Shinka no Mi

The result of believing the words of the magical formation of metastatic magic, unleashed by a naked man - -.

"- Where am I!?"

Grass and other trees stained pitch black, and the sky was red and black. I was in a creepy world.

"No, you're lying about this being the place to be happy for me!? I just have a feeling I'm going to be unhappy about how I saw it!?"

As if I was in the [endless forest of sad love], when I accidentally shouted in my mouth, I heard voices from nowhere.

'... this is the underworld. It is the underworld where the souls of the dead drift......'

"Ah, the underworld!... Underworld!? Who is it?!?"

Scared!? Which voice...... or really who!?

'... I am the underworld. It's the underworld itself......'

"It's huge!

I didn't think the day would come when I could talk to you from the world!

I mean......!

"Underworld!? Seriously!?"

'... yes... you are dead...'

"Wow."

Sarah told facts.

For a moment, I didn't know what they were talking about with this underworld. In Mandarin, please.

But such confusion gradually subsided, and finally...

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!?"

I just had to scream.

No, no, no, no! He's dead!? Ooh, are you licking rotten!?

"Suddenly he came out and died or something. Just kidding! I demand compensation!

'... this is the underworld... there is no human rights...'

"Everywhere I go, I'm denied human rights. Hey!

Isn't it a mistake to be my race 'human' anymore? 'Cause you can't treat me like a' person ', can you?

Desperately throwing words, the voice of the underworld set aside for a moment and began to speak again.

'.................. but it is a result and not actually dead......'

"Okay, I don't know what that means. Easy, please."

'... you are not dead...'

"Yo, yay, yay!

Whatever! You're worrying me!

I was raising my roar of joy, but the voice of the underworld continued to give it water.

'... but it's turning out to be dead...'

"Which one after all!?"

Because in this world, I was just flown with metastatic magic.

I don't remember getting stabbed or cardiopulmonary arrest anywhere.... No, maybe he has the art of killing clams.

'… I say it again… This is the underworld… The underworld is the land of the dead… So what is in this world is in this world because it is dead… Adaptation is impossible…'

"Ah."

In my explanation of the underworld, I finally understood.

I mean, being in a world where living humans can go after they die means it's as good as dead.

"Liar... seriously, he's dead...?

Now it's time to get seriously depressed.

Because... hey? You're not ready for anything, are you?

Over there, even though the Saliahs are left behind...

Was it a mistake to believe the words of the magic formation...?

Ha... that's it for me too -.

The moment I thought so, there was an announcement flowing through my brain.

"The effect of Skill [Evolution] has been activated. This adapts the body to the underworld:

'... ah... your body is fine now...'

"You're adapting. - Hey!

My body adapted to the underworld.

'... I don't know what that means, but it seems we can also operate in this underworld... like we're dead... again a little different... really, I don't know what that means...'

My body seems strange at a level that even puzzles the underworld.

I'll tell you as many times as I can.

Because this body is human!? I'm the one who most doubts you, but hey!

To a certain degree in my mind, I calm my feelings once and for all.

"Well fine... I'm glad I found out you're alive, but how am I supposed to get out of here?

Yes, that's the most important part.

Whatever, it doesn't make sense if you can't get out.

"Oh well! Am I supposed to use my magic to go home too!

'… unfortunately, the underworld is a different world from the human world… Transition magic can only be used within the same world…'

"Ah..."

Yes, I never thought I'd be in that situation before, so I never even thought about it, but metastatic magic only works in that world.

That's why I can't go back to Earth where I could have used metamagic.

... Wait? That means......

I had a bad feeling, I immediately tried to contact Salia and the others with the effect of [endless love necklace].

But......

"Hey, Salia! Al! Lune! Can you hear me!?"

But no one answered my call.

Seriously... then you can't go home or get in touch with me...

When I felt unexpectedly depressed, I realized there was a fuss.

"... that? But I was flown here from the human world? That too, with metastatic magic..."

