Okay, here we go.
Yeah.

　In the training grounds of the courtyard, Linse pointed a mithril staff with magic stones embedded in it at me. Of the red, blue, and yellow magic stones at the end of the staff, the red magic stone grew in brilliance.

''Come, flame, red flying stone, Ignis Fire.

　A fireball the size of a small baseball flies at me from the tip of my staff. It's a fire attribute, elementary magic.
　With that in mind, I raised my magic power and activated the non-attribute magic I had just learned.

'Absorb.

　The fireball disappears like a mist before it hits me. No damage at all.
　Another fireball flies by. But it also dissipates in the same way. Hmm, the duration is reasonable. It consumes quite a bit of magic power, although the amount consumed is somewhat buoyant since it absorbs the magic released and makes it into its own magic power.

"This time, take care of the advanced magic.
I understand.

　Once again, Linze holds up his staff.

''Come, flame, pillar of purgatory fire, inferno fire.''
"Absorb.

　Three huge, revolting pillars of fire were attacking me from three directions. However, they also disappeared as soon as they got within a 2 meter radius of me.
　Hm? It's true that my magic power has recovered, but it's about the same amount as before. Regardless of the power of the opponent's magic or whatever, it only recovers a certain amount?
　It "counteracts" the magic, returning it to magic and "absorbing" some of it.
　This is the same effect as the "sucker's bracelet" from the Imperial Coup. I suppose you could make a similar artifact with Enchantment.　
　I thought it would be quite usable if I made magic nullification armor or something like that, but when I asked Linse about it, I heard that if the quality of the magic power absorbed was different, it would result in a state of intoxication called 'magic intoxication', so it seems to be a bad idea.
　If a person who doesn't have the fire element's magic power absorbs that element, they will experience a rejection reaction. I have all the attributes, so I didn't have anything to do with it. In that respect, I can say that the Vampire bracelet is superior.
　It's not just a matter of how much time you have left, it's also a matter of how much time you have left. It's a good idea to be able to absorb all but the darkest attributes if you're a Lean. He has the Six Attributes. It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're going to do with it.

'This isn't a constant activation, so it's useless if you're caught by surprise.
What's the effect size?
Hmmm, 2 to 10 meter radius? Huh? Conversely, if you catch them within that range, they can't activate their magic?

　As a test, I put Linse to the side and used "Absorb" and then asked her to use her magic afterwards, but she only activated it for a moment and then immediately disappeared. I see, so this is how it can be used. Naturally, when Linse left the range, the magic was activated normally.
　If only there was a magic that could completely shut down the opponent's magic. 'Silence' only makes the sound deafening, and the spell can be chanted. 'Taboo' can block the words and prevent them from being activated if you know in advance what magic you're going to use, but you can't use it in a real battle.
　No, you can use it if you know what magic your opponent is good at. For example, if you're facing Else, if you make "Boost" a forbidden word [taboo], you'll have a significant advantage over us.
　In any case, though, the magic won't be used against Fraise.
　For now, the experiment is over. I thanked Linse and was about to return to the castle when I received a telepathic message from Amber.

''Lord, there's a guest at the castle...''
Customer? Who?
The one who claims to be the Lord's sister.
What?

　A sister. I don't have a sister. I don't have any siblings. There's an older sister on my mother's side of the family and an older brother from a marriage and divorce on my father's side of the family, but there's no way I'm in this world.

What kind of person is that?
《Ha. With peach-colored hair, she looks about five years older than the Lord........Wait, what!
What are you doing, Amber, what are you doing? Oh, I'm talking to my mind. Let me talk to Fuyao-kun too. Hello, can you hear me?

　A young woman's voice, completely amused, drifted in and out of the mix with Amber's telepathic speech. The voice sounded familiar. Silly........why are you here!
　I opened the 'gate' with Linse and headed to the castle in a flash.




''I'm Fuyao's sister, Mochizuki, Hanakoi,''
Mr. Hanakoi?

　Saying hello to everyone. What is he talking about? No, it's a person, isn't it?
　I walk up to him and talk to him in a quiet voice.

........why are you here, God of Love!
'No, it's Hanakoi. Oh, you can be my sister, okay? Or rather, call me big sister.

　Answer the question!

'It's nice to see you after all these years. It's been a long time since I've seen you.
Whoop!

　He suddenly hugged me. Wait, everyone's looking at me! I glanced at Yumina and the others, but they were all looking at me with smiling expressions. They probably think it's a reunion of a sister and brother after a long time. Yae is crying. Why is that?

Well then, sister-in-law, we'll be going now. We'll have a big dinner tonight.
Oh, it's so much fun.

　Perhaps out of consideration to keep my brother and sister together, everyone is leaving the room in a hurry. The door closes, leaving me and the god of love alone.

So? What is this all about? Why are you coming down to earth!
'I shouldn't have come down here? What?
'It's not like he's coming down! No, I don't know! Why is my sister or something....
Oh, it was just an idea.

　The god of love sat down on the sofa with a cackling smile. I felt weak and sat down too.

