Chapter 17 – Lumia (5)

“Are you guys thinking very interesting things?”

The demon laughed and said so. When we said that we would kill the piglets and run away from the priest, he said that while slightly frowning. The subtly changed expression was like seeing a child saying, “I will become a dragon when I grow up.” It gave me a strange feeling.

Isabel looked outside once more and asked the devil.

“Ah, don’t you want to?”

“The priest tried to exorcise, but he killed the landlord and ran away? The real venom is up close and you’re going to try to catch it somehow? Missing the devil is just oh, missed it. It’s not something that can be said.”

It means you can’t run away. I said.

“Then just kill them both. I didn’t like both. Even priests won’t be able to use divine power on people.”

“Oh, that opinion is also very interesting.”

The devil laughed as he said that. I had felt this demon before, but it seemed to live with a positive mindset in everything. It was to the point of envying this strength and composure.

“By the way, it’s fun, but not effective. Once you can’t win because…”

“If I stab you in the back…”

“Can you please stop talking? We are talking.”

Elena cautiously raised her hand and gave her opinion. The demon tilted her head slightly as she said to Elena and smiled again. And she said, unfolding her exorcized paper that Isabelle was holding.

“First, look here. Jin Lee. Doesn’t that look very complicated?”

“Yes.”

We looked at each other and nodded in agreement. I was ignorant of the Exorcist Jin, but at a glance, this Jin was composed of a very complex composition. There were quite a lot of things needed, and a lot of space was needed to occupy the entire lobby on the first floor of the mansion. It was to the point where I wondered if such an exorcism was really necessary to defeat a small demon like me.

“This is powerful, but it is an exorcism with difficulty. Seeing that the people in the mansion are preparing this, it seems that they are trying to activate this exorcism by themselves, but only those with considerable skill can activate a jinx of this size alone, right?”

“Is that so great?”

The devil pointed alternately at me and Elena.

“If he shoots a beam from his finger, you will die, and if he slaps you, your jaw will go back? If you’re this skilled, it’s a burdensome level to touch even famous demons. The moment you die, the temple will focus on searching that area. To be honest, I don’t even know why I’m in the province. I wonder if he’s doing this to get you alone. Were you sick of your performance?”

The demon was laughing and talking, but there was no hope in what he was saying. It is physically impossible to win, and even if you run away, you will be caught. Because of the priest who unluckily appeared in the province, does the future really have to be destroyed?

“…How can there be no way?”

I looked at the devil with desperate eyes. The devil was still looking at me with a big smile on his face, and as soon as I changed his expression, he hugged me like petting a puppy. Isabel and Elena stiffened in shock.

“Oh, don’t make such a pitiful face. Huh? Did I come here to tease you? Of course I’m here to rescue you. I have things to tell you.”

“Are you going to tell me?”

The devil said while shaking the paper on which Jin was drawn.

“Even priests who can trigger a camp of this size alone usually activate it with their trusty assistants. Do you know what the reason is?”

“What is it?”

Hearing my question, the demon turned the gin upside down and said,

“It is possible to ‘reverse’ the strategy that uses sacred marks and various pieces of equipment. If you activate it by yourself and suddenly another demon comes and reverses Jin, a major accident will happen. Normally, I don’t activate Jin alone. By the way, he thinks the devil has only one of our cuties, so he prepares gin by himself? If all the people in the mansion were demons, they would think they would break the crane, and leave the preparations to the people, right? You must be in a lot of hurry.”

The devil laughed as he said that. While we watched blankly, she laughed for a long time, as if she was doing a talent show with a smile, then suddenly stopped her laugh and glanced at us. Me, Isabel, and Elena straightened their postures, stiffened by her gaze.

The devil said

“Listen. It’s very simple. You guys, don’t you want to feed this priest who came to ruin your life? If you do what I tell you to do, you can destroy this priest and you don’t have to run away.”

We nodded.

*****

Ernrich Rumia. In her hand was a large crucifix, and in her pocket was the amulet she needed to finish off her jeans. I was still breaking out in a cold sweat when I thought of how I was fooling around with the priests while taking these things.

[No, priest. Why are you carrying that cross? Do you have an exorcism ritual?]

[Yes. Mr. Carlson asked for a demonstration of the exorcism ritual. This is the way to demonstrate.]

[Ah, then I will follow.]

[Sorry, but he told me to come alone. It would be nice to go together next time.]

How many times have you had this conversation? Perhaps the priests had even smeared honey on this mansion, and every priest they encountered was arguing that they would supervise the exorcism ceremony with Rumia.

But Rumia refused all that help. Because the devil in this mansion right now was so insignificant and weak. Since the suppression was already completed, the exorcism preparations were completed. Ordinary people do not know, but those who are performing priestly duties can infer how dangerous the devil is.

If I accompanied the local priest for no reason and the fact that the devil wasn’t a big deal leaked out, it would be difficult.

So Rumia knocked on the door of her mansion now alone. The maid opened the door, and the devil was chained in the middle of the gin. The demon was wriggling as if it was trying to escape somehow, but it was impossible to untie the rope on its own because the rope was very strong against the demon.

