VOLUME 3: Chapter 3 - An Event Will Occur When the Location Changes
“Oh, Norwen-kun?”
Today, a few days after Lavinia-sama’s incident, I saw a person I knew on my way to the castle gate and called out to him.
“Ah, Aria-san. Hello!”
An adolescent boy with fluffy brown hair and jade eyes looked back at me and said that. It was Norwen-kun, an apprentice magician. He is a disciple of Famir-sama, a royal magician.
“Norwen-kun, are you out for an errand?”
He was also walking towards the gate, but is still wearing his magician’s robes. If he is going out during his day off, he should have changed into plain clothes, so he is probably going out for work.
In fact, a magician’s outing is severely restricted. Even on their day off, they need a permit to get out of the castle, and I heard it is hard to get that permit.
This is because it is necessary to concentrate certain amounts of magical power in order to maintain the barrier of the castle. Our kingdom is being headed by magicians. Just by being in the “Magician’s Tower”, which is both a workplace and a residence, their magical powers are supplied to the barrier of the castle. Therefore, the number of magicians in the castle is thoroughly controlled.
Norwen-kun is still an apprentice, so it’s easy for him to get a permit to go out, and he is often asked by other magicians to go to the castle town. Just as I thought, Norwen-kun nodded in agreement.
“That’s right. I am running an errand for my master at the magic tool shop at the castle town. It’s your day off, right, Aria-san?”
His confident tone was probably because I was wearing a pink dress instead of my usual maid clothes and holding a shopping basket. I nodded and smiled.
“Yes. I have a full day off.”
I usually have a half-day off, so it’s been a while since I had a full day off.
In fact, maids don’t have much time off. Due to the nature of our job in taking care of our master’s everyday necessities, we have no choice but to take turns in taking our vacations. In addition, when you are the first or second maid of a princess, you will have less rest. This is because the important task of taking care of a princess cannot be left to an unfamiliar newcomer.
Because of this, Belinda and I would take turns in taking a half-day off, taking into consideration the schedule of the princess’s official duties. I wonder how many months ago was the last time I have been able to take a full day off.
In truth, I decided to take this particular vacation because it was decided that Mariage-sama, who was living with her husband at the neighboring kingdom Albatro, would return home.
Mariage-sama was worried about her younger sister, Louise, who was kidnapped by the Demon King, but ever since she became the Crown Princess, it was not possible for her to go home even though she is only in the neighboring kingdom. However, the desire to confirm the safety of her younger sister with her own eyes came true, and thus was able to return home. What’s more, this time, Crown Prince Lautrich-sama, her husband, and his sister, Tiana-sama, will be with her. In other words, three members of the royal family of the neighboring country will visit together.
There is also the man, who was present at the incident concerning Lavinia-sama, seems to be a privileged guest. He is the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albatro and has visited to discuss the matter. Apart from travelling incognito, it is extremely difficult for a royalty of one kingdom to officially visit another kingdom. One needs to undergo several procedures.
Rather than Mariage-sama alone, there is still the Crown Prince and Tiana-sama, who is also said to be a marriage candidate to our kingdom’s prince, so it really is a big feast. Welcome ceremonies and balls are inevitable, so everyone in the castle is now busy preparing for it.
Basically, our job as maids is to take care of our master. So this time, all I have to do again is to prepare the princess’s dress and choose her accessories for the welcome ceremony and the ball. However, at the request of the Head Maid, some of the princess’s maids will help prepare for the ball. Of course, during that time, the number of people who will take care of the princess will decrease, so it will be difficult to take a day off. So I decided to take a vacation first, and I was able to get a vacation ahead of schedule.
“So are you going to the castle town?”
I answered Norwen-kun’s question with a nod.
“Yes. Since I won’t be able to take this opportunity later, you know?”
Until now, I used to go shopping outside the castle during my half-day offs. However, ever since the princess was kidnapped, I didn’t feel like going out…… Yet even though the princess have returned, I couldn’t get out of the castle because I was targeted by newspaper reporters because of the hero’s marriage proposal.
Of course, the reporters of the “Hero Times” are still wandering within the vicinity of the castle. Nevertheless, the other day, Belinda, who went out of the castle, was stopped by a reporter and was shown a newspaper extra. It seems that my caricature on the page──and my blinder version──did not look like me at all. Perhaps the reporter drew it based on the story he heard from someone in the castle and couldn't capture the features because my face was ordinary. Therefore, I did not fear the reporters. Pfft, hurrah for being mob-faced.
