286-280 Reincarnated Alice

We boarded the amphibian and launched it into the air for now, and as we gained altitude, we decided to talk about where we were going.

Today's final destination is Yenis. "Today's final destination is Yenis and we will go to the foot of the dragon's valley as soon as we get ready, but we'll talk about what to do after tomorrow when we arrive in Yenis.

I continue to drive the amphibian, feeling that everyone's attention is on us.

The technical team, including Dolan, have gone to check the interior of the amphibian to see if there are any malfunctions caused by firing the main gun or flying for long periods of time, so only the combat team is here.

'Master Luciel, do we need to stop somewhere?'

After finishing his job, Lionel was already back to his usual Lionel, with no trace of the face he had been a War Demon General.

''First, the Holy City. I'm not sure if I should head to the Holy City and report to the Pope about the matter with the Empire or not, but...''

Can that wait?

But Forenoire waited for my opinion.

'What is it?'

'Yes. Fuluna is starting to change a little by herself. But talking to Luciel makes her feel rushed and depressed, so if you need to talk to her, I'll tell her about this time.''

Depressed about what?

'You know how we solved the darker parts of the Empire in less than half a month and even stopped the war with the Kingdom of Rubruk?　Think about what Furuna will think when she hears it.'

''Well okay. Then I'll leave the communication to Forenoire.

"Yes,

With that, Forenoire said just that, and headed for Esther in the corner of the bridge.

'Then I suppose we'll have to go directly to Melatni.

And why is that?

''It's Master Brod. Just like Lionel wants to go to the foot of the Dragon Valley, I'm sure Master will feel like he'll jump at the chance if I bring this story to him. Even if I refuse, I have to say a word or I'm afraid of the rest.

If he were to go to an environment that had the potential for significant level improvement, a sulking master would definitely come to mind if he didn't invite him to it, and he had decided to go and pick him up.

''Well, I'm the head of a branch of the Adventurer's Guild, so I don't know what will happen, but with Whirlwind with me, it looks like I won't be bored.

Lionel laughed unsuccessfully, and he felt that there was still a demon living inside Lionel.

'Perhaps Master Brod and Mr. Galba aren't at the church headquarters already either. It's been ten days since then, and Master is probably back in Meratoni anyway.

Would you like me to contact you with my magic ball?

Yeah, please.

Then Lionel tries to contact me with his magic ball, but he doesn't seem to answer.

I'm sure he's dealing with the adventurers at the training ground.

It will be in the form of a surprise, but if it doesn't fit with his schedule, it won't be a good idea.

Besides, going to the city of Meratni is a matter of Estia.

I was hoping to go to Melatoni again, and Estia had made the decision to face her past....

When I turned my gaze to Estia, I knew immediately that she had been replaced by a dark spirit.

The dark spirit talking to Forenoire has a grim expression on its face, so it may be a discussion between the spirits.

''So what's on the way now?

''Ah~ I thought I'd check if the pterodactyl troops that Forenoir shot down before we reached the imperial capital were still alive. If they had turned into demons, it would be troublesome, and if they were dead, I thought I'd give it to Paula and Lisian for their hard work this time, while purifying them.

'Oh, I'm sure that was awesome,'

'By the way the kefin teasing over there and the ketty comforting it are giving off a bit of a troublesome aura?

'Kukkuk. That's true. I didn't think I'd be able to even watch the battle because I was too sick from amphibian sickness, let alone fight with that Destroyer.

''Ahhhh, you still fought against the soldiers who were turned into demons in the Empire...''

It's all part of the feeling, you know?

Yeah.

A while later, when they arrived at the point where they had shot down the pterodactyl, the pterodactyl troops had been wiped out in spectacular fashion.

The only saving grace would be that the demons and animals hadn't eaten the pterodactyls and imperial soldiers.

I didn't know that the weakness of the pterosaurs was their wings.......

It seems that the problem was that they took it easy and burned through the wings with a laser beam instead of the pterosaur's body, which was the problem.

''The pterosaur just floats with wind magic by putting magic power into its wings and making it look like it's flying in the direction it's going. So if the wings break, they just fall. The higher it is, the stronger the impact on the ground, and naturally this is what happens.

Here is a woman who explains in detail about the biology of the pterosaur while her black hair is dominating the wind.

I see........By the way, how is your body feeling?

