episode_0159

The Demon King Kuthranux.

Bersella was sitting on the throne of the Demon King’s Castle and smiling.

I don’t know why, but the traces of the demon king’s soul that had been tormenting Bersella’s body and mind have completely disappeared.

Now Versella’s head was clearer than ever and she was in a better mood.

Because I had been suffering from tremendous pain, the joy I felt when I was freed from the pain was great.

“Versella… … .”

Meanwhile, Xavier was standing in front of Versella with a troubled look on his face.

For some reason, since that day, I have not been able to feel the strong power of the Demon King’s soul.

Was it Versella’s will that destroyed the demon king’s soul? I thought about it for a moment.

But there was no way such a thing could have been possible with the will of just one demon.

“Xaviel, I want to take a walk.”

“That… What are you planning to do with the kingdom?”

“I’m tired of fighting. I want to enjoy my life back now.”

“But a new hero may appear and harm Versella. Moreover, Bloodstain’s revenge… … .”

“I want to leave it at that time… … .”

Versella has now completely lost the will to fight humans.

A new hero? No, what’s scarier than that is having a seizure again.

She was thinking that her current state of health might be temporary.

Since I didn’t know exactly what was happening to my body, I wanted to enjoy the moment.

I was much more scared of the Demon King’s soul encroaching on my body again than of a new hero who I didn’t know if would actually appear.

“As the Demon King, doesn’t Versella have a duty to drive out humans and create a world of demons?”

“You said you didn’t like it, right?”

Versella let out a slightly irritated remark at Xaviel’s repeated words.

Xavier narrowed his eyes and looked at Versella quietly.

Clearly, the presence of the Demon Lord’s soul is not felt.

If the Demon King’s soul had disappeared from Versella’s body and her power as a Demon had become incredibly weak, Xavier would have forcibly removed Bersella from the position of Demon King without hesitation.

In fact, even when Bersella gave the order to withdraw the Demon King’s army from the human kingdom, Xaviel had such thoughts.

However, Xavier carefully checked Versella’s condition.

With my keen senses, I looked for traces of the devil’s soul in her and sensed the magical power she possessed.

As a result, even now, when the Demon Lord’s soul cannot be felt, Versella’s power is terrifying.

And that made Xaviel very difficult.

In order to rebel against Versella, her power was still strong enough to maintain her position as the Demon King.

Of course, it felt much weaker than when the Demon King’s soul invaded her body, but it was still a terrifying force.

‘I don’t understand…’ … Could it be that he really swallowed the demon king’s soul? no… If that’s the case, there’s no way my strength will weaken.’

No matter how much he thought about it, Xavier could not understand Versella’s current state.

But what was certain was that she still had the power to maintain her position as the ruler of the demon world.

“Xaviel, it’s been a while since I want to eat the bloodstone dessert sold at Ainblad.”

“Be… Versella… … But emptying the Demon King’s Castle for that reason… … .”

“Then buy it for me.”

“Versella… … .”

Xaviel was taken aback by Versella’s simple request, but he could not refuse.

So he headed to Ainblad, the city of pure-blooded demons.

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“Now, let’s do it like this… … Install it like this… This device should be left like this!”

“That… Honestly, I don’t know.”

“Uh-huh! Isn’t that what you wanted? If you don’t memorize it properly, it will be safer to use my space movement magic!”

Behind Mariel’s mansion.

I was learning how to build a moving magic circle from Mariel.

I knew it was a complicated and elaborate job, but I never thought it would be this bad.

Of course, Mariel wrote the instructions by hand, but the materials and construction process were incredibly complicated.

To be honest, it was a composition that I felt like I would make a mistake no matter how many times I watched it.

“Wow… It’s the head… … .”

“You, you’re a complete idiot when it comes to this!”

“The method of building a magic circle is too difficult. Moreover, what are these ingredients… … .”

“If it were easy to make, wouldn’t they have spread it all over the kingdom and made life easier? I can’t help it.”

Well, that’s right.

If it were easy to make and the ingredients were easy to obtain, this magic circle would have been spread throughout the kingdom and used as public transportation.

There is a reason why you can’t do that.

The method of making it was extremely complicated, but above all, it was a special magic stone whose materials were extremely valuable.

However, Mariel willingly gave me the expensive magic stone to build a magic circle.

This is just enough to build a magic circle connecting two places.

Of course it wasn’t free.

Mariel has requested a large amount of magic power from me in exchange for providing the magic stones to build a magic circle.

