The Skill Collector

Skills are not just for humans. Skills also exist in demons.

The more feared demons you are, the more likely you are to possess powerful skills.

In fact, I have negotiated several purchases with demons. It was possible if a demon had a high intelligence through which words could make sense, but instincts alone did not establish it as a living demon.

So I heard rumors that there was a woman who could communicate with the demons and the will, and I came to a village facing the sea, quite west of the city where I was based.

"You smell like Iso. Is this the famous fishing village of Miguelasibi?"

It is famous as a fishing village with abundant fish, and many tourists come for seafood.

There are also many dining halls that aim at such guests, so much so that there is a famous dialogue in the play "If you want to indulge in Miguela Cibi dishes to your heart's content, you should stay a month".

All the houses in this village are made of stone and wooden private houses do not exist. Some assemble stones cut out squarely, while others exist luxurious houses that just crept through large rocks.

I'd like to taste seafood dishes first, but shall we gather information on rumored women first?

... No, let's talk in the dining room at the same time as gathering information.

Beating the smell of burnt fish drifting around, I head into a nearby dining room building.

In a moderately sized store that is neither large nor small, there are few guests. Is it because it's still too early for lunch?

That's a convenient situation to talk to a clerk about.

"Excuse me, are you doing this?

"Yes, we've been doing this since morning."

I was led to my seat by an early teenage girl who walked up to me and sat down.

There's only a village near the sunny sea, and it's highly exposed.

My hands and feet are swollen and I have a healthy sunburn. He looks adorable, so he seems familiar to adults to children.

"So can I get you about three dishes that I recommend?

"Sometimes the value is pretty tight, okay?

"Even if it looks like this, I have quite a bit of money."

"It is. Then eat the expensive guns!

Nori and loving, bright and revealing personality. Suitable for listening to stories.

Suppose you ask generously to cook first and then get the information you need while your guests are away.

"Uh, you're that sister. I know. I know. I live off the village, and they say," Dr. Demon. "If you love demons and let them go through your mind, you will hear your own voice... I wonder if it was. He's weird, but he's funny."

Apparently, he's famous as a weirdo.

The clerk girl originally seemed to like to chat and taught me a lot until I didn't even hear it.

The rumorer's name is Therapy. Seems like a woman thirty years ago.

I live outside the village, and there is a garden surrounded by huge walls, so I can see it as soon as I get there.

After you cook, I'll thank you and leave the store.

A whole house as you go up a crude road overlooking the ocean plains and just evening out the ground made on the cliffs along the sea? could see, is that a house?

This village is full of stone houses, so the square appearance of rock-skinned swelling is acceptable. But it's too compelling for a woman to live alone.

It's about the size of a hundred people. I'd rather describe it as a robust fortress than a house.

And I'm even more concerned about a strip surrounded by a wall nearly five meters high. That's quite a size, too. From a distance, it only looked like a giant rock, but coming this close we can see that it was artificially made.

When I approach the fence and tap it gently, it sounds dull and stiff with the gongong.

Made of iron or this. That's pretty thick too.

Stick your ears to the fence and activate the Listening Ear.

"Goshuuuuu"

"Cuwacke, cuwacke"

"Ugeragueaeye"

You have a mix of demonic sounds.

Sounds like all the junior class demons, but if you still find out there's something like this near the village, it should be a lot of noise.

Explore the area with 'Sign Detection' and there is one sign of a human being in a house like a fortress.

I can barely feel signs of demons from inside the walls. Isn't this wall just made of iron that there are few sound leaks and the signs are deluded?

Touch your hand again to activate the 'appraisal'.

Originally, 'appraisal' works best not to examine people's skills, but to appraise objects.

"It looks iron but uncomfortable...... Is there a magic grant? The magical effects are" silencing, "" concealing, "" deodorizing, "and the ages are quite old..."

A great relic is - from time to time, it is found in mountains and dungeons inhabited by demons, a collection of pieces of ancient civilization, many things that cannot be produced in modern times.

