After cutting up the exercises and returning to the city soon, I went straight to the Devil.
I was sent to the office where the Demon King was immediately after I first told Siel about the incident.
"... I wasn't expecting it, but that idiot did something extra."
Hearing about Shea, the Demon King has an unusual and painful look on his face.
The daughter who planted the memories and magic of the chicken.I thought it was suspicious at the time of Miarak... but how dare you attract such a thing? "
"... did you think it was suspicious?"
"? Have you ever had a decent relationship with anyone?"
Calm down, calm down.
There's no point hitting the Demon King right now...!
"Before something happens that I don't know, it's easier for you to take the initiative and get involved.I'm buying it, including your cause and effect. "
I'm not at all happy with how you rate me like that...
Slowly, I put the crystal I had in my pocket on the table in front of the Demon King.
"This is your power that was sealed."
"Ah, well done.Except for me, you're the only one who's safe in that poison territory with healing magic. "
"Wouldn't that be Mr. Nero?He'll blow up the poison. "
"He's too strong.We should not move inadvertently, considering the position of the Demons. "
Really? Nero is too strong and suspicious on the human side.
Taking a crystal with fragments of the Demon King's power trapped in it, the Demon King threw it into the circle of light created by magic, without seeing it particularly emotionally.
"Aren't you challenged by your own power?"
"No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.My power is strictly controlled by Falga and me. "
"If that's the case, I don't care."
If Falgar-sama and this man say so.
In the first place, the Demon King is too strong at the moment.
"Currently, there is only one thing I have secured for you.I've reported one that Shia has taken, one that the Devil has secured... Can I assume that all the powers in the Demon King's domain have been recovered? "
Hmm, not exactly.
"No...?"
But Aulu-san did say that Shea and the Devil had secured it...
"There's no mistake in what Shea Garmio has, but it's different on the devil's side."
"What does that mean?I thought the devil was using your power or taking it in.... "
"The devil's time has secured my power?No, that's not it. I have left it right. "
Do you have any left?
"If the devil absorbs my power into it, it is the mountain of Seki that will be eaten and torn from the inside."
"Your power isn't too much noise...?"
"It's me?"
You don't have to be so proud.
It is also the case that there is too much proof.
"I know where the remaining fragments of the demons are."
If you know, you already know where it is.
Not going to collect it right away means it's not as easy to put in as the poison area.
... if...
Are you sure this is monster territory?
"That's right. If we take it back from the devil, all the fragments of my power that are affecting the Demon King Realm will be removed."
"Is that too much responsibility?"
With astonishment, the demon king smiles.
"You cut me that much.I need you to do that. "
"Hah, I'll do my best..."
I won't say no here.
Well, I suppose you can say that you trust me, too.
"We will continue to prepare you for the realm of monsters, but there is a high probability that you will encounter Shea Garmio, the daughter with the memories of the Hisago."
"Does she want your help after all?"
"I don't know what you think.If you could just get rid of me and save me the trouble, we could be saved... but I can't help but feel the smell around her. "
"Honestly, I agree."
Unfortunately, I can't say anything, but I feel uncomfortable that the situation in Syria was somehow set up.
I don't know what that is.
But if what happened to her was not a coincidence, but some sort of temptation... I would be angry with the man who set it up.
"It seems that Shea's hometown is Carm Rio."
Well then, it's a respite. It is a country where people do the ridiculous thing of believing in brave men.Whatever happens, it's not weird. "
Should we go to Carm Rio when we get back from Demon King territory?
If we can help Shea, we might send her back to her family.
... no, now let's focus on the monster realm.
"Naturally, let Falga share this information as well. And the rabbit."
Yes?
"Is it possible to communicate with the Land of the Beast?"
I nod to the demon king's question. [M]
"Yes, I have signed a magic contract with Hoover of Hayate, the head of the Beast clan, and I think he'll be here any minute."
"You're really handy."
"Ah, but it's not just official, it's personal between friends, so please be careful there."
"... no, don't say anything."
Somehow I was stunned.
The demon king kept talking to me, feeling unconscious. [M]
"Call in the ravens through the chief.Tell him about Shea Garmio. "
"... okay."
Nagi, who was closest to Hisago, might be able to help Shia in an unstable state.
Besides, Nagi-san won't be able to pass through the realm of monsters, and above all, there is no problem as a combat force.
"Is Shea okay?"
"For now, you won't have to worry.Memories are only memories.I am worried that my ego will become unstable, but it is unlikely that Shea Garmio will become Hisago himself. "
But I'm worried about the unstable girl. [M]
Originally she was a girl who didn't even know how to fight.I'd like to do something about her situation as soon as I can.
Thinking so much, I sigh lightly. [M]
"You look tired."
"That's because I was too nervous about it.I fought the demons and Aulus, and I consumed a lot of magic. "
"Was I desperate to hear you stand around and laugh?"
"I guess...."
You've been doing a little work while I've been reporting this, this guy.
Let's take a shower and go to bed when we get home.
The fatigue of my men is also considerable, so tomorrow's training is off... well, yes.
"Wizard, I need you to find out about the Dark Wizard."
"Are you going to adopt me?"
"No, it's not...! It's about the twin Dark Wizards I fought with."
Oh, is that so?
Why am I supposed to adopt in this way? [M]
No way, the story of keeping the child of the former Dark Wizard is moving in the shadows...?
"Maybe someone else is using the remains besides the twins.It's not just about the Dark Wizards..... "
"Sure, but sometimes before I woke up from the seal.Authenticity can be uncertain, but let me check it out. "
It would be easier to take measures if some information was known in advance.
That twin's dark magic was troublesome to use well.
"Usato"
Yes?
Did you finish the whole story? The Demon King with his arms around his back looks at me with a smile. [M]
"Do you realize that the demons you train are mixed with foreign objects?"
"... if you've noticed, please tell me."
"Because there is no hostility. I had him swimming."
The foreign object that the Demon King is talking about is probably Vena.
"Somehow I know who it is.... but it was only when the exercise was over that I realized it completely. "
She mastered magic sensing and used it to figure out where I was. [M]
That's enough to spread the magic more widely than me.
But as I stepped into her magical realm, I felt something similar to the magic that bewitched the devil's people.
"There was a demon tribe named Vina among those who belonged to the former First Army, but they left the city after the war.... and above all, this Vena is a man.Definitely not herself. "
"Should I catch him?"
"Sometimes. I suppose I infiltrated for most reconnaissance....."
The Demon King puts his hand on his jaw as if he were worried.
"The demons hate each other.I don't think they have the information. "
Even when I used Kayla as my shield, I didn't even pretend to be here to help.
Maybe we're just trying to use each other.
"Hmm... let's leave it to you first"
"Hmm...."
"Being one of your own means a lot to me.Depending on the content, you might be able to pull it in here? "
"Is it going to be that easy...."
"You're good at that, right?"
I wonder, I feel like I'm getting a huge misunderstanding from the Demon King.
But... I can't help it.
For now, after a break, let's call Vena and see if she's serious.
"Hah, there's so much to do...."
Explore the Monster Realm.
Collect Demon King Fragments.
Rescuing Shea.
And then there was more contact with Vina just now.
All of them are tough, but we have to solve them.