CHAPTER 0

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A blue panel floats in a dark place with no end in sight. The room is like a void where nothing can escape, like a prison.

{And then there were 12, well, 11 now.}

The panel shows a woman with a black, long, spear-like spine embedded in her stomach.

"What did I ever do to deserve this, basta.....?" Her voice trails off as her breathing slows until it stops completely.

{The Last of the previous generation has now been killed by experiment G-65-6-26: Predator.}

{Cause of death: overconfidence and faith in the system in essence stupidity}

{Solution upgrade system to K mode.}

{The System will now aim to kill participants and will only help participants when it sees fit.}

{The System will now be given the new software, AHB.}

The void seemingly watching the blue panel speaks for the first time, "Let's give them hell."

"It's all for the sake of ******************."

"Their only use is their death, after all."

And the panels expand into the 11 hologram-like landscapes, each about 5 meters in area,

"Give me a rundown."

{Sky Crest was born to a commoner in the elven kingdom. pure-blooded elf, which has shown great promise in magic and is the catalyst.}

"So she is the catalyst for this round."

{Her known weakness is that she is too soft.}

"Then harden her to be a diamond in the rough."

"Kill her feelings of emotion if you have to."

{Kia Shoto was born in the human kingdom as a noble but with hydra blood.}

"Oh, he isn't dead?"

{shows great promise in the art of running away, which combines well with his excellent regeneration speed but tends to make him give up easily.}

"So a little scout."

{His known weakness is his temper.}

"Piss him off a lot."

{That was the plan.}

"You truly get me, but I still hate you deeply."

{Elvis Lord, born half-bred between an elf and a dragon, shows signs of promise in terms of battle IQ.}

"As to be expected of someone with his kind of soul."

{known but still developing weakness over confidence}

"Oh, that's simple; just don't kill him till after his overconfidence in his abilities exists, then put him in a fight he thinks he will win, then make him lose randomly, but make it look like it was his pride's fault, and problem solved."

{That's a bit complicated.}

"But it's not a problem for you, so deal with it."

{Asshole detected}

"Fuck you"

{ Dante Smith shows immense prowess in all combat-based fields and will do whatever it takes to complete his goal.}

"So he is a danger to his allies if they aren't careful?"

{Precisely}

"Hmm, okay next."

{Testuki, born in a poor city in the demon kingdom, has notable intelligence in business but is bad at most things combat-wise due to bodily limitations.}

"We'll just motivate him."

{Azula Mitsu is a bit of a troubled character; lists her parents as the person she resected, and she is born as a homo arachnid type, which is the most hated species in the demon kingdom for unknown reasons.}

"So use her to find out; also, her weakness is obvious; get rid of it."

{Understood}

"Next"

{Marciano Void shows incredible promise in all fields and has been isolated in a separate dimension to focus. He is a demon lord candidate with a considerable amount of intelligence.}

"Oh, finally, someone with great promise."

{He doesn't have the personality to fulfill this role, though, and breaks down easily under stress, although he has a high sense of duty, so it's alright for the time being.}

"Goddamn it, what's wrong with all of them?"

"Are they having a midlife crisis or something?"

{This is why I advised you not to smoke dark matter before selection.}

"..."

"The shit wasn't even strong enough to make me high."

{I swapped it out}

"Fuck, I hate you."

{I love you too.}

"Anyway, we will wait, but if he doesn't change, pressurize him."

{Yeah, so... I might have already...}

"And you wonder why I hate you."

{....}

{Ted Black is a special one out of all of them, though.}

"How so?"

{He is the only one who instantly deduced the basics of his reincarnation and has made the most progress toward power out of all of them.}

{He even has a set of magic and skills that fit his character.}

{I have taken a liking to him.}

"Of course you have."

"Anyone annoying to me you love them"

{It is all for my mission of course}

{Kendrick Mckenney is a noble of the elven kingdom who is groomed to kill.}

"And..."

{And nothing he is groomed to kill }

"...."

{Are you still high? You seem slower than normal.}

"Just start the next one; we are almost done. I just need to survive till then."

{Jugo Lord. I may have gone too far with him.}

"****, what did you do?!"

{I may or may not have sent him a voice note.}

{But before you get mad, I only said one word.}

"You spoke. Wait, did you sneak into my shit again and send a voice note with it?!"

{Travis Black is an entitled spoilt brat and is demon royalty.}

{Ok, then nice work.}

{bye}

With that, the blue panel disappeared, leaving the void alone to ponder his thoughts.

"Damn that shithead."

"Why do I have to deal with this?"

"Jugo will probably be fine", As the voices seemed to relax, a long, exasperated sigh could be heard.

"After all, it is entertainment for you all." The void seemed to stare back.