I returned to the city from the exercise and reported to the Demon King, after which I returned to the dormitory without being ordered to do anything.
Honestly, I'm tired.
I felt like resting because I consumed a lot of magic in the league against the demons, but I finally managed to rest in the dormitory after making sure that Keira and Uluru-san were safely delivered to their respective homes.
"... so you're suspicious of that Vena?"
"Yes, I see. The Demon King was aware of it, so it seems certain that he is not an ordinary demon."
After dinner at night, the three of us, Nea and Hannah, decided to discuss Vina at the table.
There is no certainty yet as to what she is.
What matters here is why she came here.
Um, excuse me.
"Yes? What is it?"
"This is confidential, right?"
"Yes, it is."
I nodded at Hannah who raised her hand.
"Why am I here?"
……
……
"So, Nea, let's move on."
"Hey!!"
Speaking of which, Hannah stepped forward and grabbed me with half a tear as she tried to talk.
"Why am I in trouble again!? Please solve the trouble by yourself!?"
"Hannah, there's not a single case I've ever solved by myself.We've all worked it out with the help of our people.——— You're one of mine. "
"I'm sure you're caught in every mess!! I won't be fooled even if I say it like a good story in vain!This, this!! "
She punches her fist in the arm, but even as a sad demon, it seems that I can't break through my biceps with the strength of her blow.
"Hannah, I'll hurt my fist even more."
"Well, now that I'm involved with this guy, I have to be prepared for this."
"Kuuuu..."
I'm sorry to say this to you, but I want someone else besides Koga to help me.
Could the Devil have let her be my assistant?
... no, no way.
"Hey, Vena, you certainly feel the same way about me."
"Do you have the ability to transform or something?"
Nea's power as a vampire also had the ability to transform.
If you use it, you can dive in here in the form of a demon, even if you look away from human beings.
"Or maybe there's a magic line like Hannah's..."
"I don't think so."
"... I see. I don't think so."
The two of you nodded deeply at me.
I am aware that I am strong against such phantoms, so it may be said that there are no such lines as phantoms.
Even so, it's the worst opponent in the Demon King class.
I just hope it's not possible.
"But why did you come all the way to me? You hate me enough to kill me, don't you? "
From the words of Kayla, the demon I met the other day, I thought I was buying a lot of resentment.
If it's the same with Vina, there would have been as many opportunities for me to close the gap... does it have any other purpose than not doing it now?
"He came here to assassinate you?Rather, will you die? "
"I'm sorry, I don't know what to say myself, but I've been dying all year with my fingers on both hands."
Perhaps fewer people are dying than I am.
It happened during the battle with the Devil King and the handing over of the writ, but even during the training with Rose, that kind of experience was everyday chaos.
That human pinball looks like a distant memory now...
"... um, Nea, why are you looking so nostalgic?"
"This is who I am...."
Looking back about a year ago, Nea, with her cheek wand on the table, glanced straight at her.
"I was wondering, how are you?"
Hmm, that's right.
Cheerfulness means that I used a lot of magic over and over again. [M]
Health can be healed with healing magic, but not magic.
We have to wait for nature to heal, so we usually need to rest after a battle that exhausts our magic.
"System degradation can reduce magic consumption."
"As far as you're concerned, the curative magic seems even more astonishing."
"Do you need healing magic?What are you talking about? "
"Would you stop saying that with your eyes free? I'll scream."
Healing Magic is needed to Stun the opponent intact.
I need it more than ever when I don't think it's necessary.
"Simply put, for me, the degradation of the system is the opposite of the strengthening of the system."
"... what do you mean?"
This is a matter of guesswork, but given the state in combat, system degradation is the opposite.
Show Nea and Hannah both hands as you can see.
"This on the right is the system strengthening."
Yeah, yeah.
"And this is the degradation of the system on the left hand side."
"How can I?"
Now I'm comparing my hands to Nea's question... and I dare to tilt my neck thinking, "Oh, that's it."
"Hmm."
"Nea-san, calm down!! If you're going to hit me, let's do it together after we hear the story!!"
"He's finally doing something crazy about magic manipulation!? If I were a scholar, I'd quarantine him!!"
Hannah struggled to stop Nea, who stood up vigorously from her chair with a smile.
To be honest, forgive me because I'm surprised to be normal.
