I’m a Hero, but I Gave Up Saving the World

72 – The fall of the saintess, the birth of the demon Beatrice

“Is it really going to be okay, Beatrice? Wasn’t it your creed that 「Humans are good, demons are evil」? If you drink this, will you become a demon? Besides, it is unknown whether the ego will be fine, isn’t it scary?”

“gulp… gulp… ”

Beatrice responded by snatching the spinal fluid and drinking it like a sports drink.

There seemed to be no hesitation even though it was crossing the river of no return.

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Rather, his eyes were shining like starlight with anticipation for the future that would unfold before him.

“Gulp, gulp… Kiyaa! I drank it all Faust! Becoming that demon now… fit… ”

Changes in the body came immediately.

First of all, my heart started beating fast.

“Ugh… ugh… ”

Beatrice grabbed her chest and fell forward.

The sound of his heartbeat resonated like a drum, and soon his body temperature rose.

“Hot… My body is hot… ”

Sweat and blood evaporated and steam rose.

“Kaak… Kaaak… aaa… sore throat… My throat burns… ”

Even saliva and phlegm turned into gas and flew away, and as my mouth became dry, I wanted to drink something.

the water… No, rather than water… blood?

It also made me want to drink human blood.

I’d never drank anything like that in my life, so it was really strange to suddenly think about it.

“Kaaagh! Kaaagh!!!”

His voice grew hoarse and his long, pointed fangs stood out.

“Aagh! Ah ah ah ah ah!!! hot! thirsty! I think I’m going to die!! aaa!!!!!”

Now my iris was boiling, my vision was blurred, and my headache was so unbearable that I couldn’t think of anything.

It just hurts, it’s hot, it’s hard, I’m going to die.

I couldn’t think of anything other than these fragmentary feelings.

“aaa!!!!!”

Everyone was watching as Beatrice rolled on the floor writhing in pain.

It was more like a picture of him dying after drinking poison rather than a “fiendishization”.

Everyone except Faust was actually looking at her, hoping that she would die.

The square was full of hopes that Beatrice would die quickly and this bloody time would end.

“Ooooh… !! ugh… !!”

However, her seizures gradually subsided, wings sprouted from her spine, and her fingernails grew sharp to the point of a weapon.

“Kiyaak… kyaaak… ”

Beatrice looked around at Alnine with eyes red from bursting blood vessels.

Every time they met Beatrice’s eyes, people felt a terrifying fear and took a step back.

It was as if they were choosing who to kill first, but in fact Beatrice couldn’t see anything.

This is because the iris that burst has not yet recovered.

“Kyaaa!!!”

She howled like a beast.

Now people are starting to notice that she has lost her reason.

Beatrice had no idea who she was or where she was.

I was just screaming, leaving everything to the feelings of vengeance and hatred.

“Kyaaa!!! aaa!!!!!”

The people who watched Beatrice growling so loudly that no uvula was left behind began to notice a strange fact.

Surprisingly, the wounds were progressing through her body.

The broken vertebrae stood upright and the bruises healed.

Hair that had been plucked out grew back, and new teeth sprouted.

“Kreur… ! Kreur… !!”

Still, it seemed like reason hadn’t returned.

‘hate… I hate you. I want to kill them all’

‘All I have to do is kill him. Don’t even think about anything else’

‘The bastards who bullied me. Bastards who don’t even know how to reflect’

‘Because my only mission is to kill those bastards’

The disgusting human smell stinging her nose was stimulating Beatrice’s murderous urge.

I wanted to slaughter humans as I was rushing right now.

However, an unknown reluctance was limiting his actions.

‘No wait. Is that really all? Just killing them?’

‘You just hate me? Is that all of me?’

‘… it’s not You had other things to do’

Beatrice snorted like a wolf.

Among the disgusting human smells, there was also a warm and pleasant scent mixed in.

She crawled across the ground like a dog, following the scent until she stopped and buried her face in Faust’s trouser hem.

‘I wasn’t in a position to just blame others.’

‘yes… I also have a criminal record for doing trashy things to Faust’

‘I have to atone for him.’

