The Great Ancient Wizard, Contact with the Unknown (1)

  “The king and queen are back!”


  “Finally!”


  The elves made a fuss as if they had been waiting for Evan and Mirole. However, it became quiet for a while when the Arpetas followed Evan’s group, followed by hundreds of Succubae.

  “Demons!?”


  “They’re all Succubus!”


  “Does this mean that the king brought them all…”


  The sound of swallowing saliva.

  “Who just gulped? Come out now.”


  No one confessed. If it were the male elves, there was room for a bit of understanding as a man, but the sound was definitely from a woman! When Evan looked back at the elves and tried to find the offender, one side became noisy, and the dwarves flocked.

  “Your Majesty is here!”


  “King god!”


  “King god, Your Majesty, let’s have a look at the dragon armor!”


  “King god, Your Majesty!”


  The Dwarves called out to him with an unsightly name. Leo burst forward and shouted when Evan tried to tell them not to call him by that name.

  “A dragon? Did you just say dragon?”


  “Leo, you’re going to catch a lot of dragons, so don’t get carried away. Dwarves, we have new material here so that you can make a weapon out of this.”


  “Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh! This extraordinary energy is Dark Magic! The King god knows the best when it comes to materials made by Demons!”


  “He knows the best!”


  “I can’t do this, you bastards, if I don’t do something right now…”


  How happy they must be to make a weapon with suitable materials to their heart’s content! Evan embraced his new work joyfully and seriously contemplated their future as he watched the workers enter the workshop, but it was already too late.

  “Savior.”


  “Oh, Eihamo. I’ve been waiting for you.”


  “Demon armament for the savior…I’m almost done with the research for the special armament.”


  Eihamo said that with a look of infinite sincerity.

  “However, the savior himself must participate in the work of training the armor for his soul. The spirit of the benefactor is also a part of the armor material.”


  “As for that…”


  “I’ve prepared the best combination of ingredients for my savior. Considering the power of the savior, wouldn’t it be better to shape the form of armament that amplifies his ability?”


  “Eihamo, I’m so sorry.”


  Evan’s natural armor ingredients from the Demon Realm…so Imma Beato’s and Samma Dagero’s part of the armament and the parts that Samma Dagero had.

  “I found a better form of armament. I want to study this and create a stronger, unique armament.”


  “…”


  Eihamo said nothing and looked at Evan’s ingredients. After being silent for a few minutes, he embraced them with an expression that was hard to describe.

  “I’ll have to redo my research again.”


  “Huh…I’m sorry?”


  “I don’t have to pay attention to this research because it’s not going to be abandoned. Rather, I might have to dispose of my thoughts. I finally have a sense of what the savior wants to have.”


  The true artisan of this era was here. Or, he just seemed to be a slave like the other dwarves. After confirming it, Evan decided to extend his work with a lighter heart.

  “With that, I’d like to start working on Mirole’s armor.”


  “Of course, I’ve been preparing it from the beginning. However, the forest fairy’s ability is so clear that research isn’t that complicated. It’s just that she still lacks a little bit…”


  “Mirole.”


  Mirole, who was still watching him, approached him and took a soul observation device. The eyes of Eihamo, who took it, bulged out.

  “There must have been a tremendous improvement in the Demon Realm. All right, I think this will be done sooner than the savior’s. My sister’s hands are empty, so I’ll prepare them together with her. In the meantime, the queen of the forest fairies will have to train her soul to the fullest extent possible.”


  “Okay, thank you.”


  “Ahem, do you have mine?”


  At that time, Leo stepped in without notice. Of course, not being sensible was Leo’s original patent.

  “…Give him a soul probe.”


  “You look like a powerful warrior. I see.”


  Leo obtained this spirit observation machine with delight. Considering that he had to help in the showdown with the Devil, it would be fitting to give him his armament.

  “But what about the humans?”


  “Over there.”


  An altar was made near the center of the forest, near the world’s water. All the humans gathered there were holding a worship ceremony in front of Evan’s statue. But before, only a few of them were participating in the ceremony!

  “Oh, God is here!”


  Meanwhile, when Evan was found, someone shouted, and they recovered the scene quickly and kneeled in front of Evan. And Fayna, who watched them from afar, made a sad expression. Evan ignored the humans, and then he opened his hand to call Fayna before him.

  “What did you do while I was away?”


  [I’ve worked hard to spread the doctrine of the Earth Mother…!]

  But for humans, the Earth Mother seemed to be a god who was allied with Evan. Evan looked at the apostle of the earth god, who wasn’t doing a good job, with a pathetic look, and gave her a piece of advice.

  “I think these kids are wrong, anyway, and from now on, focus on George.”


  [Oh, come to think of it, they were there, too.]

  Unlike the allied forces gathered in the ancient forest now, Evan introduced himself from the beginning as a “follower of the will of the Great Mother” to external forces, namely human forces led by George. They did so in the future because they thought that the Great Church would become the diplomatic bridge of the Silk Line, so they would soon think it was the will of the god of Earth Mother, no matter what Evan influenced them with.

  “I’ve already promised to feed them regularly. Then Fayna goes directly to George and gives them food, and then she comes back with words that seem plausible.”


  [Huh…?]

  “We’re holding their lifeline. So you should be able to embrace them.”


  [No, you can do as much as you want. I’ll make it.]

  Fayna, in high spirits, immediately flew over with food. Evan said he would send her to George via a communicator to deliver food from now on.

  [I’ve been waiting. We’ve rescued more humans, but can we get their share of food?]

  “As long as you prove your worth. Think for yourself on how you can do that.”


