episode_0186

The night before using the magic derivative to summon the demon king’s spirit.

I went alone to visit the goddess Stellania, who was the culprit of this whole situation.

Stellania returned to Mariel’s mansion to rest after a busy day.

“Mr. Stellania, tomorrow we will summon the demon lord’s spirit and begin a subjugation operation.”

“Is that so… be careful. Because I don’t know what state the Demon Lord’s soul is in right now.”

“If the Demon King’s soul disappears, will the balance of the world really return?”

“Yes, probably. Because He also said so.”

Stellania said while looking at my forehead.

Perhaps what she wants to look at is not my forehead, but the voice inside my head.

“After restoring the balance of the world, will Stellania return to being a goddess?”

“She’s still a goddess… … .”

“You know that’s not what I meant.”

“It will go back. In its original form, with the power of the goddess.”

That means that the disappearance of the Demon King’s soul will soon give Stellania the power to manage this world again.

But is it really okay? Even if this incompetent goddess continues to manage this world… … .

I wonder if I’ll do something strange again someday and cause an accident like this one that will cause trouble to everyone in the world.

“Please make me a promise.”

“Promise… … ?”

“Even if you return to your original strength, promise me that you will never do something foolish like this again. So that they can decide their future, whether they are demons or humans.”

Even if you destroy the Demon King’s soul and turn the world around, if Stellania becomes lazy again and does something foolish, everything will be useless.

Stellania, who had regained all her goddess powers, was not someone I could talk to like I was now.

That’s why I wanted to make my promise clear now that I can talk to him in person.

『Goddess Stellania should know that Yunoa is not the only one watching her.』

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

Then Stellania’s face turned white and the answer came immediately.

“About… I promise. I will never again throw myself into managing my world. I swear to Apostle Junoa here, to those who are with him, and to all the other gods of the divine world.”

From the looks of it, you don’t have to worry about her not keeping her promise.

* * *

The day to finally summon the devil’s spirit.

Mariel had just finished getting ready in front of the magic inducer in the garden of her mansion.

“But is it okay to call this out here?”

“Then where do you call it from? This is where the magic inductor is installed.”

“Still, there’s something… … .”

When the magic inducer is activated, an amplified magic vibration that attracts the demon king’s soul spreads throughout the continent.

And the demon king’s soul will begin to approach the place where this magic derivative is located.

It struck me later that the location was Mariel’s mansion.

But Mariel didn’t really care.

She looked at me and said with an expression that she didn’t understand.

“No matter where you call the Demon King’s soul, if you fail, isn’t it all the same? The important thing is to summon the demon spirit itself.”

“That is correct.”

“Just because this works, the demon king’s spirit won’t come rushing here.”

After listening, I realized that Mariel was right.

Still, I think it would have been better to install the magic inducer in a more open space with fewer people… … .

“Can’t I move this?”

“I could move it, but I don’t feel the need to.”

“Umm… I’m anxious.”

『Yunoa’s worries were unnecessary.

This was because, as Mariel said, calling the demon lord spirit with this would not summon it right away.

Rather, it would be better to prepare your mind so that you can deal with the demon spirit in whatever form it appears.』

At that time, the narration informed me that the location of the magic derivative was not very important.

Well, then I guess it’s okay if it stays like this.

However, I am a bit worried about what form the Demon King’s soul will take.

It seemed that the recent phenomenon of demons in the demon world starting to run amok and the form of the demon king’s soul were related.

The Demon King’s Soul is a being that originally stood on the side of the demons and fought against humans… However, the fact that monsters that seem to have been influenced by the Demon King’s Soul have begun to attack the demons doesn’t mean that the Demon King’s Soul has even turned the demons into enemies?

“When can I start? For your information, I don’t want to move this somewhere else.”

“Oh, please start now.”

“Stay away a little later. So that you can concentrate. If you look up close, something makes you unable to concentrate.”

I followed Mariel’s request and stepped back.

Then Mariel closed her eyes and began to gather magical power into her staff.

The magic power emitted from Mariel’s staff was connected to the magic derivative.

She must be applying the values obtained through the converter to the magic derivative.

While waiting for Mariel to finish her work, I fiddled with the handle of the holy sword I wore around my waist.

The holy sword I had contained the power of the last goddess of Stellania.

It is the only weapon in this world that can destroy the demon king’s soul.

No matter what form the devil’s soul appears, if you insert this holy sword into it, you will be able to destroy it.

The power contained in the Holy Sword is, to the Demon King Soul, the same as the power of the Creator who created it.