……Kidding aside, I’m no fool, I am aware of the danger. As the Hero’s (reluctant) fiancée, I could be a great target, not only by reporters, but also by other strangers. However, I cannot stay in the castle for the rest of my life. I have to restock my tea leaves, and I want to send a letter with some sweets that are popular in the town to my mother at home.
Fortunately, I wonder if controlling the information on my name and correct appearance by the King and the Prime Minister is effective. That’s why maybe it is okay now. I thought of bringing a guard, but . . . which town girl would go shopping with a soldier? I won’t be able to haggle!
Greed-sama and the others are out of the question. If I ask them, they will certainly agree, but won’t I be busted if I walk with those prominent people? It's almost as if I am advertising that I am Greed-sama’s (reluctant) fiancée just by walking with them. Besides, I haven’t told the members of the Hero’s party about going out this time. Only the princess and Belinda knew.
Norwen-kun beamed at me and said.
“Going out is fun, isn’t it? Even though it’s for work, I’m really looking forward to going out of the castle. Oh, but it seems that the reporters are wandering around, so please be careful, Aria-san.”
“Yes, of course.”
That said, I wasn’t too worried. Because──I have a secret weapon.
Convinced by what happened with Lavinia-sama the other day, the spirits who received the orders of Greed-sama and the others are lingering around me. Perhaps they are not only watching me, but they are also following their orders to protect me from danger. But they only hindered Alfred-sama when he tried to meet me, so it is possible that they weren’t ordered to protect me, right…… Hey, they should protect me, if I may retort.
In other words, I have invisible escorts. Am I not allowed to use them? Besides, Greed-sama should have known what I am doing through the spirits, but there was no interference even until now…… It’s almost like I am being allowed to go out, right? Well, I haven’t confirmed it but that’s what I think.
“Then, please enjoy yourself.”
“Norwen-kun, good luck with your work.”
After exchanging greetings with Norwen-kun, who was stopped by another acquaintance, I headed towards the gate.
“Hello, good work.”
Eh? After greeting the guarding soldier, I took a step outside the castle through the side gate. When I went out of the castle for the first time in a long while, I didn’t notice that the engagement bracelet on my left wrist flashed for a moment.
* * *
Immediately after leaving the gate, on the slope leading to the castle town, I immediately encountered a young man who seemed to be a reporter. However, he did not recognize me as “Ms. A, the maid who was proposed to by the Hero”, and kept on calling out to the people who was coming out of the castle one after another.
So what Belinda told me was true. The caricature he had in his hand looked similar to the picture of me with a blinder, but something was different from the real version. It really looked kind of similar, but it is not something that would make other people think it is me.
I can do this! I thought. I called myself Verinda, who works in the castle’s dining hall, and feigned total ignorance. Still, it seemed a little suspicious, but with the help of the spirits, I was able to escape quickly when he fell down. Ehe.
I came across a reporter at the start, but after pulling myself together, I went down the hill.
The castle of Schwarze is built on a hill, and the castle town spreads radially around the castle. If one will follow the road from the main gate of the castle, he/she will eventually be on the main street of the town.
Rows of nobles’ mansions lined up in the area near the castle on the main street, and there are only high-end stores in that area. There is a luxurious tea house in that area, which is a purveyor to the royal household, but I won’t go there. In the middle of the slope, I entered a side road. Beyond that, there is an area where ordinary people’s houses and shops are gathered.
Since this town is the royal capital of Schwarze, there are various things that came from all over the world. The street was lively with a variety of people, including people pushing wagons, shopkeepers talking to customers at the storefront, and women dressed like me. I completely blended with my surroundings as a town girl…… No, while being immersed, I walked down a busy street that was lined by shops.
Along the way, I bought cookies with brown berries, a delicacy from Elusion, from a confectionery, and bought a tea cozy that is perfect for the tea set that I own at the general store. Shopping with the town people is very fun and exciting. I naturally smiled at the indescribable sense of liberation that I couldn’t experience while living in the castle.
The last time I enjoyed the feeling of being a town girl was when I visited the tea house, which is also the main agenda of my shopping today.
Before the princess was kidnapped by the Demon King, I used to buy tea leaves here every time I took a day off. Luxurious tea houses, which are the purveyors of the royal household, just sell the tea leaves they ordered and do not serve other customers, but this shop is different. Uncle, the owner, is enthusiastic about studying and will answer anything related to tea. He also accepts discounts and might give a bonus.
