Sinner System

Chapter 209: Among Us

"Huh? Why’d you summon her, Kai?" Inquired Aria, as Luxuria appeared before me.

"Well, we’re about to find out," I replied, before nodding at Luxuria.

"?" She responded as she met my gaze.

"I mean, yeah, probably," I nodded in response.

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The first allows him to transform into anyone he kills and consumes, he also gains their memories and abilities. And the second is some kind of hypnotic ability>."

"Hypnosis? How strong is that? Can it be resisted?" Chimed in Aria.

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He was known to target attractive Demon and Greater Demon women, and slowly but surely brainwash them until they were nothing more than mindless slaves, he would especially go after those with lovers, and force their partners to watch while he fucked them out of their minds>."

"Yikes, sounds like a villain in an NTR hentai," I responded in bemusement.

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I can’t believe the Demon Lord really sent him here...despite his vile personality, his power and abilities make him extremely valuable to the Demon Lord’s army>," She explained, looking a bit tense.

"That sounds really troublesome, I hope being immune to status effects is enough to-...hold on. If he can transform into anyone he kills and consumes, and gains their memories and abilities on top of that, then...," I trailed off grimly.

Wait...wait...

"No, doesn’t that mean...the Teleporter, he never actually returned, did he?" Responded Aria, her eyes widening as she came to the same realization I did.

"He must have been devoured by the Archdemon, who then tranformed into him and took his place. He infiltrated Sanctuary Delta, killed the Teleporter’s parents and then teleported across multiple Sanctuaries, targeting Aces that he determined to be easy targets.

If he gains the memories of whoever he consumes, that would explain how he identified those Hunters. Either that, or the memories gave him an understanding of how to use the internet, and he looked it up himself," I surmised with a grimace.

"Okay, this is really bad. So, we’re dealing with an Archdemon that not only has at least two overpowered Demonic Arts, but has now also gained Ace-level Teleportation Magic? How the hell are we supposed to even find him, let alone defeat him?" Responded Aria, a frown on her face.

"," Luxuria informed us.

"Alright, but...you could’ve said that without making a snide comment about my chest. Seriously, what’s your problem with my boobs? Also, Kai told you to be nice to me, which means you just disobeyed him," Aria huffed indignantly.

"," Luxuria bowed her head in apology.

"It’s fine, just make sure it doesn’t happen again. And I’m not the one you need to apologize to. Address her by name from now on, I’d like you to show her some respect. I respect her a whole lot, so if you disrespect her, it’s kind of an insult to me," I remarked sternly.

"," She replied, before turning to Aria and adding, ""

"O-Okay, I get it, apology accepted! And just call me Ariella, you can drop the Miss, and you don’t have to use my full name," Aria cut her off awkwardly, before averting her gaze as she briefly made eye contact with me.

Not gonna lie, what Luxuria said definitely drew my attention to Aria’s chest. I don’t think Aria caught me staring, but she’s probably feeling a bit self-conscious.

I’d like to reassure her, but anything I say probably won’t be appropriate and is more likely to just make her even more uncomfortable, better if I just change the subject and move past it.

"Let’s get back to this Archdemon, any idea what he might be planning, Luxuria? You said he targeted female Demons and Greater Demons, but with the Hunters who’ve disappeared, most of them have been male," I pointed out.

"," She replied with a shake of her head.

"We should report all this to the Union. It could help find the Archdemon faster," Chimed in Aria.

"Yeah, I’ll type it all out and send it to the Chairwoman. I’m getting a really bad feeling about this...an Archdemon with fourteen Aces brainwashed to his side, that doesn’t bode well. Hey, Luxuria, if the brainwashed Hunters kill any people, would that weaken the boundary between the two worlds?"

"."

"Either way, this could result in a tremendous number of casualties and damage. We need to bring an end to this as quickly as possible, before a complete disaster happens," I replied grimly.