The Protagonists Are Murdered By Me Chapter 41: 206-210, a 13 tzameti fanfic

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Even though I said I don't have any spaceship, my words didn't make sense to these guys since I had successfully boarded this ship.

"Nonsense…"

"Then by what means did you get here?" The man in the red spacesuit asked. Although I couldn't see his face or discern his expression because of the helmet he wore, he was probably staring at me like he was going to kill me.

Even though I was quite taken aback that my background setting didn't work, I quickly made up an excuse. "I rode a spaceship here, but it was destroyed mid-way. Fortunately, we crash-landed here."

At first, I was going to tell them that I came here through warp magic, but because this world was a place with a Sci-Fi setting, I would've been treated like a madman.

"Oh my God…. That's fine! We can fix it! Please tell me the location of your ship! Hurry!"

"Yes?"

"Red! Calm down! They came from Hangar 3! We can't go through there!"

"If it's only for a moment, we'll be okay!"

"Calm down! Do you want to die from 'direct sunlight' exposure?"

"Come to think of it… there is something strange about them. How did they come from Hangar 3? All the barriers around Hangar 3 had already been erected. On top of that, direct sunlight is irradiating all over that place." At the astronaut's words, all of them fell silent. Then, they simultaneously moved their heads towards me.

"Earlier, I had heard that there was something wrong with Hangar 3, but was there anything special other than the low pressure?"

Thanks to the [Protagonist Hunter] skill, which allows me to adapt to any environment, I didn't feel anything special. But now that I think about it, Aracelli was particularly exhausted. No matter how weak her current strength was, it was strange that she—who could withstand the influx that came from moving between worlds—got weakened just because of low oxygen pressure. That means there must have been another reason.

"…."

Aracelli looked at me for a moment and then opened her mouth. Cold sweat was still dripping on her face. "We are not human, but of a different race. We often come in contact with light. Therefore, unlike humans, we can survive the direct sunlight from a star."

Aracelli then created a swarm of lights on the tip of her finger. I also hurriedly formed a bubble of light on top of my hand with magic. At the spectacle, the astronauts quickly bowed their heads towards us.

"A-an alien species……."

"An alien species who handles light. I've never heard of one like that…"

"It is not surprising that a strange alien was the one who picked up our distress signal. After all, we have not yet been able to fully understand which civilizations exist on which planet." They muttered to each other, and then put down their weapons. Aracelli's excuse seems to have worked.

Red raised his wrist and pressed the button to try to communicate with someone, but he put his arm down again. "Damn it. I can't even tell the other crew members about this. It was a big mistake to let the communication officer die…"

Then he reached out to me and asked for a handshake.

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"…Anyway, welcome aboard to Zermelt 13. As we are currently perhaps on our journey to the afterlife, I can't say it was nice to have you here."

With this, Aracelli and I were able to safely blend into 'Zermelt 13'.

"We are currently in the Clyzenon 179A galaxy. Northeast of the B15 galaxy in the Chetnon-g5 nebula. About 18,000 light-years away from our hometown."

I blinked at Red's explanation. The address is… long.

"You've come a long way, huh?" I spoke. Though, I didn't even know where this was except for the long address Red gave me. I don't think they would even know about Earth if I told them about it. After all, even though they are humans, it doesn't mean that they also come from Earth. On top of it, as this place was in a different dimension altogether from when the Earth I come from, there's a high possibility that Earth didn't exist here.

"It's not that far. If the interstellar warp device hadn't been broken, we could have returned to our hometown within half a year."

Then the man in the blue spacesuit, who was crouching in the corner, muttered to no one in particular. "In the first place, even if the warp device is still usable, would it be possible to get out of here?"

"That's true…" Red added.

At that, I hurriedly asked again, fearing that the topic of conversation would change.

"What's going on? Is there any reason why we can't get out even if the warp device is still usable?"

"You don't know? Shouldn't you have seen it if you came with a spaceship too?"

"My ship's scanner went out so I couldn't see it. As I said, it crash-landed."

"Ah, that's right. Let me explain. There are two main reasons why we can't go back. The first one is…" Red got up from his seat and operated the computer in the center of the room. Then a hologram appeared in the air. It was a huge red star that was dazzlingly beautiful. "PG1 M000.1Q-86."

"…?"

"That is the name of that star. It is ten times larger than our home sun."

"Crazy…" My mouth opened wide at the revelation. Then before the fact could properly sink in, the screen moved. This time, a blue sphere appeared on the screen.

"The nickname of this star is 'The Blue Sun'. There is no official name for that star as of yet because we only discovered it when we arrived here."

"Is that so?"

"Yes. If we had moved into the orbit of PG1 M000.1Q-86 as planned, we would have safely boarded the warp point and moved to the next planetary system. However, as there was another star that had not been observed at all in my hometown, our plan was disturbed."

At his words, once again I felt baffled. In my head, the inability of a civilization capable of space travel to observe such a gigantic star was simply impossible. But then again, in a world where science was so developed, a 'mystery' that even science failed to explain was a cliche and horror story of science fiction.

"But that star is strange. It's not hot… Rather, it is cold. Very very cold. The temperature of its outer layer is close to absolute zero, an average of -270 degrees Celsius. I could say that It is the coldest star in the whole universe."

"I-Is that true…?" I don't know about space science that well, but I'm well aware that it simply doesn't make sense. Aracelli also looked at me with her mouth wide open.

"Pro-professor. Could such a thing even exist?"

"Well. There's a world where bananas eat monkeys, and there's a crazy world where mint and chocolate are mixed. So, there's nothing impossible." I told Aracelli. As there are numerous worlds spanned in numerous dimensions, it was inevitable to have something which defies common sense. For example, the previous world made it possible to surround 3300 people with only 120 people. So even if a frozen star was unrealistic and our brain didn't want to acknowledge it, we have no choice but to believe it.

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"That's not the only problem." Red continued. The hologram shook, this time showing orange and blue spheres standing side by side. And, between two gigantic stars was a very small object which looked like a particle of dust compared to their size. It was completely fixed in place, unable to move anywhere.

"…is that perhaps this spaceship?"

"That's right. We were nailed into the trajectories of the two stars. So, it's become impossible for us to move. We call this the 'gravity noose'. A ship with a broken warp device like ours will never be able to get out of it."

"I see…."

"However…" Red's voice became an octave higher than earlier."Our distress signal had already reached the headquarters, so if we hold on, rescue will definitely come. We just have to wait until then."

