Chapter 15 Or the consequences of Maria's actions

After the chat was closed, Sigmund went to breakfast. No one was bothered by his presence, even the date did not change, which means that time in this world really did stop. This was only to Sigmund's advantage.

Sigmund offered Ciel something to eat later, but she refused, seeing no point in eating if Sigmund wasn't around. She didn't need to eat, drink, sleep, breathe, or perform any of her other biological functions anyway.

Sigmund himself thought about how exactly he would need to work on his world. Becoming a Beast would strengthen him many times over. In the end, he would receive a boost from all of humanity, becoming something like the Absolute of this world. You don't have to go far for an example of the power of the Absolute, Arcueid is a great example of power. Koyanskaya also perfectly demonstrated how much a creature can strengthen after becoming a Beast . She also showed that one Beast can have several skills of the "Nega- ". Sigmund's desire to resume the Age of Fairies and even the Age of Gods itself can give him a skill like "Nega-Development", "Nega-Civilization" or "Nega-Humanity" related to the Beast 2 or Beast 4 category, since this will apply to nature and animals as well, not to mention that this is a logical development of the "Self-Modification" skill. After assimilating the Incubus race, Sigmund can obtain the skill "Nega-Desire", and his personal skill Antichrist can evolve into "Nega-Messiah".

Sigmund had many opportunities to become a full-fledged Beast . He also had a small theory about which specific Beast was descended from a specific sin of humanity.

Being part of Nature, the first humans lived in Eden, pure and innocent, when they were not touched by what would later be known as Evil. The first step that became separation from Nature occurred, and the reason for this was the Original Sin. When people divided the Forbidden Fruit between themselves, which gave people Wisdom, and they could no longer remain in Eden. Now a new species appeared, known as humanity, and the first Evil was formed.

I - Memory or wisdom

In Nature, it is common for one species to feed on another, grass is eaten by herbivores, they are eaten by predators, and then the predator itself will become food for the earth. The cycle of life and the food chain, maintaining balance and giving equilibrium in nature, which has been since ancient times. And yet, when people gained Wisdom and began to see themselves as a new, unique species, they desired to stand above all this. Then, in the feeling of their own superiority, a new Evil was born.

II - Murder or Biosphere

Harmony has always existed in Nature, what people call Beauty was laid in the world long before the appearance of even the planet itself. Golden existence exists throughout the universe, and acts as that balance that creates an ideal combination. And it allows us to survive. Even before gaining Wisdom, learning to think and imagining ourselves as a new species, it was already in humanity, the recognition of beauty. Only with development, people were able to see something new in this, an impetus for the birth of a new Evil. Enjoyment.

III - Beauty or Pleasure

If Beauty ensured the survival of individuals in Nature and reproduction, then for the survival of the entire species there was a law of nature known as Natural Selection. Its essence was that in order for a species to survive, it must adapt to new conditions, evolve, and pass on the accumulated changes to the next generation. And, of course, humanity was also part of this process before, but after gaining Wisdom, people saw something new in this. People created Social Darwinism. Now it did not matter how well you adapted to the world around you, in human society the Strongest began to survive, and not the most adapted. It was not the one who was the best who survived, but the one who did not allow others to develop, slowing down the development of humanity. Having given birth to the next Evil.

IV - Competition

Nature is objective for all species, there is no such thing that individual representatives see it differently than their physiology allows. As well as there is no place for suppressing one's personalities, because why do that when you can remain open. Animals eat when they want to eat, sleep when they want to sleep, and so on. They have an extremely simple set of needs and corresponding reactions. But the same cannot be said about people.

The world is full of shortcomings, including injustice, it is complex and requires recognition of this. And yet, humanity refuses this, they look at reality through the prism of their subjectivity, distorting it, preferring to see only what they want, and the way they want it. They thirst for false images, and therefore have stopped striving to know the surrounding reality. They have stopped searching for the truth, mired in their beliefs. Having acquired reason, humanity has given birth to a new Evil.

V — Lie

In nature, it is impossible to survive alone, only by acting in a group, becoming part of the representatives of your species, can you live your life. And in such associations, flocks, there is a leader, a chieftain, who is entrusted with responsibility. He is not a ruler who simply controls out of a sense of his own pleasure, but number one, who in response to the opportunity to lead, also receives many responsibilities. However, people want to shift all the blame and responsibilities to someone else, completely ignoring objective reality, deceiving themselves so that life seems easier, so that they themselves look better. Religion itself is in some sense a shifting of responsibility. It is not difficult to guess that such a worldview greatly hinders the development of mankind. And, nevertheless, mankind, having separated from Nature, has produced a new Evil.

