episode_0040

A conference room inside the teachers’ office prepared by the teacher along with Ellis.

Close the door, leaving the three of us alone.

I told the teacher that the association’s work was confidential and that there was nothing I could do, and I set up a triple layer of magic barriers to prevent anyone from leaving, including a soundproof wall using magic power.

It’s not something that can be helped in order to save Vine.

The first to speak was Ellis.

“Ugh, I, I… I was wrong! Please spare my life!”

She looked very nervous in front of us and begged for our lives.

And judging by the way his eyes keep rolling, he seems to be trying to figure out a way to escape.

Is it because he is said to be one of Eden’s brains?

It’s really not easy to live an ordinary life in a moderately quiet school, with moderately high grades.

With that head, it’s not the first or second time that it’s bothered us…

“Suyeon, no. Ellis. Why did we come to you?”

“Wow, I’m under arrest… right? I’m going to go into Marina’s capsule and never come out again, right?”

“Well, if you want, I can do that.”

“Oh, no! Please, s, spare me! I’ll just do nothing and hide like a dead mouse! I won’t be seen again! So… please… ”

“If you accept our offer, we will let you live the life you want. And your current status is… Kim Soo-yeon, right? That’s it.”

“Yes… ? A suggestion… ?”

“Why, you don’t like it?”

“Oh, no! I’ll do it! Just leave it to me!”

“Right? We didn’t threaten or anything?”

“Yes! Well, just tell me what it is… If you could… ”

“Well, no. Hmm, but how dare you hide your magic and live a comfortable school life in a place like this?”

“That, that’s… ”

“You don’t even know how your colleague, Biné, is living.”

“Rain, is it raining…? If it’s raining, then at the marina… ”

“You, don’t you know any news?”

“Well, I guess… I’m a test taker, so I don’t use the internet… I was busy running away at the time… ”

“Wow, Eden’s brain is working as a student in a place like this.”

“That, that… The circumstances… ”

“Well, as I said before, if you want, I’ll let you continue this life. Well, it’ll require some measures and monitoring.”

“ㄴ, yes! Just order it!”

“Nothing much. Just follow us. We’ll go and tell you.”

After hearing that, Ellis looked at us with suspicious eyes.

In this case, it would be right to use Seohyun.

Well, because I trust our Seohyun.

“Hey, who are you to look at us like that?”

Oh, Seohyun?

“If you think the decision-making power is now in your hands, then come to your senses.”

Seohyun…?

“What you have to decide now is whether you’ll be dragged straight from here to Marina, or you’ll join us and go to the Association. Got it?”

“Seo Hyun-ah!”

“Sister, a villain. If you treat a villain who uses his brains so kindly, he will cleverly avoid you. There’s nothing you can do about it now.”

“No, Seohyun… Still.”

“Haa, I’m in the same urgent situation right now. Since that kid’s not here, really… Haa. Sister. Isn’t that right?”

“Yeah, but doing it like that… ”

“Did your sister do something similar?”

“Me?”

“Yes. Anyway. How are we going to get him?”

“First, I have to take him to the association. But before that, I have to fill the seal.”

“Did you bring it?”

“Yeah, just in case, I threatened the president and brought it to him.”

While we were talking about that, Ellis, who had been eavesdropping on our conversation, said:

“Bo, sealing ball… Is that… that, uh, heavy and thick… that, that metal… thing… ?”

Seohyun, who saw that, wanted to tease her or vent her anger.

“Yeah, it’s heavy, so I brought it in my bag. It’s the one you wore a long time ago. If you go out of this room, you’ll be noticed, right?”

“Oh, no! I, please… T, …

“Hmm, if you just want to be dragged along, I’ll fill this out, and if you listen well, I’ll make it a little different.”

“Yes, yes, yes, yes! Ma, I’ll listen to you! Please!”

“How can I trust you?”

“That, ugh… How can I, earn your trust… ”

“Do I know that? You have to find out for yourself.”

“That, then… This, this won’t work… This really won’t work… ”

“What is it?”

After saying that, Ellis took off the jeweled necklace she was wearing and put her hands on her chest.

Then, a light came out of his chest and he took out a pink jewel.

“Okay, this is my magic core. I can’t give it to you… Well, if you cast a contract spell on it… ”

“Contract magic?”

“Huh? Oh, you don’t know… Our monsters can completely restrict their actions by making a contract here. Any creature with a magic core. Monsters can also interfere with this and tame them, and while they are in the process of transforming them into monsters, they can also insert cores that they have made a contract with in advance.”

