I Was a Small Fish When I Reincarnated, but It Seems That I Can Become a Dragon, so I Will Do My Best - Extra Chapter 105
Last batch for today
4-25. Preparation Complete
Having collected a sufficient amount of magic stones, we decided to return to the castle in the Devil Territory ahead of time.
Apparently, it was unprecedented to gather so many magic stones at once, and Abyss, having finished dismantling the creatures, praised us profusely.
She was carrying so many magic stones that she couldn’t hold them all in her arms, so she used the white mass of flesh to carry even more.
It was the first time I had seen such stones, but the magic stones were blue in color.
Describing them as blue crystals would be more accurate, and they generally had a rhombus-like shape.
In the center of the crystal, a white sphere glowed, flickering in intensity.
They were exquisite items that didn’t seem like they were extracted from Devil bodies at all.
Although they varied in size depending on the creature, small creatures had large magic stones, and large creatures had small ones.
It seemed that the size of the magic stone did not necessarily correspond to the size of the creature.
They were scattered all over, ranging from armfuls to ones that could fit in the palm of your hand.
By the way, Abyss had submerged all the dissected creatures in the white mass of flesh.
She was patting her stomach… Did she eat them?
Abyss, happily carrying a large amount of magic stones, walked briskly.
“Wow! With this, the Holy seal is definitely going to be lifted!”
“You seem really happy about that.”
“Of course! With this, our preparations are complete. Since we’ve established a way to lift the seal, that was our biggest concern!”
“Oh, I see… So, you couldn’t even think about lifting the seal before?”
“As Amariaz said, it was a ‘Seal of Annihilation’ where both the one who lifted the seal and the sealed object would die.”
“It used to be a normal sealing magic, but according to Amariaz, it changed due to the ‘Ouren’s Decision.'”
There are mysterious things out there…
At that moment, Amariaz tilted his head.
It seemed that something about Abyss’s previous statement caught his attention.
“Do Devils wish for the revival of the Ouren?”
“Why do you think so?”
With a mischievous smile, Abyss turned around.
I felt a chill, but Amariaz didn’t seem to be affected at all.
With a serious look, she answered the question directly, looking straight into his eyes.
“…Because they possess valuable skills?”
“Well, you’re not entirely wrong. But that’s not the right answer.”
“Then… is it because they want to resist something?”
“We certainly want to resist angels. But I don’t think that alone would motivate us to lift the seal.”
“Then what is it?”
In the end, without understanding, I asked again.
With a mischievous smile still on his face, Abyss picked up a magic stone.
“Because they’re comrades in battle.”
“…So, the so-called ‘evil gods’ haven’t done anything bad?”
“That’s right.”
Hearing her answer, I felt convinced.
Having lived in the Devil’s castle for five days, they seemed kind despite their appearance, completely different from what I had imagined.
Come to think of it, I don’t really know many stories about Devils doing something to humans.
Well, maybe it’s just me who doesn’t know…
Anyway, from my perspective, Devils are a really good race.
That’s for sure.
By calling them “battle comrades” and acknowledging them, they’re teaching me that they’re not completely evil, even by promptly affirming my question with a straightforward gaze.
There are still many things I don’t understand about them.
But even when I tried asking the Devils, they didn’t tell me much.
Everyone finds it amusing that asking the person themselves is the best option.
It’s already assumed that the seal will be lifted.
It would be nice if things could progress so easily.
But I still don’t know what will happen after the seal is lifted.
As I mentioned before, if this gets exposed, humans might fear us, and there’s a possibility that the angels will try to intervene.
…But they’re the ones who made the first move.
I don’t want to just sit back and take it, and I can’t forgive Kyuuri for putting the Oni village in danger.
Still, the anxiety remains.
Is this really the right thing to do?
“Um… Are you sure about this?”
I express my worries.
Whether it got through or not, Abyss formed a broad smile and raised a thumbs-up with the white mass of flesh.
“It’ll be fine.”
Seeing her confident figure made me feel somewhat relieved.
Then, Amariaz nudged me with her elbow.
“If we’ve come this far, we have no choice but to go through with it.”
“…Yeah, you’re right.”
A means to counter the angels.
Since it’s right in front of us now, there’s no way we can let it slip away.
I still don’t know anything about them, but both Abyss and Amariaz are saying this.
For now, I’ll trust the two of them and focus on what I need to do.
We make our way back through the pitch-black forest on foot.
Abyss can’t fly because she’s carrying too many magic stones.
All that’s left is to have Atrak take a look at them and confirm.