It seemed that they had understood my explanation up until this point.
To be honest, it wouldn’t be surprising for the remnants of the empire to have those kinds of skills.
Though, it was really something so poor that it couldn’t be called a secret art in the truest sense…
However, I could at least admit that it was a true and stable art.
Besides…
It wasn’t as if you were always assimilated to the demon. And it was an interesting idea to be able to use that power only when you needed it.
For instance, looking at the power that Guy gave to Leon’s subordinates-’Secret art of Hybrid Soul Fusion,’ is was the fusing of two demons with equal strength.
This secret art allowed the party with the stronger will to take over. It was like poisoning someone.
It was a forbidden art. And of course, you could not undo it.
It was all or nothing.
It was dangerous, as you had to have the resolve to wager your own soul.
On the other hand, Demon Fusion, which was the art that the empire had developed, was founded on creating manageable contracts with demons who were willing to serve.
Once safety had been guaranteed, it was possible to fuse when needed.
Unlike fusing with spirits, you could gain power easily without strengthening your own astral.
That seemed very convenient.
But-
It was a mistake to use demons.
The price that was to be paid was a fixed sum of magic power. But with that, you could at least feel that pleasure of using the power of the demon that you fused with.
If you could not honor the contract, then the demon would just leave.
In other words, when you are unable to go up against stronger opponents.
It was convenient for opponents that were weaker than you…but it was not very reliable when it mattered.
Also, the demons left when you were out of magic.
There were even demons who hurt their summoners because they were bored.
In the case of Magnus and the others, such actions were prevented by the contracts…but it was likely impossible to control the actions of the demons once you had no magic to use as payment.
You could not make them work if you had nothing to offer.
In that case, I could think of a number of ways to beat them.
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They all listened to my explanation and their expressions brightened.
Up until now, they had despaired because they thought they had no chance of winning.
Damn it. It really was too bad that they were so quick to give up.
“How can…”
“That Magnus. To have such dangerous power… When it is so dangerous for us to fight even a Greater Demon…”
Julius and Karma muttered with pained expressions.
With this much of a discrepancy between them, they were still serious about fighting. So I could understand why they were so self-pitying…
