Everyone who lives in this universe is living with greed.
　To the extent that my teacher says, "To live is the same as to desire," living beings cannot be free from desire.
　That's why the beings who make wishes come true in every world my peers are passed down as legends.

　For example, the evil god's family members.
　They are beings that grant wishes in exchange for souls.
　Most of the world calls them demons, but there are also monsters and demons that are just monsters and demons, so I call them the demonic household to distinguish between them.

　There is no end to the other typical examples.
　The God Caller can summon beings that will make your wishes come true if you collect a certain number of them.
　The Eggmaker, who is not a member of the Evil God's family, but forces a vicious contract other than a soul in exchange for a miracle.
　A neo-life, a pure energy body that grants the wishes of the last survivors of Battle Royale.
　There are an infinite number of my peers, if you include the minor ones that are unique to that world.

　But the most famous of my peers would still be the Lamp Demon God.
　If you rub the lamp, it will only grant you a wish three times. Because they're a legend that originated on Earth, they're often found in other worlds as well, including copy and paste, and I own a few lamps with demons in them. Or rather, one of the demon gods I've released is my wife.

　What I'm trying to say is that the legends of my profession aren't irrelevant to my business either.

''It really doesn't matter what you wish for, does it!

　So you can see in your hand what the old man with his eyes bleeding with excitement in front of him is going to say next.

'Make a hundred wishes to be granted!　Don't tell me you can't do it!

　I knew it, you see.
　I knew you'd come.

"I've made up my mind. "If a genie comes to me, I'll make a wish and more.

　Yes.
　If the legends of their peers spread to other worlds, then the greedy bastards could prep for it beforehand.
　When you get caught up in a scum rush like this one, the ratio of idiots who demand this kind of wish rises rapidly.
　If you could grant one wish of any kind, wouldn't you be able to grant the wish of "more wishes"?　They say this dilemma is called the wish paradox, but I'll leave the details aside.

　By the way, if you're wondering if I can make more wishes, of course I can't.
　Because when I finish making wishes for my pledge, I am automatically summoned to another world.
　The only exceptions to this are petty, indefinable wishes like "I want you to play with me forever," which is the kind of thing kids wish for.

　It's impossible to fight the rules of summoning and pledging head on.
　However, I'm not saying that the wish for more wishes is a bad thing for me.
　In fact, it's a perfect duck.

　That's why I ask back.

'More wishes ... that's what you sincerely wish for, isn't it?'
'Oh, yes!　There's no doubt about it!

　Yes, one step up.
　This confirms the man's wish to "add a wish.

"Then let's make a pact. Ryouji Sakagagi will reduce the number of wishes to be granted to zero.

Abolished the summonser's request. The deputy's pledge was accepted.

　Before the stunned man could open his mouth, I was summoned to the next world.

　Ha, I'm hooked, I'm hooked!
　You can't make more wishes, of course.
　But I can make proxy pledges for requests for wish increases.

　Is that a contradiction?
　That's not true.
　Because the proxy pledge was originally set up as an escape route when it's impossible for me to make a wish come true.

　I can substitute for the opposite of the impossible wish by granting something else!

　That's the way the f*cking gods are built, but they use it solely to outsmart the ones I don't like.
　I think the original intention on the part of the god of shit is also to ridicule the dumb pledges.

　There are a few conditions to make the wish-zero proxy pledge work, though.

'Is making more wishes a sure wish in your mind?'
Mmm, that's...

　The sorcerer-like man who summoned me showed a bit of thought.
　The fact that he shows hesitation in this question means that the wish I want to fulfill is so big that he can't rewrite it in his mind.
　If that's the case, the wish-zero proxy pledge won't work and I can't skip it.

'Well, I'm just saying that it's a no-brainer to ask if I can't increase my wishes. I have two main wishes. I'm not sure which one I should grant.
Let's just say both.
''Should I complete the Philosopher's Stone that the heroes say they need to obtain the rainbow-colored crystals that are the key to defeating the Demon King to save the people of this world, or should I cure this baldness...''

