That day, humanity finally remembered the terror of the Gastrea and the humiliation of being ruled by monsters.
After losing the protection of the Cursed Children, exposed to the Gastrea directly.
They felt fear, firsthand.
"No! No! I don't want to fight the Gastrea!!"
Panic consumed the masses.
"Where are the Cursed Children?! Call them out to protect us!!"
"Please, please! Cursed Children, protect us like before!!"
"Come out—hurry!!"
"Yes! Yes! We need to pass the Cursed Children Human Rights Law! We must guarantee their rights!"
They began preaching fairness.
They even started advocating for Cursed Children's rights!
But—
Again.
It wasn't regret. It was fear.
They begged relentlessly, offering promises and benefits.
But the Cursed Children never appeared.
The city fell silent… then erupted in a wave of curses.
Their ugly nature resurfaced once more.
"No! No! I want out of Tokyo!"
That one sentence seemed to snap everyone out of it.
Stage V Gastrea.
They couldn't possibly win!
Escape!
They had to escape Tokyo!!
The people scrambled, dragging their families, rushing to the airport.
To Osaka! To Sendai!
Anywhere but Tokyo!
The city descended into chaos.
But even so.
Not a single high-ranking official came out to stop them.
Because…
There was only one left among them.
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Seitenshi stood before her window, silently watching the chaos unfold in Tokyo.
Her expression was blank.
There was only disappointment.
But—
"No…"
"No one is leaving Tokyo."
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Swish—
A blood-stained blade sliced through the air.
Airport.
Kisara wiped her blade clean and stood at the forefront, with a group of winged Cursed Children behind her, blocking the exit.
"No way forward."
Her cold voice echoed throughout the airport, sending chills down everyone's spines.
Especially after she had just killed someone in front of them.
And.
"T-That's… the winged Cursed Child…"
Someone's voice trembled.
The winged Cursed Children were unlike the others.
These ones would really kill them.
But behind them.
A wave of Gastrea was closing in.
And besides…
They had numbers.
They had power.
"Charge!"
"To hell with it! I'm getting out of Tokyo today!!"
Slash.
Blood splattered across the terminal.
Kisara and the Cursed Children didn't hesitate.
Their blades fell!
One after another!
There were only two choices:
Die—
Or become Gastrea and turn into experience for the devils' blades!
Tokyo: Entry only, no exit!!
A besieged city.
No one would be spared.
Terror silenced the people.
Behind them—Gastrea.
Before them—devil-transformed Cursed Children.
They were trapped in despair.
At the same time.
Lynn was reincarnating over 200,000 Cursed Children.
He summoned more than 200,000 Evil Pieces at once, pouring his magic into them.
The next moment.
Power.
As if an endless wave of energy surged forth!
The surging demonic power erupted from Lynn, warping the very air around him.
Lynn clenched his fists, heart pounding.
One step closer to the Maou level.
A few days later.
Stage V Gastrea.
Zodiac: Scorpio.
Landed in Tokyo.
Gastrea the size of mountains, clad in dark shells, slowly advanced toward the Tokyo area.
Humans trembled in despair.
They wanted to run but couldn't.
As for fighting back?
Just looking at the approaching Gastrea made their legs go weak.
They couldn't even think of resistance.
Why…
Why did the Cursed Children leave them?
Why…
Why won't the Cursed Children protect them anymore?
Wasn't protecting humanity.
The Cursed Children's atonement?
They were sinners!
So why should they be punished!!
Even now, there was no repentance.
Only resentment.
Scorpio moved slowly.
But the vanguard it released was enough to destroy all of Tokyo.
Stage I. Stage II. Stage III.
Even Stage IV Gastrea flooded into the city in droves!
Without the Cursed Children to protect them.
Even a Stage I Gastrea was enough to tear through an ordinary human like paper.
"Ahhhhhhh!!!"
At that moment.
Tokyo was filled with screams of despair!
Seitenshi looked down at the chaos in the Tokyo streets with no emotion.
She had completely lost hope in humanity.
Even at the end.
They only knew how to curse and resent.
Humans like these.
Were not worth saving.
Seitenshi turned away, without hesitation, and faced Lynn sitting in the office chair, his violet eyes calm.
She lowered her head.
"Forgive me, Master Lynn… I was too selfish."
Lynn crossed one leg over the other, his fingers spinning a pen casually.
He said nothing.
Humans would eventually perish.
In the end, their only value.
Was to become permanent Gastrea spawn points for his Peerage.
On the other side.
Seeing Lynn remain silent, Seitenshi's heart filled with fear.
She bit her lip, her face flushing red. Then, trembling, she slowly removed her purple dress, revealing her delicate, perfect figure.
She knelt on the ground, lowered her head.
And performed a flawless 3-point dogeza.
"I'm sorry, Master Lynn."
Her voice trembled, but she didn't stop.
"This is the only way I know… to atone for my sins."
She understood.
Her repeated selfishness had gone too far.
She had to atone.
But she couldn't think of any other way to redeem herself.
Because.
She couldn't imagine what Lord Lynn lacked.
Even her body.
Already belonged to him.
But this.
Was all she could offer.
Her soft voice quivered as her pale skin was tinged with shameful pink.
"I… I've studied a little… specifically for this…"
"I hope I can please you."
Oh?
Lynn raised an eyebrow with interest.
His eyes roamed slowly over her trembling body, causing every inch of her skin to flinch.
He stood up, stepped before her, and looked down upon the kneeling Seitenshi.
"Then…"
"Let me test—"
"Your results."
"Y-Yes! Mmm…"
Downstairs.
Humans wept in despair.
They couldn't escape the Gastrea infection.
Their bodies twisted and transformed in agony.
Upstairs.
Seitenshi moaned in devotion.
Her voice sang of devilish rebirth and damnation.
Tokyo had completely fallen.
From top to bottom.
(To be continued.)