Madman!
Had those words just been spoken by anyone else,
Saint Tianzi would certainly have thought so.
Yet when Rosen was the one speaking, she couldn't help but feel convinced.
Moreover, as head of state, she knew full well that Rosen was absolutely right.
"Shall I state another fact? The first lab used death-row inmates as guinea pigs, but when they ran out, they turned to parentless orphans. Stage-Five Scorpio was originally just a little girl."
"Unless I'm mistaken, the item you call the 'seven star legacy' is still stored in the underground lab beneath Tokyo."
Rosen wasn't asking; he was stating.
Hearing this, Saint Tianzi collapsed to her knees, tears streaming down her face.
"And that most precious seven star legacy of yours is merely the little girl's one and only toy bicycle."
"P-Please… stop talking…"
Saint Tianzi covered her ears, eyes red, her voice almost hysterical.
Those who knew the inside story could guess this truth.
When Saint Tianzi first saw Relic #797, she made the connection. Though the revelation devastated her, the shock was gradually buried under daily duties.
Now, with Rosen voicing these truths, memories that should have stayed buried assaulted her anew.
[Fallen Angel: "Huh? Why do I hear Saint Tianzi crying in the studio?"]
[Spirit of Time: "Something's off!"]
[I Dont Want to Eat Monsters: "Should we go in and see what's happening?"]
[Fallen Angel: "No! Absolutely not! Maybe the boss is lecturing Saint Tianzi—if we barge in and spoil his fun, we're done for!"]
[Magic Old Man: "You're the one who's off!"]
After spending so long in the group, Frieren's thinking had long been led astray.
The moment Gabriel spoke, Frieren's mind filled with all sorts of nonsense.
[Red-haired Demon Princess: "What are you talking about? I don't understand."]
[Fallen Angel: "Not understanding is good—really good!"]
[Fallen Angel: "Anyway, no one disturbs the boss right now! We wait till he's done!"]
[Shepherd: "?"]
[Shepherd: "What are you saying?"]
[Red-haired Demon Princess: "The person involved finally shows up."]
[Shepherd: "So what are you discussing? Is the job finished?"]
[Hell's Fubuki: "Ahem, I don't know, not involved, just walked in."]
Rosen felt bewildered.
But after scrolling up and reading the log, he realized Gabriel was behind it again.
And while he was typing, the guilty Gabriel was deleting her messages one by one.
[Shepherd: "Fallen Angel, go bring Scorpio here, or you know the consequences."]
[Fallen Angel: "…Fine."]
Gabriel's face instantly scrunched up in dismay.
She didn't dare disobey Rosen's order; immediately casting Spirit Steps, she blinked toward the area beyond the Giant Stone Monument.
[Spirit of Time: "hhhhhh"]
[Magic Old Man: "Great! That Fallen Angel finally gets justice; saves us from her nonsense all day!"]
[Red-haired Demon Princess: "So why did Saint Tianzi cry?"]
[Shepherd: "photo.jpg"]
[Shepherd: "She tried to talk me out of going extreme, so I told her the virus truth—then she became like this."]
[Hell's Fubuki: "The truth? That the virus is man-made? That shouldn't crush a head of state…"]
Rosen then explained the Stage-Five Gastrozoa codenamed Scorpio.
Although it was the strongest monster shown in the anime, the group hadn't thought deeply about it then.
But now, the more they considered it, the more horrifying it became.
[I Don't Want to Eat Monsters: "No wonder the seven star legacy is a kid's bicycle!"]
[Dokushima: "Those people deserve to die!"]
[Red-haired Demon Princess: "Unbelievable—they actually used children for human experiments?!"]
They'd thought abusing the Cursed Children was already an unforgivable sin.
But upon learning this new truth, their fury became uncontrollable.
[Hell's Fubuki: "So, Rosen, the Scorpio you sent Gabriel to catch is that little girl from back then?"]
[Shepherd: "Exactly. I want to try turning her human; if it fails, I'll have to let her go."]
[Shepherd: "Right, did you guys need to tell me something?"]
[Bad Woman: "Yes, master. No more Cursed Children are coming to the stadium, but I believe a handful still haven't arrived—like starters controlled by private security firms, or those already brainwashed. They must exist."]
[Shepherd: "That is a problem; I'll find a way to fix it."]
Relying on a controlled government to search wasn't realistic.
After thinking, Rosen decided bringing Honjo Tokiya over would be simpler.
Her ability limits shouldn't be as heavy as Tokisaki Kurumi's.
With that, Rosen temporarily left the black bullet world.
Upon returning, he sensed Honjo Tokiya's presence and instantly teleported to her.
"Lending you for a bit; the rest of you keep training."
With that, Rosen grabbed Honjo Tokiya and pulled her into his divine kingdom.
He then headed for the black bullet world again.
And released Honjo Tokiya inside.
"What the—?!"
Honjo Tokiya was stunned to be freed.
She'd been clearing the Shadowlands with friends when Rosen suddenly yanked her over.
Before she could recover, she was already in a brand-new world.
Without wasting words, Rosen poured the whole story into her mind through the Familia contract.
A few minutes later.
Once she digested it, righteous fury filled her face. "Absolute trash! Even death's too good for them!"
Then she activated her Angel ability and began tracking the deliberately hidden Cursed Children.