Chapter 56 – The Third Request
According to Ozma’s explanation, the demon dragons are originally a wingless dragon, a terrestrial dragon.
And there was also a case of being born with wings with an extremely rare probability among such demon dragons, and it seems that such guys are called heavenly dragons or heavenly demon dragons to distinguish them from general demon dragons.
“In other words, Ozma-sama wants to defeat that winged lizard?”
“…It’s embarrassing, but it is.”
“I’m asking just in case, but what about your record so far?”
It was Vanessa who was next to her who answered.
“34 out of 34 losses.”
In other words, it is said that he has grown hair and has never won.
“… Is Ozma-sama the type who thinks that even if he keeps losing, he only needs to win once?”
Then Ozma glared.
“What does that mean?”
“That average win rate… No, no.”
Come to think of it, it would be the goddess of power who decides the next demon king, but even if I tried to talk here, nothing changed.
Originally, the one who wins at the end is stronger, Cancer.
Instead, I decided to ask something else.
“Why does Ozma-sama want to become the Demon King?”
It was the most fundamental question.
No one threatened her to grab her by the collar and become her demon king.
But she voluntarily wanted to become her next demon king, abandoning her natural gender.
No matter how much she says that demons have a culture that respects the strong, according to what I’ve been watching from the sidelines for the past few days, Ozma is the type who is more self-objectifying than I thought.
Realistically, she must have already understood how difficult it would be for her to become her demon king.
As if my question was unexpected, Ozma blinked her eyes at me.
Then, she laughed and lay down on her back.
The floor of her parade ground was dirt, but she didn’t mind at all.
“Since I was young, it has been my dream to become a great demon lord like my father.”
This is surprising
Simply because she wanted to be someone like her father, she earnestly pursued her position as demon lord while undergoing arduous training every day.
I thought she might have more complicated circumstances.
She said, “At first, I started to devote myself to her training with the intention of getting revenge on the guy who said that a woman could not become a demon king, but now that is just one of many opportunities.”
As Ozma said, she stretched out her right hand toward the sky.
“There are countless strong people in the world that I haven’t met yet. I want to surpass them with a single sword and reach the top. That’s a dream I’ve had for a very long time.”
“…Can I teach you how to fight?”
Then she looked at me like Ozma was dumbfounded.
“What kind of wind is blowing all of a sudden?”
“It’s just that I’m interested.”
There was no such thing as selfishness.
***
My main weapons are my hands and feet.
Of course, it’s not that she doesn’t know her swordsmanship at all, but there’s a sword master right next to her, and if I tried to teach her swordsmanship, it would be like crouching in front of her chrysalis. Decided to teach
That’s magic, the field I’m most confident in.
“Ozma-sama, how much do you know about magic?”
Then Ozma answered immediately without much hesitation.
“Isn’t it an act of processing and using the mana that exists in the natural world according to the taste of the caster?”
“That’s right, but that’s strictly limited to elemental magic.”
Just as there are various types of rice, rice, barley, and bean rice in the category of rice, there are quite a variety of tree trees in the category of magic.
“Do you know about black magic?”
When I mentioned black magic, Vanessa, who was standing next to Ozma, asked with a surprised expression.
“Kaldrash, how do humans know black magic?”
I asked with a grin.
“Do you want to hear it?”
“No, it’s not that much. It’s just that it’s a magic forgotten even among the demons, so it’s a strange feeling.”
In general, black magic, the secret art of demons, is treated as forbidden.
The reason for this is that it can bring a being from another dimension into this world.
To put it in an easy-to-understand analogy, if elemental magic is mixing internal magical power with external magical power and forming it into a desired form, then black magic is borrowing power from an alien being by paying a certain price and treating it as one’s own. .
Unlike elemental magic, which tends to be swayed by one’s talents, the key to black magic is how strong it is to contract with.
Even more so, because it borrowed the power of others, unlike elemental magic, it was able to become stronger in a short period of time.
