123 – to the sky (5)
[What, that bitch, what?!]
[Fa, Faust-sama… that feeling just now…]
[hehehe, you are also Faust.]
noisy these
The three of Lucia, Iris, and Irene, who are monitoring my daily life every day, where there is no privacy because they have engraved the magic of sharing, shout in their heads as they see Irene.
If these were normal words spoken through the mouth, the words overlapped so much that I couldn’t even understand what they were saying. So much so that it makes my head dizzy.
[Quiet, since we are talking now, talk later.]
Let’s warn everyone, and the head filled with all sorts of words quickly becomes quiet.
But even the will has not quieted down.
In my eyes, in my skin, in my nose, in my ears, I can feel the connection between Lucia, Iris and Irene. If something similar to the one before happened, telepathy would pour in in such an instant that my head would explode again.
…Wouldn’t it be better to just delete all the sentences from Share?
“Faust-sama, long time no see. What are you doing?”
Anyway, after some time, Irene starts to act as if nothing happened.
As if seeing me for the first time, I was slightly surprised and then greeted me.
uh… well…
“Why is that?”
When I looked at Irene with a sense of bewilderment, Irene looked at me with a slightly widened gaze and turned her head.
what the heck, i’m scared
If it wasn’t for Faust’s body, Irene’s spirit is so vicious that she would have momentarily trembled. It’s as if it’s warning me that something terrible will happen if I mention it.
Of course, if I didn’t mean to, but my hand touched a place like that, I would want to make it something that never happened, but isn’t this a bit too strong…?
“Let’s forget each other about that—”
“Is that what it is?”
Irene really reacts as if she’s heard the completely nonsensical word.
hey, that’s great
You even erased my memory.
“…it’s nothing. Anyway, the reason I came here is to seek cooperation.”
“What if you say cooperation…?”
“I want to invite you when I defeat Serafia.”
“…”
In contrast to Irene’s eyes flashing open, Irene’s mouth is firmly shut. As if he had no idea what I was going to say, he was responding as if he was asking me why he was giving me such an offer.
Doesn’t seem to have any complaints… Rather, he seemed rather surprised that he was giving away such good things for free.
…do you like it?
‘why?’
From Irene’s point of view, she should be dissatisfied with fighting a strong enemy without any benefit.
Is there something I don’t know about? Has Irene ever been burned by Cerapia?
“Why… are you suggesting this? I’m just a pawnbroker dealing in antiques and stolen goods.”
Yes, the pawnbroker is correct, but the modifier “very strong” should be added in front of it.
When Belial and I fought, there’s absolutely no way anyone who watched us with a shield on in the middle of the battlefield was weak.
Now, this question is just a prodding to find out my intentions.
“…Could it be that you responded to my desire?”
“It’s a desire…”
“Demons appear before those who wish for something and grant them in exchange for their souls. That doesn’t mean…”
I just didn’t say anything and just listened to Irene’s words in silence, but Irene started to guess my intentions by jumping over and over again.
Now, he is even looking at me with a frown, as if he thought that I had come to trade his soul in response to his wish.
…One thing I can tell for sure from Irene’s reaction is that Irene wants to defeat Serafia.
“I don’t know what crazy speculation you’re making.”
“Yes?”
“No matter what you think, I’m going to kill Serapia for comfort, and I called because I might need your help in the process. Did I look like I’m just talking about a single soul?”
Irene’s pupils are shaking a bit, but Irene can’t find the same anxiety as before, probably because she thought my answer was very persuasive.
“…You still can’t express yourself well.”
“expression?”
“It’s nothing. So, when can we go?”
“We’ll leave as soon as we’re ready, but since it’s almost done, it won’t take too long. Like this, we’ve created something that can invade Cael, the world of Cerapia, at any time.”
“Really… It’s a nostalgic feeling.”
When I lifted my fictitious spirit and showed it to Irene, Irene made an indescribable expression and spat out words as if full of remorse.
The sight of Irene feeling the divine power radiating from the processed demon god with her skin and taking it into her intestines through her breath made me wonder if she was drinking a slightly dangerous drug.
“Yes, I’ll leave anytime. But there’s a problem.”
“Problem?”
“Yes, if I leave, are—”
“Hee, hee…”
Before Irene could finish her words, a short scream came from behind.
It had been a long time since I had heard that voice, but it was so familiar that I could tell who it belonged to without turning my head.
“…Aren, didn’t you leave it in the Great Forest?”
“Yes, Great Forest had already been taken over by Serapia. I couldn’t leave that child alone in a place like that.”
“That’s… well, that’s for sure.”
When I turned my head and looked in the direction where the Great Forest was located, I could feel very painfully that the Great Forest was completely overrun by the divine power and divine power of Cerapia, even though it must have been a very long distance from here.
…Can I do this?
In the original work, Great Forest is a very important place that spit out all kinds of rice cakes by intertwining with Gaia, but such a place has been completely taken over by Serapia.
Uh uh… well, the story was originally ruined last night, so it’s already too late to try to make it a problem now.
“If we leave to defeat Serapia, Aren will be left alone and exposed to all sorts of threats. In that case, it would be better to leave Arenne to Ayluse.”
“It’s a place where all wizards from all over the world gather.”
“Yes, if Serafia directly intervenes, Eilyuze will not be able to withstand it, but that doesn’t mean we can’t take a girl with no fighting skills into the fight. It seems safe to leave it to the first class.”
“Umm… Well, Faust-sama is right. Then, I’ll follow Faust-sama and wait until the preparations are finished.”
Compared to the days Irene has lived, Arenne can be called a fleeting relationship, but Irene seems to value Arenne very much.
To the point where he thought of Aren even with the fight against Cerapia right in front of him.
Whoa… He has that level of strength, and as you can see from the reaction between Shinwi and Shinnyeok, he’s obviously going to do something important in the original work, but I really don’t even know who he is at all.
Well, since this world is real, not a game, there must be some parts that are different from the game. Let’s not worry too much about it.
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“Hey, they’ll be arriving soon. I wish I could use portal magic like this.”
“Wouldn’t it be nice to learn?”
“How do you learn portal magic without a master or magic book? Faust-nim, will you teach me later?”
“That’s fine, as long as you pay the price.”
“That’s a rough guess by participating in the battle of Serapia, well.”
“Kuh, you’re good at talking.”
Through the portal, Irene and Arn return to Ayluse.
They said that Lena spent a lot of time together, but since Irene was the one I met often, compared to Lena, Irene treats me without hesitation.
Looking at it this way, even though the two are elves, their personalities are definitely different. Even the appearance.
Lena has light green long hair and green eyes, which is exactly the stereotype of an elf, but Irene has light green hair with a slight bluish tint and short hair, so the difference in appearance is no joke. Even her eyes are sky blue, and one ear is cut off, so at a cursory glance, it’s hard to see it as an elf.
Well, each person is different, so elves too—
“Dad.”
“—-!?”
At that moment, while observing and comparing Lena and Irene, I suddenly catch my breath when I see Lucia suddenly appearing in front of me.
As Iris did before, it seems to have escaped my detection by moving to a place where my consciousness was not directed through shared magic.
“Follow me, right now.”
Lucia wants to take my hand and leave this place. He couldn’t explain the reason, so if it was usual, he would ask why, but now Lucia’s momentum is so fierce that I can’t say anything.
The whirlpool of emotions emanating from Lucia’s body is just too dangerous.
I’ve seen many cases like Lucia while living as a demon, but all of those characters had major accidents before long.
And it seems that the same thing applies to Lucia now.
From Lucia now, the desire to possess me, the desire to obtain me at all costs emanates from her.