Chapter 24 : Purpure regains a cute authority.

“Congratulations! Purpure!”

“Congratulations, Great Demon Lord. You’ve regained the power you so desired.”

Maeve and Dominicus smiled genuinely and clapped their hands.

The blue desire that I chewed on until the end, while dizzy, really gave me back my power.

At the same time, the memory that permeated my head was the story of Anastasia and Irene eating tonkatsu and chatting happily.

“I didn’t want this kind of power!”

In my hand, freed from the influence of alcohol, was an instrument.

An instrument that I could take out anytime, anywhere with the power of the terrifying Great Demon Lord.

It should definitely have been imbued with the tremendous power to control and command countless monsters at once and make humans tremble…

“This isn’t it!!!”

“Why~ It’s incredibly cute?”

“I never wanted something cute!”

I shouted, holding up the recorder in my hands.

“A horn made of the horn of a great demon!! A cursed violin!! Such terrifying instruments should appear….!”

But a recorder!

What is this?!

No matter how faint and subtle my memory is, there’s no way I used a recorder!

And why a recorder in the first place? Whose perverted idea was this?!

“Still… It’s proof that you absorbed the power of the blue desire and regained Purpure’s power, right?”

Maeve stroked my head, which was covered with a blanket.

“I can feel a mighty magic power. Great Demon Lord Purpure.”

“That’s right. We were also surprised at first, you know? Purpure was sleeping so cutely, holding the recorder!”

“Since it was an object with tremendous magic power… I thought it was the embodiment of the Great Demon Lord’s power.”

It’s definitely embodied in this way, but it’s not a recorder!

“Awawa… I don’t even know how to use this recorder…”

Still, I thought that maybe I could control humans with sound…

But I couldn’t even remember how to use it.

“It’s so loud from the morning, Great Demon Lord.”

Opening the door with a thud, Irene smiled refreshingly, not knowing what was going on.

“I don’t know what’s going on, but how about eating and worrying in the morning?”

“That’s right! Purpure!! You might feel better soon if you eat something delicious~”

“This isn’t a matter of feeling…”

Sighing and looking up, I couldn’t see the Seven around Irene’s body.

What is this, I definitely absorbed the power?

What am I supposed to do with a recorder?

-Grumble!

“How about I prepare Anastasia’s schnitzel this time, and you eat it quickly? It would be a big problem if your stomach clock rang louder.”

-Clang! Clang! Clang!

Irene, not as much as me, was a sincere woman who followed the recipe exactly.

Food made by others is always delicious.

Thanks to that, I was able to eat a lot of tonkatsu, various side dishes, and white rice for breakfast.

“Hero! There! There! Good! Hold it for another 30 minutes!”

“Yes! Ms. Irene! I’ll help you as much as I can, so please do your best!”

After breakfast, Maeve and Dominicus naturally started to help Irene make the carriage.

Irene was also happy, clapping her hands, saying that since she was working after a long time, it would be faster if two healthy adults helped.

Thanks to that, I was sitting in the backyard, fiddling with the recorder.

“There’s no way this… is my power…”

What kind of power is it?

I remember the horn vaguely, but I really don’t know about the recorder.

-Clang clang clang!

“Saint! Thank you for your hard work! You said to tie the horse there!”

“I understand. What else can I help you with?”

…Dominicus and Maeve will be busy with work.

Then they won’t hear me playing the recorder, right?

Ah, I really don’t want to show this small body playing the recorder….

But I have no choice if I want to know what kind of power it has.

“Huff…!”

After breathing fire into the air once, I put the recorder in my mouth, exhaling a normal breath.

Beep beep beep♪

The recorder was annoyingly fine.

This recorder, which is annoyingly pink, was the perfect fit for my small, soft hands.

Thanks to that, I couldn’t deny the fact that I had regained my power.

“Hmm…”

What song should it be?

I’m not the type to memorize sheet music, so I breathed into the recorder as I remembered.

~~!

I don’t know what kind of power it is, but I hope it’s a power that Maeve and Dominicus will be a little scared of.

I hope it’s a terrifying necromancy or a power to summon a dragon sleeping somewhere.

Or I’d like a control skill…!

“Wow… Did Purpure do this?”

Did I play the recorder too hard?

Maeve, who appeared out of nowhere, suddenly clapped her hands and made a fuss.

“The power of the Great Demon Lord is really amazing…”

“This is truly worthy of being called power. It’s amazing.”

Even Dominicus and Irene came, leaving the carriage making work behind.

“Awawa…?”

What are they praising so much?

Thinking, I looked around and dropped the recorder from my mouth because I was so dumbfounded.

“Th… This kind of! It’s not the power of the Great Demon Lord!!!”

