The Devil Who Grants Wishes

…what just happened?

No, I know what happened. Doesn’t the human body burst like a balloon?

But I didn’t want to.

[I’ll give you my soul, so be your strength!]

—Mathias, 43 years old, male, level 24, Title: usurper.

As soon as his blood touched my body, information I didn’t want to know came rushing in. It felt as if Faustra had been forcibly crumpled into his head before.

So… I didn’t want to go through that pain again, so I struggled with the conditional reflex. Just like when you think of lemons, your mouth will salivate.

‘Maybe that was the cause.’

Is it because of me that Matthias exploded like that…?

…that’s crazy.

I’m sure I should feel a sense of remorse, but I don’t.

It feels like the morals and ethics I was born with and the morals and ethics I learned from my parents and school while growing up are being denied.

It really doesn’t feel like killing an npc in the game.

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Maybe… is this really a game world?

Considering that I became the raid boss Faust, it’s quite possible… No, no. There is no way to make the graphics this high.

‘If you do something like that, the capacity will easily exceed hundreds of terabytes, and you won’t be able to roll into the game at all.’

Above all, it is very realistic.

Not only the Matthias I just saw, but also the peeinga– No, the appearance and reaction of the elves, and the mess around them, this seems only real no matter how much you look at it.

Besides, we already know through ‘Faust’ that this is not a simple game, a digital world.

[The contract is different!! Didn’t you say you’d definitely save me?!]

[Yes, he saved me. I saved you, but what’s the problem? Now, look, if you see that the divine healing magic is still intact, isn’t it clearly alive?]

[That… what…]

‘…ね.’

It feels like my head is going to split.

Faust’s memories are completely engulfed in my mind.

I made only the basic setting, but seeing that he has such a vivid memory, it seems that Faust is perfectly finished, not only in appearance but also in story.

And the finished story is now giving me serious pain.

…if I had known that I was coming to a game-like world, I would have worked on the development team of a bright game.

Fiercely!

Aww!

“Shoot more, shoot more!”

I have received such a warm welcome.

He even exploded and killed people in front of his eyes and was afraid of his appearance.

Everyone I can see is hostile to me and pouring attacks on me. It’s also a very versatile attack.

“Why… why the hell…!”

“Hurry up and call more!! I think the barrier will break soon!!”

“All wizards are here!”

No… I didn’t do anything.

If I stay here, people will hate it, so I want to go away for now, but what if I block it?

Above all, these guys are too weak to even touch them.

It’s like looking at a tower made of trumpets, and if you touch it wrongly, it will collapse and die.

So I’m just carefully touching the shield to get out without taking any damage… These guys are putting their lives on the shield too much, so things get messed up.

If you break the shield, the magicians who were desperately devoted to shield magic will recoil and a very terrible thing will happen.

‘Maybe it’s not even Matthias, wouldn’t it be a terrifying affair enough?’

…Of course, this feature did not exist in Noah.

When a shield made by a skill breaks, it just breaks. What kind of recoil does the player take damage?

The memories and instincts of ‘Faust’ are telling us that such a future will happen.

I’ll be back, really…

“I don’t understand.”

“Don’t listen! Everyone close your ears!!”

Now even bullying

I’m just going to go out quietly, so I tried to tell him to stop doing this and get out of the way, but they all seem to hate listening to me.

Seeing that they all felt the same magical power in their ears, they probably used magic to block out sounds.

Still, well, it feels really bad, but I think it can be.

In Noah’s setting, demons dazzle their victims with word and spirit magic, and if this world were the same as Noah, they would of course pay attention to what I’m saying.

It would be normal not to even try to talk at all.

But the elf just didn’t…

Uh… um… well, let’s make an exception to that.

“There’s no point in joking around like that.”

“What-?!”

When my magical voice pierces the defense magic and reaches the eardrum, almost everyone in front of me is very startled.

