The story of the black silk female knight

"Yes, she is definitely not human."

Fran also gave an affirmative answer:

"Her blood tastes like a few pieces of charcoal soaked in water... It has no sweetness at all, and it must be just imitation blood synthesized by alchemy."

"That is to say..."

Valensa paused for a moment, then spoke in a very strange tone:

"Dr. Karen is probably not a cultist. He secretly researched various forbidden spells and anonymously purchased prohibited materials, all to turn himself into a beautiful girl? And he succeeded?"

This is truly...so enviable! Valencia wanted to do this in her past life, but unfortunately, that world didn't have this kind of magical technology.

Valensa even regretted completely destroying Karen's original body; otherwise, she might have been able to turn Karen back into a man and enjoy the despair of his shattered dream.

Tia and the little bat exchanged bewildered glances. While Valensa's theory was somewhat far-fetched, it seemed to be true based on the existing clues...

However, human desires are diverse. Some people are willing to sacrifice their humanity for power, so it's normal for someone to want to transform from a man into a beautiful girl, right?

However, secretly researching necromancy and purchasing prohibited materials both violated the law and church rules, so Karen, who had already become a beautiful girl, still needed to be taken back to the church for a proper interrogation.

After confirming that the magic circle on the jade platform, which was still glowing faintly, was not dangerous, Valensa took the beautiful girl out of the circle and found her some clothes to wear.

Tia and the little bat began searching other parts of the laboratory for any possible clues.

About ten minutes later, the paladins sent by the Church of the Sun and the teachers sent by the academy arrived together, and both sides were acquaintances of Valensa.

The church's paladins are Magikar, Roy, and Rezé, the same squad that fought alongside Valensa in the town of Bodek.

After more than half a month of rest, their injuries have finally healed, and they are able to carry out their missions again.

The two teachers from the academy were the weapon master Dotalok and the flamboyant carnivorous female teacher Edvina.

After Valensa finished recounting the events, the paladins and teachers exchanged bewildered glances, speechless at Dr. Karen's behavior.

After negotiations, the academy agreed to hand over Karen, who had been transformed into a beautiful girl, to the church, but the church also had to cooperate with the academy in maintaining a consistent narrative.

The school doctor of the prestigious War Academy secretly researches necromancy in order to become a beautiful girl?

If this story really gets out, it will probably become a joke for a long time.

To avoid damage to the school's honor, the college decided to announce that Dr. Karen had heroically sacrificed her life in the battle against the cultists and that a funeral would be held for her at a later date.

The church agreed to the college's proposal and took over all subsequent matters.

Maggie and her two companions will continue investigating Karen's laboratory, while Valensa will be responsible for bringing the beautiful Karen back to the church for interrogation.

What follows should be considered an internal church matter, and Tia, as an outsider, is not qualified to participate.

However, she had been quite helpful, and given her status as the heir to the Britannia family, Rika made an exception and allowed her to participate in the interrogation of Karen.

So in the end, the four people sitting across the table from Karen during the interrogation were all four.

The presiding paladin captain, Lika, was in charge of the trial; Valensa and Tia were in the audience and on the sidelines; and Fran was in the far corner taking notes.

Snapped.

A gentle beam of holy light was flicked by Rika's finger and struck the beautiful girl Karen in the face.

"Hey~~"

Karen made a sound that perfectly matched her current physical state before groggily opening her eyes.

"Are you awake?"

Lika's attitude was relatively mild, even carrying a hint of humor:

"Your technique is pretty good... Your magic was very successful, you're a beautiful girl now."

These words instantly turned Karen's face pale as she looked at her fair and delicate hands, her eyes filled with despair and an inability to accept reality.

"How could this happen... It shouldn't be like this... It shouldn't be like this."

"What? You're not satisfied with your body right now?"

Lika raised an eyebrow:

"You created this body yourself using forbidden alchemy, didn't you? Or are you having second thoughts?"

"No! That's not what you think! You don't understand anything!"

Karen seemed driven mad by despair, completely oblivious to being interrogated, glaring fiercely at Valensa with her beautiful eyes:

"Especially you, you arrogant, impulsive fool! You ruined two and a half years of my hard work! You even killed my original body! You murderer!"

"No, no, no... I didn't kill your original body~~"

Valensa wasn't afraid at all; she simply smiled in the face of those fierce, beautiful eyes.

"Dr. Karen died a heroic death in the battle against cultists. What does that have to do with me? The academy is even holding a funeral for her in a few days... If you'd like, perhaps you could attend?"

"Varied……"

Karen was speechless for a few seconds, then became even more furious:

"You bunch of idiots, you just 'sacrificed' me like that? I'm not dead yet!"

"The one who didn't die is you, the innocent girl who was kidnapped by cultists, not Dr. Karen."

Valensa continued to tease:

"So I advise you to obediently answer Sister Rika's questions from now on... if you still want to live freely with your new identity."

"...Do I still have a chance to live freely?"

Karen paused for a moment:

"I used forbidden magic and participated in illegal transactions. Shouldn't I be tied to the stake and burned at the stake?"

"That depends on your motives and whether you cooperate."

Lika stopped Valensa from continuing her teasing, her expression serious and earnest.

"So tell us properly... If you don't want to become a beautiful girl, why did you get involved in these forbidden spells? And where did you get this forbidden knowledge from?"

