Chapter 9

"Norman, it seems you have a duel with Legal in a week."

During class, Mr. Rudon suddenly said this to me.

"Um, yes... that's right..."

When I replied, the other students who heard this started to giggle.

It seemed that not only all the students but even the teachers knew about the duel.

"Well, I have a lot to say, but be careful not to get hurt."

Mr. Rudon said only that and returned to the lesson.

It seemed he had no intention of stopping the duel.

After all, in this school, teachers don't usually get involved in student matters.

Still, even though the class is ongoing, now that I know I can't use regular magic, there's not much point in listening.

"In this air, there are spirits so fine they are invisible. If you close your eyes, you should be able to sense their presence. The key to magic is how well you can communicate with these spirits."

Mr. Rudon was lecturing.

I closed my eyes, but I still couldn't sense the presence of the spirits.

I wondered if I could try sensing the presence of a demon.

Instantly, I felt a dark presence from my bag.

I remember, there should be a grimoire for summoning demons, "Gehenna," in my bag.

I see, I can sense the presence of a demon.

Oh, I can feel another demon's presence from a distance.

In that direction, my house should be.

So this must be the presence of Ouroboros.

Indeed, as a real demon, the vast amount of magic power it possesses can be felt even from a distance.

"Also, what's important is visualization. The more detailed you can imagine how the spirits move and change in your mind, the easier it will be to control them."

I see.

In my case, I should imagine how the demon moves and changes in detail.

So I actually tried to recall it.

The time when Ouroboros was summoned.

Not just the visual information, but the flow of magic power at that time, Ouroboros' breathing and heartbeat, how the magic circle activated, and all the fine details I imagined in my mind.

Surprisingly, the image formed easily.

Hmm, that long incantation.

There are a few unnecessary parts.

It seems I can omit them without any problem.

If I can perfectly reproduce the magic power flowing through the magic circle with my own magic power, I might not even need to draw it.

So this is how everyone studies magic.

Now that I understand what I couldn't before, I feel very good.

In this way, I listened to Mr. Rudon's lecture by replacing the spirits with demons.

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"Wow, the room is really clean!"

"Yes, I did my best for Master!"

As Ouroboros said, the room, which was so dusty, is now shining clean.

I didn't expect it to be this clean.

How did he clean it so well? Surely, he didn't lick it clean as he said during the introduction...

Ugh, I shouldn't think about it too much.

"By the way, are you good at other household chores?"

"Yes, I am good at all household chores, including cooking and laundry."

Oh, for a demon, you're quite skilled.

Since I've always had servants do the housework, I was worried about how to manage on my own, but it seems I can rely on Ouroboros.

"If that's the case, can I ask you to do other household chores? Of course, I'll help too, so it won't be just you."

"No way! I can't have Master trouble himself! I can handle it all on my own!"

"If that's the case, I'll ask you then."

And so, my strange cohabitation with a demon began.