I Made a Game Featuring Constellations - Chapter 25



One Chance

A girl left alone in the deepest part of the Demon King’s castle.

The girl desperately searched for the demon god, but no answer came.

No matter how hard she looked, her companion was nowhere to be found.

The girl wanted to give up everything and sit down to cry.

But she couldn’t do that.

She had become the Demon King.

The only hope of the demon race, if the Demon King did not fulfill her mission, everyone would suffer.

The girl steeled her heart and stepped outside the Demon King’s castle.

She traveled across the continent.

She gathered all the suffering kin from every corner of the land.

One by one, those who followed her increased.

Under the Demon King, all the demon race began to unite as one.

The humans could not stand to see the reformation of a centralized demon nation.

The mustached dictator of the republic, the most anti-demon of all human nations, continuously sent armies to break the demons apart, but the Demon King thwarted all their attacks.

The king who blocks all human attacks and keeps us safe.

Gradually, more and more demons gathered under the girl.

The girl, who was saving more demons, discovered another girl who had lost her entire family to humans.

Her name was Huffiness.

She was a child with a strong hatred for humans.

“So your name is Huffiness. I am Lina. They call me Lina.”

Seeing her younger self in the child, the girl took her in as a disciple.

Hoping that after she died at the hands of the allied forces as a slaughterer, the child would lead the demons into an era of peace and harmony.

“Ugh… sob…”

The demon god, isolated in another dimension, witnessed the entire process.

Everything that had happened in her past life was unfolding exactly as it had in reality.

The girl accepted her as a disciple and taught her.

“No, look. Focus like this on the lower abdomen inside your body…”

She taught her other self in this world just as she had taught the girl.

“That’s right! That’s how you use demonic energy!”

“It’s the same… isn’t it…”

Everything was exactly as the demon god remembered from her past life.

History flowed the same way.

“Huffiness.”

“…Why, Lina.”

“Ah, tsk. Calling your master by name, how dare you.”

“…Pfft.”

“Heh. Just kidding. It doesn’t matter how you call me.”

“So, what were you going to say?”

!

The demon god remembered having this conversation with her master in a previous life.

It was a real event, but…

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A precious and important memory that had been obscured by the [pride] that consumed her.

“Later.”

“Okay.”

“When I’m gone.”

The demon king paused, as if to gather his emotions.

“So, when I’m gone and only you remain, you must lead the demons. You will be the next demon king after me.”

“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

“I’m talking about the unexpected.”

At that time, I didn’t know.

I couldn’t even guess.

What my master was thinking.

Ah! How foolish I was back then!

“If it’s you, you can do it. You can lead everyone through the chaotic times and usher in an era of peace and harmony.”

“……Rina, you’re acting strange today. Did you eat something bad?”

“No, it’s just… I’m feeling sentimental for no reason.”

The Demon King lifted his head and looked up at the star-filled sky.

“Do you think He is watching over us too?”

I am watching….

I am watching, Master…!

The Demon God wanted to break through the invisible dimensional wall that confined her and fly to the Demon King immediately.

But if he did that, the power of dreams that formed this world, including his master, would be shattered.

The Demon God simply couldn’t do it.

This dream had already become a world more important to her than reality.

Time flowed and flowed again.

“I am Perlerina, the King of Ten Thousand Demons! Today, I declare the foundation of Perleraino, a place where demons can live independently!”

The girl who became the Demon King united the demons and declared the Demon Kingdom.

It was a country for demons, protecting only demons.

Demons scattered across the continent gathered under her.

Many countries that hated demons tried various schemes to destroy the Demon Kingdom, but the Demon King managed to fend them off.

However, even in the process of fending them off, damage was unavoidable, and many sacrifices were made, leading to a cycle of revenge.

It could no longer be delayed.

“……I want to see that world. It will be difficult.”

The day before the plan was executed.

The Demon King remained alone in the office, gulping down strong liquor.

“Lina, aren’t you going to sleep?”

“Ah… I plan to drink just a little and then sleep today.”

“…Really?”

The Demon King’s disciple looked at her with pity.

“Nobody thinks you did anything wrong, Lina. The bad ones are those who preach hatred and revenge. All the normal ones like you.”

“Pfft, thanks, Huffiness.”

“So, stay strong. Got it?”

The Demon King’s disciple, embarrassed by the last words, dashed off to the bedroom.

“Thank you, Huffiness… really. Good night.”

