108 Episode 108: Odettes Appointments and Recommended Goodbyes (1/2)

This is the main street of Wangdu.

Me and Odette are standing in front of the store.

Roomia is in the shop, choosing to give a souvenir to the people of the Territory.

This store is where Odette introduced me, and there's a bat Dick hiding in the bag I gave to Roomia. Security is in place.

Odette said, ”We need to talk,” so this is how we came out in front of the store.

”Actually, I'm staying in the king's capital.”

Unexpectedly, Odette said.

”While Yuki and His Highness Iris were out on a tour of the territory, I got to work on the 'Magic Guild'. So you can't come with me.”

”... that's a shame”

I sighed.

”I would have been relieved if Odette had come with me.”

”I'm sorry, too. I wanted to travel with Yuki and His Highness, and I wanted to see the land near the Empire.”

We're standing in line, in front of the store.

Roomia is talking to the clerk. Sneaking out of the bag, Dick's winging.

It's a ”safe” sign. For a while now, it's okay to talk.

”By” magic guild ”job, do you mean asking Odette directly?

”Yes. He wants to help my demons investigate the stairs leading to the fifth level of 'Elusion'”

”That staircase blocked with rubble and metal.”

”Yuki paved the way.”

The staircase leading to the fifth layer of Elusion is blocked by rubble, rock, metal, etc.

There are no gaps that people can pass through.

We have to do something about this obstacle to find out the fifth layer.

The guild magicians advanced to His Royal Highness Cain and Old Zamel to pave the way in ”King's Ride (Road),” but they were dismissed.

Because I don't know what lies ahead of the obstacle.

Maybe it's because there's demons, maybe there's traps.

Now that we don't know that, it's risky to use King's Horse (Lord), a treasure in the treasure - and that's the conclusion of His Highness Cain and Old Zamel.

So you decided to explore beyond the rubble with the demon?

”I am using the serpent demon. It would be great to investigate narrow areas.”

”Even the carriage on its way to King's Landing, Odette summoned me with a demon.”

”That's... that's right.”

As Odette suddenly panicked,

”Oh, yeah. I wanted to show Yuki that I also have powerful demons! Even this time. Because I will surprise Yuki by delivering results while the Yuki people are on their journey!!

”... why are you angry?

”I'm not mad! Because I'm not mad!!

”Anyway, be careful. Lyle said the fifth floor was dangerous.”

”Yep. I'll be very careful...”

”What's up?

”Wouldn't Yuki make snakes, rats and other demons? The Yuki demon is powerful, so it's easy to investigate, isn't it?

”I wonder if snakes and mice can't. Because you need the consent of the other party to use it as a demon in” Magic Blood ”. It's called compatibility.”

A bat is compatible. They can be used as demons in a group.

If you're alone, dogs and foxes. I can also go wolves.

Snakes and rats were no good. Especially the snakes... by using them as demons, I tried to make them stop eating hen eggs, but they didn't make sense. I couldn't help but put a coalition of bats and owls on guard at the hen hut.

There were others... demons made of demons.

I haven't seen them since I was reincarnated. It would be useful to use it as a demon... I wonder if he's in the dungeon...

”So I don't think I can use it for this investigation”

”I have no choice. Either way, Yuki has to go on a territorial tour as an escort knight. I can't say I can't.”

”Odette is the one. Don't force it.”

”What do you think? I have as much appetite as I have.”

Odette made me laugh, huh?

”If you ask for a guild, I will try to achieve a decent result. I don't like being left behind by you.”

”... I'm not leaving you behind.”

I'm trying to raise the title of the house in order to legally take Iris.

Because in order to daughter-in-law the princess, she has to join the top nobles.

To do this, we are very quick to achieve results in the 'Magic Guild'.

It was Yuki who became a C-Class sorcerer.

”That's not what I meant.”

But Odette shook his head sideways.

”Because you and Your Highness will one day be gone from the world of men, won't you?

”... oh”

I don't get old. Probably stops growing in the early twenties or so.

After that, it will not age, but will live young.

Even Iris is. Live without age, though not immortality.

It's hard for us to live in a human world like that.

Because not everyone is as obvious as the people in ”Village of Fira”.

We will live at a distance from the world of men.

So, me and Iris are gonna disappear together in the future.

Naturally. Make it look like an accident. There are several ways to do this.

”Yeah. You guys are gone from people's worlds. So I want to be strong. I want to be able to deliver without Yuki.”

Odette declared.

”To protect people from imperial threats (today). At least you can protect my family and Yuki's...”

─ ─ For some reason, it was while turning sideways.

After all, Odette is amazing.

If we were all like Odette, we could still live in people's worlds.

But... Odette has one thing wrong.

”If you're in the empire, I'm going to take care of it.”

”... Huh?

Odette is supposed to be.

”Huh... that? But...”

”As far as I'm concerned, I'm not going to disappear without the Empire and the First Priest.” First Priest ”could have immortality skills, and that's what Iris and Martha need. In the first place, when I died in my last life, I kept my family out of trouble.”

I didn't expect the Lyles to run wild with 'Sanctuary Church' hate after my death.