Strongest Onmyouji's Isekai Adventure ~ The Monsters are too weak compared to my Youkai Servant's~

A small square, on the edge of the imperial capital.

Mabel stopped her legs in this less busy place even at noon.

Sitting on the edge of a stunning fountain, he looks up at the starry sky with his sigh.

I called out to look a little lonely. [M]

"Hey."

As Mabel stood up as she was bounced, she looked this way and reached for the sword throwing storage (holder).

Besides, I shook my hands and showed them.

"Wait, wait. I'm not here to fight. Let's settle it tomorrow. That's all right."

Mabel looks at me and says:

"It doesn't matter to me, tomorrow or now"

"But you're not very good at daggers."

Mabel opens her eyes.

"Why?"

"It kind of seemed like a fight and it wasn't enough. Isn't it true that a heavier weapon than that two-handed sword is what you get?

As I said, I sat down on the edge of the fountain.

And look up at the sky.

"It's nice to be quiet here. I'm just sorry it's so sunny."

"... sunny, what's wrong"

"I'd rather have one of the clouds on the moon. Too bright a moon has no flair. There are two of them."

"Style......? There are two moons, of course. Heh."

That's what I said, and Mabel lowered her back away from me.

A cool night breeze flows through a small square.

"If you don't fight... why did you come after me"

I'm here to talk to you.

"Talk...?

"Do you really want to win? I'm just not willing to give in to you if you ask me, and I'm forced to do it by force. But... if you tell me what's going on with you, maybe I'll change my mind."

"... what's wrong with you that we discussed it after that happened"

"But you didn't even try to kill me, did you?

……

"That's true for that intruder guy... didn't you try to let him get away before I did something?

Mabel says after a moment of silence, she takes a small sigh.

"At that time, it looked like you were... trying to erase that witness"

"I didn't mean to."

I was just trying to get rid of it because it was dangerous. I might have been a bit of a killer.

Mabel continues.

"I wish you'd been hurt and abstained from the game tomorrow"

"It was a lot more radical, though."

"I was going to get a couple of arms or legs. Because I thought if I didn't go that far, I wouldn't let you get hurt."

……

"Actually, I couldn't do that either... Hey, if you got hurt, could you have healed yourself?

"... well"

It's hard to say you could have been resurrected even if you were dead.

Mabel looks at me and says:

"Just still... if I really fight, I won't lose. I have a reason not to lose. Please, abstain. Your opponent can't help it. Because I don't want anyone to die any more..."

"I told you. I'm just asking you not to give up the win."

……

Silence descends into the square at night.

I don't have a choice.

Well, I'll take the liberty of telling you my predictions.

"Huh...?

"You're Amu's replacement."

……

"Your mission is to win this tournament and impersonate the brave and draw the attention of the Devil's side. That's why I came to school to adopt the Baron Crain family."

"And you knew?

"No. No one asked me, it's just a prediction. Different?"

"No, but... how could he be so brave?"

"There's a lot going on around here."

I laugh bitterly.

"But that doesn't sound like it."

……

"There's going to be another reason why you're so desperate. Depends, you can consider abstaining."

……

After a long, long silence.

Mabel opened her mouth heavily.

"There's only one thing different about your prediction,"

"Different place?

"All I'm asking is... to lose in the finals"

"Is...?

"To be killed by that evil-eyed swordsman in the final. That's my role. To make the Devil's side think that the brave are dead."

I open my mouth with one breath.

"I knew Kyle, too, meant he was a sent person... I don't understand. The head of a guy with such a sloppy plan, and about you. First of all, the Demons probably don't think so much of you as a brave man. Normally, it's much more likely that the Empire is hiding it, living without consciousness in some village."

"... yeah"

"The situation that comes out of such competitions is too convenient in itself. And yet... if you're going to win, you still lose in the finals? So if you think you can fake a brave man's death, the people in the courtroom seem to be quite congratulating you."

"... I had no choice"

"Can't help it? What?"

"Because the condition to lend me was to let Kyle kill me in the first place, in the final"

"Ha...?

"The school and above it, I just had to drink. Because I was probably the only one with the same age as a brave man, a woman, and the kind of talent that would surely win the tournament. I decided to give up letting him win and make him a shadow fighter and make him look dead. somewhat, even if its meaning diminishes"

"... sorry, but I don't know what it is. Conditions to lend......? Where the hell are you from?

"- - Luglok Chamber of Commerce"

Mabel turns to me and asks.

"Ever heard of it?

"Oh... the MC was talking about Kyle being from the escort unit there. I thought you were a superficial person."

