Shinka no Mi

- - In the dark room, one man was talking to the crystal.

"Nhi-han... Is the plan going?

A voice flows from the crystal to a man who asks with a strange laugh.

'This isn't what we planned. More than that, what about you?

The voice flowing from the crystal was the voice of the old man.

In response to the old man's query, the man yells with a red face.

"Oh, my God! Because that little girl did something extra, and I needed to fix the plan a lot!

"... Oh, we talked about forming an alliance with the Kingdom of Wimbledon..."

"Yes! Now my sorrow..."

'Don't get me wrong. It's not just your grief. Not because of our (...) grief.'

"Nfu...... sorry"

The man honestly apologizes to the voice of the old man.

Then the old man, not as if he cared, switched stories.

"Fine. So, what about the plan? If you're a weasel, you're always ready. '

"Nhi-han, hi-ha! So is this one. Even though there was a huge misalignment in the plan, the goal doesn't change… even if, as part of the process of achieving the goal, something tragic happens!

'Right. For what if, you were right to collect demons from all regions...'

"Sure... with that said, are you done with the example medication?

To the man's question, the old man replied confidently, laughing at his throat.

"Kukukuku... I'm ready. The best you can do."

"Finally......! The [growth pill] that forces you to raise the level is!

'Oh. Let's cover the effects. So, what do we do? This plan...... you want to use it on the demons?

To the old man's words, the man eventually had an evil grin when he showed a little thought.

"... no, not yet. In this plan, I don't use it yet. If I were to use it... it would be time to erase my little girl."

'Well... but suppose you're the daughter of the Demon King? Is that good?

"I, like you, am not enough of a demon king to serve the supreme being. Zako disappeared naturally... well, if it's worth using, you can use it."

Saying so, the man laughed disgustingly.

'Well, I won't tell you anything. … So let's just move on to the plan'

"Oh, let's do that -"

- It's all for the demon god (...) -

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"Yes... keep it up... that's how it goes..."

"Gugugugugugugugugugu..."

The day after the Carasty Painting Games, I was coming to the Royal Castle for training that was recently becoming a habit.

... Now that I think about it, you yabe that an unidentified robe man is free to move around the royal castle... no, before that, is it such an easy thing to come to the royal castle...?

Florio points out to me when I'm twisting my neck to a slight question that unintentionally turns my head.

"Here, Makichi. The clutter is coming in. The magic is breaking down."

"Oh, excuse me"

Now I'm training Mr. Florio in magic control.

The training consists of many things that are relatively safe as magic, elementary magic of water attributes… things like keeping 'water ball' to basketball size.

Within the beginning, it was an outrageously sized water ball that had no control and would flood the entire terveil, and now it has succeeded in being kept to the basketball size, if only concentrated.... Seriously, I was in a hurry at first. 'Cause it's elementary magic that damages the entire king's capital, right? You don't know what primary means anymore, do you? Fortunately, with the effect of "Magic Hall" activated aggressively, there was no damage because I deactivated it...

... No, I think it's time for evolution at times like this.

But... I'm not responding at all. I'm surprised it's quiet. Is this the hybrid of rumors?... No.

You were brain announcing that you had mastered all that cheat skills, and now you're unresponsive. Are you a novice fig?

Well, I kind of have a prediction about that.

I'm not out of the spectrum of speculation, but I don't think 'evolution' skills will evolve in a direction that weakens just by evolving in a powerful direction.

However, as I am training now, Florio has taught me that if I continue to practice repeatedly, one of these days I will have the skill of 'hands-down', so I am not pessimistic and continue to train in the tunnels.

"Yes, that's it. You can solve the magic now."

"Ahhhhhh! I'm tired. Oh!

With Mr. Florio's forgiveness, I fell asleep on the spot when I instantly solved the magic.

The technique of solving this magic can also be something I have worn myself since I started training.

