Chapter 30 Core thinks Deva just raised a flag.

We entered the first town we found and rented a room.

Other than a few glances by normal civilians filled with scorn and hatred towards me, nothing happened.They welcomed the four with us Velena and Ira hiding with their skills.

*Thud**Thud* In the room you could hear the sounds of chains falling and making contact with the floor.

"Phew,finally I can take off these chains from me." I sigh with relief while plopping in the bed.

"Demons quite hate humans,huh." Edea says with concern.

"Well the hatred is mutual between the two parties, well only the Sourthen section have the same hatred as demons have to the entire human race."

From the books that I have read, there was this kind of mutual hostility between the two not because of some grudge but because of a woman.

The woman whose name was unknown, had a beauty that was unparalleled, she was so beautiful that the rulers of the Sourthen section and that of the demons fell in love with her.

The three became close and at first glance the two competitors weren't that desperate to take her, but one day she was found dead, her body defiled and afterwards burned, she was only identified thanks to an accessory she would always wear. The two rulers were in despair but not so much to accuse each other. But they were not only the ones to have fallen in love with her, ministers,generals,nobles and some commoners too grew fond of her.

Then rumors started to spread across the lands.

-It was that human scum that did that to her.

-We must avenge her.

-Demons are cunning and evil so they are the culprits.

No matter how baseless and nonsensical they were, these seemingly harmless rumors started to affect the people's mind and burn their hearts.

Humans started to mindlessly hunt demons.

Demons started to brutally murder humans.

Time passed and so the cause of such events, what remained was hatred towards the other side.

"And that's the story." I concluded the summary of the story.

"But that's something I never heard of." Theresa tilted her head.

"This is something you can find in any library,you girls for the exception of Ira should read more and this applies especially to you Theresa."

"T-that's because books are so boring. Training,battling,sparring and all is way funnier than reading boring stuff."

*grumble*

"S-sorry..." Edea's face flushed.

"It's ok, I guess it's time for lunch.You girls should go downstairs and eat."

"But what about you,Deva?" Velena asked.

"I'm a slave now remember?Just bring me something later."

"If you say so..." The girls, for the exception of Pride, reluctantly went downstairs."

Without Pride noticing a trasculent barrier appeared around the two of us.

You feel shame when you think you are flawed, degraded or diminished and so what do you feel when you feel shame? You want to hide yourself, hide your ugly side, hide your presence by everyone so that no one will be able to see,hear or speak to you.

Shame is the negative emotion I'm using to conjure this barrier, for the time being no one should be able to hear us. Watching Pride's expression I can deduct she has something to say, something the girls should't hear. Well she could say it when I'll enter the dungeon with my consciousness but it seems she wants to say it at all cost this moment.

"Love can really make people do unvelibable and crazy things." I start the conversation.

"Are those girls also included in the people you speak of?"

"Hmm,yes."

"Aren't you worried?" Pride asked.

"About what?"

"I interacted with them only two times,but I saw and felt how obsessive and possessive they were towards you, ,maybe they are a bit protective or wary of outsiders while that might only include the two elves, the other two might not be just a bit clingy, not because of intuition but because of your system."

"Did Core told you guys about my system?"

"Yes."

Well who other than Core knows my special system?

"You saw and felt it too right? No, you know more other than all of us how they act."

I sigh.

"They intensely watch me like I am the most interesting thing in the world before I wake up or even after I sleep, fake to wake up later than me so that I can wake them personally, instead of leaving me alone to do their things they would always make sure to leave one of them as if she was a guard, no matter where I go or what time they will be always be around near me knowing and noting all the things I say and do..."

"Wha-"

"Leave the laundry to us, they always say, but I often catch them sniffing my clothes, the moment I interact with someone they will immediately check her backround and everything to see whether they are a threat no matter age,gender or race.Fortunately they didn't reach the point on killing on the spot the moment someone approaches me but I know they threatened them or blackmailed them.Well I don't really know about love since it is something more incomprehensible than anything else but I know this is not something healthy like you said ,they are just obsessive and a bit possessive..."

"Then-"

"But they are not going to go crazy unless I'm here,so I think it's safe."

"*sigh* But I warn you to be more careful about them especially Velena and Ira since they are affected by your system, if you raise your affection rate to 100 then no one will know what will happen to them."

"Don't worry these months not even a point was raised so no worries."

"Now I'm curious as to how you know about them."

"Demonic users use their immagination to conjure whatever they like, meaning I can conjure a spear made of flame to melt a wall or even create creatures to act as my scouts or spies as long as I use the right emotions like wrath or loneliness."

"So you made the creature's eyes that you created to spy them?Aren't you then the same as them then?"

"No, that's different I was only controlling what they were doing that's all."

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-But they are not going to go crazy since I'm here,so I think it's safe.

The voice of Deva resounded across the room.

A mechanical woman is currently showing a projection to thirteen individuals seating in their chairs

"Core thinks Deva actually raised a flag with that line."

"What do you mean Core?" Envy asked.

"Meaning she is foreshadowing something that will happen in the far future." Humility said.

"So let's wait with anticipation that event to happen." Sloth yawned.

"But isn't that bad?" Meekness said.

"Core thinks that is not the case, see, their relationship will never grow fast if they are going to act like this."

"Didn't Deva said that they will take their time and that it's not our business?"Temperance said.

"So you don't want to see the children of Deva?" With this,Core ws able to make the others silent.

"They will take an eternity to create a child.Diligence don't you want to be called 'grandmother'?That is also about you all, don't you want to be called by her child 'Uncle!Aunty!Big sister!Big brother!' something like that?" With that Core was able to tempt the thirteen without even using a skill.

Now what remains is the most stubborn of the group, Pride who is outside with Deva.