"Do you know that strengthening the system of healing magic strengthens the healing power of creatures other than yourself?"
"Yes, but instead, it's going to be less effective for me."
"Yes, Hannah, touch my right hand."
"... won't it explode?"
"No, I won't."
What kind of suspicion?
Still suspecting, I touched my hand, which floats on the strengthening of the system with the hand I put forward with great suspicion.
Then the dark green healing magic flows into her and becomes effective.
"How was it?"
"... this is amazing. That's how the system should be strengthened...Can you put this in a jar or something? "
"Don't be rude."
That's right, if I was recommended to commercialize healing magic so far, I would be motivated to develop it... no, no, the topic of deviation would become even more divided, so I'll give you my left hand now.
"Yes, now let's see the deterioration of the left hand system."
This time, I grabbed the left hand with a light green magic without any particular doubt.
Light poured in like her right hand, exerting healing magic, but she inclined her neck strangely.
"Is this healing magic? I feel healed, but I feel very weak."
"The curative magic that has deteriorated due to the degradation of the system weakens its effectiveness.Well, I'm applying it to the healing collapse, and I knew it from the beginning... but it wasn't just me. "
"... uh, I see."
So far, Nea seems to understand.
Cut off her words and looked at Nea, she opened her mouth with an astonishing sigh.
"System degradation is extremely weak for third parties other than myself, but it is stronger for me...."
"Exactly. Because the system deterioration optimizes magic and the healing of the flesh is getting stronger... naturally, it's not easy to accumulate fatigue, no, maybe... I understand...!"
"Why are you so fluffy at the end?"
"Something's wrong with this guy...."
You've derailed me.
I have to get back to Vina before I get pulled any further.
"I'll get back to you. As for Vina....."
Sorry!
!
A voice heard from outside the dormitory.
I open the door with vigilance to the voice of the person I was talking about earlier. [M]
At the end of the door--,
"Good evening, everyone."
"... Vina, I told you to rest until tomorrow."
Bright golden long hair with characteristic brown skin horns and a slight habit.
Vina smiled with a smile at someone who seemed like a demon with a relaxed impression.
"I'm about to find out, so I came to beg for my life."
I still can't understand what she's thinking.
However, it turns out that it's more troublesome than any demon I've ever encountered.
●
"To tell you the truth, I am the devil."
When I got to the dorm table, I suddenly got upset by Ms. Vena, who did that.
Though I had a hunch, I didn't expect you to reveal it to me...
"Here's the proof."
As soon as Vina snips her fingers, her figure glows and changes.
The horn stays the same, but wings resembling bats grow on the back, with a thin black tail that looks just like the demons that Kayla encountered the other day.
Magic?
"Yes, it's called magic of change.Because spiritual magic doesn't work for Usato-san, I was taught to change my appearance. "
"I'll talk to you perfectly..."
While passing on Nea's curious expression, Ms. Vena returned to the demon race.
"Why are you here?"
"Simply to find out about the Devil and you."
"Me?"
You're being hated a lot.
I see.
But from what you say, Mr. Venna is different?
"I feel different.Magically weakening is fine, and the values are very different from other demons in the first place. "
"You mean you don't look down on people?"
"Well... if you put it together easily, will that be the case?In the end, it was sealed by a human ancestor, and in the meantime, he was trapped in a much narrower space while maintaining consciousness, so, yeah... well, it feels like he understood. "
Why is this man acting suspicious?
I've been looking at me a little while ago and I'm only very anxious. [M]
"And another purpose is to turn the magic around, and that technology will help you understand your ability to wake up."
"Heh, the devil is interested in me too."
……
Nea and Hannah next door looked at me like I was stupid.
"What are you going to do with that information without this crisis training idiot?I don't suppose it's going to be used for negotiations? "
"No way. If you don't come here, you'll be on the run."
Well then, what is it?
That's why I came to beg for my life.
"... hah?"
Vena has a smile that doesn't seem to be begging for her life, just like Nea, who reacts so easily.
... it just seems like I'm enjoying this situation.
"Demons are not as homogenous as they should be."
"... I can see that when I look at these guys."
I've encountered three demons before.
Everyone's attitude toward his companions was like dealing with an intruder.
