"Equipment…"

Black Cold glanced up and down at the clothes I was wearing, then said,

"Well, it seems that your outfit doesn't look any different from ordinary clothes at all."

"..."

This is definitely not my fault. You said it yourself, it's not appropriate for a mage like me to wear armor, and there wouldn't be any soft armor or advanced cloth armor in the academy either. After all, the students in the academy are either studious and never go out, or they are noble children who have been given countless good equipment by their families. Where would there be someone like me who directly crossed over.

In other words, even though I'm carrying various clothes and armor, they are all the lowest grade, only good for representing identity.

Why don't I have any high-quality goods? Do you think I have a lot of money to use for disguises?

"That's right. But then again, why didn't you go find others of my kind if you are looking for help? Are you planning something special?"

When the other party heard me say this, they laughed happily.

"If your kind can speak as nicely as you, I would have gone to find them long ago~"

"I'm curious, what kind of people are they exactly?"

I asked further.

Based on the evaluations of the Holy Undead Angels by everyone so far, why do I feel that they are seen as very aloof and arrogant creatures in the eyes of others?

"Simply put, they completely distrust others. Apart from obeying the Demon King's orders, it's very difficult for anyone to communicate with them. Is there a reason for it? There must be a reason behind all this, right?"

"First of all, your Holy Undead Angels are called Shadows of the Battlefield for a reason. Among the demon army, Fallen Angels and Holy Undead Angels are the only ones capable of combining divine power with darkness and undead power. Naturally, they also have the greatest power. So once a war breaks out, your race and the fallen angels are naturally the fastest depleting. At the same time, a large number of demons are eyeing your core, and the fallen angels also very much want to completely annihilate the Holy Undead Angels, so you are isolated. If it were anyone else, they would choose to hide like them in the current situation."

"Hiding?"

"Yes, now they all live in fortresses near the Demon King's castle, provided by the Demon King. Although there are laws protecting species, you know, as long as there are benefits, many demons still hunt Holy Undead Angels."

"I completely understand."

Hunting is normal, okay? There used to be bounty hunters in America who made money by hunting Native Americans.

"It seems that the magic you want me to help you use is even more powerful than resurrecting humans. Otherwise, why would you reject my core and ask me to help you with the magic?"

"...I always feel like you're very casual about death. Shouldn't you be more concerned for your own life in this situation?"

"Even if I'm worried, what's the use? I know the difference in strength between you and me. How should I put it... if you want my core, you could just kill me downstairs. The people downstairs are all yours, aren't they? There's no need to worry about leaking information."

"Well... I was originally going to kill you."

"Huh?"

You are the one who truly treats life lightly, right? Can't you just keep those kinds of thoughts deep in your mind? At least don't say it in front of me!

"Then I realized that you are really easy to talk to, so I thought it would be such a pity if a unique Holy Undead Angel like you died!"

After saying that, this guy clenched his fist! Aren't you a Demon God? What's with the passionate act!

And did you spare me just because of such a strange reason? I feel like I'm a failure in many ways.

Okay, does this count as completing the mission?

...

It seems not, there is no notification that the mission is completed at all.

So I'm still completely unsafe now?

"Well, since that's the case, let's continue immediately then. What kind of magic did you want me to learn?"

"Well, straightforward as always, your personality is really rare. Let's hurry then."

"Where are we going?"

"Of course, to my castle."

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"Huh? Boss, did you bring back another little ghost for trafficking?"

As soon as we entered the castle, a lion-man wearing heavy armor walked out and said to us."What do you mean 'again'! What do you mean 'trafficking'! I'm just collecting talents in a very normal way, okay?"

"By the way, I'm not a little devil either."

The lionman looked at us with wide eyes, then spoke after a while.

"Ah, so you're one of the people the boss gets along with? That's rare... But you look different from the undead elves beside you, what race are you?"

"Undead Archangel."

"...Huh?"

The other person's mouth opened in an unnatural manner.

"Undead... Archangel? Boss, where did you find this kind of guy?"

"On the side of the road."

"Hey, hey, hey, don't compare me to a stray dog you picked up from the roadside, okay?"

"Okay, okay, you two can chat while I go out first, kid, watch out for Corina, that guy loves to mess with others. By the way, my name is Koshell, see you later."

After saying that, this guy walked straight out of the castle.

Koshell - Male

Lionman - Berserker LV43

Neutral, Carefree, Skull Crusher, Half-Orc, Demon, Battlefield Hunter, Vanguard

"...Are your subordinates all like this?"

I looked at Heiley and asked.

"Well, don't mind them. Life would be unbearable if everyone was too uptight, right?"

"It's really peaceful..."

"I hope so."

Well, it seems that this Demon Lord's personality is quite casual, which is... also a good thing for me, I guess?

"Alright, let's go, let's go to the living room. I hope Corina isn't there... right?"

Before I could finish, Heiley's voice trembled. I turned around and saw a girl standing at the end of the entrance corridor, looking at us.

I thought it would be someone terrifying, but it turned out to be a girl with long black hair. Judging from her attire, she was... a priest?

Hey, hey, hey, there's actually a priest in the Abyss, are you joking with me?

However, the next second I seemed to understand the reason. Just like me, the girl also had a pair of wings on her back, but... they were black wings!

Fallen Angel... I didn't expect the subject we were just discussing to be right in front of me.

Corina - Female

Fallen Angel - Shadow Priest LV38

Neutral, Cautious, Fallen Angel, Fallen Angel Tainted by Corruption, Demon, Undead Doctor, Singer of Death

"What were you guys saying just now? It would've been better if I wasn't here?"

"No, no, I was just introducing you to the newcomer."

"Oh, is that so?"

The girl raised an eyebrow and then walked towards us.

"Newcomers, huh? One undead elf and the other... a zombie? Are you planning to have one of every race?"

"Come on, that's not true. And this one isn't a zombie, it's an Undead Archangel."

"Undead... Archangel? Are there angels like that? I had no idea."

"Corina, Undead Archangels are the only ones who can use both undead magic and light magic at the same time, didn't you forget?"

"Oh, I see. Well, that's indeed quite useful. Come on! Let's have a fight."

"Huh?"

This person's imagination seems to be quite big, how did we suddenly jump to having a fight? Weren't we just introducing each other earlier?

"It's not a good idea to fight and kill, it's not harmonious."

"Well, Fir, why don't you have a fight with her? Corina has this kind of personality. It'll be troublesome if she's not satisfied. Go ahead, and after the fight, I'll give you new equipment~ I do have Undead Archangel equipment that I collected before~"

"Okay! I'll fight!"

I immediately responded resolutely.

If there's equipment to be received, why not fight!