An Antagonist's Revenge(Remake)

Plan(3)

Walking through the hallway of rooms, there are guards stationed at every door, gazing at me as I walk past them.

I nod at them and they return the nod.

Getting near to my destination, the amount of guards decreases until there are no more around.

I stop outside a brown door and knock on it.
"Come in." Says a feminine and mature voice.

I open the door to see an old man wearing a white cassock with a cross imprinted on his nape sitting on a couch. Opposite of him is a busty mature lady with long ears and demon horns, she wears a black thin dress that clearly shows her cleavage and stomach.
I notice her demon tail swaying behind her.

Belscari's eyes glow crimson and she glares at me. "What is it?" She asks.

...

I close the door behind us and walk to her.

"Something feels...off..." The old man mumbles.

"W-What do you want? Spill it!" Belscari says.

"I won't waste your time, and neither will I waste mine," I say, reaching out to Belscari.

"S-Stay away!"
She immediately attempts to cast magic but nothing came out.

?!!

*THUMP THUMP*

"UCK!?" Belscari grasps her chest when I touch her shoulder.

"Hey, where are you going?" I say.
The Priest behind me attempts to sneak out. However, as he steps through the door, something propels him back and boom! He clashes with the table between the couches.

"Argh!!" The old priest cries out, rolling to the sides.

Belscari falls off the chair and vomits blood on the floor. She throws a glance at the door, wondering why no one is coming to help.

I turn my attention to the old priest first, since it seems that he is dying soon.
Waves of blue mana gather around my arm when I grip the priest's head firmly.

"W-Wha- ARGHHHHHHH!!!!" The old man screams.

All the gathered mana invades the old man through his eyes, nose, mouth, and ears.

I let him go and the old man shivers on the floor.

Belscari widens her eye. "What the fuck..." She mumbles. She finally realises what is going on albeit reaching an unbelievable conclusion.

"You...are a mana manipulator?!" She exclaims.

I gaze at her. "Yes, why?"

"So that's why... I couldn't use magic...but the best a mana manipulator could go was only to move the mana...who exactly are you?"

I moved all mana in the atmosphere around us away and formed a barrier that perfectly conceals the noise within. Magic requires atmospheric mana to be present. Unlike normal barriers where a magic circle is required, raw mana barriers cannot be detected by mana instinct, which is an instinct that is cultivated as one grows stronger.

"You are not Kazuki...What do you want?" Belscari asks.

I ignore her and look at the priest, who has stopped moving. His pupils have darkened into nothingness.

"Answer me. Where is the Priest of Light Nana?" I ask.

"My apologies, I have no idea who that is." The old man says nonchalantly.

So her potential hasn't awakened yet.

"If so, where is Saint Reiner Ven Rezdell."

The old man gazes at me. "He is located at the Kingdom of Kins."

Saint Reiner is Nana's older brother. If I meet him, I should be able to meet Nana.

With all the information I need, a blade of mana forms on my finger and I slit his throat.

"Now, what are you doing?" I say before twirling my body.

*pst!*

I behead Belscari.

Her body falls to the floor and a metal ball rolls out of her sleeve, a communication device.

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Skill activated: Devour
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There we go!

This is the reason why I aimed for Belscari's life.

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Skill obtained:
-Alternate Persona
-Weak Facade
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Alternate Persona

You can edit your "status". Anyone weaker than you who uses the skill "Appraisal", will not be able to see your real status.
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Weak Facade

People subconsciously let down their guard around you.
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Perfect.

Even though Belscari is an influential figure from The Magicial circle, I won't be a suspect as "Akuma".

Splits of mana gather around my clothes and instantly carry red particles out, washing the blood splatters.

I dispel the mana barrier and start leaving. On my way, I greet and nod at the guards who return the greeting.

One guard smells faint blood in the air and scratches his head. Out of curiosity, he quietly walks to the room door and the smell becomes stronger.

?

*knock knock*

"Lady Belscari?" He says after knocking.

No reply came.

He gulps as he opens the door. "Please excuse me-"

!!!!!!!

The sight of the corpse backs him away.

"L-Lady Belscari is murdered?! She is a 7th-star magician!" He softly exclaims.

Other people notice the guard's unusual behaviour and went to check what was up.

??!!!

"Pass down the order! Secure the entire parameter, Lady Belscari was assassinated!!!!" The big guard immediately says to his colleague.

In an instant, the entire red-light district is sent into disarray as an uproar spreads like wildfire.

I slip into an alleyway when I confirmed that no one is watching to discharge the mana, turning me back into "Akuma".
Afterwards, I blend into the surroundings as my pursuers roam around, oblivious of my presence.

"Hey, you!" A woman wearing a coat says, grabbing my arm.

!!

Am I caught? If I do it quick enough, I can kill her and escape.

"What is a child doing here!?" The female attempt to say in the disastrous commotion.

When I act like I couldn't hear her, she repeats herself but is shouting.

This long red hair and ember yellow eyes of this woman remind me of someone...who I can't quite put my finger on.
Upon closer inspection, a sword is at her waist.

She pulls me out of the crowd when I don't reply, only stopping when we reached the outskirts. The knights guarding the parameter see the woman and glance at me.

Without saying anything, they let the woman pass.

?

Now that we are away from the noise, she finally smiles and says "I am Manasa, Vice Captain of the Imperial Luxion Knights."