"It's not superficial. Fact. The escort unit is the name of an organization that keeps reserves that are not yet 'merchandise'"

"Products?"

Mabel says with a beat aside.

"The Luglok Chamber of Commerce makes people a commodity. The slave trade and the dispatch of mercenaries. That's Le Groke's merchant."

Mabel continues.

"What makes that Chamber different from other slave traders... is where we find talented slaves and raise them up to be mercenaries ourselves. Especially a child with magical qualities. Kyle and I were one of them."

……

"The Empire understands that naturally. So when this plan was made, I took the story to Luglok. I was wondering if there were any strong children who might be tailored by the brave. Although my hair color is different, I was of the right age and gender. But..."

"... but?

"… I was supposed to be used for another purpose. Kyle's last test opponent. So instead of loaning me, the Chamber of Commerce conditioned me. That's what makes Kyle compete in the tournament and hit me in the finals. And not (...) assuming any (...) responsibility for (...) the outcome of my game...... Even if I lose to Kyle in the final, that's not what the Chamber of Commerce knows. The Imperial side knew what that meant, and they gave me up from the beginning."

……

"But I'm sure for Luglok, this was a good one. I was supposed to throw it away because I could profit from it and even advertise my confidence work called Kyle while I could finish the exam at the tournament."

I open my mouth with a little thought.

"Well, what the hell is an exam? You're one of the mercenaries, aren't you? How could you use it to imitate it?"

Mabel shakes her neck to the side.

"I'm not a formal 'product'. I need surgery to be a regular mercenary in Luglok."

"Surgery?

I inquire.

"Why bother doing that? Embedding something in your body?

"Yeah, no... open your head."

"... head?

"Yes."

Mabel glances further up her forehead with her fingers.

"Cut the skin, drill a hole in the skull... into the brain, put the blade"

"It's... for what"

"When you do, you can be the perfect soldier. To the perfect soldier who does not remember any fear, anger or hesitation and obeys every command. Instead, you lose feelings like joy and sadness, and you become someone else."

……

So Mabel saw this one.

"Unbelievable?

"No... I believe you"

It wasn't like I didn't know any similar examples.

I keep asking.

"You didn't take it, but Kyle did. I thought you were a human being away from me... So, what's an exam?

"Find out if the surgery was successful. By letting your people... kill you."

Mabel continues.

"A child who is expected to have magic or sword talent in slavery is sent to a nursery. So we can raise them in pairs. The four of them, always together. Whether it's sleeping, eating rice, or hard training. There were fights, but for the unaccompanied slave children, it was like family. Encourage each other to hang in there together, because one day you'll be free, and the adults at the nursery will tell you to help each other... but"

Mabel says.

"Only one of the four can have surgery. The Strongest One"

"No way......"

"The content of the exam is to kill the other three"

Mabel continues, losing her words to me.

"I can kill you without hesitation and be the first Legloke mercenary"

"Well, you..."

"I'm Kyle's, one of the three guys. The other two were already killed. All you have to do is be a substitute candidate for the brave and I'm the only one whose exams have been postponed. Killing me is Kyle's last test."

I open my mouth after a long silence.

"Were you... trying to win for such a thing? To make it to the finals and get him killed..."

"No."

Mabel immediately denies it.

Behind that voice, I saw something emotional for the first time.

"Neither the brave, nor the exams, do I know. The reason I can't lose... is because in the finals, I have to kill Kyle. regardless of the intentions of the Empire or the Chamber of Commerce"

"That's why..."

"I had a brother. My real brother."

Mabel says.

"Sold to slaves together, just one family. It just so happens that me and my brother, we had a magical talent and were picked up by the Chamber of Commerce together. I was with him at the nursery. Always gentle, caring for everyone, snuggling at hard times......... and the first thing, that guy killed me"

……

"Take revenge. That's my reason."

Listen to Mabel.

The discomfort that was piling up finally takes shape.

"Kyle's brother's revenge is a lie."

"Huh..."

"Kyle is your brother, isn't he?

"Become... why..."

Mabel groans stunned.

I say with a sigh.

"That's hard to answer when they say why. Almost. I was uncomfortable talking about my vendetta, and so was your gaze at Kyle in the arena. Besides, I was also concerned that the color of your eyes is the same as that of Kyle's non-evil eyes. You look a little alike."

"... yes"

"Hey, wasn't that hair the same gray as him before dyeing it?

Mabel nodded coldly.

Look at the girl who keeps pushing her silence... I had something even more on my mind.

I ask with my eyes open.

"No way... did Kyle want it himself...? To die in your hands."