"Devils are troublesome species in which each other thinks they're in the way of each other and sometimes they don't even kick each other out."
"Hmm...."
"I have no idea what other demons are thinking or what their abilities are.We're not as close as we always thought we'd be to each other. "
The inner feelings of the devil are too rattling.
I don't suppose there's any connection between this and this?
"It feels like you've been sent here because you can get away from troublesome people.And then there was Mr. Usato's brutality in Miarek... but I couldn't help but notice that he was active and worried about it... "
Vena feels chilly when she puts her hands on her cheeks to shine.
……
"Nea, Hanna-san, I'm tired today, so I'll go to bed first, then listen to me!!"
"Curse of restraint!!"
"Phantom self-hypnosis!!"
Hannah grabbed my left arm and stopped moving like a stone.
Whatever happened to Nea, Hannah!?
"I'm a rock, I'm a rock, I'm a rock...!!"
"You stopped me until you hypnotized yourself...!?"
"You're the freak you attracted!! Respond responsibly!!"
"Kh...."
Why does this attract strange people, both outsiders...!!
As soon as you can, you'll have to separate it from destiny, dammit!!
... I can't help it.
"Ha, I'm not going to take your life, even if I beg for it."
"Then will you catch me...!?"
Can I leave it alone?
Sonny!
I don't understand why you feel sorry for me there.
What if the abusive thoughts you're training are not acting or anything?
"... I mean, you were a candidate."
?
Then I will ask from my position as deputy commander. [M]
She's tilting her neck with a face that she doesn't seem to understand anything, but it doesn't matter...!!
"Vina, I want you to tell me what you want to do now."
"If you're going to hide here, I'll help you.We don't have much information on the devil's side, but it should help. "
"... hmm"
It's not a bad story.
If you can't trust him, let the Demon King use some kind of restraint magic.
With her on our side, we will be able to help the demon leap forward.
"I am only in a position to ask, but there is one condition here."
"... what are the conditions?"
Why are you getting out of your chair?
I had a bad feeling about her sitting on the floor and---
"You're going to be my master!!"
In such a sense, the words that I had anticipated were blowing up with momentum.
I don't know if I found out about it in Hinomoto, but it's a stunning throne.
But, Master...
That's what Nea said at first, and I can't believe that the next vampire is the devil, haha... hah.
"... wow..."
Perhaps it is now that we have pulled the hardest since we came to this world.
Oh no, this guy...
Er, is that what makes you a magician?
"Sometimes it'll be your dog."
"Ah... could you shut your mouth for now?"
"Yikes...!"
Don't pull.
Senpai feels affectionate, but in this case, it is bad enough to pull from the bottom of his heart.
It feels so tight already...
"The demon who is about to be a servant of the devil, this."
"Rabbit, I'm the only one who can use magic, right?"
In the meantime, I'm not going to increase the use of magic anymore, so I'll say no.I also feel strange pressure from Nea.
Above all, I definitely hate being your husband. [M]
We'll have to explore some other conditions here....
"... hmm?"
I think I just saw something in the window.
After following the visible shadow at the edge of her vision, she peeks out the window and sees Elle and Nono staring at her in dismay.
They saw something they shouldn't!With such a windy face, when you leave the window, you leave the scene with every effort.
Oh, they've seen you.
"... Nea, isn't this bad?"
Yeah, that's not good.
……
Hey, Vina.
"! Yes!!"
When I called out my name with the same swordspeaking voice as Rose, I received a very good reply.
Point at the exit door without looking at her at all.
"Decipher the misunderstanding now.Otherwise, from your next workout--- "
"... Gokuri"
I won't let you do anything.
"... eh"
Next, she turned to Vena with a smile that she made with all her strength.
She looks stunned, but she won't need any attention.
"Always, you can watch the training by yourself."
"Ah, eh... my terms are..."
"I said right now, didn't I?Didn't you hear me? "
"~ ~! Su, I'll be right there!!!"
Vina headed outside with incredible obedience and speed.
Having waited out, I sat in the chair again, feeling the fierce tiredness that I had not seen before.
"... well, I guess that's how you treat Vena-san.I will report to the Devil tomorrow. "
"I see the future of the demon king laughing."
"Weren't demons surprisingly good with each other...?"
Who is the devil?
I'm kind of tired today.
Let's go to bed early today.