Sub quest: make the two best guilds of the country destroy one another with the Djinn identity you are currently using.

I re read the quest again and pondered on the different approaches I could take to complete it.

Let’s start brainstorming. I took out a pen and a notebook from my inventory and began putting down my ideas on paper.

First option: starting a booth, and letting only one guild in the country get exclusive access to my [Merchant of dreams shop].

Second option: making the leaders of both guilds start a guild war.

Perhaps I could use both ideas. Promising exclusive rights to get your wishes fulfilled to only one guild would be a good way to start a war encompassing all the top guilds in the country.

However, if I were to personally make the offer, it would potentially make me the target of public outrage and group reprisals. I wasn’t willing to take the risk.

To avoid this, my reputation must stay clean. I would need to pose as a victim, while orchestrating the destruction of the guilds from behind the scenes.

For this plan to work, I’d need a scapegoat. Someone who could act as the villain in my story. A poor sod who would pretend to coerce me into slavery, and force me to use my abilities to spark the guild war to complete his own agenda.

This strategy was absolutely perfect. It could save me from being suspected, while allowing me to complete the quest at the same time. After all how could a victim be the mastermind behind a war? This wouldn’t make any sense right?

My heart raced just thinking about it. The sheer thrill of watching them tear each other apart while looking like a helpless victim in their eyes was intoxicating. I could almost taste the chaos, feel the tension as I watched the show from the shadows, untouchable despite being the mastermind. It was sick, it was beautiful, and I couldn’t wait to make it happen.

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Yes I know, I was a bit twisted in the head, but that’s precisely the reason why I was chosen as a would be [Demon King]. They wanted someone who cooked up sinister plans and brought forth chaos and destruction anywhere he went.

Perhaps the system should give me the class [God of Trickery] instead of [Demon King], this would suit me better. Behold Loki, your disciple is walking in your steps!

So now what was left was to find a way to trick someone into doing my bidding, making him take the blame while I get away from the whole mess scot-free.

I could find someone who’d do it voluntarily, by hiring him while ensuring his safety, anonymity, and a big fortune.

This would be the safest option, but for some reason it irked me to no end. Hiring an actor didn’t sit well with me.

Who was I? As a demon king I could do whatever the fuck I wanted. I didn’t need to play the good samaritan. My heart bled at the idea of hiring an actor. I wanted to thoroughly destroy the poor guy who would play the villain. Don’t ask me why. It was just one of my quirks.

Ding!

The system curses you, saying that you are the worst scoundrel on earth and that you should drop dead.

Oh oh. Welcome back little thing. Did you miss me? I thought you swore to never talk to me again.

The systems freezes, saying that you are really the worst.

Yes yes, I missed you too little prick. By the way do you want to take part in the plan? I will gladly offer you the role of the villain.

The system is so angry it wants to knock your teeth out of your mouth one by one.

Yes I knew you would love the idea. You are the best.

The system is speechless, it says you are crazier than it thought.

You know me well little thing, I am insane. By the way, talking to you is the most entertaining pastime.

The system doesn’t know what to say anymore and leaves you to your own delusions.

Ah ah. Messing with this silly thing was really fun. I could never get enough of it.

Alright, the little interlude apart, I still needed to find a way to trick someone into playing the role of the villain.

Too bad I didn’t unlock the [Master/Servant oath] yet. It would have come in handy, I wouldn’t have’d to rack my brains to find a solution.