2nd Round Villain

34 – The Devil, the Saint, and the Flower that Eats Time – 2

The nobleman has arrived.

stand up

Respect it!

-, it sounds like someone is shouting loudly. My heart sinks. Breathing becomes rough due to the rapidly beating heart.

It’s because of a demon standing about 10 meters away from me.

None of the Four Dukes of Makai came to the funeral, not even Leonard’s father, the Duke of North. The sky so high that even they dare not look at it attended the funeral.

something no one could have imagined. I didn’t expect it, even in my dreams. When the funeral of Leonard and Letavis was held in the previous life, the Demon King did not come.

… … to kill?

The Demon King was my enemy in my past life. I was originally an ally, but the demon king who wanted to monopolize power betrayed me. Even in this life, there is no law that the demon king will not come out and become an enemy.

The continent is embroiled in war. what is war Those who belong to the extremes form a group and fight against each other like the blue flag and the white flag.

In between, there can be no ‘middle way’.

I have no intention of becoming a second person to the Demon King’s army in this life. Of course, being dumped is a no-brainer, and I have to go to the Eden Academy that the saint told me to come to.

So, since you won’t stand with the Demon King’s Army, will you stand against the Continental Army? If you do, that’s still ambiguous. Why do I stand on the side of the people I beat to death in my previous life?

War is a very bizarre thing. I will not let my sister Adela die in this life, so Adela will eventually stand in the Demon King’s Army, but then the saint I love and my bloodline Adela may meet as enemies.

Which side you will stand on, even if you decide. The fact that the Demon King becomes my enemy does not change.

Isn’t there nothing to be purged if you live as an invisible demon king?

No, you mean I’m going to make an enemy?

The Demon King is the one who killed me. Therefore, I also kill the Demon King.

Revenge is the most beautiful thing a demon can do. Giving psychological legitimacy to homicide, which is said to be the worst crime, is revenge.

Other demons would say what kind of enemy the demon king had against me and killed me, but what does it matter? There is no reason to listen to other people’s eyes or words.

What matters is my doctor. In my world, my doctor is above all. Nothing compares to it.

The Demon King is strong, but he is still young. It would be possible to kill them if they managed to somehow. For example, using extremely powerful hypnosis to make one commit suicide.

It is very difficult to break through the young demon king’s mental barrier, but it might be possible for me. There is no certainty.

“… .”

My whole body is tingling. The desire to suffocate that young demon at any moment wells up. My mind is preoccupied with emotions.

but.

“I have to be patient.”

“hmm? What are you putting up with, Oscar?”

“There is such a thing.”

King said.

It was said that the death of a powerful figure like the Demon King could affect the birth of a saintess. If I make a mistake, someone other than the Saint Mary I knew could be born.

That’s not right.

virgin mary.

My light, my lord, the other side of my mirror.

The only being who can make me perfect, a great sage who silently accepts trials and death even when they come.

i need her With her, I can try ‘love’ that would be impossible for me alone. Of course, there’s no proof anywhere that that’s really possible.

The saintess is the only human that has fascinated me. Her goodness, her virtue, her nobility seduced me. Like a bee seeking nectar from a flower bud, I hurriedly fly to her and sting.

The hero I had hoped for in my previous life, Shine Stella, had failed.

If you are Saint Mary, you will be able to fulfill my eternal wish. No, it has to be done. Because she said it herself.

Maria must show me the values I returned to. When I recall her upright disposition, I don’t think she lied.

Anyway, for that reason, I shouldn’t kill the Demon King right now.

what a waste. To give up a golden opportunity like this.

The demon lord will grow stronger in the future. It is unknown how many more opportunities I will have to kill him in the future.

However, I suppress my cravings. I am an intelligent demon. I don’t want to become a troublemaker who forgets the cause by being swayed by the humble desires of the moment.

“That person… You are the Demon King.”

“… Do you know the Demon King?”

“I’ve seen you from a distance before. The Demon King personally attending Leonard’s funeral… I hope this will soothe Leonard’s spirit even a little.”

Well, the one who pushed Leonard to death is also here, will that be so?

In fact, Leonard did not commit a sin to the point of death.

In the savage town of Pandemonium, it is a common trick to poison siblings’ meals to compete for succession. He didn’t mean to kill his brother.

But, the problem is that the younger brother was me.

Yes, Leonard’s crime was not poisoning his meal while keeping his brother in check. It’s a sin to touch a regressor from the future.

