106 Episode 106 "The too clumsy saint was waiting for her friend there.".txt (2/2)

And while we're at it, do you have any information on the dragon?

''Delilira-san is from the era after the death of the Heavenly Dragon!　I don't know anything about dragons!

Okay.

'It's easy!　It's a letdown!　Are you okay with that?

We're just here because we're curious.

Originally, as long as he could replenish the 'Heavenly Dragon (White)''s magic power with 'Magic Power Points', that was all that was needed.

I've accomplished my goal. I'll take the reward for clearing the dungeon if I can get it, but I cheated ...... Delilirah, you're in a depressed mood. I can't help it, you saint.

...... Cecil.

I whispered into Cecil's ear.

'Is there anything you want to ask Miss Delilira?'

...... Are you sure, Nagi?

Sure. It's an opportunity for me.

At my words, Cecil nodded with a serious face.

With a tense face, he takes a step forward.

''To tell you the truth, I am a researcher of demons.

Cecil stood in front of the Saintess and said.

''Could you tell me about the demon race in the saintly woman's time?''

No problem.

Light.

'Are you sure?'

It's not a secret and...

The saint seemed to laugh as her eyes narrowed.

'You're as cute as Delilira's best friend's girl, let me tell you.

The saint put a finger to her lips with a ”shhh”. Maybe she sensed something. But when I see her smiling, it means she's going to keep it a secret, I guess.

She doesn't seem to be a bad person. She's dead.

”Come around behind the wall,” the holy woman said, and we moved.

And there was a mural.

It's pretty old and half gone. It depicted a woman with long hair - the saint, a girl with silver hair - a demon, and an elf - or an ancient elf boy.

''In token of our friendship. I want to play with you guys again.' - Delilira.

The saintly ghost read out the ancient language inscribed beneath the picture.

''Here are the guys from the party that fought with Delilira-san. The one with the staff is my beloved 'Aristia', the great wizard of the demon race.

Delilira began to speak.

It was said that in the era right after the death of the Heavenly Dragon, the world was in turmoil.

The mere fact that the Heavenly Dragon's protection was gone made people uneasy. That's why powerful people were needed. A party of saints was chosen. They did their best to stabilize the world and managed to do so in their own way.

But the party fell apart after the last quest failed badly.

The demon Aristia was almost forced to become a hero by the king at the time. Because of this, she disliked the ”human” race and disappeared deep into the mountains where no one came to live. He left behind that he was going to build a town for the demon race there.

It seems that Aristia was an extraordinarily strong wizard.

He used his ”Holy Wand” to make fireballs rain down, and surrounded the castle with a huge ”Wall of Fire” on all sides. And yet, his motto was 'All's well that ends well,' and after completing his quests, he would sleep all the time.

Delilira-san was asked by the king at the time to 'contract' to work as a 'saint' with the promise of 'until the world is stable'. Then, after she continued to save people and ...... couldn't work from ...... her body and couldn't work anymore, she was finally freed.

Then I remembered that Aristia and I had promised to play in a dungeon one day, so I started to build it here, but ...... it was too much for me to do until then, and it died.

The story was that I had no choice, so after that, I became a high-ranking ghost and continued to make dungeons ...... in the hope that one of my friends' blood would come to play with me one day.

But I heard that after being awake for a few days, he would run out of strength and go into a dormant state.

''Now that I think about it, I think that the girl of the demon race - Aristia - hated the idea of a 'role'.

'Role'?

That's right. ─ That's right, when one is in a position or role as a 'hero' or 'brave', one gets stuck. Like Delilira-san. That's why, as a demon, I think she went where no one could grab her.

The translucent saintess scratched her head boringly.

'Delilira-san, I'm sorry, I hope you'll tell her when you find her grave someday.

'Yes. So, where is the town of the demon race located?

I'm afraid I don't know. I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work for you. ......

With that, the saintly lady clapped her hands as if to say, end of story.

''Well, Delilira-san's awake time is almost up. Let's give her one last reward.

Saying that, the saintess tapped the ground under the mural.

Taking that as a cue, the little golems gathered around. They dexterously waved their shovels and pickaxes and took out a long, thin box from the ground.

'This is my reward for you. You guys played with Mr. Delilira. It was fun. You struggled to push open the door of the labyrinth ...... maze for a few hours to entertain Mr. Delilira ──── Huh?

As she was about to say, the saintly lady nodded her head.

The golems that were trying to open the lid of the box stopped moving, with a snap.

'Come to think of it, Delilira-san, we're not entertained at all!

...... Oh.

That's what I thought.

”My God!　Delilira, I'm not being entertained. You just overran the labyrinth one way or the other!　Why do I have to give you a reward!

I mean, ...... for advice.

That's not enough to give you Delilira-san's treasures!

The Ghost Lady looked at us and smiled.

'If you want a hoax, take the last straw!　O adventurers!

Does that depend on what's in the treasure?

I said to the saint who was pointing at me with a smug look on her face.

It's no use getting something that's too bad to sell,” I said.

She nodded at my words and her translucent hand tapped the box.

The little golems opened the old wooden box.

Inside was a silver staff.

About the length of a man's arm. A dragon, a fish, a tree. It is carved with reliefs of various creatures.

