I'm standing in front of the bedroom door, ready to go out. Going out there is the first step to stop being a failure, I can't chicken out now.
I move my hand to the doorknob, my hand trembles with fear, but an impulse makes me open it, I don't like to admit it, but this seems unnatural to me.
I'm someone who was shy, cowardly, and antisocial, how can I just have this courage out of nowhere? It's obvious that this comes from Evelyn, but it's almost as if Evelyn has devoured part of who I am and taken over a large part of everything.
'Courage...' I decide not to think about it, soon I open the door and step out of the room, seeing the hallway of the castle, a beautiful hallway, the walls are in shades of a lovely matte white and wooden carvings on the columns that make everything look like a beautiful work of art.
"..." I take a step out of the room and close the door, I'm out here and I have a rough idea of the layout of the place.
I inherited Evelyn's memories, but there are blurry things, maybe because there are too many things to remember all at once, so I've only gained a part of it while the other part is kind of "loading".
"Ouch..." Someone suddenly bumps into my back forcefully.
"Oh, excuse me...oh, it's you" A maid speaks with reverence at first until she sees me, as soon as she notices who I am, her gaze becomes cold and her tone mocking, the demons have an obvious hierarchy that works on two things.
The first is individual strength and the second is noble status, as a "failure" I'm only slightly above the maids for being a candidate for the throne.
But since I'm weak, the maids don't respect me, the maid's cold gaze sends shivers down my spine, but I hide the discomfort.
"Today is the opening banquet, the... Demon King announced that it has begun, I suggest you treat me with care from now on, after all, the world turns a lot" I threaten her in a way I know Evelyn would.
She doesn't care about that and leaves as if I'm a nobody, I already expected this and I'm kind of already used to being treated this way, it doesn't matter.
I walk through the castle seeing how several maids run from one side to the other preparing everything for the banquet, but I just ignore this and practically run to the banquet hall.
I end up being the first to arrive, which is great, I choose the spot closest to the Demon King, I need to make a request to him, I need something the Demon King can give me.
If he doesn't give me these things, getting them on my own will be almost impossible, after all, one of these items Grace brings with her from the human realm, and the other is an item from another continent.
Basically, only the Demon King or the heroine can give me these items, and they are mandatory for my evolution.
'Hmm, the smell is divine' I smell the food on the table, everything perfectly adjusted for the family reunion that would take place.
"J-Just a little piece won't be missed" I say looking around and stealing a little dessert, I try it and the taste is as good as the appearance, so I take another, and another, and another and repeat this for a while until the tray is empty.
"...D-Damn it!! Of course they'll notice!" I grab the tray and quickly hide it under the table, I couldn't control myself, I'm starving.
As a demon, I need to eat relatively less, and Evelyn has already gotten used to going hungry, but obviously that doesn't change the fact that I'm hungry.
Of course, at all times I'm careful with my curse, the way it's described I wouldn't doubt that I could end up knocking the entire table to the floor because of bad luck.
'Well, the banquet is still going to take a little while, so I think I'll try to see the system' I plead to all the gods that exist, to the universe, and even to the creator of the game for me to have the character cards.
"S-System, show me the character card of everyone!" In the game, it would be a button, this button would show the character cards of the romantic targets.
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Name = Esther Ashcroft
Race = Demon
Title = Despair
A beautiful girl with long white hair and eyes with red pupils and black sclera, she has large breasts and an elegant figure that highlights her natural beauty.
Personality = Cold, analytical, elegant, polite, mysterious.
Weight = 70kg
Age = 18 years
Birthday = September 8th
Height = 176 centimeters
Blessing = Divine Blessing of the Seventh Layer (Description = You are favored by the universe, anything you want to do, the universe will favor to make it happen)
Skill Rank = ???
Curse = World Perception (Description = You are able to perceive the truth of the world)
Domain = Complete Universe (Description = Creates a completely white dimension where everything will act according to the user's will)
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Name = Marie Ashcroft
Race = Demon
Title = Creator
A short girl with long blonde hair and black eyes with small breasts, she usually wears a blindfold, she is short and arrogant with long black horns, always with a smile on her face and proud of her power.
Personality = Arrogant, lively, exhibitionist, cheerful, sadistic.
Weight = 56kg
Age = 18 Years
Birthday = May 5th
Height = 145 centimeters
Blessing = Creation of the Sixth Layer (Description = You can create anything you can imagine, but the stronger what is created, the more power it costs)
Skill Rank = SSS+
Curse = Enmity (Description = Your own powers can turn against you if used carelessly)
Domain = Empty Imagination (Description = Creates a dimension completely made of sweets and toys where the user can create and control things much more efficiently)
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Name = Augustus Ashcroft
Race = Demon
Title = War
A cute boy who likes plush toys, he has black hair and dark blue eyes, he has large black bat-like wings.
