95 Episode 95: The demon mansion has a decadent scent.txt (1/2)

You call me by a name that I've missed. Who are you?　How do you know that name?

A brown woman who looks like a demon.

Who is she?　I don't want to be asked.

It's hard to prove an individual because they are undeniably gentiles in this world.

No, I guess that's not what we're talking about.

But this demon tribe. ...... No, it's the nightmare tribe.

I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.

Slightly thicker eyebrows.

It's a very healthy brown skin, even though it lives in a cave like this.

The twin mounds on his chest are quite insistent.

Most of all, he has two twisted horns on the side of his head.

Hmm. It's a cow woman.

”Shamash. ......

The Hellmonger, who held a slender dagger, muttered.

Her vermilion eyes waver in confusion.

A cool dagger. A Damascus sword.

Apparently, it's an item similar to the dagger in Shero-san's house.

That should have originally been a gift from the emperor to the leader of the mercenary group that Shero-san was the deputy leader of. Was it given to him as a memento when the commander died?

I see, since he has that much stuff, this jailbait girl must be at fault. Or rather, I'd like to see her for sale. I've been looking for it in Elishe, but I've never seen one like that one.

If it's a guardian sword type thing, I guess it's no good: .......

The demoness put her hands on her hips and said with a shrug of her shoulders, ”Oh dear.

'Anyway, that guy is my guest. Put your sword away. ...... Hmmm, it's been a long time since I've had a visitor. Let's have a cup of tea and talk about it at leisure.

A slightly low, silky sounding voice.

And it's much more cheerful than I had imagined.

Since it's called the demon race, I was imagining something with very green skin and tentacles and such, and I could tell at a glance that this guy was in trouble.

Normally, I didn't expect to see a beautiful young woman: .......

That's why I was led to the demon tribe's residence, which is said to be in the tunnels.

The girl is still wary of me, even though it's a misunderstanding.

The tunnels are cool and the air is flowing. It must be connected to somewhere.

Furthermore, there seems to be a mysterious light source, and it's not pitch black. At dusk, it is bright enough that you may or may not be able to recognize the faces of those who are a little distance away.

The logic is unclear, but it's a fantasy world. Maybe it's growing on the ground.

Well, without a light source in the pitch blackness, it's not easy for the demon race to live in the dark, let alone the prison girls. It seems inconvenient to live in the tunnels, but as long as there's light, it's not impossible to live there. In fact, it might be more convenient than an ordinary house.

The demon tribe's dwelling was located in a slightly open area in the tunnels.

''Hm?　Oh, cool.

Do you know how good it is?　Mmm-hmm. You hear that?　Aeon, Dargos.

Your husband's got a bit of an aesthetic problem, don't you think?

'Yeah?　Without this?

The demon tribe's residence had flashy carvings on the outer walls and doors. The stone and wood have been transformed into plants and animals, and are dynamic.

It's a European style, or maybe Art Nouveau ....... It's cool and well-designed. It's something I've never seen before in Elishe and Luclaera.

That's a demon's dwelling!　There's a bewitching quality to it that makes me, personally, very much like .......

'Did you carve this?'

I'll ask the demon tribe.

”Yeah. I'm proud of it. I've got all the time in the world.

Lightly smug.

Hmmm, that's amazing.

It's a demon race, but maybe he's a mason or something. I'm a craftsman before magic is even a thing. Maybe that's why he's a friend of the grand master.

You open the fine wooden door and enter.

There is a small fireplace, with a modest flame glowing in the background.

The room is warm and warm, and as expected, there is a lot of art nouveau style furniture carved with a mysterious design.

The walls are painted with a picture of ivy intertwining with each other.

The tables and chairs are also carved with a high level of design.

I wonder if they were made in their spare time.

I would like to get to know them simply as a craftsman.

Well, have a seat. I'll make you some tea.

He cheerfully offers me a chair.

Me, the grand master, and my prisoner daughter take a seat at the table.

Somehow I feel uncomfortable.

A stranger. A strange house.

I've gotten used to it lately, but I'm a recluse and a NEET. I'm still not very good at getting along with people I don't know.

When no one spoke up, the Hellmonger opened her mouth, perhaps unable to bear the silence.

''Sorry about the ............ earlier. I didn't expect Shamash to have a visitor. ...... I thought you were my guest.

He lowers his head in a pecking order.

As expected, it seems that the blood that rose to his head was cold, too.

Shamash is probably the name of that demon tribe.

It's enough that they didn't expect guests. It seems that the demon tribe is hardcore.

With a beautiful woman like that, she could have a whole bunch of money to spend if she wanted to.

”Not at all. I'm sorry for my unexpected visit. I'm the one who's sorry for coming in suddenly.

Oh, dear. You're very polite.

No, it's normal.

I'm not going to be particularly polite. However, I'll know enough not to suddenly ask about the prison crests.

I'd really like to ask, but the fact that it has a prison crest means that it violated some kind of spirit contract and escaped.

There's no need to stick your neck out like that.

