The lich, who had been disconnected from the undead with a shock as if his mind had been hit, gritted his teeth at the feeling of displeasure he hadn’t felt in a long time.
Because magic resonates just by laughing, the demon’s body, which was roughly lying on the floor in the same room, flinched, but no other changes occurred. Exactly, Richie stopped laughing before anything else happened.
“There are some pretty extreme things.”
There is no way that a skeleton that is maintained only by magic and soul has any senses or emotions. When I first became a rich, I was ‘misunderstood’ that I felt those things due to learned habits and experiences, but the years I’ve lived as a rich have been too long for that.
That doesn’t mean you can’t feel any stimulation. It’s just that the form of the stimulus has changed.
For example, when he was directly hit by a divinity that tried to deny his existence, just like before.
“I thought this area was controlled by the Demon King’s Army, but I thought the cult’s gangsters would attack and enter.”
Even if it wasn’t directly harmed, it’s true that it was affected enough to feel unpleasant. Even so, the reason why Richie can laugh is because he did not doubt that he would soon be able to bring pain and death to the being who presented this displeasure to him.
To insult divinity and play with mortals.
For the lich, it was one of the few activities that gave him more pleasure than studying magic. For a while, Richie, who had only been doing trivial trade-related work, stood up in delight at the long-awaited amusement.
“Shall we use the test subjects we received on our last visit…”
The lich in the distant past, when he couldn’t even remember his own gender, was still a living being made of flesh and blood, but he hadn’t reached the point where he could become a lich on his own. He had to face death.
It must have been a natural step for him to make a contract with the devil while struggling in the anxiety of death, regret, longing for life, and love and hatred toward a state he had not reached.
It was a time when it was easier to meet the devil than the followers of evil spirits. Recalling the memories of the distant days after a while, and feeling refreshed, Rich recalled various memories with a very happy heart, and remembered one fact that he had forgotten.
“Come to think of it, I heard that if you offer the soul of a deeply religious person, you will receive extra help.”
It was a very old pact… It was a memory that I had forgotten since I had never had to face those who were in the priesthood except when I became a lich.
Come to think of it, even back then, I had benefited from the priests’ souls in exchange for this or that. Since he was a warrior who could use the spell, the lich thought it would be a good deal, and without hesitation moved the staffs scattered around him with magic and cast a spell while drawing a magic circle.
“I, as one who abandons the shackles of mortality and bears the karma of exploitation, fights against the past, I look forward to you.”
As the magic circle was completed and the spell continued, the demon’s body, which had been lying dead in the same space, shook violently this time, and then rolled back and forth like a tumbleweed swung by the wind and moved to the side of the lich.
However, the lich continued to chant the spell without paying attention to it, and bloody tears began to flow from the demon’s eyes that soon lost focus.
“I fill the cup I will hand to you with the heart of cursing the blood and divinity of the living, so, according to the old pact, appear here…” The demon’s blood did not flow down his face or fall to the floor
. wander the air Then, the wand gradually moved as if filling the drawn magic circle, completing the red pattern.
It was only after all the magic circles were completed with blood and the demons were completely killed that the spell was completed. Feeling deeply satisfied with the spell that succeeded neatly after a long time attempt, Rich finished his words with a powerful tone.
“Accept the deal, Demon Ingladiou.”
The magic circle, which was only bloody, burns red. The red-hot flame soon turned blue and began to burn more fiercely. The summoning ritual is perfect. Now was the time for the demon to show itself.
“……?”
It must have been.
“…Accept the deal, Devil Ingladio!”
The flames still burn fiercely. It is proof that the order is working correctly.
The flames intensify with each repetition of the last words. It meant that a stronger force was working to summon the devil.
“Accept the deal! Devil Ingladio!”
But why doesn’t the party come out? At this point, even the doubts that I thought had disappeared along with humanity a long time ago were revived.
“…Did he die?”
Demons do not die in the material world except in rare cases. That doesn’t mean it’s immortal or immortal. Even God can face death, but how can the devil completely avoid death?
Even the lich knew that if they were killed in their world, a place commonly called Tenmajeon, they would go through extinction, unable to revive again. However, if Ingladio died like that, the summoning ceremony shouldn’t have succeeded.
“What the hell is this…”
When I think about it with common sense, Ingladio himself refuses to respond to the summons, in a situation where nothing but common sense can come out.
“Whoa! Hey, I’m sorry about this Mr. Skeleton! There was a little bit of a mistake!”
A demon appeared with a thin, frivolous voice.
“…You’re not Ingladio?”
Long hair dyed in a rainbow of colors. She was wearing a bizarre outfit, as if a fancy and extravagant dress worn by aristocrats had been remodeled into battle attire. Neutral appearance that cannot distinguish gender.
The demon named Ingladio that Rich remembers was not that crazy.
“Haah ah …. This is really a really long story. If you guarantee that you are dealing with me instead, I think you can tell you a short summary, how about it?”
Not only the clothes, but also the behavior and tone are crazy.
It was more like a clown than a devil, but he or she was definitely a devil, so the lich cleared his doubts and regained his senses.
“…I don’t mind anything. I just wanted to offer my soul of faith and get paid. If you’re willing to accept this deal, I’m willing to make a deal with you, an unknown demon.”
“Very good! I accept! Actually, it’s not a big deal. Ingladio, that idiot said he’d never set foot in this world again. It’s not because he doesn’t like Mr. Skeleton, so don’t be too sad!”
the devil? Won’t you set foot in this world? really?
Not only were the words pouring in like a rapid-fire cannon, but I also felt like my brows were twisted because of the content, but even in the midst of that, the clown-like devil’s words continued.
“Anyway, it didn’t seem like anyone would care if someone went to such an empty seat, so it was me, Senichigua, who descended personally! Do it? Isn’t it like that? Ha! Ha! Ha!”
“Senethhigua…?”
“Yeah! That’s my name. Oh, I hope I don’t waste your time trying to reminisce in case anyone has ever heard of it. I’m not a very famous devil. But I’m good enough to handle things for Ingladio, so Don’t worry.”
Hearing the words of the demon who identified himself as Senichigua, the lich didn’t stop replaying his memories, but nothing really came to mind. Senichigua himself was doing crazy things, such as waving his hands as if he didn’t care and lying next to a demon who had already dried up and imitating a mustache by tucking the hair of a demon in his philtrum, but making a deal with a lesser-known demon It’s not as light as that.
There are only two reasons why the devil’s name is unknown.
Either he was a small fish, or he disappeared while secretly and surely leading those who learned his name to ruin.
“So? What are you asking for?”
The devil’s action, wrinkling the bridge of his nose while mimicking a completely different bass tone, seemed to be mimicking the heavy male voice that went well with his mustache, but Richie decided not to be vigilant.
“No. I just want a deal. I harvest souls and sell them to you. That’s all.”
“A bargain? A bargain! Okay, where’s the goods? Can you show me?”
“When I try to connect with other undead and check it, I can’t show it right away because it keeps destroying the medium. But soon…” “Ah,
I can’t stand that. Wait, I can see it myself.”
The whites of Senichigua, who had been playing with the corpse as if it were a puppet, were suddenly dyed black, and her eyes turned upside down. While Lich was surprised at the magic of possessing that was completed in an instant that he couldn’t even recognize it, Senichigua’s mouth, which had been staring into the sky with black eyes without pupils, drew a long arc.
“Found it… keke!”
At the same time, without a moment to understand what had happened, the head of the demon corpse that Senichigua was holding was split in half.
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