Chapter 661 – For You Alone (1) #PART 1
The Sixth Throne’s Demon King, Valefor.
…Shudder.
Despite his title, Valefor was trembling with fear.
Cold sweat would not stop dripping.
How could I, a mere being, defy Agares’s orders?
‘What kind of punishment will I face?’
The master of language.
Agares’s command.
Extreme fear oppressed Valefor’s body and mind.
In his head, Agares’s voice echoed endlessly.
-Are you thinking of defying my words?
Valefor wanted to answer, if he could.
‘N-No! That’s not it…!!’
But hadn’t he witnessed it?
The players’ territory.
The system had notified him of his status.
[※Warning: Your account has been sanctioned.]
[For more details, please contact ‘Admin’.]
In his sanctioned state, Valefor couldn’t move even a single step. As a result, he was covered in the filth pouring out from the sewer.
“Khhhk.”
It was humiliation beyond humiliation…!
Valefor kept spitting and tried desperately to assess the situation. He rummaged through the memories of the possessed player, trying to find clues about his current state.
That struggle had some results.
‘…Arcana Continent’s Chronicles?’
Back when Arcana was just a game.
He could recall the player’s memories.
This was the moment Valefor barely grasped the concept of “sanction.”
“Ugh?!”
Swoosh!
Once again, filth from the sewer splashed over his body, and the unresolved questions in his mind muddled his thoughts.
‘However, sanctions were possible before the Cataclysm.’
No matter how much Valefor searched through the player’s memories, there was no record of a sanctioned player after the Cataclysm.
This meant he was the first.
Valefor suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.
‘…Does this mean my actions alone triggered the sanction?’
He should immediately beg Agares for forgiveness…!
His head, dominated by the command, spoke.
As mentioned, his body remained frozen in place.
How much time passed like this?
Zziiing~.
His pocket’s smartphone, which had vibrated several times, sent a different kind of vibration this time.
Valefor’s brow furrowed.
“Shut up. Shut up. Shut up.”
Grind.
He gritted his teeth and muttered, but unlike before, the vibration wouldn’t stop.
It was no surprise.
Valefor, who was still unfamiliar with modern civilization, didn’t know, but this vibration was from an alarm set by the player, not a call.
-Check regular updates
Thursday.
The alarm had been set about 5 minutes earlier than the scheduled update time.
Coincidentally, this time was also when Agares’s [command] expired.
“…Wait.”
Valefor, free from the influence of the command.
His fearful expression quickly changed.
A more fundamental question came to mind.
‘…Why did I even come to this land in the first place?’
The world of adventurers.
Whether it was filled with negative energy or not, the Ten Thrones had to return to the Demon World.
The space capable of containing the Ten Thrones, who carried infinite potential, could only be the Demon World.
‘Even if there is the Infinitely Deep Darkness in the Demon World.’
In the Demon World, our true king, Bael, was present.
Before their overwhelming powers, they had to live crouched down like mice, but even in the Demon World, there were places to hide.
As the Demon World had devoured countless worlds, there were countless places to hide.
Moreover, Valefor’s power was specialized in that direction.
Thanks to a decision he would never have made if he were not so timid.
Valefor was able to easily reach the source of all this.
“…Agares.”
I see now.
Leaving the Demon World and stepping into the world of adventurers.
And now, miserably drinking filth.
It was all because of his command.
“You have dishonored me.”
It was all Agares’s doing.
In that sense, should he thank the system?
Valefor calmed himself down and thought.
‘If the sanction hadn’t forcibly stopped my body…’
By now, he would have started his true activities in the adventurer’s world, following Agares’s command.
If he had taken such actions…
‘…I would have been hunted by the Light.’
At present, he couldn’t oppose the Light.
“Thank you.”
The words came out naturally.
[Admin]
He couldn’t know who they were, but if not for their intervention, Valefor would have become just another demon who died miserably at Agares’s tongue.
“It’s time to let go of this meaningless obsession.”
However, Valefor was still one of the Ten Thrones.
He voluntarily lifted the possession.
Once he realized there was no need to be bound by the player’s body, Valefor easily freed himself from the sanction.
As mentioned, the system’s powers only applied to players.
“You’ve shown me all your lowly self, Agares.”
Valefor spoke and activated his power.
Agares had once said it was a rat-like power unworthy of the Ten Thrones.
【Malice Rising From The Gutters】
Thanks to this power, Valefor was able to dig a rat hole and enter a destroyed world already devoured by the Demon World through that hole. Valefor made a vow.
‘I will wait and watch from there.’
Until this unstable flow calms down.
He will float in the rat hole of the Demon World.
After all, time is on his side, for he lives an eternal life.
It was the moment when Valefor smiled ominously.
“…?”
The scenery of the Demon World, unlike usual, greeted Valefor.
And then,
Valefor’s face distorted.
“C-Could it be that Bael…?”
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