The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic

After the exercise, I immediately returned to the city and went to the Demon King.

I guess the Demon Lord can't overlook the incident involving Mr. Hisago, so after first informing Ciel about my business, I was immediately sent to the office where the Demon Lord is.

"......It's not that I didn't expect it, but it seems that that idiot did something unnecessary."

When the Demon King heard about Shea, a bitter expression appeared on his face, which was unusual for him.

"A girl who has been implanted with the memories and magic of the hisago. I knew it was suspicious when I saw Mialark, ...... but how dare you, you attract such things."

"...... you were suspicious of?"

"?　Have you ever known a sane person in your life?"

Calm down, calm down.

There's no point in hitting the Demon Lord now. ......!

"It's easier to deal with it if you take the initiative and get involved before something happens without my knowledge. I'm buying your cause and effect as well."

I'm not at all happy to be evaluated that way: .......

With a sigh of relief, I put the crystal I had been keeping in my pocket on the table in front of the Demon Lord.

"This is your power that you said was sealed.

"Ah, you have done well. Except for me, you are the only one safe in that poisoned area with healing magic.

"Then why not Mr. Nero?　He could have blown away the poisonous miasma."

"He's too strong. Considering our position as demons, we shouldn't be careless with him."

So that's what you're saying. It is true that Mr. Nero is too strong, and it is not surprising that the human side is suspicious.

The Demon King takes the crystal in his hand in which a fragment of his power is locked and throws it into the circle of light created by his magic, without looking at it with any particular emotion.

"Don't you have any regrets about your power?

"No. No. More power will only cause confusion. We have agreed, Falga and I, that my power will be strictly controlled.

If that's the case, I have nothing to say.

If Mr. Farga and this man say so, it must be so.

In the first place, the Demon King is too strong even at this point.

"At present, your power is one that I have secured. I reported one that Shea took, and one that the demon secured. ...... Is it safe to assume that all of the power in the Demon Lord's territory has been recovered?"

"Hm. "Hm. Strictly speaking, no."

"No. ......?"

But Mr. Ahl said that surely Shea and the devil's side secured it. .......

"Shea Garmio is not wrong in holding it, but as for the devil side, it is different."

"What does that mean?　I thought demons were using or incorporating your power. ......"

"Did the devil himself secure my power?　No, that's not true. No, it's not. You have more than you need.

Too much?

"Even if the demon were to absorb my power into its body, it would only be able to devour me from the inside."

"Isn't your power too dangerous ......?"

It's me.

You don't have to be so proud.

I've never had better proof.

I know where the other piece, the one the devils can't seem to get enough of, is.

If you say you know, that means you already know where it is.

The fact that they have not gone to retrieve it immediately means that it is a place that cannot be entered so easily as the poisoned area.

If it's .......

"Are you sure it's the demon's territory?"

"That's right. If I retrieve it from the demon, all the fragments of my power that are affecting the demon realm will be removed.

"Isn't that too much responsibility?"

The Demon Lord smirks as he says this.

"You dared me so much. You should at least give me that much.

"Well, I'll do my best. ......"

I'm not going to say no here, though.

Well, I guess you could say they trust me.

"You will continue your preparations to enter the realm of demons, and there is a good chance that you will also encounter Shea Garmio, the girl with Hisago's memories.

"You mean she wants your help after all?"

I don't know what to think. I'd be happy to help if you'd just let her disappear and save us the trouble. ...... but I can't help but think there's a certain smell around that girl.

"To be honest, I'm of the same opinion."

If it was an unfortunate accident, I can't say anything, but Shea's situation feels strange, as if it was set up somehow.

I don't know what it is.

But if what happened to her was not a coincidence, but was the result of someone's plan, then ...... I will be angry at the person who planned it.

Shea's hometown is Calm Helio, apparently.

"Then even more so. A country with people who believe in brave men and women and do stupid things. Anything is possible.

Should I go to Calm Helio when I get back from the demon king's territory?

If I could save Shea, I might have to send her back to her family.

