True Magician

Chapter 114

The Underworld.

- "I wasn't expecting your visit, Romani-san. What can I do for you?" Sirzechs asked, sitting across from me in one of the living rooms of the Gremory mansion, with Greyfia standing behind him as usual. Also, a couple of familiar demons outside the room.

After a day of lull that I spent resting and some reflection on current events in Tia's arms, a rather interesting idea popped into my head. Several factors had influenced it, one of which was Alaia's absence for so long.

Even Grandpa, who was impossible to hide from, couldn't even sense her, much less find her. And he is, please note, an agent of the Counter-Force, as a Grand Servant. The beasts couldn't help either. Goetia had scoured the entire Underworld, Tia the Earth, and Fou the Textures he could penetrate, but all to no avail. Nothing at all. It's like she just vanished and that's it.

And since that was the case, I decided to try a workaround. Or so it seemed to me, at least. Her words about Lilith being 'unreachable' made me wonder if it was possible that the Mother of Demons was out of Alaya's reach. That is, if what was meant was that the Collective Unconscious Will of humanity is simply unable to influence Lilith? Sounds crazy, of course, but at least it's something.

And for that, I need Sirzechs, or rather, what he can do for me. He wasn't at Lucifer's castle, so I had to come here, where Rias's entourage and herself were still there.

- "I want you to do something."

- "What is it?" Sirzechs asked with a smile on his face.

- "I want ALL the information you can get on Lilith. It doesn't matter how old or scrappy it is. I want basically everything." I said, to which he looked surprised, then thought for a moment.

I could get it myself, but lo and behold, how much time and effort would it take? The area of the Underworld is about the same size as Earth. Each clan has its own archives, and Lucifer may have several where he kept records.

Creating demons is not a quick process. Lucifer had to conduct a decent number of experiments, that is, to use the method of trial and error. If my theory is correct, he had to explore the Underworld up and down to dig up the powers of the INHERENT demons, and I'm not even talking about Lilith.

What exactly does the title 'Mother of Demons' refer to? Normal human birth with carrying a fetus falls away immediately. The process is too long and unstable when you consider the birth rate of current demons. I'd be more inclined to believe that Lucifer raised them using the magical equivalent of a test tube, thus increasing the likelihood of success. Lilith most likely had some special body that allowed him to accomplish his goal.

It is commonly thought that the first woman was Eve, except that she was the second, not the first, unlike Lilith. That is, the latter had a high level of fertility, and with a hundred percent chance of success, because God tried to create these two "perfect" people, since they were the first.

To summarize, instead of stressing yourself and your Servants, this job can be dumped on Sirzechs. And he'll do it, since Sirzechs owes me two favors, if I remember correctly. Yes, Rizevim could fulfill my request, too, and with particular zeal, except that she's quite involved in the plot at this point.

- "It may take time, Romani-san. The records of that time are mostly lost or hidden. And I can't say if it's in my power to fulfill this request."

- "Just do what you can. I only want results." I shrugged, to which he gave a short nod.

- "Good. Then that part of my duty will be considered fulfilled when you get what you asked for. However, may I ask what is the importance of this case? I understand that you are very interested in the outcome." Sirzechs asked a little suspiciously.