2nd Round Villain

132 – Turned gray. – 2

“… You’re a mischievous person, Mr. Joker.

After speaking so briefly, Maria rubbed her face in my arms like a baby. I giggled and looked down at it from above.

“Maria, the world is always like that. Aren’t you a bit naughty?”

“It’s a mischievous but warm place. But why does Joker-sama have only mischief?”

“Because you didn’t learn? ha ha ha! So Maria tell me something!”

Maria’s back was gentle and soft. When you touch it, it feels like your mind and body are at peace.

Mary by day and Mary by night are clearly the same. The height, body shape, weight, and appearance are all the same. Of course. Because it’s the same body.

However, with only one personality change, the expression and tone of voice change to create a completely opposite atmosphere.

No matter how long the time gap between the two personalities is, it is a difference that I can’t help but wonder about.

“Maria, I want to ask you something.”

“Tell me.”

“You said it last time. Maria had a bit of a conceited personality when she was young, but she changed as she grew up.”

“Yes, I was ashamed of it.”

“What exactly have you been through? There must have been a special incident that changed the accident.”

“… It’s not a particularly pleasant memory, but let me tell you… .”

Maria’s eyes were locked in reminiscence. I waved my hand.

“No, if it’s a painful memory, you don’t have to bring it up.”

“I already took it out. And, anyway, I was going to tell you today. Please listen.”

“huh? today? why?”

“One big event to come… I have a request for you about it.”

Maria raised her head. A clear, white, crystal-like gaze stares into my eyes. I said as I wrapped my hands around the cheeks of that round face.

“Tell me once. I will do whatever Maria asks of you.”

“thank you. When… It was the middle of the first semester of the first year of the academy. Around that time, students have to take an assessment. It’s a midterm exam.”

“Midterm exam? Why?”

“Midterm exams are a complex test of many things, but among them there is one traditional practice that measures the ability of first-year students. monster hunting. It was an evaluation in which the students gathered in groups of two each and entered the mountain in groups, calculated the number and rank of the monsters that the group caught, and ranked them.”

“Oh, I think I know since I heard that far. Didn’t an accident happen during monster hunting at Eden Academy this year? I remember hearing that this is a story related to the Demon World and the Demon King’s army.”

Was it the Rachst Mountains? First-year students go there to take their assessments. with some teachers.

And there, he encounters a dangerous being.

“The Rakhst Mountains are not very dangerous. There are not a few monsters, but there are no top-notch monsters, and teachers and supervisors are waiting on trees everywhere to ensure the safety of the students. It is suitable for taking evaluations. Occasionally, very unlucky students got caught by hordes of demon beasts and died, but that was really a small minority. Even that could have been revived with the military’s medical technology and divine power, if only they were breathing.”

“It happened that the saintess was there too. An all-rounder of divine power.”

“… If it was truly omnipotent, how good it would be.”

Maria’s murmuring appearance is somewhat depressing. I pulled her soft cheek like a rubber band.

“at that time… Didn’t that guy ‘advent’?”

“Yes, it was a disaster, a disaster, a disaster. Unless you are a master at the level of an absolute strong, it is impossible to stop.”

“Kuh-kuh, thinking about that guy still makes my hamstrings tingle. Because until I absorbed Merlin, I was occupying the position of the second in command of the Demon King’s army.”

Maria and I thought of the same person. Then Maria opened her mouth with a little pain, and I with a little excitement. Two voices uttered the same words at the same time.

““Eastern Grand Duke of Demon World, Jack.””

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Jack. One of the Four Dukes of the Demon World, Lilith, the Duke of West, the succubus queen, King, the Duke of the South who lived the longest in the Demon World, and Joker, the head of the Lucifer family and the Duke of the North, standing shoulder to shoulder.

he is a stranger from another world.

rattling-.

Maria’s hands tremble like bare aspen trees. The fear imprinted in her memory shakes Maria’s heart.

“The sky turned black, and the mountains wept. She was a being who twisted the environment just by being there.”

“You are a strange human being. To be a warrior, there are too many demons, but to be a devil, he focused on nothingness. To be a mage swordsman, he had the sword in his heart, and to be a mage, his knowledge of swordsmanship was too deep.”

“In the first place… Because they were not of this world. A monster from another dimension… 18 students faced her as she descended, and then a huge explosion occurred.”

“Is it Jack’s work?”

“Who else but her could cause an explosion that would blow the entire forest into the air?”

Pupil Jack. she is a madman

“I heard that there were some quarrels between the students and her. When Jack asked for a map and location, the students asked why he asked such a thing, and soon they said that it was suspicious to be a woman alone on such a rugged mountain, and that she was not a spy.”

“That is a valid suspicion. Even if you say no, you just have to reveal your innocence and apologize.”

“It is. However, it seems that such a concept did not exist in the world Jack lived in. The friction escalated, and when the students eventually concluded that they should be tied up and taken to the police, Jack sensed that the atmosphere was not going well and took the lead. The aftermath was devastating.”

“How many died?”

“17 out of 18 died. The reason I kept one alive was to dig into the topography and location. However, there were students all over the mountain, and there were also teachers. There was no one who would not judge Jack as an enemy when he saw Jack grabbing a student’s throat with blood all over his body.”