Although there is no physical fatigue, there is a great deal of mental fatigue due to continued concentration.

Normally, it would remain dissolved, but today there was one thing that was different from the usual training. It's...

"Makichi! Look, look!"

The look of Salia manipulating the ball of flame like a palm.

On the other side of it, Al produces and manipulates a five-metre ice bird.

Near Al and Salia like that, Lune looked at them with interest.

Yes, Salia and the others were here for this training.

"Oh, I'll do something awesome..."

"I can do this. Yikes!

To my impressed voice, Salia wore flames on both hands and feet as she smiled deeper and deeper.

"Bye! That's cool!"

"I'm surprised I haven't had a high spec on the Sarias..."

Salia and Al said they had never used magic before, but the skills I had acquired before... activated "Instruction" and they both became capable of using magic. That too, just today.

... This' coaching 'skill sucks pretty bad.

The first time I activated it, I realized that if I could use this skill, I would be able to tap into the person's potential in an instant.

However, as we call it potential, it cannot be withdrawn without the original stretch.

So Salia has the potential of fire attributes, Al has the potential of ice attributes, but no other attributes can be used.

Besides, when you don't try to tap into your potential and simply try to teach them things, it comes to mind how to explain them easily.

"Hmmm...... Makoto really your skills are amazing. Me too, I've only ever been able to handle ice attributes, and what a [Ice Rite Demon] they called me... I didn't know there was an affinity for earthly attributes, either."

Mr. Florio, who was watching Salia and I interact, was making a chunk of dirt float with laughter and deforming it into various shapes.

As a matter of fact, I'm not only teaching you from Mr. Florio and Lewis, I'm teaching you both the best I can.

To this end, reading and fishing for various books in the library within the Royal Castle has increased my knowledge, and now my magic and skills have reached a level that I can explain to some extent.

So, like Salia and the others, when I activated Florio's "Instruction" skills, the magical talent of earthly attributes blossomed.

"Now I see a way forward, too. And Seiichi, looking at you, makes me sad that ice attributes still have room for ideas and improvements."

"Ha..."

I accidentally laugh bitterly at Mr. Florio's words.

According to new knowledge gained in library books and what Florio and the others have told us, magical power is triggered by demonic attacks of magic and status.

And when I took the magic away from Acrowulf and Sandman, the consuming magic of each magic that was input into the brain, as well as the other magical consuming magic that I found out in the library of Wangdu, is actually the lowest amount of magic necessary to activate that magic, and the cap doesn't exist.

If more than the minimum amount of magic is applied, the power will be doubled in a way that adds to the demonic attack.

That's why the magic I unleash is created by an excessive dose of magic, and so magic of a magnitude or power is expressed like an asshole.

So maybe my training right now is more about controlling magic than about controlling magic.

However, the height of my demonic attack is unusual, so even if I keep it to a minimum demonic power consumption, normal release would cause catastrophe.

But magic activated with minimal magic consumption can change its power freely. Conversely, if you over-engage in magic, you can no longer control the power...

In the fuzz brain, organizing the knowledge I had recently found out, came Al, who was training in the magic of ice attributes, and Lune.

"Phew... magic is hard"

"Al, you're tired"

"Ooh."

Al, who replied briefly, produced palm-sized ice, hitting it on his neck muscles and so on, and began to cool off his body's heat.

"I made a bird that moves with magic, and I tried to simulate it with it... it was a really nasty opponent with the magic I made"

"... I'm surprised Al is doing a hell of a lot of things, saying it's hard..."

"Oh, don't praise me like that..."

"Damn! The irony doesn't make sense......!

I envy your talent, Conch Show!

Oh my god, if it didn't have the fruit effect of evolution, I'd just be an ordinary person...... no, I'd be a person below that de bottom. Why? I'm getting kind of sad to say it!?

Being depressed alone like that, Lune, who had been silent until now, opened his mouth.

"... Icebird... looked delicious..."

