Chapter 22 (1/2)

A person with compatible bodily fluids.

Just what in the world was that supposed to mean? [1]

The next day, Ernst once again returned to the library. The head butler threw significant glances at Ernst, who secluded himself in the library every day. It seemed like he knew what was contained within the library.

Ernst disregarded the head butler’s glance with a single cough. He opened the door to the library.

The pleasant smell of paper wafted over and enveloped him. The overwhelming majority of books were treasure troves of knowledge. They had comforted and guided Ernst ever since he had been young.

Ernst went to browse the book spines. He wanted to verify the words that the man had murmured.

First, he drew out a dictionary.

The dictionary contained here was thin and not very likely to be useful, but it might also shine a faint light that could lead the way.

“This is…”

Those words fell from Ernst’s mouth without him meaning to say them.

A person with compatible bodily fluids.

Partners of different races whose bodily fluids are perfectly compatible with each other. The probability of a person with compatible bodily fluids being born is one in a million, and the probability of being able to encounter throughout an entire lifetime is one in several tens of millions – was what the dictionary said.

It was something that was so extremely rare that it was uncertain whether it actually existed. Just what kind of circumstances signified that one’s bodily fluids were perfectly compatible? Ernst wanted to find this out, but the dictionary didn’t go into further detail.

Ernst stared at the bookshelf, then let out a breath and reached for the suspicious book spine. He wasn’t very sure, but the answer was probably written somewhere inside here.

After a large amount of books once again fell to the ground, Ernst glanced inside one of them.

“Drowning in Your Fountain” [2]

So, they drowned in a fountain. They drowned in a fountain, so just what were they doing. Working hard to maintain his composure, Ernst let out a curse at this book.

He took a deep breath and opened the book.

He had… found the answer. That is, if what was written in the book was correct.

People with bodily fluid compatibility were, in sum, like what was written in the dictionary. The sweat, saliva, blood, and also semen of both parties all felt desirable to the other. Their sweat, the way they tasted – all of it matched the other person’s preferences.