After playing the cursed skeleton that was eroding Eva's body by Nair's sorcery, I transported her to her bedroom as Eiri instructed.
She sleeps like she's dead, but she has a proper breath.
... but visibly weak.
"... Wake up like this, please"
Eiri is not here because she has gone to the castle to inform him about this.
I slowly meditate my eyes and speak to Nair as the moonlight slips through the window sees her illuminating.
"Nair, how long does the magic of resistance last?"
"About half a day. But if I keep adding magic, I'll keep it as much as I want. But then..."
"It's not going to be a fundamental solution... right?"
Nair snorts at the words.
Now Ava is safe because by her magic of resistance, she has the resistance to be able to bounce back the curse. Once that's solved, she gets more and more debilitated - she disappears.
"Even if I regained consciousness like this, this girl can't live properly. Besides, we can't keep Usat tied to this country all the time."
"... right. We don't have much time."
That is why it is desirable to settle in the short term.
Fortunately, I grabbed their tail. Even in the battle ahead, that skeleton was spouting strange things, and Nair seems to be noticing something.
"Nair, you said you knew who this curse was. Can you tell me?"
"Fine. If you're who you are, you don't know everything, do you?"
"Never mind."
Now all we need is information on that skeleton.
Anything trivial, I want to ask you.
"Usat, that's a curse, not a curse. Oh, but is that a curse, too? That's what happens if you include secondary effects, but that's the main part..."
"... hmm? Sorry, I don't know why."
At least explain it to me by crushing it. [M]
I still don't understand the curse or anything like that.
"I said I figured it out, too, but it's vague. The truth is, those corpse skeletons are lost souls."
"A soul that has lost its flesh?"
"You know what I mean? A ghost."
"... Huh? Sorry, what did you just say?"
"? A ghost. ghosts, energetic bodies willing to wander in search of flesh"
……
I wish I hadn't asked you so much.
I mean, are those guys ghosts? I hit him as much as I wanted, but now I'm starting to get scared later when I think of him as a ghost...
Without realizing how I looked with a pulling grin, Nair spins the words as they were.
"They cursed the royalty and the brave predecessors - well, the brave predecessors and the misguided Usat because they had quite a grudge."
"... you can tell that by listening to what they say and do. But why did you say, in my case, that if you were imprisoned, you would be released?"
"Right there, that's what matters."
Nair poked his wings at me like he was pointing a bish at me.
What's so important? You mean that skeleton word?
"You said the soul that lost its flesh couldn't stay in this world, right? But that skeleton stays. That means there's something that binds the soul of that skeleton to the world."
"What... if you smash something, you can unleash all the skeletons that are eating Eva?"
"It's abusive to say, but yeah. If you're lucky, you could come back with the existence and soul you were deprived of."
In retrospect, those skeletons were collared and chained.
Does that mean ”something” that binds the skeletons?
"What I can't solve is how to tie my soul to the world."
Isn't that magic or something? I mean, I can't think of anything else... "
"It's magic that's weird. Normally, we don't keep it that long."
"You said before that magic will disappear over time or will continue to function semi-permanently."
Sure, before visiting Samarial - that's what she told me when she told me about the spell of liberation.
"Right. But I need a fuel called magic to make magic work. That's all the magic you'll ever need."
"... I mean, that one? You think a demon like you is involved in this curse?"
"It's possible."
... is it possible that demons other than Nair are involved?
I can tell you that it's easier for me to do things with clear enemies, but I have to think about the damage to be done around me for that matter.
Troubled, he put his arms together, and as he roared, Nair, who turned this way to see if the story was still over, bent his wings and raised his index finger.
There's another possibility.
"Another one?"
"It's about creating a mechanism that can supply magic from the outside without the operator. Essentially, magic can be activated by anyone's magic if it can be framed, so you can keep moving on your own even if you throw in the right magic from the outside. Once you've created a mechanism, it won't disappear, and you can continue to practice magic almost permanently."
"... I see"
I have no idea.
What, I mean, if you create a system that fuels magic to keep magic from disappearing on its own, it's okay without a magician... is that it?
"... I don't know if it works with the same demons as me or the mechanisms made by someone back in the day, but it's pathetic"
"... about Eva?"
"Yeah, about that soul."
The skeleton?
