Chapter 129

EP.129 Even if the sky falls, there’s a hole to rise from.

Humans didn’t just die, nor did they turn to dust like Aloken… they returned to their original state.

I’ve never heard or seen such a ridiculously overpowered ability.

First of all, Adeline, the damn 5th heroine, is a powerhouse who transforms into Celine and swings a battle hammer!

She doesn’t use that goddamn Divine Power crap!

I got my head smashed by Celine’s hammer and died!

“My head hurts.”

It really hurt.

If those two meet Sehwa and Yuria… they might get purified.

If they get purified and survive, that’s lucky, but since Sehwa and Yuria became demons by their own will, they might turn to dust and die like Aloken.

Marcella was pacing around.

She seemed as worried as I was.

“Uh… what do we do…?”

“I don’t know.”

Exactly as she said.

I had no idea what to do.

Silvia, who didn’t even transform, easily dealt with Aloken,

Adeline, who used her crappy power to annihilate Aloken and purify the evil-tainted humans.

Everything was beyond my expectations, so I couldn’t think of anything.

The purified human tilted his head as Silvia and Adeline made troubled expressions.

“Um… are you okay?”

Are *you* okay? Does your body hurt anywhere?

Is your head not foggy?

But you’re a vicious criminal. How can you have such innocent eyes? Do you think that suits you?

Got it. You must’ve fallen into heresy after being hit by that disgusting Adeline.

I’ll personally save you.

“Blow it up.”

“Yes, Demon King.”

Marcella tapped the keyboard with her tail.

Then,

“What the hell is happening…!?”

Whoosh!

The human’s body swelled up like a bouncy ball in an instant,

Pop!

And exploded with a gruesome sound.

Silvia and Adeline were unharmed.

Of course. The moment the human’s body swelled, Silvia grabbed Adeline and jumped back.

“@#*!*[emailprotected]!”

“@*#*#((%#*”

The two, who escaped the blood-soaked scene, frowned and shouted something.

They were shaken. Especially Adeline, who trembled in anger.

What, you idiot. Can’t you purify the nano-bomb attached to your body?

You like my gift, huh?

“Send the next one in stealthily.”

“Yes.”

Shortly after, a human oozed out from above the two, who were talking in an agitated tone.

This human had minimal evil injected.

Adeline didn’t sense the evil energy until it was right next to her.

I see the size now.

I admit you’re strong. Really damn strong.

But you have a weakness: you can only sense weak evil energy when it’s close.

Just knowing this is a big gain. I nodded and said,

“Let’s end the test. Just discard the remaining one.”

“Understood.”

Marcella operated the keyboard again.

**

Silvia and Adeline, moving in anger, were spotted by the U.S. Air Patrol guarding the Grand Canyon.

Silvia initially tried to attack them, but Adeline stopped her, so they stayed quiet, and the two boarded a helicopter and flew off somewhere.

Common sense is stuck in your heads, huh? Yeah, you can’t attack humans without evil energy.

Now Silvia and Adeline will be suspected as culprits for the three exploded humans and taken to the CIA, buying us some time.

But that situation was also a loss for me.

I wanted to conduct more experiments, but since they got caught on their own, I couldn’t.

‘Too bad. But what can I do?’

I sighed softly and turned to Marcella.

“Attach tracking demons within a range where they won’t be detected.”

“Got it.”

“We might have to go on hiatus for a while.”

“Hiatus, you say…”

“Among the demons on Earth, the stronger ones might be detected by Adeline. We should send them all back to the Demon Realm.”

We knew too little right now.

At least until we figure out why Silvia and Adeline came, how they gained such power without Aiter, and what the weakness of purification is, it’s best to lay low.

“But what if you’re in danger of being attacked? It takes a lot of time to open a dimensional portal from the Demon Realm to Earth. It’ll be hard for the demons to help you.”

“The human with minimal evil injected was only detected when it got close to Adeline. In my human form, my evil energy is sealed… As long as I don’t intentionally generate evil, I should be safe.”

“That’s just your assumption. It’s better to keep them until we’re sure. I have an idea.”

“Speak.”

“Capture one test subject and make them identical to your human state. Then remove their intelligence and send them to Adeline to confirm…”

I shook my head.

“Those without intelligence act like zombies. Those two have been through it, so they’ll be extremely cautious.”

“Then have Amon…”

“Amon’s hypnosis is a technique that uses intense evil energy. Adeline would definitely notice.”

Marcella’s face turned gloomy.

No answer seemed to come.

I was also too tangled to think properly.

We definitely need to conduct more experiments…

While deep in thought in the quiet base, I suddenly had a good idea.

“Choi Aram…”

“Yes?”

“We’ll use Choi Aram.”

“Aram hasn’t finished brainwashing yet…”

“I know. But she’s not tainted by evil, and she won’t suspect me no matter what I do. Right?”

“That’s true.”

Even if Aram gets purified, she won’t die, and her devotion to me won’t change.

Because she wasn’t brainwashed with evil.

In short, she’s a safe asset in this situation.

“What do we need to make her similar to my human state?”

Marcella also knew we were short on time.

She answered without hesitation.

“Just a little blood draw.”

I nodded and rolled up my sleeve.

“Begin.”

**

– I saw the photo. Really a shame…

“When I return in a few days, I’ll definitely see you. I’ll run to you first.”

– Really? Promise?

“Yeah.”

– Okay. Be careful.

