Ikemen ni Tenseishita kedo, Cheat ha Dekimasenshita

92  Muttering of A Certain Demon King
 

The blood-colored moon had already risen high in the sky. Nice, nice. It was the best moon for our Demon’s Night. The stage was even already prepared. The was a plaza in the place called ‘academy.’

My adorable servant, Irene, had already protected this place with her barrier. Furthermore, considering that the place was pretty much devoid of people around this time of the year, there would be no problem at all even if we held a ritual in this place.

Another good news for me was the fact that Irene’s darkness attribute was getting more and more powerful. Hence, I decided to use her as the nutrition for my own power. The barrier she conjured was also the best I could ask for. It let me feel really comfortable with the abundance of darkness concentrated within.

Really, to be able to meet this being filled with such high-quality darkness attributed magic power and being able to hold a banquet right in the center of this country, one might call me blessed with fortuitous encounter. Anyhow, let’s hold a banquet that was grander than the one we held every year in my residence (Baron Plum’s Mansion).

“Let’s start the banquet.”

“As you wish,” Neith replied as he took Irene’s hand, who was sitting in the chair, and led her toward the center of the plaza.

She obediently followed Neith obediently in her pajamas, having been put into a really deep sleep before. Since she was always talking about the world of ‘Otome Game,’ I had generously decided to grant her that world. I would show her that ‘Otome Game’ world she nattered about when she opened her eyes tomorrow.

I shall grant her, her wish to be served by the prince and his cohort that she had designated as the ‘Capture Target’ and let her ‘capture’ them. I shall allow her to enjoy herself in her own world, locked in one corner of the kingdom. Weren’t I very generous?

With that, Irene was made to sit on the round-shaped stone stage in the plaza. Then, when Neith backed off, it was time for Trevor to take his turn. He placed his foreleg on the rim of the reverse pentagram magic circle drawn around the stone stage and invoked the ritual.

Pale dark light rose from the magic circle, then it intertwined Irene and her magic power that was heavily favoring darkness attribute. After that, it started to dance along with the doll Viola, who was putting on the veil of darkness, prepared.

The first one was the silver-haired doll. It started to dance as it moved toward the center of the stone stage. Then, a shadow appeared from the magic circle traced by Viola. Soon, shadows began appearing one after another, dancing along with Viola.

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After the doll sat by Irene’s side, Viola danced her way to my side. She then took another doll. This time, a black-haired doll. Once more, she danced toward the center. Thus, she did it back and forth for every doll from red, blue, and green, making them wait by Irene’s side.

The last one was the blonde-haired doll, but this guy was a special case. Due to his crime of spoiling my plans so many times, he deserved capital punishment.

Although Irene said the game scenario went wrong because Katrina, the duke’s daughter, was a ‘reincarnated person,’ I knew that wasn’t the only reason. Sure, the one who crushed Neith’s plan was none other than Katrina. But Theodore also did the same by crushing Tara’s plan.

Later on, those two people kept crushing my plans one after another. Like back then, when they managed to uncover Trevor’s identity and set a trap for him. So, even though he managed to absorb a lot of power from the descendant of the six gods, he was interrupted at the last moment and had to suffer from an even more powerful seal as a result. This caused Trevor to be unable to reclaim his flesh.

Not to mention the fact that the pair also noticed his plan to snatch life force with magic tools and crush it at an early stage. As if the fact that Trevor had to suffer from an additional seal on him wasn’t bad enough.

Fortunately, we had Irene who could destroy his seal….

Moreover, there was also that day, six years ago. My plan was still smooth sailing then, but the kingdom’s barrier suddenly got strengthened, causing me considerable set back. If not for Irene back then, who knew how much longer I had to wait till I could move again.

And this was also caused by that blasted Theodore. How did I find out again? It was easy. After some investigation was done, it was revealed that Theodore’s engagement was the reason for that phenomenon.

And according to the ‘Otome Game’ scenario in Irene’s story, the Shrine Maiden who was engaged with the Six God they fell in love with would become the Saint and will go on to defeat our demon race.

If what Irene had told me was the truth, then the world might be moving toward that ‘Fate (End)’.

DON’T SCREW WITH ME!!! ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT THE ENDING HAD ALREADY BEEN DECIDED FROM THE VERY BEGINNING?! LIKE HELL I WILL ACCEPT THE FACT THAT MY ANGER WAS NOTHING MORE THAN ANOTHER INSTRUMENT TO SPICE UP THE STORY!

My anger was mine alone. It wasn’t something given to me by someone else. IT’S MINE!

But I had no choice but to accept the fact that, if not for Irene, we would have been driven into the corner without being able to fight back. Especially since, according to Irene, Katrina had also moved to support Theodore.

But then a ‘Bad End’ in the ‘Otome Game’ did exist. In that end, the Saint who failed to get the love of the Six Gods would come to our side, the demons. Since that was the case, I shall do my best to realize that ending.

For that reason, I needed to sever the bond between Theodore and the Shrine Maiden. This way, I would be able to make him be unable to participate in the so-called game from the get go.

I shall cut apart all of your bonds.

So, unlike before, Viola didn’t dance. She simply dragged the blonde-haired doll casually into the magic circle and threw it there. Even the black shadows were hopping above the dool, seemingly really enjoying it.

Thus, after arriving at the center of the stone stage, the head of the blonde-haired doll was first hit. Then, its left chest was gouged and its inside was burnt with black flame.

With this, you shall disappear. Forever.

“HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!”

The black shadows danced happily. The banquet had only just begun.