The mayhem and long night caused by Nea, half vampire and half necromancer, came to an end.

I was also approaching the limit of my physical strength, so I collapsed as if I was going to pass out, and the next time I woke up, I was on a bed in the village where we were staying.

While they were sleeping, they apparently set fire to the Western-style building and burned it, leaving only the charred skeleton of the Western-style building, a large number of burnt books, and a large amount of ash that was the corpse of an evil dragon.

After a day of recuperation and fatigue, we went to greet the village chief to leave the village.

 

"Even so, I don't have to try to send all the people in the village ......."

"Don't let go of your benefactor, you can't be ungrateful, and thanks to the absence of the Necromancer, the zombies that used to roam around the village are gone. Now we can live in peace."

 

When I looked behind the village chief who came to see me off, I saw that the people of the village had come to see me off.

A few of them are handing a large bag to Alc, who is loading his belongings behind him.

 

"I ...... to have received so much food."

"In fact, I can't give it enough."

 

I'm sorry to get any more.

Holding his hands full of vegetables, he gently declines the kindness of the villagers who come to him. In the midst of this, he notices a woman approaching him with a smile on his face.

 

"Mr. Tetra."

"Hey, it looks like your body is okay now."

"Yes, thanks to you."

 

Next to the old woman who raised her hand to Frank, there was no sign of the village girl.

I frowned at that, but decided to ask what had been bothering me for a long time.

 

"Well, I may be rude, but ......, did you live in that big house by yourself?"

"Hahaha, I'm not being rude or anything, I've been living there alone for 20 years. My husband and daughter were killed by demons...... I've been the only one in that house ever since."

 

Have you been alone all this time? I really forgot.

But I finally understood the part that was stuck in her words. What a puppet, isn't it sweet to slap the hated mouth?

I knew what I wanted to know, and I was about to bow to Tetra as it was, but I couldn't help but stop her in her tracks with a somewhat sad expression on her face.

 

"But hey, it's very strange, that house where I used to live alone, and it suddenly seems like yesterday it's bigger. I wondered if I had finally blurted out."

「...... No, you're still alive and well. Mr. Tetra."

 

Even though I have an indescribable emotion in her words, I turn around this time and start to prepare.

Damn it, I can't do this. After all, people's memories are not so easily erased. I catch a glimpse of the evidence in front of me now, and I suppress the feeling that wells up in my chest.

Then, perhaps listening to the conversation between me and her, Amako pulls the hem of the uniform.

 

「...... No worries. I'm not a crybaby enough to cry in sentimentality. I am."

"No, it's not like Usato is going to cry, it's just that he's leaving."

"Can you return my sentimentality? Hey?"

 

Didn't he care about me?

I can feel the hot emotions that have surged up in my chest sinking away.

 

"It's his choice, so I'm not going to say anything, it's his own fault if you look at the process."

"It's tough...... Well, that's right."

"And ......."

 

For some reason, Amako looks at me with jito eyes.

What are those defiant eyes?

 

"Usato's also Usato, aren't you a little too sweet for your enemies?"

"It's sweet, because I'm originally a helper, right? I just don't want to be asked to be ruthless."

"But that doesn't mean I don't think it's going to end."

 

I agree with that, but it doesn't seem like a big deal.

...... Well, it doesn't matter now. Now I have to finish my preparations.

I check my luggage and put the food I got on the back of the bulllin. If you have this much, don't keep it to Samaria.

 

"Aluk-san, I'm ready-"

"We're done!"

 

Seeing Mr. Alc firmly securing his luggage to his horse, I turned to the villagers again.

 

"It's been a short period of time, but I hope you're all doing well."

"Yes, I hope you will come back if you can, and I will be more hospitable than I am now. Until then, we wish you all the best on your journey."

 

Also...... yes, I'll be here again sometime.

Feeling unsatisfied, he waved to the villagers and departed.

The villagers are gradually getting farther and farther away. Among them, there is no village girl named Nea anywhere. No one wonders about it, and from the beginning she acts as if she was nowhere to be found.

