Zero Damage Sword Saint: I Enrolled in a Magic School and Wound Up in a Contract with the Demon Queen: Volume 2 (eBook)

Isle Osaki (Autor)

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2026
250 Seiten
J-Novel Club (Verlag)
978-1-7183-6858-3 (ISBN)

Infos

After forming a contract with the Demon Queen Erinyes and gaining the most powerful mana of any mage in history, the future is looking bright for Eugene and Sumire, the reincarnator from another world. In order to turn Sumire back into a human and return her to her original world, the pair are aiming for the 500th Level of Babel. With the help of the Holy Swordswoman Sara-who still has feelings for Eugene, her former partner-they make short work of Babel's numerous floors. But a nasty surprise is waiting for them at the Hundredth Level. The Discipline Beast they must defeat is none other than the Demon Queen Erinyes herself!

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Chapter One: Eugene Speaks with the Demon Queen

The moment I stepped into the Seventh Sealed Prison, the Demon Queen Eri greeted me with a cheery smile.

“Sheesh, you’re late, Eugene!” Despite her words, her good mood was clear from the way her wings were fluttering.

“Sorry, Eri.” I, on the other hand, viewed this as part of my Biology Club duties, and today, I was more reluctant than usual to drop by. After all, this would be my first time seeing her face-to-face since we forged a contract.

“Come here, my sweet Eugene.”

“I’m not—” I tried to retort, but she’d woven an irresistible magic into her words.

In the end, I had no choice but to quietly sit down next to her. She immediately tugged me against her and pressed me down onto the mattress. Unable to lift a finger against her, I lay on my back as Eri straddled me with a predatory look in her eyes. They were even more captivating than usual.

Normally, this would be the moment when Eri tore my clothes off or started stripping, but for some reason, she didn’t move. She remained on top of me, keeping me pinned to the bed.

“When we forged our contract, how did connecting our bodies together feel for you? Was it pleasurable?”

“D-Do you have to word it that way?” The memory caused an uncomfortable stirring in the pit of my stomach. Eri was right; during the fight, I had been drunk on that odd sense of omnipotence. But... “More importantly, it felt like you sucked away my strength or my life energy.”

“Ah, that’s because a combination of my demonic miasma and my angelic ether flowed into you so quickly that it overwhelmed your mind. You blocked out the influence with your Barrier Magic, remember?”

“Oh yeah. Thank you, Eri. You really saved me back there.”

“Oho? I did?” Eri smiled sweetly, looking for all the world like she was torturing some hapless little animal.

“So, what’s the price I have to pay for the contract? Just so you know, I can’t let you out of this cage. I simply don’t have the power to do that.”

That was the most important thing I’d wanted to tell her. If I had to hazard a guess, Eri’s greatest desire was to destroy the seal keeping her here and escape from the underground prison.

I bore no grudge against her as a Demon Queen. Not only had she lent me an ear when I was going on about my personal issues, she’d also given me advice. Small as it was, I had a soft spot for her as well. But at the end of the day, she was still the Demon Queen Erinyes, who had long ago conquered and ruled over the Southern Continent. The last thing I could do for her was break her seal and let her go free.

It was true, however, that I would have never won my battle against the Divine Beast without Eri’s power. Or maybe “won” was the wrong word. I’d barely managed to earn some measure of respect from the Divine Beast Cerberus. If Eri asked me to aid in her escape, would I be able to turn her down? When forging a contract with a demon, one had to pay the demon’s price, so if it came down to that, I...

Eri hummed in thought, then said, “Don’t worry about it for now. I don’t have anything I want, anyway.”

It took several seconds for my brain to register her words. “Huh?” I’d been agonizing over what I might have to do for her, and yet she’d given her answer so quickly. “Wait, wait, wait. You can’t be serious. There’s no way you’d lend me your strength without asking for something in return, right?! And aren’t you the one who’s constantly asking to be let out of here?!”

“Well, yes. That’s because I was bored!”

“Then—”

“Your disinterest in dungeon exploration was what bored me! But things will be different now, won’t they?” When I remained silent, she continued, “Eugene, you plan to explore that dungeon you surface folk call ‘Babel,’ right? In that case, I’ll have to guide you through it. I can’t wait!” Eri giggled. Her smile was so cute and genuine that for once, she actually looked like an angel.

“But then, what should I give you in return? I can’t just keep using your powers for free,” I murmured, and Eri cocked her head, eyes wide.

“What are you talking about, Eugene?”

“Huh?”

“I’ve already been taking payment from you.”

“You have?” What in the world was she talking about? Wait, it couldn’t be... “You’ve been consuming my soul?”

“Dummy.” She smacked me on the head. “Eugene, just what do you take me for?”

