Chap 90-Two

 

You crazy bitch.

Selfish bitch.

When did it all go wrong?

Was it when I dared to reach out to my senior, asking for help?

Or was it when I, not knowing my place, tried to lean on her warmth when she was kind to me?

No.

It all started the day we first met.

That day, I should have abandoned such foolish lingering feelings and cleanly erased my senior’s memories.

If she hadn’t gotten involved with someone like me, she wouldn’t have been caught up in such a terrible mess.

I resented myself for being so greedy, wanting to be with her when I didn’t even have the ability to protect her.

I blankly stared at Bella, my senior, standing before me.

Her eyes no longer held any worry or sadness for me.

Her beautiful blue eyes were unfocused, staring into empty space, and she stood motionless like a doll devoid of all emotion.

Her ego was empty, and I could feel that the emptiness was being filled with an evil will.

“So, what are you going to do?”

A languid and arrogant voice pierced my ears.

I slowly turned my head.

There, standing before the gate as if reigning over it, was a being.

Its entire body was covered in jet-black, smooth armor, but its form was surprisingly similar to that of a human.

Beneath the helmet was a face with perfect golden ratios.

More beautiful and noble than any sculpture, but its eyes held only arrogance, containing nothing but itself.

A Calamity-Class Monster.

Narcision of Arrogance.

He glanced once at the senior with empty eyes, and once at me, who was in despair.

Then, he gave the most beautiful and disgusting smile in the world.

This magical beast’s arrogance was not mere vanity.

It was a law and a divine power.

‘Only I am right.’

That absolute arrogance was shaped into evil power, manifesting as a powerful brainwashing ability that eroded the opponent’s mind and broke their will.

Bella, my senior, was now completely consumed by that arrogance.

Swish-

She drew her sword from her waist.

The cold sound of metal seemed to scratch at my heart.

Staring at me with empty eyes, she slowly, very slowly, raised her sword.

The tip of the sword was aimed directly at me, without a moment’s hesitation.

I just blankly stared at the approaching blade.

I didn’t even think about dodging.

Perhaps this was the punishment I deserved.

Thwack-

The moment the sharp blade pierced my abdomen, I snapped back to my senses.

Along with the sensation of cold metal tearing through my insides, paradoxically, an intense pleasure that felt like my brain was melting washed over my entire body.

[SYSTEM]

Unique Ability ‘Masochist’ is activated.

“Hnnngh…!”

A moan burst out of me without my knowing.

My heart pounded, and I gasped for breath.

A desperate situation.

And yet, this damn body was rejoicing.

I desperately clung to my reason and simply looked at Narcission with a calm expression.

“…What do you want?”

Narcission clapped his hands with an admiring expression.

“Impressive. As expected of the owner of the seal that has tormented us for so long.”

He gestured gracefully and said.

“It’s simple. Come with me through this gate. Leave Terra and go to the domain of the great Evil God.”

He added a condition with a tempting smile.

“If you do that, I will not only release that human you cherish from this tiresome brainwashing, but we will also not attack humans for 100 years.”

At those words, I chuckled.

“The conditions are… too good.”

I slowly pulled the sword out of my stomach.

Blood poured from the wound, and the new pleasure I felt made my head spin, but I tried to pretend to be calm.

“That’s strange. You could just brainwash someone like me with your great ability and take me away. Why bother with this negotiation?”

At my question, the elegant smile instantly disappeared from Narcission’s face.

He bit his lip tightly and began to tremble all over.

His perfectly controlled expression was distorted with anger and humiliation.

Kwaaaang—!

Unable to contain himself, Narcission waved his hand, and the surrounding trees were torn apart as if exploding, and the ground was deeply gouged.

He destroyed his surroundings in this way, expressing his anger.

After panting like that for a while…

Finally, with an expression that showed he was incredibly reluctant, he snapped in a voice full of annoyance.

“Brainwash you? You, who possess the Evil God’s power itself, and yet have not fallen into depravity for so long, and are still struggling to stand on the side of good?”

