You call this magic?

No, buddy, can’t you see that huge [CLOSE] outside the door?

Ethan stood up, ready to chase them away himself, of course, in a gentle way.

During the five-day treatment period, she was awake much more than she was asleep. Although she herself had mentioned many times that there was no need to bother, Ethan still decided to make sure Wiz was completely cured before leaving.

Living together with a beautiful woman in a reasonable and reasonable way is much more comfortable than going back to be with those idiots.

"Mr. Ethan." Wiz suddenly opened her eyes and sat up in bed, her eyes showing a seriousness she had never shown before. "Um, the person knocking on the door is my friend, so... could you please not hit him?"

Hearing this, Ethan turned on his [Magic Perception] and observed carefully, then laughed and said, "Your friend is quite interesting. He actually came in the form of a clone."

Being able to be Wiz's friend and make Wiz say this would theoretically make the [Brave Sword] react, but since it was a clone that came, it really couldn't react at all.

A clone is not considered a living being.

"Ah, ahahaha..." Hearing this, Wiz just smiled awkwardly. "Well, anyway, please don't fight. Please!"

Generally speaking, clone magic requires a medium. If there is no medium, it will be like Ethan's substitute magic, and it will not be able to leave his original body too far away.

The "friend" who appeared at Wiz's door had his magic concentrated on his head, and judging from its shape, it should be a mask. This should be the so-called medium.

A tall man appeared at the door, with a black and white mask on his face. Ethan thought for a moment before finding some information about this man in his memory.

It seemed like a character that appeared in the second season that he hadn't watched.

"Oh?" The man looked Ethan up and down, as if thinking about something. Finally, a smile appeared on his lips. "I am a cadre of the Demon King's army and the Duke of Hell who leads the demons! The great demon who can see through everything in the world - Vanir."

Another cadre, but you——

"Is it really okay to say it so bluntly? You're thinking that, aren't you? Unknown adventurer!" Vanir pointed at Ethan with a gesture as exaggerated as Kaiba Seto. "You're the first one I've ever met who can't even see through my eyes!"

?

"Don't worry, this isn't mind reading. It's just that humans always think the same thing at times like this!" Vanir chuckled and extended his hand to Ethan. "Such a strong smell of death. It seems you're no ordinary person. May I ask your name?"

As the saying goes, don't hit someone who smiles at you. Since the other party didn't intend to start a war, Ethan would respond: "I'm Ethan, and I can be considered a new adventurer in this city."

Ethan's hand and Vanir's hand overlapped, and then... bang!

The Barnier in front of him exploded into a ball of ribbons and fireworks, sprinkling golden rain in front of the shop door, and the ribbons even fell on Ethan.

“…” Ethan was confused. What the hell was going on?

"It seems you don't mind my little surprise." From a nearby alley, Vanir, dressed in a tuxedo, emerged with a delightful smile. "Humans usually provide me with delicious negative emotions at times like these."

At this moment, Ethan understood that this guy was probably better at making trouble than Kazuma and his gang.

Since he was Wiz's friend, Ethan had no ill feelings towards him. Besides, even if he did, what could a clone do to him?

The most important thing is that there is no smell of blood on his body, so he probably doesn't kill people.

As a cadre of the Demon King's army, being able to do this, Ethan has already regarded him as Wiz.

"Come in." Ethan used floating magic to remove the fireworks and ribbons on his body and opened the door.

"Excuse me for disturbing you then."

Two minutes later, Ethan sat opposite Vanir and briefly explained Wiz's condition to Vanir.

"Oh, that's truly a disaster. Miss Wiz actually encountered something like this... That's why you're here in person. Um, let me guess."

Vanir made a strategic retreat and made an "in and out" gesture. "Could it be that this is the relationship between you and Wiz?"

"...No." Ethan said with a hollow look, "Barnil, what on earth are you doing here?"

"A few days ago, that Demon King guy asked me to investigate the Beldia matter... Of course, this is secondary. My main purpose is to find a small matter with that useless boss who gets poorer the harder he works."

Volume 4: Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! From Chapter 20 onwards, you will appear as a beautiful girl.

Barnil, the Duke of Hell, is a demon. To him, the Demon King is not an object of his submission. The Duke of Hell is not a being that the Demon King can control. The relationship between the two parties is at most Party A and Party B, and both parties have to pay a price.

