Chapter 514

Magi Craft Meister 514

15 Showdown With The Demons Arc

15-27 A Gamble

Netros, are you okay?

After being asked that by the worried Shion, Netros sat up straight on the floor and nodded.

Im fine. But because I wasnt there with her, Istalis had to go through something like that

What happened?

However, Netros calmly shook his head.

I cant talk about that. Lets just say the way shes been treated is beyond words.

Jin placed his hand over Shions shoulder.

I think we should leave it at that.

Upon seeing Jin, Netros again turned to Shion.

Who is this?

This is Jin. Hes the one who saved both Lucas and me. When I heard that you and my sister were deceived and taken prisoner, I asked him to help me rescue you.

Shion briefly explained what had happened thus far.

Is that so? You have my gratitude, Mr. Jin.

Netros face showed that,after having gone through such a horrible experience, he couldnt fully trust Jin, but he still nodded, being convinced by Shions words.

He told me that he would share food with us, and above all, hes the Magi Craft Meister! Im sure hell save us.

What? The Magi Craft Meister?

Netros seemed to be aware of that titles meaning.

That fabled, magnificent person No way, the Magi Craft Meister is still alive after all this time?

Ah, thats right. Humans lives are much shorter than ours. Hes the second generation Isnt that so, Jin?

Shion turned to Jin as she asked him that. Jin nodded.

Thats right. Im the 2nd Magi Craft Meister.

I see I cant say I trust humans after what weve been through. But if youre the Magi Craft Meister then I guess I can trust you.

The title of Magi Craft Meister seemed to have a special meaning to demons.

Jin was curious as to what was the reason behind that, but realized that it wasnt the time to ask about that.

What should we do about Istalis?

She seemed to be burdened with a big trauma, and might break down again the moment she regained consciousness.

Shion also seemed to be so worried about her sister that she had completely forgotten about her wanting to know why her sister had been sent to the human realm as well as herself, without her knowledge.

Time could make her forget everything about what happened to her.

Those words leaked from Jins mouth. And upon hearing himself say that, an idea began to form in his mind.

Hmm Shion, please stay here with your sister. Ill be stepping outside for a moment.

Huh? Sure. Have you come up with something?

Well, yeah, but I dont know if itll work yet. Just wait here a moment, but dont get your hopes high.

Jin then excused himself from the room and secretly hurried towards Hourai Island.

What do you think, Laojun?

Your idea is feasible, My Lord. Theres only one problem that needs to be settled beforehand.

You mean that, huh?

Correct. Since Transinfo doesnt work with demons, we can assume that their resistance to Mental Magic is quite high.

But their bodies have the same composition as a humans. Why is that?

I do not know. I have no samples.

We should be able to get some one way or another, right?

At the very least, theres a high chance we will.

After having this conversation with Laojun, Jin went back to Nidou Castle. This was so that he could discuss this with Shion.

Back at the guest room, where Istalis still lay unconscious

Ah, Jin, how did it go?

Well, I cant guarantee its going to be perfect, but Ive found a way that should work somehow.

What is it?

Let me ask you something first. Do you guys have any kind of magic that can erase someones memory?

Huh? I think so. Oh, I see! Are you going to erase my sisters memories?

The method that Jin had come up with for her treatment was to use the magic spell Amnesia, which had been branded as a forbidden spell, to erase the torture from her memory.

This Amnesia could only erase memories in order starting from the newer ones. It couldnt only erase the memories that you wanted it to.

Fortunately, there must have been a long period of unconsciousness between her capture and subsequent rescue, so it was unlikely that there would be a discrepancy in her memories continuity.

I see. So youre saying that if the memory of her torture were to disappear, then she wouldnt be thrown into that mad breakdown after she wakes up?

Shion and Netros seemed to understand the idea, but Lucas face indicated that he wasnt so sure to be following along.

What do you think about it, Shion?

Shion seemed to be able to imagine the danger involved with tampering with her sisters memories to some extent.

