Chapter 20 (1/2)

“Can’t I just kill that bastard?”

Abel, who was walking through the space-like place, whispered dissatisfied. He didn’t even care about the amazing backdrop of the twinkling black stars and the turning of the sky and the earth.

“If the subject dies, betting is void. That bastard is a con artist.”

“That’s the problem. You can’t kill it.”

The male lead, Assand himself was unable to kill Caesar. Even in the game, strength, intelligence, agility, everything is unnecessary, and luck is the best. If you’re lucky, the skill you hit at him will also miss. Don’t ever touch him in the future. Alright? I whispered while pointing at the world’s luckiest guy in the world.

“He’s never going to die. So let’s just shut up. Huh?”

“……Damn it.”

Damn it, damn it. If you hadn’t jumped in and blew up a punch, this wouldn’t have happened! That bastard was the first to piss me off! Then you should be patient! We growled and argued over whether he did better or I did better, but Caesar glanced back at us and smiled with a strange expression on his face. What, what? Why are you laughing? Why are you laughing so hard?

“Wow.”

Meanwhile, the background has changed. In an instant, the sky and the earth were entangled like clay, and we came out to a bright place. Of course, it was brighter than the space-like place that we had been before, and it was midnight outside. Ziip, and Asura closed the space they had opened up like a zipper again.

A land of darkness that appears when you go down through the ‘Death Canyon’ made of black sand and rocks and cross the black river. It was a huge field that existed under the reign of the Dark Lord, where only the strongest among the corrupted or dark monsters were gathered.

Dark Age.

Passing the entrance written in blood-red letters that seemed to flow down on a huge rock, I saw a bustling city. All of the monsters in here are spirits or demons.

“Aren’t you going to turn your eyes away?”

Even the ones that don’t even have rotten eyes. The demons, who were drooling as they looked at me, were terrified and fled from Abel, who was snarling and growling. I arrived at the Black Castle where the Dark Lord was, receiving all kinds of glances – that I would be delicious – in one body.

In the distance, I can see a huge castle towering. There were two pale moons hanging from the top of the castle. Due to the power of the Dark Lord, it was like a field where there was always darkness 365 days a year. As we passed the bridge of the bubbling lava lake, the hollow-eyed Nightmare guided us with worn-out nightwear.

Deep inside the castle, when the huge door creaked open, it was dark all over the place. A black object sat in the middle of the constellation. A dry, emotionless voice resounds throughout the dark hall.

“…Yes. You’re here.”

The door closed behind my back with a squeak and a creepy sound. Suddenly, there were only three of us left in this dark room. Let’s be calm don’t be scared

“I am the Dark Lord, the leader of the Apocalypse.”

Dark Lord, female lead’s male interest number 5. As a habit, information came to mind. It seems that it is worthwhile to write it down on parchment and recall the memories. He was wearing a black hood, so his face could not be seen, but I knew he was a very decadent and sexy looking vampire.

Rather, I want to see his face. I turned my head to and fro and tiptoed on my feet, and squashed as I met Abel’s crumpled face. It was then that the Dark Lord uttered shocking words in a gloomy voice.

“Are you Saintess Lucia?”

“………Huh?”

There was a dazed sound of embarrassment in my answer. In an unexpected development, I forgot all the expected questions and answers I had been thinking about as I came. Either way, the Dark Lord began to speak sharply – narcissistically – with his dark red eyes gleaming under the hood.

“Lies don’t work. We’ve been gathering information about your powers and abilities for a long time. They match exactly the powers in the prophecy. Weren’t you gathering Assand’s information to unlock his seal?”

Hearing the strangely raised voice, this Dark Lord must have already been convinced that I was the female lead. Thanks to that, the blame was entirely on me.

My abilities are fake! Because she was the one who gathered the Asand information! Because the original story begins only when the male lead breaks the seal! -But I could never say that, so I just ripped my hair out. Also, when the name Assand appeared again, Abel’s condescending eyes turned to me. The Dark Lord saw me too. Suddenly receiving two pairs of red eyes, I struggle to keep my head above the water.

“It’s not really. She hasn’t–no, no yet. Anyway. Look, we look different!”

I gibberishly pointed at my face. Even though I had to undergo appearance correction due to the effect of dimensional shift, I do not have a striking appearance like Saintess Lucia. Pure white hair, blue eyes that could embrace everything. It would be nice if I didn’t become a squid standing next to her.

“Yes. You certainly look different. Because Lucia’s body is sleeping in Luce. However, the possibility that you possessed only her soul, leaving her body, cannot be ruled out.”

It’s not shit! Listen to what people say! I wanted to rant about it, but I timidly hid it because I didn’t even dare to stand up to the Dark Lord.

“No. Not really.”

Unlike the bubbly Abel, the Dark Lord was a ruler of darkness with tremendous power that would plunge me into a brimstone fire if he wanted to. There is no need for the No.1 Villain to act. “Styx, I swear by the River Styx I’m not!” He was silent for a moment as I demonstrated the trick I had picked up as a last bastion with his innocent eyes asking him to trust me.

“Okay. For now, I don’t care if you’re a saint or not. I just need your cooperation. Anyway, until we carry out our plan, you’ll have to stay under my watch so that Assand’s seal is not broken.”

“Who wants that?”

He grabbed my wrist and hid me behind, he said coolly. The deep energy that is likely to become a reaper at any moment is repeatedly canceled as it approaches the throne where the Dark Lord is. Uhhh, it’s suffocating. My hair fluttered and I choked in the invisible fight, and I buried my head in Abel’s back.

“Reaper. I’ve heard rumors that you too were kicked out of the temple. Apparently, your strength has weakened a lot. Don’t you need a lot of souls to gather power again? In that sense, Apocalypse is the best area for that activity.”

“I’ll take care of that. Shut up and get rid of this Caesar or what-ever cheating bastard right now!”

“I can’t do that.”