Extra of a Crazy World Chapter 44

Chapter 44

Sitri Belstad (3)

“…What?”

Sitri momentarily forgot reality and blurted out a blank response.

“Didn’t you hear me? Should I repeat it? I said you’re full of shit.”

“……”

So shocked was she that the magical energy gathered in Sitri’s eyes and throughout her body suddenly disappeared.

Sitri pulled away from Rudian, flustered to the point of stammering.

“Ah, wait a minute! How, how did you just…!”

A Demon King’s power is absolute.

Especially when manifesting their designated domain of ‘Desire’!

With the gate closed, using this power required great resolve due to its extreme energy consumption.

But no being on earth except for the dragon race should be free from this power.

No, none should exist.

-HAHAHA! UHAHA! PUHEHAHA!

Diablo burst into laughter, practically rolling over.

-What a stupid expression! The other Seven Thrones should have seen this! KHEHEHE…!

Needless to say, Sitri, or Asmodeus’s power, failed to penetrate Adi’s defenses.

-Even a dried yellow croaker is still a fish. Being Demon King-level means your rank is somewhat usable, but your power is quite pathetic. This level wouldn’t even be possible against the mental streams that fellow created.

-Hmph! Comparing me to such a low-level succubus is disrespectful!

Diablo turned up his nose at Adi’s backhanded compliment.

Too bad, it must have been your best effort in this enclosed space.

“This can’t be…!”

Finally coming to her senses, Sitri showed an extremely cautious attitude.

“Y-You…! What are you?”

“People who see me these days only ask about my identity.”

Seriously, the repertoire never changes.

Despite Rudian’s complaint, Sitri remained vigilant.

She had realized that Rudian’s attitude wasn’t simply pretending to be affected by her power, but that her ability had completely failed to work on him.

“Not only resisting the power of lust, but completely immune to it…. Could you be one of the divine race?”

“You sound just like that guy.”

Clearly, Caslay Lichmond also mentioned something about the divine race.

If I were really of the divine race, I wouldn’t be living like this.

“That guy? Could it be that you…!”

Sitri was quite perceptive.

From the single remark that Rudian muttered, she deduced the causal relationship of the current situation.

“It was you, the one who killed that skeleton.”

“If that skeleton was working under Iblis, then yes, that was me.”

“I knew it.”

Sitri broke into a cold sweat while keeping her eyes fixed on Rudian.

‘I’ve been had.’

If her opponent was completely immune to the power of lust, she couldn’t kill him even if she mobilized all her current power.

‘If only I had my subordinates…!’

Though she had lost her high-ranking subordinate Gude Belstad, Sitri still had many useful mid and low-ranking subordinates remaining.

‘But the moment I call for subordinates, my chances of being defeated increase!’

Judging by the opponent’s capabilities, she was much more likely to be defeated before her subordinates could answer her call.

Of course, Sitri never imagined that Rudian was only immune to her powers, which was her critical misjudgment.

“Sit down for now.”

“…?”

“Let’s have a talk.”

‘What, what is this?’

Sitri desperately racked her brain at Rudian’s unexpected proposal.

If the opponent wanted to kill her, it would probably be easy.

Due to already having used much of her power to create subordinates, Sitri’s current combat ability wasn’t much different from Gude, who had been her high-ranking subordinate.

In the end, Sitri had no choice but to awkwardly sit back down at Rudian’s suggestion.

Once Sitri took her seat, Rudian smirked and began to speak.

“Sitri Belstad. No, Demon King Asmodeus.”

“…!”

Sitri’s expression showed slight agitation at Rudian’s statement that pierced through her identity.

“You’ve worked hard opening the Demon Gate with Rigos and Marbas.”

“……”

Sitri’s expression hardened.

Mentioning not only her identity but also the names of the Demon Kings who crossed over with her took the severity of the problem to another dimension.

“Baron Rigos, General Marbas. These so-called Demon Kings have quite the naming sense…”

“Y-You… What exactly is your identity?”

Sitri’s voice began to tremble slightly.

“My identity is none of your business.”

Rudian looked at Sitri with profound eyes.

Though his outward expression remained unchanged, Rudian’s inner thoughts were quite complex.

‘I didn’t expect them to actively seek me out like this…’

While the followers she created within the Academy were captivated by the Demon King’s innate demonic sensuality, Rudian wasn’t the type to be affected by such things.

‘With things as they are, I have no choice but to go with Plan B.’

If he were to send Sitri away now, the demonic forces including Sitri would immediately use force against Rudian.

Whether assassination or direct confrontation, Rudian hadn’t yet created a stage to exterminate them all at once.

“Sitri Belstad, would you form an alliance with us?”

“…An alliance, you say?”

“Anyway, until you open the gate, whatever you do is futile, isn’t it? That’s why your advance team devoured Rohans but things are still stagnant.”

GULP!

At that moment, Sitri realized intuitively.

No matter how strong the opponent might be, knowing their inside information to this extent meant…

‘This person could destroy us with a mere flick of his wrist!’

Of course, the war between humans and demons that would unfold, the massive damage that would result…

From Sitri’s perspective, these things that would make Rudian cringe were merely trivial matters not worth considering.

“It will take at least 3-4 years for you to open the gate anyway, right?”

“To think you even know that…”

Sitri’s expression completely crumbled.

At that moment, Sitri felt the urge to sacrifice her life if necessary to kill the man before her.

