I possessed the hooded-eyed villain of an RPG game.
In this world, you earn points by completing evil quests — things like assassination, arson, and blasphemy. The points you accumulate can be used to strengthen yourself and the companions you choose.
The companion I chose to nurture is Theo, a hero of the Light faction.
The more evil I commit, the stronger Theo becomes — and the higher the chances of the Light faction’s victory.
To save the world,
by day I become “Lihen,” a guardian who looks after the hero who has lost his memories and reverted to a younger age —
and by night I lead a double life, secretly carrying out the wicked deeds befitting a villain.
But… I think I may have raised the hero wrong.
The hero, who should stand for justice, is far too obsessed with me.
I had been badly, completely misunderstood. There was exactly one way to clear up this misunderstanding. To confess that I hadn’t been selling my body night after night — but that I had been living as the notorious legion commander and spy of the Demon King’s army, committing murder, arson, and every manner of wickedness.
If I took my time to think it over, I might have been able to come up with a more convincing excuse — but right now, with my mind gone entirely blank, it was as though I had only two options available to me.
To become a tragic male prostitute, or to be revealed as the most ruthless, cold-blooded demon legion commander imaginable.
With tears welling in my eyes, I chose the former.
“You caught me…”
I dropped my head low. As if I couldn’t bear how pathetic I was, I murmured with a hollow laugh.
“I knew it was something I shouldn’t be doing. That’s why I tried to keep hiding it until the very end.”
I fell silent for a moment, then added in a voice that had sunk low.
“I’m sorry. For being this kind of guardian to you…”
Theo pressed his body closer against mine. His face was near enough that his breath reached me. Those golden eyes were gazing at me as if they intended to take me apart piece by piece.
“I’ll buy you.”
“What?”
“I’m saying that tonight, I’ll be the one purchasing Lihen.”