4 A Nice Villain and a New Villain
"So, what did you call this emergency meeting for?" asked Quinn, reapplying her lipstick for the quadrillionth time. Her lips looked thicker because of all the layers of lipstick.
"I know why Gumiho reincarnated even though he didn't complete his mission quota." cYber#1 was still doubting his decision.
"I know too!" Annie raised her hand enthusiastically. She smiled and squeezed her teddy bear.
"Why would you tell us though? You've probably tricked millions of people in your past life and lied to us multiple times during the time spent in the System. Why should we believe you?" protested Red Blood Moon, a victim of one of his lies.
"I don't want to see you guys terminated. I don't know why, but ever since I saw Gumiho yesterday, my conscience has been talking to me," cYber#1 sighed.
"Conscience? The legendary voice that differentiates right--"
"And wrong?" spoke the usually silent twins, Shiro and Kuro. Shiro always spoke first, and Kuro never failed to end the sentence.
"Yes, and I decided to tell you. The secret of escaping the System is kindness."
"Kindness?" Joker stopped swinging her knife, puzzled. "How are the most cruel villains on earth supposed to be kind?"
"Well, Gumiho yesterday..." Annie mumbled.
"A kind villain? What's that?" asked B.T., sarcastically. B.T. never opened her mouth to say anything nice; it was always to criticize something or someone.
"Yeah. Gumiho sacrificed himself yesterday because of kindness. And I finally came to you honestly out of kindness. So I'm sorry." And he smiled. "I'm sorry for all my lies, and I'm sorry that I won't be able to spend more time with you." And after those words, he began to glow and fade.
"Wait...Is cYber#1 going to reincarnate?" Annie dropped her teddy bear. Seconds before he disappeared completely, a tear rolled down his cheek.
"I love you all." And with that, he disappeared.
[Subject: cYber#1 has successfully completed the mission and reincarnated]
For a few minutes the whole room was silent. Then suddenly they all broke out in laughter.
"'I love you?' What is that?"
"Oh! Cringe damage -9999!"
"Oh the hairs on my arms are sticking up!"
"Well, with Amay terminated, Kako eliminated, and Gumiho and cYber#1 reincarnated, there are only 16 of us left. We'll have to redivide the teams. We'll have four teams with four people each," directed Annie.
A few minutes later, the teams were divided again equally.
"Team Fishsticks: Gun, Annie, Mirage, and Joker. This team remains the same. Team Kiss Kiss Fall in Anime: Kill'im, Kuro, Shiro, and Orion. Team I'm a Fangirl: Hella, Biranca, Nocens, and Jinxed. And Team Fungus Amongus: B.T., JJJ, Red Blood Moon, and Quinn." Annie read from the list.
"Hey, but I have a questions. What is Fungus Amongus?" asked Biranca.
"If you spell out Fungus Amongus, and separate the 'us' at the end of 'Amongus', it becomes 'Fungus Among Us', idiot." Quinn answered her question, a questions some other members had been afraid to ask.
"Can we change our team name? The only reason our team was named "Kiss Kiss Fall in Anime" was because cYber#1 wanted it that way," whined Kill'im.
"Then what do you plan to change it to?" Annie asked.
"Obviously it should be Team Oshiete Yo," grinned Kill'im. Kuro, Shiro, and Orion nodded behind him.
"Fine. From now on you guys will be Team Oshiete Yo."
***
"Why! Why are they letting such wicked, villainous, people live!" The princess Anastasia threw another glass plate at the wall. "Obviously such people should not be let alive! And this System is helping them?! How dare they defy my power!" At each word, Anastasia threw another plate at the wall. Although the princess seemed the most kind and forgiving person in the world, she always thought of herself higher than others. Only those who worked at the palace knew of her true self. The praise she heard as a child had made her conceited and selfish. This made her into a self-righteous person, always believing what she did was right.
"They just have to kill an innocent to be eliminated, right? This Amay guy sure was vulnerable..." The princess smiled wickedly. "How hard can it be? Just some peasants will have to sacrifice their lives...Oh just the thought of clearing that band of ruffians off the earth is so exhilarating!" She shivered in excitement.
"I can't wait to get started."
***
"Hello?" A man stood in front of the empty table. All the members of The League of Just Villains had retreated into their own rooms, exhausted and overloaded with all that they had been through today.
"Hello? Anybody there?" Annie heard a voice echoing outside her door. 'Dang, the System is fast. They sent in a newbie already?' Knowing that all the rest of the members would have noticed his presence, she got up and went out.
***
Amatsumikaboshi didn't understand. He had been killed by a man named Kill'im of the damned League of Just Villains after fighting off the heroes. But why was he still alive, and standing in this dark room? And how could he hear a metallic voice saying "Welcome to the System. First mission: Meet and greet your new friends." Not a soul was found when he was inspecting the table and he grew more confused by the minute. Then he heard a clack of a door.
"Welcome newbie. We welcome you into the--YOU?!?" Annie, being the new head of The League of Just Villains, went out, dignified and ready to welcome another evil person. But it turned out to be someone they killed today--moreover, a god?
"Oh my-"
"-god." Shiro and Kuro covered their mouths in shock.
"Fuuuuuu-"
"Fuuu- what, Mr. Kill'im, hm?" Joker raised her eyebrow.
"Full of surprise, I am," Kill'im said, barely holding in a stream of curses. The person he had killed today was standing in front of him, how could he not be shocked! Then again, he had also been dead once.
"What. The Fudge." Quinn dropped her make-up bag upon seeing Amatsumikaboshi. "System, is this allowed? Is this allowed?"
"Hmph, how can this god associate with the likes of you!" Amatsumikaboshi turned his head up. Ignoring him, the rest of the League discussed among themselves.
"We need a nickname for him. How can we just call him Amatsumikaboshi? Way too long for us to say in one breath. How about...Aki?" JJJ suggested.
"Okay, Aki it is." Then they turned around and smiled.
"Welcome to The League of Just Villains!"