"... with special methods, we can transcend the world... Above all, the underworld is easy to go by itself... because we can die... but the dead cannot be resurrected... so we cannot return magically from the underworld to the human world..."

I knew you were dead!

"... no, but the man who sent me came to the underworld once, so this is how he could have sent me to the underworld...?... Is that it? Could it be... that person was dead...!?"

Suddenly a sense of horror appeared, trembling, and the underworld denied it.

'... that can't be... As I said earlier, using a special method, you will be able to use metamagic just to get to the underworld...'

"A special way?

'... Yes... Transition magic means that as long as a part of your body touches the land, you can deploy a magic formation as a destination... a gate that connects the human world to the underworld... that is, if you throw a tool of effect that has the same role as your body at the entrance to the underworld...'

"It's surprisingly easy to move into the underworld."

"... no... its tools are also of high dimension... that is, it cannot be made without the power of God..."

So you're saying that that naked man got the power to use the tools God gave him to transfer him to the underworld?

"Without that divine power, we can't even move beyond the world..."?

'... that's what I'm talking about...'

I see... looks like it's getting harder for us to get back to Earth in earnest... No, it's not like I'm going home, it's because I want Shota back. I'll stay in this world because I have Salia and the others.

I heard it sassy...

"Um... the underworld and the human world are connected in a visible way...?

'... Yes...'

"Are you serious?"

To the truth, I couldn't hide my surprise.

'… the gates to the underworld exist at the west end of the human world…'

"... so you're trying to get the dead or something out of there?

"… that story leads me to speak to you…"

"To?"

Sure, 'cause you didn't know why you were talking to me all of a sudden.

'... it was snorting, but my self will disappear in a few moments...'

"Why didn't you tell me sooner?"

'... trying to answer your question...'

"I'm so sorry!

I was grounded on the spot.

You're totally at fault with me! I'm so sorry!

'... no, it's okay... so, back to you... what I've talked to you about is I want you to rid yourself of the evil spirits that travel to this underworld...'

Whoa, that's getting easier to talk to.

'... as you were concerned, the evil spirits are pushing at the gates of the underworld simultaneously, trying to go out into the human world… Usually the gates were also open, and there were gatekeepers… In order for that gatekeeper to be knocked down and not to free the evil spirits, we closed the gates… Originally, if we closed the gates, the souls of those who died in the human world would remain intact in the human world, turning them into zombies and other undead monsters in the human world…'

"Wow..."

I pulled a little more than I expected. Well, is there really an element of this that makes me happy?

"I know what's going on... but why me?

'... Originally, the soul of the dead will not be accompanied by an entity, but will merely drift... but because evil spirits have an evil self and involve an entity, no one can defeat evil spirits... Normally, the gatekeeper was calmed in similar circumstances... this time the kings of evil spirits have appeared, and all evil spirits are fortified...'

What? Expansion like this game. No, it's like a game at a time when we're being flown into different worlds.

'… you are the only self present in this underworld… am I right to open up all my powers in order to create a new gatekeeper, so that I can get into a deep sleep to accumulate my powers again rather than disappear… Anyway, I want you to defeat the King of Evil Spirits and other evil spirits…'

"You're awesome."

'... I am so sorry... worst of all, you don't have to defeat the Evil Spirit King... because it is something I should handle... and that is why, even if my self disappears in the true sense, let's defeat it... but at least... will you buy me some time before I create a gatekeeper... I'm not saying... let's also promise to return you from the underworld...'

Right... the underworld is in trouble too. Though the conversation is no longer too leap forward and on the contrary calm.

Besides, if you ask the Underworld, I can go home.

"Okay, I'll help. I may not be of much use to you."

In fact, apart from talking about it in the human world, I don't know how strong I am in this underworld. It might not help.

When I thought so, I heard the voice of the underworld somewhere that touched me.

'... thank you... thank you...'

That's how I got rid of evil spirits in the underworld.