Chapter 2648 – 2648. Dark Moon

The Lightning Spear, leaving a trail of light, accurately pierces the demon doll.

“Kuaaaaaaaaah!”

The demon doll thrashed its body, screaming. Its hair stood on end, and the smell of burning flesh filled the air.

Shadow chains rose from the demon doll’s shadow, binding it. It couldn’t even fall to the ground now.

“Oh. Damn. This is so thrilling, I could die. Can’t you let me off just this once?”

“Stop talking nonsense. I know that even if that doll is smashed here, it won’t affect your main body at all.”

“You know a lot about demons. Then you must know this too? Demons are faithful to contracts. Let’s make a deal. Save me. Even though I’m just an avatar, I don’t want to die. In return, I’ll tell you where the treasure is. Of course, I won’t stay in this mansion.”

“What kind of treasure exactly?”

“Oh. Of course, I can only tell you that after we make a contract. Will you do it?”

“No.”

[Divine Buster]

Bang!

White light explodes.

“Kkyaaaaaaaaaaak!”

The demon doll screamed, a sound incomparable to before. The skin of the demon doll, which was screaming horribly, melted away in a slimy mess. Then, the demon doll suddenly stopped screaming and looked at me.

“With that kind of divine magic, it would be hard to produce this much power without possessing a saint? You don’t seem to be a saint. Is it the power of that unique skill?”

“……”

I didn’t answer. There was no reason for this guy to suddenly talk nonsense. That was probably the truth.

My mind raced. Maybe my unique skill, Absoluteness, also affects magic.

‘Does the effect of Absoluteness have some influence on the magic I use? Considering the effect of Absoluteness, the influence on magic is probably….’

Without realizing it, I thought in a game-like manner.

True damage.

It inflicts fixed damage without being affected by physical defense or magic resistance. In games, the biggest advantage of true damage is that it works even against those with special abilities or characteristics like physical immunity or magic immunity.

‘…It’s not that all the magic I use inflicts true damage, but only some of it?’

I’ll try an experiment.

Even if the demon doll is weakened, a demon is still a demon. It would be strong against low-level attacks, especially those confirmed to be physical.

[Wind Cutter]

A blade of wind sliced the demon doll’s right shoulder. The arm fell off with a thud.

“Aaaah! My arm!”

“I didn’t expect that a mere Wind Cutter would cause such a clean cut.”

“I didn’t know either! If I had known, I would have defended with magic power!”

“Andras. Why aren’t you resisting more fiercely?”

“I can’t kill you even if I use my power. It’s impossible in my current state. So there’s no reason for me to suffer. It’s a bit of a shame, but this body is just an avatar after all.”

The demon doll grinned. I resisted the urge to slam a Thunder Bolt into its head right away.

Encountering a demon is not a common occurrence. Meeting one from a position of superiority is even rarer. I couldn’t just let this opportunity pass.

Of course, simply asking a demon questions wouldn’t guarantee the answers I wanted. First, I had to pique the demon’s interest and naturally induce it to answer.

“Andras. Do you know about the ancient gods?”

“Oh. Those are nostalgic beings. When they existed, the world was chaos itself. Beings who kept order, beings who tried to disrupt order, beings obsessed with transcendence. Hehehe. Are you looking for the ancient gods? To learn the method of transcendence from the first transcendents who achieved transcendence in this world?”

The demon laughed.

I didn’t answer. Just because I played the original game didn’t mean I knew all the information. The fact that the ancient gods were the first transcendents was also new to me. For reference, I knew that demons and angels were beings from another world. Demons and angels were not transcendents of this world.

“I intend to achieve transcendence through magic.”

It would be a lie to say I had no interest in transcendence. However, I wasn’t about to stake everything on it. Even if my talent was outstanding, I knew that transcendence wasn’t a realm that could be reached by talent alone.

Giving up power and gaining immortality could also be called transcendence. But I had no interest in transcendence without power.

“Yes. Yes. A mage like you would naturally pursue transcendence. Make a contract with me. I’ll show you the path to transcendence.”

“I know that transcendence achieved with your help wouldn’t be true transcendence.”

“Kekeke. You’re a wise mage! To push me this far, even though I’m just an avatar, and to have such an absurd unique skill! I like you! If I could, I would really tell you. But unfortunately, demons and angels are bound by a restriction. I can’t tell you the really important information related to the ancient gods.”

