The Devil's Evolution Catalog

Chapter 137: The Long Awaited…Village Departure!

Originally, I intended to take a walk outside but in the endthat was interrupted by a visit from dumb and dumber, Dioh and Moranthal. I already told them that Im a man so why must I still be courted by a couple of manblerghdisgusting!

Well, at least their antics are amusing. However, their mutual backstabbing came to an icy end the moment the conversation drifted to a certain thorny subject.

How should I say itapparently, they found Moranthals former fiancee. Mhm, that woman, the one who chose to follow Dawson, apparently she followed the hunters back to the village as well. Dawson had hidden her in a secret room which they only found after a second search.

Having made her appearance once more, Elona was now a pregnant woman and thus lost some of her shapely figure though she now had the mature aura of a married woman. Elonas appearance came as a huge blow to Moranthal. No one had expected her to be alive after being brought away by Dawson and yet she did

Moranthal had kept the details of her departure a closely guarded secret so most people had assumed that she was kidnapped by Dawson. If we hadnt heard the truth from the horses mouth itself, even we wouldve thought so. After all, who would believe that a villager would willing leave with Dawson?

Under the assumption that she was one of them, the hunters brought her away. Naturally, she didnt object to this either. With the death of Dawson, she had lost her backing and thus offered no resistance, instead pretending to be a victim as they rescued her.

However, Moranthal had no intention of reuniting with this woman and Elona didnt seem to want to rely on Moranthal either. The pair went on their separate ways and unless something unexpected were to happen, they would probably have nothing to do with each other from now on.

Having little time to waste, I left the two potatoes to their arguing and hid in my room while checking out my new abilities.

Activating Piercing Shadow required my Shadow Guardian to be active first. Given the utility of those spikes, it was an extremely practical spell that could not only function as a restraining spell but also as a offensive and defensive spell.

The next power I gained from my evolution was the Nether Flames. Three-star devils were known as demon childs and had the ability to control flames at a beginners level. As I possessed the ability to control flames and darkness beforehand, my fire spells evolved along with my advancement, turning into Nether Flames. For example, my Flame Whip was now made of blackish-red flames and was several times more deadly than before.

Of course, all these came at a price as well: the mana cost of my Nether Flame Whip was ridiculously high compared to before. My other flame spells had experienced a similar evolution as well.

Next was my newfound ability to control illusions. In a sense, this ability reminded me of the genjutsu in >. It was practically an invisible way of murdering people. According to Fertinier,once my illusions were of a high enough level, I could even simultaneously dominate a large amount of enemies and force them to commit suicide.

Finally, its time to talk about the Grimoire of the Dead. This lovable yet detestable little scamp had become significantly more obedient recently and even came to my aid of its own accord. The whole reason I was able to evolve was because it bought me time by stalling Dawson during that dangerous situation. In a sense, it was my benefactor.

This mysterious book would grant me reading privileges according to my level; the more powerful I got, the more pages I could access. This evolution brought me several new necromantic spells and while necromancy wasnt exactly my forte, learning more skills never killed anyone. Who knows, they might just come in handy one day.

The new undead I could summon were allold friends: the skeletal horseman and the skeletal javelineer. Also, I gained access to a weakening curse.

It goes without saying that the horsemen and javelineers were rather decent summons, as for that curse, it had the ability to lower ones physical attributes. Truly, a detestable spell.

Lowering ones physical abilitiesthat entails applying a malaise on ones constitution, strength, agility and other similar physical properties. To some extent, this curse affected ones psyche as well. If a newbie mage were to be cursed by this spell, he or she might actually end up so befuddled that he or she might forget to cast a spell.

Naturally, this was a rare case and shouldnt be treated as the norm.

In order to celebrate the destruction of the Wolfs Fang Bandit Troupe, the villagers of all four villages hosted a lively bonfire celebration which nearly everyone participated in. Even those who had recently lost a family member put aside their grief and took part in the revelries.

Only a small portion of rather unique individuals didnt attend the banquet. However, compared to the number of villagers who did, the absentees were inconsequentially small.

Of those who didnt participate, the most noteworthy people were the prostitutes who we rescued from the bandits. These women had suffered a severe blow to their psyche and mending that wound was extremely difficult.

While time was a quack who could cure a thousand illnesses, being a quack meant that its treatment left a variety of lasting problems like how were they to survive from now on.

Im afraid it will be difficult for these women to ever find a man that didnt mind their past, butforget it, Im not some kind of messiah, I cant help them anymore than I did already. Although, if it was just a matter of money, I could fix that.

Because I was the one who killed Dawson and had also contributed greatly to the bandit extermination, the villagers gave me a sizeable portion of the loot they recovered from the bastille. Not only did they return the 5000 gold coins I loaned to Eddison, they even gave me another 10000 gold coins which I promptly instructed Ancarin to divvy up between these pitiful women. Hopefully, theyll be able to lead a better life.

As for the girls who were originally from Plateau Village, I imagine they would probably stay behind.

