Chapter 21. Dekan Conducting a Dekan-style Brainwashing

The two of us just waited for Baron Bach to regain consciousness.

The entire cooking classroom was terrifyingly quiet at this moment, except for Baron Bach's occasional nonsensical muttering.

After about a minute, a bit of life finally returned to Baron Bach's eyes.

"Looks like he's awake. We can continue tapping."

I instructed, and Cornelia nodded.

Just as Cornelia was about to bring the sledgehammer down, Baron Bach mustered all his strength and shouted indistinctly, "Leh mwee goo! O... okay uhh!"

These were the words Baron Bach shouted with what little strength he had left.

He wanted to express: Let me go, we can talk things over.

In every aspect, he could no longer bear this torture from the inside out.

He could only pray that I could understand his meaning.

"Sigh."

I let out a deep sigh and withdrew the Ruined Poet.

"Wouldn't it have been better to do this from the start? Who wants to fight and kill when we can talk peacefully?"

Baron Bach: "..."

He didn't dare to comment on this sentence, but his heart was full of curses.

"You seemed to want to kill me just now?"

I asked again.

My voice was exceptionally calm, and I propped my cheek with one hand, looking at Baron Bach with a rather cunning expression.

"No, no! I didn't!"

Baron Bach wailed.

The calmer I was, the more terrified Baron Bach felt.

Baron Bach had never seen a demon with such sinister methods.

After the experience just now, Baron Bach even felt that death was nothing more than this.

"I don't like demons who lie. Let's give you another five minutes of ruined poetry recitation as ideological education."

I pursed my lips, seeming a little disappointed with Baron Bach, and waved the card in my hand as I spoke.

Baron Bach: "???"

Then how should I answer? Say I wanted to kill you? And then get hammered once?

Although his mind was in chaos, he could only continue to beg for mercy: "No! I'll never lie again!"

Hearing this, I temporarily held back the card in my hand.

"Bach, let's be honest with each other, okay? As long as you tell the truth, I won't make things difficult for you, but at the same time, I hope you can say something that satisfies me."

I stared at Baron Bach, my pupils unmoving, my gaze seeming as if it could pierce through his entire demonic being.

Baron Bach had been filled with killing intent towards me earlier. However, not only did he fail to kill me, but he was also tortured by me, so his hatred would only grow stronger. Even if Baron Bach had already fallen into a state of fear, the killing intent in his heart could not possibly be erased.

"I was wrong!! I admit I wanted to kill you just now! But I don't dare to anymore! I'll never dare to think it again! I'll never lie again!!"

Baron Bach's voice was extremely shrill, with even a hint of a sob.

He absolutely did not want to experience that kind of pain again, no matter how absurd my request was.

He was very clear about his situation.

Right now, he was just a bug in my hand.

Perhaps he had been from the very beginning.

He never had a chance to fight against me, or even to escape.

At a point in time he hadn't realized, everything had already fallen into my control.

"Bach, since you've admitted you wanted to kill me, it wouldn't be too much for me to kill you, right?"

"No, no..."

"Hmm?"

"Not too much!!"

Baron Bach shouted as if reporting to a superior officer.

I nodded slightly, my gaze becoming a little gentler.

"If you had met any other demon, you would probably be dead by now. It's a good thing you met me. I have always been soft-hearted and have always believed that everyone has a beautiful soul, so I hope to give you a chance to turn over a new leaf."

My tone gradually became calmer as I spoke.

"...?"

This made Baron Bach stare blankly.

Cornelia poked Baron Bach's head with the hammer.

Her meaning was: Aren't you going to thank Brother Dekan quickly?

"Th-thank you!"

"No matter what, I will not kill you. I give you my promise, I swear it, please rest assured!"

I narrowed my eyes, revealing a warm and gentle smile.

It was as if the glacier that stood between me and Baron Bach had melted in an instant.

I extended my hand to Baron Bach from a distance like an angel, as if wanting to grant him salvation.

Baron Bach felt his brain completely shut down.

What kind of act was this now?

Was this high-ranking demon really that kind-hearted?

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

Could he be the legendary type of demon who wasn't fond of killing? A demon who could completely control their desire for slaughter at will was far more terrifying than a demon who was obsessed with the instinct to kill! This was a quality that only the highest-ranking demons could master!

Baron Bach felt even more afraid.

However, it seemed he was saved. There was no need for a supreme demon to lie.

His oath should be valid.

Just as Baron Bach received my promise and was about to breathe a sigh of relief.

I opened my mouth and continued, "So, swear allegiance to me, or live in endless torture? Tell me your answer."

"...Huh?"

Baron Bach's mood was like a roller coaster.

This was what you called living?

For you, killing is actually a form of mercy?

Baron Bach looked at my smile that sent chills down his spine and felt the cold blunt instrument on his head.

For the first time, he understood what it felt like to be afraid from the depths of his soul.

"I... I choose to submit to you..."

The noble and elegant Baron Bach finally surrendered completely at this moment, giving his answer with a tremble.

"Very good."

I sat on the chair, looking down at Baron Bach.

"Now, I'm going to tell you a secret. Please listen carefully."

Then I took a deep breath and said with a straight face, "Actually, I'm not a demon. I'm a human."

"Impossible!! You are a demon! The demon of demons!"

Baron Bach shouted in panic.

This was the most ridiculous joke he had ever heard in his life.

"What? Say that again?"

I raised an eyebrow, somewhat shocked and angry.

This was the first time a demon had cursed me for being a demon.

I admitted that sometimes the cards I made might be a little bit dark, but this couldn't be extrapolated to me personally!

"No, no, no, you are human! You are not a demon!"

Noticing my expression, Baron Bach quickly changed his tune, trying to salvage the situation.

"You're just humoring me. Don't think you can fool me about anything. You have to believe from the bottom of your heart that I am human."

My tone seemed genuinely a little angry.

This made Baron Bach's heart fill with terror.

Did I have mind-reading abilities?

Baron Bach couldn't help but start to suspect this.

His brain worked at high speed.

Although he couldn't reach a conclusion for a moment, he knew that now, even if it meant frantically hypnotizing himself, he had to go along with my wishes.

Because my requirements were very clear: he couldn't lie, and at the same time, he couldn't deny what I said.

Baron Bach began to frantically deceive himself, and finally shouted at me with incomparable firmness: "Yes, you are human!"

【Mission Objective 3: No more than 3 impersonators have their human identity exposed. Current disguise integrity: 5/6】

I looked at the change on the prompt interface and nodded in satisfaction.

Although I couldn't read minds, I could judge whether Baron Bach truly believed I was human based on the mission log.

Since a demon's mind could be controlled, then next, hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm.

I couldn't help but laugh out loud.

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