It is the rule of the world. No matter how much you touch a weak guy, it doesn’t matter, but if you touch a strong guy wrongly, you’ll get a kick out of it. It’s the same even if you don’t recognize a strong man among the weak.

“Whoa… .”

“Oscar? Why are you sighing?”

“I’m going to keep silent.”

“Sincerely, I thought well. It seems like yesterday when this older sister carried you on her back… You’ve grown up a lot before you know it.”

What are you saying, you fool?

“Even though I was a competitor to you… After all, he’s your brother.”

“… .”

“I want you to become a demon who knows the truth, Oscar.”

My brother, Leonard, who crossed the underworld of no return.

In this life, though he chose the wrong brother and died a miserable death.

Please, in my next life, I hope to meet an easy-going younger brother and become a wonderful demon.

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Just like in your previous life, don’t die in a stupid way in a magical forest that doesn’t work.

“… .”

I mourn for Leonard who is buried on the ground, but I keep feeling his gaze.

It is a gaze painted black with red eyes.

“By the way… Maou-sama, why are you putting black butterflies on your eyes? How puzzling.”

I know.

Hearing it makes me curious too.

*****

After Leonard’s funeral, another few days passed.

During those few days, the family moved around pretty quickly. Regarding the transfer of power and the right of succession, blah blah… .

I was at the center of it.

“sister.”

“Oscar, why are you like this?”

“I wish you well in the future.”

“hmm? Moore… ?”

“I left a letter in my sister’s room. Read that.”

“Hmm, are you trying to give me a present? don’t be grateful It is extraordinary.”

“A gift is a gift.”

It was because he handed over the position of the heir to the Northern Grand Duke, the most powerful position in the demon realm.

Among the Duke’s three sons, the first disappeared, the second died, and the third ran away from home. It will be known to the world.

I sent a separate letter to my mother-in-law and my mother. To assist Adela. Since both mother and aunt are very calculating people, they will take care of Adela, who will become the center of power in the future, and will assist them well.

And, I will be on the back line.

Even if it’s the back line, there’s nothing special. For another 500 years, I won’t be returning to the Oscar family duchy.

If you need anything, you can ask Adela, who will be the successor of the family head.

After that, after training in Masurim and everything, I will head to Eden Academy. The saintess told me to come.

Perhaps by that time, Adela would have become a person fit for the title of head of a family to some extent.

Adela has a bad head and is immature in her mind. Of course, it doesn’t suit the Pandemonium, where conspiracies and tricks are rampant.

But here’s what you need to know: My father won’t die for the next 500 years. Governance and personnel are all the father’s responsibility.

That means Adela is bound to the family as heir for 500 years! A whopping 500 years! Just like I did in my previous life!

… It was a pretty sh*tty experience. It’s Adela’s now, but giggle.

In short, enjoy the pleasure but leave all the responsibility behind. How wicked is this!

I also left a letter in my father’s room. I don’t know when that nobleman who likes to go out will come home, but if you look at the letter I left, he will agree to make Adela the head of the household.

why? Because Leonard and Letavis are already dead. As the only son left, I am a runaway. The father has no choice.

I only have the duty to choose the one I made.

rattle-.

Now I’m in the wagon. It was because he left the house after finishing the finishing touches at the duke’s residence.

rattle-.

The wagon is heavy. It’s because Adela was worried about my head injury, so I picked out only the real ones from among the elixirs and treasures that Adela gave me.

rattle-.

The Demon King, who attended the funeral, left without much fuss. No matter how much he killed his presence, none of the attendees except Adela recognized the demon king.

I don’t know why he came. I couldn’t even speak. silent child.

rattle-.

The current destination is the Demon World West. I have something to bid on at the auction house there.

It’s a must-buy before entering the magic forest. Because the ＜Wolf King＞, who was stolen by Lilith in his previous life, is there.

rattle-.

Spending time in a wagon is boring. I yawned and tried to sleep, but I didn’t think about the end of the carriage road, perhaps because the original demon realm was wide.

rattle-.

Reading is what you need at this time. I took out Evans’s book, The Flower That Eats Time. I didn’t read much last time.

I will read it to the end this time. I have nothing to do.

Pallang-.

I grabbed a few dusty sheets of paper at once and flipped them over. To find a place I read before.

Like that, I think I turned 15 chapters.

The chapter I was looking for came out. I rubbed my eyes and narrowed my field of vision.

