I had officially joined the Nobility of Sona Sitri albeit in an unorthodox way, Sona demanded that I transfer to the student council which I refused, I have enough with the Kendo Club and I don't want anything to do with their political chatter, I'll hunt down the strays now more than ever, as I now have legal permission to do so.

--Well, My Lady~ I'll continue to hunt those trash...

--Souji-kun, even though we're not sure what your condition is now, you should stay away from churches and temples, also be careful of Angels and Fallen Angels, although slight you now possess a demonic aura that could attract them to you.

--Oh~? Interesting~ well if I come across them, I'll cut them~

I gave a big, sick smile as I pulled a black sword from the shadow of my sleeve and released all the drive and bloodlust I usually hide, which is a wonderful feeling, like a weight off your shoulders.

--Hiiiiii!!!

A brown-haired girl followed by the blue-haired tomboy, they trembled as soon as they saw my distorted face, the eyes of Sona and most of those present changed upon seeing my state, clearly different from my elegant and calm appearance.

--I'm one of you now so I'll stop acting~ take it as a sign of my confidence, this is the real Hyoudou Souji, a man who enjoys hunting and killing~ a swordsman who enjoys the feeling of combat~ in short just a Hedonistic Killer~ Hahahahahaha~

I laughed and watched as a drop of sweat trickled down Sona's forehead.

--I hope you don't regret it~ My Lady~

--I'm regretting it a bit Souji-kun~

Sona smiled but joy and joy were still reflected in her eyes.

--So I'm doing my job well~ wearing a mask for 16 years is exhausting~

--16 years?

--Have you lived pretending to be someone else?

At my words, the council members looked at me with curiosity, pity but also mostly fear... Are you supposed to be the demons? You must be scary! Damn!

--Live with Ise and try not to kill him... I locked my mind in a box, ignoring everything I hate about this world but since I'm on the other side, I can stop pretending, at least here~ Ha hahahaha~ Never Did you think it was strange that My Lady Sona Sitri did not fear or doubt at any time?

I threw a curveball at Sona who froze.

--Right...it was too strange...Souji-kun...who or what are you really?

I smiled again like a lunatic making everyone in the room tremble.

--I am your Tower, an inhuman Human~ someone who calmly enjoyed a pot of popcorn and a soda while a Fallen Angel murdered his brother and continued to enjoy Tea while Rias Gremory resurrected him, I am a person who enjoys bothering and make girls blush, I'm a street fighter, I'm the champion for 3 consecutive years of the national kendo tournament, I'm a part-time model, I'm a student of Kouh Academy, I'm a shadow user, I'm a vigilante, I'm a villain, I'm a demon, I'm a youkai, am I or am I not Hyoudou Souji? Now what is the truth? What is the lie?

I spoke while turning the shadow sword into other shapes while laughing, enjoying the terrified faces of the council members, except for Sona who could only look at me sadly.

--Souji-kun... do you hate this world? Answer seriously.

--With every fiber of my being~

--Do you long for death?

--I gave up the idea of Suicide after throwing myself from the twentieth floor and surviving, but I still hope for the sweet embrace of death~

--You agreed to become my peerage to die?

--In part and in another union benefits.

--I can trust in you?

--As long as you can give me something to entertain myself with and forget this world of shit... I'll always be by your side.

--What kind of life have you led up to now?

--When you spend more than ten years hating everything and everyone, wanting to kill your brother every second while you have the power to do it but then you remember that he is your brother, your parents still love him and that you live in a civilized world so you you stop every time The hate keeps growing and etching itself into your bones, a natural hate that I was born with, just like these shadows~

--I see... Do you hate me Souji-kun?

--Interestingly, you're on the list of the few things I don't hate about this putrid world~

--I see...it's been hard for you Souji-kun.

--Thank you... My lady.

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After receiving a look full of pity and consideration from Sona, I could only smile and let myself be consoled by her, she was really being honest. When you are a walking polygraph you learn to appreciate honesty and here I can stop lying at least in front of her, I want to open up and vent with something other than violence, I know I'm crazy but I don't want to get to a point where my only method of relaxation is eat cookies and beat people up.

--Souji-kun... would you allow me to look into your mind?

Sona made a strange request, as far as I remember she's just a waterbender with no other abilities, now she's psychic?

You won't like what you see~

--It can not be so bad.

--It's your decision~

With a smile, I let Sona touch my forehead with a light blue magic circle, her shadow and my instinct told me that she would not do anything wrong and if she were to see my past memories and the truth of this world, she hoped she would not break. or he will go crazy when he knows the future, he will most likely use it to his advantage.

Soon I felt an irresistible need to sleep and the inertia of the fall stopped by Sona's soft arms, her body smelling of lavender.

***

Pov Sona

I got Hyoudou Souji to join my peerage, although technically he's not a devil, at least he's mine now and neither Rias nor anyone else can take it from me (Well maybe Nee-sama but it won't be a problem). I was ecstatic the ten times its value tower piece was barely enough to cover its capacity which means it could grow even more, from our connection I could vaguely feel its power and capacity, more than a tower it felt like an all-rounder, its speed , his strength, his ability, covered all the needs... but I soon discovered his problem, or rather he revealed it himself.

