I have to hypnotize you, Aura!

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"It seems Lord Aura was lying? He seems to care about me quite a bit, he even cried."

Fingel looked at Aura with amusement, pinching her chin with one hand and enjoying her astonished expression, which he found very amusing.

Are you kidding me? Does he think he'd die so easily?

Because he was ambushed when he opened the door, he was capable of releasing illusion magic at any time; the monsters that attacked him just now had all bitten the stool.

Do you even understand the value of a villain living for a thousand years? Fingel is someone who aspires to live for a thousand years!

Because he possessed illusion magic, he dodged the attack and immediately created the illusion of his own death. He then secretly observed Aura's behavior from a corner. Unexpectedly, Aura seemed to genuinely care about him and even shed some tears.

'I'm truly amazing... My irresistible charm and irresistible good looks have even captivated demons.'

Fingel marveled at his own charm. "Damn, you even managed to seduce a demon. You're really something!"

Today was another day where I was amazed by my own handsomeness.

To be fair, I was quite annoyed by Aura at first, but I didn't expect that this guy wasn't as cold-blooded as I thought.

He never expected any intimate emotional relationship between himself and Aura; he had only used the system to treat her as a concubine. But now, it seemed that things had gone a little beyond his expectations.

"I never expected this, Lord Aura." Fingel pursed his lips. "You were just telling me to die, but it turns out it wasn't like that at all? Really..."

He drawled out his words, revealing an extremely irritating expression.

"It's so cute."

? ? ? ?

Aura has slight doubts about your words.

It's Fingel!!!

Aura's pupils dilated in shock. This guy... wasn't he dead?

"You...you weren't dead? Why...?"

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Author's Note: Goodnight, Eurasia Smith.

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Chapter 120: Is it okay to do anything for you?

"I never expected this, Lord Aura." Fingel pursed his lips, his face full of mockery. "You were just telling me to die, but it turns out you're not like that at all, are you? Really..."

"It's so cute."

He drawled out his words, revealing an extremely irritating expression and smile, like a thug who'd snatched a child's lollipop—not only did he snatch it, but he also had the audacity to lick the lollipop and lewdly grin at the little girl, saying, "Your lollipop is really delicious."

This was Fingel's perverse sense of humor; he was, in fact, a rather wicked person.

? ? ? ?

Aura has slight doubts about your words.

It's Fingel!!!

Aura's pupils dilated in shock. This guy... wasn't he dead? She clearly saw those snake-like magical beasts bite him to death with her own eyes!

"You...you weren't dead? Why...?"

Aura's eyes widened, her little mouth unconsciously forming an "O" shape. The intense shock of reality left her, who was usually devoid of emotional fluctuations, momentarily at a loss for how to understand the current situation, and she didn't even pay attention to Fingel's teasing.

She didn't even have time to be angry; the shock only flashed for a second before it overwhelmed her completely.

Aura has slight doubts about your words.

"Oh, right, you didn't know?" Fingel raised his eyebrows in surprise, seemingly somewhat astonished. "Oh, sorry, sorry, I forgot to tell you, I've recently learned a little bit of magic."

No, we should have said that, right?

He remembered practicing magic in front of Aura, probably in front of the old woman who prepared Aura's meals. Was his memory really that bad? That couldn't be right.

".....magic?"

Aura stared at him silently, her eyes like empty glass beads, making Fingel feel a little uneasy.

That illusion magic?

She remembered that Fingel had learned illusion magic, but it was limited to the level of 'invisibility', and it was definitely not like this now—she was completely unaware of it, and she couldn't even detect its aura.

Every mage generates an 'aura' when using magic, just like how people generate heat when they exercise. But when Fingel casts a spell, there is no fluctuation at all, and she doesn't even notice it.

She thought about it carefully again and realized that she had no sense of having cast a spell at all.

So, does that mean I overlooked 'him'? Aura guessed based on her intuition.

This is a rather terrifying ability—an enemy that you can't detect, find, or lurk around you.

Aura silently thought to herself, this is already something from another realm.

[This guy is lying again. This is definitely not illusion magic. This guy loves to deceive people.]

More like... seduction? Hypnosis?

When exactly did this guy learn this kind of magic? Was it after he became that female elf's apprentice? No... it must have been earlier, perhaps he was already under the spell even earlier?

Aura silently considered this possibility.

Demons are not a race that produces many super geniuses. They acquire magical knowledge more through the accumulation of time and the memories passed down through bloodlines, but Aura is indeed one of them.

Based on her magical accumulation and intuition, Aura felt that Fingel had probably mastered some kind of bewitching spell.

???

'Wait a minute... what the heck?'

'You guessed it?'

Seeing Aura's inner reaction, Fingel was shocked. How the hell did he come to the conclusion that I have hypnotic magic?

The whole process was wrong, but the result was right?

He found it unbelievable. He had planned to keep it a secret from her for the rest of his life, but it had been exposed so inexplicably.

