Chapter 45

Since today is a school holiday, I decided to spend the whole day searching for Orobus.

“So, which demon is good at finding people?”

After making Focalor leave, I asked Crocell this.

“It’s the 62nd ranked Varak.”

“Varak…?”

Calling her with a ‘-chan’ suffix, she must be a girl, right?

“Crocell, you seem to be in a particularly good mood today?”

I suddenly noticed that when Crocell mentioned Varak, she seemed even more cheerful than usual.

“Hehe, today Focalor isn’t around to bother us, and to be honest, Varak and I are good friends.”

“I see.”

I can’t help but notice that Crocell referred to Focalor as a bother.

I hope the demons can get along with each other.

Anyway, if Varak is a friend of Crocell’s, she can’t be that bad.

Then, she should be able to help me find Orobus smoothly.

“—By the name of Norman, I solemnly command you. Appear like a swift wind, show yourself in the magic circle. Come here from wherever you are in the world, and answer all my questions rationally. Fulfill my wish. Come forth—62nd, Varak!”

This time, I tried to make the incantation a bit shorter than usual.

In the future, I plan to gradually shorten it, hoping that eventually, I can summon with an even shorter incantation.

The magic circle glowed without any issues, and as usual, a figure appeared.

“Hi there, Varak!”

“Oh, Crocell! I’ve missed you so much!”

The one who appeared was a cute girl with angel wings.

So, she’s a fallen angel like Crocell.

She’s smaller than me.

Crocell and Varak seemed happy to see each other and hugged joyfully.

“Um, Varak, right?”

When I spoke to her, Varak turned to me and looked at me carefully, as if observing me.

“You’re Norman-sama?”

“Um, do you know about me?”

“Yeah, I heard from Crocell that she’s been brighter because of you. I’ve wanted to meet you for a long time.”

I see, she had heard about me from Crocell.

“So, I summoned you, Varak, because I have a favor to ask…”

“You can just call me Varak. And please, no formalities.”

“Got it, Varak. I need you to help me find a demon. You’re good at finding people, right?”

“Sure, no problem. Leave it to Varak.”

Varak readily agreed.

At this rate, we might find Orobus sooner than I expected.

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By the way, I’ve released a new short story.

Here’s the URL: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n0159hc/

I hope you enjoy it.