"You're really no different!

Well, it's called an ice bird, but it's the magic Al created, and most importantly, if you eat that size of ice, it breaks your belly... is that it? I can't imagine Lune breaking his belly!?

The moment the food gets tangled up, Lune's double-plenty isn't the norm.

I later learned more about the black wolf that kicked in when the Wang du Cup, but he was a grade A demon.

Finally, I also heard about the rank of demons and their relationship to the rank of adventurers, and they say that the rank of demons and the rank of adventurers are not the same, and when adventurers of the same rank as demons hunt for that demon, like, for example, defeating a Class C demon, you need five if you're a Class C adventurer, and a Class B can defeat you by yourself, you need at least five.

And they're going to have different strengths even if it's just one different rank so they can hunt Class C demons by themselves if they're Class B adventurers.

However, they seem to jump in combat power from around Class B and A, and even if you have five Class B adventurers to hunt for a Class B demon, you think they could be wiped out altogether?

Thinking about it that way, Lune's kicked ass demon would have been such a monster that he didn't know if he could defeat even with five Al.

And even if it's situated in the same A-rank as the demon that Lune defeated, Luis is even worse off easily capturing the Bahamut, which is said to be more dangerous. That's the strongest knight in the kingdom. You think strength is a level that can be eaten to the top among S-class adventurers?

Fight that and I'll be safe. I'm a monster enough. Are you complaining?

Being in a rough mood, somewhere more than ever, I saw someone coming towards us from inside the castle.

The man was Luis that I had in mind.

"Hello, Master. Are you done with your training today?

"Oh, just now."

"Really?... Oh? Where are they?

When he noticed the Saliahs, Luis asked him so, seeping surprise in his faceless expression.

When I told Mr. Florio to join me in today's training, I introduced him, but you hadn't introduced him to Lewis yet.

I thought so, and when I turned to introduce the Sarias, the Sarias had a surprised look on their face.

"Wow... you're a beautiful person!"

"Oh, oh... is she the famous Mr. Lewis who made [Sword Saint's Battle Maiden (Valkyrie)] the leader of [Sword Knight (Night of Sword)]..."

"Lord, your woman, you kind of look like Mr. Florio"

Apparently, he was surprised by the beauty of Lewis.

No, it's pretty enough to say it's really too neat, but Salia, Al and Lune aren't inferior at all, so in a way, I wasn't as surprised as the two of us were that I was beautifully girl tolerant.... I was heartily surprised that you suddenly had a mock fight!

Besides, I know you've never been over it looking good, but I still think someone with a beautiful heart is the best. In the first place, it's now that I've lost weight, but I've been fat and busy, and I'm not in a position to say this to others.

Really, the Saliahs are a waste of my time...

Once again, as they were biting off their happiness, the three introduced themselves.

"I'm Salia! Makoto's wife!"

"Oh, I'm Altria Grem. Um... that... Makoto's girlfriend..."

"I am Lune. Be a knight to protect the Lord and a servant."

"How dare you introduce yourself!?"

I never thought I'd be dropped a bomb by introducing myself!

Maybe it's not a mistake that Salia is my daughter-in-law or Al is my girlfriend, but still, Lurne's servant remarks are muddled!

Look, both Mr. Florio and Luis are pokans!

When they blued their faces and wondered how they excused themselves, they gave some convincing expression.

"That's Makichi... you're going my diagonal..."

"Master... I am proud to have a teacher like you..."

"Your impression of me is rough, too!

For once, I wanted to hear my impressions from everyone I knew. What the hell am I?

As I had a tired look at the reaction between the two of them, I had a look that reminded me of something, and I said to him.

"Oh, I was. Master, actually, I need to ask you to fold in..."

"Huh?"

When asked back with a dumb look, Luis lurked his voice.

"... about the assassin who attacked His Majesty. Her neck is fitted with a magic prop called a [slave collar], which she cannot remove poorly. So I'd like to use the help of my master..."

