31The second word overturns the game board (Episode 574)
Yuriko and Asmodon.
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Asmodon was the first to achieve success as a mage..
Yuriko was invited by him one day and visited his private laboratory..
Jiiiiiiing-
A seal floating in Asmodon's hand..
“what's this?”
“Magic seal. It's like a tattoo. invisible.”
“The technique looks terrible, but you made it.?”
“then! Now, hold this seal..”
Sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss For…
As I held the seal in my hand, my temples felt cool. If there was a window in the skull, it would feel like opening the window and getting some ventilation..
“First of all, I feel good. Exactly what force….”
“read it.”
“Ah, a small tribal dictionary? Personally I think the effort put into this is a waste.….”
I understood words and sentences that did not make sense, that is, words and sentences that I had never heard or seen..
“Asmodon… this…?”
“Basically, speaking requires an understanding of words. Because words cause phenomena. In fact, it's so helpful that Archmage Hillum also speaks 9 languages. Even other mages can speak three different languages..”
“So you do that….”
“Made it into one. With this seal.”
“oh my god….”
“It's still unstable, so I'll have to postpone announcing it to the academic world for a while, but still... I wanted to brag to you.”
“…….”
“congratulations… I'll give it to you?”
When faced with the performance of others, humans have three reactions:.
jealous or ignoring…
“amazing! also!”
I admit it.
Yuriko hugging Asmodon tightly.
“you are a genius!”
“…I thought you would be happy together.”
“I need to let you know right away….”
“No, not yet….”
“Not yet?”
“I squandered all my savings just to create one seal..”
“However, considering future research….”
“This seal will need improvement in the future. But right now I don't have the time or passion to invest in it..”
“…what? what is that….”
“Actually, what I wanted to show you was... It's this way.”
Wow!-!
What Asmodon showed up in his arms was a small, winged lizard..
“…lizard?”
“hi! I'm Nier!”
“What is this... I'm talking?”
When Yuriko looked at Asmodon with a puzzled expression, he scratched his head and answered..
“You know, Puo, who died on a mission this time.?”
“Oh, that friend.”
“That friend is so closed-minded... I was in charge of organizing the belongings, and that's where we met..”
“…The source is?”
“It's a type of chimera... Kegir lizards and this and that... what… I guess I tried.”
terrible experiment.
However, from the mage's perspective, it felt completely different..
“Isn't it great? It was a success, right??”
“yes? There are more surprising facts.”
“There's more here?”
“Asexual reproduction is possible.”
“…That makes sense?”
“My guess is that Fuo had a knowledge system comparable to that of a great mage..”
“…You're underrated.”
“Anyway, it's a new species. dragon… I heard that?”
Yuriko stroked Nier’s head..
“What can you do, Nier?.”
Nier answered clearly..
“Remember! and… What comes to mind!”
“…what?”
When Yuriko turned around, Asmodon responded..
“Compared to humans, Nier... I have an overwhelming mental world. You will be surprised when you hear the magical power it possesses.….”
“…so? I'll at least make a mage?”
“What you can't do... No?”
“…Asmodon.”
“Of course, that's just what I said. Still, it is true that he has been helping me with my recent research, so I don't have any intention of talking about Nier's existence. That's you too... I'll protect you?”
“There are so many secrets….”
“I'll protect you!?”
“okay!”
* * *
Yuriko, 25 years old.
He finally uncovered the secret of the key and note left by Lord Vierik..
“Froy Yuriko, Mage.”
“ah! You are a mage! Come this way….”
- Um, this key is the key to Gugra Bank..
- Didn't you go bankrupt a long time ago? this…
- It's a trick, how much are the things tied up there worth?.
- …then?
- The actual owner has not changed. The private safe there was split into several parts, let’s see… Do you know the safe number??
- here…
- Good thing, there'll probably be some left. Go to Hutrigo.
“I didn't expect the famous Yuriko to visit.….”
“I will share Saddam next time I have the chance. Work is more important today….”
“Oh my. You've been rude. It's here.”
Vault room with compartments.
Yuriko winks, and the guide also leaves the room..
Clap.
the key fits.
Wow!-
The door was opened, and a wad of paper that appeared to be a document and a sphere that seemed to fit in the hand were found inside..
“…It's heavy, right? What is this?”
A strange sphere with grooves and various engravings on it..
I couldn't tell right away what it was made of..
Interest soon shifted to documents..
“…doll bottle?”
Stories about doll bottles.
The information was recorded in the document..
“So, everyone on this list is presumed to be infected.?”
“They say so?”
Yuriko, who came to Asmodon's laboratory, spoke indifferently to the bewildered man..
“Among the symptoms of infection, is there only one significant one?.”
“From the moment he has a seizure, he acts like a completely different person... He mutters words like God and fate... Acts like a doll, um… Honestly I can't believe it.”
“me too. I never thought my father and Sir Vieric would be into something like this..”
“Most of the infected people are the ruling class of Kagon or the magicians of the Council who are trying to use their power..”
“Some people were even close to their fathers..”
