A Spirit is…
After vaporizing the golem I flashed an evil smile.
Now we can continue the conversation on our terms.
「Now then, if you don’t want to be scorched to death, how about you come on out?
I know exactly where you are all hiding, you know?」
I know the general direction but not the exact location.
In response to my words, in great panic,
「Yes! Yes, yes, yes!!!
As You have commanded, though greatly embarrassed, we appear before you!!! 」
And, with dragonfly wings growing from their backs, tiny and cute girls (?) came flying out.
At the front of the group lined up girls dressed in dazzling dresses with many frills; behind them, another group was dressed in rather plain dress.
Overall, they dressed in darker colors.
「Ta-daa! I am one of the ten gweat~…」
She bit her tongue.
Should I make fun of her? It seems that she’s gotten so used to telepathy that she forgot how to talk.
「….. are you okay?」
She held up her hand in response,
「I am one of the ten great demon lords! Ramiris of the Labyrinth!!!
Cease thou haughty actions! Show humility!!!」
She happily said,
First, let’s chop her.
「Uhyou!!! Wha-what was that for! You’ll give me a heart attack!!!」
She complained after dodging with her small body.
Horrible, right~? Right~?
But, but, but, but, it killed the golem, right?
Impossible. Impossible. We’ll be killed!
How noisy.
My head was filled with their chatter.
「Besides, you are cheating! Why aren’t you affected by『Thought Manipulation』!
It’s been too long since we last met someone like you!!!」
Isn’t she furious.
However, there’s no way anyone among these fairies (brats) is a demon lord. Are they still messing with me?
「Hey, next time you lie come up with a more believable one.
「Don’t call us brats! Seriously, how rude. What else am I, if not a demon lord!」
Compared to her, you guys are… pathetic?」
Stupidstupidstupidstupid!!! You are so stupid~!!!!!!」
The spirit named Ramiris loudly shouted and then stopped to catch her breath.
And,
「Listen here.
The one that solves everything through brute force.
Hey, I’ll be troubled if you can’t understand that much!」
Her words full of indignation.
And,
「Besides, aren’t you a strange one yourself?
How many special skills must you possess to use that hell flare?
Ah, whatever.
So, believe me as well!」
Somehow, she might not be lying after all.
And, they actually listen when you sit down to talk to them.
For some reason, I was preparing the snacks.
Not that I care.
In the first place, the golem that freaked us out was meant to be shown after we have had our fun.
Which is why,
「Aaaah… and we we had just finished making it from all those parts…」
She complained begrudgingly.
Nothing can be done about it now. If I don’t kill it, it’ll kill me–so I thought back then…
「Do you know just how efficient it was?
Water spirits moved each individual joint,
Wind spirits regulated the temperature.
Combination of many chemical elements. It was the epitome of the genius of the Ghost Researchers…」
She’s surprisingly persistent.
But, genius of the Ghost Researchers? Does that have anything to do with Kaijin’s story–the one about the “Magic Soldiers” plan the dwarfs had undertaken withe the elves?
「Hey, are you talking about the magic soldiers that the dwarfs and elves have been researching together?」
How did you know! It went wild after they failed to use the heart–the Spirit Magic Circuits!
Does that make us… geniuses? Are we that amazing?」
Annoying, but, yes, amazing.
Anyways, to summarize Ramiris’ story: people tried to manipulate the power of ghosts to create a golem.
But it proved nonsensical.
However, were it made usable, it would become a terrifying weapon.
Though Ramiris is an idiot, I guess she is amazing.
「Alright, I understand your awesomeness.
Now, I have a request to this awesome you!」
I declared.
Then, I explained the children’s circumstances.
Without hiding anything; truth and only the truth. The children listened intently.
「I see, I see~
Leon, it was Leon-chan!
Well, I could have taken him out with a single punch! No question! Seriously…」
That’s a lie.
I listen to her story.
Ramiris’『Though Manipulation』had no effect.
For Ramiris, who was only proficient in〈Illusion Magic〉of the〈Spirit Magic〉archive, there was nothing else she could do.
「Besides, just as it happened with you, once illusion magic failed it was game over!
This adorable Ramiris had no other plan.
And silence the demon lords who constantly ridiculed…」
She’s complaining again.
Well, she then went out and lost to the not-yet-demon lord Leon, and had to help him out.
Without a single clue, he had managed to summon a high level fire spirit out of pure anger and then sent him away.
The fairies were dumbfounded when he told them.
「And then, he had this absurd request. To summon World Travelers, special individuals from other worlds!
He looked about to cry when I said that…
Yeah. I am not exaggerating in the slightest.
A crybaby but so cheeky! Idiot!!!」
Why’s she getting excited all on her own?
But, is she going to be fine? If someone learns of her malicious gossip, she’ll be erased, no…?
I mean I can easily squash her.
「Hey…
「No, not at all?」
Though she’s looking at me with suspicion, let’s not forget that she’s an idiot.
She’s easy to fool.
By the way, the conversation got side tracked.
Though I can’t expect much from this idiot, I still decided to ask.
「Well, in that case, I was wondering whether a spirit could stop the body’s breakdown.
What do you think?」
Her expression became serious.
She could make a face like that? One truly unbefitting of a demon lord–filled with love.
「Um. You know, while I am a demon lord, I am also the saints’ guide.
So worry not! I am fair.
I, this person before you, preserved the balance of the entire world!」
So? What’s the point?
While I was thinking that, she turned to face me,
「Alright. I will help with the summoning. We’ll summon the best spirits there are!」
She so declared.
Thus, I was taught about spirits by Ramiris.
A spirit is…
“In nothingness power finds its fill.
Among these, light and darkness, the two great spirits.
But, the world was without form, a ephemeral existence.
One day, the great spirit time was born.
And thus the world began to move.
Inside the flowing currents of life and death,
And since then, these were the great eight spirits.
Until a new spirit is born, erasing all.
Heralding the coming end of the world…”
Is what she said.
「In other words, first the holy spirit had existed, and it gave birth to the other eight!」
Splendid… right? For a myth, it surprisingly lacks gods.
By the way, great spirits did not have ego–they were masses of energy.
Like a monster, this fragment gained self awareness.
In a few words–paranormal phenomena is what it is. Not that I understand, or want to understand.
The point is,
「Create another fragment, is that it?」
Ramiris nods.
Not an easy task.
Moreover, I don’t know whether the kids can handle it.
We have no choice but to try.
Either we summon a spirit that can fix our problems, or one that possesses the kids.
I look at the kids.
They are all staring at me with a serious expression.
「Okay?」
「「「Yeah!」」」
A stupid question.
All that’s left is to have some faith and try it out.