The Demon King remained alone, drinking again.

“Lord Demon, it’s finally the final stage. The reason you saved me. The reason I became the Demon King.”

From the time she fled from human mercenaries as a child to inheriting the position of Demon King.

Countless memories with the Demon Lord flashed through her mind.

“It’s time to break the chain of hatred.”

The Demon King’s eyes grew moist.

“I can’t be forgiven, can I? So many people will die. From the radical demons who insist on exterminating all humans to the humans who want to erase the demons.”

When the morning dawns, a great sin will be committed.

The weight of it pressed heavily on the Demon King’s shoulders.

Not only the wicked and those consumed by revenge, but countless innocent lives would be lost.

No matter how much it is for the sake of peace, mass slaughter can never be justified.

“But… we have to break the chain of hatred. So…!”

Tears were welling up in the Demon King’s eyes before he knew it.

“Lord Demon! Can’t you take this cup away from me? I, I can’t bear this…!”

Stop it!

Don’t do it!

There’s no need for that!

Why are you trying to carry all that burden!

The Demon God shouted at the top of his lungs.

But not a speck of his voice reached the Demon King.

“……I want to see it too. An era where all hatred has disappeared. I want to go there too. To an era of peace and harmony.”

The Demon King’s emotions surged.

“Why can’t I go to that era! Why can’t I…!”

I’ll show you.

I’ll show you what kind of world you’ve created.

So please!

The Demon King calmed down and wiped his eyes with the back of his hand.

“But I have a mission. That must be the reason I was born into this world.”

The Demon King’s hands were trembling violently.

“…If Lord Demon were here, I could have decided right away. It’s hard to do it alone. …But you’re watching, right, Lord Demon?”

Ding

[Final Choice]

– The protagonist of the story is struggling to make a choice due to the influence of erosion. Please go and help them make a decision.

Clang

With the notification from the game system, the dimensional barrier that had been restraining the demon god shattered.

“Rina!”

The demon god flew towards the demon king.

“…Demon God?”

The demon king, hearing her voice, widened his eyes and looked up.

“Demon God!”

Just as the demon god was about to reach the demon king,

“What do you think you’re doing?”

A black-haired boy appeared between them.

“I emphasized that the story must not be distorted. Have you forgotten already?”

It was the curator of [Archive].

* * *

I appeared in front of the demon god, blocking her, in the curator’s body.

If the demon god were to unleash all of her true power and rampage, causing the power of dreams to split, I wouldn’t be safe either, but she wouldn’t do that.

In that case, she cannot defeat me.

As long as the power of dreams remains intact, I am omnipotent in this world.

Now is the time of the trial.

Originally, I intended to trap the demon in this dream world and never let it out again.

I couldn’t release such a monster that would push our investors to the brink, and if she found out that I had deceived her, it would be something I couldn’t handle.

But after watching the demon’s story, my thoughts changed a bit.

Maybe I should give her a chance, just once.

If only she could shake off that arrogance that has consumed her… then maybe it would be okay to set her free.

“Huffiness. Are you planning to ruin the story?”

The demon glared at me.

“Yes. I don’t like this story. I will change everything and rewrite it.”

“We are the custodians of the [Archive]. Changing the original story is not allowed.”

“[Archive] or whatever! I don’t care about such damned things! I will save my master! I will save my Lina!”

“Is that so.”

Snap

I snapped my fingers.

Wooong

Then an invisible force bound the demon.

“Ugh! Th-this is!”

This world is a world I created.

I could even create the highest laws that not even gods could escape.

The demon, bound by my force, had all its power sealed.

“Damn it! Release these cursed chains immediately!”

“…Huffness, what is that girl to you?”

As I read her thoughts flowing into me, I realized she had changed significantly since entering this world.

If she could abandon her arrogance.

If she could acknowledge her own shortcomings and cast off her pride and disdain.

I think there is hope for her.

Hope that she can escape the demon of her insolence.

If so, it might be okay to back up this world and give it to her.

The demon lost in thought.

Her thoughts seemed to be flowing in a desirable direction.

“That girl is… my…”

It was when the demon opened her mouth.

[Found.]

Crack.

“Ugh!”

A black hand pierced through my chest.

What is this?

This wasn’t in my scenario.

A black figure penetrated me from behind with its hand.

[A hindrance to removing our seed.]

A face so black that its eyes, nose, and mouth were indistinguishable.

The mouth on that face opened to an eerie extent.