The contract - for example, the contract between me and Marina doesn't have any contractual details that would cause this prison crests. If we renege on it, we just lose our blessing.

Basically, it seems that the prison crests are like the ones that occur in 'failure to serve a prison sentence'.

Does that mean that this Hellmonger is some kind of criminal and has escaped?

So, is she hiding here by the demon race?

Are you curious about ......?　This.

I say, rubbing the prison crests on my blackened arms.

His gaze is down at an angle. He is staring at the edge of the table.

Is there still a guilty conscience?

'Not particularly. And we have one just like it in our house.

In some ways, Deanna's tattoo has more impact. It's more colorful, after all.

Besides, it sounds like you're making the book popular, and I'm like, ”I'm curious!　I'm curious!　I'm super curious! I can't say that.

For people in this world, this tattoo may sound like a wow, but for me, a full body tattoo is just common sense. We're working with a cat person who speaks very fluently, not just with tattoos.

Besides, the ”advisor yakuza” who sometimes came to my office when I was in the black corporate world, he had a full body tattoo. It's different in design and coloration than Deanna's, but it's similar in that it's a colorful, full-body tattoo.

Well, that's why, ”Wow, tattoos! I can't get any more emotional than, ”Hey, you're here.

I'm sorry to keep you waiting. We don't have many visitors, and it took us a while to find our cups.

The demon tribe returns with a cup of tea on the obon.

He lays out the tea and sits down at the table. Then he stares at me with a gaze.

Hey ......, stop it, I have a phobia of staring ....... What the hell is .......

'Well, ....... This is very important, but first I want to make sure you know what I'm talking about. It's been bothering me since the first glance.

A demon tribe that stares into your eyes and talks to you.

I haven't even introduced myself yet. ......

The demon tribe took a sip of tea, took a small breath, and said.

''--Isn't that thing on your waist a magic sword by any chance?

What?

I'm a bit of a special kind of person. I'm a bit sensitive to demonic vibrations. And that sword is no ordinary sword, is it?

Hmm. I guess the magic sword is understandable to those who understand it.

Come to think of it, the bear monster is also a ”demon sword!　I won't allow it! And it was like.

”As you can see, it's a demon sword. It is inscribed with the Heart of Blood.

It's not like I'm hiding anything.

No, I wouldn't want him to attack me like the bear in the example, but I don't think he would. You don't have ......, do you?

When I answered, the demon tribe meditated.

''I see. ....... I'm sorry. It's fine if you don't mind, but would it be okay if I showed it to you?

Okay.

I'll give you the whole sheath of the demon sword.

I wonder if the demon tribe has a special attachment to the sword.

I receive it reluctantly. I pull out the sword from the scabbard.

And I am fascinated by the sword.

...... oohhhh!　It's like the legend, the seven demonic swords. A divine sword that was kneaded with demons and struck. I didn't know they really existed: ......

A divine sword.

''Isn't this the lore of the dwarves?　As I recall, the grand master said as much.

I'm sure he had mentioned something like that when he showed the Grand Master the magic swords.

The seven demonic swords. Seven swords that buried the seven races and were drenched in seven blood colors - or something like that.

''Yeah. Yeah, that's right. Demon swords are very famous. It's well known among the dwarves. Probably, our race is the one that even knows what it is.

The reality?

Oh. It's said that a magic sword is not something that is struck by a person. And it is said that the sword chooses its own owner. I'm sure there are many people who have been recognized by the demon sword in the Age of Spiritual Civilization as having seven wielders. ...... And after the end of the spirit civilization era, the demon sword also disappeared. Along with its wielder.

He's disappeared, or rather, he's here: ......

I mean, they were placed carelessly outside the antique shop.

According to our lore, the wielder of the sword often changed hands. According to our folklore, the wielder of the sword often changed hands, but the wielder was always a brave man with enough strength to be considered a hero. As for the Age of Spiritual Civilization, do you know about it?

No, I know very little about it; was it a thousand years ago or something?

'Yes, a thousand years ago. To us and the elves, it was only a few generations ago, but to man, it must have been ages ago.

That's right, a thousand years ago is the Heian period.

The demon race is as long-lived as the elves?

I'm sure you've heard of The Venom or The Silhouette, which are famous for their unique jobs, right?　It's not well known, but there were quite a few other unique jobs in that era. But nowadays, only four of them are known to exist. Oh, except for 'The Mirage', the 'Great Magician of the Dream Vision'. He's the only one that's recent.

A swamp of malice?　Shadows?　I don't know if I've heard of it or not: .......

I think the priestess said that when I got my blessing.

There were only five people with unique jobs in the past, or something like that. If Demon Tribe is sure, though, it seems that there were actually more ...... than that.

'Anyway, that's how bullshit the era of spirit civilization was. It's said that an indigenous profession must have five or more vocation to be expressed. They said that such things were rampant. Furthermore, the monsters were also incomparably more numerous than they are now, and the number of magical beasts was also incomparable. Furthermore, the power of the hunters who opposed them was also incomparable to that of the present day. ......

It's a violent time: ......

Scary, scary.