Great Disaster (3)

Black hair, light black eyes, an average appearance, and common clothes from the human world.

If someone looked at him, they would look away at the same moment.

He was just another ordinary person among others.

But now he had something that drew attention.

A sword of mana was in his hands.

Below him was a dead demon beast.

'I don't know what sort of generic development he went through'

'But he must have overcome some internal monologue to have his powers awaken'

Looking at the scene before me, there was something that bothered me.

Using a part of my mana that had recovered, I mimicked the youth's mana sword.

'It is used for cutting vegetables'

I copied it just using my visual senses, but I still felt it was very poorly done.

I'm not sure I did the same, but the sword in the young man's hand is almost dissipating.

I tightly squeezed my hand.

'I knew it'

As soon as the sword dissipated I managed to absorb the mana from it.

I started pulling mana from the air.

'The Mana in this world is very pure'

So pure even a demon like me can absorb it.

'A week to recover?'

I'll do that in an hour.

Zooming my zone of vision through the screen, I could see other superhumans appear.

Lots of different stuff.

Someone used a spear, and another threw fire from his hand.

There was something that I was curious about, I could only see demon beasts attacking the human city.

"Is there only one Tower per country?" I asked Reina.

"Generally not, My Lord, but I believe that Korea is a small country, and considering the Lord's strength, there is no need for another Tower"

I nod at her words.

'Then I can improvise a bit'

Draining the mana from my body I covered the entire Tower.

I created several blank Canvases just like the ones I was using to watch the show.

I transported them across the country of Korea.

***

Countless white screens like a still undrawn picture appeared across the sky of Korea.

The people who were confused and lost by all the sudden chaos were stunned by the sudden stop of the monsters.

The white picture soon began to be painted, or rather, images began to emerge.

A man with black hair, black horns protruding from his head, his eyes were as red as the purest blood, he was wearing clothes that looked like they came straight from a fantasy world.

His clothes were black, which further highlighted his Blood Red eyes.

He was sitting on Throne in a dark room, there were three other pairs of eyes, but we couldn't make out from their appearances.

One pair of eyes were the same as his, another pair of eyes were deep gold and the last one was white as if it had no irises or pupils.

The man got up from the Throne and walked forward

Black wings sprouted from his back, they weren't feathers, they looked like dry skin like a bat's but it was different at the same time.

The frightened eyes of the people were locked on that man.

Everyone had the same feeling.

He can be our savior or the one who did all of this.

"Then"

A powerful voice came out of these paintings, it was like a King or some kind of God was speaking.

"Humans, did you like my Gift?"

He opened wide his arms.

Mana moved at his will and created two balls of mana over his open arms.

A ball of mana turned purple showing a gruesome scene of a person being eaten alive by an unknown creature.

The Other became a Green Ball that showed an image of an average-looking person killing a Monster with some kind of sword that glowed.

The man's arms turned to fur, like a werewolf amid transformation, and his hands turned to claws.

The Fur stopped until it was touching his shoulders.

"Do you guys know?"

The Image of the person being eaten alive changed, and an image of a mother holding her daughter appeared on the screen.

They were looking up in amazement, probably looking at one of the screens that showed the man.

They, it should be noted, were being watched and shown around, when despair appeared on the mother's face.

"I am a kind Demon King"

The screen that showed the average-looking boy changed, and a scene with dozens of those unknown creatures appeared.

An evil grin appeared on Man's face.

In addition.

'He called himself the Demon King...'

The Panic on people's faces became even greater, they felt their hearts being broken and they sensed that even greater chaos was about to be unleashed.

"If you can keep that woman and her daughter safe until tomorrow morning."

The creatures in the mana sphere started running.

The teeth on the man's face snarled, like a monster.

His horns got bigger, his legs got black fur the same as his arms.

He had gotten bigger and much scarier.

He looked like he was freaking out as he laughed.

"I'll reward you, People of Korea"

The mana spheres have disappeared.

The man's Appearance returned to how it was before.

He had a kind smile on his face, like a real saint.

"A Demon King shouldn't break his promises"

He turned around and sat back on the throne.

Crossing her legs, a book popped out of mid-air.

"You have several beliefs, one of them talks about a child chosen by God and her mother gave her life to hide her from greedy human eyes"

He opened the book and glanced at it.

"Think of this child as the one chosen by God, but this time the Demon King wants the mother's life to be maintained as well"

He looked up from the book and looked at the screen again.

"You are kind humans, I'm sure you will be able to do this simple task"

A very gentle and affectionate smile appeared on his face.

That image of a monster that he had before, completely disappeared.

"Good luck"

He waved his hands away calmly as the blank canvas disappeared into the sky.

That's when the image of the Demon King became etched in the minds of everyone living in Korea.

***

After dispersing the canvases, I scrapped the book I had created.

"My Lord, what exactly was your idea for saying that?"

Reina asked me next to me.

'Well, I wonder what she's thinking about'

I have no control over when the portals will stop and I can't say they last until tomorrow.

I don't have absolute control over the monsters and my mission here is to kill humans, not help them.

'Saying that I'm going to give rewards to the humans seems like a way of helping them, so she must be unhappy about that'

"My plan isn't for these humans"

I made the screen image focus on the Woman and her child which I had marked.