“After that, I know. I heard you fought 1 vs 100? I had heard firsthand about that experience while drinking with Jack. What about Jack? ‘Things like flying flies, but compared to his age, his air power and sorcery were excellent. It is regrettable that the operation and fine adjustment of the ki are regrettable, but it was comparable to the teachers of the main school.’”

“… Then what do we do? Almost half of them died.”

“Um… .”

Maria held out her trembling hand. It meant to cover. There was no reason to refuse.

“At some point in the battle, the turn was different, but the students and teachers gradually began to realize.”

“What?”

“There is not a single wound on Jack’s body, but our side is gradually being shaved off. Also, Jack is trying to figure out our level by hiding his real skills.”

“Isn’t that something you shouldn’t realize during battle? You will lose your will to fight.”

“Yes, so the students started running away. Teachers are also human, so they had to run away. In the face of overwhelming terror, no matter how old you are or how skilled you are, you can’t stand it. but… I couldn’t get my feet off my feet. With students who died horribly, it’s impossible.”

At that time, how did Maria feel? During the light-hearted midterm exam, a monster suddenly appeared and slaughtered his friends and teachers.

She tried to resist until the end, but the only thing left was her, everyone else running away. In a place where the bodies of his friends are lined up, he is left alone with the monster who killed them all.

“So, how did it go?”

“There was Jack in front. At that time, she seemed as tall as a mountain to me. I hated Jack for killing my friends, but I couldn’t attack her.”

“Because it’s a saint?”

“No, because I am afraid. The feeling of fear rose to the top of my head, and I did not dare to resist. Just hugging the corpse of a dead friend, trembling and shedding endless tears.”

“Because fear is the historical survival mechanism of prey. You can swallow your anger.”

“To me like that, Jack approached me. Then he got down on one knee in front of me, staring into my eyes and opening his mouth.”

“Ah, from there, I also heard from Jack. Still, I want to hear the saintess’ position. tell me.”

“She said. ‘You’re good at discerning. like an underdog I don’t know what the laws of this world are like, but wherever beasts exist, there must be a providence that says that the weak should not oppose the strong. If not, what can I do?’ I couldn’t swing my fist even once, even though the hateful face that killed my friends was right in front of me.”

“Yep.”

“She said it again. ‘If you don’t keep that providence, you will end up like them. Because that’s the way of the jungle. I don’t know why he dared to risk his life to seize the throne. But, ahahahaha, the inner strength you embrace is truly clear and huge. Its aura is pure and pure. If shamans or servants of Shaolin had seen it, they would have thought it was a fragment of a hermit or Buddha. Are there many children like you in this world?’ Naturally, I had no answer. I was speechless under the crushing pressure.”

“What next?”

“It was nothing. When I delayed answering, Jack shrugged, got up, and disappeared like the wind. Until then, it was an unidentified monster, but a few weeks later, news came. A new duke was born in the Demon Realm… Pupil Jack, that was the name she was called.”

Memories come flooding back to me too.

I never imagined that some human woman would burst into the demon realm and destroy a duke’s family without using divine power. Until the demon king Kanos came down and captured him, Jack, the pupil, was an unstoppable tank himself.

“It was at that point that my personality changed. After Jack leaves, he is left alone among the corpses of his friends who were brutally murdered. I had to feel desperate helplessness, unable to do anything.”

“It must be a terrible memory.”

“It was sad. Before that day, I was a child who grew up with nothing shortcoming. The quality of life provided by the church was good, and there were also many people who praised me as a ‘miracle’ whenever I used divine power. No matter how serious the wound was, once I infused it with divine power, it would recover. It made me proud.”

“I did, but where?”

“No matter how much divine power overflowed, no matter how much I begged the Lord for infinite mercy, the dead did not come back. Until then, my holy power hadn’t worked on anyone. It was my first defeat, and a bitter realization. In fact, I buried the realization in my heart that I was nothing but an ordinary person with only a little bit of divine power.”

Saying so childishly, Maria tapped her bulging chest with her hand.

That’s why, Maria’s disposition changed once.

To be honest, I don’t even hate the girl Maria’s temperament. It’s because he’s proud and puffed up when you compliment him, or he’s shy but can’t hide his laughter leaking out.

“So, what do you want? He said he had something to ask of me.”

I got the gist of it. Maria placed her bulky breasts on my lap, and from there slowly climbed up and sat on my lap. My eyes met hers on the horizon.

Maria, who held my hands tightly, said with a look of earnestness in her eyes.

“I’m sorry to trouble you, but please prevent an accident that day. This is something only Joker can do.”

“… Pooh.”

Arsenic spewed out. Unable to contain my laughter, I burst into laughter.

“Puhahahaha!”

Maria asked in bewilderment.

“Why is that?”

“No, no, I was thinking of stopping it anyway, even if I didn’t ask so earnestly. I am.”

“yes?”

“Do you think I brought Beatrice, Nioh, and Aru to the academy for no reason? To protect the saintess from future events! That’s what I brought you! Ha ha ha ha ha!”

Pupil Jack. She and I are pretty close. We used to share a lot in common, especially in the field of alcohol, to the extent that the two of us had a few drinking parties in our previous lives.

So you know. How strong is Jack. If the King of the South Duke is an unpredictable strength, and the Queen of the West is an overflowing strength, then Jack is an unparalleled strength.

If you want to protect our saintess from such a woman, you won’t be able to make any preparations. Of course, the best course of action is not to fight at all.