The Dark Rebirth of Pandora: Revenge of the Abyss-Chapter 197: Plans, Rules and Suspicion

"..." I enter the "principal’s" office as soon as I walk in, I see yet another demon king, but this one is quite different from the others the others barely had any changes beyond their clothes, hairstyle and a bit of height.

But the one sitting at the principal’s desk has very large breasts, a height that is obviously taller than the others, and a dangerous gaze like a wild beast. Her long black hair accentuates her red eyes, creating an oppressive atmosphere in the room, making her seem extremely malicious.

"..."

"What are you doing just standing there, sit down quickly," the principal speaks with disdain as she stares at me. I quickly run to the chair and sit down.

"..."

"I am number 1, the first to be created by our beloved goddess, and as such, I am the one who commands everything in this universe. Here in my hands, I have a report of the failures you have committed," she says as she throws papers on the desk.

"Do you know why your failures are so serious?" She asks me while her tail, which was on the table, descends to the floor.

"..."

"N-No..."

"Because you are a useless extra, your existence adds nothing to this universe. Everyone here has some kind of usefulness, even if it’s just as a target of lust for the others."

"Everyone here is unique in personality, and as such, they all have their own desires. But you... you have no value in anything, not even serving as a prostitute, since everyone hates you."

"The only thing everyone here sees you as being useful for is to be tortured. Torture is not something practiced outside of romantic acts, so you serve as that for everyone here."

’Romantic acts? T-They... are too bizarre...’ How are torture and romantic acts connected?

"This is the only thing I see that maybe you’re useful for, and it also means that you are the lowest being in the social hierarchy of this universe."

’T-This is pure racism.’

"That’s pure racism," she says exactly what I thought as I look at her in shock.

"It was written on your face, and that’s exactly what it is you’re from a different race, from a different place, and worst of all, hated by our goddess. Understand that? Everyone hates you deeply."

"And it’s not just because our goddess hates you, we hate you because you occupy a space in our goddess’s heart."

’...T-This is so strange...’ Why would occupying a space of hatred make them hate me even more?

"Many here would like to draw the attention of our goddess, but everyone here knows the chance of that is almost nonexistent. But you... you have some of her attention, which only makes you more hateable."

The look on her face is as if she really wants to kill me.

"But putting that aside, I’ll explain better what you’re doing here. I’m sure you’re confused," she says as she picks up some papers and throws them.

"These are the rules you must follow. Your life here will be an exemplary school life, with study hours, extracurricular activities, and rest time. Of course, you also have your own room in the dorm."

"Although the reason you have your own dorm is because no one wants to be near you during your rest hours, after all, you are a hateful person," as she insults me, I pick up the rule papers and immediately see more than 200 small-print rules, not counting the back pages.

"B-But there are so many rules, it’s impossible to remember and follow all of them!"

"I don’t care about that. Unlike the official inhabitants of this universe, who have to follow fewer rules, you as an extra have to follow all of these rules."

’...’

"B-But it even says here that I can’t react if they hit me, and if I hit someone, I’ll be burned alive!!" There are terrible punishments described in some, and others say the punishment will be decided on the spot based on what I’ve done.

"Don’t question me. You’ll be punished after this conversation anyway. Do you really want to increase your punishment?"

"N-No, I don’t..."

"Perfect. So here’s my advice: obey silently and accept everything as it is. Maybe your life will improve when everyone gets bored with you," says number 1 with a malicious smile.

It’s obvious they won’t get bored.

"W-Why do I have to be here suffering this?" At least I want to know why the demon king doesn’t just kill me.

"Ah, yes... Our goddess left some messages for you specifically for this type of question. The answer to this question is... because it’s fun."

"Because... it’s fun?" I question in disbelief.

"Yes, there’s no other reason. It’s just because torturing others is fun, it’s funny to see mortals crying and moaning in pain while desperately begging to stop."

"It’s really entertaining to see these foolish acts of mortals."

"T-This is serious!!" I shout angrily.

"Don’t shout, girl," number one looks at me so frighteningly that it makes me go silent.

"Girl, I think you don’t understand why you’re on the hurt side, but when you hurt someone and have fun, you don’t care about the hurt person."

"Understand? It’s just fun." She says with a huge smile.

"Maybe you understand this don’t you like the feeling of being above others? Stepping on others is simply very entertaining! But... if you step on someone, you also have to be ready to be stepped on."

"So all that’s left for you is to endure the pain, after all, you can’t die. All you need to know is... that you must always follow the rules if you don’t want to be punished."

