The Devil Who Grants Wishes

“That’s right, there’s a new person moving into that mansion, do you know?”

“okay?”

“Uh, I haven’t seen it in person, but except for the servant and the servant, there is only one female resident.”

Two people walking down the street have a story about someone who moved into a splendid mansion a few days ago.

What is inevitable is that this is the capital of the Aquileian Empire.

Befitting the heart of the empire where the emperor resides, it is very wealthy and boasts a high population density as all the powers of the empire are concentrated.

If there is such a large and magnificent mansion in such a place, of course, the price of that mansion is too high for commoners to even imagine. Even high-ranking aristocrats like the royal family were hesitant to make a hasty payment.

Has someone moved into that mansion? Of course, this cannot but be a topic of conversation.

“At this size?? How much money is left to rot?”

“That’s right.”

The two look at the mansion with half-half of longing and half of jealousy.

They wear worn-out clothes, live in shabby houses, and eat only rotten food, as some people there don’t.

“…yes?”

One of the two, looking at the mansion with such mixed eyes, discovers something strange in the mansion.

He compared it with other noble mansions around him, wondering if he had seen it wrong, but realized that he was not mistaken no matter how much he compared it.

“what’s the matter?”

“Hey… there’s no sentence?”

“What?”

“There is no coat of arms, look at the front door. There are no flags hanging.”

In the Aquileia Empire, there is a culture in which upper classes must have a crest to prove themselves and their families.

When families are merged, the crest is also merged, and the lineage of a famous family makes a crest by taking part of the crest of the home family.

In other words, the sentence is a proof of one’s genealogy. The more famous, the more famous, and the more they are combined, the higher the status of the sentence and the prestige of the person who owns it.

As a result, the crests of newly formed upper-class families without any connection with other families tend to be ignored.

Literally, things that don’t have their own sentences are only lowly things.

“Is that so…?”

Therefore, the two do not understand the current situation at all.

Isn’t it an era where even the wealthy commoners, not the nobility, had a coat of arms? But who lives in such a grand and splendid mansion without a crest?

Then there is only one possibility.

The person living in this mansion is a young man who has just gotten rich.

Because he had not long since departed from the common people, he was so lowly that his Majesty’s coat of arms was not approved.

“…what will you do?”

“Originally, I wouldn’t go into such a luxurious place because it’s dangerous… But isn’t this a bit different?”

Until recently, their faces had only longing and jealousy on their faces, but not now.

avarice.

The desire to have the wealth of the mansion on their own is fully reflected on their faces.

“There are no guards…”

“I can’t even see the servants, in a mansion of this size, there must be a few people roaming outside.”

“…”

After those words, the two only exchanged opinions with their eyes.

As they continued their lives by robbing an empty house, they set the next goal that seemed easy enough.

In general, rich people often have a connection with their superiors, so if you rob them, the investigation network will be narrowed down from all sides, and big things will happen.

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‘Okay, all urgent fires are out.’

The places I’ve been to at least once are spread all over the world, so in the last three days I’ve been literally traveling around the world.

Of course, in that short period of time, it was not possible to complete the inspection of many places.

I just dealt with magic that was thick enough for me to handle.

‘But for now, that’s enough. In the first place, I can’t even properly handle the light magic.’

Concentrated magic just turbids the mind, but high-concentration magic twists the environment and creates monsters and beasts.

Whoever sees it, it is right that the latter should be prioritized and dealt with.

Anyway, the urgent fire has been put out, so we have to go back soon.

Keying-

He stirred in the air and opened a portal to Aigo.

Aigo is always by Lucia’s side, so the portal to Aigo is the portal to Lucia.

Of course, it would be better to open a portal to go home directly than that, but unfortunately I’ve been busy with work, so I’ve never been to the new house, so I don’t know the coordinates of the house.

Since Aigo is a member of the family, I am glad that I can intuitively know where he is. If it wasn’t for that, I’d have to go to the Islands and then go around looking for them.

‘Lucia… well, must be very sulky, right?’

Except for this case, the longest time Lucia was away from me was only 4 hours.

After 4 hours, Lucia is crying, screaming, and fussing, so she has never crossed the 4 hour deadline.

But now, since I’ve been away from Lucia for three days, I’m sure she’ll be very upset.

Not to the extent of being sullen, but perhaps even groaning and despairing.

It was something I had to do in order to reduce my dependence on me and at the same time make me adapt to human society… Ugh, it could have been a huge trauma for Lucia—

“Dad, have you been there?”

‘…ok?’

However, when you open the portal and enter, a completely different scene unfolds before your eyes.

Lucia, that Lucia… is politely greeting me.

Not upset, not sad, not angry.

I wondered if this was a sign of Lucia’s own anger, so I was a little wary, but it wasn’t.

Lucia is really welcoming me so calmly.

………….

I’m glad.

I’m really happy.

Lucia’s actions up until now were so abnormal that even me, who had become a demon, could immediately recognize it, right?

I eat only the rice I give, and I try not to fall off, and I try not to go out of the house… Ooh, my head hurts.

“Why?”

“…No, nothing.”

However, unlike the past, Lucia today is acting as if the events up to now were a dream.

You eat yourself! I’ve been away for a few days and I’m fine!

[You mean Lucia…?]

[Yes, Faust. Lucia is faithfully fulfilling Faust’s command to adapt to human society. I am scheduled to attend a banquet held by the nobles of the Aquileian Empire this evening.]

Even going out with a lot of people!!

…

Uh… um…

…It’s a new thing now, but what is Lucia really… No. I just want it to be okay now, what?

After thinking about it, I was worried that the forced separation of Lucia and me would be too Spartan shock therapy, but I’m glad it worked.

“Lucia-sama, it’s time soon.”

“Already? Dad, I have to go out soon.”

“…is that the banquet?”

“Yeah, I’m just going to look around for people.”

Lucia, who has finished eating, says that she has to go out because she has to attend the banquet even though I am right in front of her.

In the past, I would have just broken my promise and stayed here forever… It’s really changed.

“When is Daddy leaving again?”

“Since it’s a city, I can’t stay too long, so maybe I’ll have to leave after 20 minutes at the latest.”

“Yeah? It’s too short. Ummm… Well, it’s about 20 minutes, so it’s okay if you’re late.”

At that moment, Lucia abandons my expectations and openly declares tardy.

Even if it’s about 20 minutes late, he spreads the sophistry that it’s not a big deal.

But even though I lost hope, I didn’t feel bad. No, instead of feeling worse, it just got better.

…to be happy with something like this, I have a bad personality too.

“Lucia, what are you going to do when you go to the banquet?”

“Well… just like Dad said, why don’t we talk to people as much as possible first?”

“Hmm… Then be careful, the nobles are highly likely to despise you without a title.”

This is by no means empty.

The Aquileia Empire is a country running under a clear class system.

Of course, even if there is a class system, I don’t know if I meet aristocrats on the street as much as there are laws, but if I meet them at a closed gathering such as a banquet instead of on the street, things can get a little difficult.

Nobility can put pressure, ignore it, or make it a joke.

Of course, unlike me, Aigokeros, who has perfect polymorphs and can suppress magic by 100%, will be fine with me, but there is one thing.

There’s nothing wrong with being careful.

“Hehe, thanks for your concern.”

“Take care of yourself.”

“Yeah, of course. You have to be careful. Whose body is it?”

After saying that, Lucia smiled softly as if trying to reassure me who was worried.

Seriously, I’m so glad you’ve grown up nicely.