At the End of Revenge, There You Are ~The Scum Who Killed My Beloved, Prepare Yourselves! I Will Drag You All to Hell... Wait, What? Why Are the Heroine and the Demoness Coming After Me, a Woman!?(GL) - Chapter 22

Ryuya

Clack… Clack… Clack… Clack…

As I stood frozen, staring at the fallen bodies of Takehito and the others, I heard the sound of approaching footsteps.

No way… This can’t be happening…

Why is there a demon here again?

This has never happened before.

“Hehehe… Welcome to the ‘Hidden Room Hell’…”

It really was a demon.

And not just any demon—the same one that appeared when I tried to attack Hanashiro Yuzuha… The one who killed her.

Could that be the reason?

Until now, not a single woman meant to be sacrificed had ever been stolen away by a demon.

So why now?

Hanashiro Yuzuha… Even in death, you’re still getting in our way. What an infuriating woman!

“Oh my, no response? I was kind enough to welcome you, but you won’t even answer? Where did all that bravado from before go? Look, the girl you’ve been waiting for is right here. Wasn’t this the perfect place to violate her however you pleased and kill her without anyone finding out? Hm?”

Who would fall for such a cheap provocation…?

But still—why?

Why does this demon know about us?

The last time we captured one of these creatures and tortured it—along with my father—it told us that demons suddenly come into existence at a certain moment. They aren’t supposed to have past memories.

So how…?

Could it be that this one has existed since the past?

This is bad.

This thing clearly possesses an immense amount of magical power… A high-ranking demon.

I have to stay calm…

Takehito and Meri are beyond saving.

In that case…

“Tch…! Was it you?! Did you kill Takehito and Meri?! I won’t forgive you!”

Without hesitation, Kurando took the bait and slashed at the woman.

But his blade stopped just before reaching her. It wouldn’t move an inch further.

Of course. There was no way he could win. Without the power of the Hidden Room, he was helpless. Even I, as I am now, wouldn’t stand a chance.

“Guh…!”

“How boring. What happened to all that bravado? Weren’t you supposed to put on a show for me?”

“Like hell I would, you damn—!”

“Oh, I see. In that case, I have no use for you.”

“Guaaaaahhh!!”

No matter how much Kurando turned red with rage, it didn’t change the situation.

In the end, he was effortlessly sent flying.

“And what about you?”

“Tch…!”

The woman turned to me next.

Damn it… Just a little more… If I can just reach Takehito…

“Oh? Now, isn’t this strange… That idiot earlier—it was his first time seeing a woman in this room, wasn’t it? But you… You’re different. How many have you killed up until now?”

“Tch…!”

This woman… She knows… And worse, Sayaka is still listening.

I bet she’s stalling for time.

If I make a move, there’s a chance she won’t attack immediately…

Just a little more…

Just one step closer, and I can reach Takehito.

“Oh my… Could it be that you’re stalling for time?”

“Hmph! Too late!”

“Guh…!”

“Ah… Ahh…”

Yes!

That’s exactly what I was doing!

“Oh my…”

“O Hidden Room! I offer these lives in sacrifice! Grant me your power!!”

I slashed Takehito with my own sword and drove my blade into Meri.

The moment I did, a dim light enveloped their bodies.

Come…! Power…!

Then, the light shot up toward the ceiling of the lifeless room, swirling like dark clouds before descending upon me.

“Hahaha! Power! Power!!”

With this, I can turn the tide.

I might not win, but at the very least, I can escape.

How does it feel, demon? Your arrogance will be your downfall!

“Oh? I see. But… too bad.”

“Guh…!!”

…Huh?

What?

Why…?

Why am I the one on the ground…?

“Why… how…?”

“Oh my. I wonder why? Must be because you’re just a pathetic, slow-witted weakling.”

“Wha—?”

The woman grinned from ear to ear, openly mocking me.

Damn it… Why?

Why isn’t the Hidden Room’s power working?

“Did you really believe a mere human could defeat a demon? Just how many lives have you sacrificed for that foolish delusion?”

“Guh… kgh…!”

