The Devil Who Grants Wishes

80 – Asmodian (2)

“I’m too hungry…”

Iris looked around and said that slightly intimidated.

Of course, since this is a port, there are quite a lot of ships. There are literally all kinds of boats, so as a first-time visitor to this place, it is difficult to know which boat to choose to go to Katara, the land of demons.

Of course, you can ask directly, but unfortunately, everyone is too busy to have a chance to talk.

“there…”

“…I’m busy, so get out of the way.”

Of course, that’s not the only reason.

It was because Iris’ shabby appearance was recognized by the port’s sailors and staff as a poor adventurer who did not want to talk to them.

There are too many shabby-dressed adventurers like Iris, and it’s more than common to see them rubbing their boats to get on a cheap boat every day, so the crew and staff surprisingly don’t pay attention to Iris.

Because of the nobility of Lucia and Celestine’s outfits, and Lena’s rarity as an elf, the crew and staff listen at least, but Iris is treated coldly as she has nothing.

“What are you in such a hurry for?”

“Who… ah!”

Of course, you can’t be so cold-hearted.

No matter what the clothes were, there were at least one or two bad-tempered guys who were interested in a poor-looking girl like Iris.

“It looks like you’re looking for a boat. Would you like to take my company’s boat? The price… It won’t be cheap enough for you to pay, but there are ways.”

“Wow really? Thank you.”

“Yes, I am. Shall we come to the office and negotiate a quote?”

Sailors and staff around them frown in disgust when they see such a thing, but they do not bother to intervene.

Everyone saw their faces, so blushing would only make them tired, and everyone judged that if they could get on the boat even like that, the choice was up to Iris.

Iris tilts her head slightly, puzzled by such a reaction, but soon nods at the employee’s words to negotiate and goes to the office.

……….

Chow ah!

“aaa!!”

Of course, the employee’s ugly desire is cut off in an instant along with his forearm.

The employee, who was unable to properly grasp the situation and was still stupidly trying to unfold his filthy desire, didn’t know anything until Iris’s right arm was cut off by a sword.

“Ugh… creepy.”

Iris, who created this horrific scene, does not feel any guilt.

He shivered as he recalled the ghastly sensation of scratching his skin.

A civilian with a severed arm? I don’t know

I wouldn’t have known what it would have been like in the past, but the reason Iris travels now isn’t to accept the goddess’s mission and save the world.

Even such things were not so important compared to having to serve Lord Faust.

“Someone, please save someone!! Someone out there– Eup…!”

The employee, who screamed while holding on to his severed forearm, was at a loss for words when he saw a huge human figure appearing in front of him.

The vision is completely covered by the shadow, so it is difficult to see, but it is very clear that the parts of the body that created the shadow are covered with something dark red.

The crucial thing is the unusual aura radiating from the body.

Despite being unable to properly judge the situation due to pain, the employee who was screaming slowly raises his head with a fearful face as he has no choice but to react to the energy that shakes the soul.

“Hee, hee… hee hee…”

“Ah, Mr. Faust!”

Iris greets Faust, ignoring the terrified employee.

It’s only been about an hour since I haven’t seen them, so it’s a little short of time to say hello, but Iris doesn’t particularly care about that.

If we were together and fell apart even once, I think we should say hello when we see each other again.

“What, what the hell…”

Unlike the bloody interior, Iris’ tone of voice is so lively and polite that the staff who hears it feel extremely unbalanced and terrified.

Isn’t it like a voice that doesn’t even care about itself?

Like a girl having a friendly conversation with someone while stepping on weeds on the side of the road, she doesn’t think about herself as much as she has had her arm cut off.

Only then does the employee realize that calling Iris was a mistake, but it is already too late.

“Iris, it’s a good thing I put up the sound barrier beforehand, otherwise it would have been quite a hassle.”

“sorry…”

“If this happens to you from now on, shut your mouth so that you don’t speak first.”

“Yes, Mr. Faust!”

What Faust meant was to cover her mouth with something like tape first, but Iris, who heard that, understood it to mean [I should have aimed for the neck] and nodded her head.

