Gremory pouted her ear openings carefreely.
"Oh, she? I don't have any ill feelings. If you really don't like it, I'll go by myself."
"No, you look like a kid who was put out by the water, so I can't send you to a social gathering alone."
"Then let's go together."
"I don't like it! I'm not going! No, why do you want to go to a party or something like that in the first place?"
"Because of work. Among the aristocratic men, there is a leader of the Cult of the Abyss. So I went to a party attended by many nobles and tried to find the leader."
"If that's the reason, it can't be helped...! I don't want to go!"
Anna dragged her tongue and wiped the dust off the floor with a dry rag. At the same time, she gave a clear answer.
"In that case, you can prepare a party at the Grand Duke's residence! Due to the timing, we can't prepare for a prom right away, so it's just like a tea party. Seeing that there are so many Invitations, I think there will be many people who will accept your invitations, right?"
"That's fine."
Thinking of the evil thought, Isolene chuckled. What if we leave out Catherine and throw a party on the same day as Catherine's prom date?
Catherine lost all her best friends on the day of the imperial banquet. Who would really want to go to a party hosted by Catherine? Naturally, the nobles will want to come to the tea party of the popular Grand Duke Ethel.
Isolene coldly ran to Chession and asked for permission to hold a tea party.
Catherine's ball is in half a month from today. Isolene gritted her teeth and ran out into the garden to prepare for the best tea party.
However, five days before the start of the tea party.
Isolene's dream was shattered. This was because a mysterious mineral called 'magic stone' was discovered in the mine of the damn Duke Ortega.
With those minerals, they could produce water from the air and keep their bodies warm even in the snow. When slightly broken, it glowed faintly, so it could be used as a light, and it could also be combined with iron, so it was also used as a material for smelting ordinary swords into magic swords. Thanks to this, Duke Ortega's fame soared without knowing the sky.
Isolene, who had already scattered invitations everywhere, collapsed to the floor
"Hah...Jealousy. I'm jealous..."
"Shall I give you whiskey?"
Gremory, crouching next to Isolene, patted her friend on the back.
"No, I don't have the strength to drink..."
"That's right."
"Mori, what should I do? I'm sure no one will come to our tea party because of this. Everyone wants to get a magic stone at a low price, and I'm going to tremble with Catherine Ortega."
"So, the mineral magic stone is the cause of your depression?"
"Of course. What have you heard so far..."
"Then I can show you a good mineral."
Gremory swept out something. It was a very black, semi-shiny gemstone.
"What is this? Is it obsidian?"
"Obsidian? What is that?"
"Yes, a stone that looks like that."
"That's good. The name of this stone is 'Black Demon Stone'. Anyway, there are many things you can do with this. Now, you can make water out of it."
Gremory opened the window of the room and reached out of the window. Then water gushed out of Gremory's hand holding the jewel. A gardener passing under it was struck by lightning and screamed.
"You can make fire gorgeous."
Now, a dragon of fire has jumped out of the jewel and has begun to dance.
"And when planted in a sword, it becomes the strongest weapon in the world. You don't need to smelt it, just plant it on the day."
Gremory pulled out a decorative sword from a corner of Isolene's room. When she put the jewel on the blade, the gem seeped in on its own, dyeing the blade black.
And when she swung her sword weakly, a dark red afterimage was left along the track. It looked incredibly powerful and was a cool afterimage.
Isolene's expression brightened as she sat blankly on the floor.
"Hey, what is this! It's absolutely good! Where did this jewelry come from?"
"Hey. I dug it up from the back mountain."
"What? Something like that was buried in the mountain behind our mansion?"
"Yes."
Gremory injected magic into the stones in the back mountain for her depressed friend. And she pretended not to know.
"Oh my God, if this is...! I can feed Catherine a shot! Ahaha!"
Isolene took the ornamental sword and ran to Chession's office. And what was Chession's reaction when he saw the sword?
"Hey, what is this great weapon? It looks like it will even cut through steel."
"Let's spread the word right away! The Black Demon Stone was found in the Grand Duke of Ethel!"