"Then, isn't that good?"

"Yes, it is. However, the second problem is the biggest reason for our headache." He lowered his voice in anger.

"At night, the stellar winds will definitely damage the spaceship severely. But since all of the crew on board are excellent engineers, as long as they scatter and fix the broken parts, we can survive every night without any problems… But, someone started killing the crew members every night."

"What?"

"On top of that, because the communication equipment is broken, communication with distant crew members is impossible, and a perfect 'gap' was created for the murderer while we're busy repairing our respective places. As a soldier, we are ashamed, but we cannot win against the murderer. After all, how can we beat a monstrous murderer who devours the upper body of the victim and only leaves the lower body?" (P/N sus)

"…"

At his explanation, I instantly recalled the summary I got from the system about this world. When I read it first, I never imagined it would be like this. The summary goes like this: every night, the crew was scattered all over to repair the ship. Meanwhile, someone disguised as an astronaut to kill the others. Therefore, the number of people decreased by one every day, and currently, there were only eight people left. There was more than a week left until the rescue spaceship arrived. If things continue like this, after a week, there will be no survivors left except the murderer. And when the rescue spaceship arrives, the murderer will board there and repeat the same nightmare.

"Before everyone dies, we must find the killer," I said. That was the core 'story' here.

After a while, Red summoned all the crew of the ship. Just like Red, all astronauts were wearing colorful spacesuits so that they could be distinguished from each other. Also, except for Red, they changed colors every day to hide their identity from each other. Maybe it's because the situation would become even direr if the 'engine manager' and 'photon orbiter engineer' were killed. Even their voice was hidden by tampering. Red was the only one who revealed his identity as a leader.

'Hmm… isn't the murderer completely disguised as an astronaut?' I looked around them slowly. The protagonist's name is 'Haucolor', and when I asked Red, he said that there's no astronaut with that name. In other words, I don't know who is who except for their color. On top of it, the 'Protagonist Hashtag', which usually pops up above a protagonist's head, didn't float on anyone's head. However, to forcefully remove their helmet was also not the option since it was impossible to do so before the wearer was killed. So, if I try to do that, there's a chance they would be suspicious towards me.

'What is the possibility of killing them all by fighting?'

Unlike magic, science that has reached its limit does not go through the process of 'thinking'. The moment the system recognizes someone or something as its enemy, it will kill them. Therefore, the maximum I could kill was 3 astronauts. Although I had no intention of killing innocent people, it was better to keep my eyes on every one of them to avoid the worst-case scenario where I spent all my killing count without being able to kill the protagonist. In other words, I would have to rely solely on my brain to find the murderer as well as the 'protagonist' hidden in the spaceship.

"I'm glad we got more hands on board. Can you guys help with the night mission too? I'll let you two get around together."

"Sure," I answered. Even if Red didn't ask me to, I had always planned to do it.

Woiing-!! Woiing-!!

The alarm rang. It was a reminder of the incoming stellar wind which would damage the ship. Red gave us simple missions that even beginners could do, and the smart Aracelli stored what to do in her head right away.

'The important thing is not the mission…' After all, if we successfully catch the culprit, the maintenance would naturally become uninterrupted until the rescue ship comes. Judging from the fact that the title of this world was 'Who Will Be Killed In The Dark Night Sky?', there's no doubt that the protagonist was the murderer. There's nothing particularly strange about the genre in which the culprit was the protagonist. Though, one thing I regret was the fact that this mission was leaning more towards the 'mystery' genre rather than towards the Sci-Fi genre.

But, isn't it much better than meeting a protagonist who could turn back time or the protagonist who creates his own world?

[The main episode 「It is night」 has been detected.]

The search for the protagonist starts now.

The missions Red gave us were not as important as we thought. It was a simple task which anyone could do, like disposing oil waste off, incinerating garbage, turning on all power sources, replacing lights, etc.

[E/N: I miss when Among Us was good. *sigh]

"Pull the lever down and the gate will open. Then you can just throw it out. It's something I don't agree on since it will increase the amount of space debris, but in this situation, it can't be helped."

"Why do you care about that?"

"In our homeworld, the space environment is the number one issue. The biggest reason why the negotiations with the fairies of Markan 3rd Green Planet broke down was because our sky was too dirty."

"Well, it's because fairies love clean places."

"What bad luck."

Me and Aracelli laughed as they exchanged jokes. After we completed one mission, we moved to the next destination while looking at the map. But suddenly,

Wiing-!! Wiing-!!

An emergency alarm rang and the lights went out. It didn't hinder me or Aracelli in the slightest since we both had superhuman-level eyesight, but for normal humans, this darkness would render them useless and they wouldn't even be able see what was right in front of them.

"I think the generator has been turned off."

"If we go this way, we will find the generator. Red said that the most dangerous situation is when the alarm sounds, so it's better to be together."

"Let's go too." I spoke. Looking at the map, we quickly ran toward the generator where the alarm sounded, and the three people who had gathered before us turned their heads the moment we arrived. They were Green, Pink and Gray respectively. Then the ship's lights turn on just in time. Seems like those three had fixed the generator.

"Let's return to our respective assignment, this one is already fixed."

"I understand. Thank you for your hard work."

"We don't have much time to chat. Let's go. I'll go to the captain's office right away." Saying that, Gray hurriedly left. If the spacecraft was not repaired quickly, there may be dangers such as trajectory malfunction or engine leak, so there was no time for chatter.

"Let me and Pink go back to the medical room. We need to fix the vital scan device."

"Then, we are going to go back to Sector 7 and incinerate some garbage."

"Work hard."

After exchanging such dry and necessary conversations, we immediately parted and moved to our respective mission sites. Sector 7 was the place where Red and us first met, and it was also the most central area of this spaceship. Originally, the place was crowded with all eight people, but now it was empty. Even though they knew that it was dangerous to scatter, the crew members couldn't help but do so for their survival. Although we were in a position where we would be safe as long as we killed the protagonist, we didn't intend to take the mission assigned to us lightly.

Piip-!! Psshhh-!!

Watching piles of garbage flying into outer space gave me a strange feeling. It was surreal to think that I had just thrown garbage into darkness where thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of millions or even trillions of stars were twinkling. On top of it, it was mind-boggling to think that the civilization of this world had developed to the level where traveling through those countless stars was as easy as taking an airplane from Seoul to Washington D.C. Perhaps, this world was the most realistic and scientific world I have ever been to.

"Professor." Aracelli suddenly called me.