And the employee watching it with her arm cut off understands the same as Iris and trembles, but it’s already too late.

“So what do we do now?”

“It’s unfortunate that her arm was cut off… but since she tried to do ugly things to Iris, there’s no need to put her arm back together. Well, let her live with her arm cut off.”

“Yes!!”

At first glance, it seems to be merciful, but Iris, who has been with Faust so far, knows very well that Faust did not show mercy to the staff.

A life full of pain is not a mercy, but a curse.

Even stealing your right arm from a right-handed person in this era? This is a curse on a considerable level, no matter who sees it.

If you die, the pain ends there, but if you are alive, you can continue to inflict pain at any time.

“This ship is for offshore use, so no way. This is… well, it’s a cargo ship, but it’s fine in its own way.”

“really?”

“Yes, the destination is Katara, and there are rooms of their own, so you can ride this. Great.”

“hehehe… I’m glad.”

Faust and Iris compare the boats in the office and think about what to go on, leaving the employee lying on the ground clutching his shoulder.

The employee watches the scene in pain, and finally loses consciousness when he sees his right arm, which was cut off by an intermediary, placed in front of his eyes.

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“What… is that…”

“Aren’t we going to Katara here?”

“By the way… No, that’s okay. Let’s not worry about it. They paid for it properly.”

Unsurprisingly, the warrior’s party drew a lot of attention from the sailors.

For the sailors who had nothing to do with women, it seemed that there was nothing they could do about it, since not one but as many as four were on board at the same time.

“Huh…? Is this a guest room?”

“Yes, it is.”

“How do people stay here…?”

Anyway, I managed to get to the room after passing through the waves of gaze, but unlike the other three, Lucia couldn’t hide her trouble when she saw the room.

For Lucia, who has lived only in luxurious places thanks to me, a room like this is not at a level where people can stay.

Until now, even when simply camping, she didn’t camp and stayed at the house I summoned, so Lucia can’t believe that people sleep in a place like this.

Along with the other three, even the sailor who escorted her to the cabin, you get a vague sense of how Lucia grew up.

“Anyway, thank you for guiding me. Go back quickly.”

“…all right.”

Lena issues a celebratory order to the sailor to manage the situation, and the sailor readily accepts Lena’s proposal with an expression that the lifeline has come down.

“Lucia, where have you been sleeping in your entire life?”

“Huh? The bed my father made.”

“…Where did you sleep? A lodging, a house, a tent, things like that, right?”

“Eh…? Of course it’s a house, right?”

At this point, Iris, Celestine, and Lena give up trying to talk to Lucia properly.

I asked where I slept, and from the very moment the bed came out, I was breathless because I already had a different way of thinking than ordinary people, but the answer that came after that was even more speculative.

He just looked at me and Lucia alternately, and then let out a deep sigh.

what is it, why are you

……….

“Ahhhhh…! You came unexpectedly quickly.”

The voyage took a week, but it was not meaninglessly wasted time.

Thanks to the bed I summoned, everyone did not feel uncomfortable at all in sleeping, watched the seascape, and above all, had many sincere conversations with each other.

There were many times when we had been together, but it was the first time that we had nothing to do and just stay together, so everyone talked a lot to pass the boring time.

I mean… yes, just like women squealing and talking to each other.

Looking at it, I could tell very well that everyone was just a girl who was just as fragile as her appearance, unlike her extremely strong appearance.

[Ohh… So you’re saying you can subdue the devil if you aim well for that core magic stone?]

[Yes, Iris, since you’re just ignorant and press down with force, it might be knowledge you don’t need right now, but wouldn’t it be troublesome if a demon that doesn’t work with that comes out? Learn it well from now on.]

[Core Magic Stone… Core Magic Stone… Does Dad have anything like that?]

[Yes, Miss Lucia. Since even a fallen demon is a demon, there is no choice but to have a core magic stone.]

[yes…? Um, I’ve never seen it before, but I hope you show it at least once.]

Of course, I’d like to think it would be a bit better for the weak girls to talk about demons as the subject of conversation or how to kill monsters efficiently or something like that… Well, it doesn’t matter since they seem to have gotten to know each other a lot.