Do You Want Me To Become A Villain Here?

Rimuru's P.O.V

"You... Who the hell are you!"

"Let us out!"

"I'll kill you!"

Those are the shouts of the people in front of me. It's been an hour since they started to shout like this. Do they do this even when I wasn't here? How unusual.

Did Diablo really didn't do anything to them? But they still look sane so probably yes. Talk about lucky people.

"All of you shut your mouth. Rimuru-sama is here." Diablo firmly said as they all started to sweat heavily.

No. I take back what I think earlier. He really did do something to them.

"Now. Can I asked you who in the world your Real leader is?" I asked them in a friendly way manner.

But it seems that being friendly didn't fit them so I release some of my aura to them as they started to shake but still shutting their mouth.

I looked where their eyes and face, slightly looking at and it clicked all of the doubt. It was the one who the person earlier ordered to take Kaiza out.

The evidence is simple. First, the hidden jewels I saw when I was going to leave this cell. Then the lingering eyes of the others saying, 'What are going to do' like they were having a telepathic conversation.

But the thing that didn't make sense is why would he act like a lower man with his subordinates?

Let's find it out. But first... Shall I test their loyalty range? He...

[Being the antagonist really fits you, Master.]

'Wah! Out of a sudden. Do I look like an evil person?'

[No.]

'Then do you want me to become a villain here?'

[That's not for me to decide that. It's just Master will look... cool?]

*Red face Rimuru effect*

'B-Becoming a villain, huh? I see I see.'

Before we continue that conversation, I cut it in the middle as I'm stuck about what I'm going to say. I didn't really like becoming a villain but I also don't like becoming a hero.

Moreover for humans.

I then looked at those people in front of me and think about it. Even if they are just characters for me, I don't need to be kind to them right? They are humans after all.

After I thought about it, I looked over those people and smile 'kindly'.

"If you really are that loyal, then why don't we play a game?" I asked them as they started to shudder.

"What's wrong? Don't worry. It's not that hard. The only thing you need to do is to choose a representative that will answer all of my questions. Easy, right?" I asked and the answer is silent.

"But don't get too relieved. One wrong answer, one kill. One right answer, one free." I simply instructed as they seem conflicted by it.

"Hurry up. I'll be back later, bye!"

Minutes Later

"So... Who it is?" I asked the quiet people in front of me.

They are really not going to answer me. It is pissing me off. They don't really know how to be grateful when someone is having mercy on them, huh?

"You don't want to answer? Then I have no choice." I release my aura for them to surrender now but those people didn't really know what 'give up' mean.

"If you don't answer me in the count of three, I'll kill all of you now." I threatened them and as expected... it didn't work.

'Why? Don't tell me they are really that loyal to him.'

[Master has miscalculated things.]

'Huh? What are you talking about?'

[They still think of Master as a child. When you saw them like they are afraid of you, it is because of Diablo who's glaring at them some time ago.]

After the realization, I sharply looked at Diablo who's behind me as he flinched. I then clicked my tongue as flick my finger loudly. At the same time, all except for one person's head explode.

It is because of [Corrosion Inducement] Skill that I activated when I flicked my finger. I'm not that merciless person but it is a different story when I was pissed off.

[Also, remember that people in this world can only feel aura and not see them. That's why they thought it was Diablo who releases it.]

I then looked at the shivering man who's earlier looking down at me.

"Confess or not it's your choice now. But if you didn't answer me and make me an idiot again, I'll do the same as them to you. NOW."

"I-I surrender!" The man shouted helplessly as I nodded.

"You just surrender after all of your subordinates died... How cruel leader." I said while he looked at me in the widest eye he ever had.

"How did I find out? Well, I'm not an idiot to put jewelry when you are supposed to hide your identity... like you. Also, your loyal friends have been looking at you when I'm asking questions so... Like that."

"T-Then, why did you even asked us?" He finally asked.

"Well... I'm not asking about you. I'm asking about the REAL leader. It's not possible a coward-weak-unintelligent-small person like you has managed to rebuild your clan in just a few years. There's obviously someone behind it. Spill it out now."

"W-Well... It is not bad to tell you this now, right. You'll probably kill me anyway. But promise me one thing..." He said at I looked at him, curiously.

"What?"

"Once you've heard my story, promise me that you'll never tell it to anyone. And keep my clan's tradition." He demanded.

"If only it will not get in my way, I'll promise."

"You are really a peculiar child, aren't you?" He asked without any signs of teasing.

"Well let me take the unintelligent back. So, tell me now as I don't have any time to spare."

"Alright. First, the one who 'helps' us rebuild the clan is... Madara guy. I don't know what really happened in detail as I'm still a little young when that happened." Before he continues, I interrupt him with a question.

"How old are you?"

"30. September 4. Virgo."

'Obito.'

"Ah. Alright, continue."

"After I reached the age of 20, I take over the duty as the head after the old head died. Being head is like being Hokage. It didn't get chosen by the previous head. That's why it really surprised me when they told me that I'm the next head of the clan. Eight years after that, the Madara guy appeared in front of me and told me to go and take our village back as we are just staying in this hideout for a long time. I'm really conflicted about it so I tried to tell the others about it. But all of them agreed to Madara and even though I was the head, I can't win against the majority of people."

'Another Hiruzen, huh? I see I see.'

"That's why we made a plan and did it that time. But it is a coincidence that you people are there. Thought I'm really glad that you stopped us from doing that thing. Because once a pure member of my clan killed a person, they won't be able to stop as the dojutsu they have will take control of their own will and body with their most intense feeling. Until it broke them down. Or they died. "

"Don't tell me the reason your number decrease is because of that."

"It is. It is not because the village attacks us. It is because of one of a few people who have our Dojutsu. Chosetsugan."

After he told me that story, somewhere inside me feels like empty and crumbling a new feeling that I feel like it's been a while since I felt that. A moment of silence faces us. And it easily broke away when I speak.

"What are you going to do now?" I asked him as he stared at the floor.

"You can now kill me. Remember your promise, alright?" He said with a tiny voice.

"No regrets?" I asked him.

"Hm... A little because I let my people died without doing anything. But satisfied as I didn't let them dirtied their hands with the innocent people's blood." I said as he smiled at me.

"Then... Bye." I said as I flicked my fingers again. But instead, it explodes, his body began to glow and disperse into a thousand glowing particles.

It then takes a shape of a book and it comes towards me. The book's title is "Peace". I held the book with my both two hands as the book stop glowing. I looked at the first page of the book and sighed.

"Diablo... I'm hungry."