"Yeah?"

"What kind of person was Reina Ju?" It was such an abrupt question which had absolutely no relation with what we were doing, so my hand stilled in the air for a few seconds.

"Well… She was very mature. Not childish at all."

"Is she older than you, Professor?"

"She should be. But actually, I've never heard about her actual age, so I don't know exactly how old she is. She looked like she was only one or two years older than me, so I guessed that she was around that age." To be honest, Reina Ju's appearances in my memory had become blurry. I could only recall things I did with her, not her exact face.

"It seems like she was such a wonderful person because it is not easy to be mature at such a young age."

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"Though, when she became angry, it was very scary."

It was only once, but there was a time when Reina was really mad at me. It was when I had tried to do something at the risk of my life.

'This crazy moron!! Are you sane right now!!!' That was the first and last time I ever heard Reina curse. That time I instantly burst into tears because Reina, who was always gentle, got so angry. Then Reina hugged me and cried while muttering, 'I'm sorry, I'm sorry…'.

I cried because I was afraid of Reina, but I still don't know why she cried at the time. And, if I couldn't meet her again even after clearing the Hell Gate, then I would never know why she cried that time, forever.

"It seems like she cares a lot about you, Professor…"

"Right… Though, till now, I still feel like her care was burdensome."

"Why?"

"It's because I didn't do anything for Reina. She had only protected me, without me doing anything to pay her back. Always."

"I see… So, she's like your parent, huh?"

"Right. Parent. One-sided love for no reason. I felt a parent's love from Reina even though I have never felt one, since I don't have parents."

As we carried out our duties while chatting like that, our quota quickly piled up. However suddenly,

Wiing-!! Wiing-!! Wiing-!!

The alarm echoed. However, It was not a system alarm but a different alarm.

"… it's an urgent meeting."

Someone was calling us all.

Red had told us that if an emergency meeting was called, it would be held in the captain's office. So, we hurriedly moved there. And after we arrived,

"Th-this is…" Aracelli covered her mouth and stuttered. In the captain's room, there was a mutilated body. I don't know if I should even call it a mutilated one, since the only parts of the body which was left was the lower body. The upper body was completely gone.

"G-gray is dead…."

"Oh My God… W-who wore gray today? Come on, answer me! Red!"

"I can't disclose that. Or else, the murderer would know our identity."

"Damn it! Marisa, as long as Marisa isn't dead…"

"Blue you stupid bastard! Don't mention her real name! Marisa is an important person, so she has a high chance of being targeted! If Marisa reacted just now, you would have killed your lover!"

"…Keuk."

Gray is dead. Therefore, there were only seven crew remaining. Even though everyone else was crestfallen and angry, Red as the leader had to keep his cool.

"Tell me all of your destinations." Red spoke in a calm tone. Hearing his words, starting from Pink, each and everyone of us told him our destination. A total of three people passed through the captain's office. It was Blue, Red, and Green. However, they said that all of them stopped by just for a short amount of time at the beginning and then left. They also did not meet anyone along the way. But Gray met us in the generator room earlier. In other words, it means that he was the last one who went to the captain's room.

"Aren't there other personnel in this spaceship?"

"There's none. The ship's vital signs could even capture microbes. There were obviously only ten people on this ship." Red said. In other words, the murderer was disguising themselves as an astronaut. Which means, some of these people were lying.

"I'm suspicious of those two. How could they suddenly appear in this spaceship? They must have been hiding while killing our crew until now, and then lied that they crash-landed here because they got discovered!"

"Right! I've never heard of an extraterrestrial race that manipulates light! Those guys are the most suspicious!"

"Calm down, Pink, Green. I witnessed with my own eyes that both of them came from Hangar 3, an impossible route for anyone else. What if I kick them out and the murders happen again? Are you guys going to take responsibility then?"

"Is responsibility the problem now? We were all going to die!"

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The astronauts' emotions intensified. Their suspicion towards us was justified, so we had no option but to keep our mouths shut.

'Blue, Red, Green. The three visited the captain's office. Gray also visited…. But he's dead now…' I already confirmed that Blue and Green went to the captain's office. But I don't know when Red went there.

"First, let's calm down, and let's end today's mission here."

More and more, the case fell into a labyrinth, and thus our first day on the spaceship came to an end.

It was now our second day on the ship. The 7 astronauts who had gathered in Sector 7 got up from their seats helplessly. They were livid since they were haunted with the fear of their comrade dying every night. However, they couldn't be together every time, because they needed to repair the ship. If they didn't do that, they would all end up dying after all.

"Everyone, please once again work hard on today's mission." Just like yesterday, Red gave Aracelli and I a simple task.

"Aracelli. Who do you think is the murderer?" I said as we left the captain's room.

"I'm not sure, Professor. If I could look into the person's eyes, I can tell what they were thinking. but since they are wearing a helmet…" Aracelli said.

Until now, I still hadn't found anyone suspicious yet. So, I think I had to change our approach. "Let's set aside today's mission a little and change our destination."

"Yes? Why?"

"Just because…." Then, the alarm echoed through the corridor. At the same time our body started to float.

Whiing-!! Whiing-!!

It seems that there's a problem with the gravity machine. If it wasn't repaired right away, it would hinder our movement more and more since we had to float now instead of walking. Therefore, it would have been the best decision to repair it right away.

"Professor. We have to go through North Gate 17 if we want to go to the Gravity Chamber."

"Is that so? Then, let's go in the opposite direction."

"Yes." We moved right away as Aracelli accepted my words without questioning even further.

The gravitational chamber was located on the right side of the ship, so, as we deliberately went in the opposite direction rather than going there, we went to the left side of the ship—the furthest place from the gravity chamber. The reason for doing this was simple. It was to check whoever was there and not go into the gravity chamber.

"Why are you guys here?" While moving in the opposite direction, we suddenly ran into Red.

"Ah, it's because we left something behind. How about you Red?"

"It was because I had an unfinished mission."

"…is that more important than the gravitational chamber?"

"It is."

"Hmm…" I hummed. I found him suspicious. This place was far away from the gravity chamber, a place which if it wasn't your mission, you wouldn't come here. And since there's damage in the gravity chamber, the fact that he's here was really suspicious. Perhaps, he was intervening in someone else's mission or trying to kill someone.

"Well then… Excuse me, I have to go to my assigned mission." Red said so before disappearing. We also went our way without tailing him. My suspicion to Red was only a baseless conjecture with no facts whatsoever currently. Therefore, there's no reason to tail him. Rather, if Red—the leader of the astronaut—called us suspicious, we would be at the disadvantage.

