Fulilian: Dominate Aura at the beginning

Chapter 8: Get married?

When the long night passed.

Agushide looked at the empty teacup on the table in silence.

Shulahat, who had been talking in front of him, had already left.

But what he said made Aguishid fall silent.

"Aguxid, the Demon King wishes to achieve a future where humans and demons coexist."

"And through you and Volame, His Majesty the Demon King found the path to 'coexistence of humans and demons'."

"That is—understanding humans through communication with them..."

"Of course, you know, the best way to communicate is war."

"And the only thing that will ensure Celie won't get involved is war."

"So, in the next thousand years, the Demon King intends to kill nine-tenths of humanity in order to understand humanity—"

"To reach a future where humans and demons coexist."

Agushid leaned back in his seat and closed his eyes tiredly.

"Understanding humanity through war..."

"Expected to kill nine-tenths of humanity..."

Muttering to himself what Shulahat had said, Agusid, who was almost sinking into his seat, slowly clenched his hands.

"Killing, death..."

"Demon King... Celie——"

"why?"

Why can't you understand the value of life?"

Agushid knew that the Demon King's decision was absolute.

There is almost no one in this world who can stop him.

So the future in which nine-tenths of humanity dies is almost certain.

Even Agushide, the strongest demon, was unable to stop it.

Because that was the Demon King's idea—

Agusid, who hated death and killing, just lay quietly in the guest room.

Thinking about the tragic future.

Until the sun rose, the arrival of Volame pulled him out of his melancholy.

As the most powerful magician among humans, he is also the most dazzling genius of all time.

Although there is no flying magic in the human magic system.

But in the second half of her ten-year journey, she learned Agusid's flying magic.

However, the magic systems of demons and humans are very different.

Even now, she couldn't improve [Flight Magic] into a magic that could be used by other human magicians.

"The theory of human magic is still too weak. It will probably take another thousand years of accumulation to improve it."

That's what she told Agushid at that time.

"Wake up—"

"Sleeping in the guest room is not a good habit."

Agusid, who was poked in the face by Volame, opened his eyes.

"Volamei, I was just thinking about something and not asleep."

Volame continued to poke Agusid's face:

"Is that so... am I disturbing you?"

Agushide gently grasped the finger that Volame extended, helplessly looking at her who was still making trouble:

"Not really, it's just the right time..."

His thoughtful and conflicted look made Volame realize something.

She sat on the armrest of the chair and stared into Agusid's eyes:
"What do you want to tell me?"

Agushide opened his mouth, but no words came out.

But in the end, after hesitating for more than ten seconds, Agusid asked Volame:

"Volamei... Do you believe there's a future where humans and demons coexist?"

"Are you referring to individual cases, or to the race?"

"Race."

Volame placed his right hand on his chin and carefully observed Agusid's expression.

"Race... that's not something you would say..."

"It seems someone came to see you last night that I didn't notice."

Agushid did not hide anything, he said very frankly:

"Shulahat came."

"He told me that the Demon King wants to lead to a future where humans and demons coexist."

"And the way he chose to understand humanity was through war, even if it meant killing nine-tenths of humanity."

Aguishid finished speaking, observing the changes in Volame's mood.

But——nothing has changed. I heard that perhaps nine-tenths of humanity will die in the future.

The great magician Volame remained calm.

"I thought it was something—"

Agusid chuckled when he heard Volame say this.

"I'm not kidding, Volame."

"I know."

Volame stood up and disdainfully replaced the chair that Shulahat had been sitting on. Then he slowly sat down on a brand new chair and looked at Agusid with a smile.

"But I anticipated this kind of thing when the Demon King ordered the extermination of the elves."

"But the Demon King only intends to kill nine-tenths of humanity instead of ninety-nine percent—

Should I say he was kindhearted?"

Volame said in an exaggerated tone.

Her optimism took Agueshid somewhat by surprise.

"A lot of people are going to die, Volame."

"I know."

Volame responded to Agusid's words calmly.

"I am also a demon, Volame."

"I know."

Agushid looked at Volame sitting in front of him, hesitated for a moment, and said again:
"Folamei, if it is your request, perhaps Celie can stop this."

Volame leaned down, his elegant face very close to Agusid, almost just a foot away.

"As much as I want to, Master cannot kill the Demon King."

"If we can't kill the Demon King, everything will be meaningless."

Volame's hair fluttered in the breeze and fell on Agusid's face.

Agushide lowered his head, not knowing what to say.

But Volame did not stop. She looked at the thick sea of clouds outside the window and gently asked Agusid:

"Agushid, what do you think is the biggest difference between demons and humans, who are almost exactly the same in appearance?"

"Emotions, to be more precise, are emotions unique to humans, such as 'love and hate'."

Without even thinking, Aguishid gave the well-known answer.

"Then do you think the demons can understand human emotions through war and killing?"

Volame turned his gaze back to the tired-looking Agusid.

"Perhaps, but if that day really comes, I'm afraid humanity will have already gone extinct."

Volame blinked and continued to ask:

"So, Aguishid, do you think you can understand human emotions by spending time with them?"

"I do not know."

Agushid responded very frankly.

"Volamei, in the past two hundred years, you are the human being I think is most likely to help me regain my emotions."

"But we've traveled together for ten years, from the southern part of the empire to the northernmost tip of the continent, and to this day I still have nothing to show for it."

"Even you have failed. I don't know how long I will have to travel the human world before I can regain my emotions."

Volame nodded, as if thinking about something.

Finally, it was as if the decision had been made.

She spoke:

"Agusid, when do you plan to start your next journey?"

"About a year from now."

Agushide looked at Volame strangely, not understanding why she suddenly asked this.

"Could you help me with this during this time?"

Volame handed the rubbing of the "Sage Evisi's Magic Book" that he had asked for from Celia to Agusid.

"Born in the late mythological era, you should be able to decipher this grimoire, right?"

Aguishid picked up the magic book and flipped through two pages.

"Of course I can, but this book is much older than mine. It will take about ten years to decipher the entire thing."

"If you don't mind taking too long, I can stay a little longer."

"After all, one year or ten years makes no difference to me."

Hearing Agusid's answer, Volame was obviously relieved.

But Agusid's next words made her feel a little embarrassed.

"By the way, this book is very close to Celia's time. Why not let her decipher it?"

Volame turned his head and said what he had prepared in his mind:
"Celiai is currently researching the [Counter-Curse Magic] from the mythological era."

"That's it..."

Agusid didn't suspect anything. After all, there was no need for Volame to lie to him.

Just stay for nine more years...

"Well, there's something else I need to tell you."

Volame's words made Agusid close the magic book and look up at her, who was intertwining her hands and looked quite nervous.

"Anything else?"

Volame coughed twice and pretended to be serious:

"To live permanently in the imperial capital, you need a household registration."

"so?"

Agushid didn't understand what Volame was trying to say.

It shouldn't be difficult for Volame to get his household registration settled.

"So, in order to avoid revealing any flaws in front of the emperor."