Demon King – Chapter 907 – Can the Tech Tree Even Unlock Magic?

“Mana disorder?”

This was the first time Yuki had ever heard such a novel term.

‘How was it that you, a grand Demon Lord, could keep coming up with brand new physical problems every other day?’

After the bath, he gently combed through Eiru’s still damp hair. Looking at the little loli in front of him, draped in his T-shirt, hands braced between her thighs as she let out satisfied gurgling sounds, Yuki suddenly seemed to remember something.

“Wait a second? Isn’t this you hiding something from me again? Hm? Didn’t we agree no brushing things off or concealing anything when it comes to your health?”

“No no no, I didn’t tell you because it really isn’t a big problem…”

Feeling the low pressure building behind her again, a certain embarrassing Demon Lord immediately panicked.

“Strictly speaking it’s just sub healthy at most. It doesn’t really affect my daily life that much~”

At worst, when the disordered mana flowed around inside her body, it might slightly affect her physical state. Like her limbs suddenly going weak for a moment, or parts of her vision and hearing temporarily dulling for a bit.

‘Back when I had broken bones in my arms and legs I still lived normally, right? This tiny issue is nothing… and these disordered mana currents don’t actually cause any physical damage.’

“And even if something happens at a critical moment, I can forcibly control my mana to suppress it first.”

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The little Demon Lord shook her head as she explained, trying hard to downplay the impact of the issue. But Yuki behind her wasn’t that easy to brush off.

“The cause? The solution? And are there any side effects after what you just called forcibly suppressing it?”

A triple interrogation right off the bat. Switching into full on dad mode, Yuki was determined to dig out every detail and strangle all potential problems in the cradle.

Actually, Eiru’s condition had already been going on for a while. If one paid close attention, it was obvious she had been using her mana far less frequently lately.

Or rather, if she could solve something without relying on mana, she would rather spend a bit more effort. But mana was just too efficient. When faced with trouble, Her Majesty the Demon Lord still couldn’t resist taking that shortcut.

“As for the cause, it’s just that the organs in my body that control and generate mana got interfered with and damaged a bit by some bastard.”

“And at the end of the day, my body’s essence is Abyssal Amber. If someone establishes a connection from the outside, working inside and out together, they can still stir up some small tricks.”

In truth, the little Demon Lord knew it was because Belonia realized that after finally escaping, if she were captured again she might never see the light of day. So before leaving, she exhausted all her prior arrangements and used this method to temporarily prevent Eiru from performing fine mana manipulation.

But that Chaotic Evil being who had done every bad deed imaginable ended up running into the giant crystal where Shang resided, only to discover she had created an even worse prison for herself. Before, she could at least talk to Eiru occasionally, though it could be cut off unilaterally at any time. Now she truly couldn’t cry to heaven or call to earth.

Moreover, Her Majesty the Demon Lord had a multi threaded brain, plus the violent suppression method she just mentioned to forcibly operate mana. So a tactic that would have been quite troublesome for previous Demon Lords was basically insignificant to this cheat level individual.

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As long as she had the intention of dragging Belonia back, Eiru could do so at any time. But with her consciousness unable to return, the soul imprisoned within the little Demon Lord’s body truly couldn’t stir up any more waves.

So the troublesome problem ended up solving itself, conveniently removing her worries altogether. She no longer had to bother with that mess.

“Alright, you’ve explained the cause. What’s the solution? You can’t just stay like this forever, right?”

Cutting the topic off, Yuki really didn’t want to keep hearing Belonia’s name. They were both Demon Lords, so why was that one so damn irritating?

“There’s no direct method. The disordered mana just has to dissipate and be absorbed on its own. The damaged organs will recover naturally.”

“Did you get checked by Uncle Yuze?”

“I did. Same answer, rest and observe… but honestly, when it comes to mana, they don’t understand a thing. Only I can handle it~”

The more troublesome part was that every time Eiru used mana now, disordered mana would be generated at the same time, increasing and continuing to run rampant inside her body.

If she forcibly suppressed it, she could control and utilize it for a short period. But that method was essentially using controllable mana to wrap up the disordered mana. Since she was still using mana, it would generate even more disorder. It was a vicious cycle.

“So during this period I try not to use mana if I don’t have to. Without the insulation effect, that’s why I’ve been complaining about the heat these past few days.”

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“I just thought of a way…” Yuki suddenly rested his chin on one hand. “Since disordered mana is still mana and can be used and absorbed, why don’t you try crashing for a bit?”

“Huh?”

“Think about it. When you crash into sleep mode, you have to release and exhaust all your mana. That naturally includes the disordered stuff too, right?”

Yuki explained seriously. He even thought that after entering dormancy, Eiru would violently plunder all surrounding energy, which would naturally force absorb all the disordered mana cleanly.

“No thanks. I don’t want to enter dormancy… and it’s organ damage, idiot. Even newly generated mana will partially become disordered. After dormancy ends, won’t it be the same?”

Taking a sip of water, the little Demon Lord immediately vetoed Yuki’s strange proposal. She even wondered if he had forgotten that dormancy would cause some degree of damage to her body.

“I see… well, I was thinking of testing it anyway. Because Uncle Yuze, in order to solve the issue of your body getting damaged during dormancy, successfully researched and refined some mana.”

Hearing that explosive piece of news, Her Majesty the Demon Lord almost sprayed out the mouthful of water she was drinking.

‘What the hell? Mana should count as magic, right? Can the tech tree really branch that crookedly? Why can even mana be researched and produced?’

“Lu Brat, according to what you’re saying, the tech tree has been crooked for a long time.” Yuki rubbed his forehead. “Did you forget back at the orphanage? Didn’t you say you drank a bottle of highly concentrated, high purity mana solution?”

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“So Uncle Yuze and the others followed that lead and found the director’s research materials. If their research goes smoothly, your future mana issues might all be resolved.”

‘No no no. Mana is something converted from matter or energy. This thing completely violates conservation of energy. What are you even researching?’

Without organs like the mana conversion and generation organs inside Eiru’s body, no matter what you do you can’t produce something as otherworldly as mana… not to mention the issues of containing and utilizing it.

Thinking that, the Demon Lord who had been mocking the tech tree suddenly froze.

Because… if all those conditions couldn’t be met, there was still one final way to obtain mana.

If some object itself already possessed mana, then it would indeed be possible to extract mana directly from it…

Translator Note

Magic become science~