Some objects do not know how to use them, others are high-powered weapons that cannot be fattened by modern weapons, and convenient magic items.

They still have theories about how many hundred years ago, but hundreds of years ago, this world seemed to have developed more magic. That suddenly, without any foretaste, the world seems to have perished, and those who managed to survive have degenerated.

The demon king came down and destroyed it, but the evil god came back to life and fought with the holy god, and the aftermath of it, and the historians kept discussing it on their own.

Only the "great relics" left everywhere to know what happened around that time.

This is how it can be read if the level of 'appraisal' is high. This is one of the reasons why appraisals are treasured.

If this fence is a great relic, it is of considerable value...

I didn't expect much, but this could be a hit.

I looked up at the walls, but to this extent, I can do it. Activate 'Leap' and kick the ground with all your might.

When it reaches a height slightly above the walls, it peeks under the eyes.

There's no ceiling, but I can't see the other side of the fence.

Is this also the effect of the Great Relic? Looks like you've planted a few things besides the walls.

After landing, devise a future policy.

Well, what do we do? When it comes to using magic props, it's a pretty nasty opponent. I've come mildly, but should I gather information in the village with a little more in mind?

"Do you want to go home"

"Great Relics" is a performance that you can't fool around with relics from the past. I've worked with the owner a few times, but when I fought something like a giant golem, it made me struggle.

Pull if you feel any danger. That's the secret to a long life.

"Um, how can I help you?

You said you made a light decision to go home, but it's not a good time.

I look back in response to the voice I heard from right around the corner. - Alert the person you couldn't feel in "Sign Detection".

A neat woman wearing round black edged glasses.

Her hair is blurry and she's terrible at sleeping. The outfit is a simple piece, but it only looks like bedtime clothes because it is a rash in plain shades.... No, this, in bedtime?

There are signs of covetousness on his mouth, rubbing his eyes like he was asleep.

Wake up. This. I would be pretty pretty if I washed my face and put on a thin piece of makeup.

And I don't care, but chest swelling isn't the norm.

"Excuse me, I heard there's a doctor here who can get through the demons and minds"

Even though the target person is in front of him, he doesn't even give a yawn of upset.

I can only assume that the signs that I had just felt disappeared and that there was a woman in front of me made this person disappear.

No, you're not... is she hanging from her chest, a necklace-like magic item disabling her skills? Three triangular cones fused together for a chain-wrapped design. Since then, I feel strange fluctuations.

How do you know it's because of you? That's because I've dealt with enemies who used to own similar objects before.

The missing figure in between could also be a play that invites the opponent to be alert. It's a lot of trouble not seeing your skills through.

"You... are so interested in demons that it's awesome! What series do you like best ⁉ I am beastly hot right now! It's hard to throw away a feeling of no enemies in a fish-based sea, but you're still soaked in wild, worked-up limbs with sharp, pointy fangs! Oh, you like cute systems, too, don't you? There were individuals in the plant system with empty eyes, roaming the woods in the middle of the night -"

This is a bad pattern.

He's the type of guy who won't let me go once he's caught.

He's the one who raps when it comes to his interests and stops listening to people at all.

"The Giants are also interested, but they are too big to raise. It's a downside to looking human, isn't it?"

I've been listening to you appropriately for almost five minutes, but I've got something I can't miss.

Raised and spoken for himself. Did I accidentally say this out of alarm? Or...

"I tried to raise them, and they're cute, you know, demons. You guys don't understand, but if I had eyes, I'd kill you! I'm fine with the way you intimidate me now. If there's a gap, you're gonna try to eat me!

I don't know what it means to shine my eyes there.

This man has no desire to hide the cultivation of demons.

But what do you mean... When it comes to growing demons, there's no way villagers can make any noise about anything. It is not strange for a crusader to be directed from the country.

Even so, the village was at peace itself and there was no such thing as a sense of crisis. The perception of this woman is also weird for demon lovers.