VI - Control

And finally, what is in Nature, namely the end of all functions that support the body, and this is death. An inevitable outcome that happens, and for animals it is not some kind of problem that must be avoided. In Nature, this is a pattern that is part of the cycle of life, and you just need to live it so that life itself brings benefit. Having received Wisdom, a person received the opportunity to receive joy from the process of life itself, pleasure, and not necessarily distorted. The opportunity to engage in creativity, sports, care for others, travel, and all that kind of stuff fills life with meaning, allows the flame to burn ... but the fire fades over time. Apathy sets in, personal burnout, and then the loss of the will to live. And at such a moment, death begins to look not like a final path, but like a deliverance. A selfish desire to end everything, once and for all, without thinking about the future, about the environment, about feelings. The end. Here it is, the final Evil of Humanity, the strongest slowdown of humanity, which comes from the First, received with the acquisition of Wisdom, the opportunity to taste what was not available before. And for this opportunity you have to pay. People turned the fundamental process of nature into Evil.

VII - Death

According to this theory, it is not hard to guess why Sigmund believes that he has the right to be Beast 2, Beast 3, Beast 4, and Beast 5.

However , now Sigmund was no longer thinking about this, next to him was his mother, whom he wanted to convince of something.

And as soon as the mother and son duo stepped out into the backyard, Sigmund asked a question.

- Mom, I just remembered that I haven't studied summoning properly yet. When can we practice it? It might improve my magic system.

Alice looked into her son's glowing emerald eyes. She wanted to just turn into a pink puddle, marveling at how cute her son was being, using him as a hug pillow, but she pulled herself together.

Alice was a very responsible person, and an even more responsible mother, so she thought first of all about her son. Such absent-mindedness and switching of attention from one object to another was a common thing for children. There was nothing surprising about it.

However, this was harmful and counterproductive.

If Sigmund constantly jumps from one study to another, then how can he develop normally as a magician?

Besides, first of all, he needs to develop his magic system. It has colossal potential, more potential than anything Alice herself knows about. Now Sigmund is the only bearer of this magic system . If Sigmund does not develop this system, then who will? He knows it better than anyone else.

And if Sigmund doesn't develop it, it will be a real disaster.

The potential of this magical system is limitless. It would be a real loss if it stagnated due to banal "childish absent-mindedness". And such stagnation could last for 50 years or so.

In a week or two, Alice herself will ask her son to teach him to her.

Not only to become stronger, but also to spend more time with her son and look after him. In any research, you need to be careful, Alice will monitor the observance of banal safety precautions. And besides, Alice, as a caring mother, did not miss the fact that her son really appreciates and loves other people's attention. Not to the level of "lack of attention", he just really appreciates the attention of other people and their closeness. In some way, this is a reminder of Elena's clinginess.

- Sigmund, let's stick to the old proverb. There's a time for work and a time for play. You've created a promising magic system, even I've changed your training schedule in such a way as to devote maximum attention to the development of this system. At the initial stage of each system, utmost concentration and careful study of the system's properties are required, since just one careless change can greatly weaken the magic. So let's stick to the rule. We make some qualitative change or improvement to your magic, or once every two school months I teach you other magic disciplines. Is that a deal?

- It's coming.

Sigmund knew that arguing with Alice was almost useless when it came to him. She was a very determined and stubborn woman. Once she had made up her mind, there was no way to convince her. Later, Sigmund will persuade Ciel to wait a little longer.

Sigmund already had one spell in mind that was on the border between concentration (convergence), oscillation and absorption magic.

And seeing how good and obedient her son was, Alice couldn't stop herself from stroking his hair, which shimmered like liquid gold.

Ciel watched Siegmund's interactions with her mother closely. Even though Ciel was used to having Sieg for her own personal "use", she did not feel jealous over Alice being very intimate with Siegmund.

Ciel didn't understand why she wasn't jealous of Sigmund towards Alice.

Was this the very "different relationship" between "father, loving brother and loving man" that Sigmund spoke of?

If that's the case, then Ciel isn't jealous of Alice because Alice sees Sigmund solely as a son, not a man? Or is Ciel not jealous for some other reason?

Ciel listened to her spiritual pulse once more, but it was still calm and measured. Not as warm, joyful and pleasant when she was alone with Sigmund or simply holding his hand. However, it was not even remotely similar to the storm of hatred and rage that she felt yesterday towards Alaya .

/ I don't understand anything. Shouldn't I be jealous? Does it have something to do with me being a spirit? Spirits are made up exclusively of women, so the competition for a man is either incredibly strong or practically non-existent ... Well... I'll find out the plot of my original world, after which I'll be able to draw some conclusions, but not yet. It remains only to wait and see how Sigmund will interact with the other members of the family. Maybe I'll be able to understand something.

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[2 OD awarded . The total score is 167 OD .]

A month had passed since the chat appeared. Maria, just like Mio , was counting down the days until the fateful day X. Of the agreed minimum period of 90 days, 30 had already passed, and there was no progress. Sheila did not give away that she was doing anything unusual or serious.

However, Maria didn't really have much hope for this, since Sheila herself was a very smart woman, not to mention that it was simply impossible to catch her due to her teleportation abilities.

This month was not very difficult for Maria. Well, relatively. She had a headache from having to rewrite a lot of text from her head. Yes, Maria had even thought about that. She had talked to Sigmund about it. In her time, it was not difficult to create a second page on the Internet to correspond with yourself. Due to the fact that Maria was a rather perverted girl, she often joined various groups... Explicit content, so to speak. In short, her interests on the Internet were not much different from the interests of an ordinary teenage boy or someone older, if he is an incubus. She just needed to transfer the main part of the groups to another page, then add a few others and start their "communication".