I made an unexpected surprise out of her words. It's me, but Nair looks out the window sadly and squeals like she's talking to herself.
"Because a soul that has lost its flesh wants to be liberated. Besides, that's crazy, isn't it? I want to be freed, I want flesh, I want to live again - dozens, if I do badly, hundreds of overlapping thoughts become distorted thoughts, and I'm attacking this girl, the spearhead of the curse."
"... is taking away Eva's existence because of her desire for living flesh,?"
What the hell are those skeletons?
Seeking living flesh means you were a human being. In retrospect, he looked at me like he was scared when I was repelling the skeletons, which, on second thought, was close to human.
Besides, the words that struck my head when I was bitten - some of them were children's voices.
I wanted to, and begged for help and...
"Brave, huh?"
Remove the knife of the previous brave man from his waist and place it on his hand to view.
"This guy trembled badly when I touched her hand. Like reacting to something."
"It's no coincidence, is it?"
"I did tremble. And after that, Eva and her surroundings overflowed with skeletons, and the battle started. Maybe this is it. They said I was a brave man or something, maybe because of this knife. Otherwise, Tsujitsu doesn't fit."
I am not a brave man.
That's all I can say for sure. Because two brave men have already been summoned besides me, and at the time of the summons, I have not heard the sound of a bell that can only be heard in what is called.
"Ha, I can't believe the evil dragons as well as ghosts call me brave...... I'm the brave one."
"I'm brave enough from me, hey. If you join this country, you'll be a brave man, won't you? That's all I have."
Kirikha said sometime.
Brave men in this world do two meaningful things.
Brave men like Kazuki and Kamikami seniors summoned from different worlds and those who have been recognized, given titles and become brave men in this world.
"Either way, I don't want a title for a brave man. Even now, I don't know what kind of trouble it's gonna bring."
"Sure...... Usato is the type of person who gets caught up in trouble and sticks his neck out of his own. Maybe you shouldn't be brave enough for the title."
"I wish you weren't convinced..."
Drop your shoulders disappointed by Nair's words.
Ma, I can't argue with you because all this time it's like you're sticking your neck in trouble from yourself.
... Well, let's get back to thinking.
In the end, it was this little knife that inspired Eva's curse to be activated. I accidentally grabbed her hand while holding this one myself, so now I can tell you it's my fault she's like this.
Thinking about it makes me feel sorry for my inappropriateness, but I had something to gain.
I think of the contents of the notebook I left in my room.
"Once upon a time... you know the story of the evil dragon who put Samarial in a peril and the previous brave men who defeated it, don't you?"
"The contents of that notebook."
"Oh...... This story definitely happened. And when this event is strongly linked to Eva's curse, I think,"
"... no, I'd like to say. Ha, yeah, hey, there's no way it's irrelevant if I listen to you... Uh, how can you come out here if you want to forget about that evil dragon already?"
"I don't even want to remember."
I had pretty painful eyes, and I had a hard time.
Nair's been so pushed to death.
But not if you're turning away now. I heard the voice of the evil dragon that Nair revived - a far more powerful, tough, hectic cry than the evil dragon I met was nowhere in my memory.
"Mr. Fegnis, too, can't go wrong because Samaritan said he was hit by a major disaster a long time ago. Surely the Evil Dragon and his predecessors have something to do with Eva's curse."
"Fegnis? Who, it"
Oh, didn't Nair know?
Explain to her, leaning her neck, about Mr. Fegnis. Nair looked disgusted when she said she was the one who took me to the castle.
I'm not a bad person, so at least to improve her image, she starts to roar extra when she tells me what she explained to me about Samaritan, about the tower, and that she gave me back my knife.
"... Usato, never let him near me."
"I know, I know."
"After that, you're too cautious. Act more suspiciously."
"Amako followed by you."
"Samaritan tower. Hey. Heh, it was made in hopes of rebuilding after the evil dragon was defeated... Being a king who can afford much…"
Nair decides to ignore my scratch and think of something.
I think you're being too deceitful and rude... but I did end up fighting evil dragons with a manipulated, fully armed Mr. Alc as a result of being deceitful by the owl in front of me.
Remember that, slowly the item drips.
... hmm?
"-, Nair. People are here, keep quiet."
