Chapter 4

"Well, when I say dark magic incantations—"

There are no books in this Luchia that record such incantations. The same would be true in many human countries.

There are hardly any people who would use them knowing they would turn into demons.

However, there have been attempts by a few, like me, who were bestowed with the mark of darkness, to use dark magic.

But since they quickly turned into demons, there are no records left.

Still, I can't help but wonder why I didn't turn into a demon.

And if demons know dark magic, I could ask the demon inside me once...

I focus my consciousness on the demon's voice.

"Come out! Hurry up!! You brat! Brat brat brat—Ouch! I bit my tongue..."

...Alright, I'll try to come up with it myself!

If I ask this thing, it might teach me some weird magic. Besides, it doesn't seem very reliable.

Still, creating a new incantation from scratch is difficult.

So, I'll look at records of battles with those who used dark magic.

I take a book from the bookshelf that records battles with demons.

There are quite a few records of battles with monsters and demons. I read some of them before the reset.

...The most interesting one is still that magic, the teleportation.

A magic that instantly moves you from one place to another, regardless of obstacles like walls.

Demons used this magic for combat and movement.

It's considered the most troublesome magic among those used by demons.

But how do they move?

Nowadays, magic other than dark magic has been thoroughly researched, and no new incantations have been created.

But in the past, when creating new incantations, visualization was the most important.

How to move and transform the converted magic power...

Even if you move the magic power, it will hit an obstacle if there is one.

What if there is dark magic power at the destination?

Imagine using that as a foothold to teleport.

...Should I try it once?

I look around, but no one is there. Let's do it.

I visualize gathering magic power on the other side of the bookshelf and convert the magic power here into dark attributes.

Then, I focus on teleporting to the other side of the bookshelf.

I solidify the image by saying it out loud...?

The scenery in front of me changes. I check the books on the bookshelf, and I'm at the place I visualized.

"It worked... Good."

I immediately discovered one incantation.

Next, I need to see how far I can teleport.

Just then, a voice is heard from outside the library.

"Brother is over there! He must be hurt! I, who have received the divine blessing of the Holy, must encourage him!"

It's Louis' voice.

Encourage, huh.

Before the reset, around this time, Louis came to my room, bringing along my former lackeys.

At that time, he said some crazy things from the other side of the door, like I might not be a prince or that I did bad things in my past life.

Anyway, he probably wants to show everyone that our positions have been reversed.

"Perfect... Let's try it."

First, I'll aim for my room.

It's a bit far, so it might be difficult.

If it doesn't work, I'll aim for the nearest bathroom stall.

"Brother! Are you over there!?"

"What's the matter, Louis!?"

"Oh, you're there! I'm coming over now!"

As I hear his voice with a smile, my vision returns to my room.

"Good, it worked!"

It went well.

There's nothing wrong with my body, and my clothes are still on.

"But, that's an amazing magic..."

Just being able to use this teleportation magic opens up many possibilities.

I can quickly escape from troublesome situations like this one.

Louis is probably searching for me in the library like the seeker in a game of hide-and-seek.

Just then, a voice echoes in my head. It's the demon.

"Huh? What? W-What was that just now?"

"What's wrong? About the teleportation magic?"

As I answer, an odd silence follows.

"Y-Yes... That's right. Teleportation, the teleportation magic."

Hearing the demon's voice, which sounds somewhat fearful, I tilt my head.

...Could it be this?

The demon inside me might not be very strong among demons.

That's why it can't use the teleportation magic very well.

At the same time, it might be the reason it can't take over my body.

In other words, it's a clunker...

Anyway, this is getting quite fun.

Let's keep researching dark magic incantations at this pace!