“You could have left it in the attic.”

Rumia said so to Elena. Elena laughed and shook her head. Looking around, Carlson was coming down from the second floor, scratching his head, and Isabel was sitting on the sofa on the first floor. Said Elena.

“We also wanted to get rid of the demons quickly, so we pushed ourselves a little.”

“Demons seduce people by spewing sweet words with their tongues. If something like this happens from now on, please follow the instructions of the priest.”

Rumia’s eyes looked at it, but there was no significant difference between the two. Just in case, she opened her palms and let out her divine power.

“Quaaaaagh! Mr., Bitch!”

The devil on the floor wriggled like a stoned frog and had a seizure, and Carlson and the other three people only blinked their eyes, but there was no difference. Carlson said to the demon lying on the floor.

“You ugly devil! Uh! Know who I am and touch me!”

“Who are you, bitch! You idiot who took a bribe and got kicked out! You idiot who gets caught because he doesn’t even know how to take bribes!”

“Such a bastard… !”

Rumia grabbed Carlson, who was about to slam her demon to her feet, and pushed him behind her. She seemed to have been pushed a little, but Carlson’s body exploded and smacked her in the buttock.

“100 million!”

“Try not to provoke the devil. After all, it is a body that will be shattered and even the soul will disappear. Oh God. Reach out to the souls in the darkest places.”

Rumia drew her last name on her chest and said so. She then handed Elena the cross in her arms and then pointed to the wall directly in front of her and she said,

“Put it on that wall. As I said, did you drive in the nail?”

“Yes.”

Elena put her cross on her Rumia’s instructions. In the meantime, Rumia wiped the sweat from her hands to the hem of her dress, taking turns checking her drawing and jeans once again. The candlestick is on the left, and the silver item is on the right. On both sides, wooden pillars are set up as catalysts, and a cross is placed behind the devil.

The appearance of the Jinhei was a little distorted, perhaps because it was done by a beginner, but this level of error seemed to be okay. Rumia took a deep breath and closed her eyes. It was the first time she had manipulated her exorcism in this way. It was the first time she had ever operated such a gigantic gin by herself.

But she was confident she would do well. Everything was in its place, and the cross was hanging on the wall. All she had to do was chant her incantation and channel her power, and the gin would burn away the demon at her core neatly.

Rumia said.

“Demon. Any last words?”

“Are you a virgin?”

Rumia’s face contorted for an instant, then returned. Carlson, who gave her a curious glance, met her gaze and turned her head. Elena and Isabel’s expressions subtly changed.

“…We will proceed with the ceremony.”

A demon like this didn’t even need prayer.

Rumia began her ceremonial procedures. As she attached her amulet to her bottom, a white light spread all over the djinn. The light that passed through the tools made of silver became stronger and moved toward the cross.

Rumia faced the demon, closed her eyes and began to cast her spell.

Haha!”

And then came the devil’s laughter.

“Huh? You, what are you doing! Isabelle! What are you doing!”

Carlson’s urgent voice was also heard. Rumia had to open her eyes before casting her spell. Carlson got up and started running. Elena was standing in front of her. Carlson, who had been weakened by being drained of his spirit for a long time, was unable to push Elena away and was captured.

Rumia turned her head.

Isabel was holding her cross and looking at herself. As soon as Rumia saw the figure, she panicked and she screamed.

“It’s not possible! Quit! What are you doing!”

“What are you doing?”

Isabel pulled out the cross. The white light of the cross was fading little by little. Rumia couldn’t move from her camp right now. The moment she moves, the gin itself is destroyed and side effects come to her body.

The bigger she was, the stronger her pain invaded her body.

So Rumia tried to convince Isabel. Cold sweat ran down her forehead.

“Calm down! You shouldn’t do this. Are you defending the devil? Yes? It’s not too late. Stop!”

“I’m not trying to favor the devil.”

Isabel listened to her, and she began to slowly lower the cross. Rumia let out a deep sigh with her relieved face. Isabel, who looked at Rumia with her sad eyes, lifted her cross again and said,

“I want to defeat the devil.”

Isabelle reversed her cross and she stuck it into the floor in reverse.

“Oh no… !”

Rumia stretched out her hand and tried to run in front of her.

In that brief moment, Rumia felt as if time had stopped. Everything in the world seemed slow.

Why didn’t she notice?

The objects, which were thought to have been installed clumsily, were inclined to look at the devil.

Evil energy was creeping up from the cross on the floor.

The devil was getting up from the ropes as if he hadn’t been tied down in the first place.

Reversal of exorcism

The jean is twisted, the cross is turned over to make an unclean mark.

Reversal completed with an unclean mark strengthens the devil and weakens the power of the priest.

“Ah… !”

Rumia fell to her knees on the floor, unable to run forward of her. As her strength drained away, she couldn’t even breathe properly.

A purple arm was wrapped around her neck.

A devil’s whisper was heard.

“Caught.”