Chapter 196 – Worst Enemy – Part 1

There are no tables.

Four chairs were placed in the center with their backs facing each other, and one person sat on each chair.
Weight, age, height… Although the striking characteristics are different, the people sitting had one thing in common.
It’s that it’s tightly tied to the chair.

“Oops! Oops!”

The men, all of them, were struggling to free themselves from their restraints.
A person who screams at the top of his voice even though his mouth is closed.
A person who tries to break free from restraints by rocking his body back and forth.
There were some who tried to break the restraints with great effort to the extent that their arm muscles looked bloated, but it all seemed futile.

Given the circumstances, it wasn’t hard to figure out that Ekaterina had done it.
But why?

I was embarrassed.
Also, I wasn’t tracking her as her suspect.
Before solving the problem, I still don’t know what the problem is.

I witnessed her crime scene with eight-colored pearls.
That place, which probably arrived at the end of logical thinking after collecting various circumstantial evidence and clues…
I was looking forward casually with a tool borrowed from the power of God.

Rather, it was confusing.
What the hell is this answer for?
Why did Ekaterina keep those men tied up?

With this screen in front of me, what I know, what I can barely guess
It was just the fact that Ekaterina was no ordinary hero candidate.

“Investigator! Are you okay?”

“Ah, ah… Yes.”

Did you think I was strange standing with a white face?
Female candidates passing by pass each other a word.
Let’s see. Let’s think after seeing everything.

If you were distracted by focusing on other things, you were likely to miss what was happening on the screen in front of you.
I looked around and sat down on a bench in the corner to focus on the screen.
Ecate seemed to be about to do something.

With her long, thin fingers, she gently stroked the cheek of one of the captive men.
The man closed his eyes tightly with a bloody face.

“Ummm…”

Ekate smoothed her voice.
Ecate is a candidate who took her class with me when she was in the rabbit class.
At that time, as much as I was jealous of Kate, I received her points and was promoted.

Although he handed over the eight-colored pearl, he had never stolen it or met him since that day.
That’s why she didn’t know what she was doing all this time.

“I am Ekaterina, the leader of the Demon Lord Army and the Human Corps…”

“…”

I gasped.
… Can it be revealed so easily?
No, I have no idea that I’m spying on you, but…
Can I be happy

Me…
Were you a real investigator?
I’m seriously afraid of my talent.
… Of course, I don’t really think so.

This is called beginner’s luck, a situation where you get caught.

Ekaterina’s true identity… It was the demon king army…
It wasn’t as surprising as I thought.
Because when she sees Ekater, she never once thought that she looked like a hero candidate.
Just by looking at her appearance, she is a witch herself.

“I am Ekaterina, the leader of the Demon King’s Human Corps…”

Huh? Repeated the words.
Ecate was quietly muttering to the wall with no one to speak to.
Come to think of it, I probably didn’t even ask you to listen.
Then she looked this way.

It didn’t make eye contact, but it was a slightly eerie moment.

“Please look at the faces of the people who are sitting… Who are sitting…”

…
I don’t even know who I am

“I’m sure you’re familiar with it. You’ve been keeping your mouth shut for two days, but…
Elements of the missing kingdom of Daytun. With access to Melbrit’s highest authority… Huh… Name is…”

“Oops! Whoops!”

“Eup! Breath!”

The men’s resistance grows stronger.

“In order. Supreme Court Justice Perion, Dean Glam, Chancellor Nakelius, and Head of Education Tlerner.
Ah. That in order… It means the order of black magic basic arrangement…”

Ecate paused for a moment.

“No. Clockwise as usual.
Nakelius, Tlerner, Perion, Glam…”

Then, as if thinking something was wrong, he shook his head.

“…I am Ekaterina, the leader of the Demon King’s Human Corps.”

Starting all over again
The name of the criminal planet… Rehearsal?
It seems that they are practicing while thinking of the eight-colored pearls I gave them as imaginary spectators.
Laughter came out.

“Chief Justice Perion, Chancellor Glam, Dean… Ah. I said it wrong.”

Ecate reverted to her first steps, making one cute mistake after another that made her nervous.
Mistake patterns vary, such as calling someone’s name incorrectly, biting their tongue for mispronunciation, or tripping and falling.

… How could a child like this kidnap people with heavy positions, such as the Supreme Court justice, dean, president, and head of education headquarters?

Maybe it’s just a surprise show?
When these reasonable doubts begin to arise,
Ekate barely got past the character introduction section of Ma.

“According to the Demon King’s order to destroy humans,
The human group… I will accept Mel Brit. Surrender… Please. Those who surrendered were turned into cattle…
Destroy those who resist… That’s the Maou-sama’s order, and I followed the order… The group of human giants took over Melbrit…”

Ecate realizes that her words are being repeated needlessly, and she bites her tongue in an attempt to recover.

“~~~!”

It hurts.
Her expression didn’t show her, but something like a moan leaked out from her slightly open mouth.

“Hya, if you’re happy, I’ll make you a livestock.
Stop the pointless resistance… I hope you will take refuge in the Demon King.”

Unbeknownst to me, a hearty smile appeared.
Because clumsy Ekaterina is cute.
Speech doesn’t seem to be his specialty, but I get what you mean.
In short, she is the advance guard of the Demon King’s army. She’s aiming for Mel Britt, and she’s been making various arrangements.

