Maou no Hajimekata

The basics of magic formation are circles and curves. But a man cannot draw a perfect circle.

One magician says that there is no perfect circle in the world.

But Marie had carefully redrawn the formation over and over again, aiming for a true circle.

No matter how much I redraw, my unspeakable anxiety invites me, and I have a feeling that it won't go well.

"Marie, it's no use redrawing any more"

Oul stopped Marie from trying to fix the formation further.

Even from his eyes, the magic team is perfectly made.

If Logan is safe in the first place, he'll be somewhat snoring in the formation, but he can call it fine, and if he's not safe, he can't come out, so there's still no problem. It seemed to Oulu that Marie's actions were just sending confirmation ahead.

"Come out... Logan"

Cursing the summons, Marie stares at the formation in a prayerful manner.

Then the flames overflowed the magic formation, swelling up like a snake wrapped around a tunnel.

When the flame rises like a pillar as it draws a spiral around, it bounces with bread and takes the form of a demon.

"Logan!

Four arms, red copper skin, goat-like face, feet with hooves.

All of them, Marie knows Logan herself.

"Ah? Don't let Baba call you names casually. Who are you?"

He said that to Marie with a low voice he had never heard.

"Spirit? What, it's"

"You humans may not be familiar with it. If he's not as big a demon as I am, he won't send all his power to the ground at once."

While sitting still inside the magic formation, Logan answered Oulu's question that way.

"In my words, the number of spirits is four in all. It's all just me, separate individuals at the same time."

"Is it not the same as Lil's share?

To Oul's inquiry, Lil snorted.

"Yeah... mine is simply me being more physical. It's like a well-made puppet that can be manipulated remotely."

"One way or another, maybe it's close to my split"

"Oh, I don't mind that kind of understanding. The difference is that there are four beings that can be called the main body."

That is how Logan answers Spina's words, and Oulu glances slightly.

"You know about Spina?

"I told you, it's all me. Memories and knowledge are shared. So I know all about you guys, and the contract stays the same."

While Logan is an extremely powerful demon, its contractual terms are incredibly loose.

Normally, he worked almost exclusively in the supply of magic, even though there was no wonder that dozens of human souls were demanded.

"Logan... what happened to the original Spirit?

"Well."

To Marie's inquiry, Logan shrugs his shoulder.

"Every time I go back to the demon world, I don't know what happened. But, well, this is how I'm the feather of another spirit. Oh, you disappeared. I don't know how you turned it off on the ground with only the first flesh."

"... yes"

Marie scratches and holds the sword in her hand.

"Well, don't worry about it. They're both the same me. There's no difference in ability. Keep up the good work."

"No. I'm not signing with you."

That's exactly what Oul replied to Logan, who said in a grinning tone.

"Oh? What... hey, are you serious!?

Logan protests with his fist at the junction to the magical formation that begins to prepare for the glowing repatriation.

"Wait! Are you kidding me, you said you'd call it on purpose and give it back!? What's so stupid about that? Hey, Oulu! Me..."

"He is!

Obstructing Logan's voice, Oul yelled.

"Call me 'husband'. Get lost, unknown demon."

And pun, and make sure it's submerged.

The Red Devil vanished into the back of the magic formation.

"... that's not Logan"

"Yeah. I think so too"

Eunice hugs Marie in tears.

Lil, spina, oul. Everyone on the spot thought the same thing.

The tone, the character, the ability, or the memory are all the same.

I guess I'm not lying about what I'm saying.

But that memory is as thin as I've learned in a book.

He said that he was identical, but that was felt from the end of the word.

"... and it's strange that I didn't remember Marie at all"

He said the synchronization is every return to the demonic realm, but not all that long months have passed since he last returned. It was months ago, at best, because I went through the demonic realm when I called in the battle against Sakya.

"I'm sure Logan didn't report it because he wanted it to be his own memory."

Words of Eunice without any basis. But somehow I felt like it was true.

"But without him, the battle will be tougher."

In the battle ahead, Uselmart was clearly alarmed.

But he will no longer have a chronic heart to consolidate his defenses in that giant stone dungeon.

On top of that, that dungeon is in huge amounts of sand.

This means that the dungeons cannot be connected to each other and attacked, as they did when they attacked the mountains of Sakya. In the sand, no walls, columns or ceilings can be made.

Oulu himself knew better than anyone how difficult it was to defeat someone drawn to the dungeon.

Oulu missed a thousand opportunities to defeat him.

"And... and Hosseri"

"Oh."

Oul nods with bitter thoughts at Eunice's words, which grumble and grumble.

Neither is Hodeli, but Hosseri is not exactly Oulu's man. Sakya's men.

Therefore, there was hardly any curse.

That is a clear Oulu lapse.

Yeah, I told Uselmart, but Oulu is definitely falling apart.

I was conscious.

