episode_0287

The back alley of the Academy Mall.

I looked closely at the purple cloth in my hand.

It’s my first time seeing it in person, but I definitely remember seeing it in the original.

‘Sign of pandemic.’

Among them, it is a token that low-ranking members can have.

Executives tend to refrain from carrying such certificates because they may be identified.

“What the hell?”

This is so… It’s strange.

I lowered my gaze.

Even if you are a low-ranking member, this is true.

“Uh, uh….”

This thing has signs of a pandemic?

Anyone who sees it will think Pandemic is a local gang of thugs.

I kicked the side of the man who was lying down.

“Hey, where did this come from?”

While waving a purple cloth in front of my eyes.

“S-sorry. Sorry… s-sssppropry…sorry… s-sorry-.”

However, the man, still traumatized by the assault, did not listen to what he said.

I had no choice but to pass a weak electric current through my body, and only then did I stop repeating my apology.

“Where did this come from? If you don’t tell me, I’ll kill you.”

“I-I don’t know either! Some guy gave it to me yesterday… but when the gangs in the back alleys saw it, they just took it away!”

“So who are those guys? It’s really frustrating.”

I raised my magic power onto my hands.

The fire was lit brightly so that the public could see it.

“I don’t know! I don’t know! They just told me to find the Hell Summoning Contract on the black market… I don’t know anything… I just made money off of it. Really. If I had known it was that kind of thing… Hehehe.”

“Hell summoning contract on the black market…?”

Why are you looking for the Pandemic Hell Summoning Contract?

Hell Summoning Contract… .

Hell’s Summoning Contract… .

By any chance, [Hell’s Damn Summoning Contract]?

Naturally, the [Hell’s Bastard Summoning Contract] I purchased on the black market came to mind.

“I guess the place I bought it was a boutique antique?”

It’s been a while since I heard it, but I remember it clearly.

This is the place where I purchased the [Hell’s Slut Summoning Contract] that summoned Liliana.

I remember it being the only proper antique store in the black market.

“…Seup.”

Ah, something makes me uneasy.

It smells like an incident.

No matter how you think about it, there is no other contract from hell on the black market.

Is the pandemic looking for a contract? Why?

I left the sobbing man lying face down and headed to the black market.

Fortunately, I always carried the proof of entry into the black market with me.

While reminiscing, I headed to the antique store where I bought the [Hell’s Slut Summoning Contract].

And what I encountered was the ruins of a store.

“…What.”

I felt a strange sense of strangeness.

If you pass by and see a broken building, you can get a rough idea of how old it is.

Twigs from the broken wooden table were still intact, and there were also a few items that could be worth money.

This is a black market. It’s a town where anything that makes money is taken.

That means it hasn’t been that long since something like this happened.

As I looked around, I found a male merchant fanning a fan with a bored expression in the store across from me.

I walked towards it.

“…Can I ask you something?”

“Uh, if there’s anything you want to buy, feel free to ask.”

The man’s store seemed to sell vitamins or something, but that wasn’t my purpose.

“It’s no different. There was an old man who used to do business over there. Do you know where he went?”

“Oh, you see? Was it yesterday? A bunch of scary-looking men came and destroyed the store.”

“…What about the owner?”

“Don’t you know? I don’t know if he’s dead or something. He kept yelling at me to hand over the hidden contract, but that old man was tough too. He said he didn’t know about such things and ended up getting dragged away. I guess he got scammed.”

“Contract…is there a word like hell’s summoning contract?”

“Maybe it was. Maybe it wasn’t. It’s okay, so why not buy one? It’s a vitamin. It’s very good for your body.”

As expected, it seems like the contract I bought [Summoning a Slut from Hell] is correct.

“…No, thank you.”

I left the black market, leaving behind the man who clicked his tongue.

I went outside, smelled the cool air, and reflected on the words of the gangster and the merchant.

“Contract to summon the damn bastard from hell….”

It seemed like what they were looking for was the contract I had bought. When I came and looked at it a few months ago, that was the only thing that was usable.

This is much more likely than the assumption that a huge amount of goods have arrived in the past few months that I have not seen, and that the goods are what the pandemic is targeting.

It’s really sad that the old man was taken away because of me… First of all, the reason why it happened is important.

Once you organize the information, hell and the pandemic are clearly related.

For some reason, there was a Pandemic executive who had a contract from hell, and the apostle summoned by Pandemic was said to be from hell, so you can’t gamble.

But, why are we looking for that contract in a pandemic?

Where did you get this information in the first place?

If it was an antique, it would have been difficult to trace its route as it moved around here and there.

In particular, if you tracked it down to that antique store, you really put in a tremendous amount of effort.

Is it worth that much?

“…I’m not sure about anything.”

I sent a message to Liliana with my smartwatch.

-Me: Liliana. Are you at home?

-Liliana: Yes. Scout and Dahee went to pick Daeun up. They said they would come back after dinner and I was going to broadcast. Why?

– Me: It’s just waiting there.

One thing I can guarantee is that if what you were looking for in Pandemic is really the [Hell’s Bastard Summoning Contract].

There was definitely something there.

… To Liliana.

*

I walked quickly.

A strange feeling of anxiety filled my heart.

Whether Liliana intended it to be or not, she is likely to be an important factor in the pandemic.

I returned to the dormitory.

Tiring-

When we went inside, Liliana, who said she was broadcasting, was humming and packing her bags.

“You’re here?”

Liliana looked at me and welcomed me like always.

“What about the broadcast?”

“Now that I think about it, I’m going to rest because it’s the weekend! And I have to get ready to move!”