Well, Maria, not being a fool, got her mother involved in all this, who had to read all the information that Maria wrote from her second page about Kido with additional explanations from Sigmund. Thus, Maria got another teacher, creating an alibi for herself just in case.

And right now, Maria was doing her morning exercises. Her morning started at 4am, after which she would have breakfast with her mother and then do her workouts.

- That's enough, Maria, you can go take a shower. Lunch is ready.

Sheila looks almost identical to her daughter Maria, having the same silver hair color, as well as purple eyes, horns, and pointy ears.

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Despite her rather cheerful and sometimes even flighty character, Sheila is very caring , and therefore does not give her daughter a break during training. Even her next phrase "I'm waiting for you in the kitchen" remained unspoken, but Maria did everything as she was told.

Even though Maria worked hard from 5 to 12, and then from 13 to 15, she had enough time to rest and develop her own plan.

And standing under the shower, Maria couldn't help but look at the chat panel once again.

/ My OD... I'm almost broke, if it weren't for the latest chat update, I wouldn't have had any room to maneuver... I wouldn't even be able to buy a regeneration drug...

Even though the first 10 Bakudō and Hadō spells only cost 2 times their number, their total was still quite large for Maria. At the very beginning of Kidō, numbers above 10 were calculated as #spells * 8. That is, Hadō #100 cost as much as 800 OD, like Imagination Magic, Gravity Magic, or Destruction Power. Which, however, was not surprising, considering that Hadō #100 worked on the principle of POD Rias.

However, after Maria learned and mastered the previous Bakudō and Hadō , the next 10 numbers cost not 8 times their number, but only 1.5 times. That's why Maria had enough OD to buy all these spells. She spent all her 88 OD . And her fingers hurt a lot from writing the text.

Lunch was nothing special. After Maria had convinced her mother to take over her training, Sheila had stopped teaching Maria how to brew libido-boosting, sensitivity-enhancing, or birth control potions. It was the usual good, hearty meal with lots of meat and vegetables, which Maria devoured like never before. Sheila also ate with Maria, lovingly watching Maria eat.

- Well, dear, now you have a break until one o'clock, after which you will have to come to our training ground.

- Yes, mom...

Maria was still extremely tired, as Sheila increased the training load every day. The rest of the time, which was 40 minutes, Maria would simply lie on the couch, restoring her strength. Even though the store kindly converted all Kido into magic, and Maria knew how to use this magic, this did not mean that she would do it perfectly. In other words, Maria still needed to learn. And for this, she needed strength.

Time passed quickly for Maria, as soon as she managed to lay her small but delicious ass on the sofa, it was time for classes.

In front of Maria was Sheila , who had dragged along a board on which she had schematically drawn the structure of the last spell.

- Since you've already come, I don't see any point in postponing our training. Your new friend was kind enough to send a detailed plan for using this spell with the sequence of actions. I spent the whole of yesterday evening analyzing its structure so that I could explain everything to you on my fingers.

Sheila understood perfectly well that her daughter had no talent in magic. More precisely, it was slightly above average, but even against the background of Maria's own physical abilities, her talent for Magic was so-so. Maria has enough intelligence and talent to master new spells, especially the racial magic of succubi, but her productivity leaves much to be desired.

Compared to Sheila's own talent for magic , Maria's talent looks extremely pathetic and flawed.

However, this only means that Sheila will be much more persistent and thorough in her approach to Maria's training. After all, her daughter is putting all her efforts into learning this magic, so Sheila , as a responsible mother, will create all the conditions for Maria to become stronger.

- So... Today you will practice Hadō #12 Fushibi . It creates a large area net that can be combined with other Kidō . Quite a useful spell for zoning the opponent. A Speed-type fighter will have a hard time reaching you, and a Magic-type fighter will have a hard time getting out of this web, or will be forced to use area-of-effect magic attacks. It looks something like this.

Hadō #12 Fushibi

A second later, a complex web of magic was created across the entire polygon with a radius of three hundred meters, glowing purple. The color of Sheila's own magic . Sheila slowly approached the web, and then walked through the web.

- Because this spell was created from my magic, it has no effect on me. At worst, it will perceive the caster as a source for its own enhancement, which is generally beneficial if the enemy has fallen into this trap. Due to the properties of the spell itself, it does not deal damage on its own. It would be more correct to call this spell Bakudō rather than Hadō , since it is more of a linking spell, although it is primarily aimed at dealing damage. The most effective spell combination would be to use Hadō #12 Fushibi followed by Hadō #11 Tsuzuri Raiden . This way, the target for your zoning will fall into a net or web consisting of static lightning, which will not only shock the enemy, but also paralyze him.

Sheila stepped out of the spell's range, then threw a rock into the center of it. Hadō #12 Fushibi was activated, then Hadō #11 Tsuzuri Raiden was used, shocking the target, but a moment later Hadō #12 Fushibi collapsed , transferring all its energy into lightning. A large explosion occurred across the entire area due to a column of lightning that went up a hundred meters.