  He uttered a moderate word that came to mind and ended the communication. Since they had sent more than enough food in the first place, they wouldn’t die of starvation. George may be worried about losing his head as he thought about what to do in the future, but of course, there was nothing he wanted from him.

  “I shouldn’t have gone too far and died…anyway, Fayna’s going to mark it.”


  Evan, who turned to calm down his nerves, checked the growth status of humans, but surprisingly, they were excellent. He was worried that they might have been stuck because they were only doing meaningless worship.

  “As God commanded, we steadily destroyed the dungeons.”


  “The Dwarves were lazy and kept trying not to take part in the attack.”


  “The Elves are cooperative. There seems to be a lot of people who just have profanity toward god, so I think we need to re-educate them properly.”


  “You don’t have to explain what you mean by profanity, so don’t show it with your hands.”


  After checking the humans one by one, one could see that Evan and his group had grown more than a few dozen in terms of their level of existence in just a few days after going to the Demon Realm. Why and how this happened? Maybell had an unwearyingly refreshing smile while telling them what happened.

  “We shall not let those with shallow clothes enter the forest!”
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  What do you mean shallow? We’re just wearing something that looks attractive-

  Besides, we’re not different from each other. You’re not trying to hide your feelings in front of the Succubae, are you?

  “Hmph! These disgusting demons are enticing our king!”


  “We have to punish them! Dirty Demon Tribe!”


  While Evan was looking out for the Dwarves and humans, conflicts arose between the elves and the Succubae. Evan, who thought that the two races wouldn’t fit well from the beginning, sighed and intervened.

  “Let’s stay inside the Necklace World.”
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  Ugh, but…Queen, please do something!-

  I like the place called Necklace World, but there are no men in it!-

  I followed the queen all the way here. I’m sure the Queen will light up the future for us!

  With too many expectations, Maybell wondered if she should catch them again. Still, she looked back at Evan, agonizing over what to do because if she just left them inside the Necklace World, they would be locked up within the boundaries of the Witches. Evan answered simply.

  “As long as you control your ability, the Succubae can have a win-win relationship with any group. Especially with a group of young people who are full of energy.”


  Evan took several small pieces of paper out of his arms and distributed them to human men. Among the survivors, there were quite a few elderly men, but most were young men who could survive in poor conditions.

  “What is this?”


  “You can tick this card on the day you want to have a good dream.”


  “A good dream…?”
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  Oh, I guess Queen’s companion is trying to create a job for us!-

  Oh, my goodness!

  The humans were puzzled, but the Succubae soon realized the meaning, then clapped and rejoiced.

  “Just keep that in mind. You’ll understand once you’ve experienced it.”


  “This is what God says…I’ll follow you!”


  “God, can’t I get one, too?”


  A human woman raised her hand and shouted. When he looked around the Succubae to see if possible, one of them responded, making a circle with her finger-

  Rather, Incubi are as bad at impregnating a woman. The Succubus is supposed to take care of everything here.

  “Okay, I’ll leave explanations aside for now. Then I’ll share it with the girls.”


  “Thank you, god!”


  They didn’t know what that meant, but they were still thankful that God gave them something. Maybe at night, they would realize the meaning of their dreams.

  “Only at night, only at night.”
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  I see!-

  I don’t know how long it’s been since I used my powers as a dreamer!

  Evan called in a representative from the Succubae to deliver an additional explanation.

  “Maybe the rumors will spread to the Elves and Dwarves. Once you experience it, the game is over. Right now, it’s only at night, but you can come out during the day. You understand, right?”
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  Perfect! You’re so cool.

  “Instead, be careful not to let people die.”
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  Yes!

  All right, this is the perfect way to clear up the Succubae complaints. The elves were still looking at them with anxious eyes, but there were already some of the male elves who seemed to be interested so that they could expect quite a positive response in the future.

  “Zero, what the hell are you trying to make our forest look like…?”


  “To be honest, Mirole, from the moment I was first brought into this forest, I thought I had seen everything in it.”


  “…Kk, khhmm.”


  Mirole had no choice but to quietly shut up as the criminal of a fraudulent marriage.

  “…”


  Meanwhile, Cattleya, who had been separated from the jubilant Succubae, was just staring blankly at the Mother Tree. At her feet, two white cats, Meow-one and Meow-two, were crying loudly. She was born in the Demon Realm as a beast, but she seemed to like this environment quite a bit.

  “The Demon Realm…I’m really out of it.”


  “You can continue to live here.”


  Evan interjected naturally at her blunt mumbling. As she turned back with surprise in her eyes, Evan smiled attractively as he continued.

  “If you make a few promises with me.”


  “Hmph.”


  Cattleya was impressed by Evan’s words but soon nodded slowly.

  “It’s true that I’m out of the Demon Realm…for now, I’ll follow your will. For now.”


  “Yeah, keep up your guard. That’s a good thing.”


  She was even cuter because she looked like a real cat. Evan nodded with a look of satisfaction, and suddenly beyond… far away, up north…from the direction of the Eternal Glacier, an enormous amount of Dark Magic erupted.

  “Zero, did you feel it?”


  “…What’s that again?”


  After they cleared up this situation, they went back to the Eternal Glacier to deal with the magic there.

  [Zero! Zero!]

  “Fayna!?”


  Just at the perfect timing, Fayna, who had just gone to deliver food to George, was seen returning with her wings flapping.

  [The Devil made a move on the intermediate world! In response, in the end…the gods have decided to enter the world, too! It’s a war!]

  “Wow.”


  A war between the Divine Realm and the Demon Realm seemed to have begun. Much faster than the Yo-Ma Great War Zero’s scenario.

  In reality, Evan was to blame for it, but Evan, as always, turned away from the truth.