‘I’m not fighting to relieve my feelings’

‘For Faust… no… For Faust… ‘

Dragons are classified as a species that is uniquely strict in the hierarchy among the demons.

Even dragons at the bottom of the hierarchy have more fighting power than most upper-class demons, but the reason they do not participate in the politics of the demon continent is because of the dragons’ instinct to obey the royal family rather than moving by their own will.

Beast-type dragons do not have a clear ego, instead of having strong power, they live and die serving the royal family.

The spinal fluid that was eating away at Beatrice’s body also belonged to such a beast-type dragon.

Dragons whose “loyalty to the king” is imprinted at the genetic level.

Using the dragon’s spinal fluid as a medium, Beatrice, who was becoming a demon, also began to be influenced by the dragon’s instincts.

No, maybe she is a woman who has the right conditions to accept her instincts.

“… ah… right… eww… eww… ”

The first person I fell in love with in my life.

And the one who wants to be forgiven even in death.

After all, the person who was so special was the dragon king, whom the dragon’s instinct pointed to as his master.

That was the reason why Beatrice easily accepted the proposition that she should live for Faust and die for Faust.

“green onion… right… S… crack… ”

—The first meaningful words came out of my mouth after drinking the demon’s spinal fluid.

Using her strong obsession with Faust as a stepping stone, Beatrice finally succeeded in regaining her reason.

“Faust… Faust… sir… ”

“sir?”

I feel like my dizzy head is clear.

It was the moment when Beatrice, a real demon, was born, not a killing machine driven by simple hatred.

“right… Whoop whoop. Ah~ Being a demon is like this. My brain is much clearer than when I was a human. A feeling of liberation. Whoops. This is all thanks to Faust-sama.”

“Your tone has become more polite, Beatrice?”

“It’s not just the way you talk, sir.”

Beatrice knelt down and kissed Faust’s shoe with an ecstatic expression.

Dirt and pebbles were on his lips, but he didn’t mind at all.

“I, Veroneca Beatrice, from today onwards, I will give up my lowly job as a saint and become Faust-sama’s subordinate! I will become a spear that defeats Faust’s enemies, a shield that protects Faust, and a convenient woman who acts for Faust’s needs.”

Beatrice’s cheeks flushed as she looked up at Faust.

Her eyes were full of agape affection and boundless gratitude.

It was as if the kindness that had once been directed towards all mankind was now concentrated and poured out on Faust alone.

The saintess was completely corrupted.

When Faust thought of Beatrice when they first met, he asked, barely suppressing the ridicule that kept leaking out.

“How does it feel to be a demon, Beatrice?”

“It’s best! I really don’t know how I’ve lived as a human until now! Thank you, Faust, for freeing me from my disgusting, smelly human form! Ahahahahaha!”

Beatrice rose from her seat and shouted brightly to the astonished people.

“Everyone~ Congratulations on the birth of Beatrice, the demon! A lot in the future! I will kill humans for the sake of Faust, so please look forward to it!”

The saintess who had been accused of being a demon actually became a demon.

The people were so scared that they couldn’t even breathe properly.

“Uh, hey… Isn’t this really a big deal?”

“Yeah. That bitch must be trying to get revenge on us… ”

“But why are we standing still?”

“Because the dragon was guarding the sky earlier, it couldn’t escape.”

“But isn’t that dragon no longer there?”

“… Then, shall we try a rabbit?”

Two young men who seemed to be more athletic than the others, sped into action.

It was true that Beatrice, whose body was the size of a human, was easier than a dragon.

“It’s better to run away than to stay still and die.”

“right! I don’t want to die from a fallen saintess!”

“In terms of running, we’re the fastest in town, so there’s no way a woman will catch us.”

“Rather, the dragon dies and gains!”

The young men glanced sideways at Beatrice, who was becoming a small dot, then turned their heads to the front.

Now that we are quite far away, we can get out of the immediate crisis by running at full speed without needing to look.

I feel sorry for the remaining villagers, but I’m glad that my life was saved like this… I’m thinking

“Where are you going?”