The procedure could fail to do anything at all. Or even worse, there was a chance that Jin ended up erasing more than they needed to. There were many caveats to this plan.

Netros told Shion that he would be leaving the decision to her, since she was her actual sister.

Ive made up my mind. Jin, please remove that horrible experience from my sisters memories.

Understood.

Jin nodded, and had Nurses Alpha and Beta carry Istalis outside of the room using a stretcher.

I wont be able to treat her here, so Ill be taking her to my secret base, where Ill be better equipped to do this. Ill be back soon, so theres no need for you to worry.

Yes, Ill be leaving everything in your hands, Jin.

And Ill make sure to live up to that trust.

A hospital bed where Istalis lay was brought to the control room in the basement of Hourai Island.

Shes all yours, Laojun.

Understood. I will begin now.

Laojuns mobile terminal Laozi placed its hand over Istalis forehead.

Transinfo As expected, it has no effect.

Hmm, this is going to be rough. Is there anything we can do?

Jin started to think.

Thoughts Mind Brain waves Brain waves? Laojun, do you have data on the magic that demons have used?

Yes, I have information on several of their spells.

Check their magical pattern. Especially their frequency.

Understood. Comparing data I see, this

What is it?

Their frequency seems to be quite high.

Jin seemed to be pleased with Laojuns reply.

Well, I thought that would be the case, but it seems my guess was right. The demons have an unusually high frequency in their magical patterns. Probably an order of magnitude higher.

Well, then it makes sense that they cant be read by conventional humans.

Yeah. Lets find the most suitable frequency then.

In order to sample a waveform correctly, it is necessary to sample at a frequency higher than twice the bandwidth of the frequency component of said waveform.

For example, when sampling music on a CD, it needs to be at a frequency of 44.1 kHz to match the human audible frequency of 20 kHz.

In the case of the demons, the frequency of magical power and mental waves was higher than that of humans, so it could not be read correctly by human magic.

Based on this reasoning, Laoujun used Transinfo several times to determine the optimum magic power pattern to make it work.

Understood. I believe we have a good chance to make it work if we do it like this.

I see.

But when tampering with someones memories, we have to be very careful about how far back we should go.

We should be able to have a general idea of where to stop by asking Netros. The question is whether we can get it to work with a specific date and time.

That shouldnt be a problem. I have some data on former prisoners, so even if there is an error, it should be within a 1-hour margin.

Laojun had already erased memory of Count Walters plan and how the prisoners of the Inad mine were captured after they were all incapacitated when they tried to attack Kaina Village.

Jin had thought to use that data to help him erase Istalis memory all the way back until a little before the moment she was tortured.

Could you confirm this, My Lord?

Sure.

After his short answer, Jin returned to Nidou Castle to check that with Netros.

They were captured on August 4th, right?

Yes, Ive confirmed this with Netros.

Then Ill begin. Amnesia, August 5th

The treatment itself took only a brief moment.

I will now check what became of her memories using Read Info.

Read Info is a spell that eliminates the need to transfer information to a Magi Crystal from Transinfo. Since information flows in an instant, there is no point in using it unless you have Laojuns processing power.

Well, Read Info Alright, the memories from August 4th onward have been completely erased.

So it worked, huh

Jin felt as if a heavy burden had been taken off his shoulders.

Alright then, lets take Istalis back to Nidou Castle.

Jin! Did it work?

As soon as Jin returned to Nidou Castle, Shion hurried to him.

Yeah. She may still remember about being captured on August 4th, but she shouldnt be able to remember anything after that.

I wonder if this will help her at all.

I dont know that. But I believe that she wont be trapped in madness anymore now that she doesnt have those painful memories.

The human heart is unfathomable, and the same was true for demons. It was quite possible that things wouldnt go as planned. However, Jin wanted to bet on Shions sister.

I think shell be waking up in less than an hour. Please remain by her side.

Got it.

Mr. Jin, I have a favor to ask.

Hmm?

Having recovered enough to be able to get up, Netros stopped Jin as he was about to leave.

Could you Could you erase my memories as well?