"First, follow the rules, second, try to adapt to the situation, third, never disobey your superiors the orders of superiors are a priority, so my order is absolute and above all others, below only that of our goddess."

"And lastly, a message from our goddess. I waited for you to show up to read it, let me get it here." Number one uses her tail to open a drawer and retrieve a letter. She carefully opens the letter to read.

’A message from the demon king...’

"W-What did she say?"

"[Suffer beautifully, Vanessa. Soon, other heroes will come to keep you company. I hope your screams echo throughout the universe, and pray that I don’t decide to worsen your situation.]"

"[PS = Number one, if you do a good job, I’ll have sex with you.]"

"...Kyaa, she remembered me!! I need to inform everyone!!" The principal gives a girlish squeal as she jumps out of the chair and runs out of the room.

"NUMBER TWO, TAKE CARE OF VANESSA. I NEED TO GO TO THE BROADCAST ROOM," number one shouts as she runs out, her large breasts bouncing as her tail sways.

"..."

"Hey, bitch, why is number one so happy?"

"Ah, it’s because..."

"Forget it, I’ll ask her later. Follow me, I’ll apply your punishment," says number two with a cold face. She looks a lot like the original demon king, but a bit bigger.

"..."

"Let me see..." She grabs the papers from the desk and looks at them.

"I understand, your punishment will be to be hung on the school flagpole and have your stomach cut open using your organs to suffocate you for an hour."

"W-What? W-Wait, please" she grabs my hand and starts dragging me.

"Wait, I’m sorry, don’t do this!" I plead, crying. Just the description and her coldness already fill me with fear.

...

...

...

I enter the room where the Pope is.

"Saint Rosaline... I saw the broadcast. What’s your opinion on the demon king?" The Pope asks me as I sit down in the chair in front of his desk.

"...The demon king is strong, and seems to already know how to use chaos magic," I inform him.

"..."

"That heroine was a complete useless in the end, after all, the data collected does not compensate for the losses we’ve had," the Pope says with some disdain.

"I agree, in the end she ended up losing two pieces of equipment equivalent to a national treasure," I agree with the Pope.

"Pope, did you know she wouldn’t have a chance?" She might have been max level, but her skills were poorly refined and inadequate to fight alone.

"...Maybe? It’s not bad to be surprised sometimes, maybe she could have won."

’Tsk... I hate the Pope...’ We lost a hero and he doesn’t even care. That ability would have been very useful if used in the war.

"Could you have prevented it? Why didn’t you, and even encouraged her in the end? Now the image of the heroes has been tarnished in front of the public, and our image could have been drastically affected." It was really terrible.

Everything was broadcast the whole time, the broadcast only ended when Vanessa died, so we watched her having some kind of shadow-made worm being inserted into her body.

"I think we can turn this to our advantage. The public may not have liked it, but it’s good for the other heroes. The heroes came from a peaceful world, they don’t know the real horrors of the world."

"It’s good for them to see what can happen to them if they don’t take this seriously."

’Seeing that disgusting scene is good? This won’t just fill them with fear?’ It was a sickening cruelty.

"Pope, why do you think the demon king did that? Is it normal for them to be so sadistic?" I don’t think they should be so violently and sadistically normal.

"..."

"I really don’t know. It was strange, normally they would just be violent, but that was completely different from just violence... it was unnecessary torture since she didn’t even question information."

"Plus, she’s stronger than expected... maybe I should change my approach." The Pope murmurs as he gets up from the chair.

"Saint, do you think those nature conservatives would accept an alliance if we returned their precious bow?"

’So the Pope himself recognizes that we will need help from another race...’ The situation is worse than expected, since the Pope is willing to return such a thing.

"It’s possible, but in this case, it might be better to have the elven princess participate in the academy. That way, we would have a convenient hostage in case of an emergency."

"Elves... maybe we can do that, but it has to be well planned. But the situation is in our favor, it’s certain that the broadcast information has been passed on to other races. Many will see that this demon king is problematic this time."

"Pope, you’re usually not so active... this demon king, did you see something dangerous in him?"

"..."

"Yes, I saw something dangerous in him and decided it’s better to prepare well, so an attempt at an alliance with the elves is not bad."

’Liar...’ I bet he’s planning something suspicious, but it’s not like I can question him too much.

"Pope, I should return to the academy after all, I’m acting as a sacred magic teacher and helping in the infirmary."

"Go, but not before reinforcing the church’s barrier. Many demons have been trying to sneak in lately, and I don’t want those filthy rats getting inside this sacred place."

"...Alright, Pope, as you wish," I say as I leave the room and head to the basement to reinforce the barrier.