TEASER
Volume 4 Chapter 7.3
Seeds of Rekindling Part 3
[Gosh, what is the
meaning of this!]
Mefi cried out in
frustration in the underground canals that stretched beneath Arcazam.
The only reason she
was in the form of a girl was because it was convenient for her to deceive the
humans to whom she had been playing around with. If she was in that form, the
lowly and foolish humans would be fooled without any difficulty.
That has been how she
has deceived many people so far.
And just the other
day, she was about to leave the city after ten years of fun, but she was
stranded in an unexpected place.
In front of her was a
drainage canal leading out of the city. A small amount of magical power is
being emitted at its exit to prevent demonic beasts, but as a supernatural
being, she should be able to breach it without any difficulty.
However, for some
reason, Mefi repeatedly walked right and left in front of the emitted magical
power.
Eventually, she
willingly jumped into it, but her body was repelled as if she was being
obstructed by an invisible wall.
[It's designed so that
only I can't get through. This is definitely that guy's work......]
As if reacting to
Mefi's irritation, her compound eyes turned red.
What flashed through
her mind was the person who had been Ken's backer so far. He was one of the
most powerful people in the city, but at the same time, he was an anomaly whose
mind Mefi could not read at all.
He looked down at Mefi,
an existence rarely seen by humans, with inorganic eyes, not even seeming
surprised when he saw her, and was the first person she thought, [I don't want
to be involved with this person].
[What a jerk!]
She exploded her own
source elements out of frustration that things were not going the way she
wanted them to. The flowing wastewater splashed out and cracks spread across
the surrounding walls. The magic circle for releasing the magical power was
also cracked, but there was no change in the released magical power.
It seemed that
something other than the magic circle on the wall was still functioning.
Then, from the back of
the passageway that Mefi had passed through, the sound of someone's footsteps
echoed.
The time was already
midnight. It was not the time for workers to visit the canal.
Mefi slowly turned
around to see who was approaching from behind, and then let out a surprised
cry.
[Hee, what a surprise.
You're still alive, huh?]
"............"
There stood the toy
that Mefi had played with for ten years and then discarded.
His faded blond hair.
His uniform was in tatters, and he cast his eyes down, so it was impossible to
see the expression on his face.
But Mefi was surprised
to see that the toy was still alive, her mouth twisted into a grin as she
transformed herself into a little girl.
This is just a teaser.
The full chapter is currently only available for my Patrons.
This chapter will be available for free on July 25, 2024.
