Hiro who heard the monster's praise couldn't help feeling ashamed. He wanted to let Rilu know that her theories hit the nail on the head. Sadly the times they could chat like friends would no longer come to pass. He instead asked his next questions.
"Are you the servant of the Eternity Saviors? Are all Nine Saviors still alive today?"
"Yes, all of them are still alive. Indeed am a servant of the Eternity sisters, they are the only ones I call my masters. I can see from your face you find my name amusing. It was a name they gave me due to my appearance."
Hiro scratched his head in embarrassment. "Well, who wouldn't? I mean look at you. Whoever gave you the name had a weird sense of humor."
Patches continued to speak as he scanned from the direction they came from. "I would agree. time is short, ask."
Knowing this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity Hiro asked the questions that bothered him the most. Patches probably knew a lot of the secrets of the world due to being long-lived. This intelligent monster arguably had historic accuracy better than any book.
"Do you know why people with rose-colored hair are hunted? Why are people who are missing limbs prevented from marrying? Do you know of the curse that makes a person look like a corpse? How can I cure it?"
The lion head chuckled its throaty laughter sounded like a broken record player. Similarly, the goat head bleated in happiness. Only the snake head remained silent but it seemed smiling and amused. Patches then spoke through his reptilian head.
"Admirable, they say a tiger cannot change his stripes after all. Despite this reality being extremely different, you ask the same questions as before. You always stay true to your desires Mitsurugi. And the lives of your battle harem forever remain what you hold most dear."
Hiro quipped in annoyance, "Are you intentionally doing the whole mysterious vibe or something? What do you mean? I did ask them for my women, but what are you going about?"
Patches' other heads stopped laughing and his firm voice once again reverberated for Hiro to hear.
"I meant no offense, my dear friend. As an apology, I will answer all of your questions, even the ones you have yet to ask.
"Rose-colored hair is the mark of the Gracyeanor bloodline. Due to the wish of their progenitor those with Rose-colored hair can see the future. As you may have guessed Jade has the same ability.
"The law of the incomplete is something they made up to control the Alabarda. About two-thousand years ago they were hunted to extinction because of some fanatical religion. The same religion blamed plagues on the clans of the Gracyeanor, and unfortunately, like the Alabarda they were all hunted and burned alive at the stake.
"Blightsoul, that is the sickness you speak of. You cannot heal it, normally people who contract it die within a week. One contracts it from coming into contact with a special type of undead. Raylene is unique in that she has suffered from it for years yet does not perish.
"Vanessa has two eye colors due to a curse. You cannot do anything about it right now as you lack the power to confront its source. You will know when the time is right.
"The rules of this world prevent me from sharing anything about the Venator, I still wish to be born again after all."
"Wha?…"
Dumbfounded, the transmigrator's words all got stuck in his throat. He wasn't sure how to bring up the topic of Vanessa without sounding crazy. How can you describe her condition to someone and yet have them understand that the woman still had all her marbles?
He also intended to ask Patches about Gideon next. Yet like a mind-reader answers came in without him having to ask. Unable to restrain his curiosity Hiro just went for it and verified with the large monster.
"… How did you know what questions I am about to ask?"
Before Hiro could follow any of what was happening, fifteen figures approached at high speeds. Their blood thirst could be felt even from over six kilometers away.
At this distance Hiro could already see the devoted, he became worried about how he would be able to survive this. A mental transmission came from Patches which surprised him.
'Heavenly Sword, draw your weapon but do not join the battle. Do not forget to sheath the blade once our fight ends. That should allow [Wrath of the Vengeful] to mark them all. Second, use your [Sight Beyond Vision] to learn as much as you can from them as they fight me.
'Lastly, rearm two of [Strength Derived from Pride] realities to sync up with [Wrath of the Vengeful] and [Sight Beyond Vision]. I would suggest something along the lines of [I won't lose again to anyone] for [Wrath of the Vengeful] and [I fight harder against those I have watched before] for [Sight Beyond Vision]
'You should already have [So long as you need me] and [Lonely is the sword] right? After you rearm them, [Strength Derived from Pride] should be maximized for this battle allowing you to fight on par with them.
'Once I die, [Over the limit] should be available. Kill them all afterward or run away either is fine. You should still have your father-in-law's vial of medicine, use it immediately after [Over the limit] ends'
Hiro drew the [Blade of Mitsurugi] following the manticore's words like he was hypnotized. For some reason simply having this sword in his hand calmed his nerves by a large degree so he didn't find following annoying. However, the man's uneasiness grew stronger the more Patches spoke.
Not only knew did the monster know how his skills worked, what they were called, and the terminologies the system used. He even gave insight on how to strengthen them. The biggest shock was that he even knew of the vial from Krayto! How the hell did he know? They only met today for the first time!
The beast then stepped forward and spoke in a grim tone. "You wanted to know how I knew all the things you were about to ask do you not? You are even scared because I knew details no one but your wives should know."
Patches looked back as he spoke all three of his heads were smiling. "That's easy my friend, I know because you asked me these questions and shared things only you would know. I remember them well because they have saved me countless times in the past.
"We were brothers in arms in another reality. I had the honor of fighting with the Battle harem of the Heavenly Sword then, sadly I didn't get to do that in this reality. Hiroyuki Mitsurugi, you already came to Valorious once before, you have spent years here in another life."
