Chapter 169 - Secret (EP) (1/2)

I slowly diffused the magic power that stayed in the field.

It had been tens of thousands of years since I had used such a large amount of power.

The magic power that had been stored in this small body for so long was almost gone.

I had to go back to my nest and replenish the magic power in my magic stone.

I’ve got a lot of time on my hands, and I’ve got more than enough magic stones.

… With the body I once had, there was no need to worry about the amount of magic in the first place.

No, no, no. Let’s not dwell on the past.

There is no limit to the number of times you can say what if.

“… Wait.”

Without looking back, I stopped her with my voice.

The one who was restrained was not particularly surprised, she just froze and stopped moving.

“Where are you going? Clay.”

“What does it matter where I go? I’m nothing but a hindrance to you.”

“Well, I’d appreciate it if you’d get out of my sight, but I’m not done talking.”

“I don’t have anything to say to you. Don’t you think it’s selfish that you give me nothing and only take from me?”

While I was spreading my magic, the snake was trying to sneak away.

Clay.

Clay End.

The only one of my kind who shares my origins.

She calls me her brother, but I beg to differ.

I’ve never thought of her as my sister.

She’s arrogant, selfish, and cruel.

And she’s terribly greedy.

Even I, who have been told by many that I have a bad personality, am nauseated by this snake’s character.

Compared to her, I’m like a saint.

No, let’s put it this way.

She is truly, truly evil.

“I think I know what I want to know now, thanks to all this commotion. That boy is quite interesting.”

“Try messing with him. If you touch him, I will do everything in my power to destroy you.”

“Oh, scary, scary.”

I couldn’t hide my annoyance at Clay’s mischievous laugh.

I didn’t want her to know.

The snake should not know about Clumsy-kun’s existence.

It was a blind spot.

I had no idea that this woman was still alive.

I hadn’t even imagined that she could go this long without me knowing about her existence.

It was completely my oversight.

Even if this snake is no longer as powerful as it once was, its mere existence could be a threat to the world.

That time.

It was so long ago that I can’t even remember how much time has passed.

This woman should have been extinguished by Seraphy’s breath.

I saw it with my own eyes.

I’m curious as to what means you used to withstand that breath, but that’s not important right now.

What was important was why this snake was monitoring the transference magic circle in Dailan’s royal tomb.

If it had taken over the body of someone as small as me, then this snake must be much weaker than it used to be.

It won’t be able to fly around like it owned the place and distort space like it used to.

Even I have sacrificed many of my powers to retain the ability to travel at high speed through subspace.

Even though I expect Clay’s personality wouldn’t allow him to give up her other powerful and offensive abilities, I don’t think the transference magic circle is that necessary.

After all, it’s only a one-way transfer.

That transference magic is indeed excellent and convenient, but it limits the destination to Dailan’s royal tomb.

The secret transfer magic of other demon nations is also not free from this restriction, although the destination is different.

Why the Dailan Royal Tomb?

It should be the magic circle in the royal castle of Francion, the demon powerhouse.

Francion, located almost in the center of the sphere continent, would be a good place to head to other demon nations and ancient ruins that are still in operation.

“You’re not going to give me any answers anyway. There’s no reason for me to stay here. Can’t you just leave me alone? You can’t just leave the seal that I accidentally broke, can you?”

“Guh.”

What an ill-natured woman!

You’ve always had a knack for finding people’s pain points!

“… Okay, go. I can’t do anything about you now that I’m exhausted, and besides, you’ve used up most of your magic, right?”

“That’s what I’m talking about. There’s nothing to be gained by sitting here staring at each other.”

“But it won’t happen again.”

That’s right.

I can’t let this snake live.

Her dark nature will surely turn on these children and the dragons one day.

No, this woman is the natural enemy of all living things.

If we don’t take action soon, we will never be able to recover.

“Oh, yes, yes. The hated person will leave now. Give my regards to the boy. Tell him to live a good life.”

Another insincere comment.

When I turned around to complain about the unfunny joke, she had already disappeared.

… A short-range transfer magic tool?

Was it the circlet on her forehead?

I expanded my perception to the fullest extent and checked the surroundings for the presence of snakes.

Heat, vibration, noise, and magic detection.

Everything told me that the snake was no longer here.

But we can’t let our guard down.

She’s been faking her death for hundreds of millions of years.

It would be easy to pull the wool over my eyes.

From now on, I won’t be able to stay away from Aoi, the twins, and the people from the Kazamachi household.

I have to finish my business in this sphere continent as soon as possible.

I’m worried about Alice’s health, I need to plan countermeasures against the snake, I need to strengthen the pathways between the twins and the spirits, and I need to strengthen the seal on Clumsy-kun’s heart.

We have a lot of work to do.

The magic that Clay and I used to keep the spirits and Clumsy-kun apart was ancient magic.

The reason is that modern magic is not enough to deal with spirits that don’t have a physical form.

So we had to be very careful to remove any residue of the magic we used.

Ancient magic can contaminate the mind.

After spending several minutes diffusing the magic, I used my flight magic to fly to Clumsy-kun’s place.

A large rock towering over the rugged wilderness.

Clumsy-kun and Aoi were on top of it.

Clumsy-kun must be pretty worn out.