'I have to pinpoint his weaknesses. Even if someone becomes a victim….'

Soon, the alarm stopped ringing. It seems like some crew had repaired the damage on the gravity chamber. Aracelli and I also moved to another place to do our mission.

However,

Whiing-!! Whiing-!! Whiing-!!

Someone's distress signal suddenly rings. Aracelli and I used our magic and hurriedly ran towards the place where the alarm sounded. The location was the medical room. A place where you can check the crew's vital signs.

However, the moment we opened the medical room's door, our eyes instantly opened wide.

"What the hell is this?"

It was because, with the upper body missing, Red's corpse lay flat on the floor.

"Just how…?"

However, no matter how many questions I asked, the dead wouldn't answer. After all, dead men tell no tales.

Chapter 208

[6 people remaining]

Red is dead. That fact shocked all remaining members of Zermalt 13 to the core.

"A…"

"Oh my god…"

It was only natural. Red, the captain of the astronauts, was a spiritual pillar who kept everyone together in this perilous situation when they were being hunted by a murderer on top of being stuck between 2 gigantic stars without any means to escape.

"No, that's absurd."

"Didn't the captain say he wouldn't be killed even if he didn't hide his identity?"

"The captain is a first-class special combat agent… Was the captain, who was a general in the Alien Counter Force, really murdered?"

"This, this… this, I… I…"

Everyone was in a state of panic. The barely standing house, which the last pillar had just gone now, began to truly crumble.

"Please calm down. Probably this is what the murderer was aiming for by killing Red. If we are not vigilant, we will all be in danger."

As I said that, a soldier in a blue spacesuit grabbed me by the collar. "Hey! Who are you! What do you, an outsider, know! damn it! Unhelpful uninvited guests!"

"That's right! No, wait, you guys are the murderers, right? You must've snuck in this ship before we departed! That's right!"

"Certainly! Get those bastards out! Let's throw them into the blue star!"

The atmosphere changes dramatically. The astronauts glared at me menacingly. Looks like they were really trying to kill me and Aracelli.

This development…

'Isn't this the situation the protagonist, that is, the murderer, wants?' Maybe it's too far-fetched, but perhaps our existence, from the killer's point of view, was a hindrance to his goal. Let's think about it. The route all astronauts took when they did their mission was fixed. Which means, they must go through a set route to perform a mission and pass through a set place. Red was the only one who knew the most about the crew's movements. The murderer should also be aware of all that fact, and it must have been difficult for him to move if we intervened. That's why I thought the culprit was Red. Because he knows all the routes taken by the astronauts. And that theory enhanced the reason why Red—who was the only one who revealed his identity—was not killed.

However, now that Red is dead, my theory was proven to be wrong. Even though I suspected him as the culprit, the same couldn't be said for the rest of the crew because they trusted Red a lot. Probably, it didn't sit well with the murderer's plan. So, he killed Red and changed his target to me and Aracelli.

In other words, the true culprit must blame someone else for the crime he commited…

But why?

Even if he kept doing what he'd been doing, he wouldn't be discovered. Since he's disguised as an astronaut, even if he takes off his helmet, no one would suspect them since he's part of the crew. However, it seems like the murderer thinks he couldn't continue to do so.

Why?

At that moment I recalled the Summary of this world. With the ability to kill only one person per day, he kills every day and will finally kill everyone and go unnoticed, but if something goes wrong, and the crew finds

a decisive hint about his identity, he would be the one who would be killed.

"Please calm down for a moment." When I spoke, the astronauts went silent. Though the atmosphere was still prickly, they would undoubtedly kill me if I made a wrong excuse here.

But I had no excuses.

"I was keeping it a secret from all of you, but I am actually a space detective. This friend here is my assistant."

What I have instead, is a lie.

"Sp-space detective, you say?"

"A guy like you? Space detective? Bullshit!"

"That's right. You really don't value your lives. To think you are impersonating a space detective who solves all the mysteries of the universe!!"

"If you are a space detective, show us the evidence. Wouldn't you carry a space detective badge with you?"

Oh, it seems that there was actually a job called space detective. Besides, it seems like it was a very reliable job. I didn't know that. It doesn't matter, though.

"My badge sank with my ship, but I can show you other evidence." I spoke. Extremely advanced science is similar to magic. Therefore, for them now, all kinds of magic such as hyperspace warp, the theory of everything, the secrets of black holes, how to deal with the dark matter which was the origin of the universe, and such, which would turn the modern time Earth upside down, was not surprising at all.

However, what if Vivienda Empire's magic technology was used here? What if we could apply all that magic without the help of machinery but using one's body?

I spread my palms out, and created both fire and ice on top of each.

"I am not actually from the race of light, but a special detective android Y-SD No. 1 designed to explore and investigate the mysteries of the universe. I have ultra-precise mechanical devices built into my body that allow me to perform special functions."

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"A-android?!"

"Impossible! You would have been banned for reasons related to human rights…"

"In the end, human rights issues can be solved with the money of those who are ranked high enough and possess money."

"Th-that… indeed makes sense…"

Then the astronauts glanced at Aracelli and nodded their heads. "I'm not sure if it's male android like you, but if I can make an android as pretty as that girl, I can give up anything."

"Me too!!"

These guys, are they crazy?

Aracelli pouted her lips, but it seems that it didn't bother her to pretend to be an android.

"But now it makes sense how you're safe even after direct exposure from the light of both stars which has a mixture of ultra-high heat and ultra-low temperature. And to work without a spacesuit in this environment… You look really human. May I take a little look at your assistant?"

"That is not possible. Even if she looks like that, she's still a terrifying weapon of mass-destruction." It's done. I was able to deceive them to some extent.

'Professor, what are your next plans?' Aracelli asked me with her twinkling eyes alone. To be honest, I have no plans after this. I still have no idea who the murderer was.

If it was an ordinary 'mystery', after revealing the murderer's movement and evidence of murder on this spaceship, decisive evidence would also be revealed, making it impossible for the murderer to escape. Unfortunately, I am neither a protagonist nor a detective. Thus, such highly strategic methods cannot be used.

For that reason, I had to change the method. It was to take advantage of the 1% information that I currently know. "I have spent two days on this spaceship, using state-of-the-art Alio-Olio searching methods to track down the killer."

"…were there any results?"

