radicalducati Chapter 138: The waters are too deep; I can't grasp them.
Chapter 138: The waters are too deep; I can't grasp them.
Chapter 138: The waters are too deep; I can't grasp them.
"Aqua, you bastard!"
Kazuma Sato clenched his fist.
Even if Banir said Aqua did a good deed, her act of secretly injecting magic into the dragon egg was enough to make people angry.
Aqua shrank back, quickly hiding behind Charlotte, and snorted, "Why is Kazuma so angry? That damn devil said I did a good job."
"Is that the problem!?"
He was blowing his beard and glaring.
Charlotte waved her hand, signaling to Kazuma Sato not to be angry about this. Although Aqua's behavior was somewhat reckless and disobedient, at least it was being guided in a positive direction, wasn't it?
Through Barnier's explanation, he also understood that this egg had infinite possibilities, just like Pokémon—no, Digimon, where all beasts under heaven give rise to Koromon, suddenly ushering in an era of raising pets.
Kazuma Sato, looking at the dragon egg, suddenly said, "Wait a minute, I see there are several pieces on this dragon egg—"
2, 3 — A space divided into seven sections, does that mean it takes the magic of seven people to hatch it?
"Exactly! Your observation skills are truly remarkable!" Barnier explained again, "Just like a rainbow, if you cover the dragon egg with patterns, it will hatch."
Is this a rainbow trout?
Charlotte was taken aback.
"However, guest, please be careful." Barnier leaned closer to Charlotte and said seriously, "Even we cannot see the future of this egg, so we dare not guarantee what will happen to it. Therefore, please take good care of it."
Normally, Barnier wouldn't issue such a warning. After all, he's happier when Charlotte and the others are down on their luck, because he gets to savor the delicious negative emotions. But is he really taking this so seriously? Could it really cause huge chaos?
Regardless, Barnier is on the side of humanity. If all humans die, what will he eat?
In that case—
Charlotte thought for a moment, then picked up the dragon egg from the table and handed it to Barnier, which made the clairvoyant demon a little strange.
"You're not planning to sell this dragon egg, are you? Sure, I'd be happy to buy it! However, due to some idiot priest injecting magic that caused a defect in the item, as for the price—"
"What did you say, you piece of shit demon! How dare you call this goddess a flaw!"
Aqua screamed in anger.
The others mistakenly thought that Charlotte was worried about the dragon egg and was planning to sell it, but little did they know—
"No, I just want to ask Barnier to input magic as well."
"————Hahahaha"
After a moment of silence, Barnier burst into laughter, his shoulders shaking more violently than usual, as if to indicate that his emotions were running high.
"Charlotte, you—"
"Enough, shut up!"
Just as Aqua was about to say something, Kazuma Sato covered her mouth, silencing all the unpleasant words she was about to say.
After a brief moment of thought, Barnier slowly spoke: "So that's how it is. You want to drag me down with you? You think that if things get out of control, I'll step in to help—you dare to scheme against a demon? Are you really a priest?"
He expressed his doubts about this.
However, considering that Charlotte was an Axis, it was understandable.
"So, what's Barnir's decision?" Charlotte handed the dragon egg back to him. "Barnir—no, the Grand Duke of Hell certainly has enough magic power. And given your penchant for watching the spectacle, aren't you interested in its birth?"
"—Indeed, we are quite interested as well. Perhaps its birth will bring a different kind of novel experience? Most importantly—" Banir glanced at the ferocious Aqua and said cheerfully, "We are naturally happy to do anything that can displease a certain idiot priest! It's just a pity that we can't experience her emotions."
Demons and goddesses are opposing forces, in every aspect of life, not just faith and magic, but even emotions. Aqua's emotions, imbued with intense divine power, could burn even Banir.
"However, we suggest that guests refrain from having us input magic power for the time being."
Why?
"We are demons, and our magic clashes with that of a certain idiot priest. Therefore, we need the magic of others to buffer the conflict, otherwise—"
I never imagined that hatching dragon eggs would be such a delicate task.
"Aqua, look what you've done!"
"Hahaha, guest, there's no need to be angry. Just as I said, the idiot priestess did a good thing; she laid the foundation. Although the dragon egg can be born as long as enough magic power is inputted, the idiot priestess's magic power also determined its direction. So—guest, you're next."
Barnier looked at Charlotte.
"----I?"
"That's right. The guest's magical power is also abundant; although he is also a priest, his faith is strong—"
'
"I understand, you don't need to say anything more."
Charlotte was a little angry.
This guy really knows how to bring up the most sensitive topic, insisting on making fun of his lack of faith. However, his own magic power can also neutralize Aqua's magic power and act as a buffer, which is a good thing.
No more hesitation.
He decisively channeled magic into the dragon egg.
But the more he inputted, the more something felt wrong. As Charlotte finished inputting her magic, a silver-white patch appeared on the surface of the light blue dragon egg next to Aqua's. This was not the color of her magic.
"Barnier?"
"The guest seems to have misunderstood. Magic is just magic, but what's reflected on the dragon egg is the color of the soul. In other words—the guest's soul is silver-white. Hmm, it seems the guest is indeed a priest who worships a goddess—of course, I'm referring to the real goddess, hahahaha!"
As everyone knows, Aqua is the goddess of water, therefore her soul is a pure, aquatic blue, while Charlotte's soul is silver-white.
"Aqua, before you get angry, I need to make one thing clear: before joining the Axis Cult, I was a follower of Eris."
"I...I know, no need to explain!"
The silly goddess pouted, unwilling to accept defeat.
"Alright." Charlotte handed over the dragon egg. "Who's next?"
Despite his words, his gaze fell upon Huihui standing to the side. As a member of the Crimson Demon Clan and a user of Explosion Magic, her magical power was not to be underestimated, and Charlotte preferred her to take the lead.
Huihui has been silent since earlier. Isn't dragon, such a cool creature, her favorite? Could it be that she was scared off by the price of the dragon egg? The poor Crimson Demon girl has never seen or heard of the price of a dragon egg, so she might be hesitant.
Hearing Charlotte's words, Megumin was also eager to try, her eyes looking expectantly at Banir. However, "No, the chuunibyou burst girl with a problem in her brain needs to wait a bit longer; before that, she needs another person's magic."
"Who is it? I'll go find them."
"—No need, the timing is perfect, she's already here."
Barnier gave a mysterious smile.
At the same time, the door of the magic item shop was gently pushed open, and a girl peeked her head in from outside.
"Excuse me, I wanted to see what new magical artifacts you have—everyone, what are you all doing here?"
When Charlotte and the others saw her face clearly, they were also surprised.
"----long!?"
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