But even the demon king has no personality.
It’s time to destroy and conquer. The orders are so outdated.
In addition, it seems that the monsters in this world use humans as livestock.
If it’s Ekaterina’s livestock, it wouldn’t hurt to try it out, right?

Ekaterina.
Like a fairy tale witch, with dark hair that reached her ankles and a curved back.
Although she somehow deprives herself of her beauty because of her tired eyes,
Her voluptuous breasts and strong buttocks are attractive enough to be seen even from her clothes.
I know she’s had sex, but Kate’s pussy is very pleasing. How squeezed she was in class.

And that’s because I’ve made them conform to everything I do by suggestion.
If only I could find out where this place is, I could find it right now…
However.

Why are men shaking like that?
Is your room cold?

“Ah. And…”

Ekate spoke with a tone that belatedly recalled something.

“Look at the example.”

“Eup! Eup!”

Example?
Ecate floated a black orb in his palm, and slammed it into the man’s head.

“Whoops! Whoops!”

Then the man’s head swelled up like a balloon and burst.
I couldn’t see the end and looked away.
Looking again, there was nothing above the man’s neck.

“…”

Shit…
The laughter has gone.
I never imagined that something like this would suddenly happen.
Ekate is a girl who was grabbed by me during the bunny level class,
Watching her make a clumsy mistake, she was cute, so she couldn’t take the situation seriously.

This is a real situation.
Those who are caught are in real danger of their lives.
Ekaterina is not kidding.

She didn’t blink even when people’s heads exploded in front of her eyes.
Even if you’re bad at speaking, when it comes to killing people… There was no hesitation at all. There was not even the slightest hand tremor caused by excitement.

“Ah. I made a mistake.”

I couldn’t bear to look at the man’s neck, so I covered it with his hand and looked at Ecate.

“…If you resist, I will kill you like a worm. I will show you how to do it.
Example… Like a worm… Huh. Again…”

… Again?

“…I am Ekaterina, the leader of the Demon King’s Human Corps.”

Ecate went back to her first steps.
Then she knew
Why are men shaking?
Ecate repeats until she says no mistakes.
As for killing people, I don’t even consider it a mistake.

No, maybe she’s thinking that since there are three of them, she can practice twice more.
… How many people were caught first?

“In order, Supreme Court Justice Perion, Dean Glam, and Chancellor Nakelius.
Black magic… Ah. It wasn’t like this. Clockwise…”

The three men who were tied up trembled with fear.
I put the screen aside and got up from the bench.
I need to find it.

Find it and stop it.
But if you are practicing your criminal statements in a carefree way, aren’t you ready for terrorism already?
If we move to locate Ekaterina, something might happen to Melbrit.
There is only one thing you can do at the same time.

“…”

I ran to the student council room.
If I can only do one thing, I can ask someone who can do ten or a hundred things at the same time.

“Sia!”

I burst into the student council room.

“…Decal candidates?”

The eyes of the candidates in the student council room were fixed on me.
There are a lot of special guests today.
I showed my student notebook and said.

“Decal. I am a special investigator.
The student council president has an urgent business. Leave the rest blank
Right Now!”

“Ah, yes!!”

I never thought my status as a special investigator would be helpful at times like this.
The candidates ran out of the student council room without asking why.
Said Neris, crossing her arms.

“Is there a problem.
It wouldn’t have made such a fuss unless it was a trivial thing.”

“There’s a Demon King’s officer at school…!”

Neris’ eyes changed.

“Is that true? Where did you know? No, where are the Demon King’s officers now?
What is his name? The appearance… !”

“Neris. Calm down.”

Sia gently rebuked Neris.

“Sorry.”

Perhaps she knew she was distracted, Neris pulled back behind her.

“The leader of the Demon King’s Human Corps. Her name is Ekaterina.
She was registered as a candidate for Mel Brit, and until recently she… No, maybe she’s still in the rabbit class.”

“I’ll check.”

When Sia reached out her hand into the air, her white particles began to gather and form her shape, just like my status menu.
A sphere of light in which countless information appears and then disappears.
Shia puts her hand in it and pulls out information about one candidate.

Ekaterina’s identification card appeared before our eyes.

“Is this candidate right?”

“Right. Look at this.”

I showed the screen to the two of them.
Neris leaned over her and studied the screen closely.
… Under her uniform, her cleavage is exposed.

“Is this the one?”

“One person is already dead. Don’t care about people’s lives.”

“Who’s being held?”

“Dean. President. What was it. Anyway…”

“The chancellor is being held?”

“I heard there’s a Supreme Court Justice. Oh, the Director of Education just died.”

“…”

The expressions of Neris and Sia were not good.

“Mister, well done.
After it happened, it would be too late. We can respond as quickly as possible.”

“Can you figure out where it is on this screen?
No, something might happen to Melbrit before then. We need people to respond.”

“Neris. Herka…”

Sia paused.

“Herka is currently in custody of the enforcement department.”

… Was she still locked up?

“…After 13 prison break attempts, we’ve managed to catch it.”

“The opponent is a high-level high caster. I need Herka’s help.”

“Shall I go?”

“No. I’ll leave the task of bringing Herka to the decal candidate.”

“Me?”

“There will be things that only decal candidates can do.”

What only I can do…
Freeing Herka would be possible for anyone who followed the proper procedures, but
Maybe that’s not the case.

It is hypnosis.
Sia wants me to meet Herka.
She is one of the cards to fight against the demon king later, or against the gods.
It was only natural for me to check on her safety.

“Okay. I’ll go see Melbrit’s final weapon.”