　In this case, the cheat hair growth product helped me solve the problem quickly, but I'm going to grant every single wish of those who are unaware of the strength of their wishes anyway.
　And it's a quicker way to do it than goofing around.

　I think it's a very healthy greed for a human being to know the legends of his or her peers to want to make more wishes, and I'm not complaining about the benefit to me.
　But why and how does a competitor make their wishes come true? It's important to understand that people who don't think about these things will only end up being used for their own convenience. If you're not careful, you'll end up getting scooped up like the old man just now.
　For example, if you're a member of the Evil God's family, your goal is to get the souls of the summoner, so if you make more wishes, you'll end up with extra souls being taken away by the contract, and Neo-Life, which is obtained by the victors of the battle royale, is often fueled by the souls of the contestants, so granting multiple wishes will definitely cause you to run out of gas.............................and that's exactly what happened.
　Among my peer acquaintances in the industry, the one that's in the worst shape is the 'wish loaner'. He's willing to make more wishes. That's exactly what he'll do, he'll grant you an infinite number of wishes. But what's the cost?
　You should know.

　And in my case, as you can see.
　I don't care about the other party's convenience, because I want to make my wish come true quickly and end my endless journey.
　Well, it's just that my wishes won't come true, and in that sense, I'm probably harmless to humanity.

　If I were to run into one of my peers.
　Especially if he's the type who limits himself to only one wish, you'd better find out why and what's behind it.
　Because making an unsuspecting additional request is like asking a scammer to "please trick me".



Make that request, make it three.

　After receiving my explanation, the girl with the slender face muttered that as she laid herself down on the bed.
　With her dark eyes fixed on the ceiling, she whispered softly as if to disappear.
　But clearly enough to be heard.

The first wish is to make everyone in this world lose their memories of me. The second is to ensure my mother and brother's happiness for all eternity. And lastly, to kill me.

　Does the girl's inflectionless tone of voice dare to do so, or is that the only way she can speak? I can't tell at a glance either.
　That's how full of resignation her voice is.

Why do you wish to do that?
I am a curse witch.

　The question that comes from my curiosity, the girl put a sound like emotion in her voice for the first time.
　I seem to be talking under the assumption that this one knows, but I've never heard of the word curse-abusing witch before.
　Well, I can kind of get an idea.

I'm sure that if I continue to live like this, the curse will be passed on to others. If I hadn't been there, my father wouldn't have had to go through that. I have to die. But if I die, my family will be sad. That is why I want them to forget about me and live a happy life. Will you listen to my wish?

　Hmm.........
　I was swallowed up by the fragile atmosphere and I couldn't help but want to respond with a "yes", though.
　Let's take over the theory first and ask the question.

'So your wish is to increase your wish to those three?'
Yes, I'm sure.

　If that's true, you could end it by making a proxy pledge to make zero wishes at this point.
　I can do it, but.........

''Even if I could increase my wishes, I wouldn't be able to grant those three wishes I just mentioned at the same time.
Why is that?

　The girl tilted her head slightly to me, as if she intended to complain about my answer.

The family that loves you will forget about you if you make the first wish come true. At that point you're unhappy, so that means you can't fulfill the second wish, right?
Isn't that a technicality?

　Yeah, you're right.
　It was a sophomoric argument that I could understand, so as expected, I was cut back.

If you say you can't make that happen because it's a contradiction, then your second wish is for your family to be happy without me, that's fine.

　 There doesn't seem to be much point in attacking this place, does it?

Then I'll be honest with you, you can't make more wishes. Which one is just one.

　When I dared to expose my hand, the girl sighed loudly for once and looked straight into my eyes as if she had turned over to me.

'In that case, all you have to do is kill me.

　I don't need to hear anymore.
　The girl's wish is fixed on wiping her existence from this world.
　

'Why?'
Huh?

　As I was scratching my head, scratching my head like this or that, the girl muttered curiously.