"Slave collar......"

I frown upon the words of Louis.

I've read and fished a lot, so I've also gained knowledge about [slave collar].

First, the [collar of slaves], as its name suggests, is a tool to enslave the wearer.

Besides, it's not a spell, it falls into the demon prop category.

The curse, although not controllable by anyone, is a demonic prop [slave collar] that allows the human being who let it be worn to give the wearer the order of his choice. Moreover, there is no limit to the number of orders, and the wearer cannot cause harm to the human being to whom it is attached.

Also, the wearer cannot remove the [slave collar] himself, and if other humans try to force it off, it will do a lot of damage to the wearer.

Incidentally, there is also a degraded version of this [slave collar], which is called the [slave bracelet], and all the other effects of a limited number of orders are the same as the [slave collar].

"So far, Lorna is interrogating me, putting up a junction that will seal the effect of the collar of slaves..."

"Is there a limit to the bond as well..."

"Yes, the collar of a slave is a very powerful magic tool, so the kingdom must also have something considerable"

"I see what's going on. I'll see what I can do."

In the past month, I have been reluctant to use the power of a monster if it helps people.

That's because I've trained with Mr. Florio and Lewis to use some power.

If you can save that young girl with your powers like my asshole, I'll give you as much of a hand as I can.

"Thank you, Master. And there's one more thing I want to tell you."

"What do you want to tell me?

"Yes, but I want to finish the girl's case first, so let's head to the interrogation room."

So when I tried to travel to the place where Mr. Rhona was interrogating me about Luis, the Saliahs reacted to it.

"Is that it? Makichi. Where are you going?

"Huh? Oh, no, I have some errands..."

"... alone with Mr. Lewis, what business?

"It's not just the two of us..."

"Lord...... can't you take me? Are you tired of me already?!?"

"Lune, you stop spinning that misleading line!

The three of you asked me where I was, and I don't know how to answer that.

If you honestly say you're going to a place to interrogate me, you won't know why I need to go to a place like that, and they'll know that Mr. Lanze was attacked.

Worried about whether there was any reason to convince him, Luise and Florio divulged their voices to discuss and clustered together, with Luise opening her mouth in the delegate.

"Master, your associates won't have to keep it a secret."

"Huh? But... okay? It's so easy to teach me."

"Yes, I just want the three of you to swear that you will keep everything you see and hear from now on confidential..."

When Luis separated the words there, the Saliahs looked at each other once and answered immediately.

"Yeah, okay! I'll keep it a secret!

"Oh, I'm fine too..."

"I wasn't even interested from the start. I promise."

"... thank you. Now let's explain as we move. This way, please."

Thus, Lewis was to take me to the room where Mr. Rhona was interrogating me.

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"Oh no... I can't believe the king was just targeted..."

On his way to the interrogation room, Al gave a serious look when he briefly explained what had happened a month earlier from Luis.

"But thanks to Makoto, you saved me, didn't you? That's Makichi! Cool!"

"Ooh? Thanks."

But on the contrary, Salia said so as if she wasn't worried, and Lune seemed uninterested from the start.... This loba really doesn't show any interest other than about food.

It's like admiring, admiring how consistently unchanged you are... and feeling subtle, Luise stopped.

"This is the interrogation room. But think of our place as a room to see how you're interrogating."

I was briefly told that, but in fact, the interrogation room and I often resembled a room for other detectives to see that they were hearing circumstances in the drama of detective things, and there was just one door that led to the room for interrogation.

And there is only one thing that is different from the room where the circumstances are heard, as seen in the drama of the detective thing.

Instead of looking beyond the magic mirror and glass at the content of the interview, as in the drama, the video from the Magic Guide camera used in the Wang Du Cup was projected into the room and seen.

"Looks like you just reopened the interrogation."