'Thanks to you, I'm doing great. Thank you for freeing me from a true slave Mr. Luciel.

You appraised him?　"Alice, the reincarnated one, is that correct?"

Yes.

Now, I was puzzling over how to handle her.

As we lowered the altitude of the airship, as an example, the key to the hermit's coffin suddenly popped out of the magic bag and this Alice and Mr. Bazak came out.

Then Lionel asked me to leave Mr. Bazak in charge of him, so I decided to leave him in charge.

And as for Alice, who looked around uneasily, I was going to leave her in charge of Estia, but the discussion between Forenoir and the Dark Spirit was not over, and she did not agree to it.

Dolan and the other members of the technical team had already finished inspecting the amphibian, but because it was not an area where the enemy would appear and there seemed to be no battle, they had holed up in the workshop inside the amphibian in order to proceed with the analysis of the magic crystal sphere and the example ring, in addition to the Destroyer's magic stones.

Lyna also chose to stay in the workshop, as if she wasn't that interested in the reincarnated person.

Paula and Lisian wanted the pterodactyl's magic stones, but they couldn't resist the urge to study them and left me to dismantle them, which I didn't expect.

So currently, he had come with Nadia and Lydia to take Alice to dismantle the pterodactyl and purify the soldiers.

''First of all, whether you're a reincarnate or not, I basically won't interfere with you, and I don't intend to, so rest assured.

'Well, what's going to happen to me now?'

Why does he look so anxious to hear about it, but actually doesn't seem to be in much trouble?

Do you have any hope for what you want to be?

Well, what about your lover?

Do you have any hope for what you want to be?

'Jeez, I'm just kidding. I don't think I'm going to be able to make it easier for you to be my mistress because I'm blown away by your abilities and you seem to have a lot of money, so please don't stare at me.

It's completely leaking out of my mind, but it's hard to talk about a lot of things if you don't go through that completely.

Even so, I was completely disappointed in the fact that he has a personality that blows strange things into Estia.

''Who is a reincarnated person in the first place?　Why did you become a slave before that?

To be a little more serious, I ask in a stronger tone of voice.

'Well, it's about someone who was born in a different world than this one, who was involved in an accident and died, and God brought him back to life and started a new life again. The one who became a slave I tried to get close to someone who had a competent skill set, but he was committing a crime...

...a typical example of the ability-dependence my master taught me during my training.

...So Alice is dead once?

Yes, the detergent that shouldn't have been mixed I think I mixed some chemicals with each other and they died while I was taking a little nap.

........I was too scared to ask how old Alice was.

''Basically, I know you were involved in researching the demon race in the empire, and your slave master, Cloud, is already gone from this world. So you're already the only person who knows about the study of the demon race. I can kill you, and it's probably easier that way.

Oh, no, no!　You know, a wise man is that, someone with noble principles, right?

'I don't know about that, but since you've been doing research on demonization, if you turn it off, I think it will help protect this world, what do you think?'

'Well, um, I was just forced to do research as a slave. I didn't have any human rights.

I see. So can you swear to God about that?

Yes, I swear.

All right. Then I will make a pledge. Will you, O thou Alice, pledge thy skills in exchange for a lifetime of not doing me and my people harm?

I promise.

For some reason, he looks victorious, but has he ever taken a pledge?

'Do you swear not to tell anyone but me or my followers about your demonization?

I swear.

Can you swear in God's name that you will not do all of those things that lastly lie to me and my followers, all of those things that are detrimental, damaging, and follow me around in vain?

"I swear. What?　What is this light?

You've got your word, but what is it?

Well, what was that light?

The light of the covenant?

Um, not like a flippant thing?

.........

''I don't know about the other world, but the oath has become in the name of the Lord God Klaia, so if you break the oath, you won't be able to use your skills, and the punishments will add up, but, well, if you keep it, it won't harm you at all, so you can rest assured.

Oh, my God, that's a violation of human rights.

'No, I didn't force you to swear, and were you trying to do any harm to us in the first place?

I didn't do that...

For some reason, my eyes swam, but I'd like to pat myself on the back for deciding that I needed to pledge early.

'That's fine then, right?　Now, let's get the dismantling started.

Although I thought I had done something a little terrible, I decided to leave Alice's persona to the two of them to dismantle the pterodactyl and purify the imperial soldiers, since the spirit Forenoir and the dark spirits could release the pledge.