What happens to you afterward depends entirely on your next answer... so you'd better calm down and think things through before you speak."

Chapter 104 How can someone be resurrected if they didn't die?

"I……"

Karen fell into a brief silence.

She thought she was going to die, which is why she seemed a bit crazy... If you're about to die, can't you at least let loose and rant a bit?

But now that she hears she has a chance to live, and may even regain her freedom, Karen quickly adjusts her mindset.

Although this attempt failed, as long as people are alive, there is still hope.

Karen doesn't want to give up:

Where should I begin?

"Let's start with how you came into contact with necromancy and alchemy."

As Lika spoke, she glanced down at the documents on the table:

“Your resume never mentions that you are a necromancer... and your magical abilities could not have been cultivated in just two and a half years.”

"I have indeed known necromancy and alchemy for a long time."

Karen nodded, her voice now very calm:

"Even now, I don't consider myself a necromancer... I'm a doctor, and necromancy is just a means to help me practice medicine."

"Oh?"

Lika raised an eyebrow curiously but didn't interrupt, gesturing for Karen to continue.

"...This student has experienced it firsthand."

Karen forcibly suppressed her resentment and pointed at Valensa as calmly as possible:

"Although the divine arts of the Church of the Sun are miraculous, and the top-level divine arts can even bring the dead back to life and heal the wounded, there are also many wondrous things in nature. There are many special injuries, curses, toxins, etc. that cannot be cured or removed by low- to mid-level divine arts. Targeted drugs and methods must be used."

My main area of ​​medical research is this; necromancy allows me to better understand the human body, and alchemy helps me become familiar with various medicinal herbs… they are all just tools to assist me in practicing medicine.

"Yes, that aligns with your personal commitment."

Lika nodded as she flipped through the documents:

"According to the information provided by the War Academy, you were once an outstanding military doctor, and even followed the elite squads deep into the desolate lands on many occasions, making many contributions..."

Normally, you could have continued to accumulate merits and rise through the ranks in the military until you became a nobleman... Why did you suddenly retire and return to the War Academy as a school doctor?

"...because I was married at that time."

A blush crept onto Karen's face, and her eyes were filled with happiness.

"Compared to making merit on the battlefield, I'd rather spend more time by her side... Anyway, the income from the school doctor's job is enough for us to live comfortably, so it doesn't matter whether we become nobles or not."

"Giving up your career for your wife... It seems you're a very sentimental person."

Lika sighed; she now understood Karen's true purpose in breaking the taboo:

"So you don't want to become a beautiful girl yourself, but rather you want to resurrect your wife?"

"……Yes."

Karen's voice suddenly became pained, and there was a hint of resentment towards the church in it:

“I started studying medicine when I was young and have saved countless people from the brink of death... I never thought I could not save my beloved wife.”

That day was just like any other day... but when I got home from get off work, I received devastating news... she had been involved in an unfortunate accident and died.

I simply cannot accept reality... I even fantasized many times that you might have made a mistake... She is not actually completely dead, and could wake up if she is rescued immediately... just like many other people I have treated.

I never expected that you wouldn't even let me see her body, insisting that her case involved church secrets... even though I knelt in the rain at the church entrance for two days and one night begging you.

After that, I was depressed for almost half a year before I found hope in life again... I thought of a forbidden spell in necromancy.

"So you contacted the underground gangs in the capital to anonymously purchase contraband materials and secretly research necromancy in an attempt to resurrect your wife?"

Lika sighed:

"This is really... sigh, I've lost count of how many times I've dealt with this kind of thing... breaking taboos in order to resurrect someone important."

Don't you know that the success rate of this forbidden technique is extremely low? It could even bring unpredictable danger to you and those around you.

"Of course I know that... but even with a low success rate, it's still possible to succeed, isn't it?"

Karen gave a bitter laugh:

"Anyway, I can't live without her, so what if we die together?"

As for the possibility of implicating others... I've considered that too, which is why I built the laboratory in a nearby, uninhabited cemetery...

"Forget it, there's no point in saying all this now... Since this isn't the first time you've dealt with a case like mine, Paladin, what's the usual fate of someone like me?"

"As long as you haven't harmed any innocent people during your research, they'll usually purify the necromantic magic on you and then let you train properly according to the standards of a priest for a while."

Lika thought for a moment:

"But I'm more concerned about something you mentioned earlier... You said your wife's death involved church secrets, and you weren't even allowed to see her body?"

"Yes."

Karen nodded:

"That's why... I've hated you paladins for the past two years."

"...What's your wife's name? Would you mind telling me?"

Ignoring the displeasure in Karen's tone, Lika took out the small golden rod that functioned similarly to the mind-reading crystal and pressed it against her brow.

"I can help you find out the truth... Perhaps things aren't as you think."

"Then I thank you in advance, Holy Knight!"

This matter has always been a thorn in Karen's side, and now that she has the opportunity to unravel the mystery, she is somewhat excited:

“My wife’s name is Nofi, nickname Mengmeng. She’s from a small village in the western part of the kingdom. She came to the capital when she was 13, married me when she was 17, and then… something happened when she was 22.”

"22 years old... Nophie... Huh?"

Lika murmured as she used the small golden stick to search the Sun Church's database for a while, then couldn't help but let out a surprised sound and glanced at Valensa.