episode_0166

Adventurers who register as wizards in the guild for the first time focus on training only specific magic that can be useful in battle.

This is because being a wizard in this world does not mean that you can freely manipulate tens or tens of thousands of types of magic using magical power.

Even though I have an overwhelming amount of magical power, my magical vision performance is slightly lower than that of Sylphy.

Adventurers with average talent for using magic are very clumsy at using magic outside of their areas of expertise.

Therefore, an ordinary wizard invests all his resources into only a few attack spells that can be useful for hunting monsters.

It was special for me to be able to exert a certain degree of power just by imitating someone else’s magic techniques.

And being able to use various magic on her own like Mariel was just as special.

I have been able to estimate the opponent’s magic power to some extent through my sensitive magic detection ability, so I have known for a long time that the amount of magic power Mariel possesses is amazing.

If Mariel had invested all her resources into a few specific magics like a standard wizard while walking the path of an adventurer, she might have become an adventurer who would make her name on the continent purely for her strength.

Like Mileia, who rose to the position of the kingdom’s strongest adventurer by delaying her slashes with magic and using them in a variety of ways.

But Mariel didn’t do that.

Instead, he called himself a ‘magic researcher’ and devoted himself to all kinds of strange and seemingly useless research.

As a result, he developed all kinds of strange and strange magic that an ordinary wizard would never use.

And now… … .

The results of Mariel’s seemingly useless research were transformed into the most useful magic in the world.

Mariel’s magic, which instantly created a flower garden around the Demon King’s Castle, immediately captured the heart of Demon King Versella.

At first, her strange and frivolous attitude caused resistance, but Mariel’s abilities were enough to cover it up.

“Uhuhuhuhuhuhu! How! This is the vision of genius magic researcher Mariel! All magic has a use someday! There is no such thing as useless magic in the world!”

“I don’t really want to admit it, but… … .”

This time, I couldn’t deny Mariel’s big smile as she praised herself as always.

* * *

Mariel was given a room in the Demon King’s Castle for her contribution in creating a flower garden around the Demon King’s Castle that Versella liked.

That place became Mariel’s laboratory, ‘Demon World Branch’, and it became a room where Mariel went back and forth between Kubel and did magic research.

I’m still worried about whether it’s really okay, but Versella seems to like the various strange magic that Mariel can do.

I also gave Versella some ‘scented slime’ that I had recently made.

No matter how good the scent was, I had no intention of using it because it felt like slime, but Versella was different.

After Mariel gifted the scented slime to Versella, it smelled incredibly good when Versella came near.

The fragrant slime could even be used as a perfume that could be used indefinitely because it would regenerate if part of its body was removed and fed to grow.

Although you have to endure the unpleasant texture that is unique to slime.

I stayed in the Demon King’s Castle and watched closely what Versella was doing on a daily basis.

She was in a position to rule the Demon World, but after observing for a few days, the Demon World was actually ruled by no one.

Ainblad was ruled by its queen, and the villages and cities of other demons were also managed individually.

It somehow resembles the state of a kingdom where every city has gone into a state of self-sustainment because of the rebels.

Bersella wasn’t a bad kid, but his ability as a monarch was close to mediocre.

Meanwhile, Edward, who had promised me that he would try to improve relations with the demons, had not made any moves yet.

He devoted most of his time to organizing the interior of the kingdom, which had been disturbed by the various events that had occurred so far.

I went to see if he had forgotten his promise, so I went to ask him, and this is what I got back.

“I remember the promise, but honestly, I don’t know where to start yet. Honestly, there are very few people in the kingdom who can sympathize with the idea that demons are no longer our enemies. ”

“But are you still going to just spend your time like this? I went directly to the Demon King’s Castle and negotiated with the Demon King.”

“First of all, I think the kingdom needs to become more stable. If you hit a cracked stone, it will break right away, but doesn’t a strong rock withstand a certain amount of shock well? Pursuing peace with the demons would be a huge shock to the kingdom. If the kingdom is not in a stable situation, it will not be able to withstand the shock.”

Edward had a point.

I feel that the demons and humans hate each other, but which side has deeper prejudice, and it is the humans.

On the contrary, since Versella decided not to be hostile to humans, other demons rarely looked at me as if I would kill them even when I appeared in the Demon Castle.

Of course, every time Xaviel looks at me, he sighs with a disapproving expression, but it feels more like a sigh toward Versella, who created this situation, rather than hostility.

These days, I see him so often that I feel fondly of him, like a grandfather who sighs and looks at his trouble-making granddaughter, unable to do anything.

One day, I went back and forth between the Demon King and Kubel and observed various situations.

Algot came to visit me when I visited the Adventurer’s Guild.

She recently learned that several people were traveling to and from the Demon King’s Castle through the magic circle, and said she wanted to ask me something.

