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The Villainous Noble Who Kept Rewinding After Death: The Story Somehow Changed When I Committed Suicide

Chapter 302: Q&A Time

“Then, I would like to start our meeting, but Bagira, since you called us together this time, shouldn’t you be leading?”

“Yeah, that’s true. However, the reason I gathered you all is, as you might have guessed, to introduce Lewis. After all, he’s the first owner of the authority of Gluttony to make his appearance. I thought you all should know.”

“Then! Does that mean today’s meeting is adjourned~?”

“Hehe. That was a very proper ending particle, Etoile.”

“Oh ho ho! Even if I’m complimented, I can only return it with a smile~!”

“That’s enough from you two. We’re getting off track, so let’s steer this back on course.”

As Etoile said this with an innocent smile, Soware looked at her fondly and, as if accustomed to it, quickly led Tiny back to the topic.

“However, Etoile is indeed right. If the reason Bagira summoned us was to introduce Mr. Lewis and for us to meet, then the purpose has already been achieved.”

“Then… can we… go back…?”

“Ah, but that would be too hasty after gathering like this.”

“How about this? Since Mr. Lewis is still new to our country, how about we answer any questions he has?”

“That’s a splendid idea! That way, Mr. Lewis will learn what he wants to know, and we’ll be able to deepen our bond with him. Sounds good, doesn’t it?”

“Indeed, that might just be a good plan.”

“I don’t mind anything.”

“I’m happy to chat a lot too~!”

“Mm… just… a little… more… sleep… zzz…”

Everyone nodded in agreement to the proposal, and Etoile looked at me with hopeful eyes.

“Well then, Mr. Lewis. Without further ado, do you have any questions for us?”

“A question? Then, the first thing I want to know is what you meant earlier by this place being a lucky room?”

“Huh? Was that the first thing you wanted to ask?”

“Yeah.”

I actually had several other things I wanted to ask, but I decided to start with what Bagira and the others talked about when I first entered this room.

“Well, if that’s the first thing you want to know, I guess that’s fine. In short, the room we’re in right now is one of the spaces created by an artifact.”

“Huh? A space created by an artifact?”

“Ah, I’m not very knowledgeable about magic, so I can’t explain it in detail, but you know that door we came through to get here? That door is actually a special entrance meant to transport us into a space created by an artifact. Passing through that door lets us move to one of the multiple spaces generated by the artifact.”

“The room is basically chosen randomly, and once the first person passes through, that room and door are fixed. Also, the room won’t change into another one until the last person exits.”

“By the way! The last room was a blazing hot area with flowing lava~! I thought I was going to die from the heat~! Oh ho ho!”

“I remember the one before that was a battlefield littered with corpses. This time, it feels more like a playground, but compared to the past, this one’s a huge win.”

“I see.”

I’m curious about what kind of artifact it is, but I suspect it’s something similar to the one Fūshiru and the others used before.

“Then, let me ask the next question. Earlier, everyone shared their abilities related to their authorities, but wasn’t it okay to be open about that? Well, Bagira had given me a heads up.”

“There’s no problem with that. You might have heard from Bagira, but the abilities of our authorities are passed on to the same soul even after death. That means they remain unchanged. In other words, since our previous lives used these abilities, it’s recorded, and if someone wants to know, it’s easy for them to find out about it.”

“Yeah. So, our master’s abilities were already explained by Bagira earlier.”

Now that I think about it, when Bagira explained about the authority of Pride, they mentioned due to recordings, so seems like the abilities of the authorities have already been communicated among other owners.

However, since Bagira mentioned that this is his first encounter with the authority of Gluttony, it seems that my ability wasn’t known to anyone because I never showed myself in my past life.

“And I’ve heard from Bagira beforehand that there’s a faction system, but you all seem to get along quite well.”

This is something I had been thinking since entering the room, but despite the faction system, the six of us present seem to get along just fine—not a trace of the rivalry, obstruction, or animosity I expected between factions.

Moreover, considering Bagira and Tiny used to date, it seems the relationship between the six is not bad at all.

“I can roughly guess what you were imagining, but we’re fundamentally different from humans, you see.”

“What do you mean by that?”

“Humans live among many desires, right? Material desire, greed for money, desire for control, lust, and so on—there’s jealousy, aversion, and plenty of other feelings to mention. It’s an endless list when enumerated. Living among such diverse desires is what makes you humans.”

“Right.”

Human factions, in the end, are organizations formed to fulfill personal desires.

Naturally, those desires differ depending on the individual’s environment, emotions, and ultimate goals. Since there’s no person who truly understands each other perfectly, they end up fighting and stealing from one another.

“However, for us demons, it’s quite simple: a thirst for strength and enjoyment. These two are our top priorities. Of course, there are rare exceptions, like Soware living for money or Horn, who worships sleep as the highest, but those guys are influenced by their authorities, so they can be seen as exceptions.”

“So basically, you’re saying that since you’re all pretty much similar, you don’t have pointless conflicts among yourselves?”

“Exactly. To add, we have an inviolable treaty among us. Therefore, whatever anyone does is ultimately inconsequential, and as long as it doesn’t harm what we’re doing, we basically let things be.”

Bagira’s explanation was very much in line with the perspective of demons.

In short, although there are factions such as the Demon King faction, the Conqueror faction, and the Fallen faction, the lack of mutual interest means that whatever the others do is of no concern, and it’s just a result of wanting to achieve their own desires that these three factions even exist.

“Thus, there’s no pressure for you to join any faction, and feel free to act as you like. However, if you end up interfering with someone’s strategy, you need to solve it with your own strength. As I said earlier, we are fundamentally inviolable. Don’t think you can receive unconditioned help just because of friendship or anything.”

“Got it.”

I thought it would be a hassle if I were invited to various factions, but Bagira’s words to act freely seemed to resonate with everyone present, and nobody refuted this point.

“Is there anything else you’d like to ask?”

“Let’s see. For the last question, I heard from Bagira that the demons have a mission to end the world. Specifically, what does that mean?”

This was something I had been curious about for a while, but the concept of the demons’ mission to end the world that Bagira mentioned was quite abstract and vague, and I couldn’t understand what exactly would lead to that.

“Unfortunately, we don’t have a clear answer for that either. However, among us dark elves, we believe that reviving the Demon King itself connects to ending the world.”

“Our master interprets it as the demons unifying the world through military might, as he seems to see it.”

“I shall fill the world with love~! And thus, the world shall meet its end, yes~!”

“Everyone… sleep… world… end…”

“I don’t really get it either. Especially since there are no records or anything left, so we each have our own interpretations and aim to realize the words of the Demon King.”

“I personally think it would be enough to break the world physically, but I still lack the power. I intend to grow stronger.”

It seems there are genuinely no materials or legends left regarding this matter, and it looks like each person is attempting to fulfill that mission based on their own interpretation.

“Anything else?”

“No, I’m fine for now.”

“Understood. Should you have any questions later on, feel free to ask me through Bagira. If there’s any necessary material, I can lend it to you.”

“Got it.”

“Then, today’s meeting is concluded. Thank you for your hard work.”

As Tiny declared the end of the meeting, our first gathering, which felt long yet short, wrapped up in no time.

 

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