episode_0179

As soon as I heard that Mariel had returned to Kubel, I headed straight to her mansion.

Mariel, who continued her research without returning from Calogium for several days, eventually brought ‘it’ to the front yard of the mansion.

“That… How did you open it and bring it back?”

I said in surprise as I looked at Calogium’s central device in front of the mansion.

Where the fountain was originally located in the garden of the mansion, the fountain has disappeared and a huge calogium device has been placed there.

It doesn’t seem like something a person could lift and move, so how on earth did they do it? … .

No, was it something that could be taken apart and moved in the first place?

“Huh? What are you eating, not even meat? It was made.”

“Yes?”

“Only the energy source in the middle was taken separately, and all the rest were made as similar as possible.”

Mariel said with a natural expression on her face.

I tried to recall in my mind the structure of the central device that I had seen in Calosium.

The device in the center of the room was a large cylinder connected to the ceiling and floor, and inside the cylinder was a floating lump of mysterious energy that looked like a magical energy source.

Even if I had to take the energy source inside separately, I couldn’t imagine the process in my head.

“So what were the results of the study?”

Whatever the process, the fact that Mariel placed the device here did not change.

Rather, the research results of this device were important.

If we predict the result by referring to the words of the narration, this device probably has the power to attract the demon king’s soul.

Since it is a device that the demon test subject who had a pseudo-demon soul was so obsessed with, using its power can also bring out the real demon king soul.

Mariel said, tapping the cylindrical part of the device installed in front of the mansion with one hand.

“Hmm, I decided to call this device a ‘magic inductor’.”

“horsepower… Derivative?”

“That’s right. This device has the power to strongly attract the magic power of a specific vibration.”

“You’re not attracting the devil’s soul?”

Magical derivative… Called?

Wasn’t it something that attracted the soul?

When I asked, Mariel slowly began to explain.

“To understand this, you must first understand what magical power is… … .”

I had to listen to Mariel’s magic theory lecture that started so suddenly for a long time.

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“… … So, the conclusion is that although we all use magic power, there are only a few people who know the root of magic power.”

Mariel’s ‘Magic Theory’ lecture lasted for several hours.

My brain was already at its limit, so I could barely hear what Mariel was saying.

I never thought that I would suddenly be able to talk like a real lecture for this long.

If I had known this would happen, I would have gone into a room somewhere and sat comfortably and listened… … .

I stood in front of the large magic inductor and listened to Mariel’s story for hours.

Even if I wanted to stop midway, I couldn’t because Mariel was speaking so passionately.

In the end, I was forced to become Mariel’s student until something like this happened.

Anyway, to roughly summarize Mariel’s story about ‘magic power’, it was as follows.

The magic power that fills this world is used by both demons and humans alike, but its root is simply energy itself.

Life, consciousness, and even the power of the goddess ultimately have the same root as magic.

Mariel explained to me what magic power was, giving many examples, but I only understood this much.

No matter what this form is, everything in this world is made of magical power, just in a different form.

If I compare it somehow with the knowledge I have… All materials in the world I lived in are made of atoms… Well, it feels similar to something like this.

The difference is that, unlike atoms, it forms an invisible force… … .

Ugh, wrong. Even if I listen to Mariel’s explanation, I don’t really understand it.

“What is it like? Now do you understand what magical power is?”

“Hmm… Roughly?”

“You have a completely clueless expression on your face… … .”

“Because it’s not my area of expertise.”

“Didn’t you explain it so easily that even a child could understand?”

“A child who can understand this perfectly would be a genius.”

Mariel sighed softly at my words.

“Anyway, I am saying that if you finely adjust this magic derivative, you can induce the desired magic power here.”

“So… Where to use this… … ? Can I induce the Demon Lord’s soul with this?”

“The devil’s soul is ultimately a type of magical power if you go back to its roots. Whether you are breathing or how I am consciously acting… … After all, it is a type of magic power. The magic power we are using is simply drawing on the unprocessed magic power that is spread throughout this world.”

