Reincarnation Band Magician

"I have learned it, but I am too excited to apply it now."

It seems that he has learned well.

Mahat stroked his purple gloves and said, "Let me start first. You may not understand, so let me tell you about my story first..."

……

I forgot how long ago it was.

The demons controlled a large area of ​​territory in the north. Only the empire resisted with its hard power, and some insignificant countries survived in the cracks.

【All the humans in that place.】

Received such an order.

The absolutely powerful one who has dominated the demon clan for a thousand years can hardly be described as a "demon clan" anymore, just like the demon clan has become independent from the monsters. The individual called "Demon King" is to the demon clan as the demon clan is to the monsters.

Incomprehensibly powerful.

He was also the most alien among the demons, dominating the entire race with violence. He started a fight with humans and wiped out two-thirds of the humans. At the same time, the losses of the demons reached a level that worried them as they had no sense of ethnicity.

But the class of the demon clan is absolute. After being called the Seven Collapse Sages, part of the demon clan’s own time is taken away, and they need to deal with these trivial matters.

I don't know why I'm alive, but I don't want to die like this, so I have to follow orders and spend some time to avoid losing everything. This is a question that can be answered very easily.

There have been countless such orders, destroying here, destroying there, but many times, even the magic of turning everything into gold, the only thing that felt meaningful in his empty life, did not need to be used, and all the humans around him died.

Is there any meaning in such a battle?

When he was bored, the demon couldn't help but think like this.

[Perhaps, this is another way for that guy who claims to know everything to resolve some risk.]

After learning about the magic of the Omniscient Shurahat, the demon became even less interested in the Demon King's actions.

The man whom the Demon King considers his confidant possesses magic that can predict the future.

There are no mysterious activation requirements as in human books, no price, no restrictions, and you can reach and witness it no matter how far into the future.

Is it really possible to lose when being commanded by such a demon?

It's so boring, whether it's the demons or humans.

He has always felt this way.

until that day.

"Demons... Demons..."

An old priest, who was originally engaged in meaningless cursing, suddenly calmed down after seeing his eyes. He hugged the dead monk and calmed down in the sea of ​​fire.

"I see... I see. You don't understand at all. Guilt, malice."

The look in the priest's eyes offended the demons.

He said, “It’s so pitiful.”

After killing him, the demon named Mahat began to take an interest in "malice" and "guilt".

After that, he made his own attempts, a little more proactive, and began to understand humans during the mission of killing.

After many years, there was still no gain, until some generals transferred from the south said that humans in the south could actually communicate with the demons.

On his way to the south, he found a demon similar to him who was studying humans and got new information.

"If we could find those two people, the reward would be greater than ten thousand or a hundred thousand humans."

Golden Journey: 164, Mighty and Unyielding

Qing used magic to heat up the tea and refilled it.

He changed his hand to hold Fulilian's hand. Her palm was cold, which was due to being so focused and nervous.

It might also have something to do with the fact that the other person was only wearing pajamas under his thin coat.

Seeing that the elf showed no sign of relief, Qing held her in his arms, warmed the tea with his body temperature, and brought it to her mouth.

Finally took a sip.

Maybe they didn't find any loopholes at all and gave up.

As for what Mahat was saying, she didn't listen at all.

The words of the demons are all lies, and there is no need to listen to them if they are not lies, because all demons will die, and only dead demons are good demons.

But unfortunately, I can't kill this demon now, so I have to listen to him.

“Solitil is a very wise demon, with a different wisdom from my old friend Guval. She told me that my actions so far have been meaningless.

"A person's life is very long. I have only seen them for a few minutes. Excluding the repeated parts, each person may only have a few seconds or more than ten seconds, and they may not even be able to show their specialness.

"There are 3100 million seconds in a year. Humans reach adulthood at 15 years old, which means we have about 10 to 12 years to grow and acquire the knowledge that forms our personality... So far, the information I have acquired is probably less than a year's worth.

"She pointed out: 'My only knowledge of humans is this brief period of time and a word called... 'sample'.

"The sample size is too small and highly repetitive, making the efficiency of obtaining information too low. If this continues, even a demon might not be able to obtain the desired information before the end of their lifespan, just like... the Demon King."

The three people here fell silent.

Qinghe Xiangzi heard it from Solitaire, and Fulilian collected the information herself. Both of them indicate one thing: the demon king who destroyed two-thirds of the human race actually wanted to find a way to coexist with humans.

Mahat's behavior is just a repetition of the previous one.

"This calculation method is very interesting. Of course, emotions and human personality can't be quantified and can't be simply added or subtracted. But listing this data is very intuitive and has taught me a lot. Solitier said she learned this from you."

Inspired by this, Mahat read many books other than human magic along the way and gained a lot of insights. He was very grateful to Solitaire for pointing him in the right direction.

"I originally thought that the demons' lifespans were long enough for them to understand guilt and malice to a certain extent, but if I calculate this way, I probably won't be able to understand humans until I die, right?

“The Demon King killed so many people, just to make my meaningless actions pile up faster. Now it seems that he has failed.

"So, the truly efficient method is to follow humans, learn and understand. Before I found a few of them, I tried many times to communicate with humans as Solitiel said, but unfortunately, it didn't go as smoothly as tonight.

