7th Demon Prince Jilbagias’ Chronicle of Demon Kingdom Toppling

Chapter 98.1 - Sign And Premonition

98.1 Sign And Premonition

「――That's strange」

Enma spoke with an expressionless face, almost to the point of horrifying.

「If I'm not wrong, it's been two months since you slayed Faravugi, right?」

—"And I don't think a patriarch class soul will be dispersed so easily." Added her in murmur.

「Excuse me for a second.」

Enma stood beside me, and then started to knead a disgusting, stickier, and muddier magical power of darkness that couldn't be compared to mine.

「【――Come, Faravugi.】」

Enma's muddy, creepy hands of the magical power of darkne―― Oh screw the hands part, it looks more like feelers alright, went into the gate opened before me.

「I guess I know the reason for this.」

This was one of the rare occasions in which Enma looked curiously at me.

「Hee? Care to explain?」

「The truth is, he said something like 『I don't care even if my soul has vanished 』 while using something that looked like a trump card of the magical power of light…」

I spoke with a triumphant face―― It felt refreshing since I didn't tell any lies.

「A~h」 Said Enma while tapping her forehead.

「Surely. Since it's the light attribute that counters the darkness attribute, it won't be strange if it has some sort of art that uses its' user soul as fuel!」

If the soul is damaged to that extent due to overusing magic――Then it is only natural for the soul to be dispersed faster than usual.

「I wish you would have told me about it before!」

Enma patted my shoulders as if scolding me.

「My bad. I mean, I beheaded him before he got the chance to do something.」

… This is the truth. I'm just messing around with the chronological order.

「Uhm… I know how you feel but…」

「And despite what you say, Master, you actually saying something along the lines of wanting to do something with Faravugi.」

Claire hopped into our conversation, taking my side. Tapping my shoulder in an overly familiar manner on the place that just got tapped by Enma.

「I mean, it never came to me to use him as teaching material for His Highness until then.」

「… Well even then, there's a high chance that it might be already too late.」

Enma heaved a sigh in disappointment.

「Darn it, I was looking forward to toying around with Faravugi's soul for the rest of the day and didn’t prepare any other material!」

Hell yeah, no lesson today.

「But still, aren't you actually really powerful for someone of your age, Jil-kun? I mean, you even forced the dragon's patriarch to use a forbidden art.」

「… Honestly, I also have no idea what the other party is thinking about back then.」

I replied curtly. Though I could say something like 『We might be able to get information if you summon him back then』, there was a saying that 『Simple is the best.』, is no need for flowery words.

I mean, I've never told her any lies, better not dig my own grave. Your mouth is a source of trouble―― So I would rather shut my mouth before I regret it.

Thus, the lesson was canceled.

「Uhoho~i!」

Sofia who rushed into the reference room at once was the most delighted of this. Still, hasn’t her attitude and speech become kinda sloppy after the drunken incident? Was she alright?

「――Oh right, you might've to wait for a while for the next lecture.」

In the middle of explaining about the cursed tool she planned to use to restrain Faravugi, Enma suddenly said so as if she just remembered about it.

「Ho, and the reason?」

「I've to do some errand at the frontline.」

My shoulders flinched upon hearing such a casual remark.

―― Enma is known as the 『Doll Creator』 a really long time ago, right?

Could it be that her errand was to fight? Was the Demon King Army by chance, experiencing lack of manpower?

「What's with the long face? I'm not going to fight, it's to dispose of the corpses.」

Enma spoke boredly while waving her hands in the air.

「By disposing of the corpse, does that mean Enma is going for recruitment?」

「It's not like this is the first time. Well, I'm happy that you overestimated me alas…」

「I'm going too~.」

Claire who read the grimoire while resting her hand on the armrest of the chair had also waved her hands in boredom.

It seems the reason why Claire was tagging along was because this was her first job, and Enma's job was to supervise her subordinate.

「It's simply because I'm the only lich with a peerage and have the qualification of a commander.」

「I see…」

Corpse disposal had always been the biggest worry on the battlefield. Firstly because we had to spare manpower for that job, and it's a job that lowers morale, yet it'll become a source of plague if it was left alone.

At this point, it was much easier if the corpses―― Could move on their own.

「Do we have to go that far for the corpse?」

I mean, going as far as mobilizing a necromancer squad when most of the corpses were human…

「The squad led by your big brother, His Highness Emergias captured the fort with gusto.」

「… Hee, is my brother getting ahead of himself?」

「I don't think so. I've heard that it was just his usual tactic.」

… That's strange. The current Demon Kingdom's policy should be taking our time and advancing slowly right?

And I don't think the Demon King would allow Emergias to go in a hurry just for military achievement. Does that mean… There was another reason? Due to medical treatment, the information on the battlefield often came much later…

「Is something the matter? You seem to be―― Impatient.」

Enma teased with a huge grin on her face.

「Naturally. This means that my brother is taking another step further.」

I slapped my face while replying with a safe answer.

「This is something that I've been wondering since before but…」

Enma suddenly closes the distance. Too close, your face is too damn close.

「Are you by chance―― Wanting to become the Demon King?」

… Dammit, no beating around the bush huh.

「I'll leave that to your imagination.」

I mean, I've never even told my siblings about my real intention. So telling Enma was out of the question.

「I'm… Really happy if you want to become the Demon King. You're the one who understands me the most after all.」

Said Enma with a huge grin on her face. Just like how I hid my goal, she also didn't say her intention to support me directly.

Well, it was the same as both of us saying our intention anyway.

†††

The lesson ended after teaching me about a few cursed tools.

Man, today's lecture was really useful. I mean, the main lesson might have gotten canceled but I've come to learn about how to use all kinds of shady magic in necromancy.

And among them, enchantment was the most useful one. I've some misunderstanding about that magic since the dwarf uses that like no tomorrow for crafting a weapon.

Mystery of magic, restricted lineage magic or ability, or Divine Miracle―― Magic wasn't something that relied on those.

… And yet, when it comes to the perspective of necromancy, enchanting was the kind of magic that gives magic called 『Soul』 into goods called『Corpse』.

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