Chapter 187: Three-Person Meeting and Magic Circle Activation

"Now, with this Gejia is my Dule."

I declared that to Gejia.

The Gejia in question nodded many times with an enraptured expression.

"Haa, haa, Du-Dule is this pleasant a thing..."

Then Gejia muttered bosori.

"I see, that’s good."

When I stroked Gejia’s head with my right hand Gejia narrowed her eyes looking happy.

But the horns get in the way making it hard to stroke her head...

But are the other Dules also feeling good just from becoming Dules?

Now my left hand is still not free.

"By the way Birga, how long are you gripping my hand?"

Birga who looked at me and Gejia alternately with her mouth hanging open kept gripping my left hand the whole time.

"Na, go, I’m sorry!"

She noticed for the first time when I said it and hurriedly released her hand.

"Now then, let’s activate the magic circle immediately. So what should I do?"

I muttered a soliloquy to put in fighting spirit then asked Gejia.

"Let’s see, you... no, if Master sends me magic power it is fine. After that I convert it to my magic power and release it to the center of that magic circle."

Gejia explained concisely.

"Got it. Then what do we do after that?"

I asked the two.

Even if we activate the magic circle how do we return to the royal capital underground.

"Seeing from this side I understood for the first time but with this magic circle it seems magic is applied under this room."

"Th-that’s right, unwillingly I also agree."

Gejia analyzed the magic circle and Birga also agreed with that.

"So we just have to go under this room?"

I muttered looking at the ground.

Then I turned my eyes to the golem.

Fortunately when it fell the golem’s hand crumbled the floor.

The two also arrived at the same thing as me and looked at the same place.

"Then shall we descend from there."

"Aa." "Yes."

The two agreed with my opinion.

Then the next thing to confirm is...

"Gejia, how long does the magic circle move?"

"...At most around ten-odd seconds."

Gejia answered after thinking a little.

She probably calculated from previous experience and the common sense amount of magic power she, and by extension I, can release.

"I see, then we have to hurry."

While the magic circle is moving we have to descend below.

No, that is not all.

Anyway we have to run to a place we can tell is the royal capital underground.

There is no guarantee that right under here immediately connects to the royal capital.

But I think there is a possibility.

Because we wandered into the Demon World on the floor below this.

Even if not if we run a little we can return to the royal capital underground.

"Then Birga wait at the edge of that hole. When the magic circle starts moving jump down immediately."

First I told Birga the waiting place and action after that but...

"Eh? Won’t you hold me and descend?"

Birga who was nodding listening until midway asked me surprised in the latter half.

Why has me holding Birga become the default?

...Aa, I see.

Fear of heights.

"Fine but I have to take Gejia and Gejia’s mother and older sister three people..."

I don’t have enough hands.

Though I planned to have Gejia hold the two and princess-carry that Gejia.

"Fine. I will send Mother and older sister into my rucksack."

Gejia said to us while hugging the two.

"Eh? Send into a rucksack...?"

"Aa, because of my lack of power it will be full with Mother and older sister."

I repeated thinking it questionable but Gejia proceeded the talk without noticing that.

I looked at Birga but she shook her head looking like she does not understand at all.

"Gejia, where is the rucksack?"

I looked around inside the room searching for a rucksack.

In the pitch dark room only the light of the dagger with illumination magic placed in the center of us sitting in a circle shines so looking around much I cannot tell.

"Nn? It is decided to be another world... aa, you do not have that. We Mabito tribe when born are presented an otherworld space from our parents."

Gejia explained that then put her right hand forward.

The chain connected to her right nipple rang sharan.

"ЯΨΔИΨИГИΨФЪЖ,ЦБЮΨИД."

When Gejia uttered incomprehensible words a pitch black round hole was made in the space around Gejia’s palm.

...A hole I have seen somewhere.

"This is my rucksack."

Saying that Gejia put her mother and sister into that hole.

While looking at that Birga tapped my arm from the side.

"Present, what is that?"

To not let Gejia hear Birga asked in a small voice.

"Present is... a gift."

Come to think of it people here do not know the word present.

Why does Gejia know it?

While thinking that I answered Birga.

"So that is a gift from that Geizer?"

"Aa, that’s...!"

That’s right, I remembered from Birga’s words.

"Gejia, can we return to our world with that hole?"

When I defeated Geizer the hole Geizer made is that hole.

Entering that we came from the Demon World to the material world.

"Sorry but I cannot do that. If I apply this I can but Father did not teach me. Truly sorry."

After putting the two inside and erasing the hole Gejia answered looking apologetic.

"Ah, no, since there is already a method to return it is no problem at all. Still it is convenient. How about Birga getting in too?"

I soothed Gejia who bowed her head looking truly apologetic and said a light joke.

"No, I’m fine."

Birga took that seriously and answered firmly.

"That is so. If a living thing enters here it dies."

Gejia also said a dangerous thing.

"Eh? Oi, is it okay to put the two in!?"

I hurriedly asked Gejia.

"Aa, Mother and older sister are Pe-Dules so no problem."

Again an unknown word came out.

I have never heard of a Dule like Pe-Dule.

"What will you do? If we can return let’s return quickly."

When I tried to ask that first Birga prompted us as if she ran out of patience.

Until just now Birga was also in the talk...

Well but certainly staying here long is dangerous.

"Aa, that’s right. Then Gejia."

When I prompted Gejia nodded and stood.

Then she stood on the golem lying in front of the magic circle.

"I stand here. Master behind me."

I followed Gejia’s instruction and stood behind Gejia.

Because it is under the golem I look up at Gejia.

"Birga stay beside me."

"Understood."

At my words Birga nodded and stood beside me.

"Gejia, let’s start."

When I said that to Gejia Gejia stretched both hands diagonally up and spread her legs while ringing chains.

"Aa, anytime is fine, Master."

Then she answered turning only her face this way.

Looking from behind I can tell a magic circle is drawn centered a little above her waist in the middle, exactly the back of her navel.

I just have to release my magic power to the center of that magic circle.

I accumulated magic power in my right arm.

Then I stretched my arm and pointed my palm at Gejia.

"Here I go!"

I called out to Gejia then released magic power from my palm.

"Kyaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!"

When my magic power hit Gejia’s back Gejia arched her body and screamed in a large voice.

The magic circle drawn on Gejia’s body glowed pale blue and flickered.

When I thought the light weakened a little a strong light incomparable to that was released from Gejia to the center of the magic circle drawn on the wall.

The magic circle emitted pale blue light.

At the same time Gejia almost fell forward.

"Gejia!"

I hugged Birga beside me with my right arm, jumped onto the golem hugging Gejia with my left arm, and jumped into the hole in the floor the golem made.