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[Anyway, I know it isnt really a surprise that youre thinking of doing sothing dangerous again, but]
A voice resounded from inside the amulet.
[Please try to have a little awareness of what kind of bullshit youre trying to pull.]
Excuse ?
[Just think about it. Youre trying to put two Devils Vessels together, and expecting nothing bad would happen. Thats just borderline delusional thinking.]
I responded, sighing at Calibans words.
Theyd only be together for the duration of the exam. Surely nothing bad will happen from that.
[Those guys are still Devils Vessels. Did you not rember what happened to you the last ti you did this?]
Yeah, I got split in half.
Honestly, I kinda agreed with his concerns.
Not for any other reason, but because of this.
< Gift-Related Character Alert >
Faenol Lipek
[ No Favorability Level ]
[ Related Event Occurs in D-5 ]
Five days later, that was the exact day of the Practical Exam.
This ant that sothing related to this woman would be shoved right up my ass, but
Even so, I doubt itll be anything big.
[You kept on saying that, but]
No, really. Since the person in question is Faenol, sothing like that wont happen.
I decisively cut off Calibans doubt.
[What makes you so sure? I thought you said that shes the most dangerous one out of them all if she were to go berserk.]
Well, shes a little special.
Considering that a Devil going berserk depended greatly on the ntal state of the Vessel, this was even more true.
In the first place, she couldnt feel any emotion. Which ant, she had lost the trigger to go berserk.
[Then why are you running around trying to fulfill her requests? Cant you just leave her be?]
Because if I do that, that thing inside her will start acting up on its own.
I responded with a sigh.
Possessing all three Fragnts ant that there was already a complete Devil inside her body. In short, she was different from ordinary Vessels.
Knowing the Red Devil, it was a certainty that she was trying her best to descend into the Material Realm by using Faenol as a dium.
Devil of Hatred.
As her alias ca to my mind, I furrowed my brows.
Just like what her na entailed, she possessed a blind hatred towards all sentient and intellectual living beings.
Compared to other Devils who possessed various complex elents To put it simply, she was just evil. If she were to go berserk, shed go around to burn and kill everything within her sight.
The bigger problem here was the fact that she, along with the Grey Devil, were both unique Devils that could forcibly go berserk.
Suppressing such an existence with the Holy Sword that Iliya wielded was the main content of Chapter 4.
That was why
The one month ti limit Faenol had given
It was kinda like a notification, a ti limit until the scheduled berserk happened.
Basically, she was saying that if I didnt kill her within this period of ti, sothing horribly wrong would happen.
Such a tragic heroine, wasnt she?
She had to end up bearing such a fate; Having to die so that she wouldnt be able to kill others.
And it wasnt like she chose to be a Devils Vessel or anything.
[]
You seem a bit displeased.
[Obviously.]
Caliban answered with a slightly low voice.
[Are you actually feeling sorry for her?]
[Did you forget that she is the main culprit of the Crimson Night Incident? Have I not made myself clear enough?]
Well, it was understandable for him to act like this.
It looked like I was taking the side of the person who killed him, so there was no way he would feel happy about it.
And aside from that, as Caliban said, Faenol was soone who caused a cataclysm that affected tens of thousands lives.
However
I wont deny that.
[What?]
Its the fact that shes pitiful. But rember that the bad guy here is the one dwelling inside her, not she herself.
I could definitely guarantee that much.
Faenol was actually the most pitiable one of all the Vessels in the ga.
In fact, she getting resurrected after dying once wasnt because of her own will. The Devil in her body forcibly did it to her.
Although she didnt feel that way at all from the attitude she showed outwardly, knowing her background as I did, I had no choice but to admit it.
So, yeah.
Scratching my cheek, I continued.
I feel bad for saying this to you, but I do wish to help her You can say that I pity her.
[]
After hearing my words, Caliban went silent for a long while.
[Im sure you have your reasons for saying that.]
Sorry.
[Forget it. Make sure to explain properly to later.]
I chuckled at Calibans voice that sounded a bit disgruntled.
This person really was quite open minded.
To think that he would try to understand after hearing such things. Even if we had been together for quite a while now, that was no easy thing to do.
Anyway
This event was likely to be the official starting point of awakening Faenols Favorability Level.
After all, based on my experience, a Related Event was highly likely to be sothing that would involve the targets Favorability Level.
I knew everything about her settings, from A to Z. It wouldnt be difficult to act appropriately according to the situation.
If there is any obstacle
It would be this woman.
< Gift-Related Character Alert >
Seras Evatrice
[ Curiosity Level 5 ]
[ Rewards Available. ]
The Purple Devil inside her was, how should I put it
A bit unusual.