--I am one of you now and I will stop acting~ take it as a sign of my confidence, this is the real Hyoudou Souji, a man who enjoys hunting and killing~ a swordsman who enjoys the feeling of combat~ in short just a Hedonistic Killer~ Hahahahahaha~

He was certainly right, I never worried about his lack of fears or doubts, nor did I worry much about his mental state before our meeting, in short I danced in the palm of his hand without realizing it. But I wasn't upset, I could only feel touched by the trust that I place in me and I decided to abuse it a bit. To get into your mind

--Souji-kun... would you allow me to look into your mind?

You won't like what you see~

--It can not be so bad.

--It's your decision~

I put a pretty strong magic in his head and this poor boy fell asleep in my arms, cutting off his inert body I could feel the incongruousness in him, all his act as an elegant and handsome young man had fallen, in my arms there was only a child full of hatred and despair, he felt incredibly delicate in my arms.

With Souji asleep and inert in my arms, I entered his mind, I could share the vision of his mind with others but it seemed wrong to me, I wanted to keep him for myself, a secret, his secret and his weakness only for me, this was my selfishness, a selfishness that he would use to tie up and hold the reins of this troublesome child.

***

Dream World - Souji's Mind Space

Well, this is somewhat unexpected.

--Welcome to the wailing forest~

I was greeted by a chibi version of Souji, we were inside his mind but what was in front of me was not him, it was just a part of him, around us I could only see a vast dead forest with two colored spheres or moons green and purplish black floating in what would be the sky.

--The main body really got fried by her spell~ She won't wake up for a while~ so I'll take it upon myself to guide her through the safe part~

Said the chibi as he pointed to a red undulating path in the middle of what looked like a burned and inert forest.

--Are you the representation of his childishness or a part of his psyche?

--No, no, I'm his conscience~ the part that says it's a bad idea~

--Your conscience?

--Yes~ I am small~ Indifference and Hate are gigantic while Love, Fear and Empathy are even smaller than me~

--Huh?

--The main body keeps most of them locked up, only Indifference, Obsession and I usually go out, sometimes Hatred manages to escape and someone always ends up dead or injured when that happens.

The chibi continued speaking while showing some pictures hanging from the branches of the trees where the young man's memories were displayed. Memories where he was killing himself, memories of how he trained alone and without rest with the sword, memories of long study sessions, experiments with his abilities or memories of how life was played in bloody clandestine fights where they were massacred with bare fists, like that. like memories in unethical where he was sleeping with some drunk women...I have to correct his habits...although...it's really big, I could feel my face flushing but I have to stay focused.

--This really is too much...in many ways.

--The Main Corps is under a lot more stress since their first meeting~ we've never come across anything supernatural~ but since their conversation *BooM*

The chibi did a dramatic depiction of an explosion.

--Street demons came out even from under the stones~

--I'm sorry...

Excuse me, it is known that when you come across the supernatural it tends to recur in your life, and I dragged this boy into our world. A bitter guilt arose in my chest but I put it aside, he was my Tower now part of my nobility would protect him and he me.

--Don't worry, Sona-sama~ the main body knew that sooner or later it would cross over to that side~ so don't worry~

The Chibi Souji gave a big smile as they approached a small house.

--Yes, Sona-sama wants to know more about the main body, she should go to that house, Honesty and Obsession live there~ I recommend you go there and not wander too much, Indifference usually wanders in the forest together with Hate, stay away from the lake and the mountain Libido and Hunger roam those places.

I looked at how the little chibi gave directions while trembling, if what this hallucination said was true, Souji was beyond crazy, he was really broken, a psyche fragmented into so many parts is not normal at all.

--Thanks for the warning...

Souji's Consciousness disappeared into thin air leaving me in front of the black log house at the end of the blood red road.

Well, I have to go in...

I walked to the doorway of the house and the door opened revealing a young man identical to Souji only with a quiet smile on his face and eyes full of calm and melancholy.

--Sitri-sama, good afternoon~ please come in.

Urged by the melancholic young man "Honesty", I was only able to enter the house where I found who I could only identify as "Obsession" just like the previous one was identical to Souji, only he was shirtless showing his marked physique, his hair was tied in a ponytail and forcefully swinging a sword, not stopping ignoring the sweat or blood flowing from his body.

--As you realize he's Obsession~ and I'm Honesty, I usually lock myself here since I don't want to disturb the Main Body, Obsession comes to rest here from time to time or when he's not partying with Hate and Libido.

--I think I understand...?

--Sitri-sama wants to know the truth about the Main Corps...well she'd better be ready~ I'm Honesty and I can't lie. Do you want the short version or the long version?

Honesty's melancholy eyes were filled with even greater sorrow than before, which made me feel even more distraught. What was Souji hiding?

--I want to know the truth, I want to help him, help them...

--Thank you and maybe you will regret this...

Honesty smiled ruefully before sticking her hand into my chest, on the other hand Obsession slashed my neck with her sword.

--I'm sorry but you must die a little to understand, say hello to Madness for me.

He said with a cold face and icy eyes.

With this I was soon plunged into darkness.