Hiiro: 「...haa, so basically, the Demon Lord’s gathered all the powerful and famous men in the Demon world and gave them a Harem?」
Liliyn: 「Kukuku, well that’s about right.」
Hiiro: 「And so the offspring born during this time prospered and are right now living in the 【Evila Capital: Xaos】?」
Liliyn: 「You’re a clever boy. That’s precisely it.」
In other words, that city was filled with many 『Evila』 who had inherited the blood of the Demon Lord.
Liliyn stared at Hiiro, as if indicating that he was a prime example of this, yet-
Silva, noticing Hiiro glancing at him, emitted a complacent smile. If put succinctly, Hiiro though it was creepy.
Indeed. About a month prior, the 【Evila Capital: Xaos】gathered its martial forces in preparation for the war against the 『Gabranth』. Although war was easily prevented by the Demon Lord’s conduct, it is not difficult to expect that this problem would cause all hell to break loose in the future.
This was the first time he heard of such a thing. The reason they destroyed the bridge located on the 『Gabranth』border was so they could avoid war. As such, Hiiro could not comprehend the reason why they had decided to involve themselves with the 『Humas』 this time.
Liliyn slightly raised both arms and shrugged her shoulders as she spoke.
Little girl(3). It couldn’t be helped that Liliyn would call most women as such. However, this was the first time that Hiiro heard about the Demon Lord being a woman. As the Demon Lord was often portrayed as a male in games, Hiiro arbitrarily assumed that was their gender.
Hiiro knew she began the discussion with the intention of not letting him go. However, there was some truth in what Liliyn said. Should Hiiro head to the capital at such a time and find himself caught up in the riots, it was possible that it would become very troublesome. It was also the home turf of the Demon Lord. Furthermore, it was certain that there would be people of greater levels than Hiiro, possessing mountainous strength.
Hiiro somehow vaguely realised that, ever since he was summoned, he seemed to be a presence that often got caught up in problems and turmoil. He could not deny the possibility that he would become involved in something troublesome, should he go towards the capital.
No matter what one said, it was still the Capital of the Demon Country. He could somehow stipulate that this continent’s size was on a different scale when compared to the human and beast countries. It is precisely because of this that Hiiro wanted to experience it for himself, even if only once.
As it was such a huge continent, Hiiro thought that it would definitely be full of delicious food and valuable books. It was without a doubt a place that he wanted to check out for himself.
As Hiiro made a contemplative face in silence, he casually glanced outside the window. What appeared before him were mountains and a sky being filled with a white glow. It seemed that day had apparently arrived. It appeared that they had been talking for a long period of time. Yet, in that instance, Hiiro noticed something strange.
*Guraguraguragura!*(4)
Liliyn: 「I see, well, it’s not really a disaster, it’s kind of like an event that occurs often around here, it’s the way of the world.」
Silva: 「Indeed, that is correct.」
After a while, the vibrations slowly decreased before fading away completely. Liliyn folded her arms as she began to converse with Silva.
Silva drew close to the window, gazing at the sky while spewing out words.
As Hiiro heard an unfamiliar word, he involuntarily let them leak from his mouth.
She was a fellow whose way of speaking seemed to always elicit irritation. Yet, as Liliyn joyfully deflected Hiiro’s gaze, she began to speak her answer.
As she said thus, Hiiro approached the window in a similar fashion to Silva as he looked up towards the sky. In doing so, he literally saw red clouds blanketing the skies. Following this, Red Rain(7), which was considered rare in this world, began to fall.
And yet, as if preemptively addressing Hiiro’s misgivings, Silva answered.
No matter from what angle he looked, Hiiro could not see the sight of the windows and the garden or earth outside being drenched due to the rain. It seemed that it did not rain on the island, as Silva had indicated.
The one who had answered was Liliyn. As Hiiro shifted his gaze towards her, Liliyn began to move her mouth.
Hiiro: (...Nn?)
In addition, it had suddenly occurred to him that he could no longer ascertain Mikazuki’s location. As Hiiro had previously installed words onto Mikazuki, he could grasp her general location by sensing his magic. However, at the moment, he could not feel a thing.
Hiiro’s thoughts were on the mark. From what Silva had said, this rain was called 《Magic Canceller》. It seemed to possess the effect of forcibly shutting down magic. As such, those who were near the rain were deprived of the use of magic.
Hiiro: (No,......isn’t that wrong?)
While making sure his concern did not appear on his face, he peered at his own body, exhaling in relief as he took note of his skin tone. This alleviation was due to the 「Change」 『化』word’s effect had not disappeared. Therefore, he felt secure as his appearance remained one belonging to the 『Imp Race』. If he were to return to being human now, he would not be able to make up an excuse.
It was at this point that Hiiro began to contemplate the differences between his installed words and Liliyn’s barrier magic with the spell 「Change」 『化』. While the fact that both groups are magic remain unchanged, the former continued to maintain its effects by using magic as fuel while the latter has already produced its results, meaning that the spell has already been cast.
If indeed all magic that had been cast was canceled indiscriminately, then his shoulder, wounded by Shamoe’s assault last night, should have scratches re-appearing as the 「Heal」 『治』 word’s effect would disappear..
Hiiro: (Apparently, instead of sealing magic, it seems to seal the use of magic power.)
Hiiro: (The demon world….it’s really a place where you can’t get bored, huh.)
If he fought a monster without knowing this and this rain began to fall in the vicinity, he would be left confused as to why his magic was suddenly rendered ineffective, that confusion possibly allowing a monster to deprive Hiiro of his life. It is precisely because of this that Hiiro genuinely welcomed this experience.
When near such rain, magic becomes unusable. If he should touch it, it was possible that something of corresponding side-effects could assault his body. Concerned, Hiiro posed such a question, yet, Silva’s answer was surprising.
Although Hiiro thought he had a little bit of a ‘game brain’, in this world, it’s better to be err on the side of caution.
The way he phrased his answer caught Hiiro’s attention. While Hiiro was sceptical as to whether there was something else to be wary of, he stared at Silva.
He felt that the trauma one would experience would not be to the extent where it could be expressed with the word ‘painful’. However, it was undeniable that, from what Hiiro could see, the rain did not seem to torrent down with a *zaza*(10). And yet, the sound of the rain was as large as the Guerrilla Rainstorm(11). Evidently, every single droplet seemed to carry an immense impact.
It was true that disturbing someone’s sleep could not be forgiven. Hiiro could completely understand this sentiment.
Silva abruptly narrowed his eyes as he shifted his line-of-sight towards the outside of the window.
A deafening howl could be heard. As tension Involuntarily ran throughout his entire body, Hiiro peered out the window in a similar fashion to Silva. Liliyn, the only one who had her arms folded and eyes closed, exhaustingly spat out a sigh as she slowly opened her eyes.
Liliyn: 「As I thought, he came...Baron Bone Lizard(14).」