……By the way, high-end tea houses do not accept discounts at all. Tsk.
“Uncle! Long time, no see!”
I called out to the bald proprietor who was drinking tea inside the shop.
“Oh, Ah-chan! It’s been a long time so I became worried that something might have happened because you haven’t visited recently.”
“I’m sorry. I couldn’t visit because of various reasons.”
Uncle calls me “Ah-chan”. In fact, he calls every regular customer that way. When I heard that a good old man named Dars was called “Dah-chan”, I suddenly retorted, “You’re kidding, right?” in my head, yeah.
Because it’s Aria, it became “Ah-chan”. Because it’s Dars, it became “Dah-chan”. He appears to have no sense in naming. If I were named Belinda, I must have been called “Beh-chan”…… I’m glad I was named Aria. Somehow.
When I asked Uncle’s wife why he called his customers by their nickname, it seems that he is not good at remembering people’s names. That’s why it seems that he gave them nicknames that are easy to remember.
Perhaps Uncle only remembered that my name starts with “A”.
……Well, I don’t mind. I’m mob-faced anyway, so even if he doesn’t remember my full name, it can actually help me. Look, even now ──
“If I remembered correctly, you said that you work at the castle, Ah-chan. If the princess who has been kidnapped by the Demon King has returned, then the Hero’s party who helped the princess are staying there right now, so you must be busy, right……? Eh, speaking of which, the maid A, who was proposed to by the Hero……”
Uncle then stared at my face seriously, so I was alarmed. My heart went ba-dump, ba-dump. I was caught off-guard, you know!?
However, I managed to answer by pretending to be calm.
“It’s not me. After all, I’m not a maid, but a server in the dining area! We both have brown hair and eyes, and our names starts with A, so people are often mistaken, but . . . we’re different, okay?”
Uncle then laughed and replied, “That’s right.”
“The newspaper extra was hard to understand. There must be a lot of people who match the vague description of having brown hair and brown eyes.”
“Yes, that’s right. There are many as mob-faced as I do!”
……My acting today might have been cleanly executed. Although I was suddenly confident, Uncle’s words afterwards did not sound impressed.
“Ah-chan’s name also starts with A…… By the way, what was Ah-chan’s name again? I’m sorry, this uncle completely forgot.”
I smiled and replied to Uncle, who laughed and scratched the back of his head.
“Amilia. It’s Amilia, Uncle.”
Strangely, today is the day I got stuck with using pseudonyms. Today, I am Belinda to the reporter and Amilia to the owner of the tea house. The common denominator is that I am working in the dining area…… Hmp, I must not forget to write it in my heart’s memo!
Nevertheless, I could have given Uncle my real name, but it would be a problem later if the name of the Hero’s fiancée will be leaked as “Aria”. Just in case. Because I want to continue visiting this tea house until the day I leave Schwarze.
……Now that I have come to the tea house, I have to buy tea leaves.
“Uncle, please give me the usual blend of second-class tea leaves from Lake Salida. Oh, by the way, the bergamot-flavored tea I bought the other day, half of the people liked it and half of them were concerned about the scent. However, most people did not mind when they were blended with other tea leaves.”
“It’s because I like it. But once you have come to like it, you become accustomed to it, right?”
“I also liked it, so I will buy it again! Oh, you have stocks of tea leaves from Mindalk, too!”
“Thanks to the hero who defeated the Demon King, tea leaves from Mindalk are finally on the market.”
“Yes, yes. We owe it to the hero. Please give me this second-class tea leaves from Mindalk, Uncle.”
“Sure.”
“Of course . . . you will give me a discount, right?”
Tilting my head, I smiled while I begged. Well, I don’t think I looked cute even when I did that. However, this is surprisingly effective to the proprietor……
“Oh, it can’t be helped. The request is from no other than Ah-chan. I’ll give you a discount, then!”
“Yay! Thank you, Uncle.”
Oh, the feeling of satisfaction of driving a bargain……!
Eh? Isn’t it unbecoming of a noble’s daughter? Yes, it is also often said by Belinda. But isn’t it better to buy it at a cheaper price? A poor baron or viscount is more frugal than a wealthy merchant, if one became careless.
By the way, daughters of aristocrats rarely go shopping in the town on their own, and it is more common to call merchants to the mansion to buy their products.
