“Friends, you can go back now!”
Pastel shouted from the sword’s handle.
“Thanks to your help, I was able to win!”
Yay.
Hooray, hooray.
“So you all can return now!”
She shouted earnestly with hope.
The surface friends looked up. They stood still, staring blankly from under the sword’s handle.
Her front teeth, having eaten away at the white sand, felt frightening.
Tch, friends…?
Pastel shivered.
“I-it’s okay to go back.”
The surface was filled with giant rats.
Swarming.
After gnawing away all the white sand, many rats retreated. However, dozens remained gathered under the sword’s handle, looking up as if to see when she would come down.
Eeeh.
Was her popularity too great?
Such side effects of being naturally popular?!
Aaaah.
Pastel flapped her arms.
Flap, flap.
“Friends! I’m okay! You don’t have to worry, so you can all go back!”
Really, really.
The friends squeaked. The bloodstained front teeth wiggled.
Wiggle, wiggle.
Pastel broke into a cold sweat and burst out laughing by herself.
Ahaha.
Our friends worry too much~.
Pastel was completely safe~.
She glanced down at the rat swarm. The gaze that looked at the prey returned.
Aaaah.
“Lord Demon! Lord Demon! The friends’ obsession is too much!”
Is this the fate of a popular person?!
It’s very, very troublesome!
“What should we do? Should we have a showdown with our friends?!”
Pasha pasha?
She looked down at the giant rat swarm. The knee-high giant rats filled the sewer floor completely.
Wow, there are so many.
More than a million of Pastel.
『A battle doesn’t seem like a good choice. Catching smaller creatures is a tricky business.』
A crisis situation acknowledged even by the Demon Lord?
『If surrounded by people, you can take down several with a horizontal slice in one go. However, it’s tricky to slice multiple creatures simultaneously when they’re closer to the ground. You can’t perform a horizontal slice while lying flat.』
Hah.
『If small and predatory creatures gather, it’s best to avoid them. If you want to fight, you should be at least knight level to ensure survival.』
Waaah.
Pastel trembled.
“Tch, friends, I don’t know what I did wrong, but I’ll apologize! Let’s make up!”
Of course, making up was impossible.
Their obsession was too intense!
Giving up, Pastel gauged the distance for jumping. She looked to see if she could leap over the horde of rats on the ground and escape, shaking her head. It seemed too much of a stretch.
Aaaah.
Trembling.
“Please save me, Lord Demon!”
Pastel chirped like a baby bird.
Lord Demon~.
Lord Demooon~.
The Demon responded.
『You could use the Demon King’s legacy. Look at the treasure chest.』
“Legacy?”
She turned to the snake corpse that had only bones left. Inside the skeletal remains lay an undigested treasure chest. A jewel and a knife rolled around.
“What is that?”
『It’s the power to control magic stones and the magic stone knife.』
Huh.
『Hope you catch the jewel and try moving your hand.』
As she reached out, the jewel flew toward her and was caught.
“Wow!”
She rummaged around her chest and produced the fateful compass. As she opened the lid, a jewel box inside was revealed.
What she currently had was the power to ingest magic stones.
The more magic stones consumed, the stronger her body becomes.
Wow.
She fitted a new jewel into the empty space.
Adding the power to control magic stones.
She didn’t know what it was, but wow wow.
She lifted the jewel box.
“Two jewels!”
Twinkle, twinkle.
『Yes, there are two powers. Now try moving your hand toward the knife. Infuse it with the will to lift it. It should not be difficult since it’s a magic stone weapon made to match your powers.』
“Could it be telekinesis?”
Huh.
Super ultra psychic powers?
Finally, the life cheat has come to Pastel?
She wasn’t envious of the automatic rifle magus!
She reached out. The knife resting on the ground rattled. As she focused her mind, the knife slowly began to rise.
“Wow!”
Telekinetic Pastel…!
『You’re doing very well. Now with that, you can-』
“I’m sorry, squeaky friends!”
Pastel waved her hands like a psychic. The knife sped through the air. The sharp silver blade gleamed.
In an instant, the knife pierced through a giant rat and traced a path. The silver trail created countless curves on the ground. The silver light swept over the rat horde. A bloodstorm arose. The giant rats collapsed. Blood soaked the ground.
The girl reached out. The bloodied knife flew to her and was caught. She slashed the air several times and shook off the blood.
She raised the magic stone knife high.
“Remote control knife!”
Specialized for mass slaughter!
A model of strong-weak-weak-strong!
She was completely Pastel herself…!
Oh yeah.
Enjoying the feeling of acquiring, she put the knife down.
“Now that I’ve got the legacy, let’s go back!”
Pastel jumped down from the sword’s handle. Blood splattered as she stepped down. The giant rat corpses filled her view.
Oh, oh.
“Sorry, squeaky friends…”
But honestly, their obsession was intense.
After all, popular people tend to become cold to overly obsessed friends.
Otherwise, they would hurt other friends.
She took her magic sword and oil lantern and moved her feet cautiously, making sure not to encounter another rat swarm as she exited the sewer.
Upon reaching the entrance, radiant sunlight greeted her.
“Hello, Sun!”
She inhaled the fresh air without any hesitation, replacing the murky air of the sewer.
Hooah hooah.
She stretched her arms wide.
“Adventure’s over~!”
That was tough.
#
Pastel resumed her sleep in the dormitory, her health intact as she rolled on the sofa.
She moved the magic stone knife between her fingers, spinning it.
“Strictly speaking, it’s called controlling magic stones, right?”