''In the end, why did you come down?
Well, we have a catch.
Capture?
'They say we're called subordinate gods, even lower than our subordinate gods, but that subordinate god has escaped to this world. I'm here to catch them.

　Dependent God? Is it another god below that of the subordinate gods? From what I've heard, it seems that gods also have ranks, and the subordinate gods are the lowest of all god attributes. Are you saying that that guy ran away and came to this world?

It was said that he escaped. Did he commit some kind of crime in the God Realm? That guy,
Nothing. So I don't know. Why did I come down to this world? It's a sin to go down to this world without the World God's permission, but if you just want to go down, there's not that much of a problem. However, you are not allowed to use the power of the subordinate god to interfere in this world. That's what I'm worried about.

　In a broader sense, I think you guys are interfering enough. As I recall, you made me come across Yumina and her friends changing clothes.

We're fine. We're just drivers with a proper driver's license, for example. But the Dependent God is not just a provisional driver, he is a child driver who ran out of the driving school into the public road without an instructor. It's pretty dangerous.

　I don't know if I understand it or not. Well, I know that unlicensed is a bad thing.

So get the hell out of there and get that guy. Before it becomes a problem.
'I was going to do that. But when I came down to this world, I didn't feel any divine energy at all. It's probably some kind of altered entity that exists in this world.
Transformation?
'It's turned into a person or an animal, or a sacred object or a sacred tree or something like that, and it gets lost in this world. When this happens, you can't perceive it unless you disarm it.

　Oh dear. It was already a messy situation.
　It would certainly be troublesome if that guy started using his god's power to do something. Even if he's just below the lower levels, he's still a god. There's no way he's going to get away with it for free. And when he's hiding the characteristics of a god. That's what's so weird about not knowing the purpose.

"How do we find this guy?
''If the Dependent God uses a certain amount of divine power, we'll know where we were in the world. After that, we just need to hit our divine power and the transformation will be undone.
"We?

　Oh, come on, you don't think the other lowly gods and other lowly gods are down in this world, do you? Are there other gods of art, swords, and agriculture? You're a bored God!

What are you talking about? Fuyu Yoru, of course it's you. You are emitting divine power along with magic power. Besides, if you followed that, you would have arrived here, right?
What?

　Wait a minute, are these physical changes that God was talking about before happening? I'm not really aware of it, but....

Anyway, if they don't move, we can't move either. So, that's why I'm going to stay here for a while.
'What? Here?!

　Seriously! No, I know it's better that way because I certainly can't feel safe until I catch that guy. I can't help but feel like this guy is bringing trouble to me, even more than that!

'There's nothing wrong with a sister living with her brother,'
No, sister. The love gods just said it was a spur of the moment thing...

　When I tried to argue with her, she puffed out her cheeks and stared at me. How old are you? No, I'll keep my mouth shut because I feel like I'm going to burn in hell if I ask for an answer.

I'm a big sister. I'm going to call her that.
No, but...
'If I don't tell you, you're going to tell Yumina and the others the whole story about the time you asked me for relationship advice?
Please don't do this to me, sister.

　Kuhu. Is this the power of God........
　As expected, "sister" was embarrassing, so I had them compromise with "sister".
　I mean, how is it possible for this person to capture a subordinate god? It seems like a complete miscast........
　That day's dinner turned out to be a very lavish dinner. Oooh, you put a lot of thought into it, didn't you, Claire?
　But at the dinner party, the men, especially me, felt annoyed by the relationship counseling that had begun at the dinner party. I'm sure he's a professional, or as his name suggests, a god!
　Yumina and the others asked one question after another.

'Fuyao-kun, you turn your unconscious kindness on everyone. For a woman, it's cruel in a way. There are many times when you look like you're giving them the benefit of the doubt, but you actually don't care about them. You can't get it wrong.
So, you don't think much of us...
'No, it's the other way around. ─ No, it's the other way around, I care about you guys very much. That's why we have to take a step back. That's where we have to push the envelope.
You want me to push harder?
Sort of, you know? If you're too aggressive, you'll pull away. You are a shy person, Fuyao-kun.
What exactly do you want me to do, sister-in-law?
It's all about skin-to-skin contact. You have to make it look like it's a normal thing to do, like hugging and kissing and holding hands. You have to let them know that it's normal to do so. Then you won't be embarrassed and you'll start acting like a natural person. Basically, you guys have a hard time with this, because you're not good at being in love.
What do you mean, "colored"?
Too much exposure has the opposite effect. But too much or none at all is uninspiring and makes you feel like you're tired of being around people, so it's best to do it in moderation. Shorten the length of your skirt....oh, but only in front of you, Fuyao. If someone else sees your pants, they'll probably sulk.
'I see. I'm learning a lot.

　No more, please! Please! What kind of shame play is this? I mean, that's not relationship advice anymore! It's my reveal!
　The women are listening with interest, even Rene, and the men are giving me warm, "It's tough, isn't it?" looks.
　I can't help but feel my face is burning. I want to run away! In many ways, a hell of a lot of people have become my sister.