Chapter 21: Insults of the Highest Degree

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As soon as Aizawa saw the next pairing, he knew it'd go badly. Before the Sports Festival, many teachers talk to each other about their own students. Vlad King and himself weren't exceptions. And from what his fellow homeroom teacher said, Shiozaki was a very diligent student...and a very diligent Christian.

And, Bendy was... well he was a demon. Maybe even an actual demon. The brimstone and fire kind. Now, Aizawa didn't believe in any particular theology. But..., he saw the monster his student turned into.

The pro hero has seen many, very many completely inhuman mutants. The most "terrifying" person Aizawa has ever met was someone covered in hundreds of unblinking eyes. Head to toe.

But he had felt no fear in her presence. Or in any of the others' presence. None, not even the surface leve kind.

And yet, when he saw Bendy's monstrous form, he felt true fear. It consumed him for those few seconds. He couldn't move for a whole 8 seconds. 8 seconds. 8 seconds wasted. Who knows what would've happened if he wasted even a second more?

But, even in Bendy's cartoon form, there was always a slight aura of wrongness. Something that can only be explained as otherworldly. Aizawa couldn't be the only one who felt it, right? No, if there was anyone who would feel it, it would be Shiozaki.

Honestly, even if she didn't feel it, the girl would prosecute Bendy based on his appearance alone. Sure, he was cutesy, but he was explicitly a demon.

And if Aizawa was right about Bendy being a true demon, then this could go very, very wrong...

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Shiozaki started praying out loud.

"God, if you hear me. Please, protect me from this spawn of Lucifer. Give me the strength to combat his soldiers as you did to the faithful Archangel Gabriel. I hope that he too shall accompany me in these trying times. My entire life has been leading up to this. For I am about to do what most mortals who have grazed your meticulously and lovingly made Earth shall never have done, permanently aid you in the ongoing fight against the Devil's temptation. Once this demon has been purged or shown the light of your kingdom. Once this demon is prevented from tempting humanity by infiltrating into our heroic society. Once that happens, I hope you shall see me as one of your most useful mortal instruments. Though, despite my hope, I shall remain humble and modest. See me and my person as you see fit."

That wasn't all she said. But at some point, the message was clear:

I WANT YOU DEAD

YOU ARE A THREAT TO ALL

YOU ARE SINFUL

Now, to most of the audience it seemed like she was just acting a bit weird. To some of the audience, they realized that she was praying because of Bendy's appearance. The people who realized that either pitied Bendy or Shiozaki depending on how they viewed mutants.

And to Bendy? This was Hell. Every millimetre of his (unfortunately very large) head felt like it was on fire. If his head didn't explode, it was going to melt.

The demon wanted to cover his ears, but he didn't have any! What good would it do? None. But it was becoming clear to the audience that this was hurting him. And unbeknownst to them, their reaction to it hurt him more.

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