Regardless of what choice they make, I wont interfere in their lives nor could I seeing as I had already left the village.

On the day of our departure, the whole village came to send me off. Dioh, that little potato, even tried to sneak into the carriage but was swiftly apprehended by George who dragged him away by the back of his collar. As for Moranthal, he was strangely obstinate about following me even after I told him directly that he wasnt welcome. After our carriage left the village, he even rode off on a horse and quietly followed us from a distance away.

Well whatever, the legs were his not mine, its up to him what he chooses to do.

The driver was, as always, Regine while Ancarin and I hid inside the carriage compartment.

Ancarin spent most of her time reading through the magical tomes we looted from Duran while I conversed with Fertinier in my head.

By the way, how did you even end up in my body? Why dont I have any impression of such a thing happening?

Oh that huhthat was an unpleasant memory that this one prefers not to recallthis one still remembers that very day. The weather that day was rather fine, this one was in her home at that time and had considered going for a walk or perhaps getting her nails done. Yet, when this one had just made the decision to take a bath firstthis one discovered that she no longer had a body

Are you about done? Get to the main point!

Oh oh, this one was forced into your soul by Yi Yi.

Yi Yi! Such a nostalgic nameif Im not mistaken, Yi Yi was that fallen angel I saved a year ago.

I had always suspected that it was her who revived me, looks like it really was her. I wonder where is she now, is she alright?

No idea, but she should be fine. With that indefinite answer, the mental image of Fertinier in my mind raised her head by 45 degrees. In a rather melancholic pose, she stared at the sky and said: However, Little Brother, I bet you still dont know thatyouve gained a fiancee.

Fiancee!? How could I ever be tied to such a stirring word! Impossible! Definitely impossible! Wasnt I cursed by the gods to be single forever? How could I ever have something as lofty as a fiancee? You must be still be groggy from your long nap.

Little Brother, I suggest you accept your fate, youve really gained a fiancee. At that, she gave an exasperated sigh and continued: Yi Yi was so touched by your selfless act that she signed a soul bond with you on your deathbed. Unless one of you were to die, this contract must be fulfilled.

I have to say though, Little Brother is a fortunate man. Dont you know that Yi Yi is the daughter of the Demon King of Pride. She lives in the upper echelons of Gehenna and is the loftiest princess of her species. However, you shouldnt get ahead of yourself after hearing this news. Your marriage is sure to encounter a host of hindrances so you had better be prepared.

Ah, so its Yi Yi, I thought it was going to be some ugly freakah, thats not right. I mean to say that the women who fancy me were mostly visually impaired or blindno no, I mean to sayah, the more I say, the worse it gets. Anyway, you get what I mean.

However, shouldnt my main wife be Nicole but Yi Yi has already sacrificed so much for meit seems rather unfair of me to deny her the position of main wife. Sigh, both of them are just so exceptional, how am I going to choose between the two. How about I just make the both of them my main wife. Yup, sounds like a great idea, lets go with that.

Hahahaha, who wouldve thought that I would become a man with two wives. I must become greater than Wei Xiaobao, I must marry more wives than Wei Xiaobao and all of them will be unsullied virgins! Wahahahahahacough coughgot too excited there. Almost choked on my spit

(TL: Wei Xiaobao is a character from the Deer and the Cauldron by Jin Yong. Essentially, hes a man with seven wives.)

Ah, rightI still dont have a pee peewont that make it extremely awkward when I get a wife?! Wait a minute, since Fertinier has been in my body since I reincarnated, then that means she should know something about my body. I should ask her why cant I grow a freaking pee pee.

Ahem, I definitely dont know a thing about that.

Oh, is that so?

I turned my metaphorical disbelieving eyes onto her image. She shivered slightly! Theres something fishy here! Most of the time, she uses This One to refer to herself so why did she suddenly change to I the moment I mentioned my pee pee!?

Ithis one really doesnt know a thing.

Dont knowI remember you told me that I had two original sins, one was envy, clan name, Leviathan, then whats the other one?

Femalefemaleamong the seven original sins recorded in my hereditary memory, the only all female species are the lust demonslustFertinier arent you a lust demon? Not only that, youre the demon king of the lust demons, arent youare you absolutely sure that my pee pee disappearing doesnt have a single connection to that?

Ah, you mean your lower half huhsorry about that, this one didnt mean it, if you must blame someone, blame Yi Yi

So you finally admit to it, how deceptive

Truthfully, it wasnt this ones fault. This one is the demon king of the lust demons, this one governs lust and an entire species of female devilsyes, Little Brothers soul aura is that of a males but your soul was simply too weak compared to this ones soul aurain fact, its so tiny even a firefly was bigger than it. However, this one is an outsider after all and she has no intention of taking over Little Brothers body so

So when I reincarnated, our soul auras melded together turning me into this neither male nor female devil?

Fertinier gave a weak nod of her head and said: Mmmhmthats about right