“…okay.”

I sat down on the sofa next to Liliana, who was smiling brightly, and gathered my thoughts.

Liliana’s fault… Probably not.

I think so.

It turns out that Lilia is the devil’s dark side. Such a ridiculous thing will not happen.

But there is definitely something in the [Hell’s Bastard Summoning Contract] that summoned Liliana.

I spoke to Liliana, who was carefully stuffing snacks into her bag.

“Liliana. You were there when you signed a contract with me.”

“Huh? Oh, you mean the summoning contract?”

“Yes, that is. Do you remember how you made the contract and came to Earth?”

“A contract? Well, I was suddenly dragged in while I was playing games at home.”

Liliana yawned and answered without thinking.

“…What did you say you did before signing the contract?”

“I heard you played a game.”

“You wouldn’t just keep playing games. What about when you’re not playing games?”

“Uhm…I don’t remember.”

Liliana answered as usual.

I don’t remember much.

Yeah, I don’t remember this.

Whenever I ask a personal question, he always answers like this.

In fact, it was because they didn’t investigate, so it was a dirty suspicion.

Because it’s Liliana.

I just stayed quiet because the other person was the pure Liliana.

Now is not the time to move on like that.

I continued talking as if nothing had happened.

“Is there a school in hell?”

“Of course. There is compulsory education here too. Don’t ignore it too much.”

“Then, don’t you remember when you were a child or when you were going to school?”

“I don’t know. I don’t remember.”

Liliana shook her head.

It seemed as if he didn’t want to talk about this topic.

“….”

No, that’s strange.

How can you not remember that?

No matter how many years I lived as a hikikomori, it was still very strange.

I couldn’t understand it with my common sense.

And if you look at the appearance of hell that Liliana talked about and Liliana’s actions, there was actually no significant difference in lifestyle between hell and Earth.

But he still says he doesn’t remember.

“Liliana.”

I called Liliana again.

Liliana answered as if she was annoyed by the continued strange questions.

“I have to pack. Don’t talk to me anymore! I’m busy.”

“…From now on, answer everything I say without lying.”

It’s been a while since I put magic into my words. It’s time to use the commands in the contract.

Liliana can never go against what I say.

The contract was obviously working.

[Article 1. The contractor may issue weak commands to the summoned beast, and the summoned beast must follow them. However, the deeper the bond with the summoned beast, the stronger the authority to command.]

Liliana and I have developed a bond that makes it easy to impose this level of restriction.

That’s why it was a little heartbreaking.

The fact that I have to force myself to use this method.

“Ugh…?”

Liliana clutched her head.

I guess it’s the strongest constraint I’ve ever had.

Liliana looked at me in confusion, with an expression of not understanding.

He seemed surprised by the sudden situation.

“Why, why are you like that? I’m just packing my bags….”

“Just answer what I ask. Liliana, why do you avoid answering when I ask about your childhood memories?”

I really need to hear the answer this time.

Because I can’t just stay in vain forever.

“I remember. I don’t remember. Ah, ah….”

“Liliana…?”

Liliana’s hands were trembling and she held her hair.

No matter how many restrictions were placed, the reaction was too strong.

Moreover, even though I told him not to lie, he repeatedly said he couldn’t remember.

There was no backlash, which means it really wasn’t a lie.

“Really, really. I don’t remember… I’m sorry…”

dump-

Liliana, whose lips were trembling, stuttered before fainting and falling to the floor.

It fell down with a thud, as if a doll’s string had been cut.

“Liliana, Liliana?!”

It wasn’t acting.

Because I was clearly watching from the side.

When I checked Liliana’s pulse, I found that she had fainted. Fortunately, there was no danger to her life.

“…why?”

But my question was not resolved at all.

Why doesn’t Liliana remember her childhood?

For what reason did he faint?

Strong trauma?

Even if there was such a trauma, it was my order to speak honestly.

There is a slight possibility that he may have closed off his memories due to too much trauma… My gut told me otherwise.

I placed my hand on Liliana’s forehead, who frowned as if in pain.

“Then why this reaction…huh?”

At the time I was wondering, I felt a very weak magical response from Liliana’s head.

No, it wasn’t magical power.

Hell’s magic power.

It was a very small amount… The magic of hell could be felt in the head of Liliana, who had clearly passed out.

And as soon as I recognized the traces, they dispersed in an instant.

As if nothing had happened, Liliana returned to her calm expression.

“….”

I bit my lip as I looked at Liliana, who was sleeping with her eyes closed.

To resolve this situation, it seemed like I would eventually have to connect with hell.

The choices in the [Hell’s Bastard Summoning Contract] where I first met Liliana. I still vividly remembered them.

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[Hell’s Damn Summoning Contract]

Are you the one who summoned the bastards from hell?

Choose one of the four bastards.

1. The butcher who is crazy about human flesh, the evil Maru Sipper

2.Hell Academy Multi-Bombing Fund Solar Incubus

3. F-class mercenary for 20 years. Centaur with 100 battles, 100 defeats, and veteran strength.

4. 50-year-old old maid, spider rope master succubus

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The third choice is ‘A 20-year F-class mercenary. A centaur with the strength of an old veteran with 100 defeats.’

Maybe that guy is a centaur that appeared in France.

In that case, it makes sense to look for the [Hell’s Bastard Summoning Contract] in Pandemic.

A connection to hell that has nothing to do with Liliana.

“As expected, there are only centaurs…”

If I met a centaur, I felt like this frustrating feeling would be relieved a little.

It felt like that.