"There is. With the Toowoomba reasoning system, I found some very conclusive evidence. Stupid killer, you left a deadly evidence unattended. Well, there must have been no way to get rid of it."

That's all I know currently. In other words,

'The murderer has left a decisive hint, so it's a very urgent situation.'

I haven't found anything other than this, but from the killer's point of view? He might be sweating right now as a space detective android, who just conjured out fire and ice from thin air, had got his hand on decisive evidence.

At this crucial moment… It would be great if I could really present evidence…

"Next time."

"Yes?"

"Unfortunately, the evidence was not properly verified yet due to the emergency call."

For now, I don't know anything, so I'll leave it for tomorrow.

"But tomorrow, I'll check it properly and submit the evidence."

As I said this, the murderer's gaze will naturally turn to me.

Because of the cliché of this world, the murderer could only kill one person per day. Of course, it wasn't a confirmed fact, but at least I was certain of it. Otherwise, the story with the 'mafia game' concept would not have been established at all. Actions that can only occur once per night, killers, mysteries, and the collapse of the ship. Because those keywords were the protagonist's cliché, I had to wait until night to face him.

"It is night. Everyone, are you aware of your respective duties?"

"Originally, Red will change it every night, but for now, let's carry out the missions we've been doing before."

"What about Red's mission?"

"The two of us will do it."

"Red's mission would require quite a bit of expertise…"

"It doesn't matter because we are androids." In fact, I had no intention of carrying out the mission. I just want to look around. But of course, I couldn't say it.

"Then, let's disperse."

"Alright."

"I will trust only the space detective."

Aracelli and I separated from the crew and slowly went to our destination.

'Professor, do you have any plans?' Aracelli asked using telepathy. Plan? Of course, there is one. However, that plan involved taunting the murderer and luring him to me. If the murderer ignores my taunt and goes to kill another crew member, I will be damned. After all, to find the evidence, I had to have a certain 'cliché' with me, but I don't have any.

For that reason, the first place we checked was the captain's room.

"…"

"…is nothing wrong?"

"Let's go to the next place."

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Second, the energy fusion room.

"It's hot…"

"Next."

Third, sector 7.

"There's a leftover potato chip."

"Next."

Fourth, the broken warp station.

"Wow. Isn't that a magic circle?"

"It's a wire circuit."

"It's very similar to the magic circle."

"…"

Up till now, nothing has happened. There were no interruptions from the murderer, such as an alarm from the gravity chamber or power generator breaking down. Slowly, I began to feel suspicious of my own actions.

'Is this method working?'

However, when we went to our 5th destination which was the medical room, we met a particular man with his spacesuit off.

"As expected! The first room you visit is the medical room! You've found evidence to catch me, space detective!"

It wasn't the first room, though, but the fifth. but I didn't tell him that.

I tapped Aracelli on the side. 'Who is he?'

'It looks like Red from his word, doesn't it? He has a dialect mixed with a strong malegreton accent and he has a habit of elongating the end of the sentence.'

Right.

"You are Red, aren't you?"

"…you noticed that I was Red too! Splendid! Androids are truly scary. How long have you known?"

I kept my mouth shut because I came to know just now.

Then Red laughed. "Yeah, you will arrest me like a space detective, right? They never talk to criminals and kill them unconditionally. It suits the way of the Space Allies!"

I took the Winchester out of my inventory. So far, everything was as planned. I don't know why Red was still alive. But it didn't matter. He most likely disguised himself as another astronaut after putting the victim's body in his spacesuit. In the end, he ate my bait and appeared before me, and now there was only one thing left to do. It was to fight.

His 'murder by cliché' doesn't work for me. I don't know how he could kill a person, disguise himself as that person, and blend in without leaving any vital signs…

'No, wait a minute.'

Something is strange. Things worked out too easily. In the first place, was Red stupid enough to be lured this easily? The murderer who commited murder without leaving any evidence behind?

Seodam. There's no 'Protagonist' tag above his head.

'…!!!'

Which means, Red was not the protagonist. He was also not the murderer.

If so, why did he pretend to be the murderer?

'Wait a minute…' Suddenly, I remember that the concept of this world was 'mafia game'. The mafia could kill citizens, but only with the consent of the 'moderator'. If so… where is the moderator? If there is a moderator, who is it?

Suddenly, I turned my head and looked at the scanner that checked the vital signs. There, the vital signs of the six remaining crew members and even our biometric information as uninvited guests were explicitly revealed. Not even any microbes on the spacecraft could escape that scanner. That's why the astronauts trusted the scanner and thought the killer was one of them.

But, what if the spaceship itself was the one who was hostile to us?

I looked at Red again.

"I am the culprit. So, arrest me." He spoke to me as he raised both of his hands in surrender.

It was at that moment the realization dawned upon me. A fairly cheap cliché of the sci-fi genre came to mind.

"…have you planted anything into the artificial intelligence of this spaceship, Red?"

"What?"

I tried to throw a shot in the dark and spit out even the most absurd things that came in my mind.

"I never said you were the culprit. So, why did you confess and insist on being arrested?"

"That…"

"The reason I came to the medical room first was to check whether the crew was safe or not. Perhaps, this spaceship needed humans for fuel every day. Am I right?"

Science fiction stories about spaceships using humans as fuel is not common, but it does exist if you look for it. Though, never in my wildest imagination would I have thought that it would be mixed with the mystery 'mafia game' stuff.

"But you have enough fuel for now. So, you have to get rid of me and my assistant in order not to get caught."

Why did the 'murderer' try to frame someone else and expel him?

The reason why Red, who seemed most likely to be the murderer, was not the murderer was because he was killing for the sake of his beloved 'Zermalt 13', the protagonist of this world.

Chapter 209

Red's expression turned sour.

"Tell me. Who is it? Whose legacy is this spaceship? Or where did you steal it from? Why did you do it? It doesn't even work properly, it breaks down every time, causing trouble for the crew…"

"Hey stop! it's not like that! Damn it, you're talking without knowing anything!"

I wondered why I assumed that the protagonist had such a useless skill as 'breaking down a spaceship' before. Turns out, it wasn't really an ability, it was just a 'function'.

"…Then is there perhaps a problem with the artificial intelligence? There must be some serious flaws in it. Can't it be upgraded?"

"Ugh, we won't receive any upgrades from you, Space Alliance! Your skills that deal with artificial intelligence as parts, erasing all memories, and just use total control…!"

"…"

I don't know what this Space Alliance thing is or what kind of things they did, but I think they were a 'villain' for the protagonist in this world. Perhaps, the protagonist of this world was an artificial intelligence.