“Why? It’s an incredibly wonderful power!”

Maeve pointed to the lush weeds.

And among the weeds, purple wildflowers bloomed, and the perilla leaves grew to the size of a palm.

The ripe red raspberries were hanging temptingly, emitting a sweet scent.

As if this wasn’t enough, shiitake mushrooms also grew rapidly under the large tree trunk.

“There’s a lot to eat!”

“I don’t need this kind of power! A terrifying Great Demon Lord doesn’t need this kind of power!”

What is this?!

There’s no way the power to make plants grow well is the power of the Great Demon Lord?!

And is this edible? Is it really edible?!

“Hoo… Every time the Great Demon Lord shakes the recorder, the plants move along.”

“It’s true? Great Demon Lord. Isn’t it a more amazing power than you think?”

Dominicus and Irene’s words were so ridiculous that I moved the recorder from right to left significantly.

“There’s no way!”

“Huh? It’s moving? Look! Every time Purpure shakes the recorder, they move a lot, right?”

It’s true.

What kind of power is this?

“Awawa…”

Just in case, I urgently grabbed the recorder with both hands and quickly played any song that came to mind.

“Wow, what kind of song is this? It’s very cute?”

“It feels a little like a nursery rhyme.”

“Hoo… But it’s quite pleasant to listen to? It would be perfect to listen to while drinking.”

I’m serious right now?!

When I played the recorder and moved my body, the plants that grew lushly from the ground moved along.

What is this?

It can make plants grow quickly and make them move as I command when I sing a song?

…Then can I attack Maeve?!

-♬!!!

“Wow… Cute… The song that Purpure is playing on the recorder is cute~ And the plants dancing around are cute!”

“Well… I just found out today that these guys are growing in my backyard.”

“It’s a good song for children to listen to. It’s very lovely to see the flowers dancing along because they’re excited.”

……It’s not working!

It grows as it pleases and dances, but there’s no attack function?

Wh, why is this the power of the terrifying Great Demon Lord!

“Damn…”

I grabbed the recorder and plopped down on the ground.

“This isn’t the power Purpure wanted…”

“Hey~ Don’t be too sad! You can meet and eat another Seven next time, right?”

Maeve, not knowing what I’m feeling, stroked my head and horns.

“Still! It was completely cute, so let’s say it’s a win!”

I couldn’t take it anymore and hit Maeve’s thigh with the recorder.

“Ouch?! Wa, wait! Th, that really hurts!”

“I just realized the true power of the recorder…! It came into my hand to hit Maeve’s thigh!”

“Saint! Ms. Irene also said it was cute, why, why are you only doing this to me!”

I’ll hit Maeve’s annoying butt with this from now on.

“Ta-da!!!”

Maeve knelt on the floor and pointed to the completed carriage with both hands.

“The carriage that Ms. Irene made diligently all day! Complete!”

Unlike the boisterous hero, Irene sipped her alcohol with an expression full of composure.

“I gathered all the materials I had in the workshop and even borrowed materials.”

“Even when Purpure looks at it, it’s an incredibly cool carriage.”

The carriage, which was to be pulled by two horses, was incredibly luxurious.

The black, shiny surface was engraved with subtle patterns.

Looking closely, all those patterns seemed to be connected by small stars.

It was a pretty carriage that looked like it would come out of a fairy tale rather than a terrifying Great Demon Lord’s carriage.

“Awawa…”

Still, I liked the large, rectangular body that looked like it would be seen at an amusement park.

The wheels were also large, and there was a clear luggage compartment that looked like a baggage cart.

“If you meet a good wizard, you can install magic stones or increase the space.”

“Did you hear that? Purpure! It means this carriage can get better!”

“I can play the role of the coachman, so you don’t have to worry.”

With this, there will be no problem going on a pilgrimage to the west, right?

I didn’t expect it, but if Dominicus knows how to handle horses, it will be a really safe trip, right?

“I think I can go to the land of promise now if I just know the way.”

“Hehehe, that’s why, Purpure.”

Maeve smiled, wiggling her fingers.

“Finding that path was also solved thanks to Purpure’s performance!”

“…What do you mean? I don’t understand.”

What happened while I was sleeping?”

“Well, it’s nothing big. There are a few more people in this Moonrise Castle who would be happy to eat the Anastasia’s schnitzel that the Great Demon Lord made, like me.”

“Awawa…?”

When I pointed to myself with my finger, not knowing why, Irene laughed loudly and stroked my head without permission.

“Anastasia’s parents said they wanted to help the Great Demon Lord a little. Look forward to it. They’re nobles with connections in the west.”

I just made tonkatsu with a happy heart…

Unexpected luck came!

Maybe it will be more helpful for the future trip than the recorder!