『That’s right.』
The Demon rolled up a pair of white knee-highs that had been crumpled.
『It’s not about the knife; you’re controlling the processed magic stone inside it. That knife is a weapon made to match your power. While it may seem simple, it’s a precision-crafted item considering durability and usability.』
“Hee.”
Pastel spread her hands. The knife floated up and began to rotate on her palm. The sharp edge cut through the air randomly.
『Just don’t play with it too much. You might get hurt.』
“I’m a genius, so I’m fine!”
She waved her fingers toward the ceiling. Following her finger direction, the knife soared.
Wow.
『It’ll be quite handy in multi-person combat. But when facing a strong opponent, don’t have high expectations. Since you’re controlling it with one hand, it’s better to focus on a two-handed sword.』
“It’s fine! The strong-weak-weak-strong Pastel doesn’t fight strong opponents! I just run away!”
I, strong-weak-weak-strong.
Totally realistic.
Kind of proud!
『You’ve got a big mouth for challenging a snake.』
Oops.
Hehe.
That was just a revenge journey as the clan leader, so it’s a bit different.
She was only fulfilling her responsibilities~.
Singing, she waved her fingers. The knife danced from the ceiling.
“But what energy moves this? Is it psychic energy?! Is Pastel actually a psychic?!”
Super ultra psychic!
Fantastic and great psychic powers!
『It’s magic stone energy. The knife will absorb energy when you place magic stones near it.』
Huh.
Magic stone energy?
Pastel echoed the words in her head.
Magic stone energy.
Magic stone?
The same magic stone equivalent to the price of gold bars of the same size?
Hooah.
Her fingers stopped. The knife halted its motion and plummeted. The sharp knife plunged into the ground next to Pastel’s face.
The Demon flinched in surprise.
『Are you okay-』
“Aaaah!”
Pastel jumped up. She yanked the knife out of the sofa and shook her hands.
“Gold bars! Gold bars! There are gold bars here!”
Aaaah.
“I’m sorry, Knife! You’re so precious, and I was playing with you like that! I can’t do this! I’ll take you for a flight!”
She placed the knife on her palm and dashed around the room.
“Shwoom~!”
Her frenzied movements bumped into the table. The pile of laundry on the table shook and spilled. The neatly organized clothes, freshly washed, fell to the floor. Immediately afterward, shoe prints followed in succession.
“Shwooom~!”
The Demon, still coiling the knee-highs after nearly finishing the laundry, stared blankly at the shoe prints.
The shoe prints spoke to the Demon.
Freshly ironed clothes.
Super ultra evolution!
A whole new pile of dirty laundry appeared!
Pastel’s pink hair danced.
“Knife! How’s that? Is it a comfortable flight, matching your preciousness?”
The Demon touched his forehead and picked up the new laundry.
『…If we’re talking about expensive maintenance costs, you’re the one who’s more expensive.』
A sigh escaped.
Pastel paused.
Hooah.
I, expensive to maintain?
Now that she thought about it, she did survive by eating magic stones, right?
Wow.
“You’re right, Lord Demon! I shouldn’t have felt small compared to the knife’s price!”
I, an expensive body.
Oh yeah.
Calmed down, Pastel walked toward the sofa.
Then she noticed the pile of clothes that had spilled on the floor and tilted her head in confusion.
Oh?
Why were the clothes Lord Demon was organizing like this?
Did Lord Demon make a mistake in the meantime?
Hooah.
Pastel gasped in surprise and burst out laughing.
“Even the Demon Lord makes mistakes!”
Ahaha.
It was a pity she didn’t notice while having fun.
“Humanity! No, Demon-ity!”
Pastel playfully hit the Demon.
“Demon-ity! Demon-ity!”
Tap, tap.
As the Demon picked up the laundry, he muttered.
『The maintenance cost is high, really…』
Maintenance cost?
Pastel fervently agreed.
“That’s right! That’s right! Lord Demon’s thoughts are the same as mine! I shouldn’t have felt small compared to the knife’s body price!”
Pastel, an expensive body.
“Lord Demon! Lord Demon! We have such a great connection! The master-apprentice relationship is a perfect match!”
Ahaha.
Feeling somewhat happy, Pastel laughed and twirled around.
Then she ran to the sofa and rolled around. She casually lay back and wiggled her feet outside the sofa.
“If magic stones are the fuel, then I need to earn money more diligently. I have a family to take responsibility for.”
Family.
As a clan leader, her sense of responsibility heightened.
Looking at the knife, Pastel said with a serious face.
“I’ll earn money for you. I will never let you go hungry.”
I won’t let you end up in a state like me.
Never.
Determined, Pastel crossed her arms and brainstormed.
Business mode, business mode.
Since she had collected the legacy and did not need to supervise the dormitory construction anymore, she needed to earn money diligently during the remaining break.
Money, money.
Currently, there was a problem with her income structure.
Smuggling was a super high-yield business where assets doubled per time, but Pastel herself had to spend time traveling back and forth to the Demon Realm.
Huh.
So troublesome.
Wouldn’t it be nice if someone could automatically smuggle for her?
After all, the student council’s authority to enter the Demon Realm was crucial. The military wouldn’t restrict access for public service purposes.
Then how about creating a trading guild under the student council’s name?
A kind and good trading guild that only helps with the student council’s public service.
If she could pass on inevitable public service to the subordinate trading guild and let them go back and forth to the Demon Realm…
Oh?
Mobile games have automatic hunting.
Then it’s okay if reality has automatic smuggling, right?
Oiiing.
Automatic smuggling.
Pastel, touched.
