I have to hypnotize you, Aura!

What did you just say? Sorry, I didn't hear you clearly.

Her voice was calm and devoid of emotion, as if she were asking if the weather was fine today.

"Huh?" Aura cracked her knuckles, her mood not too good either. "The Demon King just ordered us to slaughter the elves, what's wrong with that?"

"What's your opinion on this order... regarding the elves?"

Frillie asked, but she drew closer and closer.

Her face was as serene as a frozen lake, her long eyelashes casting soft shadows on her eyelids, and her emerald eyes were slightly narrowed... One step, two steps...

"What do you mean, 'how do you see it'? It's just some troublesome tasks... It would be too much trouble for you elves, so I refused." Aura seemed to sense this as well, raising her willow-leaf eyebrows and a mocking smile playing on her lips. "But now I'm starting to regret it. Do you have any complaints about it?"

"No, I think it's very much in line with the behavior of your demon race."

Frillie nodded, and unusually—an emotion she had never felt before—rose within her.

anger?

she does not know.

'Demons are demons...they can never be trusted.'

Aura scoffed, about to say something, when she suddenly realized... wait a minute?

'Her magical energy fluctuations are a bit strange... Is it unstable? Something's not right.'

Aura realized that although this elf's magic power seemed quite abundant, it was still somewhat inferior to her own... But strangely, just now she noticed some subtle fluctuations in Frilian's magic power.

Within that seemingly stable, transparent magical aura, there were occasional, less stable fluctuations that Aura would have easily missed if not for her keen observation skills.

She woke up with a start, the memory of being brutally beaten flooding back.

This is.......

Aura suddenly remembered her encounter some time ago—that red-haired guy somehow managed to suppress his magic power, even though his magic power was ridiculously high, and he looked like an ordinary, experienced mage.

Even so, he still resorted to despicable tactics to get close, attempting to kill her with magic in one fell swoop... Could this guy be one of them?

She felt inexplicably panicked.

Wait, wait, wait... no way?

She took two steps back, becoming wary, and had a feeling of being bitten by a snake once and being afraid of a rope for ten years.

"Stop!"

"Just stand there! Don't move!"

Aura felt tense... This was the first time she had ever felt a shadow over someone. She didn't even have any fear of the Demon King; at most, she just felt that the Demon King was strong, so she had no choice but to obey his orders.

But Flame definitely left her with psychological trauma.

"Did we get exposed? I guess I'm still not skilled enough."

Frillie stopped, slightly disappointed... Suppressing magic is difficult, especially suppressing it to the point where there is absolutely no abnormal fluctuation.

This technique was taught to her by Flame, and it's really hard to learn in a short time. The difficulty is like requiring a person to maintain a certain breathing frequency; this kind of physiological instinct is very difficult to overcome.

But it's okay, if it's this distance...

She glanced at the fewer than five puppet soldiers following Aura and a thought crossed her mind... Why not give it a try?

"stop!"

Fingel suddenly appeared!

He emerged from the bushes somewhat disheveled, his collar askew and his shirt half-tucked into his belt and half-hanging out of his jeans, as if he had just been through a fierce fight.

?

Where did this person come from?

Both Frilian and Aura, who were facing off, looked over in confusion. Something wasn't right.

Frillie has mild doubts about you.

[Failed to generate entry]

[Aura has mild doubts about you]

[Favorability-enhancing keywords generated... Successfully implanted]

Fingel first took a deep breath to calm his rapid breathing, then clutched his chest with a sorrowful expression, seemingly crying out in grief.

"Stop fighting! Stop fighting because of me!"

“You are all my wings!”

Fulilian:?

Aura: ?

[Frilian has developed mild doubts about you... Affection level has been established]

[Implantation successful]

【Frilian's Affection Level: 72】

Aura has slight doubts about your words...

...

"What's wrong with you...? And why are you bending over like that?"

Aura frowned, her face full of displeasure, while Frilian remained calm, only abandoning her plan to take action.

At that moment, at the edge of Fingel's field of vision... a figure was slowly and silently leaving the scene of the crime.

Attention successfully captured!

Chapter 55: (Available for purchase tomorrow! Please subscribe, my darlings!) Moral Output

Correct!

That's it... Run, Flame! Don't look back! This isn't home!