Weird. Too unnatural. Listen more seriously to this person's one-sided conversation.

Thirty minutes have passed since then, but I haven't said a word since then.

That sucks, I was activating 'memory' so I wouldn't miss hearing it, but as it is, I'm accumulating wasted miscellaneous against demons.

I don't care if goblins actually prefer puffiness to lean shapes.

If you're not going to harm me, do you want to cut this place up and pull it off for once?

"Um! Thank you for sharing a rare story. That's about it today."

"Really? I'm sorry. Well, this is how people listen to you."

I guess so. Had it not been for this prospect, we would have cut it up early.

He seems to be heartfelt disappointed, with his hands on his cheeks and a loud sigh.

I don't look like a bad person...... I've tried to raise the level of 'appraisal' to its maximum but I don't see the skills. That's great. The Great Relic.

"You asked me so seriously, I even told you what I shouldn't have said, so you have to forget it. I'm so sorry."

I bowed my head deeply and for a moment I couldn't understand what she was trying to say and got stiff.

I can see the red light from where her head was until just now, at a time as if I was aiming for that gap -.

'Intuition' was activating 'junctions' at the same time as' intuition 'signaled danger faster than thought.

Just before the red light pierces my forehead, the 'junction' plays the light.

That one sucked. I haven't been in a real hurry in years...... that was critical.

This position is dangerous, so 'jump' to the rear heavily and take a distance from something behind her.

Behind the door she came out, it was an attack from the indoors. Does the fact that she wasn't caught up in "Sign Detection" mean that anyone else has magic tools besides her that seal her skills?

This is what a great enemy is. I have to admit that I was complacent.

"That? When did you get that far back?

I lifted my head. She's the Kyoton.

This man is not evil in any way. It's a reaction like you don't even understand what you've done.

Are you highly 'acting' skilled, or are you not guilty of killing people per se?

Either way, it sucks.

"All of a sudden you're trying to kill me, and it's a pleasant thing"

"Eh, I won't do that! What, that? Could you possibly remember the demonic talk with me?

"There you are"

Stiff with my neck tilted to my response. Though only the eyeballs are restlessly rampant representing agitation.

It doesn't look like you're in love, but then we'll talk about what the attack was earlier.

"Duh, why? If you hit that, you'll forget to talk to me."

"Looks like they played it right in front of me. Are those eyes ornamental?"

Are you coming from the person you've set up?

I thought I heard a voice from behind her without discouragement, and the sole appeared.

It looked like a person, but it was just about body shape, and humans don't have metallic, stiff skin. I have eyes, but I have no eyes. I live in yellow light. I have a mouth, but I can't move my lips, so maybe it's just a decoration.

An equal size golem that mimics the shape of a person. That's the first impression. It looks feminine because of the swelling on the chest and glutes, but is it a selfish iron golem in smooth motion?

From this flow, you should think of this guy as a "great relic."

It's going to bring back old bad memories.

"It's a great relic, isn't it?"

"Oh, you know it! Aria, there's someone I know."

When I get excited and bang the iron golem, I hold my hand down for quite a bit of pain and leak "whoa," and I'm grumbling.

This guy looks natural.... I'll never see her again, a woman reminiscent of someone's youth.

This iron golem should be vigilant, but if you're a woman, I feel like it's okay to leave her alone.

"Therapy is incompetent, so shut up and grow up."

Is this woman therapy?

Is it a poisonous tongue when you say it's a pale way of speaking where you can't feel the ups and downs of your emotions?

"Hey, I'm your husband, right? I found Aria, who can't move, and you asked me to sign a contract, right?

"You know, I needed a contract to come back to life, so I guess I just decided to use you as a good person."

"Cool! I said I'd do anything, but I'd just sleep every day and I'd order you to look great, so I've been thinking a little crazy lately!

"Why don't you notice immediately? Is it clogged with cotton instead of the brain?"