I'm sure they don't even know a part of the story.

That we were being manipulated.

The identity of the necromancer is also

The reason why the zombies were roaming around the village is also

Unknowingly, a girl suddenly disappeared from the village.

 

"Whew"

 

Just as the village was out of sight, a small black owl landed on my shoulder.

A small palm-sized black owl makes a whoop when it folds its large wings, which are disproportionate to its small size.

I continued walking, not questioning the fact that an owl was flying at noon, and muttered to myself.

 

"Is this all right?"

「...... Ho."

"Nea, you're erasing those people's memories...... Was that really the right thing to do......

"Ho"

「...... Hey."

 

Without hesitation, I grabbed the owl that jumped on my shoulder and turned it upside down. If you look at the visibly dismayed owl with jito eyes, you will be blatantly distracted.

This guy .......

As it is, if you shake it vertically, the owl with its eyes rolling suddenly screams like a girl.

 

"No, stop!" Stop shaking it upside down!?"

"Ome, if you can talk, you're a bad actor, and you're like a weird person who talks to birds."

"Because now I'm an owl!" Normal owls don't talk!! Ho-ho-ho-!!"

"It's noisy, because ordinary owls don't always howl. After that, don't reply like that."

 

I don't know the details of owl ecology, but I do know that they don't make such deliberate calls.

The identity of the owl that is struggling in my hands now is Nea, a girl who disappeared in that village and a demon that was supposed to have been defeated as a necromancer.

I let out a sigh of dismay as she fluttered her wings, and let go of my hand as if to throw it forward. The freed owl flapped its small wings and perched on Bulllin's back, turning into a dark-haired, red-eyed girl with a bang and a light.

 

"Hah, are you sure you're following me?"

"Of course, because the contract has already been completed."

 

Hey, she tilts her head cutely and shows her right palm. In the center of the palm is a magic square-like pattern engraved like a tattoo.

And I have the same pattern on my left hand as hers. Right now, there is nothing on his left palm, but if he uses his magic, a purple imprint will appear on his palm.

 

"Why did you ...... this?"

"You said you'd stay with me for the rest of my life, didn't you?"

"Then you wouldn't have to burn down the house you lived in."

 

The contract she made with me that night—it wasn't a curse, it wasn't magic, it was just a simple familiar. However, the familiar contract she used was not one that is commonly used today, but was before it was drastically altered hundreds of years ago, and it was a vicious one that could be forcibly established without my consent if there was a price of blood on both sides.

The trouble with this contract is that it is more binding to the master and servant than the current simplified familiar contract, and it is not so easy to dissolve.

Yes, Nea is a monster. It doesn't matter that you can make a familiar contract.

However, I never thought that I would go on a rampage that would make me a familiar. Moreover, while I was unconscious, I was surprised to find that he was completely preparing to follow us, erasing the memories of the villagers and burning the mansion in which he lived.

 

"Hehe, what's the point of leaving a house that you don't need to live in anymore? And I've brought important things with me."

 

Saying this, he opened the bag on the back of Bulllin and found several books with black spines.

...... If you think there's a bag you don't recognize, it was your luggage. At first glance, it looks like a book of witchcraft. Since it was precious, it was probably not possible to burn it together.

 

"Oh, well, so why was it in the form of an owl?"

"Oh, it's like a familiar, and above all, it's cute."

"If you're a vampire, you're a bat."

"No, I don't want to suck blood until I'm an animal. If you're going to transform, you want a cute creature."

 

Maybe they don't have a very good impression of bats?

Either way, owls are certainly adorable on the outside, but they're ruined in a lot of ways when they're you.

It's hard to say that there are similarities between Rose and Kukuru in terms of having a black creature as a sidekick.

Glancing sideways towards Nea, she is humming happily as she strokes Bulllin. Maybe it's because they're the same monster, or maybe it's because she instinctively thinks she doesn't have any evil feelings, but Bullyn is left to her own devices.

 

"Keep up the good work, Lord, People, Sir."

"Hmph!"