“Ah… well, I’ve made a little progress recently?” Fingel quickly explained, “Well… didn’t I tell you I became an apprentice of Celie? She’s a very powerful teacher, so my fantasy magic has improved a little recently.”

"After all, she's an elf archmage; she's known as the walking library."

.....

It seems that this happened.

Aura had heard of Seria long ago—she was quite famous, and even the Demon King was very wary of her, which to some extent led him to the idea of ​​slaughtering the ( ) elves.

Legend has it that she is the world's closest mage to a god, possessing countless spells, and even the arrogant and conceited demons would not consider her stronger.

if it is like this....

Aura temporarily believed this, thinking that it was indeed possible if it were that annoying elf.

Is this what human genius is like? He's learned this magic in just a few months.

She bit her lip lightly, her resentment seemingly overflowing from between her teeth.

Aura hates geniuses.

Although mortals see demons as geniuses who can easily learn magic from birth, many demons see humans as monsters, who can accumulate magical knowledge in a mere few decades or even less, surpassing the demons' centuries or even millennia of experience.

It was like... a dazzling meteor that shattered the dark curtain formed by the demons.

Humans who have only learned magic a few months ago have surpassed the accumulation of a hundred years of experience... Is this what humanity is all about?

How terrible.

She felt suffocated as if a python were coiling around her, and she had never felt so powerless.

"Heh." Aura turned her head away, her eyes as indifferent and lifeless as ice. "You're already stronger than me. Even if we look at the total amount of magic power, you're about the same as me, aren't you?"

[It's truly...disgusting. I've actually been surpassed by my own servant. What a failure.]

"Um... I'm still a little inferior to Lord Aura, hehe."

Fingel's lips curled up slightly, and he said with a somewhat arrogant modesty, though he was actually a little proud.

Because that's really the case.

It may sound shameless, but Fingel discovered that he was indeed a genius in some ways.

At first, he didn't realize it when he started learning magic, but later he realized more and more that he basically spent his days eating, drinking, having fun, and playing with women, and rarely studied magic seriously. But even so, his total amount of magic increased rapidly without him noticing.

In just one or two years, Fingel's total magical power has become almost equal to that of Aura, who has accumulated magical power over a century.

Based on this situation, during his lifetime at his peak, his total magical power would certainly be close to that of a so-called 'Grand Mage,' equivalent to a Great Demon among demons, or even Frilian a thousand years later.

With his decent close-combat skills and unpredictable illusion magic, he is bound to become a very troublesome mage.

He'll probably be around thirty or forty years old. Once he reaches his peak fighting power, he'll probably be able to challenge the 'master-betrayer' and try to beat Celie into kneeling on the ground as a sex slave, right?

Ha ha.

really not bad.

Fingel was grinning from ear to ear. "I'm fucking awesome!"

[This guy is so smug, it's unbearable to watch...]

Aura glanced at him sideways and snorted coldly.

?

Fingel raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

Aura seemed to be greatly shocked and remained silent, as if evil had corrupted the beautiful girl who was being raised at home. She was expressionless and silent, but she knew what to do after being patted on the back.

So... is this autism?

He was still holding Aura's chin in his hand, and with one hand he was pressing her arms against the wall—this kind of lifting and suppressing action would have definitely made Aura explode in the past, given her personality.

"What's wrong, Lord Aura... I've never seen you look so listless."

Fingel asked curiously,

"Tch, you don't need to tell me."

Aura glanced at him disdainfully out of the corner of her eye, her red lips slightly parted.

"Heh, you've been dreaming about this day for a long time, haven't you? Today it's finally come true, you must be very proud of yourself."

Ah, I am indeed very proud.

Fingel is the kind of person who gets carried away with his success. With his magical skills, as long as he doesn't actively expose himself, basically no one can find him, not even Celia.

So he nodded confidently.

“Although I’m reluctant to admit it, you are indeed stronger now.” Aura gently closed her eyes, looking resigned. “You can do whatever you want.”

In the past, Aura always thought she was stronger, even though Fingel won against her by sneak attack. After all, even a stronger mage can be easily killed if they get too close to a warrior.

But now... Aura is no longer the 21st-century fairy who is oblivious to the ways of the world.

Demons are willing to do anything to survive. They have no sense of shame. Any demon would do anything to live if you threatened them with your life if you were stronger than them.

It doesn't matter if they're stripped naked and barking like dogs on the ground.

[I think... that's how it is?]

Aura suddenly recalled the image of herself as Fingel's slave and became somewhat uncertain.

"what?"

That expression of utter despair...it's quite interesting, or rather, shouldn't it be a blank and indifferent expression? It seems like all demons are like that.

I haven't seen it in a long time.

Fingel lowered his body, pressing his head against Aura's face, like a blond guy cornering the school beauty—and the school beauty seemed to have resigned herself to her fate, a scene that intrigued him.

A playful smile curled at the corner of his lips.