I was already taught magic to instantly call Beelzebub. Actually, she herself said âThere is magic to call meâ, and taught it to me beforehand. âŠI think she probably wants to be invited over one way or another.
Leica said to me before that âIt might be hard for her to make friends because she has a distinguished positions among the demons. She also has authority, so it has to be hard for people to approach her and become real friends.â I think Leica might be right on this.
If thatâs so, then I can call Beelzebub without reservation. I went outside, drew a magic circle, and did a special chant.
âVosanosanonnchishidau Veiani Enriela!â
The mysterious words that could be heard was in demonic language.
By the way, itâs fine if I donât understand the meaning. When chanting an incantation, the pronunciation is more important, so itâs fine.
An ominous, blackish air sprung forth from the magic circle.
While I thinking that this actually felt like the right atmosphere for a witch, I waited for a response.
Waited.
Motionlessly waited.
5 minutes passed.
AhâŠno matter how you look at it, this isnât a door that a cat-shaped robot holds, so itâs not like sheâs going to come immediately. Probably sheâll be around the next day at the earliest. [1]
âI guess I should go home.â
When I returned home, I saw that Beelzebub was there soaked up to her hair.
Somehow, I felt I was somewhat guilty of something, and decided to gently close the door.
That door was opened.
âOi. Even though you called for me, why did you become so distantâŠ?â
âNo umm, perhaps I made some sort of blunder some~whereâŠâ
âThatâs right! Thanks to you I had a really bad time! Because your pronunciation was rough, the summoning point of that delicate ritual was off!â
Oh, so it really was demonic magic to directly call Beelzebub.
âIn the first place, why is the bath filled with lukewarm water? Was it there since the morning? I was transferred there, and it ended up becoming a catastrophe!â
âActually, that was yesterdayâs leftover water we accumulated for watering the flowers and so on. Isnât it quite ecological?â
âEcological is fine, but donât transfer me to such a place!â
The location had deviated. It canât be helped since the demonic language is hard to pronounce. Itâs the kind where you have to intonate correctly.
âSorry. Iâll practice more from now on.â
âGood griefâŠ. ButâŠthen again, itâs strange for a human to be able to use demonic magic after being taught about it once. As expectedâŠyou have a natural talent for itâŠ.â
Is this possibly the strong point of being Level 99?
Harukara rushed to prepare a drink for Beelzebub. It seems that it was beyond Harukaraâs expectations that Beelzebub would come this quickly.
âSo, what is it?â
Because she was soaked, Beelzebub was in a slightly bad mood. If you think about it, it could be said that this is the worst situation to be asked a favor from.
âHarukara will explain concerning that.â
âEhh?! Master! Please donât abandon me!â
In fact, this was Harukaraâs matter, so properly do it.
âI am not angry, so itâs alright to say what you want.â
butâŠâŠâ
âT-then I will talkâŠ. I umm, created a workshop in the nearby town, but errâŠ. There were ghosts that umm appeared here and thereâŠ. Iâm err troubled about them soâŠummâŠif the Beelzebub-san was here, the ghosts might become errâŠbecome afraid and it might umm somehow work out~~. I tried to call you out for that reason, butâŠâŠâ
âYou called me out just for THAT reason!â
âPlease donât get angry, even though you said you wouldnât get angry!â
Well, Harukara does have a fair argument. Still, parents have always been known to say âWe wonât get angry so tell us the truthâ and then get angry afterwards. My own parents told me they werenât really mad, but they were rather scolding me for argumentâs sake. It was that sort of thing.
âAh~, reallyâŠâŠ I was summoned while I was in the middle of the âAgriculture Promotion Measureâ meeting only to find out I was summoned for this! Iâm pretty sure the bureaucrats would be scolding me over thisâŠ.â
Moreover, it seems like she was called in the middle of a quite important meeting.
âSince Iâm already here, tell me where that factory is immediately. Iâll go crush that ghost.â
If it was a girl ghost, I hope you wonât go as far as to crushing her.
âUmm, the ghost only comes out at night, so could you wait until night?â
âIf thatâs the case, at least call me at night!â
Beelzebub erupted again.
âSorry. But, I didnât know that it would directly summon you here.â
âI guess I didnât tell youâŠ. Everything is my fault I guessâŠâŠ Lend me a spare room until nightfallâŠâŠ I can only create some more meeting materials so they canât complainâŠâŠâ
Thus, after hearing out each of our intentions, we waited for night to come. I said each of our motives to because Beelzebub said âIf night comes a bit slower today, itâll be completeâŠâ while I was saying âI want to quickly resolve thisâŠâ.
Like Furata Village, Nasukute had little foot traffic at night, making it quite quiet. It was really dark, or I might just be used to Japanâs towns being too bright. This world naturally has nothing similar to neon signs.
Night is time for people to sleep. Working at that time is a mistake. Therefore, I am against overtime. âŠDammit. I was thinking of my previous worldâs memoriesâŠ.
There wasnât any people living in the workshop, so it was especially quiet.â
âUmm, Azusa. Youâre some sort of monster yourself, having lived for all these three hundred years. Why do you need me here?â
âI am weak with ghosts and that sort. I canât beat them if they donât have any substance.
âBut arenât Farufa and Sharusha existences made up of myriads of slime spirits? HoweverâŠthat might just be a theory.â
Beelzebub entered inside rudely.
As expected, the personnel selection itself was not a mistake.
Footnotes:
1. The classic Doraemon reference.
Dokodemo Door (Anywhere Door):Â http://doraemon.wikia.com/wiki/Anywhere_Door