ACIEL'S DIARY : INDIGO
SHEET 1.10: HUMAN FOLDING PAPER & LIGHT PILLAR

With nine elongated tails, encircling the region with a bright golden color, the nine heads that had two horns, depicted an honor and majesty, with a half symbol on the forehead. Each of his eyes shone, staring at me.

"So Aciel, what kind of help do you want from me in exchange for that little bit of blood? I'll do it."

"Uh, I'm sorry but first can you turn into the previous small form? Somehow seeing the form you have now makes me feel uneasy and can't calm down, can you do it?"

I put my hands together, pleading with Ebi who had an astonished expression on every head she had.

"I'm a little bit clueless about that but since this is your request, I'll accept it. Just a minute."

Ebi jumped on the sky and emitted a golden-colored smoke that instantly covered his entire large form, then what appeared from there next was his small form.

I'm more used to this.

"All right, are you satisfied with this? Indeed this form is more efficient than my second form, but I also feel a little uneasy."

"Well, you can hold that, right? Rather than that, I prefer your current form. By the way Master, I also like that little form of yours."

I shouted in the other direction, seeing the black cat waving its tail slowly and moving its ears several times.

"Well, put that aside. So, what kind of help do you want?"

"About that, you know the demon with the black skull mask before, right? He ran away and the Master told me that he would definitely come back again to kill and eat my body. Is there anything I can do to prevent it? If I could just finish it tonight."

"Oh, that shadow-eater, huh? It is true, they are very persistent stealth to pursue their prey all the way to the ends of the World. The only option you can make after meeting them is to finish them all at once or run and be their target for life."

"Shadow eating? So that's his name, huh?"

"That's more to the name of the species. Put that aside, I'll help you get rid of it. Did you bring a paper?"

"Ah yeah, it's in my bag. Just a minute, I'll take it."

I opened the bag again and picked up the book, then laid it out on the grass and tore off a piece of paper in the middle.

"Then fold the paper into any shape you like. You can shape it into a fold of a human, a plane or a frog. I suggest the first."

As per the instructions of Ebi, I folded one paper into a human form, although the result was not so good.

"Well, do you have some knowledge of the seals or incantations commonly used by humans?" Ask Ebi, while patting my man-made fold.

"No, I don't have anything like that in the slightest. All I know is the Technique to resist the Spirit movement I did to you before, other than that there is nothing."

"Is that so? Well, I expected it. Then I will replace you to write down the incantation symbol. I'll make sure to teach you everything I know once this is done, so prepare yourself."

Huh uh? Ebi, does that mean you're going to stay with me?

"Hm? Aciel, why are you smiling? What a disgusting smile."

"Huh? Ah, naw. It'sit's nothing. I get it, you can teach me anything."

Ebi sighed and then wrote down some graffiti on the folds of paper below, I don't know what it means but it looks like an ancient script.

Then after Ebi finished writing it, a golden-colored light emerged from the graffiti.

"Alright, then you can touch that luminous symbol, channel a little of your Energy into it while imagining the shape of the shadow-eater before."

"I understand."

A few moments passed until I felt some vibrations from the human fold-shaped paper.

"What'sthis? Paper moving?! How scary!!" I jumped on Ebi and hugged her fur.

"Instructed cantera successfully. And also, what the fuck are you? You look at my second form and that Tiger, then you see the shadow-eater before and I don't feel any fear from you at all. But you're scared of moving paper? Something's wrong with you."

"I've seen the Spirits since I was a child so it got me quite used to it but this is the first time I've seen a paper fold move! What can I do, right?! Something scary is still scary anytime!!"

"Ah that? I don't really care. Instead of that look, the paper has already begun to move."

"Huh?"

The vibrating paper finally began to float on the sky, then slid and disappeared in the bushes. The direction he took was—

"—It's not the same direction as the skull ran before? Is that paper chasing him?"

"Yes, that's the main function. Just leave it to me, you'll see something interesting soon after this ... Ah that's it, I found it. All right, the rest just blew it up."

"Hm? What are you talking about ... Huh?"

In the distance, I could see a giant pillar of light standing brightly. From his direction, it was likely the path where the skull spirit escaped. That means—

"—Don't it make that big pillar of light a little overdone? Even I felt a little pity after seeing her."

"When I found him, he was gathering with the other shadow-eaters. The only option for the safe passage is to blow them all up, right?"

"Ah, so it seems. Then what can I do."

As we both looked at the pillar of light that started to dim without saying a single thing, I suddenly felt something rising on my shoulder.

"It's all done, right? Then let's go back. Tonight we will throw a feast to welcome my great freedom, and celebrate our new abode."

"uh? Master, are you going to stay with me?"

"uh? Didn't I tell you to be your body's guard? How can I protect you if we stay far away? if there's anything with you, I'm the one who's troubled."

"Yes, you're right but I live in a barn, you know? Is it okay for a great creature like you to live in a filthy warehouse? Isn't that going to ruin your image as a High-tier Spirit?"

"Basic fool, a lowly human child like you doesn't have to worry about such a small thing. Moreover, grandeur is not something you can judge from a look, but rather something you radiate through your soul and the gaze of your eyes. Therefore, all of that doesn't really matter."

Something emitted through the soul and the gaze of the eye ... Very nice words. A creature that has lived for a long time does have a lot of experience.

I learned a lot of new things today.

"Then I'll come along too. Aciel, it's okay, right?"

"Hm? Yeah, it's okay. But what about freeing your comrades who are still locked up in some seals?"

"I can do it tomorrow. Thanks to the half-strength you have recovered with your blood, I was able to do it faster than I had planned. I say thank you."

"Is that so? Good though. Then there's no other problem, right?"

I turned to the two, who were replied with a light nod.

"Oke~ let's go back~"