“It’s because Ah-chan is an important regular and a fellow tea researcher.”
Uncle skillfully winked at me. I responded with a smile. That’s right, if you get a discount, you can smile as much as you want. Besides, I’m happy that the price has been cut now, so of course, I am smiling.
At that time, my uncle suddenly shivered.
“Uncle?”
“Nah, it suddenly felt chilly……”
I felt sympathetic to Uncle, who answered while hugging his body with his hands.
“Maybe you’re starting to catch a cold. Please take good care of yourself, okay?”
I was so happy to get the tea leaves I wanted at a bargain price, so I bid Uncle goodbye and went out of the store. I bought souvenirs for my mother, tea cozy, and tea leaves, so I have accomplished all the reasons why I went out.
Usually after shopping, I take a walk around the town and look at newly-opened stores. But maybe I should stop and go home now. Because in stories, it is a standard that an event occurs when one moves to another place. If they stay in the same place forever, they will be stuck in a rut, so it is a cliche to move the location in order for the story to progress.
Of course, this is reality and not a story, so I don’t think I will stumble on such an event just because I’m out of the castle and wandering around the town…… But it’s best to be careful. I started to back to the castle by retracing the path I took on my way to town.
However, after a short walk, I found a familiar, dubious face in the crowd in front of me.
It was the newspaper reporter I met outside the castle. There is no doubt, since he is holding a copy of my caricature in his hand. What’s more, he appears to be wandering around looking for someone while glancing at the caricature from time to time.
Don’t tell me, he is following me around? Was he angry because I ignored him when he fell…… but that’s impossible, right!?
Did he…… finally realize that I am Maid A? Even if he couldn’t be sure, the reporter’s sixth sense may have worked. I made a quick decision and saw him quickly enter a side street before he noticed me. And then, I also entered the side street with great care.
It is a safe town, but it is not completely crime-free. Therefore, I would never go into the backstreets. But only while I was waiting for the reporter to pass by──or so I thought.
Yes, I forgot to spawn during this time. If the location changes, the probability for an event to occur will increase.
──Around the corner, I suddenly stopped.
Because there was an unexpected sight there.
Fences that collapsed all over the place. The ground that has been gouged out here and there. And Norwen-kun, the apprentice magician, who is catching his breath.
──That’s not all.
Norwen-kun looked up at the sky with a stern look. Following his line of sight, I was amazed.
“……Eh……?”
──My first impression of the man is dark.
He wore a pair of simple black trousers and a black shirt. His hair that is long enough to reach the collar of his shirt is ultramarine. It was ultra dark blue…… Maybe that’s the reason why I got the overall dark impression of him.
The man folded his arms and looked down at Norwen-kun calmly. His smiling face is kind of handsome. But I was not surprised because of his beautiful looks. These days, I’ve been surrounded by a lot of people with good looks that I am no longer astonished by that.
I was scared because the man was floating in the air. And──because his eyes peeking through his long bangs had a red color like blood.
I thought while staring at the man in a daze.
──I don’t need such an encounter event.
Even though they are demons, they have various appearances.
What we mostly immediately think of when we are say “demons” is the existence called demon beasts who appear in a form of beasts. Since it sometimes attacks travelers and villages, it is this demon beasts that are constantly being asked to be subdued by the Adventurer’s Guild. Since the demon beasts look like beasts, their intelligence is not very high. They don’t speak any words. The intelligence of the demons is based on the intelligence of the creatures that serve as vessels.
If so, I think it would be better for them to take the form of a more intelligent creature than taking the form of a beast because it does not have much magical power. Since the formation of a vessel requires a considerable amount of magical power, the demons can only take a figure that matches their respective magical powers.
Among the demons, those with high magical power look like humans and have higher intelligence. And──for some reason, the higher the magical power, the more attractive it looks.
Therefore, it was said that the generations of Demon Kings possessed handsome appearances…… except for the Demon King of this generation. I’ll say it twice because it is important, except for the macho Demon King. And he must be the most handsome of them (faraway look), right?
In short, the handsome demon in front of me possesses a powerful magical power.
Perhaps he is a subordinate of the Demon King . . . or has the same power as him.
Why did such a high-ranking demon appear in such a place and fought Norwen-kun? I think, it seems that demons prefer to attack humans with magical powers…… However, his opponent is a young lad who is an apprentice magician, right? Did they meet by chance?