 

Nea said this with a big smile on her shin, and Amako, who had been walking next to me on the top of the Buddha earlier, hit her with a toe kick. Whew!? With a pitiful voice, Nea tumbles off Bulllin's back.

 

"No, what are you doing all of a sudden!!"

"Don't get on with it, bat."

"Hey, it's a bat!? I'm a beast man...... First of all, I'll let you put in black and white which one is on top!!"

 

Nea jumps on Amako as a reward, but Amako, who had predicted it, dodges it by flipping around and brushes off her feet.

Zuzaza!! and Nea, who unintentionally performed a dynamic head slide. After a few seconds of silence, she got up, wiping her eyes, and began to wrestle with Amako while sobbing.

It's kind of like watching a cat fight, but it's actually a fight between a vampire and a fox.

Well, you can leave it alone. There's a saying that the more you fight, the better you get along.

 

"A weird guy stuck to me......

"Hahaha, it's lively."

"Mr. Alc is on the other side."

 

I was being manipulated to make it good.

 

"Whether you like it or not, I'm going on a journey, and I can't let my emotions make me disagree. Besides, she's already been punished."

 

Punishment, ?

The fact that she was hurt by the evil dragon is one thing, and if the act of erasing the memories of the villagers with her own hands is a punishment, then she may have been punished enough.

 

"After that, yes, her power will come in handy on the journey ahead, that's what I thought."

 

He nods in agreement with Aluk's words.

She handles restraint magic, resistance magic, and magic that is not suitable for attacking, but she seems to be able to help her when incapacitating her opponents or defending herself from attacks.

 

"No, wait, if you dare me to cast a restraint spell on you, you can train me while you are ...... normal person."

"I didn't even think about it, that I was going to use the art of restraint as my own restraint...... It's an idea that would never occur to an ordinary person."

 

Are you complimenting me? No, I guess I'm complimenting you.

As I smiled wryly at his words, Nea, who had been fighting behind me, jumped on my shoulder in the form of an owl. You don't need to ask who won because they were covered in dust and fled to us.

 

「...... That's right."

 

Suddenly, I remembered what I had stored in my pocket and took it out.

Amako looks at what she took out from behind and exclaims in surprise.

 

"It was in the body of an evil dragon......

"Oh, in my world, it's a knife called a sword."

 

A small knife in a leather sheath that was mended by the villagers.

Looking at the sword, which made her feel a strange power just by holding it in her hand, Nea rolled her eyes curiously when she heard that it was in the body of an evil dragon.

 

"It's written in my diary, Usato, you'd better keep it."

"Hmm? Why?"

"It's a weapon used by the brave, and maybe it will be useful in some way."

 

Is this useful?

I don't use knives, so I don't have many opportunities to use them. However, if Amako were to hold it, the weight of the sword might be a burden on her, and Aluk already has a replacement for the broken sword.

...... I can't help it, I'm going to stick it in my waist at random.

You can use it to peel vegetables and fruits.

With a sigh, he tucks the knife into his waist belt and catches his eye on Nea on his shoulder.

 

"What's wrong?"

"No, no, it's nothing."

 

Unable to manipulate life and death and hide her loneliness, she abandoned her place and traveled to the outside world.

It doesn't matter what means or reason it was.

When I think about it, I remember the early morning incident when I talked to her as Nea, the village girl. I think she was finally able to take a step forward instead of just seeking knowledge.

The girl who controls life and death is no longer in that mansion.

There is no daughter who guarded the village.

Here we are,

 

"I think it's a familiar of the Temperament."

 

It's a little messy, and sometimes it's a scar in the noisy part.

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The reason why Nea as a familiar was made into an owl was simply because it looked cute and didn't feel uncomfortable on her shoulder.

 

As a side note,

In the third chapter, I wrote about the appearance of the evil dragon and how a character named Nea, who makes up for the missing parts of Usato, becomes a companion.

Nea is like a useful character who can handle support and the brains of the team. However, he is a disappointing character because he is dodgy in key places, naïve, and moody.

 

Vol. 4 will be a story that will focus on the curse, but before that, I would like to update a couple of episodes.