A Good Liar

Chapter 9

Purpose

Note: I decided to switch to 1st person POV. The reason is that it is a lot easier to write the feelings of the characters featured and the plot will become more understandable (for me, at least). Shoutout to blastid for telling me ^_^

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Sometimes, it takes effort to impress the audience of your performance. Because there are various kinds of audience that have to witness your performance either on stage or from afar. The purpose of a presentation is to show others your capability and effort you put all your heart and soul in to the performance you are about to execute.

In my case; I am a performer and Ozu is the audience. [1]

Why is the progenitor excluded from the audience? It's because he is the judge. The one that will give remarks to your performance. Or my performance.

Despite the fact that master himself dotes on some demon like me was rather peculiar. I'm not dumb enough to realize that this demon called samurai demon named Ozu is preferably envious of the progenitor's decision to entitle me as what he called Demon Executioner. [2] 

I have to admit that Ozu has the potential to be someone that stands as the right hand of the progenitor considering the amount of power and skills this demon possesses. Originally, a demon like him is infrequent and eccentric. I've never seen a modern (former) human having such skills that primal ancestors own.

Based on what I could comprehend, my duty is to take over the progenitor's position temporarily. I have no clue for whatever reason the progenitor has to do but it most likely relate to a cure that could prevent him from burning under the light of the sun. Demons come out at night because they cannot stand against the heat of the sun, just like vampires according to the tales of some books that I managed to read on the day. 

That is common knowledge to all demons, including me. The purpose as to why I mentioned it right now is just to remind myself that I, myself is not excluded to that fact. I could die anytime of the day if I compel myself to expose to the sun. 

Surely my performance is just average, for now. Due to only hardly any demons up to this time exists, the only thing I could do is to observe the demon I blessed. Right now, he was busy building his abilities as a special demon. But I could confirm that he has yet to reach that position yet. He lacked the requirements needed to be able to become one and be recognized by the judge. 

I'm confident with the skills I possess before I became the being I am right now. I don't need any more unnecessary training or building abilities. Besides, I only do is to execute. I have this feeling that whenever I obliterate an imposter. The feeling of restraint. The feeling of insisting to kill the being that is identical to myself. It is presumable that my behaviour before I became a demon remained within me. I believe demons feel the same way, but it is yet proven. 

Back to this demon, he remained incompetent and has yet to make his abilities. I guess there's no helping him for now. Or has he felt my presence from afar? I am currently standing on the tallest building in Tokyo, watching the demon I had created in an open area surrounded with trees from miles away. 

No, demons like him doesn't have that ability yet. Only the demons, the progenitor exclusively made himself naturally have this ability. It is a new ability he made after reinforcing the samurai demon. It's a hassle to explain the details but it is useful to observe lower demons. Currently, I assure that only me and Ozu had the ability, yet. Unless, this self-proclaimed demon of mine can surpass that of an ordinary demon then I wouldn't be surprised that he'll eventually can feel my presence right now.