If that is the case, then, the story would be roughly like this: The villain was trying to control the AI, but the protagonist hunts humans in order to avoid them. And Red was someone who had a role as the protagonist's assistant. I presumed that he was the protagonist's acquaintance from the time the protagonist was still human.

"Okay. 'She' has committed a crime. But, what can you even do? Zermelt 13 has its own defense system! Androids like you could be disposed of in no time!"

To be honest, that was one of the biggest problems I was facing right now. The combat power of this spaceship could undoubtedly subdue me in an instant. But it would be difficult for me to beat it without suffering any damage unless Aracelli had the strength from her heyday. That's why I tried to talk to Red as much as possible.

"We are aware of it. But do you know? As soon as a Space Alliance's android was eliminated, their latest location would be sent to the headquarters. On top of it, our memories are completely saved, so we can just get a new body with new parts and return right away."

Honestly speaking, it was all nonsense. I just squeezed any contents I could remember from sci-fi novels I had read before.

"Wh-what? No matter how strong of an artificial intelligence you are, your memories can't stay intact after being destroyed!"

"…"

It seems that all the sci-fi novels I had read were nothing but lies. But since I already told him so, I couldn't simply brush it off. I just have to go along with it.

"You are wrong. It is now possible. We are based on a new technology which completely integrated our memory into the main computer. Thanks to that, we are able to function forever without any memory loss. Do you understand what it means? Even if I am erased from here, I will pursue you to the ends of the universe. And I will scrap your ship in the most terrible way."

"Keuk-!"

"However!" I continued to speak without giving Red time to speak up.

"The target of this arrest is artificial intelligence. But, since both androids and artificial intelligence are similar, we decided to be a little more peaceful."

Of course, it was nonsense. In fact, I did not even know how similar androids and AIs were. Aracelli stood beside me and looked at me blankly. It seems like the topic we just touched completely flew over her head, but she didn't say anything.

"The vicious and emotionless space detective wants to resolve it in a peaceful way?"

"That's right. After all, there are always exceptions in everything. Didn't you say 'she' before? Let us talk to her then. Maybe we can show tolerance and mercy."

"…"

Red fell silent. It seems like he's pondering over my offer. From the information I got from the crew, Red's fighting power was quite high, and if Zermelt 13 decides to attack us, even without him being involved, we will die in an instant. So if both of them work together, it would be close to impossible for me to kill them.

However, even though it's a lie, currently I'm a space detective. Now that he knows that nothing good could come from touching a space detective, and that even if they kill us, we would be resurrected and chase after them forever, he probably would be open to the idea to resolve it in another way.

This is no choice. In the end, Red had only one option to choose from.

"Let's do it then. Let me guide you to 'her', the most precious thing in my life."

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As expected, the AI was originally human. On top of it, she was Red's spouse. Long story short, one day, she died. And through a very special science and technology that was not disclosed to the public, she turned into an artificial intelligence. Since there had never been a case in history where humans turned into artificial intelligence, Red was delighted by this discovery. However, a problem came up soon after. It was that 'she' had to constantly consume the brain of a living human in order to retain herself, or to be exact, her memories and thoughts.

'Is that why the upper bodies of every victim were devoured?'

Red led us to the heart of Zermelt 13, the 'Main Control Room'. Inside, a supercomputer responsible for everything on a spacecraft, including engine, orbital trajectory, warp, route, scan, and bio maintenance was located. However, the truth is, it was not a supercomputer, but an artificial intelligence. Perhaps because the size of the spaceship was not so large, the main control room was not as huge as I initially expected. The room makes me think that someone claimed that it was a cyberpunk just because they put machinery in a small attic.

Wiing-!! Wiing-!!

In the center of that small space was a monitor. However, it did not display any text whatsoever. But as Red slowly approached and tapped it, a figure of a woman made of dots appeared.

"It's me, Zermelt… I brought the space detective."

– I was watching.

It was truly a mind-boggling sight to see a woman who had turned into an artificial intelligence. Yet, her partner was still unable to forget her. At first glance, you might think it's a sci-fi romance, but in fact, those parts were just a useless 'background' to the progression of the world.

It's just ridiculous. if you think about it in detail, It's a bit strange, isn't it? Even for me who had traveled into many dimensions, I still felt uncomfortable.

Romance that transcends the four-dimensional wall? Is it possible to feel a heart-warming romance from an artificial intelligence that could only continue living by ingesting a living human brain every day?

However, that fact didn't make me hate her. Rather, I just felt uncomfortable because she was so similar to me. The artificial intelligence Zermelt was forced to prolong her lifespan by killing others. I also had to kill protagonists in order to keep living. So it's quite unpleasant. However, I didn't intend to show any mercy to her just because of our similarities. After all, she was the 'protagonist'.

-Their vital signals are close to those of humans, are they really androids?

"No. We are not." I shook my head. "But I am like you."

-What is that…?

"You've been killing innocent people all this time because you want to live, aren't you?"

Zermelt was silent for a moment, then she affirmed.

-Yes. That's right.

"It is the same with me. Even I killed because I want to live."

-Pardon?

I felt sorry for Red. But I had no intention of keeping the cannibal AI computer alive in the first place. Slowly approaching the AI's body, I took out an EMC-A1 bomb from my inventory and attached it to it. It was a bomb which used ether while at the same time enchanted with magic, Therefore, it was a bomb that cannot be detected by science and technology in this world, where neither ether nor mana exists.

Beep! Beep!

– Wa-wait! What is this thing…!

– Jijik! Unidentified energy has been detected in the General Control Room!

– Appears to be capable of inflicting catastrophic damage to the hull. Please find the source of energy and eliminate it as soon as possible!

However, as if it was impossible to completely hide the energy, the spaceship that sensed the ether and magic shook violently.

– What, what are you doing!

"Space detective! Wait a minute!! What have you done!!"

Sensing danger, Zermelt 13 tried to activate its defence system. However, I was still calm. This room had no defence system whatsoever. So, even if it was activated, It need time to arrive at this room. But I only need to push the button I held in my hand to destroy her.

"You… You deceived me!" Belatedly, Red rushed towards me. But Aracelli jumped on his path to block him. Even in a world where science has advanced so much that interstellar travel has become possible, magic which was still close to the unknown unfolds in the palm of the small girl.

Red drew and swung his lightsaber. In retaliation, Aracelli erected a barrier in front of her. When the two forces collided, Red's lightsaber bounced, pushing his body away from the barrier.