—In front of where there should be nothing, Demonic Beatrice suddenly appeared.

With a smiley face.

“Uh, how… I was there before… ”

A confident young man during a run looked back at a platform far away.

Faust, standing alone, was watching this with interest.

“Why now… Here… ”

Beatrice had moved from there to here in that moment.

It flew at least 1 km away in a few seconds.

It was an unbelievable story.

However, Beatrice, who sounded a warning with an ominous voice right in front of her eyes, was an undeniable reality.

“You weren’t trying to run away, were you? No, then. Face your sins more squarely. Aren’t you cockroaches that don’t deserve to live? If you are a cockroach, you have to die miserably and horribly like a cockroach, so where do you think of running away?”

Beatrice put her hand on her cheek and smiled like an older sister scolding mischievous children.

“Did you want to be the first to be killed by making me angry? Is that why you turned off aggro? If that’s the case, I’d just like to see it. Whoops… But if that’s not the case, if you just ran away because you wanted to run away~”

「Even if you become a demon, isn’t it more scary than you thought? It just looks like a human, doesn’t it?” I was just thinking.

Suddenly, Beatrice’s forehead was covered with protruding veins, her red eyes narrowing like those of an alligator, and her expression turning horribly stern.

“You pissed me off more, you cockroaches! Don’t you think I don’t know you?! Alex and Brian! Guards in the dungeon!!!”

“Kuh, kuh… Oh, did you know?”

“I thought you wouldn’t know because you were wearing plain clothes.”

The two became guards after being recognized for their ability to chase and catch fleeing prisoners.

So, the main focus was confidence.

It was they who took advantage of their position as guards to harass Beatrice day and night.

That’s why he ran away in advance before he suffered a terrible revenge.

Since he had already been caught, his fate was obvious.

“Listen up, you fucking bastards. The only one who can punish me for my mistakes is Faust. No matter what sins I committed, there is no reason to be judged by you humans. Okay?”

“Ah, I see, Mr. Beatrice. I’m sorry, we made a mistake.”

“… ah.”

Beatrice’s expression, which had been shooting terribly, suddenly hardened.

Guards Alex and Brian thought that their apology had worked, and began to pray and wept forcibly.

“Miss Beatrice, I am so sorry. We couldn’t help it either. It was forced because the king ordered it.”

“Please forgive me. A single mother is waiting for you at home.”

Beatrice silently stared at the two men kneeling in front of her, begging for help, and oddly expressed her gratitude to Faust.

“Wow… This is what it feels like. Do you feel worse after receiving an apology? I really want to kill you. You can see so clearly. Bastards who apologize without even thinking about it in order to live. This is what it feels like to be really fucking disgusting. Faust-sama didn’t kill me, that’s a real bodhisattva. yes. This gave me the motivation to kill more people.”

“… Yes?”

“Uh, what is that… ”

Beatrice smiled and waved goodbye.

“So look around, you idiots.”

“Hey, go away! ugh!! ”

Brian is eaten head first by Beatrice,

“aaa!! You monster!!”

Next, Alex’s heart was punctured by the blade of his hand, and he died.

“Two!! Oh, it’s so fucking delicious.”

The demon Beatrice spat out Brian’s head like phlegm and flew up into the sky.

Killing just two people isn’t enough. It doesn’t even fill the castle.

I saw a festival ground full of insects.

The trash who came to see Beatrice’s burning ceremony. Isn’t it the same as bugs flocking to the light?

How can you not kill it and just leave it alone?

“Kiki kick… There are so many worms gathered there. Kill them all, Kikikit.”

Beatrice created a fireball with magic and threw it at the most densely populated area.

The screams of the people caught in the fire pierced the ears, and Al Nain finally became a full-fledged hell of fighting.

“Kyahahahaha! so much fun! The sound of the scream sounds sweet like a symphony! I didn’t know murder was such a fun job. What is it? Thank you Faust! I’ll kill and kill and kill and kill for you! hahahahaha!! Humans must die!! Because you don’t deserve to be alive!”

The massacre of Beatrice, the demon, began in earnest.