"Hey, it's not terrible ⁉ there's some more way to put it! This, uh, yeah, Iron Woman!

"I'm sorry. This body is not iron, it's magic metal."

Against her complaining in tears, the iron golem is provoking her with her hands next to her face with no expression, squeaking her fingers.

Should I leave this comic talent alone?

If this is a play to keep me alert, maybe we can lose already.

At least, I don't think it's okay for a natural-looking woman not to be in danger. I won't be alarmed.

"Um, I'm sorry about the excitement. May I go home?"

"I forgot! Aria, Aria, what do we do?

"The secret here must be erased because a demonic maniac virgin, who has not been in love since thirty years, has fallen apart."

"Hey, hey, whoa! That doesn't matter now, does it? ⁉ Why are you telling people you don't know!

Therapy whimpering at their chest while crying, rubbing their painful hands.

Shouldn't I break this iron golem?

"We're going to erase our memories anyway, okay...... I just wanted to say that I've been prevented from having an amnesia beam."

Strange move name, but is that what you just said about the red light?

The only problem is the iron golem, and the therapy seems harmless even when left alone.

The fact that he revealed himself to be a body of magic metal doesn't mean that a half-breed attack works.

Neither did the more gigantic golems we fought before pass any blades. Then I have a tactic...

Bend your knees a little so you can jump out at any time.

"Alas, shall we do with this great Ariah, a foolish and wretched man? Stupid, inferior, virgin, paranoid, unsaved human being named Demon Maniac!

"Hey, eh! You've spoken ill of me since the middle of nowhere! That's what I thought ⁉"

He says he's an unapologetic opponent, but his motivation is shredded.

Steady, this iron golem. You have a bad mouth. We have an out of the way conversation between us, but we can't be alarmed. Because they are a "great relic".

There are many mysteries in a time when "great relics" were made in large quantities, and archaeologists are still unable to provide answers. Various speculations have also flown among adventurers who often touch relics, and conclusions have yet to be drawn.

Doesn't the state keep the details a secret? Rumors seem to be whispering to me.

Whether that is the truth or not.... Well, I know.

An event has triggered me to be more deeply involved than a person, and I have some information in doing so. Still, I only touched a fraction of it.

If we can get the information from this iron golem at the time, it is possible that the historical view so far will change.

"It's time for you to get down to business?

In the meantime, there are escapes, but I made the decision that it would be more interesting if my 'intuition' and curiosity were involved.

"Oh, I was! Aria, I'm waiting for you."

"It's someone's fault you're only big on your chest for nothing even though you're not a man. Reflect."

"Sorry...... why am I apologizing ⁉"

If there's a gap, it's a combination that derails the story.

Do I have to act as a facilitator here?... even though you are in a position to be attacked.

"You are a 'great relic', aren't you? Self-conscious iron golem. Machine doll, was it also called Automata"

An iron golem called Aria, who was standing back, turns to me.

Her yellow, shiny eyes turned red.

That was a warning, wasn't it? Have I gotten angry?

"You looked like a merchant, but you're a scholar? It seems to be 'covered up' so that you can't even see your skills. Therapy, please step back behind me."

We were cursing each other so much, would we try to protect her?

Once and for all, the subordinate relationship may be formed.

"I'm a tough merchant. Hey, I own more skills than people do."

"Hmm, you look like an interesting person. Unlike very crushed boobs, it seems worth using.... changed my mind. If you're talking about a merchant, why don't you make a deal? You don't divulge information here to anyone. Instead I give as a price...... information about the past. What do you think?

This suggestion... I only get it. Mentioning you have demons doesn't do you any good here.

Looks like something would be more interesting on that.

"I'll give you a ride."

"That's a deal."

I've been told a decision dialogue.

"This is the footage of her childhood. There was this mole in my butt."

I was invited into the room and I was prompted to sit on the couch, and then I watch the sight all the time on one side of the wall.

That is what the light emitted from Ariaria's eyes reflected on the wall, but should it be time to penetrate it?

