Chapter 519: First Anniversary Extra Chapter ~~ The Visitors Beginnings Part 2 ②: The Birth of the Phantasmal King ~~ (1/2)

A huge mansion built on a low hill. In one of the rooms, Shalltear was looking down at the owner of the mansion who had become a silent slab of flesh with her cold eyes.

This slab of flesh before her…… was the flesh of a power Demon and the boss of the Demons living in this area. And coincidentally, he was a being that is unnecessary for the orderly Demon Realm that Shalltear was trying to create.

Having decided to bring order to the Demon Realm, Shalltear began to move in earnest and was trying to achieve her two priorities.

The first is to get rid of the beings that only fatten their pockets, and those beasts who rage as they will…… to clean up the trash that disturbs the Demon Realm, and the Demon that she had just eliminated this time falls under this category.

This Demon was extremely cruel, attacking and destroying the settlements of weaker species and those species that didn't follow his rule, torturing the inhabitants he had kidnapped in extremely brutal ways until they died.

Therefore, Shalltear killed this Demon and all of his followers without question.

She could have just wiped out the whole place, together with the corpses and all the traces of what happened here…… Before she left, Shalltear went to the basement of the mansion for his other priority.

Her second priority is to gather subordinates that would be her hands and feet. No matter how powerful Shalltear is, it is difficult for a single person to establish her roots in the entirety of the vast Demon Realm.

Loyal subordinates who would work as her eyes and ears…… that's what she's seeking for in the basement.

The basement beneath the mansion is the torture chamber where the Demons that Shalltear had killed torment their preys to their hearts' contents. And that room was filled with the stench of blood.

There were bloody torture victims haphazardly littered here and there, while some battered bodies lay at the edge of the room, reeking of decay. If it were a normal person, they would have gone crazy seeing such a sight, but Shalltear looked unmoved.

[Hmmm, I guess this time's a miss too huh? They're all either dead or broken-minded dolls…… I guess these are just idiots who didn't know how to hold back when torturing people huh. Good grief, it ended up being a waste of time———- Oya?]

[………….]

When she couldn't find anyone sane enough for her to pick up, Shalltear almost let out a sigh, but then, she spotted a Demon in one corner of the room.

It was a young girl tied in chains…… Seeing her eyes, which were being dyed in gloominess but hadn't lost their light, Shalltear smiled.

For this girl, this place was hell. One day, the village where she lived was suddenly attacked.

All of those who fought were killed, and those who stayed behind are in this house…… and brought into this hellish room.

There was no one left of her own kind, and all of them died in front of her eyes after being tortured that made her want to cover her eyes. The only reason why she is still alive is because of her beauty.

Of course, she was subjected to many tortures. However, she wasn't tortured to the point of death like the others.

The Demons of this mansion, with their twisted fetishes, couldn't help but love to watch as the beautiful girl's expression turned into despair.

That's why only the girl was kept alive in this hell.

The hell that seemed to go on forever though, was suddenly wiped out one day by a single Demon.

[……Heehhh…… These characteristic shadows beneath your eyes…… You're a Hell Nightmare huh. Oya? ”One of your eyes” had been gouged out huh. Ahh, come to think of it, I did hear someone say that the eyeball of a Hell Nightmare can be used to make a powerful elixir, didn't I?]

[……………….]

When the girl first saw the robed Demon who speaks in a cheerful tone disproportionate to the torture chamber…… ”Who in the world is this Demon?” was the first thought that popped out in her mind, which was something that was perfectly normal to question.

[Ahh, right, right. I've already killed all the Demons in the mansion.]

[ !? ]

The girl's only remaining eye widened in astonishment at those words, which were said as if she was just making small talk, but her expression quickly changed to one of understanding.

The magic power that Shalltear wears is so powerful that even a girl with no particular combat experience can tell that it is out of the ordinary. She can certainly understand that the robed Demon would be able to easily eliminate those Demons with her power.

[And with that, luck is on your side. You can leave this place and be free, you know?]

[………………..]

She's free from this hell…… When she heard those words and understood their meaning, what welled up from within her mind…… was an inexplicable discomfort.

She should have wished for the end of this hell. She should have hoped to be free. But now, the girl felt no relief. All that's left are muddy and dark emotions……

Seeing the girl's reaction, Shalltear deeply smiles from beneath her robe, as if to say that it was just as she had expected.

[……Frustrating, isn't it?]

[……Eh?]