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"what's up?"
"...Please reincarnate me as a demon!"
"Eh--!"
"Nani——!"
"No way—!"
"Why, why—?"
Regardless of the shock felt by others, Rias was also taken aback, but she quickly recovered and asked:
"Is it because God is dead? I haven't experienced it myself, but I can guess a little... Are you sure? As the natural wielder of the holy sword, Durando, do you really want to become a demon?"
"From the beginning, the higher-ups sent us on this mission with the intention of sacrificing us, because it was the believers' wish. But now that God is dead, I am no longer a member of the church. By the way, please don't tell Irina about God's death. Her faith is even stronger and purer than mine. If she finds out, she might completely break down. Please..."
“Great. Perfect timing. I also have a Chariot piece, the Holy Sword Wielder of Durando. I’ve really hit the jackpot.”
"It's getting late. I'm going back first."
Chang Yan didn't stay to watch the reincarnation ceremony any longer; he simply waved and left.
"...That power is truly terrifying..."
"Ah, it's like divine punishment."
After Chang Yan left, everyone seemed to relax and shared their feelings with each other.
Even though Chang Yan's attitude was relatively mild, that suffocating power still lingered in their minds.
Compared to those who observe from afar, the reactions of those who experience it up close are much stronger.
The mere wind pressure from the pillars of shadow piercing the sky was enough to make them lose their footing, let alone experience what it felt like to be hit at point-blank range.
No one dared to stop them, and no one could approach them.
This is a true reflection of what Chang Yan is like in his surroundings.
As Chang Yan slowly walked out of the school gate, none of the people dared to approach him, not even having the courage to speak to him. They could only look at him with fearful eyes as they slowly walked back.
To win them over? To curry favor?
Stop kidding me, I can barely stand up, okay?
That was a ten-winged fallen angel executive, and he was instantly killed!
It sold out in seconds!
What is this concept?
Even the Demon King back then couldn't instantly kill a ten-winged fallen angel!
(Note: Don't compare Sazex to previous Demon Lords. Sazex could easily defeat all previous Demon Lords; that's true cheating.)
And so they watched Changyan leave, step by step, and walk into the darkness.
"Brother Omi, how about we go grab a drink together now?"
“Mr. Omi, I think we can continue to talk about what happened last time.”
"Mr. Omi..."
"......"
Looking at the crowd that had completely surrounded him and packed him tightly, Omi Asahi once again showed his official smile and greeted them one by one.
Pshaw, normally when I visit them to discuss business, they're all incredibly arrogant and have so much to say. But now? Hehehe...
Although I'm out of vacation, I can still get a bonus! All I want is to know some information about Mr. Changyan, right? Hehe, I'll exchange it for something that will earn me merit. Anything that won't earn me merit, get out of here!
Customers are king? Pshaw, these days the seller is king!
Of course, none of this is common sense.
After all, apart from Chang Yan himself and the Strange Object System, no one knows his true situation now, so let them say whatever they want.
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"The location for the school trip has changed?"
As the saying goes, I was a little surprised. The school trip is coming so soon?
"Yes. Apparently, about a month ago, a travel agency called Cross contacted the school. It's said that in order to promote tourism, the travel agency randomly selected this school and hoped to host them on a trip to the island. In exchange for taking photos for promotional brochures, the company would cover all the expenses of the educational trip."
"Then why did you change locations?"
"I heard that the hotel that was originally booked suddenly collapsed and became completely unusable. The travel agency made its application at that time, which is why the school hurriedly agreed. I heard this from Key, after all, he's a member of the student council."
After Hyoudou Issei finished speaking, he immediately revealed a lecherous face.
"Hehehe, I heard that place has a beach and the sea, which means the beautiful girls will wear swimsuits and show off their figures by the sunny sea. The captain's swimsuit..."
This child, perhaps, can be used to make soup...
Looking at Hyoudou Issei, who was lost in his delusions, with eyes full of concern for someone with intellectual disabilities, Chang Yan quietly glanced at Itsuka Shido.
A school trip... that must be part of the Yamai twins' storyline...
It seems the work of unsealing the Lord of Darkness will have to be delayed again. We've only found one of the three targets, and one night isn't enough time.
Give them hope, then give them despair.
It sounds simple, but it's a real pain in the ass.
You first need to find someone who isn't so optimistic and full of hope all the time, because the candle can only be lit when he/she is momentarily filled with hope, and then you have to make him/her fall into despair to extinguish the candle.
They definitely need to find ordinary people, preferably those without many friends or relatives, otherwise who knows if one of their relatives is some kind of amazing superhuman.
Let them hope... I can borrow some tropes from supernatural novels and tell them that these candles are some kind of exorcising artifact...