“However, it comes with risks.”
If learning was easy, quick, and risk-free, there would be no reason for it to be forbidden.
“…Why?”
In response to Ozma’s question, I slowly spread a finger.
“The reason is simple: you never know who you’re going to sign with.”
I don’t know if you’re lucky enough to make a contract with a very kind and good being like an ancestor spirit or a spirit, but if you’re unlucky and summon a demon or evil spirit, you could end up with something worse than dying.
What if the being summoned by black magic is a very special being? Then, immediately, an emergency would strike the entire continent.
Of course, a being that powerful wouldn’t sneak up on something just because it was called by mere trifles, but there’s an if in everything.
Humans and demons were afraid of the disaster that would come due to that uncertainty, and black magic became forbidden.
If I hadn’t discovered the last remaining manuscript in Master’s laboratory, I would have known it as mere knowledge.
“If you want, I can tell you. Black magic is one of the fastest ways to become stronger as far as I know.”
Then Ozma put on a conflicted expression.
Well, it wasn’t something I couldn’t understand.
If someone who has only continued to train hard is presented with a way to become stronger in a short period of time, of course they will be troubled.
If she is a no-nonsense person, she will choose to learn black magic.
It’s comfortable as it is, so it’s not bad, but…
“I appreciate the offer, but I will decline it.”
Ozma shook her head resolutely as she said that.
I asked her why.
“Why? He said he wanted to win against that Heavenly Demon Dragon.”
Ozma silently nodded her head.
“That’s right. But I don’t want to become stronger by borrowing someone else’s power. All my efforts so far will be useless.”
“Is Ozma-nim in a position to cover the hot rice with the cold rice?”
“That’s why I have no choice but to refuse it all the more. If I fall for a subject I’ve covered well until now and try to become strong easily by tempting myself, wouldn’t it be a matter of concluding that my limit was that far?”
She looked at me with her stiff eyes and said.
“I want to beat Gav on my own.”
Based on our conversation so far, she was an idiot.
Still, not a very bad impression, stupid.
“It can’t be helped.”
With that said, I gave up teaching Ozma black magic.
“Then, what can I say instead, but don’t you want to learn elemental magic from me?”
“Elemental magic?”
I nodded her head and told her confidently.
“Ozma-sama, you are better suited as a mage than as a swordsman.”
***
Another week passed.
In the meantime, I, who had been teaching Ozma harshly as a temporary teacher and disciple, was finally called by the Demon King.
When I went into the office with Camilla, for some reason, Ozma came first and sat on the sofa across from Maou.
As I blinked my eyes blankly because I couldn’t understand the situation for a moment, the Demon Lord, who was enjoying the tea time intimately, spoke to me.
“Come and sit down.”
“Yep.”
I quickly sat down on the sofa that Demon Lord pointed to.
Then, Demon King handed over my portion of teacup and asked.
“You’ve been teaching your daughter magic lately, right?”
“Ah, yes. From what I’ve seen, Ozma-sama seems to have a talent for magic.”
“Huh? My daughter?”
Feeling like a private tutor interviewing parents somewhere, I answered in a slightly intimidated state.
“Yes. The magic achievement is quite fast, so I have already entered the second tier.”
“Already in second place in a week? That’s amazing.”
They said that no parent gets offended by praise for their child, and the same goes for the Demon King.
Seeing her openly pleased with her, it seemed that I did not call to reprimand her for teaching magic unnecessarily.
“…Rather than that, why did you call today?”
When I carefully asked why, Maou-nim muttered, “Oh, look at my mind,” And pointed to Ozma sitting next to her.
“It’s nothing else, my daughter is going instead of me for the upcoming tribal exchange meeting. Originally, I would have sent Vanessa as an escort, but this year, aren’t you there?”
Demon King said that and asked me seriously.
“For the time being, be my daughter’s escort.”
