Book of Magia.
A book obtained by subjugating Lily, who carries the blood of the demon race, containing significantly difficult magical knowledge.
Here, Magia is one of the common names representing the demon race.
The meaning of Magia is ‘magic.’
In other words, the Book of Magia is simply called ‘the book of magic’…
“Huup.”
Swoosh!
Here comes the question.
This book was not given by the one commonly referred to as the ‘Black Lily.’
She barely made it out just before her soul was about to collapse, and the reward was taken care of by the ‘System.’
So, the fact that the book is now in my hands is essentially the will of the System.
“Was there nothing to reward me with?”
Thinking back, the original boss was entirely the Demon of Space.
Everything else was merely ancillary.
Due to Duke Huangyeol’s strange antics, the Demon of Preservation and the challengers’ clones popped out, but that could have been sufficiently covered.
The administrators must have been thoroughly prepared this time after the series of events with the Kraken.
In fact, they even had the ‘Path of Light’ prepared through the Angel Guild and set up that power called ‘Gansantos’ to block my clones.
‘Everything blew up anyway.’
“Hah…”
In the end, these so-called administrators couldn’t even prevent the boss from going on a rampage and ended up causing a disaster that spilled out.
A boss that was overwhelmingly stronger than the previously prepared one.
Instead of giving something to that powerful boss, the administrators decided to grant her ‘knowledge.’
‘It wouldn’t be manageable if such power were released immediately.’
Given that they already blocked the Kraken’s ‘focus,’ it would be odd to recklessly distribute powers related to magic.
Vroom! Vroom!
I roll my stiff shoulders two or three times.
After finally stretching my neck side to side, I rise from the shimmering golden wave.
Having fallen asleep, unable to endure the insane mana.
I logged out, but even if it’s reality, I can still access the Space of Despair connected to my soul.
‘It’s not a place I must necessarily go.’
The Space of Despair is, after all, a plaza for meeting the monsters that have sinned.
Unless there’s something special to say, I wouldn’t come here.
Sre…
“Did you wake up?”
“Did you call for me?”
“I have something to discuss. Follow me, sister.”
Rasti, a doll-like girl with silver hair, floated without touching the air and guided me.
Unlike Deoen, who should be in a state of Prestige, she was here in her ‘main body’ form.
Unlike Deoen, who is busy, she exists here in her ‘main body’ form.
She exuded an aura that suggested she was on the verge of the ‘upper’ end.
If it’s the current Lasty, she might just be on par with Black Lily in a fight.
She was strong in the past, but the thousands of years have made her even tougher.
Following Lasty, I encountered various monsters cooking crab dishes.
“Lady Lily?”
“Lily!”
“Contractor…”
“Oooh!”
Wow!
The first to dash over was Sre, now all round and bear-like.
Sre approached me playfully, barking like a dog, with Young Lily and the copycat Tia riding on top.
“Hello.”
“Nice to see you, Lily. It’s been a while.”
“Indeed.”
We’ve communicated through soul conversations or briefly stepped out to talk, but this is the first time we’re chatting inside the ‘Void’ since the Kraken incident.
“You seem to be doing well.”
“Yeah. Everyone’s nice. Even the new friends.”
Young Lily giggled and pointed with her little white finger at a red-haired girl who jumped in surprise while nibbling on food.
“Gapwoo.”
“Ah, ah, hello…”
“Are you training well?”
“Of course. I’m getting help and enough….”
Haha. Gapwoo glanced at Karabus, who was hanging by his side, looking tattered, and Lasty nodded.
“I cook regularly. Don’t worry.”
“Again?”
“Runaways used to be common. Nowadays, it’s rare, so we need to set an example.”
“Hm…”
If that’s the case, it might be a bit much, but they’re prisoners to begin with.
The management of this Space of Despair is entirely entrusted to the Pharaoh and Lasty, so a certain degree of overreach is accepted.
They can be a little rough, but both once ruled vast territories, so there’s no need to worry about management.
“Black Cloud is working with Besk… But where are those two?”
“Those two?”
“The Demon King of the One and the Red Horse.”
The Demon King of the One was a mid-level vampire born of the Demon Race, but he was caught without much reason, simply for being a ‘vampire.’
The Red Horse, known as Circulation’s Red Horse, was a massive boss monster that kept on cycling.
Both had somewhat faded presences, but they had made names for themselves in the Magic Engineering Guild or the Alliance and were now in a position of receiving treatment from Lasty after the Kraken incident.
“I heard the treatment was completed.”
“Ah. About that. It was done, but when the octopus opened its eyes, it got messed up again.”
“?”
“That lady asked to have her eyes opened once back then, from Teshiniria.”
“That’s right.”
“So, I forced them open, but when they opened really wide, everyone freaked out and it got weird. It seems the soul remembers the power of focus.”
“I think the soul remembers the power of focus.”