She stepped on my back and yanked my hair, forcing me to lift my face.

“Answer me. I’ll let you live long enough to do that much.”

Her expression was filled with pure contempt.

Out of the corner of my eye, I could see Kurando and Sayaka just standing there, watching.

What the hell are they doing?! Useless bastards!

Wait…

“Well?”

“Guh… Five… Five people.”

“Including the last one?”

“That one was killed by you, wasn’t it?! Gah—!”

“Excuse me?”

“S-Six… it’s six…”

Damn it… I have no choice but to obey for now.

No one’s going to hear about this anyway.

“Who?”

“Who…? You want their names?”

“That’s right.”

“Hanashiro Yuzuha was a failure, but Akikawa Yuri, Yuzuki Saori, Éline Clastier, Sasaki Kayo—ghaaah?!”

Before I could finish, she slammed my face into the floor.

Damn it… I was answering, wasn’t I?!

I lifted my head to protest, but the look on her face… pure fury.

“And then there was Muuha, wasn’t there?”

“What? …Ah… why…? Guhah…!”

She slammed my face into the floor again.

Damn it… I answered, didn’t I?!

“So? What exactly do you mean by sacrifice?”

“How do you know about that—ugh…!”

This time, she kicked me in the stomach.

“I’ll talk! I’ll talk, just stop… cough…!”

“Then hurry up.”

“Tch… We offer sacrifices to the Hidden Room to gain power and items.”

“And you did the same with those two just now? To try and defeat me?”

“…Yes.”

“Hah… how vile. Weren’t they your comrades?”

“I had no choice. I had to cut them down to protect myself… and those two behind me.”

“Oh?”

I have no idea how those two will interpret my words…

But if I say it like this, maybe they’ll buy it.

“Did you rape them first before killing them, since you were going to kill them anyway?”

“No… it was because that way, I could gain even more power…”

“More power?”

“Yeah… A woman who’s fallen into despair gives far greater strength than one who’s simply killed. That just proves how rotten dungeons are.”

“I see…”

“Gah!”

She kicked me again.

Damn it…

“And how did you even learn about that?”

“Tch… I heard it from my father…”

“Why did he know? And how many has he killed?”

“I don’t… know… ugh… I swear…!”

“Then you’re useless to me.”

“W-Wait! No, I do remember something! He once told me—he stumbled into this place with a woman he hated. He raped and killed her, and suddenly, he heard a voice asking if he wanted to offer her as a sacrifice. After that, he did it again… and again. I doubt he even kept count. Then he used the money from selling rare items as bribes—”

“You’re filth.”

“Gah…!”

“Ryuya!”

I guess she got everything she wanted.

She kicked me away.

I was thrown in the direction of Kurando and Sayaka.

This was my chance…

“Guaaah!”

“Kyaa!?”

Rolling across the floor, I drew my sword and swung it at the two of them.

“Oh my…”

Clang!

“What?!”

I had managed to cut Kurando, but just as I was about to strike Sayaka, my blade was stopped.

A new enemy?!

No way—was there another demon?!

The figure standing before me was a woman draped in a long black coat.

And to make things worse…

“I hate to admit it, but letting you offer them up as sacrifices would be annoying. Guess I have no choice. Heal.”

She cast a healing spell on Kurando, looking thoroughly displeased about it.

Damn it—now I couldn’t use him as a sacrifice.

“Well, I think that’s enough mischief from you.”

“Guhah…!”

In an instant, she leaped high into the air and delivered a crushing kick.

It was fast—far too fast.

After all the beatings I’d already taken from that demon, I didn’t even stand a chance.

I hit the ground with a dull thud.

Then, before I even had time to register what happened, the demon was beside me again, grabbing my hair and forcing my head up.

“Still conscious, I see.”

“Huh? Oh, you want to show him?”

“Wha—?!”

The woman in the black coat held something up—

A smartphone?!

And not just any smartphone…

Takehito’s?!

No… No way…

“Well then—thanks for your hard work.”

“Guhh…!”

And just like that— All my senses faded to nothing.