Meanwhile, I clenched the detonation button in my hand.

-W-why! Didn't you say that you want to resolve it in a more peaceful way?

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"Of course, it was a lie."

-Didn't you say that we are alike just now? So why!!!

"You should know. Didn't you commit murder because you wanted to live? So do I." I said as I pressed the detonator resolutely. "I'm killing you because I want to live."

-NN-NOOOOOOOO!!!!

After a brief silence, a small storm swept through the control room. I was fine thanks to the barrier the flowerpot and Aracelli put out, but the same couldn't be said for Red.

"Kuekkk!! Curse you, space detective!!!" Even though Red was engulfed in flames, he's still screaming curses at the space detective, not me. For some reason, I felt sorry for the space detective. But since we would have nothing to do with each other, I shrugged it off.

Wiingg-!! Wiing-!!

– Severe damage is detected in the hull!

-The damage to AI 'How Color' has been confirmed.

– Checking whether the SS protocol is corrupted.

– Checking the damage to the space orbit system.

[You have killed a level 179 protagonist.]

[1790 days of lifespan has been paid.]

[Your current lifespan: 11913 days 9 hours 31 minutes]

[Your level has been raised by 4.]

[You have acquired the skill 'How to Emotionally Understand Machines (A).]

-Pajijik!! Central control protocol 'beta system' took over the control.

-From now on, all systems on the hull will be operated manually, so please take special care…

When the artificial intelligence that Red arbitrarily inserted died, the old control AI returned. With this, the remaining crew members will be able to survive until the rescue ship arrives.

"Professor."

"What's wrong?"

"Even though you have succeeded in hunting, you look unwell."

"Is that so?"

As I got out of the control room and slumped against the wall, Aracelli followed and sat down next to me.

"It's just… I didn't feel good about this hunt."

"Is it because of what you said earlier?"

"Yeah."

To live, for my own happiness, I am hunting the protagonist. But, at this hunt, I had a thought.

'What is the difference between what I am doing now and what the protagonist was doing?'

Just like them, I also received the selfish blessings in the shape of [Protagonist Hunter].

Moreover, the way I act was no different from them. The protagonist of this world, Zermelt, lives as a predator until the moment she dies.

I am a protagonist hunter. A hunter who hunted all protagonists in many dimensions who endangered the world's safety. But over and over again, I thought that even if someone killed me, I wouldn't feel any sense of incompatibility,

Don't think like that, Hunter Yoo Seodam.

'I know.'

I was aware it was such a useless thought. After all, in the first place it was me myself who decided to tread on this path. So, it was just absurd if I started to have such thoughts this late in the game. Rather than being obsessed by those thoughts, it's better to just move to the next world.

"This mission ends here, so let's move on to the next one."

My current level is 188. There was not much left until my target, level 200.

The work on Zermelt 13 was neatly completed. I informed the rest of the crew that the 'real culprit' behind Red's murder existed and I had killed him. Because they completely trusted and relied on Red, there was no need to tell them about the truth. It would lead to an unnecessarily complicated situation where they would become emotionally distraught even though they still had to survive being caught between the two suns. The atrocities of Red and the AI "How Color" will forever be buried deep only in our memories.

"Aracelli. Let's go."

"It was a pleasure to meet you and your companion, Space Detective Yoo Seodam. I hope to see you again next time."

"By the way, how are you going to leave without a spaceship?"

"We have detected the signal of the rescue ship, so you can wait here…"

"We'll be fine." Instead of elaborating further, I grabbed Aracelli's hand. The 'probability' I absorbed from the last world could still be used about three more times more, so it was possible for me to move together with Araceli again. So, from now on, we would start to do dimensional traveling, not space traveling.

'Let's choose a world with moderately dangerous destruction progress.'

'Where is that?'

The client posted the hashtag in front of me.

『The Demon King Raises the Demon King Castle』

#FantasyDungeonManagementGrowthZone

#Villain #DemonKingCastleisMyGirlfriend

'What a messy hashtag…'

Really? That messy long sentence which wouldn't pass the grammar test is a trend? I could not believe it.

'Don't lie.'

'…'

Since when did the system become this emotional?

Slowly, a ray of light spread and enveloped both my and Aracelli's body. At the spectacle the astronauts took a few steps back.

"Take care of yourself!"

"Yes. You guys too. Stay safe until the rescue ship comes."

When the surroundings began to distort. A series of familiar texts appeared in front of me.

[Moving to Ascanta, the world where the protagonist 'Diablo Kim', resides.]

[10…9…8…]

[2…1…0]

[Moving complete.]

When the sensation settled, I opened my eyes.

But suddenly, something I had never thought would happen to me, happened.

"Ohooo, are you the Hero of this generation?"

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"Eh?"

I was greeted by an old king draped in a fancy red robe. He was seated on a throne flanked by two golden dragon statues which stood proudly.

[You have become the 'Hero' of Ascanta.]

What in the world…

When the king forced his heavy body out of the comfort of the throne, his belly shook violently. Once he stood, he fixed the position of the crown above his head and swept the sweat on his face before speaking with his arms wide open. "The Hero has finally arrived to save the world from the Demon King! Let everyone rise and bless him!"

Boom, boom boom!!

At his words, colourful fireworks exploded across the sky, and women in pure white priestly robes started dancing in front of me. Rows of knights cladded in silver armor raised their sword high into the sky, and at the same time, a woman in a pink dress appeared from behind the king, and she burst into laughter.

Looking at the development of things, it seems like she's a princess.

"Hero, please save our world!"

"Haha…" I let out an empty laugh.

It was an extraordinary situation that I had never experienced in my life. However, it wasn't bad at all. Humans were adaptive animals, and I considered myself to have a slightly more extraordinary talent for adaptation. So, I would be able to adapt easily.

"Kuhum." I cough deliberately to get some attention. "Excuse me…"

As I slowly parted my lips, everyone around me who had been celebrating my appearance looked at me.

"If I kill the Demon King, how much is the reward?"

"…"

Just because my identity in this world was a hero in this world, I had no intention of doing it for free even though it aligned with my goal. Like I said so many times before, only a crazy person would work for free.

"What… are you talking about?"

Looking around, I saw Aracelli plopped down. It seems like she felt motion sickness as a result of moving through dimensions with me. Then she looked at her body before looking around. It seems like she was confused and was trying to learn something. After all, unlike the Aracelli-style dimensional transfer, the system's dimensional transfer was powerful enough to be able to preserve clothing, etc.

