The Strongest Onmyoji and the Shikigami With AI are Unparalleled in Another World ~ A Second Life Properly Enjoyed Using Artificial Intelligence ~-Chapter 201 - True Identity

“Master, what will you do?”

AI-chan asked.

“I’m going, of course. I don’t know if it’s a trap or if he’s simply confident, but if there are no other soldiers, it works to our advantage. We’ll take care of it here.”

“I agree. That was our original goal.”

Merell also agreed.

“Yuuma-sama, please put me down. If it comes to a fight, I would be in the way.”

Since Leanne said so, I crouched down and lowered her.

“Leanne, prioritize escaping over attacking. And no matter what happens, don’t try to save us. We can handle it. But without magic, you are weak. Do you understand?”

“I understand. My priority is myself.”

Nobles probably understand this kind of thing well.

“Good. AI-chan, I’ll leave Leanne to you.”

“Understood. Also, please take out Koma-chan.”

“Right, that too.”

I took a charm from my pocket and threw it in front of Leanne.

Koma-chan appeared, crouching in front of Leanne.

When Leanne mounted Koma-chan, it stood up.

“Merell, if you don’t want to die, don’t step in front of me. You’ll burn to death.”

“I won’t step in front of you. I don’t want to burn to death, and I’m not the type to fight head-on.”

That definitely seems to be the case.

“Alright, let’s go.”

We left the disgusting room and walked without any further caution.

Then, we found a staircase and climbed it.

“This building has three floors, and his room is on the top floor, the third floor.”

As we were climbing, Merell told us.

“I see... but his magical power exceeds that. It’s probably the rooftop.”

He was on the rooftop during the day, so maybe he just likes it.

“The rooftop... You can access it from his room.”

He definitely likes the rooftop.

Well, I don’t know if he’s the one who built this building...

We continued up the stairs, and soon we arrived on the third floor.

“Where’s Volker’s room?”

“It’s over there.”

As we walked in the direction Merell pointed, there were many doors, but in the back, a ridiculously luxurious door caught my eye.

“Is that it?”

“Yes.”

It’s pretty obvious.

“Master, there’s an enemy presence above.”

AI-chan looked up at the ceiling.

“That’s definitely the rooftop. Let’s go.”

We walked to the luxurious door, and Merell grabbed the doorknob and pushed it.

It seemed the door wasn’t locked, and it slowly opened.

The room inside was empty, but the lights were on, making it bright.

It was a luxurious room, and it had an air of elegance, but the axes and swords leaning against the wall ruined that atmosphere.

“Terrible taste.”

“Master, that axe has blood on it...”

“Yuuma-sama’s room is modest, but it has a sense of class, so the contrast is huge...”

We casually talked as we looked around the room.

“I’ve also never been in this room before, but I wouldn’t call it a good room.”

“Sven’s room wasn’t bad. It was simple, but well-organized.”

I remembered Sven’s house from when I saw it once.

“Thank you. Sven-sama wasn’t interested at all, so I designed the interior. It burned, though...”

“Make another one.”

“I will. Now, you can access the rooftop from the balcony.”

Merell pointed to the window.

“Got it.”

I walked toward the window.

During that time, the magic power I felt above hadn’t moved at all.

However, there was a sense of discomfort.

I had been feeling that way ever since I sensed this magic power below.

I tried to think about it, but I couldn’t figure it out, so I just went to the window, opened it, and stepped out onto the balcony.

It was cold outside, and the chilly wind hit my face.

“Yuuma-san, it’s over there.”

Merell pointed to the left, where there was a staircase.

“From here, a battle could break out at any time. Stay alert.”

“I understand.”

Merell nodded, and we began to climb the stairs.

Soon, we arrived at the rooftop, which had no walls or iron bars.

The wind was strong, making it a little scary.

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“It’s him...”

In the center of the rooftop, there was a man, showing us his back.

As I watched this man’s back, Merell stepped forward.

I stopped Merell with a hand.

“That’s the right idea. Attacking from behind is your fighting style, but attacking someone who knows you’ll do that and shows their back is something only a fool would do.”

The man spoke without turning around.

“Volker! Why did you burn Sven-sama’s house!?”

Merell seemed to be angry and shouted, but is that really the point to get angry about?

“You turned against me, didn’t you?”

“I was conducting an undercover investigation on Sven-sama’s orders.”

Merell told the lie she had prepared.

“Hah! I see! Sven doesn’t have the brains to think of something like that, and it’s clearly a lie, but I’ll believe you! But anyway, both you and Sven are no longer needed.”

“What!? Are you mocking Sven-sama!?”

“No, that’s not my intention. Sven is strong. He’s a pure-blooded demon who only cares about fighting, so he was a very useful man. But he’s no longer needed.”

“I don’t understand. What are you saying?”

When Merell asked that, the man turned to face us.

It was Volker, the man who had swung his axe down and shot Crow-chan with a bow in the plaza.

But something was different.

“You guys are really idiots.”

Volker said that and grinned.

“You... You’re a human!?”

Merell shouted, and I realized it. He definitely lacked the bluish-white hue typical of demons, and he looked just like a human.

Of course, when I saw him in the plaza yesterday, or when I saw him on the rooftop earlier in the day, that wasn’t the case.

And then, I realized it.

I had felt a sense of discomfort ever since I sensed the magic below.

It was the quality of the magic.

Magic differs subtly depending on the species.

Humans, elves, demons, beastmen...

I’ve seen many different species before, and all of them had slightly different qualities to their magic.

And the magic I felt from Volker wasn’t that of a demon, but that of a human.

“Finally figured it out... It’s been years since I joined this organization, and you finally realized it... And now, you see my true form, and only now... Haha! You’re really a bunch of idiots! Hahaha!”

Volker laughed loudly.