“A Demon Queen.” Everyone on the Southern Continent knew the legend of the Demon Queen Erinyes.

“That’s right! I am a Demon Queen, but that doesn’t mean I’m a devil. I don’t need your soul.”

“In that case, I have no idea what you’re talking about.”

“Eugene, for how mature you act, you can really be an airhead sometimes... What do you think you’re doing when you come here every week?”

“Well...”

I didn’t want to say the words out loud. Every week, I visited the Demon Queen as a sacrifice, willingly offering her my life essence. That was one of my responsibilities in the Biology Club, and it was a position that Headmaster Uther himself had appointed me to. He’d forced me to assent, claiming that I was the only one capable of this task, and in return, he allowed me to attend Lykeion tuition-free.

“You come here every seven days to sleep with me,” Eri continued, as if we were discussing the weather. “In fact, I was even feeling a little guilty about the way I was playing with your body without ever giving you anything in return.”

“Huh? You were playing with me?” I was shocked to hear that.

I leaned back to take in Eri’s full appearance. She had long and beautiful hair, translucent skin, and scarlet lips. Her proportions were more perfect than those of a doll. When I first saw her, I had felt fear, knowing that I was facing a legendary Demon Queen. These days, I’d grown accustomed to her looks, but even now, her resplendence sometimes stole my breath away.

“What’s the matter, Eugene?” she asked. “After all this time, have you finally fallen for me?”

“Of course not,” I lied, my mouth dry. “Anyway, I’m already paying the price of the contract, so I don’t have to give you anything else—do I have that right?”

“Yes, but...” Eri licked her lips. “I’d like to take more than usual today. You won’t deny me that, will you?”

I swallowed. As Eri proclaimed, our session that day was far more intense than normal.

***

My body feels like it weighs a ton... I’m so sleepy... After leaving the underground prison, I slowly shambled back to my dormitory. I wanted to return to my room as soon as possible and collapse into my bed. When I left the Seventh Sealed Prison, Eri had already been snoring away. As much as I’d wanted to pass out beside her, it was a pain in the neck to maintain a barrier while asleep.

“Ah!” A voice in the distance interrupted my thoughts, and the pitter-patter of running feet followed soon after. It was my partner, Sumire. “Eugene! Hi!”

“S-Sumire?”

“Huh? What’s the matter? You look tired.”

“O-Oh, yeah... I mean, no, I’m not.” Though I’d initially nodded at her words, I quickly shook my head and pretended I wasn’t exhausted. It wasn’t like I’d been doing anything wrong, but I wanted to avoid Sumire pressing me for further details. She made a noise of acknowledgment, so I changed the subject before she could say anything else. “What are you doing here, Sumire? I thought you and Leona made plans for today.”

“We did! I’m on my way to see her now. During my meeting with the headmaster, he told me to pass along a message if I ran into you. He wants to see you in his office!”

“Headmaster Uther does?” I wondered what he could want.

Sumire had to meet with Headmaster Uther at regular intervals. I’d once asked what they talked about, and apparently he would ask her things like “Have you made any friends? Are you keeping up with your classes? Do you have any complaints about the food in the cafeteria?”

Was he secretly her doting uncle or something? I couldn’t believe he would set aside time in his busy schedule to pose such banal questions to Sumire. He could’ve appointed someone else to interview her. Perhaps he was just excited for the opportunity to speak directly with an Ifrit. I sometimes found it hard to believe he was the king of the dungeon city. He was more like a scholar or academic than a monarch.

“Got it,” I said. “Thanks. I’ll go see him.”

Honestly, I wanted to sleep, but I couldn’t ignore a request from the headmaster, so I needed to just get it over with. His time was surely more valuable than mine, and I also had things I wished to discuss with him.

Right as I was about to walk away, I heard Sumire say, “Hmm?” and felt her tug on the hem of my shirt. “Wait a second, Eugene.”

“What is it?”

“There’s something on your shirt. Is this a feather?”

“Ah...” The feather that Sumire had plucked with her fingers was solid black. Apparently, it had been on my shoulder. It must have come from Eri’s wings. “Y-Yeah,...

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 13.1.2026
• Reihe/Serie: Zero Damage Sword Saint: I Enrolled in a Magic School and Wound Up in a Contract with the Demon Queen
• Illustrationen: kodamazon
• Übersetzer: Stephanie Liu
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Fantasy / Science Fiction ► Fantasy
• Schlagworte: action • Comedy • Harem • Isekai • Light Novel • Romance • weak protagonist
• ISBN-10: 1-7183-6858-5 / 1718368585
• ISBN-13: 978-1-7183-6858-3 / 9781718368583