“Can restrictions be placed on demons and angels? That’s quite surprising.”

“It’s a restriction made with everyone’s agreement. Of course, I didn’t want it.”

“You’re useless for a demon.”

“Kekeke. I’ll fall for that petty provocation, mage! The god of magic didn’t achieve transcendence through magic! He created magic after achieving transcendence! If you truly want to become a true transcendent like us, abandon magic. Or… steal the ■■ ■■■.”

“…Steal what?”

“Oh. This. The restriction. Kekeke. Curious? Go find it yourself.”

The demon doll spat out blood. Its power rapidly weakened. It had weakened instantly due to the aftereffects of the restriction.

“…That bastard. He said it on purpose. Did he want me to obsess over those five letters?”

“Human greed is immense. Even knowing it’s something they shouldn’t do, they can’t control their greed and end up doing it. And you will be like that too!”

“A demon is a demon.”

[Thunder Bolt]

Kwa kwa kwang!

Lightning fell from the sky, burning the demon doll.

“Kkyaaaaaaaaaaakakakakakakakakaka!”

The demon’s scream turned into laughter and disappeared.

The demon’s curse that had remained in the mansion vanished. I had finally taken full possession of this mansion.

‘I was going to get information about the god of magic, Meltes… but I didn’t gain much.’

There were a few new pieces of information, so it could be considered a gain.

Yuria and I deactivated our unique skills and looked around the mansion.

• • •

The move to the mansion was completed in a single day. It was possible because we had prepared in advance.

‘Honestly, I thought it would be chaotic for two days… but thanks to Yuria’s hard work, it was finished in less than half a day. Kirsi also adapted well to the new garden.’

With Yuria working at the mansion, there was nothing for me to do. I had delegated all the mansion-related tasks to Yuria, but I didn’t expect that I would have so little to do.

‘It’s like she knows exactly what I want.’

As a result, all that came to my desk were a few reports. Even those were summarized so that even a monkey could understand them.

‘Besides that, there are reports about LK Corporation and management direction plans. If I follow Yuria’s plans, I could relax for at least a few months. Just how much did she foresee….’

Without me saying anything, she knew exactly what I wanted.

What I especially liked was the chef’s skill. Under Yuria’s guidance, the chef’s skills had improved dramatically. These days, I even looked forward to meal times.

At night, Yuria’s sexual service began.

Occasionally, when guests came, I would greet them, and on days when I attended social parties, I would enjoy myself with Yuria for a while.

Satisfying days without any problems continued.

However, the time to part was approaching in the blink of an eye. Yuria’s vacation was over. Now that the day of parting had come, the past 30 days felt as short as a week.

Yuria smiled at me before getting into the carriage heading to the maid academy.

“Master. You look gloomy.”

“…It’s only natural to be gloomy when the maid I trust is leaving the mansion.”

Shouldn’t I be satisfied with a superior-class maid? I couldn’t dare say that. I knew the effort Yuria had put in so far. I couldn’t ruin her efforts with my stubbornness.

“I am no longer a student at the maid academy. I am officially an employee working at the maid academy. As such, I will have regular vacations and return to the mansion.”

“I know that instructors and staff at the maid academy live in dormitories like students.”

“But we’ll still be able to meet about once every fifteen days.”

Once every fifteen days. It was still unsatisfactory, but it was better than not being able to meet at all. And this kind of life wouldn’t last forever.

“Do you need anything else?”

“The salary you give me is more than enough. My salary is already higher than the sales of most companies.”

“I can’t treat a future prime-class maid carelessly. Honestly, I could give you half of the company’s shares. You’ve done that much.”

I could guarantee it. If it weren’t for Yuria, I wouldn’t have been able to succeed this quickly.

“Master. I don’t serve you for money. I love you more than I am loyal to you.”

“I know. To be honest, I don’t really understand why you love me. We definitely met for the first time in Neo London. Unfortunately, I don’t believe in love at first sight.”

“I felt destiny with you, Master. Someday, you will surely understand. I hope that day comes quickly, but I also hope it’s late. It’s really time for me to go now. Master, I’ll be back.”

“…Okay. Come back safely.”

The carriage carrying Yuria left for the maid academy. I watched the carriage disappear into the distance before turning back.

The large mansion with cherry trees planted in the garden felt particularly large today.

• • •

[The game is terminated.]