To put it simply Despite her seemingly not as dangerous as the Red Devil at a glance, she was actually an extrely troubleso existence for .
[Co to think of it, you ntioned about Devil of Obedience or sothing, didnt you?]
Caliban asked, as if finding sothing strange.
[So, why does a Devil have such an Out of place alias?]
Ah, that?
It did seem a bit strange to have the word Obedience when the rest of her fellow Devils possessed ominous aliases like the Devil of Wrath, Devil of Obsession, or Devil of Hatred.
However
It ans exactly as said.
[What?]
You see, its in her nature to beco ones confidant To put it simply, shes a Devil that seeks a worthy master to serve
It might sound harmless, even helpful, but
There was a reason why Seras was ranked as the No. 1 Landmine by Savior Rising players.
Blind loyalty to her master was sothing good and all, but
Shes prone to causing a lot of trouble.
That sa loyalty was a little
Dreadful.
[What?]
In the ga, she would voluntarily do various things for the one she served.
The problem was that, from the perspective of the receiver, it was almost akin to pressing a self-destruct button.
[I dont quite understand.]
Ill give you an example.
Scratching my head, I continued.
To sum up my situation right now, Im trying my best so that I wont get caught playing the field with a bunch of Devils at once, right?
[Kinda, yeah.]
Now, if she knows of my situation, what shed do is shell go to the other Devils, saying sothing like, Know your place! Dont try to monopolize Master and just join the harem! and stir shit up.
[]
Shell do this to everyone without exception, shell actually walk up to every Vessel and try to put them in their place Or sothing similar to that
After a long silence, Caliban spoke.
[I understand. One wrong step ans death.]
Exactly.
To think that the perils were so extre that even this person could understand it at once.
What a truly terrifying existence you were, Purple Devil.
[So why are you going out of your way to et her now? Shouldnt you be avoiding her as much as possible?]
Caliban then asked in a puzzled tone.
After all, during the ti I sent Talion to call for Faenol, I was moving towards the building where Seras was attending a lecture.
My reasons? There were a lot of them, but
System Log
[ Target Seras becos more proactive in learning about you! ]
[ The frequency of contact with you increases significantly! ]
Since this kind of thing had popped up, avoiding her was out of the question from the start.
Contact was basically guaranteed and given my disposition, it was all but confird that I would get deeply involved with her.
That was why I needed to find a solution corresponding to such conditions.
Just like the other Devils, if she were to be left alone, things will actually get much worse.
[Isnt she the Devil of Obedience? Cant you just command her to stay quiet?]
If I dont give her any tasks whatsoever, she would go berserk on the spot. While saying she has no reason to be of service.
[What a hassle.]
I didnt feel like it was right to speak so lightly of a Devil, but I agreed with his sentint.
Thats why its better for to keep so distance with her.
Keeping an ever so delicate balance, as if on the very precipice of falling.
Maintaining just the right distance was key, like we were friends, but at the sa ti, not.
Because of my disposition, it was inevitable that she would cling onto to be obedient, but it was vital to keep a proper distance to prevent my sensitive information from flowing into her.
If I kept her too far, she would go berserk, and if I kept her too close, she would cause all sorts of trouble, thinking that she was doing it for my sake.
Forming a team and taking the exam together was also to properly inject this sense of distance into her.
To take control of the relationship, it was easier to actively steer the situation than to have accidental contact.
Now then.
Standing in front of the classroom where Seras was attending her lecture, I took a deep breath.
For now, the base of our interaction was to have a sowhat intimate, but clearly defined business relationship.
Just as I was thinking this
Suddenly, a scream erupted from outside the classroom.
KYAAAAAAAAK!
Soone go call for help quickly!
But
It felt like sothing went terribly wrong from the very start.
When I hurriedly opened the door of the lecture room and entered
My head started spinning upon witnessing the scene unfolding before my eyes.
Seras stood in the center of the classroom, holding a blood-stained dagger.
In front of her lay a man, covered in blood.
I wasnt sure what happened, but the situation clearly indicated that Seras had stabbed this man.
And a system window appeared before my eyes.
System ssage
[ The ntal state of Seras is highly unstable! ]
[ Related Event is urgently created! ]
! Ergency Quest !
[ Target Seras is in trouble! ]
[ Aiding the target will greatly increase her Favorability Level! ]
[ Aiding the target will start the Exclusive Quest Treachery! ]
[ Upon failing to aid her, the Purple Devil will go berserk! ]
Yeah.
Just my luck.
No way in hell everything would ever go smoothly.
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