Anoseka Volume 3 Chapter 5

This is MTL. So, I cannot guarantee that the translation 100% contextually accurate or appropriate.

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Chapter 5 "The One Who Dwells in the Tools of the Saint"

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After returning from the Principality of Fanose, Marie and I visited the laboratory prepared in the main body of Luxion.

We brought the collected magic flute all the way to Luxion to have it analyzed.

Luxion took the magic flute out of the attache case and immediately began a simple analysis.

We watched the scene for ten minutes.

Luxion informs us of the results of the analysis.

[I had expected this, but this magic flute is a tool that was made after the old civilization collapsed.]

It means that it's a lost item that Luxion and the others aren't involved with, but the problem is its performance.

It is an unusual tool that allows you to control monsters and even summon enemies like the last boss.

"Was this stuff made in the time after yours?"

From my point of view, it was unbelievable.

This is because even today, it is impossible to produce a magic flute of this caliber.

Luxion answers my question and continues his explanation.

[Yes. I believe that there were several civilizations between our civilization and the current civilization in which the Masters live. This would be something that was created in that time period.]

Marie was looking at the magic flute the whole time, as if she wasn't interested in the conversation between me and Luxion.

"What's the point of knowing that?"

I am stunned by Marie's attitude.

"Why don't you feel a little more romantic about history? Isn't it exciting to hear that there may have been a civilization that is more amazing than it is now?"

As I was interested, Marie was taken aback.

"When there's a Luxion, isn't that obvious? What does it matter if there were several civilizations in the middle? What does that have to do with us?"

"——No, not really."

"Ah, so."

Even if we know about it, it doesn't mean we can use that information effectively.

Marie's attitude is that it's useless to be interested.

Luxion continues to explain things to me, who is interested.

[That civilization has probably perfected the tools to control monsters. It is determined that the monsters are subjugated by a magic contract. The catalyst in this case is the soul of the one who performs the magic.]

"Eh!?"

Marie didn't seem interested, but she must have heard what Luxion was saying.

Surprised, she jumped back and distanced myself from the magic flute.

I quietly take a step back, too.

It sounds like a soul-sucking tool, or a cursed tool before any historical value.

"L-Let's break it up."

I ordered it to be disposed of, but Luxion was curious.

[Since it is useful, we will analyze it and then destroy it. But don't worry. Even if you manipulate the monsters around you, your soul will not be stolen. At best, you'll only experience a feeling of mental fatigue.]

"Is that so?"

[However, the monster sealed in this magic flute is different. There is a mechanism that allows you to summon an artificially created monster, but the user will probably lose their life in return.]

A gigantic monster is sealed in the magic flute, and can be summoned freely by manipulating the flute.

The troublesome thing is that even if the gigantic monster is defeated, it will immediately respawn.

[I don't think "sealed" is accurate. The original data of the giant monster is stored in this magic flute. The one who performs the spell uses the soul to gather the surrounding magic elements to materialize the giant monster. The reason why the monster is quickly resurrected even if it is destroyed is probably because the original data is stored and it can be regenerated with any number of magical elements in the surrounding area.]

Perhaps Marie felt it became troublesome so she wanted to destroy it quickly.

"It's troublesome. Can't you break it?"

I also agree with destroying it, but Luxion was cautious.

[No, it can be destroyed without affecting the surroundings. I want to continue the analysis because of the value of the magic and science and technology used.]

As for me, I'd like to see it destroyed as soon as possible, but I don't think Luxion would agree.

Even if I force him to break it, he is likely to whine about it later, so I'll endure it for now.

"Just make sure you break it when you're done."

[Of course.]

The lab also contained various other tools and creatures that Luxion may have collected.

Some of them are even monsters.

In such a laboratory, the black haze sealed in spherical glass was kept under special strict custody.

Is the glass capsule about two meters in size?

Trapped inside is a black haze that has the silhouette of a woman.

It appears to be flailing around in a glass capsule, but it seems to be unable to get out.

"I've been wondering for a while, what is this? Is it a kind of monster?"