That's what I thought when I gained the strength but was therefore alarmed and chronic.

But this is how I try to lose Logan, and for the first time I realize that Oulu isn't.

Lil. Eunice. Spina. Marie. The look on my wives' faces as they look worried.

No, she's not the only one.

And Oul can no longer doubt whomsoever he has put into the dungeon.

Even if you know it's something that can easily be lost.

- Oul trusted them.

"My lord, may I?"

Just then, there was something to speak to from outside the door.

"Oh. Come in."

"Excuse me."

It was Hodeli who brought him in with a sinking face.

Was it because my sister committed the crime of betrayal? Unlike usual, on his feet, without a sword on his hips and wrapped in a white outfit, Hodeli poked his knee in front of Oulu and lowered his hips over his raised heels. It's called the front seat, the way they sit when they change.

"This time my stupid sister's business. And some blame for failing to spot it. I can't even open my name. That was his discretion. My Lord's Deposit Unknowing. Whatever… may I give you a generous treatment, please also ask this hodeli, thick face"

"Oh. Neither do I. I don't think I'm the Sakya instructor. You can't do it like bad."

To Hodeli, who lays hands on him and begs him as he rubs his forehead against the floor, Oul answers that to Eagle Deep.

"Thank you for your generosity. - Then."

Hodeli lifted her face and took a short knife out of her pocket.

Reflectively, Eunice finds herself in a position, but I have no sense of animosity or killing towards Hodeli.

It's odd to remain seated if it's going to hit you in the first place.

Watching what the hell he would do, Hodeli stuck his kimono in his stomach.

"Nah......!?

Is it some kind of jerk, or does it mean something else?

Approximately the bewildered and stiff owls, Hodeli pulls a short knife all the way directly and horizontally and cleaves his belly, furthermore advancing the blade vertically from around the top of his umbilical, cleaving it to a cross.

"What are you...?

Oul asks horribly to Hodeli, who is overflowing with blood and organs and opens his eyes, but has no reply.

"And he's dead..."

When Lil came on, Hodeli fell out of balance and fell into her own blood.

"Lil, Eunice, I'm sure Shall was still in this labyrinth! Find him and call him! Spina, Marie, help! We'll be resurrected!

Oul panicked and shouted so.

Resurrection magic is not always a success. It depends on three elements.

The first is the ability of the surgeon. Naturally, the better the arm of what resuscitates magic, the better the chance of success. Oulu himself has quite an arm in that regard, and it is good to say that Char, who specializes in recovery and defense, is a top-notch technology.

The second is the state of the body. The more flesh was missing, the more difficult it would be to resuscitate, but in the case of Hodeli, it did not mean that it was in that bad condition only with a torn belly. Some of the important organs had become rattled, but Char had a resuscitated past that even seemed to have nothing left but bones.

And the third is his vitality. Though somewhat old, should a boulder be called a first-rate samurai? Hodeli's health has also reached a good range by calling it first-rate.

But the very will to live at the heart was significantly lacking.

Not manipulated, not disliked, but convinced to die.

"Damn, surprise me..."

Still managed to succeed in resuscitating Hodeli, Oul stroked his chest down as he breathed with his shoulders.

"Why... is something alive?"

Tied up not to harm himself again, Hodeli said so looking at the blurry ceiling.

"On the contrary, why did you die all of a sudden?"

"Because I don't know how to apologize for anything more."

"What's that frightening?"

Lil gives a frank opinion to Hodeli, who answers without hesitation.

"Would that be an apology!

"So... how do I die"

"Get away from dying! Are you all Yamato?

Oul breathes deeply and deeply. It was completely incomprehensible.

"By and large, you would have given me your sword. You think tools can break on their own."

"It's..."

"Whatever harm is done to you if you die, it won't do you any good. If you think it's bad, give it back at work."

"... Ha"

To Hodeli, who snorts deeply, Oulu commands Eunice to untie the rope.

"So, why did your sister betray you? Did you know that?

"No...... unconsciously, I had no idea. Something has to be done to make it happen."

"So don't talk about what I said about dying and killing. I decide what to do."

Oulu said as he opened his eyes.

"If it's for a reason... well, I can guess to some extent"

God, who cursed the ancestors of Hosseli, says Sakya doesn't even know.

But with all-knowing power, you will know. Or even the solution.

You can look at that as if you've been told the story by bait.

And if it's not Oulu's mistake, it's Oulu's own fault that made Hosseri decide to do it. If she is a beast-mixed woman, then there is still a harsh boulder owl, if she asks if she will hold the beast herself. I guess Hosseri knew that too.

As a result, Oulu's anger at her strangely did not gush in his heart to say that he had been betrayed.

"When it comes to betrayal, I need to talk to someone else."

Oulu remembers the battle against Uselmart.

One of the causes of hunting down, but getting away with it.

"Bring Zana"