She is not an investigator.

However, she doesn't seem to care that much.

"I have to accompany Olivia on this investigation tomorrow... How am I going to explain this to her..."

Igris had sneaked out in the first place. Although her injuries could heal, a fever was not so easy to cure. If Olivia found out that she had gone out in the rain to investigate on her own, Igris knew without a doubt how angry her boss would be.

After all, this is a clear indication of distrust towards her.

"I have a good idea."

"What's a good idea?"

Igris felt that Momokawa's good idea might not be so great, especially since her thought process was almost as strange as her own.

"You can tell her that you actually caught a cold while playing in the field with others, so she won't know that you secretly came out to investigate."

"Are you crazy?! How could I possibly go out and do that kind of thing with someone else?! Besides, I've only just arrived here, and I don't know many people yet."

What do you think of me?

"I don't want to talk to you anymore..."

"Just kidding, at least you look more energetic."

I really have to repeat myself, her sense of humor is really bad, and her jokes are terrible.

But she did seem much more energetic; perhaps chatting with others reduced her physical pain.

"And you're really strong."

Momokawa didn't look at Igris; he just kept walking quickly.

Igris tilted her head slightly and smiled happily.

"It was just good luck."

No one dislikes being praised, and Igris is no exception.

"You may have survived this long because of luck, but it's definitely not because of luck that it was killed."

"You know a lot about this?"

"It had bled to death, and its injuries were enough to kill a normal person three or four times over, but its body could not be penetrated by bullets at all. I've tried it."

Momokawa did try, but she couldn't do anything to that guy, so she had no choice but to run away immediately.

"But I don't understand why you have to fight it. It won't catch up, and you'll have plenty of time to escape."

"There is a factory right outside the forest."

"so what."

A hint of confusion and doubt appeared in Momokawa's eyes. She didn't understand why Igris had to go to such lengths, when she clearly didn't need to make things so difficult for herself.

"If it reaches the edge of the forest, if it discovers the factory, countless people will be in danger."

Igris looked at the half of her body she had lost, smiled, and said...

"So, before that, I paid a small price to resolve it before it caused some irreparable disaster. Is that hard to understand?"

"This is not your obligation."

I think so.

Momokawa couldn't help but look down at Igris in her arms, and Igris looked up at her with a smile on her face.

I think so.

The Gods' Fool - The Last Knight: Chapter Fifteen, After the Catastrophe

Molkens Central Hospital.

Igris lay on the hospital bed, wrapped up like a dumpling, staring blankly out the window. Momokawa had entered the room at some point and was also staring blankly at her.

"...What did the doctor say?"

Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?

Igris paused, looking at Momokawa's expressionless face, and said uncertainly.

"lie?"

"The doctor said you can be discharged today."

"What is the truth?"

"..."

Momokawa didn't say anything, but simply waved a diagnosis report in front of Igris.

There was a lot written on it, but Igris only saw one.

"They said I wouldn't live past today?"

"Perhaps you should go to a better hospital for treatment."

Tao Yichuan sat on the bed (on the side, although) without any expression, and Jiu did not make any extra movements, but Igris felt that she was very sad.

Everyone expresses sadness in different ways, but Igris has always been very perceptive.

"This is Molkens, the largest industrial city, and this is also the city's best hospital. It seems I really am beyond saving... You didn't tell Olivia, did you?"

Momokawa shook his head.

"That's good... otherwise I really wouldn't know how to explain it to her."

Igris breathed a sigh of relief, completely unconcerned about being sentenced to death, even less so than Momokawa.

Because she knew she wouldn't die.

"Could you please get me some medicine for my cold? I really need it."

But catching a cold is really uncomfortable.

"You're going to die soon. Once you're dead, you won't catch a cold anymore."

Momokawa didn't move, but remained sitting by the bed, looking at Igris's body, which had stopped bleeding but was still badly damaged.

The umbrella was probably because Iglesias was one of the few friends she could make, so she really didn't want Iglesias to die over something so simple.

Igris, of course, wouldn't, but she would become delirious from a fever caused by a cold.

"I need to use the restroom."

Igris blinked and said to Momokawa beside her.

She paused for a moment, then turned to call the nurse, but was stopped by Igris.

"Take me there."

Igris planned to roast herself in the bathroom so that she wouldn't die from her injuries, and that not too many people would see her, making it easier to explain.

However, it still feels strange to say such things.

"I'll do it because you're going to die."

Somewhat reluctantly, Momokawa picked Igris up from the hospital bed and carried her into the bathroom.

He pushed open the door to the cubicle and led Igris inside.

"...What are you doing here?"

"You asked me to come along just so you could help you, right?"

As expected, she misunderstood.

But it doesn't matter, since Igris didn't really need to go to the toilet anyway.

"Put me down first, then go outside and wait."

"Oh."

Momokawa put her down with a strange expression, looked at Igris who was barely able to stand while leaning against the wall, hesitated for a moment, and then walked out.

She was already prepared to go in, help Igris up, and laugh at her after she fell.

Igris then took out her lighter, which had been soaked in water and was now almost dry.

Let's bake!

……

Half an hour later, just as Momokawa was wondering if Igris had accidentally fallen to her death inside, she finally pushed open the door and came out.

She also removed the bandage from the wound and wrapped it around her newly grown arm.

In half an hour, she even grew a new arm.

What did you eat in there?

Asking this in the restroom is definitely not a good question.

"...Let's not talk about that for now. It looks like I'm not going to die. I can start preparing to be discharged."

With Momokawa's strange expression on his face, the two of them finally left the hospital after buying only some medicine for the cold. The rain outside seemed to have stopped for a while, but the sky was still overcast.

"Now let's get down to business."

Igris stuffed the bandages into her coat. Although she could have simply removed them, her clothes had been torn open by the spear, and to avoid any accidental exposure, Igris could only temporarily cover her already meager body with the bandages.

Why is that guy there?

This is actually a very important question.

The Crimson Butcher is not a vampire-like beast, but a type that can be found everywhere. This monster does not appear naturally. Each Butcher is a monstrous offspring born from the sacrifices and rituals of hundreds or thousands of people, transformed from believers who worship blood.

This is why they are more flamboyant and dangerous than ordinary cults.

All their rituals and activities are based on large-scale slaughter, and the butcher is not the only one for them.

But why would there be a butcher in that forest?

Even if the butcher is not unique, its importance to blood worship is still very obvious, but that forest is obviously not the area where blood worship takes place, so there should not be a lone butcher there.

It was precisely because it was all alone that Igris dared to attack it; otherwise, she would have only been thinking about how to save her own life.

"And why were you there?"

And most importantly, why did Momokawa go there?