Gremory hid in a corner of the hallway and looked at the two of them happily. The corners of her mouth were gushing out softly.
And Alice, who was passing in front of the office.
"Hey, that's the essence of the witch's power, so it's dangerous... Whew."
She gave up drying and just shook her head.
***
A large number of 'black demon stones' were found in the mountains behind the Grand Duke's residence. Chession, who came to the back mountain, scratched the back of his head and looked at the huge mass of black magic stone.
"That was on the mountain behind my house from the beginning?"
Meanwhile, Gremory was being scolded by Iris in the corner of the house.
- No matter how much you want to comfort Isolene, why make the essence of a witch so big? It's dangerous!
"Did I make something like that without thinking? It was made safe for humans to use."
- It looked incredibly dangerous.
"Anyway. If you use it well, it's not dangerous. It's not that much."
- That's a lot. It can be distributed throughout the empire.
"It's not an amount that everyone can have. If you make any more noise, it will be sealed inside the Black Demon Stone."
- Bo, do you know how to seal?
Seara and Alice approached the two of them, who were awakening from the corner. Alice was smiling as usual.
"Hey, Iris. It will be fine. All bad ingredients are removed, and only useful ingredients for humans are just stones. I was worried at first, but when I checked, it was fine."
Even Seara, who had become beautiful after dressing up to the fullest, smiled brightly. She was a subordinate of a high-ranking witch and could see ghosts.
"That's right! Black Demon Stones are both beautiful and practical. They can spray water on places where there is a drought or fire, and they can also set fire to drive away monsters when they appear".
- It's really safe, right? By the way, what if someone finds out that it's the essence of witches?
"That's not going to happen. You have to come to recognize a top-notch demon or witch with the same power as Gremory. But such witches and demons don't exist in the human world. If they existed, the world would have been in turmoil, but now it's quiet. Hoho."
***
The day before the tea party of Grand Duke Ethel.
The Black Demon Stone even fell into the hands of the leader of the Cult of the Abyss. The leader noticed the identity of the Black Demon Stone and filed a complaint.
"What kind of crazy witch in the world has sprayed her power everywhere? Moreover, it is a gem that has even been safely smelted for the convenience of humans. Not only did it leave only useful power for humans, but it also controlled its power practically."
Underground of ancient ruins. The man sitting at the top said to the one who knelt in front of him.
"If a witch is powerful enough to mass-produce like this... She must be the strongest among high-level witches."
"Yes, it will! Apparently, there is a top-notch witch living in the Grand Duke of Ethel's residence. She is a witch strong enough to compete with the demons of the religious leader."
The man in the upper seat was picked up.
"Ha. That's funny. The 'Mori' and 'Isolene' I saw at the imperial banquet last time were fine with Rilkena tea, so they wouldn't be witches. Is the nanny of the youngest Princess, Seara, who I heard about before, a witch?"
"Yes, I heard that the nanny also has black hair, so there is a possibility."
"It would be perfect for experimental materials. I'm going to kidnap Ceara Brilliant's nanny right away. Get ready."
"Yes, Religious Master."
The man who was kneeling disappeared. Then, a muscular male demon appeared behind the back of the man sitting in the seat.
"Hey, Felix. It's frustrating because I'm only in the basement. Can't I go out for a walk anywhere?"
"No."
"How about the tea party at Grand Duke Ethel? You got an invitation. It sounds fun, but let's go together. Yes?"
"No, the place you go to is always noisy."
"Ugh, then I can go by myself. I think something fun will happen there."
The devil held out an invitation from Grand Duke Ethel in front of Felix. It was an invitation from Felix's home, Baron Cerpelia.
"Yes, I think it's a good idea to go there now. Before that, check the condition of the Oppencia."
"Again? As long as I'm here, I won't die! Oppencia will wear out!"
"I'm anxious. She's so fragile..."
Felix headed to a room deep in the basement. On the bed, there lay a doll that looked exactly like Oppensia.
Felix whispered in her ear.
"I'll definitely find a way. A way to bring you back to life. The demon I summoned will save us."
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