TL: Zimming
Pymon looked at me with a frown. Then he looked around.
âThereâs no music here. You must be out of your mind to call me into this miserable place. What are you doing? Why donât you bow down to me right now!â
Boone, the first demon I called, was very gentle, but Pymon wasnât at all.
âBut sheâs very pretty.â
She was as graceful as Javelin. As soon as I thought so, Pymon widened her eyes.
âIâm your older brother!â
Then he gets startled and corrects himself, âNo, man!â
âHeâs a little clumsy.â
âWhat? How dare you, human!â
Swoosh!
A sharp wind swirled around me. I closed my eyes tightly and covered my head with my arms because it was a blade-like wind which was usually used in magic battle, but I couldnât feel it even after some time.
âHuh?â
âDa, damn itâ¦â
âPymon, you canât attack me?â
âNo!â
I laughed.
âI see. If I summon a devil, they canât hurt me.â
Boone was so docile and he was polite to me. I didnât know that there was any danger of being attacked, but turns out the summoned devil seemed to have this heavy restriction.
âLet me ask you a few questions.â
âWhy should I answer human questions?â
âCause if you donât, I wonât grant your wish.â
âWhat?! You think itâs possible to keep me for a long time? You wonât last long either.â
âIf you donât like being called, you can go back, right? Then why donât you go back?â
âTh,thatâ¦.â
âNo wayâ¦he couldnât go back?â
Pymonâs eyes shook.
It was not difficult to guess why he could not go back.
1. My wish is so desperate that he cannot return.
2. He can return only until I fulfill his wishes and the devil exerts his power to me.
Pymon wasnât as kind as Boone, so I couldnât ask which one is right, but only one thing is clear.
âI have the upper hand in this deal.â
âYouâre de, devilish!â
I shrugged and laughed.
âWhatâs your wish, then?â
Pymon replied with his eyes glistening.
âPure mana.â
âYou already have a lot of mana. You said youâre a high-ranking devil.â
âThe mana human had is better than a devilâs mana. Theyâre purer than devilâs mana.â
Pymon hugged his arms in ecstasy. I looked at Pymon and shook my head.
âThen hereâs a question. What can you do if I grant your wish?â
He lifted his eyebrows with a grin.
âI can let all humans look up to you. The most brilliant honor in the world will be yours.â
âHonorâ¦â
Vallua was the most honorable of the five dukes, but he always struggled to protect that honor.
He tried not to be greedy for money to keep his family honor, but eventually he had no money left.
In the end, he was turned into a greedy man by money, trying to win the right to trade tea leaves.
Honor was meaningless to me like that.
âThen Iâll make you the best musician in the world.â
âThatâ¦â
âIâll make you a writer who can make many masterpieces.â
Iâd rather have the power of Boone. I could show Louis to the chairman one more time.
Pymonâs face was distorted by my casual thought.
âHow dare you compare me to that devil! Iâm good at all kinds of art, and Iâm also the best devil when it comes to science and magicâ!â
âMagic? So you can do special magic? For example, long-distance travel?â
When I looked at him happily, Pymon laughed.
âOf course.â
I jumped up and hugged Pymon. He got flustered and shouted,
âWhat, what are you doing!â
âBu, But even if I tell you how, itâs useless without granting my wish.â
âThere is a way.â
âWhat?â
I know a genius who wiped out the monsters, but wasnât executed because of the skills she had.
I stared at the door with a grin. Exactly. Veronicaâs room is outside that door.
âWhen Veronica is on my side, I can get my hands on Pymonâs knowledgeâ¦â
***
Then I went back to Veronicaâs room, and she smiled brightly at me.
âLittle miss! Iâve finished all the preparations.â
After Pymon was summoned, the stone seemed to have returned to normal.
She put the stone on a string and wrapped it carefully around my wrist.
When I looked in the mirror, it was as if I never lost my teeth.
âWow, this is awesome.â
I laughed as cutely as I could and grabbed Veronicaâs hands. She looked at me shyly.
âI want to get along with Veronica.â
Very, very, very.
Her face lit up at my words.
âM, me too! My wish is to have a friend who is as cute as you! Other kids are afraid of me because they thought I am a monster!ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âFrom now on, be my best friend.â
Veronica wrapped both of her cheeks in her hand.
âThank you so much for this. Iâll invite you to my mansion later. Letâs play together!â
âWell, shall we? Then Iâll also take a bunch of fun toys!â
âYes!â
I took Veronicaâs hand, and left the room. I listened to her never-ending stories.
âEach stone has a different solidness and purity, so the formula is different, which is very trickyâ¦.â
Veronica was thrilled to see me showing no signs of boredom.
I came down the stairs after greeting Veronica. At the same time, Johann was going down as he had finished his business here.
âAre you done?â
I nodded my head when he asked.
âYes, letâs go baââ
At the moment, I felt a vibration in my body. Pymon who was connected to my soul was very excited.
[Thatâs him!]
âWhat?â
[Look at this purity and depth. Among the guys Iâve met in the last hundred years, heâs the best.]
I was shocked.
âCalm down. Other people have a lot of mana, so why is it Johannâs? Veronica also has amazing mana.â
[Her powerâs contaminated.]
âContaminatedâ¦why?â
[Sheâs too old. Mana are usually pure the younger the owner is.]
Then it will be difficult to get the powerful, pure mana that Pymon wants.
All human beings were born with mana, but few had channels to vent.
A vent is, for example, a faucet. Only hot water comes from hot water faucets, and cold water comes from cold water faucets.
When we are young, we donât know how to vent, so of course, the older we get, the more we practice, the easier it is to vent our power.
We call those who can freely let out their mana at a young age, such as the three brothers of Dubbled and Adrian, a genius.
âThereâs no other genius like Johann.â
Waitâ¦there is another one, Adrian.
I asked Pymon.
âThen how can I get the mana?â
[You can do it easily.]
âThatâs a relief! Whatâs the solution?â
When I heard the answer, I wanted to grab Pymonâs collar.
âThatâs not easy!â
***
A few days later, at the Dukeâs office.
The three brothers in the office stood in front of the Duke with a look of indifference.
âJohann, whatâs your plan?â
âFor the time being, I will stay in the estate and pursue those who attacked me. At the end of the vacation, I will return to the academy. Please assign Dubos as my assistant.â
âWhat about you, Henry?â
âIâm going to the academy soon. I will live in a dormitory during the semester and receive education here during vacation.â
Isaac said, âWeâre the same,â and the Duke called Nos.
âYes, Your Excellency?â
âAs soon as Johann graduatesâ¦â
In the middle of the conversation, the dukeâs gaze turned to the window.
Henry and Isaac were also smiling while following the dukeâs gaze.
A light brown hair was sticking out.
With his arms crossed, the Duke watched the little spy by the window.
She was moving cautiously, and every time she walked, her hair fluttered.
The girl, who was stuck in the corner, raised her hand on the window frame this time. Then she gently raised her head.
ââ¦.!â
When her eyes met with all the people in the room, she hid quickly.
Johann narrowed his forehead.
But the really weird thing was, it wasnât her.
âIt-, itâs nice weather today! What is the kid doing?â
âMaybe sheâs taking a nap.â
âNos, make sure LeBlaine sleeps with a blanket on.â
âYe-, yes!â
They were desperate to ignore their eye contact with the child.
They were very strange.
âAre they crazy?â