The Villainess Who Was Dumped Got Married into My Family, a Mob Noble from the Frontier, and Turns Out, She's an Amazing Capable Wife? - Chapter 63: Summer Time Memory - As Simple As That

Chapter 63: Summer Time Memory – As Simple As That

“Part of the body, the entire body, and in the end— the soul.”

Come to think of it, in the game, Alicia had sold her soul to a demon towards the end.

How did the heroes manage to win, I wonder?

Could there be something like an Alicia survival route in the game too?

I find myself pondering the existence of demons in this world.

“W-What happens when you give your soul away?”

“Your personality and everything else gets consumed, and you become a demon.”

Sebas answered Mariana’s gulp of a question smoothly.

“Then there must be a lot of demons in this world, right?”

There are people filled with grudges everywhere, and quite a few consider even the slightest grudges as significant as a mortal enemy.

I think that aspect is more twisted than the worldview of this game.

“Ordinary people can’t endure it, can they?”

Sebas responded to my muttering,

“Mostly, the demon rampages to its heart’s content for a very brief period before vanishing. Nobles with high magical power, originating from ancient sages, can host a demon slightly longer than ordinary folks.”

“What about people who aren’t ordinary?”

Like Jelasis, for example.

“Yes, there are rare individuals with a natural aptitude for the limitless power of darkness. Those who possess such an aptitude can coexist with demons and offer up their entire bodies without issue. Of course, if they offer up their souls, they will lose their sense of self.”

“I see.”

So in Jelasis’s case, he retained his self because he was the whole-body type.

If one’s body is made up of magical power, then maybe they can reconstruct their body from ashes.

The logic makes sense, but how can someone actually do that?

“I don’t get how you can come back from being ashes.”

“For them, it’s like breathing for us.”

Thanks to the magical essence filling this world, even we humans can survive injuries that would normally be fatal.

Demons, whose bodies are made of magical power, possess an extraordinary ability to heal, or rather, regenerate, far beyond that of humans.

It’s more regeneration than healing, yeah.

Kind of like the power of a saint.

If a saint represents the pinnacle of holy attributes, then demons represent the pinnacle of darkness.

Though they end up in different places, their essential abilities feel similar.

“As for how to defeat them, demons have an area where they store the memory of their body’s composition. If you can damage that area with holy attributes or something similar, you can hurt them.”

“Hmm.”

The reason why you can’t do it yet, little boy, is because you haven’t developed the technique to attack that precisely.” You still can’t do it yet, little boy.”

“The reason you, Young Master, haven’t been able to do it is because you lack the skill to accurately attack that spot. You still have a long way to go, Young Master.”

“Hey, I’ve never even fought someone like that, so why are you breaking the flow to say something like that?”

That’s kind of mean, isn’t it?

“That’s their only weakness, so of course, they hide it cleverly, right? Finding it is the key.”

“Mhm, mhm! Is there a way to find it? Like, can you see it with your eyes?”

Sebas answers Mariana’s question,

“Just hearing about it, it’s quite difficult to see directly. But once you understand it, even if vaguely, you can grasp it intuitively.”

“It’s like how people in the royal capital don’t eat monsters because they think it’s gross, but actually, they’re quite edible. Once you eat them, you recognize it as food and can continue to eat it.”

In the real world, there are people who think of locusts as shrimp and those who just see them as locusts.

“Hey, you just made the explanation more complicated.”

Alicia scolded me for adding more to the discussion. 

I didn’t get it.

“So, did Sir Ragna’s ancestor defeat demons like that? Mhm, mhm, I see, this is a valuable story!”

“No, he was an exception because he obliterated demons with extremely dense holy magic.”

“Whaaat!?”

“But it’s the quickest way, right?”

Despite the advice on how to defeat them, it turns out the quickest solution is just to obliterate demons with incredible holy magic.

All that time spent.

“Understanding what demons are is important, so everyone, please keep this conversation in mind and watch the young master fight.”

“Yes!”

“Okay… I’m not confident I can see it, but…”

Unlike the excited Mariana, Alicia nodded with little confidence.

Noticing this, Sebas said.

“Lady Alicia, even if you don’t understand, it’s still a learning experience.”

“Yeah, I’ll do my best. I was losing confidence because I couldn’t keep up with the conversation. Thanks, Sebas.”

“Not at all. What’s important in the Brave family is not strength but the will to keep moving forward.”

Sebas was smiling kindly.

He’s especially kind to Alicia, being the daughter of the duchy that provides significant support.

Makes sense.

“Alright, let’s cheer up and try summoning a demon again.”

“Indeed, Young Master. We still have the remains of the monsters, so let’s start with the weaker ones.”

A goblin’s head rolls out.

“…Alicia, where does he keep pulling these from?”

“Who knows? I’ve never really thought about it, it’s Sebas, after all.”

Mariana and Alicia seemed unfazed by the goblin’s head.

They’re getting used to monsters nicely.

If they can get used to demons too, they’ll be fine even if an enemy who’s sold their soul to a demon attacks as Alicia’s substitute.

“This time, I’ll do the summoning. There’s a chance something strong might come out if the Young Master does it.”

“Sebas might bring out something stronger, you know?”

“You flatter me.”

Inside the newly drawn magic circle, the goblin’s head starts to dissolve.

Now, how should I defeat the demon?

When I was fighting Jelasis, I had to focus all my resources on dealing with his flames, so I couldn’t counterattack.

The reason that demon was afraid of Onyx probably because it disliked the high-density magical power the dragons possessed.

So, the answer might be simple.

Shouldn’t I become a person closer to that—?