After hanging up with Yunsu, I let out a shallow sigh.

I called Yunsu under the pretext of a sudden business trip, and she doubted my words until I sent her a real-time photo of the unmanned private jet.

With Silvia and Adeline’s appearance, the need for a safe house grew, so I had to keep Yunsu close.

I looked at Aram sitting across from me in the private jet.

“Aram.”

“Yes, Boss.”

Dressed in a business suit and wearing large thin-framed glasses, she looked like an intellectual secretary to anyone who saw her.

As I scanned her body, I took out a small capsule from my pocket.

I handed it to her.

“Take this. Don’t chew it, just swallow it.”

“Ah, yes… thank you.”

Even though she didn’t know what it was, Aram thanked me and took the capsule with both hands.

She obediently swallowed the pill.

Watching her thin throat move, I smiled with satisfaction.

Inside that capsule, which went through several processes, was my solidified evil mixed with blood.

Aram was now in the same state as my human form.

Evil energy tightly sealed. If Adeline senses something off about Aram…

‘Just thinking about it annoys me.’

If that happens, we’ll have to change our approach… My head hurts.

I decided to think positively.

“Aram.”

“Yes?”

“You memorized the script, right?”

“Yes, I’m a lawyer… and I need to have a conversation with someone secretly handed over to the CIA. If I meet them, I’ll try to talk a few times and then leave.”

“Exactly.”

“But… Boss, there’s a high chance my identity will be exposed… The CIA will check my identity…”

“Don’t worry about that. It’s all taken care of.”

By who? Marcella, of course.

Aram will smoothly enter the CIA.

“Understood.”

The private jet arrived in Virginia, USA, at an incredible speed.

In this advanced world, it only took 3 hours, but it’s still unsatisfying.

In the past, I could’ve just put Aram to sleep and used a portal, but I had to go this far to avoid any evil energy sticking to her…

It’s annoying, but let’s endure it. I decided to think positively.

After getting off the jet, we quickly went through customs.

“Welcome to the United States.”

The tense voice of the customs counter employee.

Marcella’s disguise as a high-ranking UN official worked well.

The employee would notify the UN of our arrival, but Marcella would handle that too.

I smiled and thanked him, then left the airport with Aram, taking a flying taxi to the CIA headquarters.

Aram wasn’t as nervous as I expected.

She’s got natural acting talent. Should I sign her to the agency?

After chatting with Aram about WW Entertainment, the taxi arrived at the CIA headquarters.

As we got out, I brushed off Aram’s suit lightly and said,

“I’ll wait at the café nearby, so finish your business and come back. You know who you’re meeting, right?”

“Yes, a woman with light red hair and another with platinum-blonde hair.”

“Try to meet both if possible, but if not, just the platinum-blonde one is fine.”

“Understood.”

Aram hung the manipulated ID around her neck.

I kissed her forehead for good luck, then parted ways and ordered coffee at the café.

As I silently waited for Aram, various thoughts crossed my mind.

Even though nothing was certain yet, my head was a mess from worry.

15 minutes… 30 minutes… 1 hour… 2 hours… As time passed, my throat dried up, and I grew anxious.

What’s taking so long? Is it that hard to just face someone and exchange a few words?

She wasn’t caught because of the fake ID.

Marcella’s skills aren’t that shabby.

As I soothed my burning heart with my fourth cup of coffee, I saw Aram coming out with someone.

It seemed to be a headquarters employee. After parting with him with a smile, Aram sighed in relief and came to the café.

Since there was no commotion, it seems she wasn’t detected…

A spark of hope lit up in my heart.

Aram, seemingly relaxed, walked slowly to the café and sat across from me.

She quietly spoke as she put away her ID.

“I met them…”

“Both? Or just the platinum-blonde?”

“Both. Just as you said, I met them without any suspicion. The light red-haired woman was so scary I was nervous… The platinum-blonde woman was very kind… I tried to talk with them for 30 minutes, but they used a strange language I couldn’t understand. They looked frustrated, like they wanted to get out of there.”

Adeline must be controlling the somewhat aggressive Silvia.

Her unique gentle personality is a big help to me.

“Did the platinum-blonde woman do anything strange to you?”

“Strange?”

“Like giving you a suspicious look…”

“The light red-haired woman did… but the platinum-blonde woman didn’t. She just stayed still with a friendly expression.”

“Good. Let’s go back.”

“Yes, Boss.”

We took a taxi back to the airport.

On the way, I secretly checked Aram’s body, and my evil energy was still there.

‘It’s done.’

I cheered inwardly.

If Aram’s fine, then I’m fine too.

If I’m in my human form with sealed evil energy, Adeline won’t notice.

If Sehwa and Yuria also hide their evil energy, contact is possible.

The tension in my heart vanished, and confidence grew.

The knot in my chest loosened, and the fog in my head cleared.

They say even if the sky falls, there’s a hole to rise from. This was exactly that.

We still need to dig deeper, but at least we’ve confirmed safety in this state… Now it’s my turn to approach.

Silvia, and Adeline. Just wait a couple more days.

I’ll rearrange the board and pull you out.

I’ll thoroughly act and extract all information, turning you into my pawn.

Thinking about walking the tightrope makes my heart race.

If you had come a little sooner, you might’ve defeated me, but it’s a shame.

Villains usually act late, but you’re way too late.

Oh, right. I’m the villain.

Anyway, you’re too late.

To be continued―――――――――――――――――――――

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