Ars Goetia – The Boy Called Incompetent Uses 72 Demons To Become Unstoppable

“My grandmother is pretty old so you’ll probably have to meet her in bed, if that’s okay.”

“That’s fine.”

I was walking down the corridor of the mansion with a silver-haired girl in the lead.

“Niña Valverve.”

“What?”

“My name.”

“Oh, my name is Norman Eslund.”

“I just heard.”

“Oh, yes, you did.”

Without any further conversation with the girl who introduced herself as Niña, I found myself in the room I wanted.

“Grandma, I’ve brought you someone.”

Niña knocked and then opened the door.

“Oh, you’re here.”

The person in the room was a kind old lady with a cheerful expression on her face.

“She said you wanted to talk to me about demons.”

“Yes, yes, I do.”

I hurriedly affirmed.

I was surprised because it was very different from what I had imagined Minagros to be.

I had imagined a person that Oliax wanted to take revenge on, and that she would have the appearance of a villain, but she is far from that.

She looked like a kind old lady.

“I’m sorry to drop by unannounced…….”

“No, it’s okay. I won’t be around much longer. That’s why I wanted to tell someone about this before I die.”

Mrs. Minagros’ body was very thin. She couldn’t get up from her bed, and she must be aware that her days are numbered.

The question crossed my mind, “What’s the point in killing someone like her?”

“Niña, you’re going to have to stay here. I’d really like to share this story with you too.”

“Okay.”

When Nina nodded, Minagros began her story.

Sixty years ago, I made a mistake.

Then Minagros told us a very sad story.

Daniel. That was the name of the man who was executed sixty years ago for making a pact with the devil.

It was also written in the newspaper article that Orobas had found.

Mrs. Minagros had been close to the man.

Minagros met the man every day, talked about various things, and went to various places.

One thing in particular that brought them together was magic.

The two of them studied magic and shared information with each other frequently.

I can only speculate on this, but I think that Minagros and Daniel were lovers, or close to it.

From the way Mrs. Minagros spoke, I got the feeling that they were.

One day, however, a rift appeared between the two.

Daniel became jealous of Minagros’ magical wisdom.

Minagros was very talented in magic. Especially when it came to astrology, she had mastered it to a level that was like no other magic.

Daniel tried to catch up with her through hard work, but the wall of talent was too thick.

So, apparently, Daniel was very distressed by his own lack of talent.

Minagros could not bear to see this, so she made a suggestion.

“How about borrowing the wisdom of the demons? I told him.”

Mrs. Minagros said in a gloomy tone.

Demons.

My body reacted to the word.

“Listen, Niña. Do not borrow the power of the demons, no matter what.”

Mrs. Minagros urged her granddaughter to take this advice.

Niña shook her head, “I understand.”

“If you borrow the power of a demon, it will take over your body. Once you are possessed by a demon, you become a demon who attacks people inexhaustibly.”

“A demon……?”

Suddenly, I reacted in a way I had never heard before.

“Oh, yes. If you become a demon, your body will turn into an ugly monster, and there will be no way to get it back except to kill it.”

“Could it be that Mr. Daniel was…..”

“Oh, yes. He was possessed by a demon and turned into a demon.”

As soon as she said that, Mrs. Minagros became teary-eyed.

“If I hadn’t encouraged him to use his demonic powers, none of this would have happened. So it’s all my fault…….”

Then, Minagros began to cry quietly.

Seeing this, I felt like crying along with her.

“Well, today is already…….”

Niña, who could not bear to see me, put her hand on the grandmother’s shoulder and looked at me.

I guess she was trying to tell me to go home.

I had no intention of staying here any longer, so I stood up and bowed my head.

“Thank you very much for sharing your precious story with me.”

With those last words, I left the mansion.

“Even if it is for revenge, I think it is wrong to kill Mrs. Minagros.”

“As for me, I think Master is right.”

He spoke in a gloomy manner as he left the mansion.

If Mrs. Minagros had been an evil-looking person, he might have allowed Oliax to take his revenge.

But in reality, she was not.

Mrs. Minagros was a kinder person than most people, and she regretted Daniel’s death.

On top of that, Mrs. Minagros had only a short life ahead of her.

I don’t think it’s necessary to kill someone like her.

“I guess I’ll just have to give up trying to get Oliax to teach me astrology…….”

“Probably.”

“Is there any other demon who knows about astrology?”

“No.”

“I see…….”

I want to learn astrology.

I want to learn astrology, but I can’t kill Mrs. Minagros.

I wish there was a better way to combine these two things.