'You are not sure whether you will grant my wish or not. And why is that?'

　Hmmm.
　Don't assume that I'm just a wish-fulfillment function, and then you're going to step into the motives of the chunk.

　........That's just because I don't sleep well, of course.

　If I were to make a proxy pledge, I'd just swear I won't kill him or give him an immortality potion to drink.
　But because it's a job you don't want to do, you've decided to do it only in a way that makes sense to you.

You don't have to be some kind of witch. Then there's no reason for you to die.

　Instead of answering the girl's question, I hit her with the remaining solution through a process of elimination.

"I don't want that.

　There is no sadness or anger in the girl's eyes as she says this.
　She must have tried many different ways to do this. And because it didn't work, have they decided that there is no way they can do it?
　Or are the things we have taken away and lost too much, and we've driven ourselves into a corner?
　So much so that I can't even think of the natural wish to live.

'I know, I know. So I'm on my own with this one.

　You can't make more wishes.
　But that's why granting my wish won't get me to the next world.
　I don't want you to want to be saved.
　It's just that I want to save you.

　However, even if I only save his life, he won't be able to forgive himself.
　He's going to die on my watch.
　And when that happens, there will be no end in sight but I won't be able to see it through.
　Is it pointless what I'm trying to do?
　Would it be better for me to just kill him?

　Even with such hesitation, I was activating my appraising eyes as is my usual habit.

''Ah ... please don't look.''

　The girl shrank back, wrapping herself in the blanket as if she had guessed what we had done.

''Eh........''

　I shuddered at the true nature of the things I could see.
　Any conflicts resembling self-loathing were instantly blown away.

　The girl's entire body was filled with stagnant and overflowing magic power like a dense sludge.
　It was like a curse spell spell with a marbled pattern, a crucible of primordial malice in all its colors.
　It is an exposition of a negative concept that undermines the dignity of all life and souls in the universe to the utmost.

Ha, ha.

　It was too much and all I could do was laugh dryly.
　How is this possible?

"...now you understand. I am mortal.

　The girl is mocking to herself, "I don't know about that.
　If she dies, the muck that has been mired in a curse will flood out when the vessel breaks.
　Frankly speaking, the world - or at least one of the universes - is on a scale that could easily be destroyed.

　This is not the time to take your time in analyzing things.
　What happens to other worlds and universes is completely unimportant.

That's true. That's true... They're so integrated, they're usually dead in the water.

　I couldn't stop talking about it, even though I had the illusion that my mouth was moving on its own.
　If it was merely a curse, my curse-breaking magic would have been enough to give her a shot. But this time she herself is the source of the curse, or rather, her existence is the curse itself, so if I did that, I would be fulfilling her wishes.

'But you're really lucky. No, I'm rather starting to think that the only reason I was caught up in the scum rush was even to meet you.
What the hell are you talking about...

　It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to get your hands on a new one.

The thing you're holding is not a curse or otherworldly magic. A genuine Genri (cheat) ... a curse assimilation.

　Curse Assimilation is literally a cheat ability that absorbs a curse and becomes one with it. Just hearing about it makes one want to ask what the hell kind of use it has, but the concept of curses and spells is so broad that it is a surprisingly versatile ability.
　The main feature of this cheat ability is that the curse does not undermine the ability itself. After all, it's assimilated with the curse itself. There is no point in cursing the curse.

　From the scale of the curse held within, perhaps the misfortune she has brought to those around her so far is only an aftermath. Perhaps she is a reincarnated person, but her memories of her previous life have not returned, and as a result of her cheat ability being incompletely awakened, she is now equated with some kind of witch in this world.... That's about half of what I'm imagining.

　Well, I really don't care what happened.
　It's enough to have the facts in front of you right now.

Well, I'm glad you're here. "I've been wanting to try you for years.
What...?

　The girl stares back at me anxiously, as if she thought I'd misheard her.

'You want to die, don't you?　So I said I'd grant you a wish.

