“It’s time for my high intelligence to shine.
My cleverness is a 3, but that must be some kind of mistake.
Surely this is a crucial turning point for my future villainous role.
“My King, command me. Your knight, White, will govern everything for your wish.”
“My Lord, give your orders. Your knight, Scarlet, will dedicate her war to you.”
“Master, instruct me. Your knight, Crow, will fulfill this hunger only by serving you.”
These guys are my subordinates.
So what do I, their leader, want to do?
No, what do I want to do as a villain?
――It’s already decided.
It’s decided.
I want to die as a villain.
I want someone to remember me, even after I die.
I don’t want to end as just a mob; I want them to remember that I existed.
For that, what is necessary――.
“A rebellion against the gods――”
“Huh!?”
“What is that……!?”
“Hehe. G-gods?”
The grand setting, a dramatic and intelligent background!!
Hehe, the villain role simulation I’ve been repeating every day since coming to this world!
To die in the best possible way, I will become the worst evil in this world.
《……………》
The hint lies in that day, the school trip.
Yes, villains are bold and audacious.
Just getting too familiar with a great person named Snow made me the villain of that scene in an instant.
Then, what if I did something to even greater beings?
That’s when I thought.
“The Seven Great Gods, and the Chief God Maris. The enemy is the gods.”
There are really gods in this world.
So, let’s have them take on the role that Snow played back then.
“Curse, that is……”
“Do you know what a gift means, at times?”
“Huh……”
“In ancient terms, a gift represents an offering. Why do you think gods bestow gifts upon humans? For what purpose?”
“My Lord, you seem knowledgeable in Old Druidic…”
“War… no, Scarlet, do you know?”
“…… The common language we use now, Babel Words, was crafted to unify the wills of all races during the ancient war against the Demon Clan. It is said that it holds a meaning that has long been forgotten.”
“Hehe, does Master know that……?”
“…… Hehe.”
Oh, so there’s such a setting.
Hmm, being without a home means I can’t accumulate knowledge or wealth.
Nice, I’ve created a new internal setting with the current materials!
“It’s a curse.”
“A curse?”
White reacts well.
With a dumbfounded expression, not bad.
“That suspicious god.
If there are such people, I have no reason not to use them.
“Gifts are ultimately designed from the start to bring about the ruin of the gifted owner. By none other than the hand of the gifting god.”
“Huh?”
“You, who recognized the danger of your own power and chose death, were closer to the truth than anyone else. Your lament is justified, and your anger is righteous.”
“Curse, that is――”
“The S in S-class gifts stands for Sacrifice; it means ‘offering.’”
“““!!!???”””
“In other words, gifts are merely a mechanism for gods to toy with humans, and your gifts. The meaning of SSS-class gifts is… um…! Sin, Sacrifice, Soul. The soul of sin and offering.”
“W-what… is that…?”
“My Lord, why do gods… b-but, why do they do such things? What’s the reason?”
“Heh, do you seek a reason for why the sun and stars shine? That’s just how gods are.”
It seems like there were quite a few boss-like gods in Life Field as well.
Well, that’s just how it is.
“…No way… but if that’s the case, then the explanation for the events in history involving gods… the reason behind the lack of reasons…?”
“Scarlet, if you’re curious, you should look into it. The fates of those recognized as S-class gifts in history. There should only be death waiting for them.”
Heh, everyone dies, so I’m not lying. Hehehe.
“N-no way… the Seven Great Gods and the Chief God have been guarding this world for a thousand years…”
“Hmph, that’s merely the whims and idle games of the gods. This world is indeed filled with war and hatred, isn’t it?”
“Curse, are you… trying to save this world?”
“I have no intention of that. ― I just don’t like it.”
Alright, time for some theatrics!
I concentrate my cursed energy, making it surge.
“Ah… magical energy…”
“No, White, this isn’t my Lord’s magic…”
“Hehe, so beautiful…”
“I will bear the curse of this world. I alone shall carry the curse, and I alone am worthy to command it. It’s annoying, those who claim to be gods and their curse-robbers.”
“No way… Curse, are you… are you angry for us?”
“If the gifts… are indeed curses that gods intentionally give, then we…”
“Our thoughts and suffering are all…”
Hmm? Ah, I see, in this flow of conversation, these guys have also been tricked by the gods.
Ugh… what should I say? I don’t want to just say anything.
No, wait a minute…
“My knights, from today onward, you shall be free from the gods’ toys.”
“Ah…”
“…I see, so that’s how it is… Chief God Maris…”
“…The words of the progenitors, hehe, mean that…”
This is it.
This is the final flag for the mastermind villain who gets struck down by those who realize my lies at the very end!!
The truth of the world through the high intelligence of the charismatic villain, but it is a cleverly crafted snake’s lie!
The knight, who bears a sorrowful past and realizes the lie, bares his fangs at the man he once recognized as his master!!
Not bad!
No, I’m not planning to die yet, but isn’t that ending good?
Alright, let’s go down this path!
“Learn history, doubt mythology, and then you should see. The stench of rotten breath. The scent of the stagnant curse claiming to be holy.”
“History…?”
“In the ancient battles, there were a few who resisted the gods. They all realized the gods’ scheme and were all defeated.”
“N-no way… the ‘Great War of Humans and Demons’ a thousand years ago… the battle of the Demon King and the hero blessed by the gods…”
“…Heh.”
Ah, so that war really did happen.
The Great War of Humans and Demons, I feel like I’ve heard of that, sounds cool!
“Did the Demon King realize the gods’ tyranny? Then, those races called demons…”
Scarlet’s eyes widen.
She’s not as clever as I am, but she seems pretty smart.
You can’t wage war unless you’re clever, huh?
“I hate impostors. Evil must be pure.”
“Curse, what is your goal…”
Ah, the inspiration won’t stop.
I’m feeling a huge momentum.
Let’s go as far as we can!
“I will drag them down from the throne of the gods, and then――”
The three knights freeze.
Alright, I’ll concentrate cursed energy into my eyes.
The mask is now off thanks to breaking it.
Cursed energy should properly manifest in both eyes.
Hottttttt!! Hold on!!
“I will become the god of this world.”
“““Ah… Curse.”””
It’s settled…!
A perfect score of 100 points!
Right now, I’m the ultimate mastermind villain!!
Deceiving a pure and innocent beautiful girl and pinning the sins on the gods!
Well, reincarnation and all that are a bit suspicious, but I probably won’t be that evil.
Sorry, gods.
“M-master’s magic eye… I’ve never seen such complex patterns…”
“My Lord’s magic eye doesn’t belong to any system… the bloodline of the legendary… the race that was destroyed by the gods… no way.”
Ah, but still, I’m scared of my own evil talent!!
I am the evil!
“――In other words, Curse. We have a clear enemy. The Seven Great Gods, the Chief God, and something that reflects the will of the gods in this world, a great enemy lurking in the darkness.”
“Huh…? Ah, ah, yeah, that’s right. Ahem! Ah…”
They’re digging deeper than I thought?
“That’s right, as White said. Curse, I want you to tell me about that existence. The enemy isn’t just the gods, is it?”
“Huh, why? Ah, yeah. Heh… that’s true.”
Wait? I thought it was just the gods.
“Hehe… whether it’s the Seven Great Gods or the Chief God, they need pieces to roll the board, right? The gods’ pieces… no, there are those who reflect the will of the gods in the world…”
Wait, Crow, are you digging deeper too?
“““Our enemies are not just the gods.”””
No way, these guys.
Aren’t they just naturally increasing the enemies?
This is natural-born evil… scary…