『Oh, and.』

『In order to rewind time, there is an essential preparation period. Not many people know this fact, so I hope you write it down somewhere. If this book disappears, only your brain will know this fact in the world.”

preparation period?

『111 days.』

… … hmm?

『No matter how great Chronos, the god who controls time, rewinding time is not a simple act. Return is possible only when all preparations for the world, space, and providence are completed.”

wait, wait, wait.

『Therefore, there must be a minimum preparation period of 111 days. Of course, this is just a digression, so you don’t have to pay attention… … .』

111 days. The period is not unfamiliar.

I’ve heard of it. I’ve experienced it. Something that took exactly ‘111 days’ from my previous life.

what was that? close the memory There was definitely something there, but it’s not easy to come up with.

111 days. The more you chew on the word, the darker the color becomes. A gloomy cloud of darkness looms everywhere.

I closed my eyes and continued tracking to arrange a similar situation.

what? What is it? What did I have to do with the number 111?

what is dark? The time when the surroundings were full of black color? It was very cramped, hot, and breathing was like hell… … … … … .

Tartarus!

It’s Tartarus! The Tower of Babel, a prison where only the worst criminals in the world can be seen! Tartarus, the lowest floor of the Tower of Babel, where only condemned prisoners gather!

The Demon King imprisoned me! I spent a week with the saintess! The background of my memories until I climbed the guillotine!

Tartarus, as dark as the dark world and as hot as superheat hell!

I was imprisoned in Tartarus for 111 days. After that, he climbed the guillotine in the square with the saintess, and returned the moment his head was cut off.

If you think of those 111 days as a period of preparing for a return, it fits perfectly. Someone imprisoned me in Tartarus for 111 days to bring me back, and returned me after completing the ritual on the day of the death penalty.

… … … … … So, who is that?

chin-.

covered the book to think deeply Tracing the thread of memory, I recall the person who was involved in my journey to Tartarus.

I didn’t wander too much this time. Because there was one demon that came to my mind so clearly.

[The Grand Duke of the North, Joker Oscar Lucifer, is sentenced to 111 days of Tartarus and guillotine.]

Devil.

They framed me, became a lawyer, prosecutor, and judge, imprisoned me in Tartarus, and decisively sentenced me to ＜111 days in Tartarus＞ and ＜guillotine＞.

Currently, the most influential person behind my return.

“… .”

His head is dazed as if he had been hit by a sniper rifle. Demon King Kanos. An old friend of mine, and an enemy who betrayed me. Questions about him continue to bite after tail.

How long have you been planning that? How did you come into contact with Kronos? Who did you work with? What is the possibility that there is someone I don’t know behind the Demon King?

and… why did you bring me back?

What was the devil’s intention?

What did I know I didn’t know, what goals I dreamed of, and what kind of future I hoped for.

I can not know.

However, there are a few pieces of fragmentary memories that come to mind.

[Does the saintess have any clue about anything? Why did the demon king imprison me here?]

[…] .]

[Saint? why don’t you answer Are you sleeping?]

[…] that.]

It was when the saintess, who always answered every pointless question I asked, slowly opened her mouth in a contrast to her usual attitude.

[It’s the same as knowing, but I can’t tell you.]

[what?]

[Please understand.]

[Kick, if you don’t know, say you don’t know. I’m pretending to know to show that I exist.]

[hahahaha.]

A conversation with the saintess that was overlooked and ignored.

To digress a bit, the saintess had just heard from me that I had been sentenced to 111 days in prison. Then, did the saintess know the time required for the return from before, and foresee the situation to come?

[mother… .]

[I miss you… .]

No, the saintess was definitely afraid of death. If I was sure that I would return, there is no reason to be afraid.

guesswork. It would have been at that level. There must have been a feeling that too much meaning was given to the word 111 days.

Come to think of it, even when I was on the guillotine.

When I told the saintess that she couldn’t see the demon king, she smiled.

After that, he left a message telling me to come to ＜Eden Academy＞.

Back then, when I said that the demon king didn’t come to the plaza, the saintess guessed.

that the demon king would bring me back.

“… .”

Unanswered questions go on for a long time.

Did the demon lord return with me?

Was that why he came to Leonard’s funeral and stared at me?

What are the modern sunglasses he was wearing? Is it in line with the fact that the saint’s rosary returned with me?

What did he give to Cronus in exchange for returning?

As if my jumbled brain had no interest, the wagon rolled savagely toward the west as the twilight receded.

rattle-.

rattle-.

rattle… … .