- Wow …

Maria felt the full force of this spell. Even though she had covered all the areas of the spell's effect, its residual power still passed over her, causing her legs to cramp. Not for long, but even that would have been enough to land another blow or two.

- Yes, it is an impressive spell.

And Sheila meant it. She rarely praised anyone or anything, but this spell was worthy of her praise.

- However, even though Hadō #12 Fushibi does not directly attack the caster, the energy explosion that occurs at the very center after the collapse of this spell can cause damage. So be careful when using this spell. Of course, you will not receive any harm if Hadō #11 Tsuzuri Raiden is in place you'll put something harmless like Bakudō #4 Hainawa or Bakudō #9 Hōrin , but that'll only make sense in team fights... Honey, have you learned that spell?

Sheila first gave a demonstration and then asked Maria if she'd learned it. Demonstrations like these usually gave her new motivation to learn complex magic. And of course, there's a big difference between "learning the spell" and "mastering the spell."

- Yes, mom!

- Then get to practice, I'll correct you as you go.

- Good! Hadō #12 Fushibi !

A magic circle appeared above and below, and between them a web appeared, 10 meters high and 20 meters in diameter.

Sheila was already standing near the board by this time.

- Not bad for the first time, but the speed is too low. A fighter like Speed will have time to dodge. This part of the spell is responsible for the height, this part for the width. You did this part correctly. There is no point in increasing the height of this spell if the enemy cannot fly. And even if he can, too. Few people can maneuver well in the air.

Such praise from her mother made Maria noticeably happy. She knew her mother's character, and therefore it gave her strength and motivation.

- This part of the spell is responsible for the speed of the web's appearance. Here, you didn't manage to do everything in time, causing a delay in the spell's appearance. You will need to repeat this until you can keep up. And the last thing. You made a small mistake in the key element of the spell. Because of this, the spell can be activated by you. Therefore, you will be the one who gets hit. You did it this way, but it should have been that way. Do you see the difference?

Sheila created two magic circles next to each other to make it easier for Maria to tell the difference.

- Yes, I think I understood everything.

- Okay. Correct the mistake and repeat until you do everything perfectly. Next, we will learn to combine spells.

- Yes, mom!

The next hour was spent on Maria learning how to perfectly reproduce the spell without a delay and a magic circle. After a half-hour break, Maria began to practice the combined spells. First, she combined Hadō #12 Fushibi with Bakudō , and then learned to do it with Hadō . By the end of the training, Maria had completely mastered this spell, but she had a headache and almost no strength left.

- Well done , daughter. You tried hard today. You can go and rest. Can I fill the bath or will you go straight to your room?

Sheila cared about her daughter, so this kind of caring was routine. A routine that Maria really liked.

- No, I'll take a shower and then go to my room.

Sheila just chuckled.

- Are you going to "Enjoy" or Socialize?

- I don't know, probably both.

Sheila was shameless enough to hint to her daughter about texting her boyfriend in the same sentence as the hint about masturbation. However, Maria was equally shameless, as she understood the hints but responded with complete honesty.

This couldn't help but bring another joyful smile to Sheila's face .

- Smart girl. Guys like honest girls.

After that, the mother and daughter duo split up. Maria went to take a shower, while simultaneously creating a new attachment in Chat, putting all the data she had managed to collect into it.

In short, she created a fairly detailed and high-quality report of 400~500 pages. Fortunately, Maria did not have to strain herself too much for this. Just remember her training, her mother's notes, the description of the spell received from the chat, the final results, as well as the features of its use.

If Maria had to print all this, she would go crazy, hentai awaited her .

And while Maria was taking a shower, Sheila was restoring the field that she and Maria had destroyed. After doing this work, Sheila checked her daughter's door. The door was closed, which meant her daughter was busy enough not to notice her absence. Until she was warm, until she was excited, until she started working, until she was satisfied, until she came to her senses.

She definitely has two or three hours.

Sheila then teleported to the castle of her current political ally, Ramusas .

Ramusas appears as an elderly man. He has long red hair and two horns, which is one of the usual traits of a demon. He wears black armor with shoulder pads, as well as a long red cape with yellow decorations .

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Next to Ramusas was Sheila's daughter, Lucia. Because Sheila looked like a lolita with large breasts and a good figure, while Sheila looked like a fully grown and fully formed young woman, it seemed that she was Sheila's older sister . Lucia shared the same hair color, horns, and eye color as her mother and sister. She was dressed in a maid's outfit.

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- As I see, there is no report today. Did something happen?

Ramusas , or rather Ulbert , was surprised that Sheila came without a report this time. The last couple of weeks she came with a detailed report.

Lucia, without asking anyone, began pouring tea for her mother, while Sheila made herself comfortable on the sofa.

- No, I came with a brand new report. I don't think there will be any other relevant information anytime soon. Maria's new "friend" has been sending her such gifts less and less often... Thank you, Lucia.

- My pleasure.

A second later, Sheila pulled out a huge stack of paper, 600 pages long, from her spatial pocket. It was her report to Ramusas .

Yes, while Maria was making a report to Sigmund, Sheila was preparing to give a similar report to Ramusas.