With mine... um, I don't think I have any yet.

To be honest, it felt like I was being caught cheating.

"puff"

Fingel couldn't help but chuckle softly. Even a human archmage had such a pathetic day, but this was a necessary hardship!

But don't ask how the difficulties came about yet.

Haha!

Someone, utterly devoid of morality, thought, "Slightly enough to hug her body... As expected of Flame, she's excellent in every way."

As we all know, when people are nervous or afraid, their muscles will unconsciously tighten—so those who know, know. Although there was some lingering fear, it also brought Fingel a rather interesting experience.

Ah, if only we could do it again!

It's so annoying! I wish I could have made a camera sooner. Flame's shy expression is so cute.

Or perhaps learn a related spell?

Fingel felt that he needed to promote the development of magic into everyday life and that he had to invent the recording function.

..........

"What's wrong with you...? And why are you bending over like that?"

Aura looked at Fingel suspiciously, feeling that this man was acting guilty... What exactly happened just now?

So suspicious!

"Nothing much... Anyway."

"Stop fighting!" Fingel said seriously, but his eyes darted around, clearly distracted. "How can you fight like this? Even if you don't care about friendship, it's better to at least hurt the flowers and plants!"

He really didn't want the two of them to fight, because people could really die.

?

"Huh? What nonsense are you talking about?"

Aura frowned in confusion. Friendship? What strange thing is that? Demons wouldn't have such boring things.

This is so troublesome... Can you please shut up, Awula?

He decided to deal with Frilian, who wanted to take action, first.

"Do you know these trees are the townspeople's emergency fuel for the winter? Is it really okay for you to destroy the environment so recklessly? Yes, you should be more careful in the future!"

"As their lord, I am responsible to the townspeople!"

Fingel, filled with righteous indignation, began to unleash his attacks on Frilline.

They start spouting nonsense and using moral blackmail, completely bewildering the two naive demons and elves.

Leaving aside the fact that Aura lacks morality, the latter... is a bit hard to judge. Female elves are inherently much better than cruel demons like Aura.

Frillie tilted her head, listening to this person's nonsense... This guy is spouting gibberish again.

Although her emotions told Frillie that the man was probably lying again, theoretically speaking, the man was indeed right—shouldn't she apologize?

No, when did I harm the flowers and plants?

"I didn't intentionally damage the environment; you're slandering me..."

Frillie tried to distance herself from the situation, but was interrupted before she could finish speaking.

“Especially you! Frilian, your teacher and you caused a lot of damage last time!” Fingel was extremely serious. At this moment, he seemed like a real nobleman, full of righteousness, rather than writing righteous words on a woman’s body.

He stepped forward, blocking Frillie's view, and pointed at her.

Honestly, how can someone who's hundreds of years old be so immature?

Fingel, without any restraint, used nonsense to inflict blame on Frillie that she had never committed.

"Last time your master burned down four houses and a dessert shop... So as punishment, your master has had a very hard time these past few days."

He feigned regret, as if to say, 'How could such a good woman like Flame have such an insensible disciple?'

"As a disciple, can't you think about your master? You're so selfish, all you think about is yourself!"

...

[Triggering... The ruthless elf becomes more considerate of others' feelings]

Frillie's mood turned somber.

[Frilian's affection level towards you -1]

【Frilian has doubts about you】

[Keywords for increasing favorability....]

[Favorability successfully implanted....]

Okay...that makes so much sense!

Frillie hung her head and didn't dare to speak; her expression turned sour.

'He's so right... Am I doing something wrong...?'

If it were before, she probably wouldn't have cared much, but now... it doesn't seem right. She felt a little guilty.

Frillie felt severely morally blackmailed, and she began to think about the recent events involving Flame.

Although I don't know what she's doing, Flame has been looking exhausted lately, and she's even spent less time teaching me magic... She must be doing some really tiring work! Flame is really having a hard time.

So all she could do was lower her head and apologize, feeling somewhat wronged.

"The destruction of the kingdom was my fault, I won't do it again."

QUR

Fingel glanced at her—well, Flame has escaped, crisis averted!

He breathed a sigh of relief... Damn, if these two had found out, he would have been socially dead. Luckily, he was quick-witted.

But... bullying Frillie seems quite fun?