“Yunoa, what is the atmosphere in the Demon World?”

“It’s normal. There is less friction with other demons than I thought.”

“I’ve been thinking about it. I don’t think it’s enough to just leave it to Mr. Edward like this.”

“What?”

“Improvement of relations with demons.”

Certainly, Edward had a tendency to be too cautious.

Although they promised to improve relations with the demons, no real progress was made.

It was frustrating for Algot, who created and ran a demon shelter and wanted to resolve the relationship with demons more than anyone else.

“But what Mr. Edward said makes sense. It’s a bit hard for the people of the kingdom to accept demons right now… … .”

“Not everyone is like that. Now we have the means to travel to and from the demon world at once.”

“Have you thought of something?”

I asked Algot back.

“The magic circle installed by Yunoa is like the only bridge that connects the demon world and the kingdom. I already heard from Mariel. You created a flower garden in the Demon Castle and gained a laboratory in the Demon Castle, right? If that’s the case, I think it’s okay to increase interaction a little more.”

“Hmm… surely… … .”

You could think of that magic circle like that.

I simply chose the magic circle as a means of reducing the physical distance to make it easier for me to communicate with Versella.

However, since the magic circle is already connected, the passage may be used more usefully.

Moreover, Versella had a great interest in the kingdom’s culture.

A person like Mariel who can do the things that Versella likes would be welcomed in the Demon King’s Castle.

“How about it? Even though demons cannot be accepted into the kingdom right away, I think the opposite is possible. If you gradually increase interaction like that and increase the number of people interacting with demons… … .”

『Argot did not want to miss the current situation where demons and humans have stopped fighting.

She wanted to somehow increase opportunities for demons and humans to interact.

However, finding someone to go from the kingdom to the demon world was a big problem.』

I know Algot’s feelings well.

However, even if I wanted to increase interaction little by little, it is difficult to imagine people from other kingdoms other than my acquaintances going to the Demon World.

As long as I can go with an open mind, I think it will be okay because the atmosphere on the demon side is not bad… … .

『What Argot wanted was to increase the number of people in the kingdom who do not have prejudice against demons.

I thought that if we increased the number of such people in the kingdom little by little, like planting seeds in a desolate wasteland, we could bring about great change.』

The narration keeps playing in my head.

If the narration is speaking to this extent, does it mean that it is better to find a way to increase interaction as Algoth said, rather than just staying like this?

But the problem was who would go from the kingdom to the Demon King Castle and interact with them.

Unless something is done to address the intense hostility towards the demons prevalent in the kingdom in the first place, exchange in any direction is impossible.

“Ah.”

At that time, something suddenly passed through my mind.

Isn’t there someone who can suppress the intense hostility and prejudice against demons that the people of the kingdom have?

No, it’s not a person in the first place.

Although it may be difficult to completely change the mindset of the entire kingdom, isn’t it possible to do it little by little?

… … If it is the words of a living goddess.

* * *

A few days later, Goddess Stellania was given a new task.

No matter how taboo a word is in the kingdom, Goddess Stellania can easily ignore it.

That’s why Stellania held meetings regularly and spread new facts about demons to those who gathered.

It is very difficult to properly convey the current situation of the demons to the people of the kingdom, who are full of hostility toward the demons.

However, speaking from the mouth of the goddess Stellania, people’s attitude towards it changes.

Through her, we can also inform that the reason the Demon King’s army has been invading the kingdom until now is because of the Demon King’s soul.

If there is no demon soul, demons are not much different from other races that are often seen in the kingdom.

There is also the fact that the current demon king and demons have given up their thoughts of invading the kingdom and want peace.

If anyone else told it, they would be stoned and no one would believe it, but with Stellania, it was possible.

This was because it was an absolute and immutable fact that she was a living goddess who had descended into this world.

So, first, we start by changing the perception of people in Kubel little by little.

Then people in other cities slowly, little by little.

Of course, Stellania would be busy, but she had nothing to do right now anyway.

I wouldn’t call a goddess full of extra time to her death by asking her to do some work.

“Ugh… it’s hard… … How long do I have to do this?”

However, contrary to my expectations, after several meetings, Stellania grumbled with a tired expression.

“It’s necessary. Don’t you have to fix what you have done to this world?”

“Ha… … .”

“The meeting schedule was fully prepared through Mr. Algot. Please go around and give me some trouble. There’s nothing to do anyway, right?”

I spoke sternly to Stellania, who had a tired expression on her face.

The meetings she held were clearly effective.

People who participated in the meeting and listened to the goddess’s story were skeptical about the facts about demons, but were gradually accepting them.

Then, there is no reason to stop this activity.

Algot’s meeting schedule of 14 times a week is a bit tight.

As I watched Stellania stumbling towards the next meeting place with Saint Selena, I nodded with satisfaction.

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