The Novel’s Villain

could see the priests and villagers gathered together in the center.
Selena was there, but a priest was preaching to her.
It was the old priest saved by Jin-woo.

“The Goddess created a miracle…”

He was speaking in praise of the Goddess.
He explained that this was also a mercy from the Goddess, but he thought it would be good to move on to that.
Although this had happened, the Goddess would understand it in her way since it had been settled.

Jin-woo looked at Selena.
Her expression darkened for some reason.
Was it because she didn’t get along with the priests? The original didn’t explain it, but Selena did seem to have a bad relationship with the Order’s corrupted faction.

As Jin-woo approached, everyone looked toward him.
Selena approached first.

“I-I’m sorry for not introducing myself before.
I am Selena Vladi Altamia.”

“Nice to meet you.”

The high priest immediately finished his sermon and approached Jin-woo.

“Nice to meet you.
I’m the high priest of the Goddess Order…no; I’m Alonso, an old man who serves the Goddess.”

Alonso was exceedingly polite, perhaps because he helped him before.
Jin-woo decided to use this place as his base.
There was also Selena, a villain he wanted to keep an eye on, and it was perfect for retrieving the dungeons in the estate.

First, he wanted to find an inn where he could stay.
He also brought jewels so that he wouldn’t run out of money, though he also hoped to sell things to the village through Selena.
Jin-woo looked at her, noticing her troubled expression.

“By any chance, does this place…”

When Jin-woo started talking, Alonso and Selena’s heads turned at the same time.
They looked very serious.

“Haha! You recognize it right away.”

“… I…”

It was when Jin-woo was about to ask what they meant.

Boom!

There was a sound of something exploding.

“La-Lady! A-at the church…”

“The black smoke!”

Thick smoke was rising from the church.
The statue of the Goddess fell forward, its head crashing to the floor.
It wasn’t just a fire.

‘Demon energy?’

It wasn’t ordinary smoke but made of demon energy.
Jin-woo didn’t expect to sense any in the Middle-World.

‘I should go.’

He wondered what was going on.
As Selena and Alonso entered the building, they saw a book floating in the air.
Surrounded by chains, it was exhaling demon energy.
It didn’t look that high in rank, but it was fatal to humans.

[D+] Selena’s Summoning Magic Book

A dark magic book passed down from generation to generation in Selena’s family.

You can learn basic dark magic, but to advance to a higher level, you must make a contract with demons.
It is strengthened by the water of life and is fully connected with the Demon Realm in response to the Emperor’s mana.

It was the magic book that Selena possessed.
In the original novel, she contracted the demons through that magic book and awakened as a villain.
Alonso was startled, cold sweat dripping off him.
A summoning circle was drawn on the floor, and the chain was fully smashed.

“I-it’s summoning something! This powerful demon energy…don’t tell me, is it a high-ranking demon?”

As Alonso said, it was a high-ranking demon who broke through the demon’s energy.
It was also someone that Jin-woo knew.
He was a high-ranking demon who burst into tears when he heard what Jin-woo said when presenting his business plan, called the ‘Dark Magic Book Sales Strategy.’ As soon as Jin-woo saw the plan, he immediately disposed of it.

Jin-woo remembered him as a high-ranking demon who was overflowing with passion.

“Fu, fuahahahaha!”

The high-ranking demon raised his head and laughed.
It was obvious that he had come on his own.
The high-ranking demon spread his cape, covered his face with his hands, and twisted his upper body a little.
His eyes glared between his fingers.

“Cough!”

Alonso staggered as he looked at the high-ranking demon, as did the other priests.
It was such an evil pose.
A violent cough escaped Alonso’s mouth.
For some reason, both his hands were trembling with terror.

“…”

Jin-woo was speechless for a moment and had no choice but to stay still.

“You finally called me out.
I will sacrifice the Middle World for the Emperor!”

Selena and the priests looked at the demon with frightened eyes.
Alonso responded by unleashing his divine power.
However, the high-ranking demon raised his demon energy and lightly deflected the divine power.
Selena’s was still, her face filled with despair.

It was the worst.
All of this was because of herself.
She wanted to prevent this situation, even if it required sacrificing herself.
However, her body couldn’t move because of the demon’s energy.

‘P-please….’

She would give her everything if someone could stop that evil being.

“You fool.
Do you believe in a Goddess who, at best, is nothing more than a Demon King? I will show you the great power that the Emperor has bestowed upon me.”

Divine power didn’t work on the high-ranking demon.
He tried to gather his demon energy.
His power was extremely weak in the Middle-World, but that was enough.
The high-ranking demon held his pose and stretched his right hand to the side.
Everyone held their breath under the pressure he emanated as Jin-woo sighed.

The high-ranking demon found someone standing next to them as he tried to unfold his demon energy.
That person was looking at himself with very inexperienced eyes.

‘How dare you look at me like that…’

The high-ranking demon frowned and looked at him closer.

“Huh?”

“…”

“Oh?”

“…”

He rubbed his eyes and looked at Jin-woo once more.
Then he smiled, shook his head, and looked at Jin-woo again.
He was startled.

He took out a large pair of glasses from a pocket and turned his head toward Jin-woo again.

“Ah….”

“…”

The high-ranking demon’s body had completely hardened, cold sweat dripping down his spine.
Both his eyes fluttered wildly.

“E-E-Em…”

He had to cover the demon’s mouth.
Jin-woo quickly raised his left hand in a gesture to never say anything.
Then the high-ranking demon closed his mouth and nodded wildly.

Alonso stared blankly at the scene.
When the saint raised his holy left hand, the body of the high-ranking demon was paralyzed.

“The demon…i-is he in pain?”

“Let’s concentrate our divine power more! Brothers and sisters! The saint is with us!”

At Alonso’s words, the priests poured out their holy power with all their might.
Jin-woo secretly waved his hand to tell the demon to return to the Demon Realm quickly.
The gesture looked very elegant and holy.
The Emperor of Gold was active, even creating a faint golden trajectory.

It was a holy command.
Alonso immediately began to imitate the gesture alongside the priests.

“It works!”

“Ooh!”

The high-ranking demon was somehow pushed back.

“…Go away.”

When Jin-woo said so very quietly, he immediately understood and nodded quickly.

“E-excuse me!”

Saying so, he bowed his head and disappeared.
As the high-ranking demon returned to the Demon Realm, the demon energy soared, piercing the roof.
The light of the sun came down through the hole to shine brightly on Jin-woo.
At the same time, sparks flickered in the Summon Magic Book as it began to burn fiercely.

“Ah….”

Selena sat down and stared blankly at Jin-woo.
Everything that kept her from sleeping vanished, her body and mind growing lighter.

[Selena has awakened as a Golden Believer.]

[Selena’s Dark Magic is replaced with Golden Dark Magic.]

[Selena’s Job has been changed.]

[B] Believer of Gold and Evil

Selena, the prospective villain, was fully awakened.

*Special Technique

[B] Malicious Luck

[The Golden Sacred Ground was created.]

The silence had subsided.
Alonso, the priests, and the villagers outside the building were looking at Jin-woo.

“…There must have been something urgent.”

Jin-woo was at a loss.