For the demons, the best delicacy is the negative emotions of disgust emitted by humans, so the demons will not kill humans easily. To the demons, humans are the goose that lays golden eggs, and only fools would kill the goose to get the eggs.

From this perspective, the demon race is in a wonderful symbiotic relationship with humans.

"Then why don't you just kill the Demon King? If the Demon King wipes out humans, you demons will have nothing to eat, right?"

"That's because demons can also produce negative emotions, and they are also one of our rations."

That's fine.

"Oh, it seems that what I said reminded you of something interesting. Could you tell me a little?" The smile on Vanir's face was sincere, but Ethan felt subtly unhappy when he thought that the other party was a demon who fed on human negative emotions.

After all, in myths and legends, demons are the type that will kill people without paying for their lives.

But it wouldn't hurt to talk about what he was thinking now.

Anyway, the two were just chatting.

"I know a kind of 'demon'. They are emotionally indifferent and cannot understand human emotions. Even a demon like you may not be able to find qualified ingredients in them." Ethan said.

"What?! How could such a thing happen?" Vanir showed a shocked expression, and was extremely exaggerated. "What value does such a creature have in the world?"

"Yes, for the rest of my life, I will definitely kill them all and not leave any alive." Ethan said expressionlessly.

"Although I'm also quite interested in this strange 'demon' you mentioned, I want to see how that indifferent being feels when frightened out of his wits by my carefully designed 'little scare'. That must be quite delicious."

"However, compared to that," Vanir turned his gaze to Ethan again, a thoughtful look in his eyes. "I really want to see your panicked expression right now. It will surely be delicious."

"I advise you not to." Ethan leaned back in his chair, "If you don't want this clone to disappear."

"Then..." Vanir's eyes rolled, the smile on his face growing wider. "Want to make a bet with me? Don't worry, as long as you can win, I won't play any word games and will directly fulfill any of your requests."

Here comes the devil’s favorite part of playing with people’s hearts.

"I see you're really free." Ethan sighed and pointed upstairs. "Instead of this, why don't you go talk to Wiz?"

"Hahaha—my mission was accomplished the moment I saw you." Vanir's eyes gleamed. "Beldia died at your hands, right?"

"..."

"So, I'm actually quite free right now, and Wiz doesn't seem to be in a position to talk either. Playing a game with you, who can kill Beldia, wouldn't be a bad idea."

"You said that if I win, I can let you do anything. So what about you? What if you win?"

"As I said earlier, I seek only negative human emotions, like you before me... If I can make you express despair and resentment, I'm sure my appetite will be satisfied—that's all I ask for."

"Tell me first, what do you want to bet on?"

Ethan thought about it and agreed.

"I will cast a spell on you. If you can break it, I will be defeated. If you cannot, I will be victorious. The time limit will be until tomorrow's sunrise. If you are unable to break it by the time limit, I will remove the effects of the spell for you - I guarantee that there will be no sequelae."

The more he made such assurances, the more Ethan felt that something was wrong. After all, the guy opposite him was a devil.

However, Barnil may not know that Ethan is almost invincible in this situation.

But Ethan still frowned deeply, and the master of acting once again demonstrated his ability: "Do you demons just like playing word games with humans like this?"

"As I said earlier, I won't play any word games. The key to sustainable development is 'sustainable'."

You devil are quite understanding.

"alright."

Ethan finally nodded reluctantly.

"OK!" Vanir snapped his fingers. "Then please stand in the center of the room."

Ethan looked at Vanir with a dazed look. If he didn't have that magic, he would definitely be screwed by Vanir next.

If it weren't for that magic, Ethan wouldn't have accepted the bet.

Barnil slowly stood up and walked across to Ethan, pointing in his direction: "My followers in this world, Barnil, the Duke of Hell, orders—"

"No, no, Mr. Banier, please don't do this!" At this time, Wiz's screams were heard from upstairs.

“No, it’s too late, Wiz!” Vanir clearly expected Wiz to intervene. “You will be cursed by me! [Cursed Darkness]!”

"No, ahhhhhh—" Wiz let out a scream accompanied by the sound of hurried footsteps.

Then, a burst of black flames suddenly erupted from Ethan's body. Vanir obviously did not expect this sudden change. After a few seconds, he seemed to realize something and stood there in a daze.

