Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! (The Eminence in Shadow)

(3) The Birth of The Diablos Cult?!

Author: Aizawa Daisuke

　It's been about a month or I guess. While remembering the day I got the lump of meat, I sighed in the same abandoned village as that day.

　How did this happen?

　The meat loaf experiment went very well until halfway through. It's not my body, so I can do whatever I want.

　It was fun.

　Approaching the essence of magic power and realizing that my power has increased markedly is the greatest happiness for me. More precisely, more careful, stronger, the control of the magical power is increased to the limit. Finally, the time of the escape, the magic power is completely controlled. The blonde elf girl was there.

　No, I was so engrossed in magic control that I didn't realize until that moment that the lump of meat was a blonde elf. It's amazing how you can come back from that lump of rotten meat. You are free now, so you should go back to your hometown. No, this is an unhelpful product of chance.

　It was troublesome and I thought about running away, but in the end I decided to have her serve as subordinate "A" of the powerful person behind the scenes. She doesn't look like she'll betray my, and she looks smart, she has an air of being uselessly capable. She seems to be a 10 years old, the same age as me, but it doesn't seem to be a lie that the elf's spirit matures precociously.

"That's why you are an alpha from today."

　A, alpha, whichever is fine.

"Understood"

　She nodded. She is blonde, blue-eyed, fair-skinned, beautiful, and typical of an elf.

"And your job is..."

　I paused for a moment and thought. This is important here. Her job is to help influential people in the shadows, that's for sure. In this case is the power behind the shadows in the first place. What is the purpose of the power behind the shadows?

　Settings are important.

　If the reason for fighting is revenge for losing at pachinko, it will not look good. I can't get past that point. Before I came to this world, and after I came to this world, I kept fantasizing about the best shadow influencer I could think of.

　Combining one thousand and 10 thousand imaginary powerhouse setup patterns I had thought of so far, so I instantly found the optimal solution.

"To prevent the resurrection of the Diablos behind the scenes."

"Demon Diablos?..."

　Alpha tilted her head.

"You know too... Long ago, the world was in danger of being destroyed by the demon Diablos. However, Diablos was overthrown by the three heroes who rose from humans, elves and beastmen and the world was destroyed. protected."

"I know, but isn't that a fairy tale?"

"No, it really happened. But the truth is much more complicated than fairy tales..."

　I said that and smiled wryly. When it comes to me, it's easy to create a shadow powerhouse setting that incorporates the legends of this world.

"Diablos, who was defeated by the hero, cast a curse on the three heroes on the verge of death. That's the curse of Diablos."

"Curse of Diablos? I've never heard of such a thing."

"The Diablos Curse exists. Obsession. It's a disease that's bothering your body."

"Eh, that's..."

　Alpha's eyes widen in astonishment.

"Descendants of the heroes who defeated the demon Diablos suffered from this disease for a long time. However, in the past, Diablos' curse could be healed. Just like you."

　The existence of Alpha, who had regained her skin without a scratch, to the point that it was hard to believe that she was possessed by a demon until now. That's proof that I was right.

　Big lie.

"Demon possession is proof of the lineage of heroes. They are carefully protected, cherished, and respected as the children of those who saved the world. Not in the past."

"But now they don't thank me. On the contrary..."

　Alpha said with a distorted face.

"Someone twisted history. He hid the evidence of his heroism, hid the curse medicine, and even became a despised being as possessed by a demon.."

"Uh...! Who the heck is that!"

"These are the ones who are planning to revive the demon Diablos. Those who are under Diablos' curse have high magical powers and inherit the blood of heroes. It's a nuisance to them."

"That's why I call it demon possession and get rid of it..."

"That's right. You were falsely accused of demon possession, and you lost your hometown and family.

"I hate it. There's no way I wouldn't hate it."

"The Cult of Diablos. That's our enemy. They never appear on stage. And that's why we lurk in the shadows. We lurk in the shadows and hunt the shadows."

"It was an existence that had such influence without appearing on the front stage. Then the enemy is the strong one. Surely many people are manipulated without knowing the truth..."

　I nodded appreciatively.

"It will be a difficult road. But we have to make it. Will you help me?"

"If you want it, I will risk my life.

　Alpha looked at me with blue eyes and smiled fearlessly. She is young and beautiful, and her face is full of determination and determination.

　I gave a fist pump in my heart.

　Say, this elf!

　Of course, the Order of Diablos doesn't exist, so no matter how much you look for it, you won't find it. That's why I killed a few thieves around here on suspicion of being part of the Diablos cult.

　And after that I hid and rushed into battle the people who looked like the main characters, saying, 'This world is in danger of collapsing....' or 'Majin' or Resurrection is near" and leave after saying suggestive things, or else will appear gallantly on the battlefield and say things like "You fools, those who are being manipulated..." and "get rid of them..."

　That's right, the name of the important organization is...

"We are the Shadow Garden... The ones who lurk in the shadows and hunt the shadows..."

"Shadow Garden. Nice name."

　You have an excellent naming sense.

　At this time, Shadow Garden was founded, and the Cult of Diablos, the enemy of the world, was born. I have taken a step forward on the road to becoming an influential person behind the scenes.

"Well, for the time being, do you want to practice swordsmanship while training your magical control? I'll handle the main battles, but you'll be doing the small fish battles, so you'll get stronger."

"I know. The enemy is mighty, it is very important to increase the power level."

"Yeah, that's how it feels..."

"We also need to find and protect the descendants of other heroes."

"Eh, ah, well, in moderation."

　But it's a good idea to play shadow powerhouse with multiple people because it looks more organized and gives the more immersive setting, but you don't need a lot of people. To be honest, there are no problems with two people.

"Well, let's focus on getting stronger for now."

　I raised my wooden sword and caught Alpha's sword, which was so sharp that I couldn't believe I was still an amateur at this point. She has common sense, sufficient magical power, and seems to be usable.

　Under the moonlight, I swung my wooden sword while thinking about such things.