Chapter 102: I'm Not That Kind of Person

'...It's not as if there are no Abyssal Ones like that. But how?'

The ability to mimic someone else's appearance was not particularly rare in the Abyss. Since all kinds of monsters ran rampant there, countless monsters possessed abilities related to transformation, duplication, disguise, imitation, and so on.

But that did not mean monsters capable of impersonating the Queen of Hearts were a common sight.

First of all, every living creature entering or leaving the 'Garden' was detected by magic circles, and whenever a creature other than soldiers, knights, Her Majesty, or her pets entered, the knights were immediately dispatched to execute it. Since that had happened repeatedly for a very long time, no one attempted to trespass into the Garden unless they were suicidal—or an Abyssal One who wanted to become a soldier.

And naturally, there was no Abyssal One inside the Garden capable of mimicking Her Majesty's appearance.

<...Jeopjeop. Did you really meet Her Majesty? I know you can't speak. But you can understand me, can't you?>

<Squawk!>

<...Something's wrong.>

That response was positive. It meant Jeopjeop really had met Her Majesty.

Even if Jeopjeop was not particularly intelligent, it was Her Majesty's pet. It might mistake someone else for somebody else, but it could not mistake Her Majesty...