Merdi, I'm all ears. You've done everything for me, haven't you?

　I will confirm Meldi's will again.

　From now on, I have to go against my own policies to help the Beast King.

　Therefore, it would be fine to receive some reward.

''Uh, yeah ... I'll do whatever Hurt tells me to do.

　Okay, I took Merdi at his word.
　Now we have some fun.

　Now we just need to convince the Beastman King.

"Your Majesty, I can break the curse.

What?

'Nonsense!　A black death curse put on you by a demon!
What are you talking about, young human?
Is there any way to solve it other than defeating a demon?

　The doctors and ministerial-looking beastmen speak in hushed tones.

'It is possible. 'I am a wise man.'

　Saying that, I only show them the occupation on the status board.

A wise man?
Are you really a human being at that young age?
Will you help the king?

　Just knowing he's a wise man softens his attitude towards me.

''Well what do you want?''

　The Beast King asked, looking straight at me.

''I'll take the Meldi (...), so don't worry about it.

...What?
What the hell are you talking about?

　Hmm?

　The king reveals his anger, and Merdi's face is red.

　I said that I was going to get paid by Merdi or (...) others, so I won't charge this country anything....

　I don't know why.
　I don't know why, but I feel like I've done a grand job of it.

　Well, it's good.

　We don't have much time, so let's get on with it.

''Perhaps that curse will reach your body in two more times and take your life. How do you like it? Why don't you just listen to what I have to offer?

All right. If you are, hypothetically, wise enough to break this curse, then I can leave my beloved daughter in your care.

What are you talking about, Father?

　What do you think you're talking about?

　It's as if I'm trying to break the curse just so I can marry Meldi.

　All I have to do is touch Meldi's paw as a reward for breaking the curse.


"So how do you break the curse?

"I will use holy magic to annihilate the curse factor in your entire body.

What...?

　The king was stunned.

　Meldi, the doctors, and the ministers froze, unable to understand what I was saying.

''I'll cut off the fingers that haven't yet progressed the curse and regenerate His Majesty's body from there. The Holy Attribute Magic will not harm the human soul, so as long as the body is regenerated, the curse will disappear cleanly.

　Yes, this is the way to forcibly break most curses that have been placed on the body, most curses that have been placed on the body can be forcibly broken.

　However, if the curse has been placed on the entire body or on the soul, it cannot be lifted.

''Bah, that's ridiculous!　Do you want your Majesty to die once?

No, I will not die. No, I will not die, for my soul is not intact.

　In this world, even if you die, you can be revived by resurrection (resurrection magic) and other means as long as your soul is intact.

　The body is only a container for the soul.
　Therefore, the annihilation of the soul is the real death.

　However, I didn't want to try to annihilate someone's body.

　Since human souls are not damaged by holy attribute magic, they can't be killed, but in the value system of the original world, annihilation of the body = death.

　So it was a method that he didn't want to do if possible.


''You said that you would regenerate my body from your fingers. Isn't that impossible?

That's right. We don't have a magician in our country who can regenerate a whole body from his fingers, nor do we have an elixir.

　One of the doctors said to me in frustration, "You think you can do this?

"You think you can do resuscitation magic?

No, it's not working.

　Even though he was a sage, he couldn't use any magic. You can even regenerate your body with a layer of heels, but to get your soul to settle in your body, you need resurrection.

I'm not sure if this is a good idea.

　Yeah, I can't use resurrection.

　But...

I can't use resurrection magic, but I have an elixir here made from the leaves of the World Tree.

　Saying that, I take out a small bottle of elixir from my bag.

　I made it out of the leaves of the world tree Sylph gave me and carried it with me at all times, in case something happened.

'What?'　What did you just say?

Elixir?
And it's made from the leaves of the World Tree?

　The doctors and ministers stare at the vial I'm holding.

　The truth is, there are many different ways to make the elixir.

　And depending on the method, the effect of each method is different, and it's all over the place, and Kiri - in other words, a bad quality elixir is only effective in curing a few physical defects. Of course, it's still a rare enough item.

　On the other hand, mine is a pin quality elixir made with the most difficult method.

''Well, you're willing to use such a precious thing on me?

Yes, for the love of Merdi.

Halt!

　Meldy hugged me.

'Halt it's nice of you.

You can thank me later, after I've broken your curse. Sorry, we don't have time for this.

　With that, he pulls Meldy off.

''Your Majesty, I would like to have one finger of your hand that has not been cursed in progress, if that's alright with you?

　I've never asked for this before.
　I think it's funny.

"Never mind. Your right hand was chopped off by a demon. You'll need your left.

　Saying that, the Beast King held out his left hand to me.

''Ah, let's prove that this elixir is real first?

　I don't think anyone would believe me if I suddenly said, 'Let me cut off your finger, it's okay, the elixir will restore it to its former glory.

　I don't want to do it too much, but I was thinking about cutting off my own finger and regenerating it in front of the king and his ministers.

'No need. You showed me your status earlier. That cannot be disguised. And it's hard to imagine you, a wise man, telling such a lie.

'I see. Thank you.

　I'm relieved that I didn't have to cut off my own finger.

　Come to think of it, I haven't had anything but small cuts since my reincarnation, but I wonder if I can cut off my own fingers?

　While thinking about such an unimportant matter, I put my heel on my right hand and wind magic on my left hand.

　I cut off the king's fingers with my hand sword strengthened by wind magic and immediately stop the bleeding with my right hand heel.

　If you do it super fast, there will be less pain.
　You can also wear a magic robe to strengthen your physical abilities.


''Any time. Just do it.

　They're about to cut off his finger, but the king isn't scared at all.

　That's the king of beastmen.


　Just when I was about to cut off my finger, a certain piece of information came pouring into me.

　The magic that was invoked before coming to the royal castle from the checkpoint in the capital brought the information to me.


''Your Majesty, I would like to ask you one thing.

What?

What did the demon who fought you look like?

Why does it matter now? Well, I'll tell you what I think. This guy....


　The attackers in this country were men with two (2) large (2) horns on their side (2) heads and brown skin (2) demons (2) people.