As the saying goes, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

Sheila knew about her daughter's correspondence with a guy named Sigmund. She was not embarrassed by the atmosphere of constant jokes and jibes of various kinds, based on the plot of the latest TV series, or the monstrous criticism of certain characters. She was not even embarrassed by the frankly perverted comments, both from her daughter and from "her boyfriend, who is not her boyfriend yet." Sheila had a clear idea that her daughter was openly hitting on this guy, and he was not against it , showering her with such gifts.

In her head, she even began to timidly call Sigmund Son-in-law. In 5 or 10 years, she might have grandchildren.

Looking at the huge stack of papers Sheila had prepared for him , Ramusas braced himself for a long conversation. He would read this monstrous report later.

- Can you briefly explain what is in this report? Previously, you brought a report of 10~20 pages maximum. Has something changed?

- Yes, it is. This is a general report with my expert opinion on his spells, along with a description of the spells' features, their possible uses, the practice of learning them, and the potential for their use in training an army.

After such an answer, not only Lucia was surprised, even the seasoned Ulbert was very surprised by Sheila's answer .

- You didn't mention military potential or the army before. You just said there was a talented guy who was worth finding. What changed?

- And before there was no point in talking about the army and the military potential of using his "pampering". And what changed is that he turns out to be an Incubus.

Sigmund said in the chat that his assimilation of the Incubus race would take a year. Maria was not lazy and once again calculated how much time it would take, after which she realized that the assimilation would take exactly a year if it was not accelerated by Sigmund's actions. There are at least 2 months left until day X, and time in Sigmund's world goes 4 times faster, therefore, Sigmund will have time to assimilate the Incubus race by 2/3. This is more than enough to say that he is an incubus, well, and then ... They will simply say that he is an incubus from a human male. And if Sigmund speeds up the assimilation process enough, then it will be impossible to recognize human blood in him.

Sheila took another sip of tea, while simultaneously becoming lost in her thoughts.

Succubi were rare.

Most succubi survived only because they were guarded like the apple of their eye, as their main weapon. Each succubus family belongs to certain patron factions. For example, Sheila , Lucia and Maria are the Moderate faction.

The succubi were guarded because they were a prime target for elimination in war. Not because of their potential as a fighter, but because of the effect their magic had when they were mediums, forming a "Master and Servant Contract".

Usually, any fighter is used to experiencing pain, and therefore the usual measure of punishment when activating the "curse" is ineffective.

However, the "curse of the succubus" is something completely different.

While the normal punishment is a sharp, all-consuming pain, the "succubus curse" increases the arousal of a servant who disobeys their master's orders or thinks of betrayal in some form. Even a wild thought can be along the lines of "Elsa was struck by the servant's curse because she disobeyed ... Will it strike me if I..." Yes, this curse can be avoided if the servant truly believes that they are doing everything for the good of their master, but this is rare.

Moreover, such a measure of punishment between a man and a woman often causes addiction and sexual attachment or love. In short, over time, such a pair of Master and Servant seeks sexual satisfaction themselves. Thoughts filled with lust visit the thoughts of the servant more and more often, which strengthens his connection with his master, making both the Master and the Servant stronger. Moreover, such a Contract makes the "Master - Servant" pair stronger extremely quickly. Up to a fourfold increase in strength in a year, which is simply monstrous on the scale of an army.

And how many such contracts can a succubus make per day?

If an inexperienced or weak succubus tries very hard and is provided with all the necessary conditions, then there will be up to a hundred or even a little more contracts during the full moon.

If the succubus is slightly stronger than average and experienced in creating the Master and Servant Contract, then a couple dozen per night, regardless of what night it is, whether it's a full moon or not.

But the situation with the Incubus is much more special. As you might guess, the Incubus is a man. The Incubus, being both the creator of the Contract and the medium determining the nature of the "curse", cannot be a Servant. He will be a master in any case, and if the supposed servant is stronger but asleep, he will reject the Contract. Only by agreeing at least in words and thoughts can the stronger one become a Servant.

And such servants, provided that they are women, will quickly become imbued with sympathy for him, perhaps even with sincere love, after which they will happily give birth to children from the Incubus. And such children will most likely be succubi.

In short, for any faction with military power, one Incubus is worth much more than a Corps of Soldiers ( up to 100,000 people).

And such a golden nugget, possessing a genius in the field of magic, began to build some kind of personal relationship with Sheila's daughter .

- Oh …

Even the prim and always cold Lucia could not contain her surprise.

- Mother Lilith is demonic...

Ramusas didn't go far from her. He immediately realized what a potential destroyer of balance he was.

- Yeah. Imagine my reaction when I found out about this.

Sheila was remarkably calm. After all, she had already begun to make plans for the matchmaking of Sigmund and Maria.

- Any clues as to where he is now?

- No idea. He didn't give any specifics. After all, he's just anonymous on the demonic internet now. He could be anywhere, even in the human world where our capabilities are extremely limited. With his brain, it wouldn't be surprising if he laid a network from the human world to the Demon Realm. After all, he could be a stream of some of the refugees from the Great War or the previous War.