When I pointed at it, Marie seemed to be interested as well.

Or rather, she feels familiar.

"I feel like I've seen this guy somewhere before. Where was it?"

While we were deep in thought, Luxion quickly gave us the answer.

[It is a being that resides in the necklace. An astral body——it's a grudge, if I may say so.]

You mean like a ghost or a vengeful spirit?

After being reincarnated in a fantasy world, I saw the real thing for the first time.

But I'm not scared when I see it being captured.

"Is it the one who resides the Saint's necklace? Is this saying something? It looks like it's running wild?"

[I block out the audio and can't see the outside view from the inside. She makes a lot of noise asking to be let out of there and doesn't answer my questions at all. ——So I am repeating the experiment.]

I would like to think that it was my imagination that Luxion's red lens seemed to glow mysteriously when he said the word "experiment".

Marie clings to my hand.

"Leon, I think Luxion is actually a scarier guy than the grudge. Repeating experiments on a grudge, he's scarier than it, isn't he"

"What a coincidence. I feel the same way."

In front of us who were wary, Luxion turned around and pointed his red lens at us.

[You are rude people. I would never harm humanity.]

He lied.

"Don't lie. You came to kill me the first time we met!"

[There was an unfortunate misunderstanding.]

What a guy.

With that in mind, Marie further notices a problem with Luxion.

"Wait a minute. By humanity, he means the old humans, right? This guy doesn't recognize anyone other than us as humans, right?"

When Marie and I looked at Luxion with suspicion —— he averted his single eye.

[Now that Masters are here, let's have a conversation with this grudge. It might give a different reaction.]

Don't change the subject! I wanted to say so, but the grudge that can now see us screams loudly through the speakers.

[I'll kill you! I'll massacre you aaaall!]

Due to the excessive volume of voice, Luxion reduced the volume.

[You're so noisy. I have brought Marie as you wished. Show me a different reaction once in a while.]

When Luxion said that, the two yellow eyes of the black haze opened wide.

She tries to jump on Marie, but she seems to be trapped inside a glass capsule and unable to get to her.

[I found it. I found you, Marieee!! You are of my lineage. ——Hurry up and give me that bodyyyy!]

What she is saying is too much.

And it looks awfully scary.

It's exactly like an evil spirit.

——It’s a bit, or rather, quite scary.

I'm not afraid of monsters that can be defeated, but I'm not good at ghosts or anything like that.

I shuddered in front of the grudge, but Marie was snickering because she knew the other party couldn't touch her.

"She's cute as a zoo animal. Isn't it terrible to ask someone to give you their body in the first place. Luxion, get rid of this guy."

"If Marie says so, fine."

Hearing their conversation, the grudge roared.

[Are you really my descendant? Don't you hate them, the Horfaaaalt!! Knock those bastard's descendants to hell, and I'm Lea's——Lea's......?]

The grudge that had been roaring and raging stopped moving.

Instead, she looked at me with those almond-shaped yellow eyes wide open.

——Eh, I'm a little scared.

"O-Oi, what is it? Why are you looking at me? Eh, am I cursed by any chance?"

When I get scared and try to back away, the grudge swells and she starts to rampage even more.

"Lea——Leeaaaaaa!!"

"Gyaaa!!"

The power of the evil spirit that was trying to get to me —— I was so scared I almost cried.

When the glass ball cracked, the shutters were lowered to strictly isolate the grudge.

I'm the only one breathing heavily and putting my hand on my chest in relief.

"Ah~, that was scary."

Marie was giggling as she watched my pathetic state.

"What is that? You're a man, so pathetic."

"No, it's scary, isn't it?! Because ghosts are usually scary!"

Monsters are fine, but not ghosts! I'm sure there are ways to deal with them in this world, but monster ghosts and ghosts are different, right? I'm afraid of what I can't beat.

Marie insists that she is not afraid of ghosts.

"Hah! There are things in this world that are scarier than ghosts. Reality is much scarier."

Marie, who lived a harsh life in her previous life, seems to have something scarier than ghosts.

