The shredded magic contract fell like snow.
"Do you call this a privilege? Do you know that I don't know what the process of a human becoming a demon is?"
"Ah, Gremory. It's foolish and unfortunate to give away the opportunity that was created so much."
Kona hummed and strolled around the throne. She snapped her fingers, and the contract appeared again in the air. The last clause that was added is gone.
"Now there is no way for you to meet Chession Ethel. I wish you had been compliant when I gave you a chance."
"What should I do?"
"You're a fool and stupid. Don't you know that the more you behave, the more terrible the pain you will suffer?"
"You're stupid. I don't think you understand this situation at all."
Gremory clenched her fists. The sound of snapping fingers echoed eerily.
"I just got into a fight with you."
"What? Hah."
Kona laughed in vain. Fighting among demons in the demon world meant changing ranks. In the demon world, identities are divided by strength.
"So, Gremory. You want to beat me and dominate all of the demon world?"
"That's how it should be. If you don't do this, you'll torment me forever."
"Ahaha! It's fun after all! I did a great job turning you humans into demons!"
Black flames soared around Kona, who was laughing like crazy. It was Kona's unique flame that all demons feared. If you get burned by the flames, you will never get better.
The witches who had been hiding nearby and watching out for help fled in a hurry, fearing that sparks would fly. Kona chuckled, fascinated by her own strength.
"Gremory, I give you one last chance. Will you live in the pain of burns for the rest of your life? Or will you obediently accept the contract... Ugh!"
Gremory grabbed Nada Kona's hair. It doesn't matter if it's a flame.
Kona panicked. Ordinary demons would be stunned just by touching the flames, but Gremory's face was extremely calm.
Gremory looked at Kona's pale face and smiled slightly.
"I can do that too."
And it burst out of its grasp.
"Ugh!"
Kona, whose hair was on fire, was furious. After losing her luscious black hair and becoming short-haired, Kona began to rush in properly.
No matter how much Kona fired and scratched, Gremory fought back without flinching. The more she did, the more excited Kona became, like an angry bison.
Alice, who had just arrived in the Demon Realm, was fed up with the sight of the burning Demon Realm.
"Sister Mori... I brought a bunch of gifts and letters, but what is that?"
"What are you doing? If you don't want to die because you stand out for no reason, hide quickly!"
Oppensia grabbed Alice's hand and hid behind a rock. In front of the rock, they heard a continuous loud banging sound.
Alice grasped the situation and dropped the letters and gifts in both hands.
"Our sister Mori, are you going to fight with Queen Kona?"
"Huh! She's completely crazy!"
"She's still alive, aren't she? How does she survive in such flames?"
"Of course she will die!"
Then, Gremory's voice came from right next to her.
"It's okay. I won't die."
"Ugh! Suck!"
Alice almost screamed, but Oppensia quickly shut her up. Gremory, who was squatting next to them, grinned.
"That thing fighting there, it's my alter ego."
Alice whispered hurriedly
"Sister, do you know how to make alter egos?"
"That's how it is."
Gremory held out the sapphire brooch he had received from Hamburton.
"This is what Serrietti used. Do you remember that Serietti sent her alter ego to the human world to attack the Princess of Iberia?"
"Yes, did you make that alter ego out of this brooch?"
"I think so."
Gremory grinned and looked behind the rock. Kona was fighting hard against her illusory alter ego.
When she first held the sapphire brooch in her hand, the memory of Serietti using the brooch came into her head. Just like when she put her hand on Hamburton's companion magical creature, 'Ham', she was able to learn how to use it at once.
The farther away the alter ego is from the main body, the weaker its power becomes, but the closer it is to the main body, the more powerful it exerts, similar to the main body. Therefore, the alter ego close to Gremory was fighting hard for her while exerting the same strength as the main body.
"So, you brought my gift and letter?"
Gremory picked up the letters Alice had dropped and opened the envelope. As she leisurely read the letters and wrote replies, Kona fought her own, unaware of anything.
***
Two months have passed. The Grand Duke of Ethel has already entered summer.
Gremory's letter arrived that day as well. Chession had a refreshing morning and opened the envelope of letters on his desk in his office.
Gremory's bad handwriting, which was still crooked without any progress, made Chession laugh.
[ Are you doing well? If you starve again and lock yourself in a corner of your room, I'll be really disappointed.
It's the same situation in the demon world. Kona is still fighting my alter ego, and I'm watching from a distance, playing with Alice. I'm waiting for Kona to lose her power.
But even if I kill Kona, I don't think I can go straight to the human world. Demons can only go to the human world if they are called by humans anyway.
So, you should always be ready to summon me. Yes?
I always miss you, and I love you too. ]
Iris, who was reading the letter with her, smiled happily. Because her contract with the witch was broken. Chession could no longer see ghosts, but Iris always stood by her brother's side.
- Brother, let's pray. Let Gremory beat Kona. Who knows if our hope will work even a miracle?
As if he understood this, Chession closed his eyes and prayed with the letter in his arms.
After a while, Chession opened his eyes and stood in front of the mirror in his office.
"That doesn't make sense."
In fact, he hasn't been able to get through it for a long time. Thanks to Gremory's letter, he was barely able to wake up and go about his daily life, but he was still in a disabled state.
During that time, his hair was too long. He didn't move and stayed in his room, and he lost a lot of weight and muscle. He didn't know when Mori would come back, but he couldn't welcome her like this. Chession smiled heartily and straightened his hair.
By the way.
"Huh?"
Maybe it's because he's been stressed and even starved. Fine silver hair hung between his fingers, and about ten strands were pulled out.
"...Huh?"
Unable to believe the reality, Chession rummaged through his hair. Looking at it this way, his hair seemed to be very frizzy.
At the same time, Severian's warning to be careful of hair loss crossed my mind.
"Uh-oh!"
Hearing his screams, Isolene rushed into the office.
"What's going on?"
"Isolene, look at my hair falling out! Am I losing my hair?"
"Oh, if you comb that much, everyone will fall out."
"I've never been so hooked! My hair is also strange! What if I go bald like this? Bald people can't summon witches!"
"It's because you're starving and stressed every day. When you get healthy, you'll recover quickly."
"Damn it!"
Chession immediately ran to the restaurant and started eating. After supplementing enough nutrition, he exercised hard.
Isolene looked at him sadly and thought. She's glad that Chesion has regained his energy.
Thanks to Chession finally coming out of the corner of the room, the atmosphere in the Grand Duke's residence gradually brightened. The maids, who had always walked on thin ice and watched each other, were finally able to relax.
A large vacant lot is behind the mansion. The maids hung the white bed sheets on the clothesline. When they saw Chession jogging in the garden in the distance, the maids began to chatter.
"I'm glad he did. I was worried about what would happen if His Highness didn't come out of the bedroom for a long time."
"Is he good at eating these days? I need to pay more attention to the Ingredient."
"By the way... Is Miss Mori really dead?"
The maids became obsessed with the story of Miss Mori. No one had said anything before, but everyone guessed that she was dead.
"Isn't it possible that she was simply missing like before?
"If that were the case, His Highness would have been looking for her in all directions, and he would have been in the corner of the room like this, right?"
"That's right. Ha... Heaven is also very indifferent. To harass His Highness the Grand Duke, who has finally begun to be happy, to such an extent."
Anna, who was behind the bed sheets, was silent. He wanted to tell them that Miss Mori was not dead and that she would pray for her safe return, but she just let it go.
'My young lady, how are you?'
Anna looked up at the blue sky for no reason. While imagining our young lady with wings flying away.
Comments
Post a Comment