The demonic internet is distinguished by its anonymity, as it uses magic to transmit data. In addition, the Moderate Faction does not have specialists who have reliably dealt with such cases. After all , the internet is a very new thing, there are no specialists of this level in principle.

For a whole minute the hall was plunged into silence, interrupted only for tea.

- What is the probability that he belongs to another faction?

- Zero. He shares his spells too freely and brazenly. If he belonged to the Elder Faction, we would already know about it. Incubi haven't been born for a couple of hundred years, they would definitely have prepared the best conditions to start strengthening their army. Leohart (Mao) himself would have started strengthening his own army, trying to keep a low profile. He would have called his generals, given them servants, made Master and Servant Contacts, then gone through the officer corps and so on through his trusted subordinates. Not to mention that Kido is a powerful military potential.

Sheila was thinking clearly, she had had the whole evening to think over all the pros and cons, and so a rather promising picture was emerging in her head.

Ramusas thought about the worst-case scenarios first, but Sheila's arguments were logical.

- Speaking of which, all this talk and reporting started because of these Kido . What's their potential?

- First of all, it's worth clarifying that Maria doesn't have the same talent for Magic as me or Lucia. Her talent in magic is slightly above average. I think this is no secret to anyone?

- No, it's not a secret. She chose the path of strength.

Ramusas read Sheila's reports , and Lucia even more so knows her younger sister.

- So, in this month, she learned 12 Bakudō and Hadō spells . Of course, 5 or 7 spells of each direction are just the basics, such as concentrating magic in one point, releasing magic, giving magic a certain form, and so on. But after a month of magic training, Maria acquired two Bakudō spells that bind the target, one Bakudō spell that repels physical objects, allowing Maria is able to deflect enemy attacks to the side and then deliver her own. Maria has also learned one effective mid-long range Hadō spell , one lightning enchantment type Hadō spell that is released upon contact, and one Hadō spell that forms a vast three-dimensional web of magic flow that can release other spells upon contact. The last spell she learned today is called Hadō #12 Fushibi .

Ramusas smiled.

- Apparently, your daughter is much more talented than you think.

- No, she was a slightly above average talent and she still is. It took her two hours to master the spell , while it took me two minutes. And this is taking into account that she had already managed to learn the entire structure of the spell before training, and I spent a whole minute out of two minutes reading the instructions.

- This…

After this clarification, Maria's "unexpectedly awakened talent" seemed somehow... Pathetic? Ramusas understood that such a clarification nipped any other interpretations in the bud. Even Lucia, standing next to him, looked at her mother with disbelief. She was doing her duty as a servant, and therefore did not interfere, but such simplicity was simply... Scary.

- Okay, I get that these Kido of his are extremely effective for training anyone, even the most stupid idiots among the military. I get that it will change the rules of combat, but what else?

A normal fight between two demons or gods is a throwing of spells from one to the other, with slight differences in that one of the fighters may not be a mage, but a fighter of the Speed or Strength type, but the essence remains the same.

The winner is the one who hits more with his attacks, who dodges and defends against enemy attacks better, who has more stamina/magic.

Large-scale battles are distinguished by the fact that they simply throw wide-range magic at each other, trying to kill as many enemy soldiers as possible, after which all the other fighters (Speed, Strength, etc.) finish off the rest or group them in the way that the mages need so that they can finish them off.

Sieges are not effectively distinguished from large-scale battles.

- And the fact that it adds great potential for team battles. I watched this Bleach out of interest , or rather the pages on the Internet dedicated to various Kido . And I'll tell you, there are dozens of them, and for every whim. With this addition, battles will not be grouped 1 on 1, they will fight as a group, creating combinations of magic. Sieges and battles with a large number of people will become completely different. Now ANY fighter will be an effective fighting unit, no matter who he will fight against. Kido's most terrifying spell was such that it sealed the target using the target's own reserves of magic.

Sheila was deadly serious.

- But it was just a cartoon, why are you so worried? Do you think it's that easy to create something like that?

Ramusas used his own experience to define the boundaries of talent.

The gods used magic to create humans and give them magic. Hell and Earth were created through magic. Magic was capable of many things, but this?

Actual one hit kill?

No.

It's simply impossible.

However, Sheila did not share her ally's sentiments.

- Ramusas , I understand that the situation is out of the ordinary, but let's think rationally, okay? To begin with, Sigmund must be quite young, otherwise we would have found out about him earlier for the reasons stated above. That means he is under 20 years old, since by this time the Incubi are already collecting their harem. They have excellent charm and charisma in relation to the opposite sex, so this is not surprising. Sigmund shows interest in Maria, although not as actively as he could. This means that he is either a couple of years younger than Maria, and he has not yet started active puberty . Or he is 3 or 4 years older than her, when he can behave normally, despite the hormonal swings. Let's imagine that he is 17 or 18 years old. So far we are on the same page?

- Yes, I understand your logic so far.