Now the kingdom and the demon world were preparing for the unexpected disaster that the demon king’s spirit would bring.

Edward ordered all cities in the kingdom to remain on war-like alert.

The Demon World was keeping an eye on Ainblad’s Queen Ludmilla and the Demon King’s Castle’s Xaviel to see if any abnormal phenomena were occurring.

Ugh- Ugh- Ugh-

The magic derivative began to make a roaring sound in response to Mariel’s magic power.

The energy mass inside the cylinder spun and trembled.

And after a while─

Paaat-!

A bright ring of light appeared around the magic derivative and began to spread in all directions, forming a large circle.

The ring of light passed us all at incredible speed and then disappeared somewhere.

If all goes according to plan, this wave of light will spread across the entire continent and attract the demon king’s soul.

Pyuuung… … .

At that time, the mass of energy at the center of the magic derivative began to tremble violently and disappeared with a bang.

Mariel, who continued to inject magic power and activate the magic derivative, opened her eyes again.

And after looking at the state of the magic derivative, he spoke to me.

“Hmm, is this also a side effect of excessively amplifying the power? The central energy of the derivative has disappeared.”

“Yes? Then the Demon King’s soul… … .”

“Don’t worry. I’m sure it will be effective, but I think it will be difficult to use it again. Unless the demon scholars who first created this are raised from the grave.”

It seems that the power of the magic derivative was amplified beyond its original purpose, so it was damaged so that it could never be used again.

Well, in order to find the Demon King’s soul, it was inevitable that magic vibrations would have to be spread throughout the continent.

“Then now… Can I just wait?”

“That’s right.”

Mariel nodded.

Now this cannot be undone.

No matter what form the Demon King’s spirit comes, we have no choice but to face it.

Right now, there is no change, so it doesn’t feel real, but… … .

“Yunoa, you.”

“Yes?”

As I stared at the broken magic derivative for a moment, Mariel came to my side and spoke to me.

She gently grabbed my sleeve and looked up at me.

“There’s still plenty of time, so why don’t you come in and have a cup of tea with me?”

At the same time, Mariel smiles a rare smile.

Does this mean we should at least relax before a big fight?

I felt a strange sense of consideration for Mariel, and followed her into the mansion.

* * *

Time has passed since magical vibrations were spread across the continent to summon the demon king’s spirit.

The first to discover the abnormal phenomenon was the demon world.

I received a call from Xavier and headed to the Demon Castle to report on the situation.

In the Demon King’s Castle, Bersella, Xavier, and Ludmila were talking first.

Just by looking at it, the atmosphere is quite serious.

“Has the Demon King’s soul been discovered?”

When I asked, Xaviel opened his mouth.

“Devil’s soul… I don’t know if it is, but… … It looks like the monster’s attack has begun.”

“Monster attack?”

“In the northernmost part of the Demon World, that is, in the northern continent, there is a barren land where neither demons nor humans live. A large number of monsters are coming down from there in droves.”

“Large amount of monsters… … .”

“The monsters that were originally part of the Demon King’s army either joined in there or attacked the surrounding area at random, but were subdued by us. However, the large army of monsters coming down from the north is on a scale that has never been seen before.”

Was the demon king’s spirit actually manipulating demons?

Forcibly removing the demon king’s soul from Versella may have been perceived by the demon king’s soul as a betrayal of the demon.

“What size is it? Still, if the demon world and the kingdom join forces, won’t it be enough to stop it?”

It was prepared for that from the beginning.

From the time the monster started showing abnormal phenomena, it was fully predictable that something like this could happen.

But Xaviel’s expression was still serious.

“We have already sent our troops to form a front in the north. But the scale of the monster is unusual. I don’t know where on earth that number of monsters came from… … .”

“Is it that serious?”

When I asked again, Queen Ludmila of Ainblad answered with a calm face.

“This is the amount that feels like the will to wipe out all life on this continent.”

“That… … .”

『The power of the Demon King’s soul did not weaken significantly even after it escaped from Versella’s body.

This was because the demon lord’s soul was not taken out through normal subjugation of the demon lord.

Therefore, the monsters that received the power of the powerful Demon King’s soul were so powerful that they could wage war on the entire continent.』

The narration once again confirmed that Xaviel and Ludmila’s words were true.

『If the demon king soul is not directly destroyed, this entire continent, including the demon world and kingdom, will become a den of demons.

Yunoa’s most important work, which must never fail, has begun.』

I swallowed dry saliva while listening to the narration voice.

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