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Later in the night, Maria and Lyell, and Cortina came back.

Each one, because there was no strained air, probably looks like the interrogation was done.

I also have information from the cloud that I've captured a flavor of them, so I could just guess that, and without it, I wouldn't have figured out anything but the fact that I was back in a good mood.

Maria only told me that she had been able to get the information out, and she went to bed early for me.

"Sleep early today, too, Nicole. You're tired because your injury just healed and you're out of town, aren't you?

"But I could have helped the Pope."

"It's pointless to do her harm in this city."

"Huh?"

I tilted my neck at the windy Maria's words that I wouldn't worry about if something happened to her.

Seeing that, Maria smiled like a prank.

"You know the World Tree has resurrection cursed, don't you?

"Yeah."

"Then you won't be able to determine if that's really resuscitable magic, if you don't know what it actually activates, right? I mean, world treeism knows resurrection magic. And as long as we're creative, we can use it."

According to Maria's story, resuscitation magic is activated by simultaneous activation of four types of magic.

The art of recalling the soul, the art of regenerating the flesh, the art of fixing the recalled soul to the flesh, and the art of reactivating life activities.

Parallel activation of the four surgical formulas. It takes extraordinary skill to do it alone.

But if the four of us are to get together and activate at the same time, the difficulty is not that high. Of course, we need first-rate skills, and we have to timing the four of us, so it's no different to the highest degree of difficulty, but with Ashela's strength, activation is possible.

And in this city, there are also magicians who can be activated by four... Apparently.

"Does that mean you can resuscitate him even if he dies? The Pope of the World Tree?

"There's something about every convenience, isn't there? You never helped me when I was Reid."

Maria showing off her fluff, but that, of course, was because there was no reason why she couldn't.

The distance is too far between the northern villages and Berito. While transporting to this city, my soul would have been completely taken in by the world tree.

Preserving the body might have prevented it, but the next problem was Reid's race and profession.

Reid, a semidemon. Reid, an assassin and even feared by dignitaries everywhere.

Few people should have liked such dangerous figures and tried to resuscitate them.

Ashera would have cooperated, but those in power around her would not have wanted to resurrect Reid, who was both a semidemon and an assassin.

It was because of such circumstances that Maria was completely separate from this city.

"And Kufal is safe now that I've taken him down, okay?

"What, Cortina?

"Really, because this kid is going to take the only delicious place to himself in confidence with me!

Maria's story said Cortina had read through Kufal's movements and taught Lyell and the cloud only the escape routes around her.

And she herself borrowed the Knights magician, apparently ambushing and repelling Kufal.

As long as we have previous information, such as the fact that he is a slime, and can manipulate parts away from the nucleus, they have as many ways to deal with it.

"He was willing to take me down... totally incomplete burning"

"Dad, there's some weird rhetoric"

"That's how mocking it is."

"Better off than that, rest early today. Though that guy healed me, I bet I'm still tired, huh?

"Yeah, okay"

I honestly nodded and went back to my room.

You can't just listen to her like that. This time I have made a great debt to the Disciplined God and his line.

At least for a word or so, you should be thankful.

I am determined to get out of the room and put my hands on the door.

But that's where my movements stopped. Because inside the room, I felt signs of someone.

I don't feel hostile. You'll notice this one, but there's no sign of a reaction.

But I can't even lift my guard, and I'll cut the carp off the hips of Katana.

Slowly open the door, vigilant enough to react at any time.

In the room...

"Oh, my God, isn't that Mr. Barr?"

"I don't mean to call it that..."

"You named yourself, didn't you?

"No, I had no choice but to - hey, I didn't. I got a little information today."

"Information?"

Maria and the others should have pulled the information out. Sorry, but I have to sympathize with that guy named Scood who kept me sane.

Maria when it comes to trouble, because it can be cooler than anyone else.

No, that's anyway. Does that mean you have information that even that Maria couldn't get out of you?

"Yes, yes. Kufal... but he's still alive."

"What!?

Cortina is inferior in combat, but for that matter, she is satiated to see the war. I didn't think she'd miss the enemy.

No, for a second, Kufal might have left something else behind.

"Apparently, you hid only your nucleus in your luggage and escaped the predicament. No, it's a pretty smart slime."

"Just the nucleus? Well, he can manipulate other parts even if the nucleus is safe..."

"Yes. They prepared the nucleus of the dummy, took it into the split, and manipulated it"

"I didn't expect Cortina to fool me."

"You're the first type of enemy I've ever met. Then I don't think that's a choice either. So, what do we do?

"What?"

"He's still alive, he's in this city. But if you leave him alone, he'll run away."

I mean, do you want me to stab you in the chase, or do you want me to miss it or not?

They ask me that, and I can't possibly have the option to miss it.

No, of course I have the option to tell the Lyells and leave them to them...

"... that's not funny."

I was devoured by Kufal. Cortina was also fooled by him.

I've never been so cocked before in my life.

There's no way you can keep that debt quietly with someone else.

"But Maria cares a lot about me this time. Maybe when we get out, we'll come and see how it goes."

I'll take care of that.

That said, Mr. Barr shifts his gaze to the side.

Ahead, there was the figure of a white girl.

"The God of Discipline... not"

"Yes, it is my family and hers. You've seen him before, haven't you?

"Have we met?

What a white associate of God and Hastar God, and about him...... no.

"Hit me, kah!?

"No, Demon Dragon Farbnil! You must be seeing him in Hot Springs."

"Oh, that black... big?

"The magic of a change in size (polymorph) doesn't matter. You know that, don't you? She often imitates her owner when she takes a human form."

"So the Lord is white."

"Yes. Let her take your place. While you're asleep, there's no chance you'll find out."

Transform into what I am and pretend to sleep in a blanket. Whatever Maria is, it is certainly impossible to spot it on its own.

"I'm sorry, can I take care of that?

When I ask the girl that, she snorts and seeps. And a moment later, he was transforming into something just like me.

Keep saying nothing, dive into the bedroom and gently rest... pretend.

"Shall we go then? I can't leave you there for too long either."

"Oh. And a little, and we need to get ready."

He's the one who got caught up once. It's not enough to just knock them out. We have to take revenge here.

So determined, me and Mr. Barr disappeared from the room.

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