......No, let's concentrate on the demon territory for now.

"Of course, I'll share this information with Farga. And Usato.

Yes?

Is it possible to contact the land of the beastmen?

I nodded at the Demon Lord's question.

Yes. I have already made a contract with the chief of the beastmen, Hayate-san's hoo-bird, and I think he will come as soon as I call him.

You're really handy, aren't you?

But please note that it's not official, it's just between friends.

"......No, I won't say anything."

For some reason, I was taken aback.

As I was feeling a little confused, the Demon King continued to talk to me.

"Call Kannagi here through the chief. Tell him about Seer Garmio.

"...... understand."

Mr. Nagi was the closest person to Mr. Hisago, so he might be able to help Shea who was in a precarious state.

Besides, Mr. Nagi would have no problem getting out of the demon's territory, and moreover, he would be a force to be reckoned with.

Is shea going to be okay?

"I don't think we need to worry about that for now. Memories are just memories. There is a concern that his ego may become unstable, but it is unlikely that Shea Garmio will become hisago himself."

But I worry about her instability.

She was originally a girl who didn't even know how to fight. I want to do something about her situation as soon as I can.

I sigh lightly thinking about it.

"You look very tired..."

"I've been too tense, as you can imagine. I've consumed a lot of magic power fighting the demons and Mr. Ahl and the others.

"We were struggling to hold back our laughter when we heard your big stand-up routine, weren't we?"

"I'm sure you were. ......"

He was smiling while he was reporting it, wasn't he?

I'll take a shower and go to bed when I get home.

My men are tired too, so we'll take tomorrow's training off. .......

I want you to look into something about the Dark Wizard...

Are you going to adopt me?

"No, I'm not. ......!　It's about the twin dark wizards I fought.

"Oh, you mean..."

Why am I supposed to adopt a child at this point?

Don't tell me there's some story going on behind the scenes ...... about a former dark wizard's child being placed in your care?

"Maybe there are other people who are using the corpse besides those twins. I'm not just talking about dark wizards. ......"

"Indeed. But there are cases where I was alive before I woke up from the seal. The truth is uncertain, but I'll let you check it out.

It is easier to take countermeasures if we know some information in advance.

The twins' dark magic was troublesome if used properly.

Usato.

"Yes?"

The demon king looks at me with a smile, his arms folded and his back leaning against the backrest.

"You are aware of the fact that there are some foreign substances among the demons you are training, aren't you?

"...... if you've noticed them too, please tell me."

I have no hostile intentions. I let them swim."

The foreign substance the Demon Lord is talking about must be Ms. Veena.

"I have some idea of who she is. I was only fully aware of it at the end of the exercise, though ......."

She showed me that she had mastered magic sensing and was using it to keep track of my location.

She even spread her magic over a wider area than I did.

But as soon as I stepped into her magical realm, I sensed a presence similar to that of a demon's deceptive magic.

"One of the former members of the First Legion was a demoness named Veena, but she left the city after the war. ...... This Veena is a man, above all. I'm sure it's not him."

"Should I get him?"

Depends. Most likely, he's just doing a little reconnaissance. ......"

The Demon King puts his hand on his chin as if in thought.

"The demon race hates each other. As far as I know, they don't have much information about each other.

When I shielded Kayla, she didn't even show any signs of coming to my rescue.

Maybe they are just trying to take advantage of each other.

"Hmmm... ...... I'll leave it to you first."

"Yeah. ......"

"The fact that he has volunteered to become your subordinate means something. Depending on what you have to say, there may be a chance we can bring him in?"

"Is it going to be that easy ......"

You're good at that, aren't you?"

I feel as if I'm being misunderstood by the devil king.

But ...... it can't be helped.

I'll call up Ms. Veena and see what she really thinks after we take a break for now.

"Huh, there's so much to do ......."

Exploring the realm of demons.

Recovery of the piece of the Demon King.

Rescuing Shea.

And to get in touch with Veena, who has just been added to the list.

All of them will be hard, but we have to solve them.