Chapter 91 — Elias
The flames of Robin's vengeance erupted with her unleashed magic, sweeping across the entire village.
In an instant, fire surged skyward, staining even the night sky the color of blood.
Those who had shouted, again and again, that they would kill Robin were now fleeing in blind panic.
Yet they never imagined that the fire would crawl onto their bodies like living serpents.
They screamed—
They struggled—
And as the flames devoured them, they spat out their final curse at Robin:
"Monster."
She sneered, utterly unmoved.
When Elias returned to the village, all that remained before him were scorched ruins—
and the twisted, blackened corpses left behind by the inferno.
He could roughly guess what had happened.
At that moment, Robin—clothes in tatters—walked toward him across the burning ash, step by step, her expression blank.
She seemed to feel no pain.
She even seemed to have forgotten her fear of fire.
"Elias…"
"Did I do something wrong?"
Elias replied calmly:
"I'm not qualified to judge you."
"Because not long ago, I wiped out an entire island of pirates myself."
"…Is that so."
"You look very calm."
"But I think… I might regret it a little."
Robin looked around at the devastation.
"Just now, I even… thought about reviving them."
"Like I did with dead ants."
"No need. And it's impossible."
Elias said solemnly:
"Those who kill must be prepared to be killed. That is the law of this world."
"And the dead cannot be brought back—that is another absolute rule."
"I'm sorry, Robin."
"I lied to you."
---
"So… that's how it is."
Robin smiled faintly.
She recalled Elias's arrival—
like a god descending into her life, granting her this unbelievable stretch of time and changing her fate.
"Elias… even though you lied…"
"I still feel like you're kind."
Elias couldn't help but laugh.
"Kind?"
"This is the first time I've ever heard a human call a demon 'kind.'"
"Demon… what is that?"
Elias took a deep breath.
"Robin, come back to the continent with me."
"It's a far broader world."
"A mage as powerful as you will surely be able to fulfill her wish there."
"…A wish?"
Robin lowered her head, lost in thought.
"My wish used to be having three grilled fish a day—just enough to fill my stomach."
"My wish just now was to kill everyone and avenge my parents."
"But now…"
"Now that I've taken revenge, I can't think of any wish at all."
Elias turned his gaze to the sea.
"The journey back to the continent will be long."
"You can take your time and think about it."
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In the days before setting sail for the continent, Robin often lay at the bow of the ship, silent and downcast.
It was only when Elias began telling her stories of his travels that she started to smile again.
The more she listened, the more curious she became—about the continent, about magic.
Even Elias's identity as a demon fascinated her.
Days passed like this.
By the time they reached land, Robin already had a clear picture of the continent in her mind.
On the day they finally arrived, she saw a vast landmass rising over the horizon—so wide it seemed endless.
Her eyes widened instantly.
"Elias!"
"So this is the continent?!"
"Yes."
Elias looked at her excitement.
"So… after all these days, have you figured out your future wish?"
Instead of answering, Robin asked:
"What about you, Elias?"
"What's your wish?"
Elias fell silent for a long time.
This time, he chose not to lie.
"I want to become human."
Robin fell silent in thought. She turned her head and gazed toward the harbor, which was gradually coming into view.
"Elias… all those buildings over there—are they what you call a city?"
"Yes," Elias replied. "That's a port city on the Central Continent. I believe I told you about it before."
Following Robin's line of sight, Elias's senses had already begun to sink into the city.
And then—
In the very next instant, he heard something.
"Did you read today's paper?"
"The Great Sage Aivis has passed away."
...
"Elias? What's wrong?"
Elias snapped back to himself, meeting the puzzled look on Robin's face.
"It's nothing," he said calmly.
"I was just reminded of something from the past."
Then he looked at her.
"What about you, Robin?"
"Have you made up your mind?"
Robin's face brightened into a smile.
"Elias, thank you—for teaching me what the form of magic truly is."
"Even though I can't turn the dead into living beings…"
"There are still people who are alive."
She lifted her head and looked straight at him.
"I've decided. I'll find a fishing village by the sea and start a new life."
"I'll devote my entire life to studying magic—"
"—and become a great mage."
"Elias…"
"Hm? Is there something else?"
Light shimmered in Robin's eyes.
"One day… I will create a magic that changes the form of living beings."
"And I will turn you—from a demon—into a human."
...
"…Is that so."
Elias chuckled softly.
"What an absurd thing to say."
"But Robin, my lifespan lasts a thousand years. By then, you'll have long since—"
"It's fine~"
Robin waved her hand cheerfully.
"If I fail, my descendants will carry on my work."
"Generation after generation, they'll continue my magical research—"
"Until the day they succeed."
"And they'll pass down that magic…"
"…until it reaches you."
Elias couldn't help but marvel.
What a remarkable girl.
Casually tossing out dreams that bordered on the absurd.
"Wait, Robin," he said.
"How would I know which one is your descendant, or which magic is the one you created?"
"Haha, that's easy!"
Robin laughed boldly.
"All of my descendants will be named Robin Green!"
"And the magic that changes the form of living beings—"
"It'll be called Elias!"
She suddenly had another idea.
"Oh, right—you once said treasures could be preserved using sealing magic, didn't you?"
"To properly safeguard Elias, I should create a sealing spell too!"
"As for the name of that spell…"
"Hmm…"
"Let's just call it Robin Green!"
...
The memory ended.
The brown-haired boy waved a hand in front of Elias's face.
"Hey, man…"
"You've been spacing out for a while now."
"So—do you actually want to know about Elias or not?"
Elias snapped back to the present.
His lips moved unconsciously.
"Elias…"
"I thought that was just her joke."
"—A joke?!"
The boy instantly exploded.
"I told you all that, and you thought I was joking?!"
At that moment, Elias suddenly grabbed the boy by the shoulders.
His expression was more serious than it had ever been.
"Your name…"
"Is it…"
"Robin Green?"
"—What?!"
The boy's eyes flew wide open.
"How do you know my name?!"
Then he raised his right hand proudly and rubbed his nose.
"More precisely, I'm the ninety-ninth Robin Green!"
"I'm just one generation away from a hundred!"
"Do you have any idea how that feels?!"
The boy began jumping around wildly.
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"If I'd died there today, there would've been no Robin Green left!"
Σ(ŎдŎ|||)
"I haven't even gotten married yet! I don't have kids!"
(งᵒ̌皿ᵒ̌)ง
"And the wish passed down through my ancestors—I haven't fulfilled it yet!"
Elias looked at the ninety-ninth Robin Green, emotions tangled in his chest.
He sighed.
"…Alright."
"My name is Elias."