At the same time, on the upper floor of the fort.

Everis, about the fundraising for Project C. ......

　Rene entered Everis's lab with a few papers in his hand and came across someone he had never seen before talking to Everis.

　In the event you're not sure what you're looking for, there are a number of things you can do.
　He is wearing a black tuxedo and is a little taller than Rene.
　His eyes are somewhat melancholy, with a hue reminiscent of the dusk of an autumn day. If you take your eyes off her for a moment, she looks as if she might commit suicide. It doesn't matter, but her eyelashes are long.

"Who is ......?

　The boy's appearance was so straightforward to Everith's liking that she wondered if he had brought in another beautiful boy for experimentation, but it was odd.
　This boy's presence was neither human, undead, nor demonic. It's something more powerful and unusual.

　When the boy realizes Rene's presence, he folds his back. Rene was worried that his body would break.

"Your Highness, the acting Lord of the Exiled Kingdom of Ciel-Teira is pleased to see you.
　My name is Zarema Millais.
　My name is Zarema Millais, and I am the devil who made a pact with the witch Everis.

　The boy introduced himself with a beautiful voice that resonated comfortably in my ears and a smile that made me feel like a lily blooming.

　A demon is, if you will, the lowest level of God on the side of evil. It is the equivalent of an angel on the side of the Great God.
　It is the role of angels and demons to come down to earth and bring various miracles and omens.

　It is said that angels and demons are generally beautiful because they are created to interact with people. While angels are ascetic and restrained, demons, whose job it is to seduce people (and sometimes even demons), take the form of immensely beautiful men and women who are willing to give up everything to fall in love with them.
　Perhaps Zarema-Mirise's appearance was to Everis' liking.

"You made a contract with Evelisse?
I'm the godmother of the great witch Everith.
　Hundreds of years ago, when I had no powers, I made a pact with her to give me magic. The deal was that I would give him my soul after 40 years.
　...... Well, that's a system that can be prolonged by constantly paying the interest of souls other than your own.

　I'm not sure what to make of it, but I'm sure it's a good idea.

I'm not going to say that I'm not proud of the power that this guy gave me, but I continued to train hard, and that's why I became a great witch.
　The reason why I, a human, can use curse magic is because this guy is my pipe after all.
What's this demon doing here?
I haven't seen him in a hundred years, but the other day he helped me get my hands on the Hidden Village. A mystery for a mystery.
Oh, right. Thank you very much for your help at that time.

　Rene brought back memories of his previous life and gave a deep businessperson-like bow.
　As a ruler, it would be a badge of honor to bow down so easily, even if it was to thank someone for helping you. However, Rene decided that it would not be a problem if the other party was a god. Throughout the history of the earth, kings have sometimes been generals and sometimes priests facing the gods.

It's a great honor and a waste of time. ......
　I was only fulfilling my responsibilities based on my contract with her.
"Don't let her get to you too much, Princess. It doesn't matter if you're a human, a witch, or an undead, demons are all evil and will try to trick you at any opportunity.
"Well, well, well, that's too much to ask. As a legitimate contract demon, I always try to be faithful to my contracts and my contractors.
"You may be loyal to your contract, but if you leave any room for interpretation, you'll do whatever you can.
　There's a saying that if you want the devil to clean your room, you need a 300-page contract.

　Even though he was dealing with a beautiful, aesthetic boy of his choice, Everith was bitter.
　It seems to me that they are on friendly terms.

And I regret to say that I'm going to need his help in my next mission. There's a bit of divine favor involved, so I'm going to use him as a messenger for that.
　He doesn't serve any particular demon god, so he can't be discounted, but he can be flexible instead.
It is also my duty to inform the demon gods of your wishes.

　I'm not sure if it's a good idea, but it's a good idea.

I'm not sure what to say, but I'm going to say it.

　As the boy sounded the whistle, a small thing crawled out from the shadows of the messy room.

　Rats with dusky-colored fur sprang up, lined up evenly back to front and left to right, and began to march to the sound of the whistle.
　Soon there were enough rats to fill the entire floor of the room, all in front of René.

"Stop, all of you!
So cute.
"It's a working squad, sir.

　At the head of the battalion of rats, a rat dressed in a white vest and wearing a military cap stood up on its hind legs and dexterously saluted.