“You are saying that it was a difficult childbirth?”
The Head of the House of Vladi changes his expression for the first time at Akeno-san’s question. He narrows his eyes and brings his eyebrows closer.
“……No, she died due to the shock.”
—!
What does he mean by that? While everyone here is finding this suspicious, Gasper’s dad puts his hands together and speaks in fear.
“What was given birth from inside her was—something enveloped in a frightening aura.”
“Something?”
It seems like Akeno-san also can’t grasp hold of what the Head is trying to say. Same goes for us as well.
We can’t come to understand what his dad is trying to say at all.
I can’t help but think that there is a critical difference between the Gasper we know of and the Gasper he knows of.
The Head then says as if he’s barely able to let words come out of his mouth.
“……When that was born……it didn’t have the shape of a person. Something black and creepy that was squirming came out from his mother’s womb. Something that you can’t describe with words came out from the womb. Something that wasn’t a human or a Vampire or even a monster. His mother saw that with her own eyes and went insane, leading to her death.”
…………
……H-Hold on a sec. What was that? Was that……really about Gasper……? And a black squirming thing…… It feels like he’s sharing a story about how he witnessed the birth of a monster.
Well, certainly the power that has been awakening in him lately……is an ability of black darkness.
The Head continues.
“The nurses and several servants who were present in that scene started to die one by one in a strange way.”
……A strange death. The ones who were present during the birth?
The Head then says one thing.
“They must have been cursed to death.”
……So he’s saying that they have been killed due to a curse.
“Gasper did? A curse?”
I couldn’t resist asking him, despite my action being beyond my standing. The Head answers me without being concerned about it that much.
“Yes, it must be a curse he used unconsciously. He turned into a form of a normal baby several hours after his birth, but by then, his mother had already died due to the shock.”
……Oi, are you serious?
That’s something beyond our imagination!
“Does Gasper-kun know about this?”
The Head shakes his head to the side at Akeno-san’s question.
“No, he wasn’t told about this. We don’t know what will trigger him into returning into his true form after all. I don’t want to carelessly stimulate him. ……Close relatives of mine who didn’t know about that incident found his time stopping Sacred Gear something uncomfortable to be near with. But for us who know about his true form, it is more terrifying than his ability to stop time.”
The Head says in a heavy tone while hiding his mouth with his hands.
“……Devils of Gremory, we can’t consider that as a Vampire nor a human…... We can only group him as a different being. We did treat him like a half-blood……but we don’t know whether that was the right decision. And we made him go to the outside world while we didn’t know about his true identity……”
I then say it to the Head who is putting on a very confused look.
“I don’t know how he was in the past. But Gasper is a Devil right now. He is our junior. Even if he were to have his body tainted in darkness—he is still our comrade.”
Koneko-chan also takes a step forward.
“……Gya-kun is my precious friend. He is the first friend I ever made who happens to be the same age as me.”
Koneko-chan…… This was something only she could say immediately since its Koneko-chan who gets along with Gasper more than anyone else.
The Head asks us.
“Didn’t all of you witness that true form?”
He must be referring to the Gasper who can control shadows and is tainted with darkness. All of us nod.
The Head smiles seeing that.
“……Like I thought, you people are the Gremory group. Rias-sama also said the same thing when I asked the same question.”
[If he isn’t a human or a Vampire, then Gasper is a Devil. After all, I reincarnated him as a Devil with my own hands. No matter what his true form is, he is no doubt a Devil of the Gremory group.]
He tells us how Rias answered him in such a way.
I......no, we all became emotional at Rias’s words.
The woman I love……our master……is the best after all!