Mabel rounded her eyes.

Then I nod my face and squeal.

"You know everything...... You've been living a terrible world, too?

"No... not as good as you"

At least in this life.

Mabel starts talking pompous.

"Not long before I was going to have surgery... my brother told me." If I wasn't me, then Mabel wanted me to be easier. "When I was told, I didn't know what it was about... but I think my brother probably knew he was going to be. Because all the people in" Products "were strange somewhere. And it was my brother who was most likely to be that 'product'. Because my brother, who was born with evil eyes, was stronger than anyone else in the nursery"

……

"That guy now... he's not your brother anymore. My brother would never have killed the match's opponent without darkness. Not to mention, I can't believe I got the two of you who were my buddies... I don't know what that guy is thinking right now. But if any of that guy still has a brother... I'm sure he's in pain. I want to make it easier for you."

I ask after silence.

"Can you beat Kyle?

"I don't know...... yeah. Probably not."

……

"But I have to do it. This is the only thing I can do anymore. Besides,"

So Mabel laughed small, as troubled.

"Because I'm just going to die no matter what happens anymore. Whether you lose in the final, win or escape. Even if that guy doesn't kill me, he'll just be disposed of by the Chamber of Commerce. If so... Finally, I'd like to ask your brother's favor."

I realized I'd never seen Mabel's laughing face before.

Says the girl.

"Please. In the finals, let me fight my brother. I'm not willing to lose to you. But I don't even think I can just win. If possible, I want to turn to my brother. That's all I want..."

"... I've changed my mind"

I lay my eyes down.

"Actually, the semifinals were intentionally going to lose. Because I wasn't interested in winning, and I had predicted what this tournament would mean. But I stopped."

I tell you quietly.

"The semifinals will beat you. And in the final, I'll take Kyle down."

"Become..."

A moment later, Mabel makes an angry look.

"Why! Why not!

"You don't need to be killed by your brother, you don't need to be killed. Get off this tournament already. It's wrong to have just one family in your hands."

"What do you know!

Mabel screams.

"How do you think I've been fighting! They put me in school, showed off the privileged, and reunited me with my brother at competitions like this! Don't say such beautiful things now! I'm not! With you, children of powerful weather aristocracy and brave men who will be protected! Don't take it away from me until my last job! What can I do to lose to you and disappear with nothing I can do!

"I've decided what to do. We're going back to school. Now you're a baroness and a student at school."

I say.

"I will be congratulated for going back to school and making it to the semifinals. Then, back to school life. Study with talented weather students, take regular exams, advance, and eventually graduate... it's up to you from there."

Mabel opens her eyes and shivers her lips.

"Stop... there can't be that. There is no reason for the school to keep me surrounded by failed and used"

"Hmm, my prediction, I wouldn't worry about that."

"Even if you give up a hundred steps and that happens... the Chamber of Commerce is not silent. There's no way you're leaving me alone knowing what's inside me. I'll definitely send an assassin. 'Merchandise' stronger than your brother, 'cause Lugloke has a lot. You'll be safe..."

"I think I'm hitting just about that much of my hand. Well, there's nothing wrong with assassins."

I laugh and say.

"As long as I'm in school, nobody's gonna let you serve me."

"Oh no... I can't do that"

"I can. - Because I'm the strongest."

"Ha ha...!?

Mabel said, looking like she had been taken aback.

Then, for some reason, I'm staring at this one.

"Maybe you're dictating?

"Heh!?

"My brother said." Beware of men who make themselves look big and distract. "

"Yes, no..."

I just get awkward.

I should have said something weird......

"Well, that's just the strongest joke... I just wanted to say I remember you in my arms. At least you can't beat Kyle or the 'product' on it. So don't worry."

……

"Besides... if your brother has a wish, it's not about letting him kill himself. Don't think I'm going to let my only sister go free."

With the night breeze, silence descended.

Eventually -,

"Thanks, but..."

Mabel opens her mouth quietly.

"... after all, I can't believe it"

Mabel stood up completely.

And look at me with those empty eyes.

"Tomorrow, I'll do everything I can. And beat you."

To Mabel, I laugh back.

"Fine. Then I'll prove it to you. I will beat you with all my strength, and I will give you the guidance to Kyle without any creation. Let's start there."

"... ok"

Nod, Mabel turns her heel back.

I was finally distracted when I saw him.

Glad you came after me. Yeah, if it's a win, you get a prize. I wonder how much...

Thinking, for example, Mabel looks back only half her body, as she remembers.

"Well, I'm sorry about the inn. I wish that woman hadn't been hurt."

