"I don't know if you are a man or a woman,"

The urge to want to help the strange being was seeping inside Robert's heart, but he could not tell why.

He felt pity for it while also feeling sad for it.

Without anything to support why and how he felt, he thought the strange being was being forced and was victimized.

It was just what his heart was saying, but it didn't stop him from charging forward toward the strange being to get rid of it as well as to get rid of the strange being itself.

Aaaaaahhhh!

He shouted as he pierced his sword into the strange being's head and used his arm-wrapped-with-aura to stop the casting to its completion.

The casting caused a small explosion, blasting away some of the corpses while Robert held tightly to the sword that was still stuck on the strange being's head. He put his weight into it to make sure he wouldn't be sent flying as well.

Crack!

He was looking at the fading explosive spell when he heard a cracking sound that seemed out of place.

"What was that?"

He looked down at the strange being and, with a crack sound, its eyes changed to look more human and its ripped face turned into something like lips.

"Y-you!"

The strange being grabbed Robert's collar while its newly formed eyes became teary and emotional.

"Y-you saved me!"

"What?"

Robert stared at it for a moment before leaping away from the strange being, the sword still piercing it without showing any sign of pain.

"You - rid - my - connection - creator!"

Robert furrowed his brows as he tried to understand what the strange being was trying to say. It seems that the strange being was not used to speaking and was still trying to share its thoughts.

"Connection of what? Woah! Stay there!"

Robert backed away after seeing the strange being get up from lying on the corpses in a weird way, but it didn't stop the strange being from standing up and flying close to him.

"You – broke – connection."

The strange being explained.

Then Robert pulled out the sword from its head, it left a hole in its forehead, and the strange being pointed its finger inside the hole, showing a ruby colored broken crystal.

"See? Broken!"

Robert blinks his eyes multiple times before looking back at the strange being's newly formed lively ruby eyes.

"Are you telling me you were being controlled, then I removed the thing that made that person control you?"

The strange being enthusiastically nodded its head and looked at Robert with sparkling eyes. He still doesn't get why, no matter how much he had been attacked and almost killed by this strange being, he was still less wary and hostile toward it.

"Then tell me why he asks you to kill the people here and the people at Duchess Rebecca's villa?"

"Don't – know! me – only – controlled – without – my will!"

"Hmm? Then who is this creator?"

"Don't – know! Me – just – appear! Creator – control – not – see!"

"You just appeared out of nowhere and have been controlled without your will? He didn't appear in front of you too?"

Robert repeated what he thought the strange being was trying to say, as it was still not used to speaking. It was then he realized why the strange being stabbed his already dead brother and how he was ignored even if he was there watching the massacre. It was because the strange being was controlled to do a task very specifically.

"Yes! Yes!"

"Okay?" Robert responded, unsure. He doesn't know how to react or what to do next, which is why he decided to concentrate on his problem rather than get involved with the strange being and its unknown creator.

"Well then, it seems we have nothing to do with each other, so will you leave now? I actually have some business here. And oh! Thank you for killing them. It's been a great help for me." Robert said, while pointing at the scattered corpses.

"Help! Me – help!"

"Help? I am busy. I can't help you with anything."

"No! me – help – you!"

"What?"

Robert raised his eyebrows as he could not get what the strange being was trying to imply.

"Me – know – you – why – here!"

"You know?"

"Yes! Yes! Thank – reward – me – help!"

The strange being jumped up and down with excitement, and then it swung its hand, causing Robert's twin lifeless body to float above them. Then the strange being shot a chunk of dark power at it and instantly the stab wounds of his brother healed.

"W-what are you doing!"

Robert tried to stop the strange being from what he thought was reviving his brother, but he was lightly pushed on the side.

"No – worry – he – turn – puppet – while – you – pick up – Mila."

"What? You know about Mila?"

"Yes! – me – read – mind! Me – know – you – goal!"

Robert activated his aura again as he found the strange being dangerous once again.

"Me – help! Don't – kill – savior! Me – thankful – you!"

"You are thankful of me?"

Robert can't trust someone who can openly read his mind, but he also wonders how the strange being could help him.

"trust – me – spell! Lets – go – see – Mila!"

The strange being was very determined to thank Robert for setting her free from the one controlling her. She couldn't yet persuade Robert with the way she spoke, so she decided to demonstrate her skill. She swings her arms and creates a large magic circle under their feet.

Robert was about to run away, but the circle was too large for him to immediately get away from it. He was eaten by the glow of the magic circle and his vision turn blur. When he regained his vision, he found himself in a different environment, this time surrounded by greenery.

"M-mila." The strange being said this while pulling Robert's robe and pointing something in the distance with its other hand. Robert squinted his eyes to see more of what the strange being was pointing at, and his heart thumps after recognizing the woman he had been looking for.

"Mi – "

He was about to run toward Mila, but he halted after seeing a siren walking side by side with Mila.

"Why was a monster walking with her?"

"Can – kill – him."

"No. We don't know what situation Mila was in. oh? She is leaving the monster behind!"

Robert said as he walked faster to follow Mila, but then returned to the strange being to ask, "Can you guard that siren?"

The strange being smiled while saying yes. She was delighted that Robert was seeking her help. She then smiled broadly after Robert took off his robe and put it on the strange being's body.

"I don't know if you are a man or a woman, but you can't walk around naked even if you lack body parts."