Chapter 1: I am a demon
Pi! Pi! Pi! Pi! Pi! Pi! Pi!
"Shut up! Damn it, just let me sleep a little longer!" Throwing the pillow to the floor, I frowned deeply. The pain was so excruciating that it felt like my brain was splitting in half. Grabbing my head with both hands, I clenched my teeth tightly. A memory from the previous night flashed through my mind—the smell of alcohol, beer cans scattered all over the floor, and the stench of garbage filling my room. I was sad but also happy. I had just finished the game of my life. I was sad because it was over, but happy because I was the only player in the world to have completed it.
"Academy of Light," a game set in the most prestigious academy, a game that filled the hearts of harem lovers, a game that revolutionized the entire video game market. It was basically the best game that could ever exist, but at the same time, it was the biggest piece of crap ever created. This was due to its difficulty from the very beginning... As I said, no one had ever beaten the game until last night, when I managed to do it. It was the culmination of my life's effort, decades of work, and tears shed in the process, but it was all worth it...
Feeling the headache subside significantly, my mind relaxed a bit, though the throbbing pain remained a total nuisance. Clearing my thoughts...
"I guess I drank too much." It wasn't an exaggeration at all. I think I drank all the beer in a store. At the same time, I had spent all the money I had saved up... Cursing inwardly for how stupid it was to waste it all...
"I guess I'll have to take out another loan." Trying to get up with all my strength... It seemed a little strange. The last thing I remember was passing out at my computer desk...
Pa! Pa! Pa! Pa! Pa!
Hearing that damned sound again, which woke me from my long sleep, I opened my eyes and froze completely. My pupils widened... In front of me stood a woman, but not just any woman. She was the most beautiful woman I had ever seen, with hair as white as snow cascading over her head. Sitting on a wooden chair, the woman had an unsettling smile on her subtly shining red lips... With her hand resting on her cheek and her right leg crossed over her left, the woman had eyes as red as blood... And atop her head, two pairs of black horns rose.
"Uh..." My mind went blank for a few seconds... No words came out of my mouth. I was simply stunned, staring at such a woman in my apartment, which looked no better than a trash heap in any city... My eyes scanned the surroundings, and I was even more surprised. It didn't resemble anything I remembered about my apartment... A floor made of gray marble... Decorations reminiscent of an ancient era, yet somehow also giving off a modern vibe. The room was empty, with its respective living room, kitchen, and what seemed to be a bathroom door in a secluded corner. It was basically a small apartment, everything a single man like me could ask for...
Blinking in confusion... I looked again at the woman in front of me... For some strange reason, she seemed oddly familiar....
"Oh... You're awake. For a moment, I thought you were dead. That would've been a total shame, but fortunately, you're alive." She smiled like an angel descending from heaven, or so I thought for a moment, but a terrible shiver ran down my spine. She was smiling, but her eyes were as empty as two wells filled with complete darkness...
My body trembled involuntarily, and for some reason, I lowered my head... It felt so natural that I sensed I was doing the right thing.
"That's better. For a moment, I thought about gouging your eyes out... How disgusting it is to feel your filthy gaze on my body. Well done."
Feeling a soft hand stroke my head, she was praising me just for lowering my head... "She's treating me like a dog," I thought internally...
"Remember what you have to do. It's quite simple. Even a lowly creature like you has at least a small chance." Her sweet words sounded gentle, but to my heart, they felt more like a curse squeezing me from all sides, making me sweat profusely with shallow gasps...
"Don't forget..." With those words, her touch disappeared...
Raising my head quickly, my lungs screamed for air... Taking a deep breath, my hand instinctively went to my chest... Gasping heavily, I tried to regain control of my body...
After a few moments, I managed to steady my mind... Looking ahead, the woman had completely vanished, as if she had never been there, but a peculiar scent lingered in the air around me...
Shaking my head vigorously, I tried to organize my thoughts again... Looking around the place in detail, I stood up... For some reason, I felt much smaller than usual. Stretching my arms, I noticed they were much smaller. The same was true of my body. Even more confused than before, I glanced around. On a desk lay a perfectly folded set of clothes, with beautiful black embroidery visible on them. The fabric appeared to be of the highest quality, with white lines on the sleeves and edges, and details resembling white roses. There was also a white shirt similar to the ones I wore at the office, along with a black tie. There was also a smaller black shirt with the white rose lines embroidered on it.
Next to it was a card that shone like sunlight. Grabbing the card, it contained information about a young man. The young man had eyes as blue as the sea... Porcelain-white skin that perfectly complemented his eyes, short hair with a few blue curls. The young man's face wasn't handsome, but it was attractive...
Looking at the young man's face, my hand stroked my chin. For some reason, he also seemed strangely familiar...
After a few moments, my eyes widened in surprise... The card slipped from my hands...
My heart pounded fiercely, and the woman's face from a few minutes ago flashed back into my mind... My body trembled all over, and I felt the strength drain from my legs...
Bang!
Falling to the floor, the pain in my rear snapped me out of my daze...
"I'm Arthur... A damn demon..."