(TL: Technically, there is no part 2. The author mislabelled this chapter as 186 instead of 187 and ran with it. In order to avoid potential future mislabelling on our side, I decided to label this as part 2 and follow his numbering.)
Stepping through the teleportation gate felt rather different from being summoned simply put, you took a step forward and voila, youre in a different place. It was similar to Doraem*ns Dokodem* D**r in that sense.
It was a difference of one step from the Prison of the Dead to Purgatory, and yet it took from the slight chilliness of the Prison to the scorching temperatures of Purgatory.
Purgatory was essentially comprised of two words, red and black. Red was the lava flowing throughout the area and black were the rocks that solidified from the magma.
Because devils were born with an innate resistance to a certain degree of heat, my first foray in Purgatory wasnt t by a wave of sweltering heat but rather a more comfortable temperature. Standing in this fiery resort, I felt the mana in my leap in joy. However, now wasnt the ti to bask in the changes in my body. I imdiately rushed in front of the betrayer and blocked her off before the molten river, right hand raised: Return the devil egg.
She was rely an ordinary two-star head imp and clearly wasnt a match for . Had it not been for the fact that she was still holding onto the egg and that I was worried that it would fall into the river, I wouldve snatched it back already or even chucked the Grimoire of the Dead at her from a distance away.
Master
She was very afraid. Her eyes quivered in terror as she barely managed to look in the eyes. If youre so afraid, why did you betray in the first place?
Before I could get it back however, a rush of air erupted from my flanks. I hurriedly tried to dodge but I still ended getting hit anyway and was thrown violently aside.
My body landed on the solid ground of Purgatory with a resounding thud and continued rolling off into the distance till I finally impacted with a stone pillar nearby. The shock of the crash stunned montarily as I laid there sprawled out on the floor, unable to lift my head at all.
It seems like you still havent figured out your situation yet, my dear Master. Ca the voice of One-eye. He was completely relaxed at the mont as if he had just unloaded a heavy burden off his shoulders.
Gritting my teeth, I raised my eyes to find his right arm wrapped around the female imp hugging the devil egg and his eyes sneering at from that towering vantage point of theirs. I bet youre really confused right now. Honestly, its not that strange at all. Who told you to be so alluring, my dear Mashmmm, why am I still calling you Master? Forget it, thats just a minor detail.
D*mnitI get it now, hes the mastermind behind all this! He used his position to bribe that female devil in order to have her lure into this gatethat devil egg is an important legacy of Mo Cis that she left to he knew I would chase after it without any hesitationif even One-eye betrayed who else has betrayed ? Nine-finger is his subordinate so theyre definitely in cahoots with each other. What about No.3 and Big 4? What are their views on this? Did they know that he was planning to revolt?
But I dont rember seeing One-eye interact with the female devil much, so how didthats right, that period of ti when I was summoned to the human realmit mustve happened thenother than this female imp, who else did he bribe?
Well, thinking about all that is pointless now, more importantly, what is he up to? What does he stand to gain from betraying ?
Master, I bet youre wondering why I betrayed you, am I right? As if he had seen through my thoughts, he coldly chortled twice before turning to the female devil beside him. Then, under the expecting and bashful eyes of that imp, he spat at her with a deafening *ptooey*. The look in her eyes turned into one of shock as One-eye swiftly withdrew the arm he had around her and gave her disdainful smile: Did you really think that I was interested in you? Dont you know that your body has a certain stench about it, the stench of a low level imp sickens . I prefer a high-blooded female devil like the Master
Boss, I cant hold them for much longer
Just as One-eye was about to reach the height of his pretentiousness, that potato, Nine-finger, appeared from the teleportation gate and began yelling for help the mont he made landfall: Boss, save quick
You moron. Snapped One-eye, his mont of triumph completely ruined by now. However, that didnt an he was going to give up on Nine-finger either. After ensuring that I was incapacitated for the ti being, he turned around to assist Nine-finger.
Right now, Nine-finger could be said to be a ss. There was a noticeable claw mark running down the right of his face and his left arm was broken. Grinning toothily, he sprinted towards One-eye, not even bothering to fully get to his feet as if he was a dog that had finally reunited with his master after a long absence.
Cant you even hold back one person? Exactly how useless can you get?
ButI cant beat Big 4 and No.3 together Pouted the berated devil. Seeing prone on the floor, his next instinct was to try and help to my feet. Master, what are you doing on the floor? Quick, let help you up
Scram. One-eye swiftly kicked the devil, forcing him back four to five steps before he was finally able to stabilize himself. I havent even had a chance to touch her yet so what makes you think you can? Also, you need to get your facts straight here, we are traitors now, stop with the Master this, Master that, so annoying.
