The Demon King's Alter Life Ritual

Be Afraid

"Only fools believe such stories, Gil." Vin spoke arrogantly. He is now standing up. "Eh, I forgot. You're an idiot, Gil, that's why you believe that?"

"Huu, damn you, you bastard! If you meet that ghost in person, I'm sure you'll pee your pants, n!"

"Don't be silly! How could Vin believe such a thing, huh?!" Vin tries to dodge. In fact, he actually fainted when he saw a ghost the day before yesterday. Joon didn't want to admit it.

Vin taught himself that all he saw was hallucinations because he was so hungry and sleepy.

"Come on, go home, Gil! It's getting late this afternoon. The chicken noodle stall will be closing soon!" Vin said impatiently. He saw the red sky outside the window.

Vin saw Gil sitting on the side, as if he didn't want to go home first. Joon extends his hand towards Gil, so that his friend wakes up quickly.

"Don't act, Gil! Keep your promise to treat me to food!" said Vin. He continued to drag Gil's hand to stand.

However, Gil even more justify his seat.

"I'm still sore, Vin. Give me five more minutes to sit down for a bit."

Vin released his grip on Gil's hand.

"Okay, then I'll just go to the toilet first."

Gil waved his hand in the air.

"Whatever! But ... don't take too long, Vin. Watch out for ghosts when you pee, okay?" Gil teased who realized that Vin was actually scared. However, Vin just pretended to be brave. Gilang realized that when Vun's hands were sweating when he heard Gil's story earlier.

Vin turned around. He glared at Gil.

"You're noisy, Gil! Where's a ghost in the toilet, huh?!" snapped Vin. There was no denying that he was feeling a little scared right now. Especially considering the strange creature that he thought at that time was just a hallucination.

Gil saw his best friend's back away towards the toilet at the end of the corridor. Gil laughed remembering Vin's frightened expression earlier.

"Hehehe... you're a coward, Vin! You just act like a hero, it's your turn to tell about ghosts, he's afraid. Hahaha, Vin Twining is not afraid to fight thugs, instead he's afraid of ghosts." Gil kept laughing at his best friend. In fact, he was holding his stomach which was stiff from laughing since earlier.

"Ugh, because of laughing, I'm hungry." Gil got up and held his stomach. When he looked at his watch, it was already 5 pm. No wonder the sky was getting redder.

"Khikhikhikhi! Where was my lord earlier, Human?"

There was a strange sound from the window. Gil's body immediately trembled. It can't be Vin's voice, right? Vin is in the toilet, how come he was already in the back window of Gil. But, this is the third floor, how could his best friend be hanging from the window? What do you want to die for? Gil thought. He didn't dare turn around to see who was speaking behind him.

"Why is my lord befriending this lowly human, huh? Khikhikhiki!"

Hearing those words, Gil dared to turn his head. He turned slowly. Gil jumped when he saw a body crawling upside down in the window behind him.

"Huwaakh!! Ghost!!" Gil screamed and ran to the stairs to get down. He just left Vin who was still in the toilet.

Even at a glance, Gil really saw the creature that the basketball club members were gossiping about from yesterday. The creature's long hair hung down. All of his eyes are black. Has 4 arms and 4 legs. The creature's lips were so wide they reached the ears.

Meanwhile, Vin who has just finished his 'task' is now running after hearing Gil's scream earlier.

"Gil! What's--?" Vin's voice seemed to catch in his throat. It wasn't Gil that he saw where they last mopped, but the same creature that Vin met in the back warehouse the day before yesterday.

Srrrk!

Srrrk!

The friction between the creature's long fingernails and the floor made an ear-splitting sound.

"You again?!" Vin slowly backed away. He was still in shock, so he couldn't react quickly. He saw the creature's smile that appeared from wide lips to reach the ears. So scary.

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Meanwhile, Vin who has just finished his 'task' is now running after hearing Gilang's scream earlier.

"Gil! What's--?" Vin's voice seemed to catch in his throat. It wasn't Gilang that he saw where they last mopped, but the same creature that Vin met in the back warehouse the day before yesterday.

Srrrk!

Srrrk!

The friction between the creature's long fingernails and the floor made an ear-splitting sound.

"You again?!" Vin slowly backed away. He was still in shock, so he couldn't react quickly. He saw the creature's smile that appeared from wide lips to reach the ears. So scary.

The creature pressed its belly to the floor, using its four hands and four legs to walk. Really looks like a big centipede, but with a human head.

"My lord!" he called with that wide mouth.

Deg!

Vin's heart started to beat really fast at this moment. His body was shaking with fear.

His brain is constantly processing information. What kind of creature is that? What is a centipede stealth? Gosh, could it be that Gil was screaming because of that creature? Then, where is Gil at this time? Could it be... Gil has been eaten by that creature? Vin thought.

"My lord~! Lord of the Southern Region of the Underworld, I am your servant!" Again the creature said things that Vin did not understand at all.

Vin keeps backing away without knowing there is a bucket behind him. The bucket filled with water spilled, followed by Vin's body falling backwards. Vin's pants are all wet. However, he still stared warily at the creature only a few meters away from where he was.

The creature is still trying to get closer to Vjn.

"I just want to ask for your help, My Lord! Please, don't be afraid like that time! I will not harm you!" said the creature. So soft and gentle.

"Nonsense! You were the one who harmed me that time, right? Until I had a respiratory failure!" annoyed Vin. If he wasn't found that night and his father Jay helped him, Joon was sure he would have been found lying dead in the back warehouse in the morning. Failure to breathe for too long will make all the internal organs malfunction in the end, and eventually death. Fortunately, Jay performed first aid very precisely.

"I didn't do anything, My Lord! You were so scared you passed out. I kept trying to wake you up. But when you woke up and saw I was there, you screamed hysterically and passed out again."

Come to think of it, the creature's words had some truth in it too. He didn't mean to hurt Vin. Vin was the only one blocking the door, so the creature pushed it. Perhaps the creature's strength was indeed very high.

The urge, which the creature thought was slow, was actually able to make the door leaf and Vin's body thrown far away. That's when Vin's chest hit the corner of the table until his rib injury broke again.

The creature stretched its hand back to grab Vin's body.

"My lord~! Help me get my power!" asked the strange creature.

Vin increasingly shifted his ass to back away. He hasn't risen yet. His body felt so weak that he couldn't stand up. Vin's pants are already soaking wet from sitting on the water in the bucket that was spilled earlier. So, the floor is getting slippery.

Vin took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. He stabilized his heartbeat first. It seems that the creature had no bad intentions towards Vin.

After successfully stabilizing his breathing, Vin said, "Then, what can I do!"

Vin is actually still scared, but he's acting cool right now. In fact, he could already feel his pants heating up. Who knows. After all, his pants were already wet. So, it definitely won't be caught if he peed in his pants earlier. Although a little. Yes, he already urinated in the toilet earlier. Try it if you haven't. It must be the floor that he bothered to mop, Vin himself would be the one to get it dirty.

The creature looks to be approaching Vin again, but is stopped by Vin.

"Stop! Just talk from there! Don't come near me!"

The creature bowed, and took a few steps back. Still crawling.

Vin can control himself. He sat leaning against the wall next to the classroom, while the creature was on the wall next to the window.

"Now say it!"