“hmm… It's something to think about.”
Contrary to Asmodon's opinion, Yuriko was skeptical..
“It's such a random story that I don't even know where to start..”
“…is it.”
“For now, let's watch.”
* * *
Yuriko, 26 years old.
Yuriko's interactions with Asmodon have become less frequent..
Because research has become busy.
There was continued interest in the list of infected people. Although it was a risky act on days when his movement route overlapped with people on the list, he was even willing to write a Judo newspaper..
However, not only was there no reaction, but nothing unusual was found in them..
That's what made Yuriko focus more on research..
progress is slow.
I didn't want to become a mage, but the job suited me..
Yuriko continued to be obsessed with the meaning of the sphere for several months..
What this sphere is, I interpreted the records of Asent and Wierik..
Sentences like passwords.
And a strange formula.
These were all unfamiliar things I had never seen before, and their ideas aroused my admiration..
“I understand one thing. My father was just a mage….”
Probably not the former.
So what is the latter?.
“…He must have been a genius that I cannot reach now. Does this make sense? I can't interpret? This Yuriko?”
Wow…
There was a spark in Yuriko's eyes..
“Okay, let's do it..”
Yuriko, 27 years old.
no results.
Yuriko, 28 years old.
No significant results.
Yuriko, 29 years old.
“…hmm?”
Froy Yuriko, 30 years old.
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-
Yuriko is now looking at the shining sphere. Finally, the concrete analysis was successful..
With that feeling, a short line.
“Even... no….”
* * *
Thump thump…
Someone urgently knocking on the lab door.
“…who?”
“It's me, Asmodon..”
a moment of silence.
“…what? Yuriko? What happened, no contact??”
Meeeee profit…
Asmodon opens the door without question..
“5Has it been a year? my friend!”
“haha….”
For a moment, Asmodon's eyes trembled and moved back and forth..
‘what?’
be on guard.
can't trust each other.
‘no way….’
Yurikodo, Asmodondo.
5Almost a year has caused the two to become a little distant..
‘no! It shouldn't be like that.!’
Yuriko said.
“Asmodon, be honest. I don't think I completely trust you right now. why do i feel that way?”
“…Me too.”
“Are you infected with the doll disease??”
“It's you!”
Asmodon frowned..
Yuriko smelled her sleeve when the words came back..
sniff…
“…First of all, I don’t smell anything..”
sniff…
“me too.”
Phew.
“Puhahahaha!”
“If both of you had the doll disease, you wouldn't have acted so clumsily..”
“…Yeah, that can't be possible..”
“that's right.”
The two smiled and hugged. If you take a step away, if you take a step closer, you are back in that same place..
“What happened??”
“Asmodon, if I made a great discovery, would you believe it??”
Yuriko asks with great anticipation..
However, Asmodon's reaction was different from his expectations..
“you?”
“…what?”
“If I made a great discovery, I would believe it?”
Yuriko twisted her mouth..
“…of course.”
“Who wants to go first??”
A war of nerves between the two.
“From me.”
“From me.”
eat…
“Do it first.”
“Is that so??”
Asmodon guided Yuriko..
Standing in front of a strange magical engineering device, he scribbled his hands and created sentences with light..
Whirling-!
At first, she thought it was a simple flash magic, but Yuriko realized that the sentence contained an unusual power..
“…what?”
“How were words born, and how do words force the status quo? It was a long homework.”
There were several hypotheses.
Although no one could prove it.
“There is power in words themselves.”
“strength?”
“Yes, the power to rule. you can do it. Even words like “no, you can’t” have that kind of power..”
Yuriko tilted her head..
“Isn't it just my mood? When you hear something like that... what… A change in mindset.”
“…found a significant difference.”
Jiyiing-
Sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss For…
“the seal….”
“Yes, that's the seal from back then. It turns out it can do more things than I thought. Nier!”
“huh!”
Far away, Nier flew in, flapping his small wings..
“Now, Nierh will help you with a simple experiment. Nier, I'm ready.?”
“huh.”
This means that a mental world that can imagine Nier's vast magical power and yet-to-be-established magical phenomena is needed..
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-!
Nier’s eyes shone brightly..
At the same time, the Eye of Asmodon, which operates the seal, also.
Pour water into the glass in front of you.
And I looked at the glass quietly..
Gooooooo…
Pajik…
Holding support-!
The sentence I saw earlier hangs in the air..
Whoa whoa…
Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!
Let's shake our hands and it becomes a phenomenon..
[This is my first magic demonstration to Yuriko. how will you act?]
1. drink water from a glass.
2. breaks the glass.
……
Wow!…
light makes sentences.
It made Yuriko shiver..
“This….”
“If you dismantle the magic, you can achieve this far. The power of the seal visualizes the power of words..”
“My question is not resolved yet! Asmodon, if words have power, where is their source??”
Asmodon said hesitantly:.
“…maybe fate.”
“luck… number of people.”
“Words are just a tool to express power. It's like a painter's brush, so to speak. Chemical engineering... It's fate.”
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