That's what Lewis said, so when I turned my gaze toward the footage, Mr. Lorna and the girl I thought was the Black Cat Beast Man I caught were sitting in a chair opposite each other.

Ms. Lorna looked the same in armor as she had seen before, but the girl had changed from a sneaky outfit to a simple outfit.

'... lady, come on, it's easier to throw up, right?

……

Mr. Lorna, how about that question?

I look stunned on the inside by Rhona, who deliberately lowers her voice and creates a certain atmosphere.

'Is it not... but? Young lady. The story's up!

Bang! And I thought I slapped my desk hard, staying in that position, a word.

"... a bowl of cutlets, you want one?

You just wanted to say that!?

I wanted to shout that out in my mouth unexpectedly, but I desperately suppressed it with reason. I mean, how do you know about interactions like detective stuff on Earth, Mr. Rhona... no, I don't think you do.

Watching the exchange between the two with raw warm eyes, Rhona brings only one, a bowl of cutlets.

And put that bowl of cutlets in front of you -.

"There you go, Takima!

!?

"You're gonna eat it!

In the end, I couldn't stand it, and that's how I got stuck. It's so cool!

The girl was salivating and staring at Rhona as she was eating a bowl of cutlets looking delicious in front of her.

However, Mr. Lorna started eating a bowl of cutlets looking delicious while trying to show them off on purpose, without worrying about how such a girl looked.

"Mmm, yummy! Hey, too bad! If you'd just told me honestly, I would have eaten such good food too! '

……

'Look, look at that! I'm hungry just to watch, and most importantly, I smell... Mmm-hmm!

……

"Ugh!? I can't stop combining these trout eggs with crispy cutlets!

"You're a ghost!

I couldn't stand it, I opened the door leading to the interrogation room, and I said so. That's just unbearable! Whatever it takes, it's pathetic!

Ms Lorna gave me a surprise when I opened the door and broke into the room under interrogation, but Luis told Ms Lorna that she would not blame me and would enter quietly.

"Lorna."

"Yes? What is it? Dear Lewis, rather than, why Makichi..."

"Your dinner is off today."

"What is it!?"

Apparently, Luis also seemed terrible at what Mr. Lorna did, and he says so in cold blood.

"You know...... even if you're going to interrogate me, there's got to be something a little more about how to do it. Why are you doing this?

"Eh... where I'm hungry, show me you're eating something that looks delicious, and if you want to eat that dish, don't give me any info! Speaking of which, I thought it would be easy to tell you..."

"They're still young girls, aren't they? A little something called thought-"

Looking at Luke preaching Mr. Rhona, Lune said in awe.

"Hey, what a horrible torture..."

"You exaggerate too much."

How obsessed are you with food, this loba!

Mr. Florio, two of the things that are grinning at such a sight, Salia and Al, looked perfectly distracted and poker.

"Ha... Florio, could you get me another bowl of cutlets?

"Hmm? I don't mind that..."

When I said that, Mr. Florio called his men and told them to bring a bowl of cutlets.

And after a while, a bowl of cutlets was prepared, so I go to the girl with it.

"I'm sorry about that sister, huh? Look, I got the same thing for you, so eat as much as you like."

……

"That!? Why am I the bad guy!?"

"Lorna, we're still in the middle of something."

"Forgive me already! 'Cause I was sorry. Oh, oh, oh!

Ignoring Ms. Lorna's sad cry and telling the girl to be nice to her so, the girl made her half-eyed eyes tear-eyed and looked up at me.

I stroke my head, laughing bitterly at that.

"It's okay, you can eat it. Eat whatever you want."

The girl who got my word looked a little hesitant, but eventually started eating a bowl of cutlets, little by little.

I could have had some other food, but if I could have had a bowl of cutlets looking delicious in front of me, that would make me want a bowl of cutlets. The more people are eating, the more delicious it looks for some reason.

Thinking it didn't matter, the girl happily ate a bowl of cutlets.