Understand humans!

"I will be forever grateful to you, Aura."

"...Please, stop talking, Flillian."

Chapter 12: There Was No Hatred

After walking for two days, Aura finally brought Fulilian back to her hometown.

I don't know how this elf got lost and wandered so far away. Fortunately, it was Aura who met her, otherwise, this innocent elf might have been deceived by someone with ulterior motives and taken to who knows where.

what?

You said Aura was the one with the most ulterior motives.

Aula did not deny this either.

If it weren't for the obedience magic, she would probably be the first person to attack Frillian, and would definitely cut Frillian into pieces, making sure that even the goddess herself would not be able to save this elf.

"Awula, give me some fruit."

Aura gave one of the fruits he was chewing to Fulilian.

Well, that's just saying, her consciousness cannot determine her behavior.

Being forced to be with your enemy and forced to protect her, is there anything more shameful than this?

"The freshly picked fruit is poisonous. Eat it, Aura!"

"..."

Please be a human being, Fleuryllian!!!

Aura chewed the fruit, which had a slight paralyzing effect, into pieces. The rich juice and soft flesh filled her mouth and she swallowed it.

The physical fitness of demons is much stronger than that of humans, and so is their resistance to poison. Therefore, when there are not enough fruits to fill their stomachs, Aura will deal with the slightly poisonous ones.

The days with Fulilian were very difficult, mainly due to the mental pressure. Aura had to restrain the urge to cast a killing magic on Fulilian's head when he saw her face. The conflict between the desire for revenge and the rational desire to survive made Aura exhausted.

"But fortunately, these days are coming to an end."

Aura looked up and saw the elf village located in the forest not far away. She could feel the elven aura flowing inside, but most of them showed no signs of practicing magic. It seemed that even among the elves, magic geniuses like Fulilian were rare.

This made Aura feel relieved.

In this case, the demons still have hope.

"Let's separate here, Flillian."

Aura put Fulilian down from his back, and the white-haired elf touched the ground with his bare feet. His injured ankle had recovered to the point where he could walk.

"Won't you come in with me, Aura?"

"I won't go in. I'll get into trouble."

"why?"

"Because I am a demon."

"But aren't you a good demon?"

"Not all elves are willing to believe that."

I wish all elves were as stupid as Flillian, believing in nonsense like there are good demons in the world.

——This is what Aura really thinks.

There is another reason.

"Can you see that?"

Aura pointed outside the elf village, about ten miles away, where a beam of light shot up into the sky.

"You can see it. That's the pillar of magic power that is escaping, right? So far, I've only seen you, Aura, who can't let even a little bit of magic power escape."

"...Do you know the owner of that magic beam?"

"A human named Volame. What's wrong? She had been to the village before I got lost. She was very kind and not a bad person."

"........."

Aura asked why the aura emitted by the magic pillar was so familiar, it turned out to be Volame.

But...but...the last time I met Volame, she was still a village girl who knew nothing. How come in just one month, her magic power has become so magnificent? !

Even if it was Volame, who had the most outstanding magical talent in the past thousand years and was recognized as the ancestor of human magic, it would be impossible for him to improve so quickly without the guidance of a good teacher? !

Wait...Volame's teacher——

Isn't she Celia, the magician from the mythical era?

Aura's pupils suddenly shrank. She had seen related rumors recorded in an ancient human book that she had read a long time ago.

"Celiai did go out a few times this month...she said she found some good materials..."

Could it be that he just met Volame? !

No wonder he improved so quickly, luckily Aura remembered that Celie had gone out a few times, otherwise Aura would have thought that it was his accidental teaching that made Volame grow into what he is now.

How was that possible? What she taught was human magic knowledge that was 500 years behind the times - it was the dregs of the dregs. Any human magician of her time who taught this knowledge to his disciples would be criticized for misleading their students and would only delay a magician's growth.

So, Lord Demon, this human's growth has nothing to do with Aura. It is precisely because of Aura's restrictions that Volame did not become stronger. I, Aura, have made a contribution to the cause of the demons!

"hehe--"

Aura wanted to laugh when she thought of the scene when Celia met Volame. She must have felt very happy when she saw such a good seedling whose magical talent was hindered by backward magical knowledge.

"Aura, that human's magic pillar is getting closer to us."

"Eh!"

"You have no grudge against her, right?"

“Originally there was none.”

Aura looked up at the majestic magic column that was gradually approaching this side, then turned back and looked at the dark magic light column mixed with demon characteristics that emanated from the white elf, and sweat broke out on her forehead.

But now there is.

Chapter 13: Until Now

Could it be that Volame came to the Land of Elves just to get in touch with this future elf disciple of hers? How sad would her expression be when she saw the magical characteristics of Fulilian that she had tainted?