- Good. So he watched one cartoon, liked it, and then decided to repeat the spells from there. However, instead of simply reproducing the appearance of the spells, he does not even create them anew, but creates a whole MAGIC SYSTEM of spells, which gradually prepares the practitioner for the next, more complex and advanced Kido ... After which he meets Maria and simply passes on this spell to her in the style of "Ha-ha, cool!", "Look what I can do!" While ordinary human boys boast about their biceps or abs, he simply boasts about his "Hobby" ... Now imagine what kind of COMBAT spells he has?

- That's what I understand, but ... What can I do? We can't let him be discovered because of our actions, and that's why we're looking for him only like this. We're limited in both resources and means.

Ramusas was not stupid, stupid people die in war, but he also understood that Sigmund was now out of his reach. However, he had to become part of the Moderate Faction, otherwise either a new Great War against the Heroes and Gods would begin, or a revolution in Hell.

Now Ramusas's only hope was in Maria , who would be able to tempt him to choose the Moderate faction.

Sheila sighed and then leaned back on the couch. She had said everything she had to say.

- Don't you think that, having such a friend, Maria would rather ask him for help than follow Zolgir 's lead ? And even if Zolgir forces her to cooperate, Maria would most likely rely on Sigmund's help than on Basara Toujou. Sigmund is Maria's friend, but Basara is not. Sigmund is an Incubus, and Maria will think that Basara is a member of the Hero Clan. Sigmund has already demonstrated his outstanding qualities, and Basara has done nothing for the past 6 years . According to his father, Jin Toujou , Basara is now weaker than he was six years ago. Sigmund, due to his nature, is either already a cut above Basara if he is 17 or 18, or he can quickly become stronger simply by living near the red-light district for two or three months . Considering that Maria is not stupid, she will choose Sigmund, understanding his potential and talent. Thus, your plan to bring Mio , Basara , and Maria together will be ruined.

For the first time during the conversation, Lucia decided to add something of her own.

Sheila just chuckled.

- If Sigmund really decides to help, then I will give him Maria right there as a wife or mistress, recognizing him as my son-in-law. With such a husband, Maria will be like behind a stone wall. If he lacks strength, then we will do as you said, if he does, then even better! He does not interfere with any of our plans.

- If Maria does this, you will help her. We cannot lose Sigmund because of some stupidity, he has too much potential.

Ramusas also saw no problem. In such an outcome, it would be obvious that Sigmund's feelings for Maria are at least at the level of "likes her as a girlfriend/sister", which is in Ramusas's favor . Thus, Sigmund will move to the Moderate faction, and there Maria will start to show initiative, after which it is not far from falling in love or a full-fledged relationship.

Surely he knows how quickly succubi fall in love?

- But our agreement with Jin Toujou ...

Only Lucia didn't understand why her mother and her boss were acting so calmly. They were accepting an agreement with the God of War himself, Jin Toujou !

Aren't they afraid of breaking the contract?

Sheila decided to answer her .

- My daughter, we have long agreed with Jin about all possible options. We did not raise our children as robots so that they would listen to us and carry out all our orders. Initially, we agreed to Toujou idea because we saw potential in Basara . Basara has the blood of the God of War, Sapphire and the Dragon that Jin fought. Basara took over the "Banishing Shift" from Jin. And Basara's potential is enough , he could also be a symbol of the unification of demons and the clan of heroes. We discussed various "ifs" with Jin, including if Mio and Maria do not get along with Basara in character. Jin promised not to pressure the children and not to interfere in their affairs. The only thing Basara will lose is incest with his cousin, nothing more and nothing less.

Sheila calmed her daughter, who began to wind herself up about the upcoming "confrontation" with the God of War.

- Besides, we will still come out on top. Such an alliance with the incubus will be beneficial for the entire Moderate Faction. We will give him suitable soil for his growth, and he will bring the fruits of his genius to our army. Besides ... Who said that Basara would not want to help his cousin? His mother may be somewhere in the Demon Realm. The United Demon Realm will help us all with her search. From this point of view, it will even be beneficial for us if Maria asks Sigmund for help, after which he will help her. I hope he will help.

Thus, Ramusas and Sheila calmed Lucia down. And after another 15 minutes of important but incoherent conversations about what to do with Zolgir , which of the close and trusted persons should be blessed with a Master and Servant Contract with a member of the opposite sex that they liked, Sheila returned home.

And after another hour and a half, Maria came out of her room, dragging with her several thick stacks of paper.

- Hm? What is this, Maria? Just don't tell me you printed out another hentai doujinshi . You could have just asked, I would have bought you the original.

Maria smiled in a "32 is not the limit" style, and then answered.

- It was Sigmund who teleported me a gift by mail! He was worried about my progress in magic, so he sent me a gift. Here! You can check it out!

Sheila looked closely at the stacks of papers that were offered, all written in neat Japanese handwriting. It was obvious that Sigmund's calligraphy was good, and had been practised.

Sheila picked up the first "volume" and quickly flipped through it. It had various Hadō numbers 13 through 20 written on it. Then Sheila picked up the second volume, which had Hadō numbers 21 through 30. The third volume had Hadō numbers 31 through 40. Sheila saw a familiar Hadō #31 Shakkahō , Hadō #32 Ōkasen , Hadō #33 Sōkatsui . Unfortunately, Hadō's other acquaintances Sheila didn't see it.