　He approached the girl's bed with a gentle smile and wavered closer to the girl's bed.
　Then.

"Hee. No, don't!

　Unexpectedly, the girl backed away as she rolled over and let out a scream of fear.
　It was a reaction she had never shown before.
　I wipe the drool that almost drips off my face at the sight of the frightened girl, who cringes at the intense upset.

　This was an accident.
　It's not my fault.

'Bear with me, girl.

　The elation that hadn't been felt in a long time made the lines pop out like a thug.
　Then quickly straddling the girl's skinny body, he brought his face close to the point where their lips almost touched each other.

''Oi, no!

　The girl, completely subdued, lets out the loudest scream ever.
　I only manage to resist the urge to devote myself to lewdness.

'I've warded the room. You can scream now, but none of your loving family members will come to your aid, right?
No, no, no!　I thought that this was going to be...
'Hey, hey, hey, hey!　You weren't thinking sweetly of passing away without suffering, were you?

　The girl continues to shake her head incessantly at my challenge.

　There was no lie in the girl's earnest wish to die. There is no doubt about it.

　This girl just didn't know.
　The difference between dying and being killed.
　The difference between dying and being killed.

''Then let's have the first one, let's have it!
'Kyah!

　I grabbed the girl's head as she began to scream and scream through her screams, and I grabbed her head to swallow it whole.






'Oh no, thank you for the meal. It's been a while since I've had a bite to eat, man.
Hiccup, hiccup...

　I sit on the bed and work on the fair tiki time after dinner for the girl who is hiccupping repeatedly and half-heartedly.
　As you can see, I didn't eat the girl, and I didn't eat her in a s*xual sense.
　

'It was horrible. It was awful. I can't be a bride anymore. Evil demon!　You demon!

　I can't find the words to say to a sobbing little girl.
　I'm sorry, honestly. I'm so sorry.

''Are you sure it was the only way to do it?
Uh, yeah. I don't think so. You could say it was your own, because your mind had to be subdued before you could eat the curse of assimilation.

　The girl's reminder choke and I spit out a lie under my breath, reflecting deeper than the Magellanic Trench.
　The only condition for triggering the robbery cheat I have is to touch it.
　

　In your own defense, a lie is only half the story. I feel like it's easier to activate the ability if you make the target succumb to it.
　You'll probably get a lot of complaints that you just feel like you're doing it, but your mood is not as foolish as you might think when it comes to controlling your cheat ability. It's a natural precaution to make sure when you're careless and don't want to fail.

　Or do you think I had an impure motive, such as being excited to see a girl scared?
　It couldn't be.

　And then!
　I've got a maledictional assimilation of a maledictional maledictional curse!

　I saw this cheat once a long time ago and thought I'd love to have it, but I haven't seen it at all since.
　I wasn't expecting to see one of these lately, so I got hustled when I found one. Now I've put an unnecessary trauma on her.
　But now I'll be able to unleash a diabolical cheat combo using my repertoire of spells that I've only stored in my body and had no use for.
　I'm looking forward to using it, Kihihihi.

　Well, I need to follow up on this girl soon.

Do you still want to die, by the way?
Ugh you know what I mean.

　The girl put the blanket back on deeper as if to express her frustration.
　I've experienced such fear. The resolve of a teenage girl would be blown away without a trace.
　Only those who talk about wanting to die don't really want to die. Even I did. They're just choosing to die for some inevitable reason or another.

"You're not a witch anymore. You don't have to die anymore. But if you want the people who know you're a witch to tamper with your memory, then so be it. Deal?
It's just... it's... it's annoying.

　Yes.
　Any wish you have when you think you have to die is just an unrequited wish.
　You couldn't have hoped to forget them just because you were worried about what was left of your family.

"A girl as smart as you is should know that you're a witch. "A girl as clever as you would know that you are a witch, all those things you've done, all those sins you've committed, all those things you were once a witch, all those things that made you who you are. So that means that I was part of you when I ate you.

