The notification window on Zero’s system screen spoke the truth.

Although I was a bit startled by the absolute and reliable discernment results, I maintained a smile for appearances. If I were to be caught detecting something unusual, the culprit suspected to be behind Sienna might take some unpredictable actions.

Zero, with his mouth sealed, looked at me with his dark bean-like eyes shivering.

“Hey, hey… This…”

‘I know too.’

The Sienna that appeared in front of me was no longer the gentle and innocent woman she used to be. This person is an enemy. The lovely heroine who used to receive everyone’s love has already died. The Sienna moving and acting now is nothing more than a puppet of the villain.

It shouldn’t be deceived by appearances.

“Was I really the companion of the Crown Prince?”

Sienna, with an endlessly curious expression, wanted to hear more stories from me. Like a granddaughter pleading with her grandmother to read more fairy tales before going to sleep, Sienna looked adorable to anyone.

‘This is trouble. If the party members who were originally supporting characters notice Sienna, they might easily switch sides again…’

Strangely, when I had that thought, I felt uncomfortable.

Maybe it was because they were human beings brought here with so much trouble.

For a moment, imagining the three party members turning their backs on me and following Sienna made me feel extremely unpleasant.

So, my words to inform Sienna of the reality came out more sharply.

“Yes. Unfortunately, the wedding was ruined.”

“…The wedding was ruined?”

An innocent face that didn’t know anything.

‘…She really looks like she lost her memory.’

Even though the system window couldn’t lie, Sienna’s reaction was a blank canvas itself.

What happened and why is she reacting like this?

Even in the midst of confusion, my words were straightforwardly truthful.

“Sienna, you became the first zombie and bit the Crown Prince’s neck.”

“What?”

Sienna’s expression froze at my words.

Butler Patrick and gatekeeper Jim also froze in surprise at my words because the servants didn’t know the exact situation of that day.

While Sienna and I were in conversation, they couldn’t interfere, but their faces were full of shocked question marks.

In the case of Jim, who was full of goodwill towards her, fear also crept in.

Because the weight brought by my words of her being the first zombie was considerable.

“Outside, the monsters, we call them zombies. They bite people and turn them into monsters like them.”

“…I know it spreads through biting. But, Milord, what do you mean by me being the first zombie?”

Sienna pointed to herself, expressing her grievance.

“Look. I’m perfectly alive.”

Her unfair appearance, expressing her grievances, was even pitiful.

Sienna, like a tender bud, seemed like she would shed tears at any moment, but I didn’t even blink.

“Sienna.”
“Yes, Your Grace.”

“The only person who survived in that wedding venue where you became the first zombie is me.”

“…”

“All the guests who gathered to bless the Crown Prince’s wedding turned into zombies or died on the spot. The human casualties were immense.”

I’m sorry, Sienna.

I don’t love you more than my own life.

“I tried to stop it initially, but it was too late. My father, the late Marquis Kitten, was killed by the zombified Crown Prince. Lady Sherry Damon, the Marquis’s daughter, who relies on the Kitten Marquis, also lost her parents.”

“…I, I am.”

“I know. You, who lost your memory, can’t say anything.”

Even though it’s not a system window, what can I do when she claims it’s like that?

But Sienna needed to know how serious the situation was.

Now that she has become a zombie, this world has become a hell that is no longer favorable to her.

“It probably wasn’t Sienna’s will to become a zombie. But you need to know that you became the starting point of all this tragedy.”

“…”

“Above all, Sienna, I distinctly saw you die as a zombie in the royal castle that day… The fact that you, who were pierced through the head, appeared here alive and well makes me suspicious. Once others find out about this fact, they’ll react the same way.”

“I, I’m a human!”

Looking at Sienna desperately shouting, I cast cold eyes.

“Yes, you’re human. That’s why it’s more difficult for you.”

“What…”

“As someone infected and died, you were completely a ‘victim.’ Sienna, you died with a hole in your head. You were in a state that couldn’t come back to life.”

“…”

Conveying shocking facts one after another, tears welled up in Sienna’s green eyes.

“T-That can’t be true.”

“Denying the words of the only survivor.”

“I’m not saying Your Grace is a liar! I just… It’s too bewildering because it’s an unbelievable story. I have no memory of it at all… That I was in the same condition as those terrible monsters outside, and I was already dead… It just feels absurd, doesn’t it?”

Sienna seemed to be greatly shocked, continuing to stammer.

“I-I’m not a monster. It’s true. Please believe me.”

Crying profusely, Sienna looked like a pitiful little flower.