This means that Sigmund came up with them himself.

However, to Sheila's surprise , Maria brought back three more written volumes.

These were the Bakudō spells . Of all the spells listed, Sheila only knew Bakudō #21 Sekienton , Bakudō #26 Kyokkō , Bakudō #30 Shitotsu Sansen , Bakudō #37 Tsuriboshi and Bakudō #39 Enkōsen .

In short, Sheila was in a hurry to make such a large and detailed report.

And she definitely underestimated the extent to which Sigmund and Maria's relationship had progressed. Even one such volume takes more than one or two nights to write, and Sigmund wrote 6 such volumes, and he wrote everything by hand…

Now here's Sheila sure that Sigmund is at least in love with Maria.

Well, now Basara will definitely lose his incestuous sex.

- I see you're serious.

Sheila looked closely at Maria, who was practically beaming with satisfaction.

- Well ... You could say that. Sigmund is very capable.

- And that's why you decided to get closer to him, right? Have you at least seen his face?

- N-no?

Maria suddenly looked embarrassed. Sheila didn't understand why. Was it because she couldn't see her "boyfriend's" face, or because she saw something wrong?

/ Was she afraid that I could steal her boyfriend?

Such situations were not uncommon, or rather not as uncommon as people think. There were many young men who overestimated their strength in their efforts to create a harem, starting with a single adult woman. Or, on the contrary, adult and attractive women caught good guys when they were distracted.

But with the Incubus?

With a pair of Incubus and Succubus?

With an Incubus and two Succubi who are related?

This is just ridiculous.

Once the hormones hit their heads, they'll start fucking like rabbits. Sheila won't even have to do anything to push them towards each other, natural attraction and magnetism will do the trick. After all , they're the same species, the seductive aura works both ways.

Sheila will do is drop by to visit their daughter a few times and give her advice in adult life. Maybe even participate, and if she likes it, she will join their harem life " for good."

She already considers Sigmund part of her family, since the transfer of such research was previously carried out as part of the "bride ransom".

- Well, then will you introduce us when you meet?

- Yes, I will introduce you, but he is unlikely to be able to come in the near future, he has things to do. And…

For some reason, Maria became even more embarrassed. Sheila thought that she was a little awkward bragging about her boyfriend. Maybe he already had one girlfriend, which is why Maria didn't know how to act?

- And Sigmund said he couldn't send the rest of the Kido . He said they were too complicated for me to understand without his guidance.

- Does he know about me?

- He sent me these Kido because of you... He thought that you would be able to figure out their mechanics of action, so that you could explain them to me later. There will be too many nuances later...

Maria began to scratch her head in embarrassment. She was clearly uncomfortable burdening her mother like that.

- I believe in it. Nuances began to appear already at issue 12.

Considering that Maria had every chance of simply blowing herself up on the spot, just using Hadō #12 Fushibi , then at higher levels she will definitely blow herself up.

- By the way, I understand that he has a full set of Kido ?

- Yes, he knows all Kido up to and including #100.

Maria answered quickly, even somewhat thoughtlessly, which somewhat confused Sheila .

- I understand he is strong? I hope he is stronger than you?

- Yes, he is strong, the strongest of all I know!

Maria entered Fanatic Mode, which confused Sheila once again . Just for a second, because she didn't think Maria would have such a reaction. Sheila knows that high-level Kido are quite impressive in their power. So she put Sigmund on a level close to Lars. Lars is also quite a talented young man, and also strong, much stronger than Maria herself, even stronger than her older sister Lucia.

/ Considering that Maria spends most of her time at home, she hasn't seen many people. She doesn't even understand my level of strength, even approximately, so it would be fair to put Sigmund and Lars on the same level.

- By the way, Sigmund asked me to send him a list of Succubus Magic, as well as the basis for Demon Magic. He is interested in how they differ from his Magic. Can you help with that?

Maria made a cute face, as if begging her mother to let her go on a date with a guy. This couldn't help but amuse Sheila .

- Yes, of course, no problem.

It makes sense for an Incubus, cut off from the Demon Realm, to be interested in Succubus Magic, since they are literally his own race. He won't see anything new there, well, maybe a couple of spells to control fertility, increase sensitivity, or penetrate other people's dreams. In short, no combat use.

Well, the basis of Demon Magic is the basis. Nothing terrible will happen if he sees the material that Sheila , Lucia and Maria studied.

Sheila's opinion , this request was not even considered a favor, it was not even worth mentioning. Most likely, Sigmund simply asked for this magic so that Maria would not be too ashamed, embarrassed and ashamed to receive such gifts.

After all, family and racial magic is learned almost intuitively. It was a base that Sigmund knew anyway, and if he didn't, he would learn it very quickly.

This magic isn't even worth mentioning in the training content, unlike Kido , which anyone can learn.

Sheila is determined to establish a good relationship with Sigmund.

- By the way, Maria, tell him that I will help him with any research he will conduct. My house will always be glad to see him ... And give him a kiss from me !

- Mother!

- Ahahahaha !

Sheila couldn't help but tease her daughter. Maria was too cute not to tease her, but because Sheila couldn't help herself.

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