Aura couldn't imagine it.

However, she could imagine her extremely desperate face as she was chased by the furious Volame.

"Fulilian, let me teach you one last lesson." Aura was sweating profusely and pressed down on Fulilian's shoulders with both hands. At this point, the only thing he could do was to try that method to see if it worked.

"What?" Fulilian tilted her head and waited.

"You have to learn to hide your magic."

"How to hide?"

"Suppress it. Suppress the fluctuation of your own magic power. As long as the magic power tends to be stable, the dissipated magic power will gradually weaken."

"Do this?"

Aura knew that Fulilian was very talented in suppressing magic.

There is probably no demon in the world who understands this more deeply than her.

Now, Fulilian's suppression of magic power is not stable enough, but it also makes her magic column that is emitting from the sky exist only around her body. If you don't see it directly, you will never find the abnormality of her magic power.

"But why hide the magic?"

"Otherwise your enemies will easily find you."

"Is this why Aura's magic power didn't escape at all?"

No, that was just because of the effect of obedience magic. I lost the highest authority over my own magic, so it was as silent as dead water.

"Of course, I am a magician with 500 years of experience. I am not comparable to you, a mere elf who has just started learning magic." Aura said proudly with his head held high.

——She won't tell the truth.

"Now, let's go back to the land of elves."

"I need to meet a friend alone."

Having said this, even if Fulilian wanted to stay, she could only go back to the village alone. When she left, she looked back every three steps, as if she was very worried about Aura.

Aura smiled and waved goodbye to her.

So sick——

After feeling disgusted for a while because she was forced to put on a fake smile in front of Fulilian, she turned around and quickly fled away from the elf village.

While running away, she also manipulated a piece of red cloth to fly out of her bag. This was originally the fabric of her skirt, but now the situation was urgent and she could not care about these things.

Aura quickly wrapped the horns on her head with cloth, just like she did when she first met Volame, but this time she wore a mask, made of bone, crystal white with black patterns, which had a much better concealing effect than a veil.

After making all the preparations, Aura fled.

Teach Frillian to hide her magic and delay the time it takes for Volame to notice something is wrong with her.

Conceal the characteristics of the demon on your body to avoid being caught up by Volame and being directly attacked, and gain a chance to maneuver.

——Aura has made a complete plan. Everything that comes next depends on the goddess watching over her and granting her good luck.

Half an hour later, Aura stopped and looked at Volame, who was blocking the way and holding a demon head with bloody horns. She laughed at herself with difficulty:

"I am not a lucky demon after all..."

"Aura?" Volame first looked at the sneaky man with hostility for a while, and then he remembered the strange man he had met before from the familiar outfit, and put aside his hostility and replaced it with surprise.

"Great, you're not dead!"

"I was chasing a demon here. Half an hour ago, I killed it after a fierce battle. Then I sensed the magical aura of another demon and followed him. I didn't expect it to be you!"

"Since you are here, the owner of the demonic power should have been killed by you."

"Ah...that's it." After a moment of stunned silence, Aura nodded. Fulilian had hidden her aura, and her magic power was forced to be dead silent because of the obedience of magic. Naturally, Volame could not sense the magical aura of any demon.

Unless Aura releases magic power actively.

"Last time, when I fainted, I saw a strong demon wearing heavy armor. Later, I heard from the human child who took care of me that a second purple-haired female demon appeared."

"Did you kill these two demons?"

Aura lowered her head and looked at the demon head with its horns held in Volame's hand, pondering for a moment. Through the empty eyes, she saw herself and the future in which Volame would also hold the horns on her head.

She replied:

"That day, those two demons attacked me one after another. I risked my life to bring you to the human village, and then I lured them away. I escaped all the way without killing a single demon."

At this point, she, Aura, would never dare to say out loud that she was the purple-haired demon!

"It's okay, Aura, I've become stronger. Next time I meet the armored demons and the purple-haired demons, I will avenge you!" Volame vowed, with fire burning in her eyes. Seeing Aura's silence and depression, she thought that it brought back the cruel memories of Aura being hunted and tortured by the demons, so she tried to change the subject:

"That purple-haired demon's horn is beautiful, isn't it?"

"……really!"

Wait, is there a turning point?

Aura's eyes lit up. She was praised for her beauty. Could it be that Volame didn't hate her demon identity so much and could accept it? Then she could just confess...

"I will make that horn into a craft sculpture and give one to you."

"thank you……"

good news!

Being praised for having beautiful horns, eh—

bad news……

The one who boasts about himself is the demon-killing madman Volame!

My corner is in danger~~~