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 64
3-14. Side -Uchikage- The same ol’ Voice
After Yuuzen gradually left Shishira’s house, Uchikage soon followed suit.
After walking a bit, he confirmed his surroundings and then took out a magic tool bag from his pocket.
He reached into it and pulled out a slightly cloudy crystal.
After polishing it lightly with his clothes, he infused it with magic.
Though it was an old crystal, it regained its former brilliance as if it had just been polished when infused with magic.
And this was connected to another crystal.
It should be in the Devil territory now.
Then, it seemed someone had caught the communication and taken the crystal.
The color of the crystal turned black, and within it, an eerie eye appeared.
After glancing around, the eye focused on Uchikage.
He seemed a bit surprised, but his expression quickly turned cheerful.
“Yo, Uchikage. It’s been a while.”
“Yeah, it has, Dacia.”
Several times, the sound of wings flapping came from the crystal.
Apparently, he was flying in the sky now.
Realizing he was on the move, Uchikage felt a bit apologetic.
“On the move?”
“Yeah, a bit. Despite the long time that has passed, the reconstruction of the Devil territory is not progressing well. Those skilled in magic are having a hard time.”
“Having work is a good thing. Since everyone has decided to protect and develop the land where Devils live, your bonds as Devils must be stronger than before.”
“That’s true. However, the young ones are no good. Even though they lack skills, they’re not determined enough.”
“Experts in leadership always say that about amateurs. You were an amateur once too, so you must have been told the same thing back then. You should broaden your perspective a bit more.”
“I understand. I’m not that foolish.”
“Good then.”
Currently, Uchikage is talking to Dacia, a Devil, and a Devil lord living in the Devil territory.
Devils really do live a long life, easily surpassing a thousand years.
Now, he is leading Devils, working hard on the reconstruction of the Devil territory.
Thanks to the strength of the Devils in the Devil territory, they are thinning out the threats.
As a result, the threat has not reached the places where humans live, but it seems that humans are not aware of it.
They have quietly hunted monsters and contributed to humans.
Perhaps only those who have fought alongside them would know about it.
“So? The lord of the Oni village used this to tell me this story?”
“Of course not. Let’s get to the main topic.”
The eerie eye inside the crystal, which had a cheerful expression, turned serious in an instant.
This magic tool is a communication crystal, an ancient magical tool.
It can only communicate with registered crystals, which is a disadvantage, but it has the advantage of being unable to be jammed from outside factors.
From the fact that Uchikage contacted him using such a magical tool, Dacia predicted that he was involved in something troublesome.
However, when he listened to the story, it seemed a bit different.
“Do you know a Devil named Kyuri?”
“Huh? Who’s that?”
“I picked up a Devil girl with golden hair near the summit of a mountain close to the Oni village a while ago. But she seems to have lost her memory. I wouldn’t be concerned just about that, but her horns were bent.”
“Bent horns? Devils with bent horns don’t exist now. They’re either twisted or, at most, curved.”
“That’s why it bothers me. Dacia, who is she?”
The eye inside the crystal turned displeased.
Uchikage looked away from the eye and seemed to be thinking about something, but then he moved his eyes by shaking his head.
“I’m sorry, but with just that, I can’t tell. Is there any other information?”
“Golden hair, red eyes, bent horns. That’s all I have for now.”
“Wings?”
“As far as I saw, they were small.”
“Small wings are a characteristic of Devils that don’t even qualify as lower Devils. But horns…horns…”
“Can you send someone here?”
“Impossible. We’re busy here too. We’d prefer you to come here. But if it’s a month later, I can personally come over.”
Uchikage echoed the word “a month” in his mind.
Though they were Devils, they shouldn’t be indifferent to races in this village alone.
Moreover, it’s unlikely that her memory would return in just one month.
Assuming she would behave until then, he nodded at Dacia’s suggestion.
“Then, I’ll rely on that.”
“Do you have a bad feeling about something?”
“The one who picked her up was Yuuzen. He’s debating whether it’s okay to keep her nearby.”
“Oh! That brat has finally come to this era! When did he come?”
“Seventeen years ago.”
“You should have said that sooner, you sly Oni…”
Uchikage reflected a bit on that. Since they also knew about that incident, it was only right to inform them. However, if he told them, Atrakk would probably be the first to fly over. It seemed troublesome to have him wander around the village, so this might be better.
The eye inside the crystal turned displeased.
This crystal could read the opponent’s emotions, making it interesting.
“Hehehe, don’t get so upset. We’ll be waiting a month later.”
“Tch. Well, I also want to see his face, so I’ll come in a month later. See ya.”
The eye in the crystal closed its eyelid.
Then the black mist disappeared, leaving the cloudy crystal in Uchikage’s hand.
He immediately put it back into the magic tool bag and returned it to his pocket.
“…Dacia doesn’t know either. …Let’s attach a ‘on hold’ to it…”
After muttering that to himself, Uchikage returned to the Oni castle.