The video in front of me just shows the adorable look of therapy when it was a baby.

I don't know. By showing her past footage, I gave her past information. I don't suppose that's Othi.

"Hey, why, there's footage of you when you were my baby ⁉ by then, you hadn't even met him yet!

The therapy sitting next to me is raising a protest.

This really sounds like her infancy. Can you project past events as video...... That's a hell of a lot of technology and magic.

"There were surveillance cameras everywhere in this fortress, and they were stealing therapy at all times."

"I don't know much about surveillance cameras and stealing, but it's not a lot, is it?

"Explain, as you can tell by the therapy that took all the nutrition to your chest, that I've been watching you ever since you were born. The toilet, the bath... The contents of the Poems collection comfort your body by holding a stuffy body on a sleepless night"

"No more. Yeah, yeah! I'm gonna cry! Good adults are gonna cry for real!

When he hits me crying, he puts up his beaten fist and does the classic flow of "ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh," which hurts.

... Talk, I'm not moving on.

"It's also a mystery why I'm being shown this footage, but more than that, I had my original purpose. Is it true that Mr. Therapy can talk to demons?

There are too many things without clapping, I forgot, but the original purpose was this.

If we don't find it now, we're going to miss every chance we get to hear it out.

"You were interested in that! Of course it is. I've loved demons since I was born, and while I was loving them, at some point, I could understand what those kids were saying!

Momentum rose and his chest stretched, so two large mountains are rocking up and down. With all due respect.

I mean, you remembered acquired, not born skill?

"It's an illusion, though."

- I would have been impressed if it hadn't been for Aria's scratch.

"What?"

Therapy is pointing the missing face between them at Ariaria.

"This fort is a research facility from a long time ago, and the goal was to cultivate and fortify demons. It was my job to help the staff there."

Ignoring the frightening therapy, Ariaria began to speak abruptly.

At this time, if the story goes on, I don't care about pulse abbreviations or flow, so let me ask you something.

"Something happens, people disappear. I was on a permanent sleep after the role, too. It was a facility that was invisible to people, but my therapeutic parents possessed special skills, and they lifted the protection. And I began to live here."

Where this facility was originally located, the therapeutic parents moved in.

Even though it was simulated on a rock, it was uncomfortable to find a building this large, but it meant it was hidden with ancient power?

"I woke up then because I was trying to wake up when an intruder came into the facility from outside, but I hadn't fully regained my powers and just kept an eye on the intruder for a while. So by the time my body was finally able to move, my therapeutic parents would be the ones who wouldn't go home, and only the kind of woman who solidified my fondness and shame was left, so I tricked them into activating it."

Is it also the decision that Aria must always curse therapy?

"I'm surprised it's all the first time I've ever known, but more than that... what was that phantom hearing earlier?

"So what you think therapy is hearing demons is your 'phantom hearing' skills. I've always lived in a place like this without even knowing a man, and only my delusional powers are the skills I learned as a result of being built up. I'm glad you're talented."

"... lying, right?

"I see people's skills, don't I? Perhaps, just like the people there."

"Oh, were you spotted"

"My gaze was over my head."

I was gonna be careful, but I'm still immature, too.

"Well, there can't be such a 'phantom hearing' skill. Aria is already a good joke."

"You don't believe me. As expected. So look at you, too."

That's what Aria said. Aria took the necklace quickly from therapy and told me to look at it.

After all, was that the magic prop that was inhibiting the 'appraisal'?

Would you like me to sweeten your words because I was interested?... I do have 'phantom hearing' skills at level 3 as well.

"Yes...... you do. My 'phantom hearing' skills."

I mean, she just assumed she could have a conversation with the demon, actually...

In such a tragic reality I held my mouth and gently turned away from her.

Aria does the same thing by imitating me.

"Ugh, right... Are you kidding me? Hey, hey."

I've noticed this before, as ignoring the craving therapy.

That you should give up communicating with the demons...