　Even if being accused of being a witch was a painful memory, if you had accepted it in your own way, you wouldn't want to pretend it didn't happen.
　I don't want to pretend it didn't happen.

You can't ask me to guarantee your family's happiness, which is what you really want, and I can't make that happen. I could only do that...

　I didn't get that line out of my mouth.
　I didn't, because the girl hugged me from behind and covered my mouth with her hands.
　The girl, who hadn't once tried to crawl out of bed since she summoned me, was getting up of her own volition for the first time.
　I gently touch those slender, stick-like hands and the girl slowly releases my mouth.

'Good morning. Have your nightmares awakened?
...Yeah. It's frustrating, but thanks to you.

　A small amount of light shone into the room from between the closed curtains of the window.
　A long, long night had dawned.



'........Well, so. Are you going to help me with the housework until I know what I'm wishing for now?

　Ituna rolls her eyes in dismay as she takes in the bed sheets.

'Yeah, that's what she said,'

　I let out a big sigh while I gulped and dropped a paragraph.

　The original plan was to reduce the girl's wish to zero and move on.
　As you know, if the pledgee abrogates the wish, they can go to the next different world. If you can't achieve wish zero with a proxy pledge, then you can eliminate the wish and cancel the pledge.
　It's a move I used against the kids.

　However, it seems that the girl was one better at it at the end of the day.
　I'm not going to be summoned anytime soon, I'm numb to the situation and ask the girl again for her wish.

''Please take responsibility for scaring me, please take the responsibility properly.

　And then he smiled back at me for a week. So here we are now.
　Apparently, a series of events has overridden my wishes.
　By the way, the proxy pledges for the three wishes in the example have all been played out. Nan Mu San!

I don't know that Sakahagi-san is like a telepathic person, so she doesn't read people's minds. I'm sure you can understand what I'm asking of you.

　While dexterously using static electricity to stick the captured laundry to each other, Ituna suddenly asked me.

'That's not very helpful.

　In fact, there was a time when I used to grant wishes silently without communicating with my pledges in that way.
　The only lesson I learned from that was that you can't tell if the wish you don't say is real or not.
　There are people who don't realize their real wish until they hear it with their own ears, though. When I think about it, I spent my time in vain.

　That's why I ask the question.
　Is that what you really wish for?

Ha-ha. Sakahagi-san looks tired, so maybe it's okay to take a break for a while.

　Whether she knows I'm into it or not, Ituna laughs like the sun as she holds the folded laundry.
　That line, I would be annoyed if it wasn't Ituna who knows everything that's going on.

'It's over!'
'Oh, good job. Well, let's go shopping next time, shall we?

　When I return to the house to report my accomplishments, the girl smiles and adds her request.

'Hee hee.'

　Ignoring my unwilling reply, the girl took Itsuna's hand.

'Let's go with you, Ituna-san,'
Yeah, that's fine.

　Oh, man.
　It's easy to get along with someone just because you're close in age.

This is going to take a long time.

　And so on and so forth, but when you see the smiles on the girls' faces, you can't help but think that this kind of thing isn't so bad.
　Of course I can't say it out loud.
　That's what makes a mummy collector a mummy.

　As I left the house and was trudging along in such unimportant contemplation, I suddenly noticed that the girl wasn't following me.
　I turn around and see the girl waving to her family as they look away.

'Sacaghagi-san, what's wrong?'

　Ituna looked at my face, which I had been gazing blankly at the picture-perfect scene, and looked at me curiously.

'Yeah. I was thinking about world peace. I was thinking about world peace.
'Ha!　What is that?

　Ituna laughs at my f*cking boring joke.
　The girl realizes I'm leaving her behind and rushes over.

　Yeah, that's right Itsuna.
　Let's forget for now that we can't move on to the next world.
　The fact that I got to eat a belly full of extremely rare treats is just a bonus.

　I owe you a heartfelt apology and congratulations.
　I'm so happy I trampled on your wishes.