“So you’re saying it’s possible? Or are you saying it’s impossible?”

“You may be good as a warrior, but as a student, you are disqualified… … . You lack curiosity and inquisitiveness.”

“The Demon King Soul issue is the most important right now. The reason I asked Mariel to do research in the first place was to find the Demon Lord’s soul.”

Mariel puffed out her cheeks slightly and looked at me as if she was dissatisfied with me.

I don’t really want to think that way because of her personality, but she’s kind of cute… … .

『Yunoa can’t come to his senses just by looking at a cute girl… … .

Is it a joke from God that we have to entrust the fate of this world to him?』

No, God is you.

“What… In theory, it’s possible.”

Mariel finally gave the answer she wanted to know the most.

I wonder how long I waited to hear this answer… … .

“Then can I ask you something right away? Inducing the devil’s soul.”

“Huh? That’s difficult.”

What are you saying?

“Didn’t I tell you? It is said that you must know the vibration of magical power to induce the desired magical energy. I already know the magic power of the Demon World and the magic power of the kingdom. But I don’t know the magical power of the Demon King’s soul.”

“This already has the power to attract pseudo-demon souls, but are you saying that pseudo-demon souls and demon lord souls are different?”

“That’s right.”

“Then, try adjusting it little by little… … .”

“In order to attract the Demon King’s Soul as you want, you will not only need to know the same magic vibration as the Demon King’s Soul, but you will also need to amplify the power of this derivative and strengthen it to cover the entire continent. What do you think would happen if you did something like that by controlling an unknown vibration and then attracted the wrong thing?”

Mariel asked me back.

When I think about it in my head, it seems like it would be a big deal.

If everything in this world is based on magical power… … .

“If the magic vibration is tuned to human life or something else important… … .”

“That too will be attracted. Both human souls and the souls of other races are made of magical energy. Something absurd is going to happen. No matter how much I do, I don’t want to take that kind of risk and experiment.”

* * *

Mariel’s research succeeded in finding out the true power of Calogium’s central device, but she has not yet found a way to use it to find the Demon Lord’s soul.

“It is nearly impossible to accurately determine the vibration of magic power. For the reasons I mentioned before, it’s too dangerous to experiment with. Finding that out can be seen as truly God’s domain.”

“But this device actually attracts pseudo-demon spirits, right? How did you find that out?”

“Because the people who created the pseudo-demon soul in the first place were the demons of that research facility. Since they were creatures created using magical power, they must have been able to estimate that number.”

“Umm… … .”

This meant that there was currently no way to find a value that could attract the demon king’s spirit.

I got embarrassed… … Is there any hint… … .

At that time, I heard a narration in my head.

『Finding out the magic vibration that Mariel mentioned was truly the domain of God.

However, even if I asked the incompetent goddess Stellania, who had lost all of her power, I could not get an answer.

At least for those in this world, it was a difficult task.』

It’s a hopeless story.

It was the only hope to find the Demon King’s soul… … .

What happens if time passes like this without being able to find the Demon Lord’s soul?

What if the Demon King’s soul returns to Bersella again?

Or what if you find the body of a new demon king and end up giving birth to another demon king?

iced coffee… Is it over now… … .

『Yunoa was foolishly looking at this situation negatively.

Didn’t Mariel say it too? Finding out the value of the magic derivative that attracts the demon king’s soul is said to be God’s domain.

To other people, ‘God’s realm’ is something like an impossible term, but there is only one person in this world who is not restricted by ‘God’s realm’.』

When I heard the narration, I felt as if my head had suddenly woken up.

Yes.

After all, isn’t the narration technically a god?

God’s domain is just his own domain to Narration.

『Of course, Yunoa was able to easily find out the value of the magic derivative.

However, Yunoa did not have the ability to adjust those numbers.

I didn’t even have the ability to explain it to Mariel.』

Actually, that’s right… Even if we find out the value of the magic derivative, the problem still remains.

Still, it seemed like a much easier level of difficulty than directly challenging the realm of God.

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