Nine-finger, you b*st*rd, stop running! It was then that Big 4 and No.3 appeared as well. Upon landing, they imdiately set about chasing after Nine-finger. Unfortunately, Nine-finger now had One-eye, a four-star Demon Child, standing beside him. Even with the two of them, the power of a four-star wasnt sothing they could hope to resist. All it took was a couple of kicks and punches from the traitor to defeat Big 4 and the already severely injured No.3.
Worthless, you two have always prided yourselves as the strongest protectors of the Master, well look at you two now. Alone, I was easily able to defeat both of you.
Completely confident in his victory, One-eye prattled on with his showboating. At the side, Nine-finger scratched his head in confusion before densely pulling out the rug from under One-eye: Boss, I thought you said not to use Master anymore? Why are you still calling her that then?
Shut up! Snapped an incensed One-eye before giving Nine-finger a resounding smack on his face.
Boss
*crack, crack, crack*
One-eye broke the arms and legs of No.3 and Big 4 before slowly making his way to . As he sauntered over, he let forth a sonorous laugh. My dear Master, do you know how long Ive waited for this day?
Truth be told, I never expected the devils under to betray . Up till now, all my subordinates had shown themselves to be completely loyal to . For example, the now deceased Mo Ci, Big 1 who enjoyed addressing himself as This Lordship, the slightly cowardly No.4No.1, No.2, Big 1, Big 2, so on and so forth. All of them gave their lives for and that made believe that my devils would forever be loyal to , that they would never betray . Unfortunately, I was wrong, devils werent as simple as I had thought.
Devils themselves were known as the representatives of chaos, betrayal, murder and crueltyany of those descriptors could be aptly placed on a devil. To them, another persons pain was their pleasure.
Even though I was a devil myself, I actually forgot about that point. All this while, I had lived under the protection of my subordinates. Thanks to that, I viewed myself as extrely fortunate and even began to treat myself as so kind of main character who could go around recruiting little brothers willy nilly, the kind with their loyalty maxed out at Lv.100.
As reality would have it, I was wrong. There were definitely a large number who were completely loyal to , but there were also those who harbored ambitions and a traitorous heart. It just so happened that One-eye was the latter, a rather successful one no less.
One-eye threw a heavy punch that felt even worse to my weaker-than-normal constitution. Adding on the fact that One-eye was a strength-type devil to begin with, that punch left severely winded and gasping for air.
Master Body severely burnt and limbs broken, No.3 miserably dragged his battered body towards but was summarily stopped by a scoff and a stamp on his head by Nine-finger.
Even though I dont know why the Boss decided to betray the Master, but since the Boss told to guard you two, youd better behave.
Good, keep them under watch, once Im done having fun, I might just reward you with the leftovers. One-eye bellowed with laughter having said that.
Boss, whats the reward going to be? Also, what are you planning to have fun with?
Moron, who else can it be other than her?
One-eye pointed his finger at
? Youve got to be joking, I said so many tis already, Im a guy, not a woman, stop mixing the two up!
Dont be angry, even though thats charming in of itself, I still prefer your smiling face. Having spouted that goosebumps-inducing line, he continued walking towards with a certain thirst in his eyes, hands extended forward in a groping motion as he did so. Did you know, from the mont I first t you, I decided that I would have my way with you, even if it was only just once!
The first ti we tthe first ti we t, my first impression of those two were that of a pair of tsukkomi and boke.
Perhaps our first eting left too much of an impression on you, thats why you always thought of us as fools. Truthfully, all that was just an act.
Thats right, thats right, Im not stupid!
Shut up, youre the moron here! Nine-finger imdiately his shrunk inwards from being scolded. After all, no one would suspect a fool to be capable of betrayal.
Hes right, no one would think that a fool would be smart enough to do such a thing. Even if said fool wanted to do so, he would mostly likely telegraph his intentions in so obvious manner.
It was precisely because I saw all my devils as morons that I had never once suspected that the day would co where they would stand opposite . Still, why was it One-eye who betrayed and not the others? It was at that mont that a thought suddenly occurred to . Around the ti I returned from the human realm, No.3 reminded that One-eye was busy creating a faction of his own and that he was one of the few subordinates who beca a commander soon after pledging his loyalty.
More annoyingly, I forgot one important piece of information, eating souls boosted ones intelligence!
At birth, if devils werent able to receive enough nourishnt from souls, their intelligence tended to be lower than usual, in other words, a brain deficiency of sorts. Such a deficiency could not be made up for easily, no matter how much supplents one threw at the problem. As for One-eye, he was already a commander of a hundred devils before eting , back then he must have consud all the souls just like .
The reason was simple, Nine-finger was a moronif One-eye had given him so souls to consu, he wouldnt be so confused as he was right now. For all I knew, he still recognized as his master, it was simply that One-eye held a higher position than .
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