"Haha ......, we're all worriers.

　She walked alone through the streets at night, muttering to herself.
　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're doing. It's not like she's going to be able to take on any of the thugs and thugs around here. Well, she can't just blow them up with magic, so if it's going to be a problem, she'll just blind them and run away.
　If there's someone involved that Iris can't even get away from,......, it's a crazy situation. It's not safe for the four of us to be together.

　...... Iris thought so, and her self-assessment was almost correct.
　But the attacker that night was something completely beyond her comprehension.

"What ......?

　Something caught in a corner of her consciousness. A faint movement of a presence.
　Almost simultaneously, all noise ceased.
　Not the sound of the wind, not the howling of stray dogs, not the brawling of drunks coming from somewhere.

　--≪"Silent"?

　It's a spell to put up a ward of silence. A spell to block out noise. You can't hear it from the outside, and at the same time the sound inside won't be transmitted to the outside.
　It is a low-grade spell, but it can be used in a variety of unwise ways. It can be used to break through a locked door or to attack a girl.

　Iris immediately waves her wand and casts a spell.

"Dispel.

　This is a spell that removes a type of magic that has a lasting effect. A light was flung from the wand, and the area of effect of the "Silent" spell appeared in the form of a dome that vaguely surrounded the area.

　However, the "Dispel" that Iris released scattered in vain. The magic bullets that were flung back by the ward of silence disappeared.

　--I'm not sure what to say.

　I'm not sure what to do.
　≪I'm not sure what to say. In other words, it was "silent" by a magician with higher magical power than Iris.
　Iris is still a young wizard (I refuse to be called "young"), but she is already one of the best. If there is a person who is more powerful than Iris, whether it is a demon or a human being, just the appearance of such a person is a serious matter.

What is ......?　What is it?
"Good evening, young lady.
"What?

　You'll be able to find a lot more information on the web.
　As she dove forward, she turned around, keeping her distance.

　The silver moon that should be shining in the night sky had appeared on the ground.
　It was the ghost of a silver-haired, silver-eyed girl who seemed to glow faintly.

I'm not sure what to make of it, but I think it's a good idea.
"Who are you?
Who are you?" "I'm someone suspicious.

　The ghost of a girl laughs merrily.
　Iris felt her skin burn and her hair stand on end.
　It was similar to the feeling you get when a powerful spell explodes nearby. In this case, he was reacting to the dissipating magic of his opponent.

"Undead......!

　I couldn't help but think that the ghost in front of me was the master of the "Silent".

　The undead of the spirit system are troublesome. You can't do much damage to them.
　In addition, this girl has high magic power and reason, so she is probably a higher level of artificially generated undead. I don't know why she's here, but she's a very dangerous opponent.

　Holding his wand, Iris stepped back.
　Her heart was beating painfully.

　--I can't defeat it: ......!　I'm going back to Diana, defending myself!

　I'm not sure what you mean by that.
　I'm not sure what to do.
　I'd like to think that if you put all of your magic into defense, you can hold out until you meet up with Diana,.......

I'm not sure what to make of that.

　I'm not sure what to make of that. It's a magic bullet that shoots up into the sky and emits sound and light.
　I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do that.
　At the same time, Iris started running. She leapt past the mysterious girl to get back to the fish pavilion.

　The spirit of the girl extended her hand toward Iris.

　--This is the "Ghost Touch"?

　For convenience, it is an attack classified as a low-grade curse magic. It is a technique used by the undead of the spirit system, which deprives the opponent of life force on contact and causes slow and gradual death. It takes about 10 minutes for an ordinary person to die.

　As an attack by an enemy with high magical power, it was too slippery.
　That's why Iris was wary. He might cast another spell with an extremely short range.

　She imagined her own body clothed in magic.
　Hardening her will and increasing her resistance to magic.
　And then...

　--E......!

　The girl's hand slips into Iris's body.
　I don't know what kind of magic it was, but it was magic, and I had the feeling that my resistance had been broken as easily as if I had stepped on a leaf.
　It's not like she's better than Iris. The magic power of this undead girl is an order of magnitude different from Iris.



　No damage. But the girl's spirit reaches out to the fatal part of Iris.
　It was as if the core of her soul had been grabbed, and she felt an irreversible sense of dread and doom.
　Iris fell over. She can't move her body. I can't breathe. Cold in the pit of her stomach.

"What ...... are you ...... doing ......?
"I'm going to borrow you. I'll never pay you back. ......!
"Ah ...... ah, ah ......!!!

　I'm not sure if you've heard of it, but I'm sure you've heard of it.

　I'm not sure.

I'm not sure what to do.　≪I'm not sure what to make of it.

　I'm sure you're not the only one.

No, I didn't do anything to you.
That cut is ......
I just fell down.

　It's not a problem.

So ...... is fine. I've had too much to drink, haven't I?
Do you want some more?
"Hmm, that's enough for now. But before I go back to the inn, I have to tell Benedict and Hugh that nothing happened. ...... Oh no, this is definitely a pattern of drinking again.

　Deanna shakes her head as if to say no way.
　The option to go back to the bar and come back without drinking doesn't seem to exist in her mind.

I'll be back before you. ...... Don't drink too much, okay?
I'll take care of it.

　With a fluttering wave behind her back, Diana staggered off.

　After watching her go, Iris (Rene) felt her own body.
　The weight of bone and flesh. The coolness of the wind. The feet on the ground. The feel of his hand in hers.

　--I love the feel of flesh and blood!　I don't think I can handle a spirit body.

　Iris (Rene) stretches.
　The body of a girl named Iris has been taken over by the possessed Rene.

　For Rene, Dullahan is just a temporary form. It was just a corpse that he possessed and transformed into the form of Dullahan.
　Rene's body is a spirit. If we were to classify him as a monster, he would be a further mutation of the Abyss Spirit, the highest-ranking spirit undead.

　The power that Rene has acquired through the blessings of the evil gods is, first of all, an enormous amount of magical power. At this point, he is on par with the best sorcerers of the human race.
　But even more powerful than that is the fact that Rene is a "growing undead".
　She can make a contract with a soul that has died with a grudge, and eat the soul by releasing the grudge.
　It's different from just sucking the life out of them. You can grow your soul, your existence, your power. This is what the evil god was talking about when he said, "In theory, you can eventually become stronger than the demon king.
　The Legion is a famous example of an undead creature that can take in souls and become strong, but that is just a group of evil spirits that are growing in size. Rene's ability to make himself stronger was almost unique among undead.

　Rene has his eye on a woman named Miriam. She holds a grudge against Night Python, the organization that runs Ciel-Teyla's underworld.
　It may seem like too much work for one soul to eat, but Rene doesn't want to let Miriam go.
　Quality is more important than quantity.

　Incidentally, possessing a person and taking over their will is something that most high level undead spirits can do, but in Rene's case, there was another special option.
　The only restriction is that she must possess a girl her own age in order to use her power. ......

　--You're lucky. I was lucky enough to secure a convenient body. Now, how to proceed from here.

　For Renai, Iris was an ideal possession.
　First of all, she's a girl of her own age. First, she's a girl her age. Second, she's trying to get involved with Night Python, her current target. And most importantly, she was an adventurer and a wizard, and could be fooled by Rene's own magic.

　If he can't defeat Lawrence, he can't get revenge on Hilbert. Self-strengthening by eating the soul is a must. In order to do so, let this body (Iris) and her friends be useful at all costs.

　Rene, as Iris, hurried on his way back to the inn where he was staying.