If I Had To Say, I Would Say I Am A Evil Magician 231 (Patreon)

Monster

It's neither darkness nor light. However, without a doubt, his vision had disappeared. Nobody can see anything. Absolute nothingness rules over this entire vicinity.

Before long, when his vision cleared up,

"Zee......zee......"

Hazen looked up into the skies, and fell down. He's already, left with not even a slither of magic power. If with this, he didn't annihilate him, there's already nothing he can do.

"......haa......haa......"

The moment he heard that out-of-breath sound, he stood up quietly, once again. No longer, does he have the strength able to fight back. However, there's no way he can give up.

The Asch before his eyes was in a state where his skin is festering, his horns are broken, and his eyeballs are also falling apart. His right arm is missing from his shoulder, and blood is pouring out.

"Haa......haa......Hazen......sensei"

"Asch......is it?"

"......I can no longer hear the voice"

"I see......"

It was a state where the other something, was pretty much ruling over Asch's body. The one who had received the damage, might've been that one instead. Did he completely annihilate it......or, is it something temporary......

"Hazen-sensei......I will be going"

"Do you think......I will allow that?"

No longer, does he even have any sort of strength remaining. However, he won't tell him Liana's location even if he dies.

"......."

Bam.

A single strike to the abdomen. He punches Hazen, with enough strength to render him unconscious.

"Kuh......"

Amidst his fading consciousness, Hazen hears Asch's words.

"Sorry......even as a monster......I......want her......to live on"

"You......stupid......disciple......"

The final words he said before collapsing, were the words he said the most to Asch thus far.

"......"

Asch, for a while, was standing there at that spot unmovingly, but before long, he started chanting softly. 

＜＜Along With That Darkness, Summon, The Demon Berzelius＞＞

He stares with his jet-black eyes, the summoned august Demon. Hazen doesn't know. The fact that Berzelius' ability to read hearts『Reproach(Blame)』, activates even when you're unconscious.

"Now then, get Liana's location out of him"

In Asch's expression, that wasn't any hesitation.

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The carriage had already arrived at the inn, and Liana was on the bed of that inn.

"......good grief, what are they doing, Hazen-sensei......Asch......"

Jill, goes round and round the bed annoyedly.

"......Jill......thanks. I......am glad......I got to be best friends with you"

Her sweat, has already dried up. This state in which her strength to move has recovered, and she seems to be completely healed at first glance, is a countdown to death. In such, an ironic situation, Jill wanted to curse God to death.

"Stop......with......something like that"

Liana didn't shed a single drop of tears. She, who should be in the most pain, didn't cry even until the very end. I can't cry, when she didn't. I have no right to cry, she says to her heart over and over and over again.

"I'm serious, you know? Although it's a short period......I......"

"That's not it......stop it......like that......it's as though......"

It's like they're your final words, isn't it.

I'm not the one who should be hearing them.

"Jill......"

"I'll......go and search for him......"

Even if she has to drag him, she'll bring Asch over. She won't, let him have a say anymore. Making her mind up determinedly, Jill opens the inn room's doorーー

"Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, mo-, monster!"

That was the only way she could describe, the Asch who was standing before her eyes. A state where his body was black and mixed with the red of blood, his skin, not finished repairing, remained festering, his horns snapped, and his eyeballs were also falling apart. His right arm is missing from his shoulder, blood is pouring out, and only his hair is dyed white uncannily.

"......Jill......I'm......"

He extends his hand straight out, but she clings to the wall, trying to escape from that.

"Do-......don't come near me......"

Frightened, she goes outside the inn as it is and runs away with all her strength. Over there, there existed neither the guilt nor the apologeticness for leaving Liana behind. Jill simply, gave herself to the core instinct of wanting to survive, and ran off from that spot.

Asch, simply, saw her off silently.

And then,

"Monster......huh......even so, it's fine"

Muttering, he makes his way forward.

Even so, as long as she lives on.

After all, it's over if she dies.

He made a promise.

He even made a promise of a promise.

Forever.

Forever with you.

Because that's how......I want to live with you.

His feet unconsciously stop before the room, and Jill's words just now pierce his heart.

"......it doesn't matter"

He says to himself over and over again. Even if she's frightened of me, even if she's afraid of me, when she sees this appearance. I just have to force her to drink the medicine. Even if she hates me, even if she resents me......as long as she lives on......that will......

He opened the door with shaking hands.

"Liana......"

"Haa......haa......Asch......"

"......"

"......you came......huh"

"......"

"I'm so happy......quickly......come......"

"......I made you, wait quite a bit......huh"

Asch, quietly hugged her, close to him.