Chapter 13

Episode 13: The Dark God of Destruction

On the same day as the mock battle, after school, Shion was helping his homeroom teacher, Restia, prepare for class.

At that time, Shion was asked, “Could you go get the equipment we need for the class experiment?” and now he stood in front of the Equipment Storage building.

As Shion entered the Equipment Storage, mentally reviewing the list of items and quantities needed, he suddenly noticed a figure inside the storage.

When Shion turned his gaze toward the figure, he saw a female student there.

To be more precise, he saw a female student who appeared to be in the middle of changing, with her underwear partially visible.

The female student was frozen mid-motion, halfway into putting on her skirt, slightly bent forward.

Shion, too, stood frozen, staring at her in silence.

…Time passed as both remained frozen.

However, the silence was abruptly shattered moments later.

“Gwaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!”

Shion was the one who broke the silence first.

He let out a scream, clutching his chest with his right hand, and crouched down on the spot.

“Ugh!! Calm down, calm down…!! I won’t let this thing control me!! I… I don’t want to destroy this world…!!”

Shion let out a pained cry, as if struggling against something. But gradually, his voice grew weaker.

“I… I won’t be consumed by the dark power…!! Ugh… calm down…”

With a snap, Shion’s words cut off, and silence returned to the storage.

And then, moments later.

“…Kukuku… Kahahaha…”

A small, eerie laugh echoed through the storage.

It was none other than Shion, still crouched, who was laughing.

“Hahahahahahahaha!!”

Shion, who had been facing the ground, suddenly looked up and let out a loud, maniacal laugh.

And his eyes had turned an eerie shade of purple.

“The time has finally come!! This body is now mine!! Muhahahahaha!!”

Shion laughed wildly, unable to contain his excitement.

“…Kukuku… Fuhahahahaha!!”

After laughing uncontrollably for a while, he finally let out a satisfied sigh.

“To think that humans tried to suppress the Dark God of Destruction, Vasago Deus Gregor, within a single human… How foolish of them…”

He muttered this as he slowly stood up.

“However, this detestable body put up more resistance than expected… It took longer than I thought to revive…”

Shion muttered with a somewhat annoyed expression, but quickly switched to a more relaxed tone. “Well, no matter.”

“…………”

Throughout all of this, the female student in the same space showed no noticeable reaction.

…Just what was Shion talking about?

From his words, it seemed like he had truly been possessed by someone.

But of course, that wasn’t the case. Shion Kurosaki’s mind was still his own.

So, had he finally gone insane?

No, that wasn’t it either.

He hadn’t been possessed, nor had he gone mad.

This was all an act to get through this critical situation.

Though unintentional, Shion had ended up witnessing a female student changing.

At that moment, for some reason, an extreme danger signal went off in Shion’s mind.

To escape this situation, he chose to put on this elaborate act.

He suddenly screamed, crouched down in apparent pain, then burst into laughter, changed his eye color, and began spouting nonsense.

By doing so, he created an overwhelming chaos in the Equipment Storage, making it impossible for the female student to process what was happening.

His goal was to completely disrupt the situation, making it seem like the incident of seeing her changing never happened, and then leave.

To execute this plan, he instantly came up with the setting that he had been possessed by the “Dark God of Destruction who once plunged the world into terror,” who had been sealed within him.

And Shion Kurosaki, staying true to this setting, delivered a breathtakingly bizarre performance.

All that was left was to retreat from the Equipment Storage before the storm of chaos subsided.

“…In any case, it’s been a while since I’ve been in the human world.”

Shion, fully embodying the Dark God of Destruction, continued his monologue naturally.

“First, destruction, slaughter. Ah, I can’t stand it!! This exhilaration!! What shall I destroy first?! Who shall I kill first?!”

As he said this, Shion turned toward the door of the Equipment Storage.

“That’s right… I’ll start by killing the descendants of the royal family who sealed me. I’ll kill the king and make the palace my stronghold. Kukuku.”

He smiled eerily as he laughed.

It was unclear whether he was enjoying the act of playing the Dark God of Destruction imagining destruction, or simply enjoying the act of acting itself.

“Foolish humans, enjoy what little time you have left… Until the moment you are trampled and eradicated by the Dark God of Destruction, Vasago Deus Gregor…”

With a loud “Fuhahahahahaha!!” he began walking toward the door, his lines flowing naturally.

If he could just exit the storage, Shion’s plan would be complete.

──But then.

“Fuhahahahaha──Whoa!!”

Suddenly, Shion slipped and fell. He had slipped on the frozen floor.

The floor of the storage hadn’t been frozen originally.

The ice had been created artificially, just now, through magic.

The person who had cast the magic spoke to Shion, who was now crawling on the frozen floor, from behind.

“You thought you could just peek at me changing and then run away?”

…Unfortunately, Shion’s plan had completely failed.

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