Chapter 202: Travel (8)
TL/ED – Miso
Unfortunately, Mallo did not remember every story from the past.
It was a tool created from the very beginning. A contingency plan prepared for unforeseen circumstances… that was all it ever was, essentially nothing more than a wind-up doll in the shape of a robe.
Even so, it possessed a clear intelligence.
[I awaken from dormancy upon contact with the blood of a Fallen. That is how I was designed.]
“Why that method of all things? Couldn’t you have just been awake from the start?”
Going out of its way to feed on a Fallen’s blood to grow was an extremely, extremely flawed method. It wasn’t as if Fallen blood was lying around everywhere. Even I had just mistaken it for a regular robe and put it on.
Mallo let out what sounded like a resigned sigh before answering.
[Because I was created as a living being. All living things consume something, spend their lifespan, and slowly die. No matter how long-lived a race may be, escaping this chain is impossible. Even worlds themselves are no exception.]