Sensing Sitri’s murderous intent, Rudian smirked and spoke.

“Thinking of making an extreme choice?”

FLINCH!

“Well, everything you’ve accomplished will collapse in that moment, so go ahead if you want.”

“What do you want?”

“I told you. Let’s form an alliance.”

Rudian assumed the most arrogant expression and posture possible.

“The important thing now is that you first encroached on our territory, and we who were quietly observing naturally became angry, that’s the situation.”

Territory.

Sitri was confused.

If such a powerful organization had been lurking, they would have known about it.

‘Iskar? Delphione? Kepler? No, if that were the case, they wouldn’t appear before us only now. Knowing our situation so thoroughly…!’

Sitri’s confusion was understandable.

After all, there was no actual territory to begin with, so confusion was inevitable.

“We don’t particularly care whether you open the gate or not. Getting rid of you wouldn’t be a big issue, but dealing with those in Rohans or Ergon would be troublesome.”

“……”

“Therefore, we demand appropriate compensation for damages and want to establish territory—an adequate territory that can maintain non-aggression.”

Though she didn’t know the extent of the damage compensation, Sitri was in no position to back out now.

“Let me hear your demands first.”

‘She asked.’

Rudian desperately suppressed the laughter trying to escape.

“It’s simple. First, hand over Belstad and Seoris to us. The financial aspect might be inconvenient right now, but once the gate opens, it becomes an insignificant matter, right?”

Once the Demon Gate opens, there would be no need for such petty scheming in the shadows.

They could simply overwhelm everything with force.

“And don’t touch Delphione. I may have embedded minions here and there in the Magic Tower, but I need that place to maintain my identity in human society.”

“Is that all?”

“Yes, that’s it. Well, if I were to add one more thing, I’d appreciate it if you’d leave Calline alone too. Being descended from his lineage, I don’t want to see him ruining his life by getting entangled with a strange woman.”

“……”

Sitri was confused by Rudian’s statement, which could be either a joke or serious.

“If you abide by these conditions, we’ll keep our mouths shut about you. Just as we have until now, we’ll continue to do so.”

Sitri closed her mouth and remained silent for a moment.

In truth, if we’re talking about territorial infringement, our side was the one violated first.

The opponent had entered her established territory first under the name Rudian Belstad.

‘But I can’t refuse this offer either.’

It was an infuriatingly brazen attitude.

The information this person had disclosed was something that no individual, no human could possibly acquire.

Whether they were of the divine race, dragon race, or some extraterrestrial species remained to be seen, but in this situation, Sitri was definitely the subordinate party.

‘Perhaps this person deliberately provoked me first to create this opportunity…!’

While that was the correct answer, knowing it wouldn’t change anything.

Once prey is caught in a spider’s web, figuring out how it got caught doesn’t help it escape.

“…Very well, in the name of Asmodeus, Demon King of Lust, I accept your demands.”

“How magnanimous of you.”

“But the 3rd prince is off-limits. I’ve invested time in him, and he’s not affiliated with Delphione anyway.”

“Hmm, I suppose that can’t be helped.”

Rudian accepted her words while smacking his lips.

He might be able to force the 3rd prince’s freedom if he pushed hard enough, but he had no desire to protect an idiot who had abandoned Luciella and fallen for Sitri despite not being under her power of lust.

Rudian and Sitri established territorial boundaries and time limits.

The territory agreement meant that while Delphione, Iskar, and the Maha Empire Academy would be left untouched, Rudian would also not interfere with the noble families where demons were hiding under false identities.

And the time limit was until the Demon Gate fully opened.

Once the general terms of the negotiation were finished, Sitri glared sharply at Rudian and asked:

“What do you call yourselves?”

“Adora.”

“Fine, just knowing the existence of those who are monitoring us is a gain, even if it’s mere observation.”

CRACK!

Rising from her seat with a seemingly deep wound to her pride, Sitri declared:

“Your arrogance will certainly make you pay the price someday.”

“Aren’t you being too aggressive? What if I break my promise?”

To Rudian’s words, Sitri sneered and replied:

“Hmph! Having made the covenant with your own mouth, the moment you break it, consider the covenant’s backlash that will strike you. Do I look like a fool who wouldn’t even know that?”

“That’s true.”

The problem was that Rudian was too insignificant a being for any covenant backlash to affect him.

Sitri approached within arm’s reach of Rudian and looked into his eyes.

“You can look forward to it. Someday I’ll make you my slave and torment you for eternity.”

“I look forward to that.”

Judging by the malice flowing from Sitri’s eyes, she seemed quite determined.

Rudian was secretly a bit scared, but he responded with a smile without showing it.

***

-Master, are you really going to make a non-aggression treaty with those creatures?

After Sitri left, Adi asked Rudian.

Rudian coolly answered the question.

‘Why would I?’

-…What?

It was just a verbal agreement anyway.

He may have shown more of his cards than intended, but it was worth it since the opponent was intimidated enough for his bluff to work.

‘Supreme beings might be bound by their own declarations… But I’m not a supreme being, am I?’

It’s not my fault if the other party misunderstood; that’s their problem.

As a result, Sitri would later receive quite a severe backstab, but that was exactly Rudian’s intention.

-…I’m not sure who the real demon is here.

-I agree. A human who cons a Demon King.

Adi and Diablo left their brief impressions.

Diablo’s tone contained slight admiration, which somehow made Rudian feel unpleasant.