Wait a minute, am I stupid? Why don't I just create some illusions and make some ghosts and monsters to scare them?
The thought of this simple method made Chang Yan feel as if he had slapped himself in the face.
I was really stupid, really.
Let's just find two ordinary people this afternoon...
If you accidentally get scared out of your wits or even die from fright, then you can only blame your bad luck!
A certain longsword in the strange artifact space could only let out mournful cries at this moment.
Justice is too powerless.
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night--
After finding the three "lucky ones," Chang Yan used his magic to pull all three of them into the illusion he had created.
Of course, the three candles were also placed there. They only needed to follow a few clues to easily find them, and then—
Become sacrifices to my servants, you ants!
Hahahahaha——
Chapter 232 Within the Illusion
(Day 4 of the holiday)
(When will the second swimsuit event start? I play on two accounts.)
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Cold, shivering...
Kajiura Satsuto covered his forehead and slowly got up from the ground.
Where is this place...?
He stared blankly at the completely unfamiliar surroundings. In the silent and empty darkness, fear began to fester within him.
Am I... being kidnapped?
I'm just an ordinary office worker. My parents passed away a long time ago, and I'm a 33-year-old bachelor who's still unmarried. Why would anyone be targeting me? Even if you sold my house, you wouldn't get much money. Why, why would anyone be targeting me?
Could it be because of that incident—
No, how could anyone possibly know about that!
"Hmm...where am I?"
Just as Kajiura Soto was deep in thought, a voice startled him awake. He immediately turned around and looked at the source of the voice.
From the edge of the darkness beside him, a figure groggily stood up, looked around, and spotted Kajiura Satsuto. He hurriedly backed away, shouting in fear:
"No, don't come any closer! I... I don't have any money! You've got the wrong person, I don't have any money!"
—Judging from the voice, it seems to be a woman.
"Wait, calm down! I was kidnapped just like you. Actually, I only woke up two or three seconds earlier than you. Keep your voice down and don't attract the kidnappers."
Kajiura Satsuto immediately realized what was happening and spoke in a high-pitched tone.
The kidnappers might not have realized they were awake yet. This is an opportunity, and we can't let this stupid woman ruin it.
"R-really? You're really not a kidnapper?"
The woman stopped and asked, with great suspicion and timidity.
"Believe me, I'm really not a kidnapper. Also, keep your voice down. Maybe the kidnappers haven't realized we're awake yet. Let's get out of here while we can."
"...Okay, okay...Hey, my phone is still here! That's great!"
The woman relaxed her guard slightly and subconsciously put her hand down, which happened to touch the phone hidden in her pocket. She took it out with surprise.
"Huh, really... Mine's here too... No signal. Sure enough, the kidnappers couldn't be that careless. Let's turn off the phone, we need it to call the police."
After several unsuccessful attempts to call the police, the woman put down her phone in frustration. Just then, a voice rang out...
"here it is........"
"Ah—, there's one more person!"
The woman seemed to be startled and screamed. Kajiura Soto felt like he was about to be driven mad by this stupid woman.
"Whoa! Don't scare me! Where am I? Did you kidnap me?"
It was a boy, and he sounded like he was just an adult.
"No, actually, she and I were also kidnapped. I woke up first, and she woke up second. Although the kidnappers didn't take any of our belongings, it seems like they've blocked the signal here. My name is Kajiura Satsuto, what's yours?"
"Kyufuei Mitsuko."
"Sugiida."
"Yoshikage Kira. By the way, I was the second one to wake up, but I didn't say anything, intending to observe the situation. However, it seems that none of you are kidnappers."
A sudden fourth sound rang out in the darkness, startling the three of them. Hisafu Eiko almost screamed again.
With the sound of footsteps, a boy emerged from the darkness, holding a cell phone in his hand, which was on the dial pad.
"Wow, you scared me to death."
"Sorry, I'm still completely clueless myself, so I have to be careful... So, sir, what should we do now?"
"Uncle? Okay, I'm over thirty after all... Let's try to escape now. Don't turn on your phone for now, to avoid being spotted by the kidnappers. Once we're out of the signal jamming area, we can call the police. Oh, and put your phone on silent mode and turn off the alarm."
"Hmm... I think we should first check where this place is and find the exit before we talk about anything else."
At this moment, Yoshikage Kira spoke in a low voice, and then carefully examined the floor, seemingly analyzing what kind of material it was.
Kira seems to be quite capable; we might have to rely on him to escape.
Kajiura Sōto thought to himself, then drew upon his experience in organizing junior colleagues into groups to work, and said:
"Okay, then let's pair up. You two boys will be in one group, and I'll be in another with Ms. Hisafu Eiko. How about that?"
"no problem."
"Row."
"...Um."