most excited about playing and eating. * * * Edina Capital, Lazark, Royal Council Room. "Black magic and alchemy. They are practically inseparable," said Antirianus, smiling at the clue she received from Reinhardt. There were six people in the room. Five Lord Vampires and Secretary Herriot de Saint-Fouan. There was no need for anything else. The topic of this meeting was magic. And it was high-level magic. Herriot twisted his lips and said, "Isn't it not inseparable?" "Don't you know that any magic that reaches the limit inevitably mixes fields, Secretary?" "I know that, but..." "Even summoning a meteor requires simultaneous understanding of numerous magical systems, or it is impossible to implement. Alchemy and black magic are also just such a relationship." If any magic reaches its limit, not only two fields but also several fields are mixed. In that sense, all magical systems may be called inseparable relationships with each other. "But we need to know what the Empire is trying to do, not just theory or concepts. We already know that the Empire is stealing the bodies of past heroes and warriors. Like we revitalized the relics of the saints with Death Knights. It's a similar thing." Eleris spoke up quietly. "Making high-level undead similar to Death Knights doesn't necessarily require the power of alchemy, but it's enough for a black magician. But the fact that alchemy is involved... It's not simple, but something different from just turning into undead is happening." Galarch muttered with his arms crossed. "But it's also unreasonable to be sure that alchemy is related just because an alchemist is helping. There's also a possibility that they're doing completely separate research." It was confirmed that only Christina, the alchemist, was involved. "And that alchemist girl doesn't necessarily only deal with alchemy." Anna helped with the production of Moonshine, but Moonshine is not a product of black magic. It is possible that Christina is assisting with research that involves knowledge of black magic rather than alchemy. It is uncertain whether it is a collaboration between the two magic systems, a completely separate research, or solely black magic. The worst-case scenario must be considered, as alchemy and black magic are involved with the use of remains of past heroes and warriors. The Council must predict whether this poses a threat to Edina and cannot afford to be optimistic. Lord Vampires with knowledge of alchemy are not familiar with black magic or necromancy. The knowledge of alchemy related to botany is a significant part of Lazark's food situation. The Council is unsure of what to do, and the Duke of Saturday is expected to have knowledge in this area.