It is the 'Holy Wand Noielut', Aristia's wand, which Delilira-san borrowed when she left us. He said he was going to come back for it some day.

It didn't come in the end. I made this labyrinth for that occasion.

─ ─ The saintly lady laughed forlornly.

''Is this the heritage of the demon race ......?

The next thing I know, Cecil is hugging my arm.

Reggie is also looking into the box with interest. She also seems to feel something because the sword was summoned from another world by the demon race.

....... If you're curious, why don't you say so?

”So, what was the final task?

Nagi-sama! The Lord: ......

Cecil and Reggie are both surprised. Rita is scowling, ”I knew it,” ...... annoying.

We're not the only ones who will be attacking Delilira's labyrinth.

The Baroness and the 'Akatsuki's Hound' might find this place sooner or later.

When that happens, it's too late to say ”I should have kept it”.

I'm glad to see you're motivated. I'm glad you've come to your senses. I'm sure I can find out the best way to get a hold of you.

You can't underestimate my master. My saint.

Why are you acting so high and mighty there, Rita?

The final test is a piece of cake for a master who has passed through the labyrinth in a matter of minutes with his wits!

'Hmm. But you see, your master isn't the one who has to go through the final trials. It's that dark elf girl.

The saint pointed straight at Cecil.

'Wow, is it me?'

Yes. You're a slave to the boy over there, aren't you?

The saintly lady fluffily approached and looked into Cecil's neck.

'By handing over this treasure, the boy will gain new powers. Let's see if he's worthy of it - let's see if he's treating you right, slave.

But we've gone through the Door of Unity, and I think we've proven that we are united as one! I think we've proven that we're one in spirit!

Because you guys are so pissed off.

'Very true.

'Let's try it Delilira's way from here. What's your name?

Well...

Cecil looked at me.

It was like she was asking if I could say my name, so I nodded.

This saintly lady can probably be trusted.

Someone who has friends from the demon tribe and has been carrying their demon heritage for a long time wouldn't tell anyone about us. Maybe, though.

'Cecil, sir.'

I see. Now, you stand in front of the mural. Yeah, it's not so bad. I wouldn't do anything terrible in honor of the saint. It's just that I won't be able to 'lie' while I'm standing there.

Lie?

That's right. It was originally used by Mr. Delilira to find out about his patients' medical conditions. Sometimes people lied about it for the sake of appearances. If you don't know what's wrong with them, how can you treat them?

You mean like a medical questionnaire with a lie detector on it?

'I'm not sure what that means, but yes. Boy, I'm going to expose your true nature with this.

In response to my question, the saint said with a strange, stern face.

'She reminds me of my best friend Aristia,' she said. She is a slave to you, and how you treat your slaves. Are you doing anything you don't want to do? Miss Delilira will make sure of it!

””Oh, huh.”

Cecil, Rita and Reggie shouted at the same time.

I can't help but think about it.

Have I ever done anything ...... that Cecil didn't like?

I'm still a novice master, so I may be doing it without even realizing it: .......

For example, I remember once when Aine was doing laundry and I picked up Cecil's underwear that had fallen out. Aine was furious with me, saying that her master didn't have to do that. But Cecil, you weren't there at the time ....... Can we exclude that one?

Then how about the Karkala berries that Cecil dropped on the table at dinner, which I picked up and ate using the ”three second rule”. Cecil was in the middle of getting over the bitter fruit, so that would have been an interruption. Cecil, he had a bright red face. What are the chances of that being caught in this ordeal: ......?

Maybe this ordeal is a hurdle for us.

'Master, may I take the ......?'

Is that magic circle really just 'no longer able to lie'?

Yes. As far as the procedure goes, it's not difficult. If you don't want to answer, just get out of the room. It's not that bad, I understand. And I'm sure...

Cecil looked at the saintly woman.

'She seems to agree with me that she's not a bad person.

'Well, okay then?'

I can't just stop here.

I'd like to get as much of the demon race's inheritance as possible.

Thank you!

Cecil clenched his fist with a 'mmm' and stood on the fading magic circle drawn on the ground.

The saintly lady fluttered her translucent robe and declared high in the sky.

'Come, girl, Cecil. If you want the treasure, you can answer Delilira's question!

Most recently, when you touched your Master. You can tell Miss Delilira how your master treated you then!

I understand. The most recent time I had contact with Nagi was when...

Cecil murmured.

Rita and I were flabbergasted.

It's probably because yesterday we were together and...

'Wait, Cecil!　You'd be in big trouble if you talked about it here!

Rita shouted.

But Cecil had already started talking.

Most recently, when the three of us touched each other.

That is when I purified myself before coming to the ”magic point” - because there might be the remains of a saint.

I remember that time: ...... Yeah, I'm sure there's nothing wrong with that. I'm sure it's nothing to worry about.

It's a good thing that you're not going to be able to get the demon's inheritance and also the saint might think I'm persecuting Cecil. Even though she's a ghost, I don't want to make an enemy of her right now.

I can't... I can't stop Cecil now...

Then Cecil's beautiful voice begins to echo through the ruins.

Rita covers her ears and winces.

I can only trust Cecil.

Reggie is - I don't need to tell you.

As a result of ──── just like Rita's words - it was a disaster.