In any case, it is certain that I stumbled into a bad scene. It is many times better to be caught by a reporter rather than this…… Why don’t I just turn right and pretend that I haven’t seen anything?
While I was thinking things over, I was noticed by the demon guy. Yes, unfortunately. Floating in the air with his arms crossed, his blood-red eyes stared at me and he raised his eyebrows.
“An intruder…… This is troublesome.”
Though his tone is calm, his expression is not pleased. Oh, I have a bad feeling!
It’s because I am a level one mob. If a mob encounters a demon, regardless of whether it’s a protagonist or a quasi-protagonist──isn’t it a standard to be killed easily and be left as a mysterious corpse, or to be easily erased and disappear into nothingness!?
Oh no, I’m in danger!
“Aria-san, please run away!”
Norwen-kun, who noticed me when the demon spoke, told me in surprise.
“Y-Yes!”
I obeyed him without hesitation and turned on my heels.
If others were the heroine of the story here, they might have said, “How can I leave you alone and run away!?” But that’s because they have the competence without having to run away, right?
It sounds repetitive, but I am an character with zero magical power!
I don’t have the power to fight with demons. No matter how you think about it, it’s just a matter of seconds!
If I stay here, Norwen-kun will have to look after me, even though he is already in a disadvantageous situation. But without me, he can focus on protecting himself.
──Yes, escaping is the best choice now. Besides, if I run away, I can ask for reinforcements.
I started running with that in mind, but after only a few steps, I stumbled upon something. Immediately, my upper body jerked forward.
There, There’s a scene like this!? A big disgrace!? Even if I walk around the castle carrying things in my hands, I hardly trip, yet I did in this important scene?
Are you kidding me────?!!
Screaming internally, I fell down.
“Aria-san!”
As soon as I fell to the ground, Norwen-kun’s panicky voice echoed, and I felt something passed over my head.
──Immediately after that, we heard a tremendous, explosive sound.
“……Eh?”
When I looked up, I saw a hole in the wall across the alley.When I arrived here earlier, the white wall was flawless.
I was horrified to realize the truth of the phenomenon.
……Had I did not fall . . . I would have been . . .
However, I don’t have time to imagine that.
“My, my, what a lucky lady.”
“Aria-san, run!”
Alerted by Norwen-kun’s scream, I got up in a hurry and looked back. Then, the demon who had been in the air until a while ago was standing right behind me before I knew it.
“I tried to make it unnoticed by the people on the streets, so why did you jump? Look, I’ll be in trouble. It will ruin our plan, you know?”
I didn’t quite understand what the demon was trying to tell me. However, there is a main street where many people may come and go in the immediate vicinity, but I understand why no one came to see the situation despite such a great noise even though it is a backstreet.
And yet, even though it wasn’t what I intended, I purposely plunged. What a good tug…… No, is it bad luck? It’s all because of that reporter.
“That’s why . . .”
The demon guy smiled. His smile was all ruthless delight……
“I’m sorry, but I can’t keep you alive.”
The words that spilled from his lips was──death penalty.
It is clear that he does not feel sorry at all. For this person (not a person but a demon), human life is like dust.
I whined…… Scary!
I grew up as a daughter of a lord and was protected in a safe castle even after I started working, so this feeling of danger to my life was the first time.
“Aria-saaan!”
I saw Norwen-kun hurriedly started chanting some magic. I have to run away from him. But even if I knew that, when I look at those blood red eyes──I couldn’t move from the spot.
“Vines of Flames.”
In front of Norwen-kun, who chanted the last words, something like strings of flames emerged.
“Go!”
With his command, it became like a whip and attacked the demon guy from behind. But──
“It’s just a child’s trick, heh”
With a giggle, the demon guy did not look back and snapped his finger. Then, the whip of flame that was wrapped around the man lost its shape in an instant. As if it had burned up and turned into ashes.
……Child’s tricks. For the demon guy, Norwen-kun’s technique would have felt so lame.
Even though there is such a difference in ability, why did he aim at Norwen-kun even if he could cast magic so that it will not be known to others?
As I thought, isn’t it strange?
I hate humans. I hate magicians. It is possible that he is being whimsical for that reason…… but why would he do this elaborate way to an apprentice magician?
And he said a while ago, “Since you saw it, our plan will be ruined.”
My train of thoughts were cut off there. Because the demon man who easily crushed Norwen-kun’s magic said:
“Heh, it’s funny to stop me with this kind of magic. Well, you should watch quietly there, lamenting your lack of power──while this young lady dies.”