"I plan to improve the balance of Hell"

After saying that, the three people with me looked at me with wide eyes.

"Before that, Shadow, good job manipulating shadows to hide your appearances during Transmission"

I looked at Shadow proudly, I hadn't given any orders, but he acted well without me saying anything.

"It's an honor, My Lord, I thought you had such a mind for that inferior race"

I just nodded at his words.

Returning my gaze to the screen I've been thinking about something up until now, but after hearing that Korea doesn't have any other Tower besides mine.

'I'm going to use your ideas against you

"The Reward I plan will be the same thing as the punishment"

When I said that, Pixy and Reina's eyes got strange.

"Why are you looking at me like that? I'm the Demon King remember?"

'It doesn't matter whether or not you go through this mission, the result is the same anyway'

"I'm not going to do anything for Humanity, but if I see a way to help Hell, I can do my best."

I glanced back at the screen, seeing the portals that had turned black again turn red.

"Hell is divided into three major parts"

I started explaining.

"The First layer is the smallest area of hell, where we demons live"

I pointed at Shadow and me.

"The Second Tier is where the Underlings live, and it is a moderately large area, the Underlings are extremely large in size, but they are few in number"

On the screen, I saw people jumping in front of the woman and her daughter and sacrificing themselves to save them.

'I didn't expect that humans like that existed'

If it were the humans I know, they would let this woman die more quickly thinking that she was on the Demon King's side.

"The third layer is where the demon beasts live, it's a very large area, much larger than the first and second layers, but the demon beasts reproduce so fast that the place is just stained with blood and corpses"

Two new superhumans arrived at the woman and began to defend her.

'They're doing great against the Demon Beasts'

Watching some more, I saw that same generic-looking boy fighting the monsters.

'Is he going to be important among the human figures?'

Did I question myself on this?

Does it even matter to me?

"I plan to create what the Humans call "Dungeons", I'll call them "Core", I'll put a portal to the demon beast layer there, and I'll use an Underling as a boss"

'I might end up researching these portals, and end up being able to go home sooner if that works'

'We can enter as much as we want in the portal, it also means that we have a time limit on the other side'

I looked over at Reina.

'The reason all the other Lords hate their Alter Egos must be because they don't explain the things that are hidden between the lines

'It might also be an opportunity for me to research Underlings'

"Something wrong, My Lord?" Reina must have started to get scared by my stare.

"No"

I shook my head and looked back at the screen.

"We only have one Tower around here"

I pointed at the screen.

"We can't make their lives easier"

I looked over at Pixy this time.

"You said no Fairy of the balance of goodwill helps Humans, right?"

Pixy was a little shocked by my sudden question, just one of the rare times I see her expression change.

"My Lord, about this-"

I cut her.

"I will force them to appear"

I turned my gaze back to the screen.

"Even if the Fairies didn't want to help, I'm going to make them do it"

I looked at Pixy again.

"They force you Chaos Faeries to work, so I must do the same for them"

A fresh smile formed in me.

"Also, the humans are doing better than I thought, but if they get into my tower, most of them right now would die around floors 1 to 24, and the rest would die on the 25th floor"

I turned to Reina.

"We can't kill all of them, right?

Her eyes began to tremble.

"So, let's make the 'Core', that way we can avoid an 'Unnecessary' massacre as you said"

Afterward, I turned to Pixy again.

"Besides, from what I've seen, your traps are either very brutal or very complex."

Pixy's eyes also started to tremble.

"Then we will have to wait for humans to evolve so they can support my Tower"

'The Will of the Tower'

No matter how much I think about it.

'Hypocrisy or bipolarity?'

I looked one more time at Reina.

Thinking about it, something popped into my mind.

"You hate humans, right?" I asked her.

"Yes, My Lord"

"What about the Tower?"

Remembering well, she said that she shaped her personality, but she was imprisoned in it, that is to say, that it is not necessarily the 'Will of the Tower'

"No, My Lord"

'As expected'

The Molded Personality started out hating humans, but the Tower might want to help them.

'The reason for the mixed reactions she has is a meltdown'

'It wasn't either of the two cases it's something much worse

'split personality'

When it comes to killing humans she is excited, when it is being cruel, brutal, or manipulative she feels pity, and when it is something beyond her control like a massacre she is desperate.

In other words, the 'Will of the Tower' gets desperate and lets it pass right through it.

One side is in favor of humanity and one side is against humanity.

'I have to take advantage of these loopholes that the Tower gives me to get all the information I need

'I had an idea'

A smile appeared on my face.

"What was the joke you had made?"

I looked up at Reina as I started to create the frames again.

"'The World is going to end'?"

I moved the portals all over Korea again.

The image was beginning to appear.

"You didn't see it, but I laughed when you shouted that joke"

That is a lie.

As soon as my image appeared on the screen, my smile deepened as I stared ahead.

"You guys held up well so far"

I clapped my hands for the humans who were looking at the pictures with varying expressions.

"Then"

I snapped my fingers.

"Let the 'Great Disaster' happen"

My smile became even more sincere, after seeing the humans' eyes deepening or filling with despair.

But I ignored them, the reaction I wanted right now was…

'As expected'

A look filled with pity and sadness was on Reina's face.

She was not controlling her expression.

This is wrong.

That was the Tower's expression.