7th Demon Prince Jilbagias’ Chronicle of Demon Kingdom Toppling - Chapter 89.2 - Price of Sin

89.2 Price of Sin

That was the reason why they needed a magical power supply from outside. Those undead had to eat a meal called magical power.

As long as their soul was protected by a shell made from the magical power of darkness attribute, they could counter any attribute save for light, and fire.

「This place is the sweet spot where the magical power of the land is gushing forth. the dragons call this place 『Dragon Vein』.」

「Ah, so this is the so-called incubation chamber huh…」

And also the reason why the dragons couldn’t afford to leave the Demon King Castle.

「Come to think of it, why can’t I feel magical power in this place?」

「It’s already been properly isolated and transported to the incubation place. All we need is the leftovers.」

“It will be too pitiful if they take all the magical power you see” Enma added, not that she seems to care about those distributions.

I see now. From an undead perspective, it didn’t mean that they wanted to part ways with this base, this base was simply too important for them.

That was the reason why they couldn’t afford to lose it.

「… It’s already quite splendid right?」

I suddenly asked that question.

「I mean, this place is like the closest embodiment of your goal right?」

「… Indeed. This is by far the most ideal place in my extremely long life as an undead.」

Enma replied with a forlorn look on her face while combing her hair, revealing her ear.

「Alas, it’s still a far cry from my ideal paradise.」

Man, this woman was a greedy one for sure…

Don’t you know when the right moment to quit was?

Still… She seems to be really taking her time with today’s hairdo, all those weaving…

「Is something the matter? Are you by chance charmed by my face profile?」

Enma asked with a triumphant face for some reason.

「No, I was just wondering if you did your hair set by yourself.」

「A~h, that is, well…」

Her eyes were swimming, as if trying to come up with some sort of excuse.

「…T-The truth is… Some of my subordinates are girls who have this kind of hobby. So I asked her to help me…」

「Hee. I think it takes a lot of time.」

「W-Well. It’s a perfect match right?」

Well, no matter how clueless I am, I know how to answer this question.

「Yes, very perfect. This noble atmosphere calms my mind.」

I doubt I could give a proper answer if she asked me whether it matched the content though…

「Ehehehe… The truth is, I’ve been prepared for this day for quite some time.」

「Eh? Won’t that be a waste of time if you keep doing this every time?」

「Eh?」

Enma was at a loss for words in hearing my question.

「I mean, you’ve been changing your hairdo since our first necromancy lesson.」

「You… Noticed?」

This time, Enma was looking at me with a dumbfounded face. It was more like an observation rather than notice.

「Of course. I mean, the hairdo in the previous lesson, where you braided your hair and let it down from your shoulder gave a nice homey feeling to it.」

「H-He~~. You’re quite observant huh… I thought you failed to notice the change but…」

Losing her composure, she suddenly started fiddling with her fingers while touching her pendant.

「Well it’s quite obvious after all. You even did some minor things like changing your accessory or the color of your nails…」

「Eh, y-you… Are aware of that too!?」

「Eh? Well, that’s pretty much the case…」

Why in the world is this woman getting flustered now?

「Eh? Uhm, then, do you remember… The accessory that I wore during our first lesson?」

「Pink quarts affixed into a silver necklace.」

I’m checking it out, just in case that item was some sort of magic item. I mean, there was no way this woman came unarmed…

「Ah… Amazing… Spot on…」

Enma quietly muttered something.

The heck… Could it be that this woman was testing my observation skills? Dammit, I really couldn’t let my guard down after all. I mean, it was only natural for a hero to observe what kind of equipment was worn by the Lich. Because knowing what kind of magic item or cursed tools she wore with her would allow me to prepare a countermeasure…

『Thee…』

What’s the matter, Ante?

『… No, it’s nothing…』

C’mon, what’s the matter? Stop talking in such a roundabout way…

And for some reason, everyone fell into silence, Enma started to smooth out the wrinkle of her clothes and started brushing her hair restlessly, and a while after that uncomfortable silence――

There was a knocking sound from the door.

「I’ve brought the tea.」

Someone spoke with a muffled voice from the other side of the door.

「Ah right, the tea! The tea is coming!」

Enma stood up and toppled down her chair as a result.

「The truth is, I’ve made this body to enable me to drink tea!」

「H-Hee, that’s awesome…」

Wow, that was one hell of an effort for sure. Just how much do you want to have a tea party with me? Will I get poisoned if I drink the tea…

「MASTE~R! OPEN THE DOOR, BOTH MY HANDS ARE OCCUPI~ED!」

「Ah, yeah, wait a minute.」

Enma walk to the door and turned the knob of the door――

「――WAAH, A HOTTIE!」

Once the door opened, a girl peeked in while carrying a tray with tea utensil in her hands.

At that moment, it felt as if my entire world was dyed white.

Even though the memories of my previous life were faded with time, even though the scenery that I remember back then was falling apart――

Unexpectedly, those faded memories were restored in a flash.

「Is this man… The sweetheart of Master!?」

「Geez stop saying those misleading lines!!」

Said Enma resentfully as she took the tea set from the girl’s hands.

She walked briskly to the table, placed the tray, and took a deep breath. She was smiling again and started to talk.

「Well, sorry for the disturbance, Jil-kun. It hasn’t even been 30 years since this girl became undead, she’s my youngest apprentice. She might forget her manner but, please be lenient with her in this regard.」

「Ah! You’re so mean Master, how can you divulge a lady’s age to this gentleme~n!」

Touching her cheek, she was acting funny,

This is, too much

「As you can see!… Haah, good grief, as you can see, it can’t be helped. Let me introduce her, Jil-kun――」

The said girl stepped forward impudently without even waiting for Enma to finish her sentence.

「NICE TO MEET YOU!! DEMON PRINCE-SAMA!!」

――Her bright, sunny smile hadn’t changed since that day――

「I’m lich’s apprentice, my name is――」

The girl who matured a bit, and changed was,

「Claire!!」

――My childhood friend.

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