At this time, Wiz had also arrived at the hall, and then saw Vanir standing still and Ethan with his arms folded, looking straight ahead.

Silence, long silence.

"Uh, so, what's the situation now?" Wiz broke the silence with a low voice.

……

Demons have no gender.

It must be emphasized again here that demons have no gender.

Even though Vanir appeared as a male human when facing Ethan and Wiz, this was just the gender he simulated. The real Duke of Hell has no gender distinction.

So, he can become a man or a woman. As for why he appears in his current form, it is purely a coincidence.

"Ru, what kind of magic did you use just now?" Vanir's voice was unexpectedly calm.

"[Magic that reflects all curses] is basically my passive skill." Ethan also answered calmly.

"I see. You tricked me." Vanir sighed deeply. "I lose. You can now state your demands."

"You don't plan to default on your debt?" Ethan asked.

"I'm not that bad-mannered. Besides, Wiz is right next to me. She won't allow me to go back on my word." Vanir spread his hands.

"So, what is the effect of [Cursed Darkness]?" Ethan asked.

"It's limited to the sexual organs. It makes men's genitals disappear and women's genitals grow."

"Fuck..." Ethan's scalp went numb.

"Under normal circumstances, even if you can break my curse, the sudden change will make you reveal your delicious negative emotions. I will win no matter what."

Damn you.

It's hard, the fist is hard.

But now what he wanted to say more was: Thank you, Lady Celia.

However, since that's the case.

Ethan made his request to Vanir: "From now on, your public image must be fixed as that of a beautiful girl."

"I see. You're trying to trick me this way." Vanir smiled, as if this request was no problem for him. "Okay."

Volume 4: Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Chapter 21: Do You Need My Sleeping Service?

Even Ethan hesitated for a long time when faced with the abstract magic of [Cursed Darkness], and finally chose not to learn it.

As long as he doesn't learn this magic, [Magic that reflects all curses] can be continuously reflected, and he will never be ambushed or cursed by Vanir.

Less than half an hour after the first meeting, the demon Vanir had tried to get negative emotions from Ethan twice in a row. This had to be guarded against.

The key point is that according to Barnil's explanation, this magic will not change a person's appearance. In other words, if this magic is cast on a bearded man, his lower body will disappear, but everything else will remain unchanged. That would be very scary.

But in other words, if this trick is used on a woman... Thinking of this, Ethan felt a chill and decided to forget it.

He has ten thousand other ways to disgust his enemies, and there is no need for him to take the risk of his second brother disappearing for this magic. However... as long as he can research a way to block this magic, it is not impossible for him to learn it, but he has to make some changes, such as forcibly turning into a beautiful girl or something.

"Um, are you serious?" Wiz and Ethan were sitting in a row at this time, looking at Vanir standing in the middle of the shop with some nervousness and expectation.

"Of course, since I lost the bet, I will definitely pay the price. Don't worry, Ethan, I will definitely change into an appearance that best suits your sexual fetish! Even things like this can be done!" Vanir was so shameless that he had a bright smile on his face when he said this, and even gave Ethan a thumbs up.

"I think you're quite skilled." Ethan complained.

"Ah, just as you said!" Vanir puffed out his chest and raised his head, saying with pride, "I once disguised myself as a beautiful woman to sneak into a group of adventurers, and when they fell in love with me, I transformed back into a man. Ah, I really miss the negative emotions of that time. That extreme deliciousness, I really hope you can experience it~"

"That's totally unnecessary, you nasty bastard."

"Thanks for the compliment."

As expected, the devil is extremely shameless. Fortunately, Ethan can restrain this guy's tricks to some extent, otherwise he really wouldn't dare to stay near Vanir.

When dealing with the devil, just remember one thing: no matter what conditions the devil proposes, as long as you cannot guarantee a win, you must never agree to it, even if the bet seems to just ask you to calculate what 1+1 equals, not to mention that 99% of people cannot achieve a guaranteed win.

"However, I do have a problem right now." Vanir sighed exaggeratedly, his voice filled with disappointment. "Sir Ethan, what do I need to look like in order for you to consider me a 'beautiful girl'?"

"what?"

"I have seen countless humans with all kinds of sexual fetishes. If you happen to like the 200-pound style—"