"After meeting Qing and Xiangzi, I finally understood why Solitiel believed in you so much. You indeed have characteristics that are completely different from other humans. If there were more of you, or if the Demon King had met you, humans and demons might have understood each other by now."

"I don't think so," Qing said calmly, holding the tea. "Understanding is a personal matter. For the group, the contradictions between demons and humans cannot be reconciled. One side is destined to be completely destroyed. This is not something that can be achieved through understanding. I think Solitiel also said this."

Mahat laughed happily, "Ah, yes, so, it is enough for me to understand, Lord Demon, just let him stay on that pitiful throne.

“That’s all I have to say. After leaving Solitiel, I haven’t killed anyone. I just turned a few villages and towns into gold during the counterattack. There was no other way.

"Solitier said that Ms. Xiangzi's research capabilities are astonishing. From now on, I will cooperate with you to research a method to remove the gold transformation. I will not kill anyone and will meet all your reasonable needs. I will help you eliminate enemies, teach you magic, and other things. There will be no restrictions on your actions..."

"As a reward—"

He said sincerely: "Qing, Xiangzi, let me understand human beings."

The leader of the Seven Sages, Mahat of the Golden City, now looked like the monarchs in ancient books who spit out food and turn over their shoes in order to seek wise men.

monarch……

"That sounds great, but... you're so condescending," Xiangzi said coldly, pressing his wand. "You only have yourself in your head."

Giving unnecessary things as if it were a gift and demanding gratitude made Xiangzi feel nostalgic - that was what she hated in the past.

Qing filled Mahat's cup of tea with a calm expression.

"The demons won't get angry about this kind of thing, so I didn't stop Xiang from expressing it. Mahat, after you came here, we had no choice. What you said was just an imitation of humans.

"We will agree to your terms, but there's no need to act like this. We can make our words clearer."

"I see. Was my 'performance' terrible? I'm so sorry it was so clumsy."

Mahat takes the tea.

"I've never really understood it. This feeling I have now feels so unfamiliar and delightful that I can't help but continue performing. Just let me keep going. Maybe someday I'll be qualified."

Qing hugged Fulilian and freed one hand to grab Xiangzi. "If you insist, there's nothing we can do, right?"

"That won't do. I need your cooperation. Although coercion can yield far greater rewards than before, I can't wait for the process to be faster. This is also what Solitier is reflecting on. What do I need to do to get you to agree to this?"

The Great Demon raised the question seriously.

The surrounding wind blew through the hard cracks in the golden forest, making a humming sound.

The temperature of the tea dropped little by little.

Everyone was patient and silent.

Finally, Qing spoke.

"If you insist that this is a deal and hope that we will cooperate, Qi Bengxian, Mahat of the Golden Country...

"My only request is that until this deal is concluded and you get what you want, until this journey of understanding is over, you keep your identity hidden and do not harm any human beings."

"I agree, but humans are creatures that fight among themselves. If someone stronger than you attacks, or if someone you define as evil, a habitual murderer of your own kind, appears, is that okay?"

"That will be handled by the three of us, Xiang, my teacher Fulilian, and me."

Qing does not have the self-moral constraints of the male protagonist in light novels, and believes that human sins must be judged by humans.

Rejecting Mahat is to maintain one's independence, just like Xiangzi now. Rejecting the other party's condescending help and using such a demon as a tool requires mental preparation, as the price to be paid in the future may be very high.

Mahate nodded. "Then I agree. However, facing an enemy I absolutely cannot defeat, I cannot sit idly by. Please understand this."

"it is good."

A preliminary consensus was reached.

According to human etiquette, we should applaud, stand up, shake hands, and smile.

But Qing said before that this was not formal.

So Mahat just took off his purple gloves and stretched out his hand.

Qing hesitated for a moment and then shook hands with him.

Until they die, or the demons understand humans, the great demon clan, Golden Land Mahat, will not be a threat to humans for the time being.

……

After the negotiation, Fulilian was silent and ready to jump.

Qing hugged her.

Having regained his old mentality, he became sensitive to changes in his emotions again.

"Flillian."

"I'm going to go to bed and calm down. I never thought I'd be able to travel with the demons while I was still alive. If Volame was still alive, he'd be shocked right now."

No one would interpret this as praise, right?

The petite elf had no way to disobey the warrior at this distance. After being held in Qing's arms, she stretched out her arms and legs to struggle.

"Let me go, Qing."

"I'm sorry, Fulilian, I understand that you would rather die than stand with the demons... but I absolutely cannot accept that.

"We just agreed to challenge the Demon King together, didn't we? So please don't provoke him.

"I know what you're thinking. Fulilian's way of thinking is easy to understand. I didn't succumb to power, nor was I tempted by the magic of gold, the martial arts of the great demons, or the knowledge of the demons.

"Both the Golden City and the Demon King are our enemies. This journey won't last long. We will begin our real journey... I won't keep Fulilian waiting for too long."

He was saying this in front of Mahat.

The Great Demon nodded in appreciation, "Then please work hard, Qing. I will help you, without reservation."

Sincere words, a firm heart.

The elf was infected by the clear courage and openness.

"I see.

"Also, don't hold me like that."

"Ok."

Golden Journey: 165, Human Understanding

St. Stralu.