Personality = Restrained, Cold, kind, careful, paranoid.
Weight = 58kg
Age = 18 years
Birthday = November 23rd
Height = 150 centimeters
Blessing = Troop Generation of the Fifth Layer (Description = Allows the user to temporarily control defeated enemies, or make pacts to permanently control beings they have defeated)
Skill Rank = S+
Curse = Breach of Agreement (Description = When making agreements, you cannot break them in any way)
Domain = Cemetery of Swords (Description = Creates a dimension where clones of every being the user has encountered are created, the clones do not have the strength of the original, but form a massive army)
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Name = Lucien Ashcroft
Race = Demon
Title = Warrior
A strong man with medium-length white hair and purple eyes, he has an arrogant smile and large white horns along with large white wings.
Personality = Arrogant, calculating, excited, enthusiastic, creative.
Weight = 79kg
Age = 18 years
Birthday = February 2nd
Height = 180 centimeters
Blessing = Perfect Warrior of the Sixth Layer (Description = Allows the user to perfectly handle any type of weapon, and quickly adapt to the opponent's fighting style)
Skill Rank = SS+
Curse = Punishment of the Lie (Description = Feels discomfort when lying, forcing the user to conceal the truth in more indirect ways than lying)
Domain = Individual Combat Arena (Description = Creates a dimension that is a giant arena, everyone inside is forced to stay in the stands while a 1v1 fight happens with each enemy inside the dimension)
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Name = Laplace Ashcroft
Race = Demon
Title = Sin
An androgynous boy with long pink hair and golden eyes, has an androgynous body and is like a snake waiting to strike, with similarities to succubi, has a long thin tail, black wings and horns.
Personality = Apathetic, Cold, Treacherous, calculating, manipulative.
Weight = 69kg
Age = 18 years
Birthday = April 1st
Height = 160 centimeters.
Blessing = Material Control of the Sixth Layer (Description = Allows the user to manipulate inorganic matter around them)
Skill Rank = SSS+
Curse = Material Divider (Description = Any material in contact with the user loses 50% of all attributes)
Domain = Empty World (Description = Creates a flat dimension where any material the user desires appears for use)
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Name = Evelyn Ashcroft
Race = Demon
Title = Tragedy
A girl with long purple hair and white eyes, with medium breasts and a beautiful body, her only demonic characteristic is pointed ears.
Personality = Narcissistic, Narcissistic, Narcissistic, Narcissistic, Completely Narcissistic.
Weight = 58kg
Age = 18 years
Birthday = August 5th
Height = 163 centimeters
Blessing = Puppet Control of the Sixth Layer (Description = Allows the user to assemble and control small puppets)
Skill Rank = F
Curse = Destiny's Misfortune (Description = Destiny hates you, but can't interfere too much, so it grants you misfortune, recommending extra caution with small things in daily life)
Domain = Puppet Theater (Description = Creates a large stage where the user can control multiple puppets and fight their enemies, enemies much weaker than the user can be temporarily transformed into puppets)
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"OHHHH...Wait a minute!!! I'm not that narcissistic! The system doesn't sum up my personality to a single thing!!!!" I get excited, but then I get angry, the system responded and showed me the character card of each romantic target in the game.
"Tsk, Esther still has that broken-ass ability!! The creator doesn't know what balance is? Why the hell does Esther have this overpowered ability?" I say indignantly.
This is exactly the biggest problem, Esther always becomes the queen in all the routes because that's what she wants, at the beginning of the game, everyone's abilities are still at the start, so they're not that broken.
However, as the game progresses, the abilities become stronger, most of them hide their abilities from the others, so no one knows that Esther has this ability.
Besides, in the game, Esther has remained hidden, she practically didn't do anything that would draw attention, because she wanted to keep absolute secrecy.
The real problem is this: I need Esther to give up the throne, as long as she desires the throne of the Demon Queen, it's practically impossible for any of us to get the position.
Killing Esther is also out of the question, she's super strong and fighting her is literally asking to be attacked from all sides by literally anything.
She's the only one with a Seventh Layer ability, which kind of makes her practically invincible, so my plan is to become friends with her and try to make her give up the throne and give up the global genocide.
I don't even know why she wants to wipe out all life on the planet, she also never talks about it in the game, I need to find out on my own.
'And as expected, I'm also a romantic target, I hope the heroine isn't interested in me' I don't need a heroine trying to conquer me.
"The future is in sight and I'm going to grab it with everything I've got!" I say with determination as I hear the doors opening, it seems they have arrived.