I blame Luxion for his failure, trying to hide the fact that I was scared of ghosts.

"More importantly, Luxion, make sure you keep that grudge under control. If he escapes, I won't accept it."

[It was phenomenal power, wasn't it? I was curious as to why she reacted so strongly to Master, rather than to Marie, whom she requested? Also, when she saw Master, she called Lea, is it a name?]

Luxion was interested in this new occurrence.

At this rate, she won't escape, will she? If possible, I'd like to see her go to heaven as soon as possible, but at least it will be safe, right?

"I don't know about that! Ah~, it was scary. I'm going to go home today and go to bed."

Take a quick bath and toilet, then wrap myself up in a futon and go to sleep.

As I make up my mind to do so, Marie starts teasing me.

"Maybe you're scared? Like not being able to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night? Leon is so cute~. Would you like me to accompany you to bed?"

She made fun of me!

"I'm not scared!"

"The way you get so upset is childish"

——This guy is arrogant because she's not afraid of ghosts.

That said, I didn't expect the saint's key item to have a grudge in it.

It would be fine if this was just the saint's necklace.

However, there are two more key items of the Saint.

——Should I have Luxion investigate?

"Luxion, I have a few favors."

[What is it?]

"I need you to investigate the saint's items."

[——It is possible, but it will be postponed due to priorities and resources.]

"Eh? Why?"

I tilted my head and Luxion was aghast, as this is the first time I've ever been told I'd be put off.

[Now that the threat of the Principality has gone, I will begin my full-scale investigation of this planet, and now that the last boss won't appear, the Saint's tools will be less of a priority.]

Not only is there no last boss, but there is also no Offley family to stand in the way of the main characters.

In this situation, it does not matter if the protagonist does not have the tools of the saint.

In fact, it is even safer not to get them.

[The threat of the Magic Flute has been eliminated, but it is quite possible that there is still a threat to this world. I will give priority to dealing with that.]

I don't want to think —— that there are still tools left in that otome game that can destroy the world.

I'm worried about leaving it alone, and it wouldn't be a bad idea to have Luxion look into it.

"I get it. But you've got to find out as soon as you possibly can. If Olivia-san gets her hands on it, it could be troublesome."

[Let's hurry to the extent possible. But I would judge that the threat level is not that high when it couldn't take Marie's body, though.]

When I and Luxion looked at Marie, she looked a little surprised and displeased.

"What do you mean by that?"

Luxion and I looked at each other, feeling a strange sense of agreement.

"Indeed, if Marie is okay, I'm sure Olivia-san will be able to resist."

[If we were to judge only on the basis of the saint's abilities at this point, Marie is superior. However, if we take into account her character, Olivia will overtake her sooner or later.]

From Luxion's point of view, Olivia seems to have a higher aptitude for becoming the saint.

It seems Marie can't stand our evaluation.

"What's up with you saying whatever you want!? Is it really that fun to compare me and that woman!?"

I smiled bitterly when I saw Marie's reaction.

"The only thing we compared was the Saint's aptitude. Don't be so angry."

Luxion also comforts Marie.

[Marie is a wonderful woman. I have judged Marie to be superior to Olivia. Olivia has an excellent Saint's aptitude, is skilled in magic, and, in the eyes of the opposite sex, has good looks and an attractive body. I can also evaluate the mentality —— because Marie has many of the characteristics of the old humans. For that alone, I would rate Marie highly.]

Luxion may have praised Marie in his own way, but it sounded like he was doing everything in his power to rile her up.

Marie has a face like Hannya, her body trembling with anger.

I glared at Luxion.

"Why don't you try to learn the sensitive nature of the human heart?"

Even I am appalled by his behavior that seems like he is trying his best to step on a landmine.

[I thought I was telling Marie that she is wonderful just for existing.]

Marie began snapping her knuckles.

"You guys are ready, right?"

Me and Luxion give up and seiza in front of Marie.

Luxion also got down to the ground and looked up at Marie in a pose of surrender.