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"K-Kill.... everyone?!"
Seitenshi's mouth hung open, her eyes blank with shock.
Ah. Confirmed.
That was definitely something only a Devil would say.
She shot up from her seat in an instant, hands trembling slightly in panic.
"No, no, no—absolutely not!"
This was bad!
Had she accidentally opened some kind of Pandora's box?
Her chest tightened, and for a brief moment, she wanted to cry.
She had to take responsibility for this!
Taking a deep breath, she bowed deeply.
"Please, Mr. Lynn, I beg you—don't do that!"
All she wanted was to protect the Cursed Children, not go to the extreme of killing everyonewho opposed the law!
Lynn leaned casually against her desk, his deep eyes gazing out the window. His voice, however, remained indifferent.
"The request is yours, but how I complete it... is up to me."
As he stared at the city outside, his mind was already analyzing what he could gain from this world.
Right now, his Familia had two major priorities:
Recruit More Members: The more Familia members he had, the greater the feedback loop of power he would receive, making him even stronger.
EXP Resources: The experience required for his members to level up was just as critical. Strengthening them meant strengthening himself.
Everything else?
Not important.
At least, not until he became a Maou.
For now, he wasn't about to waste time on anything outside those two goals.
And honestly—
His Familia was still pathetically small.
There was no room to focus on anything else.
So, his objective in this world was crystal clear.
Recruit. More. Members.
After all, this world had millions of unique, special lolis.
Even if only a tiny fraction of them were reincarnated as Devils, each one would provide him with a steady stream of power.
Then How About Millions of lolis?
Even if they started as Low-Class Devils, their sheer numbers alone would skyrocket his power!
Maou? Super Maou?
Lynn's saliva production increased.
His lips curled into a grin.
A very disturbing grin.
For the first time, Maou-level—or even something beyond that—felt incredibly close.
"I will treat them well and give hem a future."
Even though Lynn had a suspicious smile right now, he wasn't thinking of anything illegal. After all, he wasn't into lolis—actually, he despised those who were.
"Hehehe! Millions of Familia members."
With the massive resource pool of the Apocalypse world, he wasn't worried about supporting them.
Besides—
Once they were reincarnated as Devils, the Gastrea Virus inside them would be completely eradicated.
They wouldn't have to live in fear of mutating into monsters.
He was here to save them.
A righteous Devil.
Yep! He was a good devil.
Right now, though, his Familia was severely understaffed.
With just himself and a handful of members, gathering all the Cursed Children wouldn't be easy.
He needed a tool.
A very useful tool.
Lynn's gaze shifted back to Seitenshi, who was practically tied in knots with anxiety.
Oh?
Didn't he already have the perfect tool right here?
Smiling faintly, he spoke in a slow, deliberate tone— "You don't want the Cursed Children to suffer anymore, do you?"
Seitenshi's breath hitched.
Her light blue eyes filled with determination. "Mr. Lynn... I want to protect them."
They were human, too.
They deserved to be protected and treated fairly.
That belief had never wavered.
"But—"
"Killing all those people would throw human society into chaos!"
She wasn't naive.
She understood the reality of the situation.
Many of the people in power were corrupt and disgusting.
She despised their filth and hypocrisy.
But they were still the ones governing society.
If they all suddenly died, a massive power emptiness would form.
Without leadership, order would collapse.
And with the Gastrea threat looming over them, an unstable society would only crumble further.
As Seitenshi—the ruler of Tokyo Area—she could not allow that to happen.
She could only hope the Devil she had summoned would understand.
Anxiously, she watched him.
Lynn suddenly chuckled.
"Human society in chaos?"
He tilted his head slightly. "Then why not just wipe out humans altogether?"
"...Eh?"
Seitenshi's brain froze.
If humans were gone, then of course… society wouldn't fall into chaos anymore?
Ssss…
Wait. That actually made some sense.
But—!
Why did Mr. Lynn suddenly jump from one extreme to another?!
This… This wasn't right, was it?
No way—
Could it be that solving problems at the root... was simply how Devils thought?!
Lynn didn't bother explaining.
Him? A good devil? Who's the fool that believed that?
He then walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, gazing down at the world beneath him.
His crimson eyes swept over the crowds marching through the streets, holding up banners that read:
"We will never forgive the Gastrea!"
"Expel the Cursed Children!"
"Kill them all!"
Their voices filled the streets as they paraded their hatred for all to see.
Lynn watched them for a moment—then grinned.
In a quiet, almost whispering voice, he murmured:
"This world… really only needs Devils."
Ah…
There it was.
The Devil's whisper.
"Only Devils?"
Did that mean Devils were about to invade the human world?!
Had she really opened Pandora's Box…?
Anxiety twisted in Seitenshi's chest.
But when she followed Lynn's gaze and looked outside—She fell silent.
Protests against the Cursed Children's rights.
Scenes like this happened almost every single day.
Even without the enhanced hearing of a Devil, she could tell exactly what those people were shouting.
In the end…
The reason the New Gastrea Law never passed wasn't because of politics.
It was because of the cold indifference of the people.
"...Why?"
Those children were the ones protecting them.
The ones defending Tokyo with their lives. And yet, this was how they were treated?
Seitenshi felt nothing but disappointment.
And now, hearing Lynn's words, she suddenly understood.
Even a Devil couldn't stand to watch humanity's cruelty.
Humanity… was truly a failure.
Lynn withdrew his gaze, turning back toward her.
Sunlight streamed through the window behind him, casting his figure into shadow.
Only his ruby-red eyes gleamed with an unnatural brilliance.
Seitenshi saw him standing there, bathed in the light— And in that moment, a thought flashed through her mind.
"A Devil that looks like an Angel?"
Lynn stretched out a hand toward her, his voice light with amusement.
"Well? Do you want to become the first Devil in this world?"
Seitenshi stared blankly at his outstretched hand.
A Devil? Her?
"You feel it too, don't you?"
"The weakness and powerlessness of being human."
His eyes flickered with an unreadable glow, his words cutting straight into her heart—merciless and sharp.
Seitenshi said nothing.
"You are the highest ruler of Tokyo."
She remained silent.
"Yet you couldn't even pass a single law."
"You're disappointed in yourself too, aren't you?"
"You want to change things, don't you?"
"Hah—"
Seitenshi's breath hitched.
Lynn's words pierced through her chest like blades, stabbing deep into the wounds she had long tried to ignore.
She couldn't help but remember—The Cursed Children beaten and humiliated on the streets.
The ones forced to hide like rats in the sewers.
The ones who died fighting for Tokyo, sacrificing themselves to protect the very people who despised them.
And finally—
She remembered that day, in the meeting hall— The moment the New Gastrea Law was brought forward.
The endless, cold-hearted rejections.
"Denied."
"Denied."
"Denied."
Her lips trembled.
Softly, she murmured:
"If I become a Devil… can I change all of this?"
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