[A subscenario has arrived!]
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[Subscenario #1: A Costume Party]
Difficulty: D
Clear Conditions: Pretend to be Constantine Cassatra.
Reward: 300 Points
Failure: Death
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At the edge of my vision, a transparent screen appeared.
Immediately, I caught my breath and lowered my head, quickly scanning the words.
There's no time to adjust myself to this unfamiliar setting or ask any questions. Panicking and rationalizing can come later.
Right now, if the words on the screen are to be believed, I must put up an act as "Constantine".
If I falter here, I will most probably die.
Tilting my head slightly to the right, I shifted my eyes and examined the two other kneeling figures next to me.
The one closest to me was a boy, his red eyes seemed to burn with passion as he gazed upon the demon sitting on the throne. He was also a demon too, evident by the two horns protruding from his forehead.
The other was a girl, but something was strange about her. She had large doe-like eyes, and the entirety of her white skin was covered in black patterns, her face included. Additionally, instead of protruding from her forehead, two long, black horns sprouted on each side of her head.
If she wasn't an outlier, that must mean there are different types of demons. I'll store that information for later.
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Thankfully, because of these two other demons, the attention of the demon on the throne and the demon servant in front of him was not solely on me.
However, their existence was also troublesome for many reasons.
They could be my colleagues, or they might be my competitors. There's also the fact that they might have known "Constantine" before I took over.
But those are problems for the future, right now I must focus on surviving.
The demon servant opened his mouth again.
"The entrance ceremony will be in seven days, and the semester will officially start one day after," the demon held up seven, clawed fingers in the air, "Therefore, you all must enter the human realm in three days."
With that, the demon servant walked into the hallway on the right.
Human realm?
Then we must be in...
the demon realm.
"All hail the Demon King."
"All hail the Demon King!"
Two voices rang through the hall, one trembling with excitement, while the other monotone.
With a small smile, I chanted too.
"All hail the Demon King."
As the words left my mouth, the throne room began to empty. Shortly after, I rose from my kneeling position, my mind racing with thoughts about the actions I needed to take to guarantee my safety.
The boy with red eyes and the girl with black patterns were already moving towards the exit, so I decided to follow at a distance, around seven steps behind them.
Now that my thoughts were a little more clear, it was most likely that the two were my allies. It made more sense that the ones in charge would send us in as a group to work together on a mission, rather than them just dropping us in all solo.
We entered a corridor, the walls lined with decaying banners and tapestries. As we walked, the boy became increasingly excited, his eyes scanning the drawings on said banners. His quick pace began to slow, likely to better absorb the details.
I turned my eyes and examined the drawings too, feeling a little curious.
A hideous demon, its face twisted into a snarl, with a half-eaten corpse gripped tightly in one of its many hands.
Huh
I guess that’s his idol.
I turned my head and examined the girl, who in contrast, was much more reserved. Her timid nature was palpable, evident by the way she dragged her feet on the ground and her slightly hunched posture. She trailed behind the boy, her gaze drifting on the floor.
Suddenly, the boy turned towards me, his fiery eyes lighting up. “You’re Constantine, right?”
A confirmation of my name, that must mean we’re not on familiar terms.
A wide grin split my face, a sudden rush of elation hitting my brain.
“That’s right, I’m Constantine.”
[Scenario Complete!]