“ What is that…?”

“We also offered this core to the boss and participated in his grand plan. After his consciousness was permanently destroyed, this contract was also terminated. But the excessive love that came through this contract was also really good… ”

Ellis, who was lost in thought while telling a story about her old boss, changed the subject when she saw me staring at her.

“Ah, so… So, you don’t know how to use contract magic…?”

“We don’t know about contract magic, right?”

At that time, Seohyun suggested a possibility.

“Sister, isn’t it similar to signing a contract with our mascot? Hmm, should I contact you?”

“Um, I’ll try to contact you. You said you’d finish it and come back before Bine, really… ”

By focusing on the flow of magic like that, you find a single string connecting you to another dimension.

Because that string is always connected to the mascot.

Because it’s a line that allows you to become a magical girl who can control magical powers.

So, I contacted our mascot whom I hadn’t heard from for a while.

Hmm, I thought it would be hard to contact you, but it’s working fine.

“Jibril, long time no see?”

“Oh, Blanc! You called me out of the blue? What’s going on? You must have called me because it’s urgent?”

“Yeah, I was wondering if there was a contract magic that could be used on the magic core that the monster has.”

“What? Who told you that?”

“From the person concerned. So can you tell me what kind of magic it is?”

“The person involved? Should I give you more details?”

“Yes. You know that, don’t you? Eden’s Alice. I found out the information from that child. So what are you going to do? You seem to know it well, don’t you? ”

“You heard from that Ellis… No way?!”

“That’s not what you think. I think I should make a contract with that kid.”

“Huh? How…? If you do that, the monster will… ”

“Who is the monster?”

“The owner has all the authority, including the right to life and death… ”

“Huh? What is that…?”

“This is what happens when a monster makes a direct contract with a magic core.”

“But why didn’t that kid tell me that?”

“Maybe he thought he would be in danger if he told her. But how did you find Ellis?”

“There is a way. Hmm… So that’s what it was… ”

This is what Jibril told us about magic:

The monster’s contract is similar to the magical girl’s contract, but different.

The amount of magical power and its strength are measured on a scale, and the contract is established only when the magical power of the master is higher.

If not, the contract is not established and the caster suffers in return.

Since it is a type of magic used by the demons of the other world, it is said that such a meticulous contract is made.

From memory, Seohyun would have less magical power than Ellis.

First of all, we know how to use it.

“So, Jibril. When will you be back?”

“I was originally planning to go back this week. Well, at least one of my worries has disappeared.”

“Huh? What were you worried about?”

“No. I’ll be back as soon as possible, so Blanc, keep working hard to protect me?”

“Well, I believe in it.”

Such a broken connection.

Meanwhile, Seohyun signed a contract with Ellis…

huh?

“Wait a minute! Seohyun!”

“Huh? Why?”

“Wait a minute. Why is Seohyun making a contract with you, Ellis?”

“That, that… I thought this might be faster… ?”

“Seo-Hyeon doesn’t know about contract magic. Then, isn’t the magic you’re using now the one you’re casting?”

“Even if I cast it, it’s a contract made against my magic core anyway… So I’m the one being controlled… ?”

Ha, really. This is so desirable…

* * *

Right. At that time, the combatants… were eventually evacuated.

Did you disguise yourself as an amusement park visitor?

It was difficult to obtain clothes for each individual fighter.

Oh, no.

The staff room at the amusement park, I took out their uniforms and disguised myself.

So I took him out into the forest and escaped through the barely opened warp portal.

Instead, it was difficult to induce Blanc.

I was tracking my magical power and causing the fighters to retreat.

The wind that followed them there almost annihilated the fighters.

Looking at it this way, there were a lot of things to fix back then too.

Ellie gets annoyed at something that just won’t work no matter how hard she tries.

Because I fought with Blanc emotionally, saying it was to vent my anger.

When emotions get involved in battle, it’s natural that your judgment deteriorates.

Because poor judgment leads to ineffective combat.

That inefficient battle eventually leads to a dark defeat.

After a fierce battle, I was the one who fell.

Yeah, usually it crashed.

Because I liked fighting in that vast darkness, in that sky.

Not only because it’s advantageous for me to fight there, but also because of the cool breeze and the moderate heat.

Maybe it was because it made the battles interesting.

When I think about it this way, I guess I was secretly a battle maniac too.

Even though it was the boss’s order, I followed it.

I guess fighting like that was fun.