I promised to fill Mariel’s large magic power charging device with my magic once all urgent matters were completed.

I was reluctant to inject magic power into that device because I would have to lie in bed for almost a week, but I had no choice.

Considering the value of the magic stones that Mariel provides me, my magic power will not disappear forever even if I extract a lot of it.

If I simply compared the values, my side was overwhelmingly advantageous.

Mariel seems to value my magical power much more highly.

By the way, even though I’ve already demonstrated the magic circle construction method several times, I still can’t get it into my head.

This was a really big deal.

I’ve never been good at using my head, especially memorizing complex structures like this.

Since I can’t go back and forth between the Demon King’s Castle and Kubel with bare legs, I definitely need this magic circle, but I just can’t figure it out.

But what you can’t just learn is that the narration said that if you make a mistake with the magic circle, a catastrophe will occur… … .

“Ugh! you! Be honest! Aren’t you pretending not to know because there’s someone else out there!”

“What are you planning? It’s really complicated so I don’t know… … .”

“You! This genius, beautiful magic researcher is asking Mariel if she has dark intentions!”

“What is this… … .”

When Mariel grumbled at me, I looked at her with a dumbfounded expression.

“Isn’t it too typical! you! Isn’t he doing this on purpose because he doesn’t want his time with me to end? Otherwise, this learning ability cannot be explained!”

“Absolutely not.”

Mariel is alone in a strange delusion, perhaps having read a strange book somewhere, and I am in trouble because I cannot memorize the structure of the magic circle.

But then, a familiar face approached from the mansion.

“Huh? senior! Mariel? What are you doing here?”

Sylphy, whose large bow now had more presence than her distinctive mushroom-like head, approached us and asked.

“Ugh! Yunoa has dark intentions and won’t let me go! I’ve been held here for several hours already!”

“Yes?!”

Sylphy’s eyes widen at Mariel’s shocking remark.

I quickly corrected myself before anyone misunderstood.

“That’s nonsense… I’m learning how to build a magic circle from Mariel, but no matter how much I look, I can’t figure it out. I think I’ll make a mistake even if I look at the manual.”

I explained the situation in detail to Sylphy, who was at a loss between Mariel’s nonsense and my explanation.

Now that the Demon King’s army has withdrawn on its own and the Demon King’s soul has escaped from the Demon King, this is something that was discussed with Edward and Algot.

And the plan is to go to the Demon King’s Castle from now on to check the current situation in the Demon World and confirm the Demon King’s intentions.

To that end, they are even planning to install a magic circle connecting the Demon King’s Castle and Kubel so that they can travel back and forth between the two places quickly.

After listening to everything I said, Sylphy spoke.

“Senior, then can I learn with you?”

“It’s not usually difficult… … .”

“Still… If you are having a hard time alone, I thought it would be helpful if I watched it with you.”

To be honest, I didn’t think it would be of much help if Sylphy learned how to build a magic circle, which I had tried to understand over and over again, but there was no reason to refuse help if she offered it, so I agreed.

And about 30 minutes later… … .

“… … Nonsense… … .”

“I memorized it perfectly.”

“You… Are you a genius?”

Contrary to my expectations, Sylphy understood and memorized Mariel’s complex magic circle construction process in just one go.

Even while looking at the manual, it was difficult to explain in words because it was full of ambiguous parts… … .

“Hmm! Your assistant is truly excellent! With this, you can no longer make excuses to increase the time you spend with me!”

“I… … Is he really brainless?”

It was a huge shock when Sylphy learned something at once that had not entered her mind even though she had been learning it silently for hours.

Was I really a chicken head? … ?

『Yunoa doubted her own intelligence due to Sylphy’s ability to learn magic circles.

However, contrary to his concerns, it was true that Mariel’s magic circle construction process was generally difficult to learn.

It would be correct to say that Sylphy, who was able to learn it quickly, is talented in this area.

Of course, I can’t say that Yunoa is also smart.』

The narration comforted me, who was in shock, and I couldn’t tell if it was comforting or teasing.

okay… … Sylphy had an unexpected talent in this area.

Sylphy this kid… Is it true that he is a genius in various fields, such as his talent in archery, but he just couldn’t find the talent on his own?

“Senior, how are you? Could I have been of help to my senior?”

Sylphy, who perfectly remembered the magic circle construction method, approached me with a proud face and asked.

As she waited for my reaction with her eyes shining brightly, I had no choice but to nod quietly.

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