He shouted with a face that looked like he was going crazy with injustice.

“No matter how great and omnipotent I am! That’s impossible!”

His arrogance did not allow him to lie.

Even in the moment of admitting his own limitations, he was terribly arrogant.

But more than anyone else, he himself was the one who least wanted to accept that fact.

He, who possessed the power of ‘Arrogance’ that placed everything beneath his feet.

The fact that he couldn’t even subdue a mere mortal…

‘But… did this power have such an ability?’

I tilted my head inwardly as I listened to Narcission’s words.

The Evil God’s power is trying to corrupt me?

This power has always been obedient to my words.

I have never felt it trying to brainwash or consume me even once.

Seeing me lost in thought, Narcission urged me impatiently.

“Now, it’s time to answer my proposal. Decide quickly.”

“What are you planning to do with me if you take me? And in the first place, even if it’s not brainwashing, your power should be more than enough to subdue me and drag me away.”

At my question, Narcission’s expression twisted again in annoyance.

“Of course, I have to return the Evil God’s power that you stole to its original owner. And…”

He paused as if hesitating.

“…If you had met Envia, you would have already noticed. We, who are closest to the Evil God, cannot directly harm you. In this world, you are defined as the ‘Evil God’, that is, our master.”

‘Oh, was that so…? Sorry, I had no idea.’

Come to think of it, Envia didn’t seem to directly harm me, but…

In the first place, when I encountered her, Master appeared and rescued me in an instant, so I didn’t have time to think about such things.

‘But…’

Is it okay to tell me such important information so easily?

As if reading my question, Narcission added with an arrogant expression.

“Well, even so, you, who are only level 5, cannot control us.”

‘Right… Anyway, you can’t touch me, right?’

I grinned inwardly.

Then, I picked up the dagger I had just found and held it to my neck.

I lay down on the floor.

“Then, I’m not going.”

“…What?”

A look of bewilderment was evident on Narcission’s face.

“I’m not going.”

“Then, I can’t guarantee that woman’s life…”

Before he could finish speaking, I pressed the knife even deeper.

The cold blade cut into my skin, and warm blood dripped down my neck, one drop at a time.

“Wait, stop! Don’t do that!”

The most arrogant and noble Calamity-Class Monster in the world was now fidgeting and at a loss.

“Then now, it’s your turn to listen to my conditions. Right?”

I asked leisurely, lying on the floor.

Narcission glared at me with a face reddened with anger, but he couldn’t say anything.

“First, release my senior from the brainwashing.”

He bit his lip as if humiliated, but in the end, he had no choice but to obey my command.

As he flicked his fingers, the evil energy that had been binding Bella, my senior, slowly dissipated.

“…Huh!”

Bella, my senior, gasped for breath and regained her senses.

The focus returned to her eyes, and she looked around in confusion. And finally, she found me lying on the floor with a knife to my neck.

“Yeon! Are you okay?!”

She shouted and tried to run towards me, but I stopped her with a gesture.

And her gaze naturally turned to Narcission, who was standing in front of us.

Bella immediately gripped her sword and aimed it at him.

“Stop. It’s okay, Senior.”

I reassured her and then spoke to Narcission again.

“And… slowly, walk towards the gate.”

Narcission gritted his teeth in humiliation and lowered his head slightly.

Each time he took a step back towards the gate, the air currents twisted, and his energy gradually faded.

I didn’t loosen my grip on the knife, ready to kill myself at any moment, until he completely disappeared from sight.

Now everything seemed to be resolved.

But…

‘Huh? Something…’

A chilling cold ran down my spine.

A huge and terrible aura of Contamination, similar to what I had felt here just now, was felt from a completely different direction.

‘Come to think of it, from the north gate just now…’

Before my thoughts could finish.

Clang—!

With a loud cracking sound, the dagger I was holding to my neck shattered into pieces.

“Did you really think we would continue to be played around with by your pathetic threats, using your life as collateral?”

This is…

A new voice.

My heart dropped to the floor.

The calamity… was not alone.