103 – Elias (2)
At first, I was just admiring the new magical realm that I could climb higher.
There was nothing else to feel.
I just filled my head with the thought of how much information I could extract from this devil.
But… that thought didn’t last long.
[Don’t try to climb too presumptuously.]
This is not a level that can be called a realm.
Simply standing in front of you, simply speaking with emotion in your words, can make unenlightened uncivilized people like me realize the truth.
It is so high that it is difficult to see even if you dare to look at it.
The physical distance could be said to be right in front of us, but from a magical point of view, a cliff higher than anything else separates the two of us.
It’s not the kind where you can’t see the mountain peaks because the clouds are obscuring it in the middle.
It’s just soaring at a near-vertical angle, you can’t see the peaks too far away simply by looking up at the sky.
And what looms at the end of that peak is… the truth.
After realizing that, the words spontaneously came out of my mouth even though I was not thinking about anything in particular.
[I want everything about magic, everything about the world, what God is, what fate is, literally everything!!]
Making a deal with the devil, of course, is a choice you shouldn’t choose. Every transaction with the devil is met with terrible ruin. This is a fact that I have come to realize very painfully while studying demons and the victims of demons.
But… even though I knew it very well, I couldn’t resist the temptation.
In the past, when I saw victims who sold their souls to the devil and turned into monsters, I couldn’t understand why they chose to make a deal with the devil, but now I can understand it.
Because the future I so longed for is starting to appear in my hands.
I think I poured out all kinds of servile words after that, but I don’t remember much. I’m so excited I can’t quite remember what I said.
It was as if I was only in a dream. It’s like it’s in a dream, so whatever you say is acceptable.
However, the dream was awakened in an instant as soon as I saw it in front of my eyes.
Pareus-
the world vibrates
No, maybe my eyes, or maybe my whole body is vibrating.
As soon as I saw the deity appearing in this world before my eyes as if it were nothing, I couldn’t think of anything.
I’m just thankful that I can see the Shin Wi that I’ve been longing for my whole life, drunk with the thrill that runs through each of my veins.
[Process this and make it into a magic tool.]
But it didn’t end with just watching.
Are you going to make it into a magic tool? prestige?
Truly the best. The mere act of processing the Divinity into a magical tool was enough to call me blessed.
But I didn’t quite understand.
It is too unreasonable for him to tell me the truth he knows in return for such an act, in exchange for blessing me.
Aren’t you just giving me without receiving?
[…isn’t that worth knowing everything about?]
[You know that. It’s not everything, but if you make this god of magic tools, I’ll tell you the truth of the corresponding amount. Any complaints?]
[Of course… no!]
obviously a trap
From my point of view, it’s an act of returning only returns without cost, but couldn’t the devil do that for no cost?
But… it didn’t matter anyway.
No matter what trap lies there, this trust in my arms is real.
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uh… well…
what, is that going well?
The progress of the work is so fast that it is difficult to judge the situation, but the results look good.
“Huuu… haaa…”
At that moment, I suddenly heard the sound of deep breathing, so I turned my head, but there was Elias with his nose on top of his god.
The dignity and arrogance shown in the original are nowhere to be found.
No, why is that bitch like that?
Elias now lacks the dignity he showed in the original work. There is only one pervert.
Still, the skills will remain the same, so even if it takes some time to process the Shinwi, it will definitely be finished… but I think I should give it a firm warning at least once.
“Elias, what are you doing?”
“Uh… uh…!? Ah, ah… that’s… that’s why…”
When I called, Elias seemed to realize what he was doing, and he was startled and tried to make an urgent excuse.
No, what an excuse to come now, it was a lot late at the latest.
“Kuhmm… So, this is just the work of interpreting divine powers. Taking the divine powers as organs and analyzing how to process them—”
Unlike before, Elias, who has come back to his senses, throws away honorifics and starts talking to me again in plain language.
However, even if they return from honorifics to plain language, the dignity that has already been cut cannot be restored.
What is he saying now.
You were definitely enjoying it, let alone analyzing it. I thought you were on drugs
“It’s not yours, it’s just entrusted to you. Don’t be mistaken and start processing.”
“…”
Elias’ face turns red. Certainly, it seemed that he knew very well how embarrassing his actions were.
…Can I really trust him?
I remember that it wasn’t to this level in the original work… Hmm… Since I skipped all the stories in the middle and ran straight through, is there a big change?
First of all, since he is the only person who can use magic delicately enough to process Shinwi, it seems like he has no choice but to believe it… Well, why are you so unreliable?
I thought she was a trustworthy npc even though she had a dirty personality. How come it’s cool to see it in real life.
‘…For now, it’s better to put on a minimum safety device.’
The current Elias is not the same Elias seen in the original work.
Previously, it was just a speculation close to the realm of a joke, but now Elias really seems to be in a dangerous state that can make a splash.
Just-!
“What-!?”
With a single snap of my fingers, the precious spirit in Elias’s arms teleports onto my hand, like a girl hugging a teddy bear.
Elias jerks his gaze back to me in an instant, like a rubber ball bouncing off a wall.
There is so much obsession and madness in that gaze that it makes even me startle for a moment.
no, this is mine not to you
“I can’t leave it like this. I’ll sign a new contract to faithfully fulfill the contract.”
“…What is the cost of not fulfilling the contract?”
“Hmm…”
As always, I tried to blackmail him with the speed of his soul, but his demonic instinct strongly insisted that he not choose that option.
Elias will handle that.
It is clear that Elias will accept death as it is after doing everything he wants to do before his soul is sucked. Elias’ eyes showed off to everyone that he didn’t care about his own soul.
Why not? When I started to walk late, there was a story that I gave the late fee and started to be late with confidence.
That case fits the current Elias perfectly.
As you can see from the first mention of the cost of non-compliance, Elias will just try to bear the cost if he is wrong.
If so… yes, this is better.
“I will give you eternal life.”
“…eternal life?”
“Yes. After removing all five senses and magic circuits, I’ll seal it, leaving only the fact that I’m thinking, so I can live alone forever. Without any outside interference, without outside interference.”
At first, Elias, who couldn’t understand what I was saying, turned his face into an earthy color in an instant, as if it had never happened.
For intellectuals like Elias, or for everyone alive, such a punishment is literally hell. To the extent that it would be more merciful to die.
“However, I will look into researching the processing of Shinwi into magic tools. Will you accept it?”
“…I will accept it.”
“You’re clever.”
Unlike before, Elias, who was willing to pay the price and cancel the contract if he made a mistake, no longer does that.
The scope of research is very limited, but I am grateful for being able to study Shinwi and just accept my suggestion.
Well, since you’ve been told so firmly, you won’t try to do anything stupid.
“hehehehe…”
‘…will it be okay?’
When Shinwi, which had been placed on my hand, returns to Elias’s arms again, Elias again shows a slutty smile and pose and hugs Shinwi dearly.
It’s a little bit hard to say something to a woman with such a delicate appearance… What is it?
It’s hard to see that he is the same person as the arrogant Elias shown in the original work.
Was there really a significant change to the story just because it came a few years earlier…?
Hmmm… Well, once a problem arises, I can go and fix it then.