DxD: Building A Demon Clan From Scratch.

Chapter 66: Righteous Devil (BONUS)

"Kill them all?!"

Seitenshi's eyes went blank, her mouth slightly agape.

Ah! Confirmed!

That was something… only a devil would say!

She shot up from her seat in an instant, eyes filled with panic and anxiety. Her small hands waved frantically.

"No, no, no!"

It's over!

Did she accidentally open Pandora's box~?

Ugh——

She felt like crying.

But she had to take responsibility.

Taking a deep breath, she bowed deeply and pleaded, "Please, Mr. Lynn, please don't do that!"

All she wanted was to protect the Cursed Children but not by killing everyone who opposed her!

Lynn leaned casually against her desk, gazing out the window with a distant look, though his tone was relaxed. "The commission is yours. How I complete it… is mine."

He was considering what benefits this world could offer.

Right now, Lynn had two core development plans for his Peerage.

First—recruit more members!

The more Peerage members he had, the more feedback he could receive. His power would grow accordingly.

Second—monster resources!

The experience required for Peerage upgrades was just as critical.

Not only would this strengthen his Peerage, but he'd also gain power in return.

Anything outside of these two points was meaningless for now.

At least, until he reached the level of Maou, Lynn wouldn't consider branching out.

Besides, his Peerage was still severely understaffed.

There was no time or energy to develop any other projects.

So—

His purpose in this world was crystal clear.

Recruit followers.

There were millions of unique people in this world.

Even if only a portion of them were reincarnated as special devils, as long as they joined his Peerage, they would provide him with steady power feedback.

Even if they were just Low-Class Devils, they could stack power through sheer numbers!

Maou? Or maybe a Super Maou?

Lynn's mouth twitched, the corners of his lips twisted into a perverse grin.

He'd never imagined that the power of a Maou or something even greater could be so close.

Millions of Cursed Children… he was definitely taking them all!

Besides, with the Zombie World's resources behind him, he wasn't worried about being unable to support them.

And—

Once reincarnated as devils, the Gastrea virus inside them would naturally be purged.

No more risk of mutation.

He came to save them!

He was… a righteous devil!

But…

He was short on manpower.

With just him and his current Peerage, it was impossible to gather all the Cursed Children alone. It wasn't realistic.

He needed a highly useful tool.

Lynn retracted his gaze and looked at Seitenshi , who was clearly on edge, her expression tense enough to twist her eyebrows together.

A useful tool, huh?

Lynn stared at her, voice calm and measured. "You don't want the Cursed Children to be abused anymore, do you?"

"!"

Seitenshi inhaled deeply, then replied with resolve, "Mr. Lynn, I also want to protect those oppressed children."

They were human too, they deserved protection and fair treatment!

She had never wavered on this belief.

However!

"If those people are killed, society will fall into chaos!"

She had made it to this position. She wasn't ignorant, she understood how the system worked.

She despised many of those people.

Hated their filth and hypocrisy.

But…

They were still the managers of human society.

If they were all eliminated, the resulting power vacuum would plunge everything into disarray.

With the threat of Gastrea still looming, that kind of collapse could doom them all!

As Seitenshi, the ruler of the Tokyo Area, she couldn't let that happen!

She could only hope this devil she summoned would understand.

Her expression was deeply troubled.

But Lynn suddenly let out a small chuckle.

"Chaos in human society?"

"In that case… wouldn't it be better to eliminate humans altogether?"

"Eh?"

Her mind short-circuited.

If there were no humans, then there would be no societal collapse?

It… did make a twisted kind of sense.

But!

Why did Lynn suddenly jump from one extreme to another?

Was this… was this really how devils thought?

Solve the problem from the root?

Lynn ignored her reaction and walked up to the French window, looking down at the world below.

His red eyes swept across the crowds marching on the street, holding signs that read:

"Expel the Cursed Children!"

A protest.

Upon seeing it, Lynn sneered and whispered to himself, "In this world, only devils are qualified."

Ah…

There it was.

The devil's whisper!

What did that mean?

Was the devil planning to invade the human world?

She…

She really did open Pandora's box.

Seitenshi felt uneasy.

But when she followed Lynn's gaze, she fell silent.

A public demonstration against the Cursed Child Human Rights Act.

It wasn't a rare occurrence.

Even without demonic hearing, she could guess what they were shouting.

In truth.

The reason the Human Rights Act never passed was largely due to public indifference and opposition.

But those very children were the ones defending them… protecting Tokyo!

Seitenshi couldn't hide her disappointment.

Lynn's words echoed in her mind.

Even devils couldn't stand what humans were doing?

What a failure of a species…

Lynn withdrew his gaze and turned around. The sunlight behind him cast his figure in shadow.

Only those ruby-red eyes remained, glowing brilliantly.

Seitenshi's breath caught.

A strange thought flashed through her mind.

A devil standing in the sun…

Lynn reached out his hand toward her, lips curled in a smile.

"How about becoming the world's first devil?"

Seitenshi stared at his hand, stunned.

A devil?

Her?

"You've felt it too, haven't you?"

"The powerlessness and incompetence of being human."

Lynn's eyes glimmered with a strange light as he exposed the weakest part of her heart without hesitation.

Seitenshi remained silent.

"You're the ruler of the Tokyo Area."

"Yet you can't even get a single bill passed."

Still, she said nothing.

"You're disappointed in yourself, aren't you?"

"You want to change things, don't you?"

Huff~ Huff~

She was starting to lose control of her breath.

Every word Lynn said was like a blade, piercing into her already wounded heart.

She couldn't help but recall. Cursed children being beaten and insulted in the streets…

Cursed children forced to live in the sewers…

Cursed children sacrificing themselves in battles to protect Tokyo and humanity…

And finally, that moment during the Human Rights Act meeting. That cold, merciless rejection.

She murmured to herself, "Becoming a devil… can that really change everything?"

(To be continued.)