Garnett often shushed him, eventually scratching the back of his head as he let out a long breath, and then replied in a well spoken voice.

'Sorry, I can't take you up on that suggestion.
'If you don't mind me asking why, if you don't mind. It's for future reference.
...... It's so easy, isn't it? You don't like it when he doesn't want you to.
'I told you it was only a suggestion.　As far as I'm concerned, it really doesn't matter either way.

　Ambrose sat down in his chair with a slow motion and gestured with his hands for us to sit down properly as well.

　Neither I nor Garnett tried to comply, but Ambrose didn't even seem to care about that and continued to speak.

''We're not like the Demon King's Army. Aside from before the unification of the continent, now wizards are also under the rule of law of King Alfred. Even human body modification is something that should only be done to those who desire it.
''Ah ...... well, Teme and the rest of the Green Eyed Knights, it's part of their job to shut down wizards who break the law.
Exactly. I'm supposed to be a role model for wizards. Forcing myself to alter my body is out of the question.

　As I recall, the Green Eye Knights were a knightly order whose official duty was to monitor the activities of wizards?

　Due to the official duties, expertise is inevitably required, but it's difficult for an ordinary knight to understand the activities of wizards, so I heard that they recommend wizards to knights to perform their official duties.

　In other words, Ambrose is a wizard who was chosen by the Green Eye Knights as a suitable person.

I'm not going to be able to tell you why, for the sake of hindsight. Of course, if you don't want to tell me, that's fine.
...... In the old days, before I came to Green Hollow, I would have jumped at the sock. But now I don't like it. I can't tell you exactly why.

　While answering Ambrose's question, Garnett gave me a sideways, calm look.

　Those who don't understand will never understand, but those who do understand will immediately understand the unspoken intentions.

　It is because of my presence - even if it is highly effective in improving the strength of the battlefield - that he refuses to remake his body into something else, a firm determination.

　I'm sure that Valentine must be aware of that intention, but he hasn't shown any such reaction.

　I had to be careful not to show my emotions on my face, because if I reacted poorly, there was a risk that he might notice that I was hiding something, but I had to be careful not to show my emotions on my face.

'No thanks. I understand how it feels to have things that you don't want to be prying into. Well then, next up is .......

　Ambrose turns around, tilting his head, and turns to face Valentine, who is standing by his chair.

'Why don't you tell them why you didn't like my proposal, too?
'Yes, yes!　I thought your response was inconsistent!

　Garnett quickly spoke up.

I'm sure you're not going to be able to get away with it. There's no reason to oppose me being strong: ......
'Garnett. Your guess is half right and half wrong.

　Valentine began to speak in a fluent tone, his face covered by a white mask, with a small shake to the side and his arms folded.

'Perhaps, as you and Sir Luke have imagined, I was involved in one of your mother's murders. No, ...... I was the local commander at the time, I was the real deal, and maybe I should say that your mother was involved.

　Feeling that a more serious conversation was about to begin than I had expected, I gasped and fell silent, and Garnett also kept his mouth shut with a much more serious face than that.

The first thing that comes to mind is that although Ambrose and the others' help saved my life, as you know, I'm no longer able to recover as a knight. Just recently, thanks to a new round of treatment, I've been able to travel a little farther like this one, but ......

　'That's an irrelevant topic,' said Valentine, re-partitioning once in the middle of the conversation.

'Honestly, I don't resent the fact that I'm in this kind of body. I was defeated by my own lack of strength and, fortunately or unfortunately, I only survived haphazardly.
If it's ......, why is it ......?
But that woman, however, is another story.

　A heavy, sharp voice interrupts Garnett's words.

It's just that she was involved. You're going to be able to find out if you're going to be able to get a good deal more information on this. The survivor has a responsibility to bear the resentment of the woman.

　Valentine bent his tall stature and grabbed his white-masked face in a painful eagle grip, his voice and shoulders rasping and trembling.

　The 'that woman(person)' he was referring to was probably Garnet's mother.

　A sense of discomfort, foreignness, or anxiety - an inexplicable emotion emerges from the depths of my chest.

　I don't know why I have such strong feelings for Garnett's mother, but I am convinced that there are circumstances about it that a stranger cannot understand.

　But why - why does Valentine only seem to see Garnett as if he doesn't see her?

Garnett. You are the spitting image of that woman. I'm not going to be the only one who's been in a position to avenge that woman's death. I'm not going to be able to get rid of it. That's all there is to it.

　What in the world is it?
　I can't help but feel such a delusion that I can't help but to describe it as that person's.

　It's been a long time since I've felt such a chill when talking to a human being.

　If anything, the Dark Elves of the Four Demon Generals of the Demon King's Army might have still felt more comfortable confronting them.

　Of course, it wasn't a matter of strength, but in the sense that they were opponents who could be understood.

　Garnett, who remained silent, was curious and looked to the side, but Garnett was not there.

　Unbeknownst to me, Garnett had taken a step back and used me, who was a head taller, as a wall, hiding more than half of my body from Valentine's view.

The first thing that comes to mind when you ...... are told to your face is how to react to ......?

　I don't feel any anger or resentment all the way around, I'm just confused and bewildered.

　In a more straightforward way, one might even describe him as frightened, which is really unusual.

''Haha!　Valentine!　You scared the shit out of me!

　What broke the frozen air was the unusual sight of Ambrose laughing out loud, another rare sight that went against the conventional image of Ambrose.

　Valentine cowered his shoulders and shook his head as if to say, 'That's why I didn't want to talk about it,' and Ambrose finished laughing for a moment and then - after a moment - said something that I couldn't believe my ears.

'As you can see, the reason for both rejections is 'irreversible change'. Now, if I told you that ...... would allow for 'reversible change', what would you do ......?