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My sister, Adela.

In this vast demon world, he is one of the ten absolute strongest, but he is also a pitiful and strong demon who does not hesitate to sacrifice his life for me.

Adela’s intelligence was reduced due to an accident she suffered as a child. Instead, he is incredibly gifted, perhaps because he inherited his father’s talent. To the point where I trained alone in that harsh demonic forest.

Of course, I will also go into the demon forest, but I will go there knowing where it is dangerous and what lives there. This is a case where Adella ignores such things and breaks through them all with her own strength. There’s no comparison.

There is an age difference of about 1,000 years between you and me, but that is a minor point.

Anyway, our amazing sister Adela is now surprisingly completely defenseless. So much so that even if I, a very shabby person, attacks, I can’t block or dodge. Unless it’s a cross, no matter how hard I hit it, I can’t make even a scratch on it.

“Since when has Adela been like this?”

“Well, what do you mean?”

“Exactly how many hours ago was it like this?”

“That… About three to three and a half hours ago… .”

“Really? There’s not much left.”

I used the magic power of the Horus Egg and my illusion skills to lock Adela’s head, but this was only temporary. Even the energy and blood vessels in my body are not completely open, so if I can lock them permanently, I am the devil.

I don’t want to do that to lovely Adela.

“Young mother, please go back like this. And act like you normally do. Report Leonard missing in about three days. Now, my uncle’s new investment source is me, so it would be best for you to listen to what I say.”

“Ah, I understand. Then, let’s go.”

“Yes yes, please take care of me from now on?”

“… … Please take care of me too.”

“Giggle giggle-.”

My little mother hesitated, gathered herself, and left the room. After giggling to my heart’s content, I stood in front of Adela.

The remaining time… Is it 10 minutes? No, it’s about 9 minutes because I was just wasting my time.

good night. The show has already ended, but appropriate tension makes life efficient. Just like a child who rushes to do his homework when a homework test approaches, or a student who plays around until the day before the test and then hastily reads his textbook, time limits make me lose my sense of speed.

He took out a black rosary from his pocket. As I expected, this rosary will not react to Adela.

Even though she was born as a demon, she is very good. Although he is not a hero who cannot tolerate injustice when he sees it, he protects those around him and loves his family. Adella is such a demon.

Gradually-.

Oh, as expected, my predictions are never wrong. The black rosary only trembled in front of Adela, and did not emit a purifying fire like it did when it faced Letavis. It purrs like a cat purring, but it’s very minor.

Wait, so the reason the cross didn’t respond to me was actually because I was nice? Is it because I have such a good personality that no one feels any resistance to me? It makes sense. Actually, I have a very, very soft heart and my heart is as gentle as that of a saint.

He held the string with two fingers and raised the cross in front of Adela, who was in a dazed state. Because I was much shorter than her, I had to struggle to get up on my tiptoes.

Anyway, after holding the cross like that, I started swinging it from side to side.

“Adela, look at the cross. It ticks and shakes gently, right? I’m riding that beat.”

Hypnosis is the realm of manipulation and suggestion. Just like asking someone who enters a room to sit down in a chair, or handing water to a thirsty friend and suggesting they drink it, hypnosis is completed with an appropriate balance of manipulation and suggestion.

someone said We live in a world of manipulation. All the conversations and non-verbal expressions we use in our daily lives are all acts of manipulating others.

Hypnosis is not difficult. Just like a kidnapper who lures a child by showing him candy, all I have to do is lure him to the place I want, whether the person is a human or a demon.

Swish, swish, swish, swish-.

What is important is consistency. Adela must be sufficiently adapted to the rhythm of the cross. Start with the easy ones. Although Horus’ egg was used to put her into hypnosis, controlling a strong person like Adela requires effort into every little detail.

Swish, swish, swish, swish-.

“One, two. one two. That’s right, the beat is good right now.”

Cloudy eyes wander back and forth chasing the cross. I smiled at that sight.

Soon, it began to whisper softly and gracefully, like a sparrow chirping.

“There is a lake. It is a lake so huge and deep that if you fall into it, you can never come out again.”

Swish, swish, swish, swish-.

“Adela is standing in front of the lake. I have an item in my hand that I want to throw away, but I’m wondering if I should really throw it away.”

Swish, swish, swish, swish-.

“Adela has a stone in her grasp. It’s a stone that makes Adela worry. Because that rock is no ordinary rock.”

Swish, swish, swish, swish-.

“The stone has ‘Memory’ written on it. It’s a stone that contains memories from the previous night’s dinner to what happened when I entered my brother Oscar’s room. What do you think, don’t you want to throw it away right now?”

“… … .”

“Don’t you want to throw it away right now? Really?”

“… … .”

Wow, this is a bit dangerous. It doesn’t shake. Let’s touch on the emotions.

“Do you remember?”

Nod-.

“What do you remember? Can you tell me?”

In response to my question in a sweet voice, Adela opened her mouth in a voice as dry as a machine sound.

“Obviously… At dinner… You were there… My uncle… Oscar’s… In the closet… You were trapped… .”

“What happens next? What happened?”

“The door… It’s gone… Head… I feel dazed… I’m out of my mind… It’s blurred… greatly… weird… .”