Sad or happy, I’ve only been a Faust for a few hours, but I’ve adapted perfectly to this body, which makes it as simple as breathing, mixing magic with my voice and piercing defensive magic.

I just did it just in case… It really does.

“Dissolve the defense magic. You must be very well aware that I am showing mercy, right?”

“…”

I’m sure you’re hearing me right, but no one answers.

Everyone here doesn’t seem to want to even talk to the devil. When there are so many people, at least one person might try to talk.

…what was the elf really just?

We talked openly, so I thought there was something, but then I got scared… Ugh.

“If I break the shield like this, you guys will die like shit. This is your last chance, turn off the defense magic.”

“…”

The wizards who are spreading defensive magic are noticeably shaken. Some openly turn their heads and look at the guy who seems to be the leader of this group.

Couldn’t he have imagined that these words would come out of the devil’s mouth?

“…what do you want?”

Oh, we can finally talk.

The knight who appears to be the leader catches everyone’s attention, closes his eyes for a moment, and then asks me a question.

It is very clear to see the astonishment of the many people around him, and some even stop the article, but he steadfastly ignores the reactions of those around him and looks at me.

“It’s what you want…”

…how should I answer?

I just want to wander around a bit, but from their point of view, it must be an unacceptable catastrophe for a demon, and even the final raid boss, to wander around the world.

Of course, you can just ignore it and pass through the shield, but wouldn’t it be better to save your life if possible?

Then it would be better to answer with a hidden purpose. Just make up excuses.

“Tell me what year it is now and what is the name of this country.”

“…What?”

“If you tell me that, I will let you go out of this country.”

When my words are finished, the knight visibly shakes.

…Eh?

All you have to do is say the year and location.

Oh, it’s not a nursery rhyme, is it embarrassing?

In fact, I was very nervous about what kind of request I would make, as I look like a great devil from the outside, but it was just a date and location to ask, so I was embarrassed.

“Are you saying that we should sacrifice a foreign country for safety?”

…what?

Uh… um…

Apparently that wasn’t it.

To meekly leave this country seems to be the devil’s whisper to the knight to sell another country for safety.

No… it’s not…

“Are you dissatisfied?”

“Yeah! Above all else, how the hell do you believe that—”

“If you don’t believe it, that’s the end of it. Did I appear to be in a position to beg you to believe?”

“…”

The knight’s mouth is choked as if he can’t refute it.

I’m right, because Ji doesn’t believe me, so what do you do with me?

They must know better than anyone that it is purely my virtue that they are alive, and I am in a position to show mercy, not to receive mercy.

“…1311, the Kingdom of Leon.”

The knight closes his eyes and clenches his teeth, then meekly says what I asked for.

The knight, who weighed honor and national interest, seems to have decided to value the national interest as he is in a position to receive the state’s green salary.

It’s 1327 when the player gets involved in Noah’s story while creating a character, but it’s 1311… 16 years early.

‘And it’s Leon… Hey, you’ve come to an important place.’

The Kingdom of Leon is a country that occupies an important place in the beginning of Noah’s story.

A few decades ago, the nobleman who assassinated the king and usurped the throne made a contract with the devil and wiped out all the royal factions, but as a result of the contract, Leon was completely handed over to the devil, and the whole kingdom turned into a living hell— Wait a minute.

‘That noble… Isn’t that Matthias?’

Apparently, Matthias summoned demons, didn’t he? I saw earlier that there was a usurper in the title…

Uh… Another demon was supposed to come, but I’m here?

Did Matthias die by my mistake?

‘Then the story…’

The fact that the kingdom of Leon plays an important role at the beginning of Noah’s story means that the player will not be able to level normally without Leon.

Since the demons, undead, and beasts full of Leon become non-existent, wouldn’t the experience points to be gained by defeating them also become non-existent?

In my memory, the player’s level averaged 24 right before the story of Leon, and then it was around 60…

…that’s f*cked up.