The Mysterious Black Magician

"Uh, Mr. Demon, how to leave this place?" He asked in a voice that trailed with unease. He was worried as to what was happening outside. Sistela was currently in control of his body. It would be troublesome to explain to the others if she did some silly behaviors that were unlike his personality.

He forgot to warn her of what she could not and could do.

"Puwahaha!"

However, what he got as a reply was a hearty guffaw.

"......"

Yman fell silent.

"Young man, how unlucky! There's no way to leave this place! Now you are a prisoner too just like me! Hahahaha!" Said the demon.

The demon could roam the place, but could not leave the Soul's Domain.

Yman stared at him with a blank face.

"By the way, who was in control of your body at the moment?" The demon asked.

"My Deity," he replied truthfully.

"Puahahaha!" The demon guffawed again upon hearing him. "You are so stupid, young man!"

Screamed the demon.

He wondered what this demon was saying.

"Uhm, Mr. Demon, I don't think it's bad for me. But I do think it's bad for you…"

"Haha--- she?" The demon's laugh suddenly stopped when he heard him.

"Fufu, since it was my body, I don't think living here as a soul was a bad idea. On the contrary, you will be trapped in here for eternity. And in the worst-case scenario, you might disappear…"

He said with a mocking face. Then he remembered something. "Aha, now that I'm also trapped in here no one will seek to find your real body. Perhaps, Miss Ice let it rot in the corner of the smelly place…"

When the demon heard it, Gulp! A gulping sound subconsciously escaped from his mouth as beads of sweat starting to pour on his face.

But Yman continued saying, "...I think it is an adequate research-material. Many researchers would love to dissect a demon's body to its very last bone." The demon's face was like being poured by cold water after he heard it.

"Geeeee!" He started to tremble and squealed as beads of sweat started to gush like raindrops from his face.

'This kid was right! Damn, how did I even forget it?! Humans are the real monsters!' He shrieked.

Yet, Yman was still not finished!

"Then again….. the most likely to happen is that they feed that body of yours to their pets after they get all the data they need. Tsk, tsk… (he clicked his tongue while shaking his head.) Such a proud noble demon, but sadly will turn to become a pet food, pfft!" A chuckle unintentionally escaped.

After hearing what he said, Pet food as a trigger! The demon's aura rose as he said, "Brother! We can't let that bully-Lolli-fairy do her thing!" He said in a panic.

Yman was stunned. 'What kind of naming sense was that,' he thought with white eyes. He wondered what Sistela did to this demon -- for him to become so contemptuous of her. Also, he could not believe that Sistela was visiting this place. Aside from that, why was he calling her a fairy? Is Sistela appearing here with that form? Isn't she supposed to be a soul as well? Wait, System Deities would advance their ranks by using the Soul Advancement, however, do they have a real soul? Aren't they a piece of metal c0rafted with the help of magic and technology?

Regardless, a more pressing issue was in front of him so he must refrain from thinking further.

"You must reclaim your body as soon as possible my brethren! Let's help together to oust that conqueror! Curse to the bully-Lolli-fairy! Curse to the bully-Lolli-fairy!" The demon declared while raising what seemed like arms to him. However, since they were in their soul forms, it resembled more tails than arms.

'Regardless, who conquered who?!' He didn't know what happened anymore.

Like a man that wanted to cheer-up his buddy, the Demon of Possession repeatedly chanted the word that only a commander before the battle would occasionally declare to encourage his men to fight and die in the sense of protecting their loved ones, families, and friends from a wicked dark villain.

While saying it, a small image of Sistela surrounded by blinding light appeared in the Demon's mind.

Sistela was looking down at them with a wicked smile, wielding the Spear of Injustice in one hand while pointing the tip of it to them.

This was what Yman could picture while listening to the Demon's claim.

He wondered if there was a new cast. This was supposed to be played by the duo with the same face as him. But for some reason, although the plot was the same, the casts were different! It was played by Sistela and the Demon. He wondered what happened to the two who occasionally quarreled in his mind.

Yman stood frozen on his feet while wearing the face of a ghost.

Outside, there was a panic that currently was happening. Rea and Cinde were worried about Crimson.

"Crimson do you have a fever?" Cinde asked.

On the other hand, Rea shook her head. 'Why this guy letting himself fall to a fever,' she thought.

'Achoo! Achoo! Achoo! Why did my partner not put into account his health!?' Sistela who was currently in control of Yman's body grumbled while sneezing terribly.

A moment later, "Eh?" Yman came back but found himself surrounded by faces staring at him in worry.

"Drink this, Mr. Crimson!" From the inside of Alchemy's Little Garden, Airi came rushing with a glass of liquid that seemed like an antidote.

'Ehh? What happened?' He thought.

<Partner, oh you came back!> Sistela cried out.

"....." Yman was puzzled by what was happening. Why Miss Airi holding a glass of antidote in her hands? And why was Cinde staring at him with a worried expression? On other hand, Rea was, well, he could not tell if she was worried or angry. This girl is just hard to figure.

Sistela too was acting odd.

"Who has a fever?" He asked. They all stared at him.

After an awkward atmosphere dissipates and the misunderstanding has been settled with a lie, Yman found out that he was sneezing unstoppable a while ago. Perhaps the cause of it was that demon's constant cursing of Sistela's name. Yman laughed at them in a descending volume. 

He then asked Sistela about the result of the test.

"Oh, so you succeeded?" He asked.

<Of course!> she replied while puffing her chest.

Sistela was currently flying in front of his face.

Yman lifted his index finger and brushed her head. "Good job, My Deity," he said while smiling.

He had high hopes that she would succeed. Good thing she did.

After fooling the Demon of Possession, he told him the exit from that place. He said that Sistela would fly towards the centermost of the lake of mana to where a reverse flow of current was moving upward.

After letting himself be dragged by it, he found himself in an awkward situation of being surrounded by a panic atmosphere.

'Hahaha,' he secretly laughed in mind.

He could only sigh in relief that nothing serious and unredeemable happened.

They were currently sitting on a long wooden bench from where Rea and Airi were spectating at them a while ago.

"Cinde, how are your results?" He asked the girl who was sitting beside him and was wearing a face that was easy to figure. But still, he wanted to ask to satisfy his curiosity.

"Well, out of pity, the professor decided to let her join the department," Rea was the one who replied in a stern voice.

"Ahaha, pity or not, what's important is that I succeed to join!" She said shamelessly while raising her hands in the air. 

Rea sighed.

"Uhm, the professor said that she might learn in the process. It's not actually that she's untalented in it, it just Miss Cinde's interest is not in the alchemy as for now."

Yman glanced at her suspiciously. He wondered why she decided to join if her interest was not here in the first place.

A flush of redness was visible on her face. Cinde didn't know what happened to herself either. She was puzzled. She suddenly had the energy to go out and visit the academy. Even though she disliked people's stares at her, she still chose to go out and sacrifice her gaming hours.

Sigh!

Seeing Crimson's confused face, "I- I also wanted to learn from now on."

'Geez, what happened to me?' Cinde thought after declaring that she wanted to learn alchemy.

He didn't know if to doubt her words or not.

"By the way, Senior Sister Airi, can you let me help you in making the Body Tampering drinks(aka elixir) now?"

He remembered.

"Uh, eh… of course, by the way, congratulations to both of you! Finally, I have someone I can talk to."

Said Airi. Although in alchemy, a superb concentration is a must, it also helps to have someone you can share ideas with.

"Oh, apprentice, come here, help me with this!"

Suddenly, Prof. Ronnie called out from the inside.

He jumped on his feet and went inside. More or less, there's only his goal in his mind.