“You can stop talking there, Adella. From now on, we will provide treatment that makes you feel comfortable.”

“Comfortable… therapy… ?”

“Yes, it removes the illness in Adela’s heart. When you get better, you feel better, right? Just think of that.”

Swish, swish, swish, swish-.

One good thing is that low-intelligence individuals are easily hypnotized. Of course, my hypnotism is at a level that makes even dragons wag their tongues, but this is something I realized after I tried to hypnotize the emperor of an empire and failed for the first time.

Swish, swish, swish, swish-.

“Adela, how does it feel to recall your memories? Let’s be honest about what you’re feeling.”

“Uh… I’m afraid… It’s scary… It’s creepy… chilly… That feeling… .”

“Right? Very unpleasant, right? It’s as if you’re going through endless darkness alone, isn’t it?”

“Ugh… ? After listening… It seems like that… But… .”

“You have to let go of things you don’t like. Adela, it’s simple. Hit the rock you are holding in your hand high. And then, I throw it towards the lake. Then you can feel more comfortable.”

Swish, swish, swish, swish-.

The lake is the abyss of memory. Just as we cannot retain the memories of when we were born, an abyss that cannot be recalled even if we try to remember it. There, we ask about Adela’s recent memories.

Swish, swish, swish, swish-.

Adela raised her arms emotionlessly. Her hands seemed to be holding something invisible.

“Think of shooting a bow, and move your arms back. Then, just throw it with all your might. I went anywhere on the lake. The lake is so wide that if you throw it anywhere, it will definitely land in the lake.”

Swish, swish, swish, swish-.

My arms are slowly starting to hurt. I spoke quickly before my arm muscles hurt.

Throw “. Adela’s painful memories. Right now.”

Huh!

An arm holding nothing swings in the air. So fierce that you can feel the cool breeze. It shows how afraid Adela was while under the illusion of an unknown phenomenon.

“Fondant-.”

A flying stone falls into the lake. The stone slowly sinks into deep, deep water.

“The heart does not betray Adela. Because I know Adela’s inner self best. Just now, Adela did what she wanted to do the most.”

“Uh… .”

Due to buoyancy, the rock does not descend quickly. But it goes down endlessly. Until you reach the bottom.

Swish, swish, swish, swish-.

Oh my, time is almost up. When will we reach the bottom? Perhaps because Adela has lived for a thousand years, the abyss of her memories is so deep.

Swish, swish, swish, swish-.

I guess it won’t be easy to set the time. I kept my hand shaking the cross and just stretched out my foot to close the open closet door. It was a movement that required great flexibility, but for nine-year-old me, it wasn’t a problem at all.

Swish, swish, swish, swish-.

As a rule of thumb, the remaining time is approximately 30 seconds. Once Adela’s mind returns to its original state, the hypnosis is immediately lifted. Since the clothes I’m wearing right now are soaked in Letavis’ blood, I have to find a solution somehow.

“… … Tuk- A rock just landed on the bottom of the lake. Now the stone will never rise again.”

“… .”

There is no answer. There is no time to worry.

I quickly took up the cross. The hypnosis is over, and Adela is in the same dazed state she was when I first entered the room.

Take off the clothes you are wearing. Fortunately, because the blood dried during the return from the cliffs of Endros, there was no catastrophe such as the floor becoming soaked with blood.

I roughly crumpled my clothes and shoved them deep under the bed. I put on my gloves as well. After that, I turned off the light in the room, naturally lifted the blanket, and lay down on the bed. A soft blanket covered my body that had worked hard this night.

Just like that, 30 seconds passed.

“… … Hmm?”

Adela’s voice was heard. That mysterious voice was filled with life unlike before.

“This is… Where is it? Is it Oscar’s room? ? Ugh, my head… .”

Adela stumbles. She placed one hand on her forehead and rewound the memory. I’m not sure if it was really like that, but that was the atmosphere seen through the dusky darkness.

“I… Why here… .”

Okay, this is it. It’s my turn to step forward.

“Who, sister? Could it be that you are Adela?”

“… Oscar? Are you awake?”

“I just heard my sister’s voice… Sister, what are you doing in my room… ?”

I asked as low as I could, as if I had just woken up.

I just woke up and am in a half-asleep state. Be fully aware.

“Oscar, why was I here? Do you know anything? Ugh, my head hurts like it’s splitting from before.”

“Well, I don’t know? I wasn’t feeling well, so I had been sleeping since evening, and I just woke up after hearing my sister yell… .”

“I feel sick… ? Could it be that the aftereffects of the head injury still linger? Well, now is not the time to get lost in headaches. Just wait a moment. I will bring medicine for you in a moment.”

“Uh… Hey, medicine? I like elixirs better than just medicine… .”

“My younger brother is sick, so I can’t just stay still. I will nurse you all night tonight. Oscar, rest in peace.”

“… Yes?”

“You got hurt because of my mistake, so I will never sit idly by. I’ll be back.”

Without saying those words, Adela hurried out of the room. After a while, she came in holding a bunch of various medicinal herbs in her hands.

that… sister? I’ve been fighting all night today… ? I’m overexerting my nine-year-old body, and I really need to sleep now… ?