“Simply being subject to focus isn’t a big problem, but those two were hit head-on while completely awake.”
“Unlike the users who have some degree of protection, these individuals suffered directly to their ‘soul’, so no matter how much we try to fix it, problems inevitably arise.”
“In simple terms, it’s like a virus that can’t be cured is lodged in the soul.”
“If the body is hurt, we can just kill and resurrect it.”
“But you can’t resurrect a soul, can you? So, you’re trying to fix it?”
“Yeah. But they’re so weak that it’s not working well. Their soul’s rank is also feeble. I don’t dare to touch them carelessly for fear of shattering their ego.”
“Hmm…”
Even with Lasty’s magic, this is tough.
She was a test subject of the top-class demon, adept in magic, but souls are quite a tricky field.
The simplest method would be for her to use her ‘progenitor’ powers to transform into a vampire and revive them, but that wouldn’t really count as coming back to life.
“Ultimately, they’re dead.”
Vampires are like corpses, not having a beating heart.
The Demon King of the One was originally a vampire.
After a moment of thought, I summoned a book.
Curiosity flickered in Lasty’s red eyes upon seeing the book.
“It’s my fake sister’s book.”
“Want to read it?”
“Yeah.”
In she snuggled against me.
For the sake of her icy body, she took the book along with my warmth and turned the first page, drifting into contemplation.
One page… two pages… three pages…
By about four pages in, Lasty’s brow furrowed and the book was closed.
“…It’s difficult.”
“Is it too hard for you too, Lasty?”
“…If I had more time, I could manage three pages back? Beyond that, I can’t promise.”
Hoo…
“Honestly, I had some pride in my knowledge of magic. But this is really too tough. I need to study harder.”
“If you need it, feel free to borrow it often. I, after all, can’t even get the first page.”
“Okay.”
As Lasty’s blood covered the book, a copy appeared a moment later.
She put the copied book into her space and returned the original to me.
“So, what did you summon me for?”
“Oh. Duke Huangyeol is dead.”
“I see. Duke Huangyeol is dead.”
Hmm?
“Who died?”
“I had set a blood tie on Reina, but suddenly it got crushed by a spell. Upon checking, it turned out my fake sister had taken over Reina’s body and killed everyone.”
“……”
“At first, I thought she was really weak and wondered what was going on, but then Reina got taken over, and with the spell, the Demon of Space was slowly being devoured. Once we crossed a certain point, it became completely impossible to resist.”
“…She must’ve been in a weakened state.”
The Black Lily had lost all her power and was in a weakened condition.
No matter how you look at it, it’s hard to believe that the Demon of Space was eaten and Duke Huangyeol was killed.
But Lasty nodded as if it were obvious.
“That demon. For some reason, it was in a lethargic state and hardly responded. The last time it reacted was probably just before all its power was absorbed?”
“Umm…”
“But by then, the initiative of power had already shifted to the fake sister. Of course, it couldn’t win.”
“What about Duke Huangyeol?”
“I heard he got decapitated.”
“Decapitated?”
Even though I might want to smash my opponent’s head, I’ve never wanted to decapitate anyone.
Moreover, Duke Huangyeol had the power of an Intermediate and many abilities.
Lasty explained this part as if it were obvious as well.
“Plus, there were so many spells laid out that it was very easy for the fake sister to utilize. She was ‘prepared’.”
“Ah.”
The demon, who was lurking underground in the Empire, was in a lethargic state for reasons unknown.
And the spells laid out everywhere, perhaps for managing the demon.
These two factors aligned perfectly for Black Lily, resulting in this incident.
In the end, Duke Huangyeol fell for his own trick.
“Well… I think both of them were left in a near-death state but weren’t actually killed. Especially in Duke Huangyeol’s case, he just lost his head and nothing else.”
“Are they still alive?”
“Yeah. You could consider them in a similar situation.”
Like the Demon King of the One and the Red Horse after being attacked by the Kraken.
Duke Huangyeol was also addicted to magic to a lethal extent for the soul.
I nodded and took my seat, and Lasty sat right in front of me.
“That’s good to hear.”
“They really cleaned up neatly. Just like you, sis.”
“If possible, I wanted to handle it myself… but I guess there will be more opportunities later.”
“What will you do about the fake sister?”
“Well…”
Originally, I didn’t want to care, but if she’s eaten Space, she would be somewhat empowered.
However, because of that, I felt more reassured.
‘There’s no immediate danger right now.’
It seemed she was maintaining her sanity well, so as long as no one provoked her severely, there shouldn’t be any major problems.
Believing that, I comfortably picked up my spoon.
A seafood stew made from the body and a mere fraction of Karabus’s soul.
“Thinking back, Karabus has been split several times and is still intact.”
“Aside from being tough, it’s a corpse, you know.”
“Mm.”
Slurp.
It’s delicious.
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