"Rikai"
Nair was whining about something with the bumps, but when I heard the bumpy, rushing up footsteps, I jumped on my shoulder and sounded like an owl as a demon, ho, ho.
Soon afterwards, through the door, the doctor of the castle? people like that and wizards like Mr. Welsey come into the room. Probably the people they called to check on Eva's condition.
Out of the way, I leave my back on the wall next to the door and pull out my shoulder.
Then, from the stairs leading to the lower floor, Eiri slowly walked over here in walking tone.
"... Dear Usato"
"Yes?"
"Master Lucas is here for you."
"... ok"
Well, that's what they call it.
Rather, if it wasn't for you, I'd have heard it from you.
According to Eiri's story, Master Lucas seems to have already come within the boundaries and is waiting outside. Don't you see Eva's face? When I heard that Mr. Eiri was -,
"I'm sure Master Lucas is in shock, too."
- I said.
Impact, huh? That's usually what happens when your precious daughter falls, isn't it?
The question now was a little too insensitive.
"Did you do the prints on the princess?"
……!
To the sudden question, I couldn't hide the upset.
I stare at Eiri walking in front of me, stopping unexpectedly, but Nair, who is on my shoulder, returns to me with a gentle tap on my cheek, walking out again.
Yes, Eli sees me doing magic on Eva. It's not strange to be noticed.
... what to do.
We're not gonna stop talking, are we gonna explain the situation here?
"Don't worry. It's not like I blame you. Somehow I know. That literature is now protecting the life of the princess..."
……
"In the first place, it's completely different from the curse I know. If you look where the princess's hair is regaining its original color, you can see that the text keeps the curse away from her."
Is it also impossible for Eiri, who knows about the mother who was under the curse as well as Eva, to realize about Nair's sorcery, which appears to be a different symptom than before?
Honestly, I'm glad they didn't think I was harming Eva. If that happens, they'll make it the worst possible situation to move, and it's nowhere near helping her......
"A curse that erodes the princess's body is a terrible curse that takes away color, takes away signs, and at the end of the day, everything disappears. She's been invaded by such a curse, and suddenly she's gone back to what she was."
"Do you mean her childhood hair?"
"Yes, my dear Eliza, with her beautiful hair, she was fine as if she had been photographed alive, and her smile looked great on her face"
As immersed in memories, that's what I put it, Eiri.
But his leg stopped in front of the door that leads outside.
"Mr. Eiri?"
"... The truth is, I never thought I'd see the same princess again as when I was a child. I wonder if, like Eliza, she will disappear without being able to say goodbye to anyone."
It disappears without anyone knowing - I think that's a very hard thing to do.
For that person, and for those around him.
"I can do nothing but deacon. I am a weak man who has never taken a magic or sword in his life of thirty years. Still, as a butler, I have done everything in my power to ensure that the princess can live without any difficulty. But now I have nothing to do with you princess... I can't wait to regret it..."
"… Eiri is not a weak person."
Deny his words that make his voice tremble.
I know Mr. Eiri well over the past few days.
He's an amazing cook and can do whatever chores he wants, and he cares so much about Eva.
It can't be cleaned up in the words that he's the weak man - the one who kept watching her grow all the time.
"Even if we don't fight, it's an unchangeable fact that we've supported Eva to this day. So you... hope Eva's as safe as ever."
"Dear Usato..."
"And I, the fleshman, will break her curse."
"Uh... break, su? What the hell are you..."
Walk out in front, like crossing next to him.
If you cut this far, all you have to do is move on.
But the owl on my shoulder on my head, who set my belly, tapped me lightly with his wings, so when I turned to the side, there was a muffled, pointy-mouthed Nair directing himself with his wings.
"Ho!"
"Uh, sorry, I'm not the only one."
I grinned at her confidently and put my hand on the door knob, turning my back and saying away.
"Her curse will be done by us."
Having said that, I turned my back on Eiri, with a surprised look on her face, and opened the door to the outside.
Outside is a dark garden, and a view of the castle lit by the noise earlier.
Without hesitation, I proceed with my steps and travel to the grave of Eliza, Eva's mother - Lucas' wife.
"... are you here"
He sat like an agua in front of a grave, just like before.
I didn't hesitate to open my mouth to him, who shrugged like that without turning around.
"Dear Lucas, I need to talk to you"
Come on, this is the battle from here.