"First, let me introduce myself. I can say that I am a veteran 'hero' who travels around numerous worlds and specializes in hunting Demon Kings."

"Oh, oh!!!"

"However!" I raised my finger up with a serious expression on my face.

"As a veteran hero, how can I move for free? Think about it… Hunting the Demon King is a really hard thing to do. We have to cross through the scorching heat of desert, traversing the humid jungle, passing the land of death infested with the beasts of hell, before finally reaching the Demon King. That is not the end yet, I still have to fight fiercely to kill the Demon King! Do you know how much mental energy is consumed in the whole process?"

"That's… that's right."

"But what if you guys pay me? This veteran hero here, will do all he can to kill the Demon King. That's why His Majesty The King must pay a reasonable reward to the hero."

In fact, even though I talked about reward or what not, there's very little reward I can receive for doing this. After all, even if I do get it, I won't be able to take most of it to Earth. But I have a reason to still ask for it.

"But… all the heroes throughout history did it without any reward. The valor of the Hero and his comrades became a song sung by many bards and the most beautiful poem. how can you claim a reward?"

"Sigh… There was a time when I did that too. But these days, times have changed. This hero is tired of the ever-increasing difficulty of subjugating the Demon King, yet he didn't even get a helping hand from whoever summoned him."

"That…"

"Should I just go home now? You guys are not even paying my salary…"

"Come on, wait! In order to summon you, the '2 Empires, 4 Kingdoms, 1 Church' all worked together and consumed the amount equivalent to 5 years of the Empire's national budget! Our kingdom is responsible for this summon. If you return, we will be in a perilous position!"

So what if you already spent a lot of money? I had no intention of changing my mind whatsoever.

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"So, how about taking my offer?"

There is only one answer the king could say anyway. After all, the king could never go against the words of the Hero.

There were 8 'Demon Kings' in this world. They were all spread all over the world to increase their own power. Except for the fact that their inclinations were 'evil', they were similar to the '2nd Empire, 4 Kingdoms, 1 Church'. Their power was also comparable to that which was called the strongest nation of humans, so there are few wars amongst them, but they never invade human nations.

After hearing the story, you might be wondering why the Demon Kings had a comparable power to the human nation when the humans have 7 strongest while the Demon Kings camp have 8. Well, the reason was simple. The Demon Kings were the type that gets stronger in the Demon King's Castle, and the Demon King's Army's troops were very few in number. There are only a few elites in their ranks. On the other hand, humans sometimes have 'Expert-level' masters, and the number of ordinary soldiers in their rank was also very large, so the Demon Kings can't attack humans recklessly.

However, the power was not so equal from the beginning. There was a time when the number of Demon Kings reached 30. At that time, of course, the power of the Demon King's Army was stronger than that of humans, and there were times when their numbers reached a point where they could cover the whole world with demons.

At that time, humans summoned an unprecedented 'Heroes' through the 'hero summoning ritual'. Those heroes were crazy beings who could cut the mountain, overturn the sea, and destroy the sky with one swing. Once, a hero cut down seven Demon Kings as soon as they were summoned, while another stopped a war caused by the union of the five Demon Kings alone.

Every time they appeared, it was clear that they would leave their name in history.

Elite demons? Strategy? Numbers?

It was something they didn't think about. The Heroes were humans who grow powerful simply by existing. Over time, humanity began to depend more and more on the existence of a Hero. It was around that time that Hero Summoning became a tradition and a custom.

Nearly 200 years have passed since then, and now the power of the Demon Kings has barely reached a level similar to that of humans. The fear for the Demon Kings was not the same as it used to be. They were no different from sandbags now.

'In such a world, the protagonis reincarnated as a Demon King!!'

5 years before Hero Yoo Seodam was summoned to the world, An ordinary student, 'Kim', who lived in a world far from this world, one day got into a car accident and woke up in this world when he opened his eyes. He was reincarnated as one of the 8 Demon Kings. However, the Demon King he reincarnated as was the weakest amongst all.

The new name given to him as a Demon King was 'Diablo Kim'.

When he is still trying to regain his bearings and figure out what to do, his 'Demon King's Castle' constantly repeats the same words.

[Hunt adventurers and absorb experience points.]

However, it was simply something he couldn't do.

'I mean, I'm not good at fighting…'

Kim was an ordinary student who lived in a world where magic and war never existed. The only fighting experience he had was fighting against an 8-year-old boy in his neighbourhood. So, he would have been killed if he faced the Hero directly.

For that reason, Diablo Kim decided to invest in the 'Demon King's Castle' rather than hunting adventurers to increase his power. It was a madness which had never been seen in the long history of Demon Kings. It was proven by the fact that the Demon King's Castle kept saying 'what kind of Demon King does not develop his own power and only cultivates his castle?' at his decision.

After all, no matter how strong the Demon King's Castle is, the one who has to be strong is the Demon King himself!

However, he had a different mindset from other Demon Kings. Trap, strategy, betrayal, and alienation was his modus operandi. He lured adventurers to the Demon King's Castle and killed them using a cowardly and dirty way which didn't fit the name of Demon King.

Then five years passed. Rumour about a new Hero had been summoned to the world began to spread. At the same time, Demon King Diablo Kim became one of the strongest Demon Kings. Although the original power of Diablo Kim was very weak, the one which made him become one of the strongest was the power of his castle.

"A hero was summoned?"

-Yes, my lord.

Diablo Kim, who had become a dignified Demon King, looked at the woman with purple hair in the picture who was bowing toward him.

She used to be an existence that could be called as a Demon King's Castle, 'Darkness Delete' itself, but now, she has manifested into the form of a woman.

-My lord. Heroes are the beings who imprinted fear on the demons throughout history. We could never match them alone. Please ally with other demon kings.

"Do you think I will lose to those skinny humans?"

Although his power is only at the level of a human knight, but with his Demon King's Castle on his side, the title 'strongest' was too far-fetched for him. His arrogance was also founded since other Demon Kings wouldn't dare to attack him, and no other Empire or Holy Church dared to challenge Diablo Kim.

"I won't leave the Demon King's Castle anyway." Since the Demon King's Castle was the strongest, it guarantees absolute invincibility. But what if the Hero got tired and came to his castle himself?

"At that time, the Hero will become my experience."

Diablo Kim's mouth curved upwards. He began to look forward to the day when the man called the Hero would come to his Demon King's Castle.

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