Over the man’s shoulder, I saw Norwen-kun struggling, as if he is hindered by something, trying to run up to us. But I couldn’t afford to worry about him.
……Because the man’s eyes were directed at me.
His second death sentence made me tremble from the bottom of my heart.
It’s during that moment. When I thought that there was a humming, cutting sound, a red line appeared on the man’s cheek and the flesh was torn. In addition, there were vibrations at our feet accompanied with a low-pitched sound, and a roaring sound then echoed──and the ground where the man was standing suddenly collapsed..
“Eh?”
I was stunned by the happenings in front of me.
“This is──”
At the moment when the ground collapsed, the demon man, who jumped into the sky to escape the difficulty, had a startled expression.
“It is not magic……?”
The man slipped his finger over the wound on his cheek to confirm it.
Since the demon vessel is formed by magical power, he did not bleed. Perhaps he felt no pain, so he has no pretense to be hurt.
In addition, the man frowned at the ground that caved in.
“Is this the power of the spirits?”
I was surprised at his words.
Spirit──Oh, that’s right. The spirit that Greed-sama ordered to accompany me must have tried to protect me.
Ah, thank you, spirits!
“I can’t feel any magical power, but is the young lady a spirit elementalist?”
The demon man floating in the sky turned his gaze on me. From his expression, I can feel something like hostility. Until a while ago, the man saw me as “a nuisance, like a stone lying around”. However, he is now aware of “my” existence as an individual.
……It doesn’t make me happy at all.
“──Spirit Elementalist?”
I was struck by the unfamiliar words.
“You guys call that ability [Spirit Protection].”
[Spirit Protection]──That is the skill that Greed-sama has.
It is a rare ability to be protected by spirits and use their power. It is considered an essential skill for heroes, and human beings who are listed as hero candidates are always endowed with it.
Suddenly, I felt an unpleasant premonition.
Perhaps, for demons, humans who have [Spirit Protection] are……
“N-no, I am not a spirit elementalist!”
I hurriedly denied it.
But the man said with a sweet smile.
“Whether it you are an elementalist or not, I can’t keep a human being receiving [Spirit Protection] alive.”
……That’s right, that’s what I really thought! [Spirit Protection] is closely related to heroes, so they wouldn’t like it!
Actually, the aura of the man was different from before. It feels like he is treating me like a hassle so he should get rid of me, and now I can feel his killing intent.
“I told you that you are wrong, didn’t I!?”
Even though I don’t possess [Spirit Protection], I still don’t want to die.
The man raised his eyebrows again.
“You are not blessed with [Spirit Protection]?”
“W-well──”
I mumbled. I can’t say why I’m being protected. The man is still unaware that I am the “woman proposed to by the Hero.”
If he knew──it’s obvious that things will get worse than they are now! No, this situation is already bad enough!
“Either way, I can’t overlook it. It’s fine, I’m kind to women, so I’ll kill you in one shot so that you would not suffer.”
Laughing, a black sphere about the size of a chicken egg then appeared in the palm of the man.
What “it’s fine”!? “Kind to women”, his ass! What a mistaken idea of kindness, you demon!
The sphere on the man’s palm grew bigger and bigger as I my heart screamed retorts. It has already grown to the size of a melon. When I look at that black thing, shivers ran on my spine……
That is dangerous. I don’t know what that thing is, but that is definitely dangerous.
“If I get rid only one person, the spirits protecting you will make a fuss. It would be troublesome if the hero and the elf at the Schwarze’s castle got notified. That’s why──why don’t I make those spirits disappear?”
The man laughed as the sphere reached the size of a watermelon. Like before, it made a humming sound as if it was cutting something in the air.
However, each time the man moved and smirked, he seems to be avoiding the attack of the spirit of the wind.
……Erase all the spirits that came from nature itself? Is that possible? But he man is probably an underling of the Demon King. Among the demons, his powers are second to the Demon King.
Overwhelmed by the terrifying atmosphere of the black sphere in his palm, I looked up at the demon and trembled.
……Scary. I don’t want to die. I involuntarily muttered a small cry.
“Greed-sama…… Help me……!”
I felt the bracelet on my left hand became hot for a moment.
The next moment, light emitted from the ground in front of me, and a magic circle shaped like a stack of circles appeared there.
What emerged from that was──a fine figure of a man with pale golden hair.