Would a villain not be bored after destroying the world?
That was what Radmilo wondered when reading a story about a villain whose goal was to destroy the world. However, the villains in the stories he had read typically failed to achieve their goals because the main character had plot armor.
Even if the story ended with a villain's victory, it ended there because they destroyed the world.
But still, Radmilo wanted to destroy the IRO and kill the people. If he felt bored, then he could use his power to go back in time. He could make the ending he wanted without having to wonder what he would do once he reached his goal.
There was no good main character with plot armor in this world. Radmilo believed that the awakeners and hunters would not suddenly gain power just because they had a tragic backstory or a strong friendship. They had to at least train or become rich enough to buy cheat items that helped their development.
However, there were the Prime Movers who sponsored humans with their powers. Radmilo thought they were like an author who could give plot armor to whoever they wanted. He had to prevent that from happening.
"You really want to kill all the humans?!"
Radmilo snapped out of his thoughts when he heard Clem's cheerful voice. It seemed the monster could not read his mind. If Clem could do that, then he would protest Radmilo, who was intent on turning back time after achieving his goal.
'I think it's quite challenging. Even I don't know if I can do it.'
Clem, on the other hand, became very enthusiastic. "You can do it if you team up with the Instruments! I know some of them and can get them to follow you."
Radmilo covered his mouth to hide his smile. 'You're more useful than I thought.'
"How can you think I'm useless when I'm from the outside world?!"
'Who knows, you're lying? Let's make a contract. But, I don't want a contract that harms both parties.'
Clem's annoyance slowly disappeared after hearing that. He did not know what Radmilo was planning. Still, he was forced to approach the man because he wanted to be free from the Prime Mover's game. Before they realized the system was down, he had to reach his goal.
The Instruments and the Prime Movers had made a magic contract. It was mentioned that the Instruments could leave the earth if they succeeded in wiping out half of the human population. Unfortunately, they could not do that because of the world military and awakeners.
Moreover, Instruments could not get out of the dungeon. The gate around the dungeon had powerful magic, preventing them from escaping. However, there was one circumstance that allowed them to get out of there, which was to make a contract with a human.
The Instruments had always tried to attract the attention of the awakeners with monster-taming power. Clem received less attention because the awakeners found him strong, but not useful enough in fighting. He did not have great magic like the Instruments tamed by the awakeners.
Then the worst thing was that the Instruments forgot their goal because they were carried away by human affection. They did not care about their friends and preferred to help humans. That was the reason why the Instruments never win. They were locked in a dungeon for years.
"My goal is to wipe out half the human population on earth. It's a condition of the Prime Movers for the Instruments to return to our world. I want to include that in the contract. What do you think?"
Clem said honestly to Radmilo, because he knew magic contracts were not a trivial matter. "I can stay in the dungeon after signing the contract. However, I'll come to you whenever you need my help."
'Actually, I don't need your help. But I think it would be easier if the dungeon monsters helped me. If you can influence half the population of Instruments on earth, then I'll agree to your first request.'
It seemed like a difficult request, so Radmilo heard nothing for a few minutes. He knew this would happen as soon as he remembered that the world of the Instruments had many kingdoms. That meant their world was wide and Clem was just an Instrument in the small kingdom led by Glover.
Clem had said that Glover was at a lower level when compared to the other Prime Movers. It was clear that Clem did not know all the Instruments in his world.
'You can think about the contract carefully. I'll think about it too because I don't want the contract to get in my way. If you have decided, then you can contact me through your mind. Can you do it?'
Radmilo spoke because Clem had not answered earlier.
"I can only talk to you when you're in my dungeon. But don't worry. Let's meet again in three days. I'll give my answer on that day," told Clem after much thought. He found Radmilo's request difficult because he did not know all the Instruments.
Radmilo glanced at the stone in his hand, which had intrigued him since returning to the past. He understood the stone was quite strange because the IRO spent a lot of time researching it.
Unfortunately, he did not know exactly when the IRO found out the truth about the stone because he did not participate in the research. Moreover, the IRO was very wary of him because he could control time. So he was not surprised that they were hiding some important things from him.
'Do you know something about stones in human hands?'
Clem thought Radmilo would ask about their contract, but he did not. "I only know a little from Glover. He said the stone appeared to restrain the magical energy of our world. If the stone is destroyed, then humans won't be able to adapt and die."
'I once crushed someone's stone, and he didn't die. How could that happen?'
"What? You crushed the stone?"
Clem's confused voice let Radmilo know the monster knew nothing about stones in human hands.
"Glover once told me that the stone is very strong. The stone will break if there's something stronger than the magical energy of our world."
A confused frown appeared on Radmilo's forehead after hearing that. It turned out that finishing the 'stone crushing' experiment in such a short time was a mistake. At that time, he should have waited longer and watched what happened to the awakener whose stone he destroyed.
Radmilo did not want to wait long because he experimented to confirm Maido's words, as well as to see the effect of <Spool Back> skill if he used it after returning to the past. He was going to do further experiments later because the stone still had another mystery.
'We'll meet here in three days, right? I still have a lot of questions, especially about the stone, your world, and the Prime Movers. You better prepare a good answer for me. See you later.'
Radmilo ignored Clem, who asked him to keep in touch. He had to stop talking to the monster because he saw people suddenly stand up and run. It seemed like the rescue team had arrived, so they reacted like that with excited shouts.
Among the rescue team, Radmilo could see Keith, who immediately walked up to him. Actually, it was more correct to say that Keith wanted to check on his sister's condition.
"What happened to her?" Keith asked after seeing the wound on Dianella's face. The girl only had a severe wound on her mouth, which aroused suspicion in his mind.
Radmilo, who could sense the displeasure in Keith's eyes, chose to avoid a debate. "Miss Smith attacked a monster alone and got injured like this. Luckily, Carl is here to treat her."
When he heard Carl's name, Keith's attention was not on Dianella anymore. He glanced around and could not find the hunters.
"They're fighting the monster. Carl is also coming with them because he's worried they'll get hurt," Radmilo said, as if he could read Keith's mind.
"Thank you. I'll help them. Go to the rescue team. They will help you out of the dungeon."
"Then what about Miss Smith?"
Keith stared at Radmilo for a moment. "Just ignore her. I'll take care of her after helping the other hunters."
As soon as he said that, he went to find the hunters. He received a report that a gate had suddenly appeared inside the guild building and Dianella was also there. At that time, he believed his sister, and the trapped hunters could solve the problem.
However, the rescue team still came according to the procedures from The Dungeons and Gates Security Council. Keith was also on the team. He did not expect that Dianella would be injured and lose consciousness. Moreover, the man named Radmilo was also in the dungeon.
Keith could not help but be suspicious. A gate suddenly exploded on Broken Hill while Radmilo was there. And now, he was also there when a gate appeared in the guild building and turned into a dungeon. Keith did not know whether Radmilo had bad luck or had done something to the gates.
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