"Fine... eh, woman person?

"Yeah. Um, with white hair"

"Huh!?

Whoa... were they watching Yuki?

I can't help it. [M]

"Hey... about what?

…… You brought him in, didn't you...? 'Cause in bed. "

"Ha!? No... Yes, no, you don't. What are you talking about?

"... if you want your squire and that brave man to shut up, I don't mind"

"No, no, no, no!

I appreciate that kind of care!

"Wait, I really don't know. Remind me. Was there anyone else there when you and I were meeting in that room?

"... Speaking of which, he was gone at some point, maybe"

"The door was closed, and it can't be gone or anything! I've always been alone in the first place. What the hell were you seeing? Please stop. I'm scared..."

…… You mean he was an astral monster?

"Uh-huh."

It doesn't go through subtly.

Doesn't this country have a culture of mystery or something...?

Look at me twisting my neck.

Mabel loosened her mouth just a little strangely.

"... heh heh"

****

Breaking up with Mabel, on her way to the city late at night.

"Yuki's hunch is going to hit. Saika."

I mumbled to Yuki's abrupt words.

"Ugh... oh Yuki is amazing. I grew up."

"That's not right! What are you thinking already! Because I've decided to live without exaggerating my powers in this life. Huh?

"... because"

I have an unexpected tone. [M]

"I felt sorry for him."

"... Huh."

Yuki sighed heavily.

"Seika always did. Like a dog or a cat, pick up a pitiful child and welcome him to the disciple."

"That's good. We've all become decent."

"... and indeed, for some reason, all the children you pick up Seika were excellent, weren't they? Even a child who didn't have the gift of a curse later showed up as a bureaucrat, samurai, or merchant."

"It's the result of everyone's hard work."

Then I tell him to supplement it.

"Once you're serious, there's nothing like winning a tournament like this. The real strong don't come out like this, and that's about all anyone has any idea. You said it was Mabel, right? He said Luglok had more men than Kyle."

"Mmmm...... so since how long is it dangerous?

"I wonder if it would suck to destroy a battalion in formation by itself, cure a disaster, or bring the dead back to life."

"That would be it, hey."

Then Yuki says, after a while of silence.

"But... is that girl's story true? Yuki is incredible."

"Was there anywhere you could get caught?

"... I mean the surgery where you open your head and you change your personality. Is it possible to do that?"

"That's impossible."

I'll explain.

"A madhouse in the West... a facility that keeps people in touch, but I heard that the same thing had been done there in the past. Surgery to put a blade in your brain. Surprisingly, he said, some severe seizures and violent impulses had subsided, allowing him to lead a daily life. It's just... most of them seemed to be like abandoned people, dead from surgical wounds, or even if they seemed to succeed, later they would have killed themselves."

"Then you still mean making ruthless soldiers out of surgery..."

"No, I still can't say it's impossible"

I say.

"The surgery that had been performed in the Western madhouse had no clear methodology or anything else as far as the records were concerned. The blade was also put differently by the doctor, so it is natural that there was variation in the results. So, on the contrary… if experiments have allowed us to establish a highly successful method, the story will change"

"Experiment, is it"

"Oh."

I go on.

"The Luglok Chamber of Commerce deals with slaves. We can procure as many experimental materials as we want. Because there are a lot of products out there that you can't sell because you feel comfortable or suffer from a disease. Besides, this world has the magic of healing, which prevents surgical wounds from dying."

"I see..."

Then Yuki asks roughly.

"Can't Seika undo the changes that have occurred as a result of surgery?

"You can't."

I answer immediately. [M]

"If the vessel changes, the soul will also degenerate. We can't undo it because we're out of references."

"Was it..."

"Still, I'm not going to kill Kyle."

"Eh."

Yuki raised her voice like a surprise.

I didn't dare tell Mabel, but I meant it from the beginning.

"Even if your personality changes, you can re-engage in a new relationship. I don't know if Mabel can accept Kyle right now, but that's not for me to decide. Besides,"

I add.

"I feel sorry for him, too, for dying like a doll."

"... Huh."

Yuki sighs heavily again.

"Seika is sweet."

"I guess so."

"Yes, it is sweet. Yuki is worried. I was wondering if one day I would be bonded to my bad daughter..."

"I never had a hand in my apprentice."

"Hmm, you said that..."

"It's gonna be okay."

The apprentice was important.

I never trusted you.

Now that I think about it, it must be because I had a past of killing my master myself.

I thought I'd see the same one day, and it did.

What wasn't what I expected.

Only that she admired me until the end. [M]