Chapter 539: The Methods of Those in Power, Those Who Play Politics Have Dirty Hearts

What is more terrifying than death?

What is more terrifying than death is waiting for death’s arrival, step by step, little by little, watching death descend upon oneself.

Diodora Astaroth at this very moment was suffering such torment. Especially that blood, like dripping water, continuously dripping into the bucket below him. Every drop of blood represented Diodora’s life flowing away, one step closer to death.

The abuser will eventually become the abused. Diodora’s ugly state truly opened Hakuto’s eyes. This so-called blood kin of Satan Beelzebub seemed to be nothing special. Hakuto thought the other party would be a bit tougher. In the end, it was only to this extent. Truly disappointing.

“That’s about enough, right?”

Rias arrived at this time.

Looking at Diodora Astaroth, hung in midair with his limbs cut off, Rias said to Hakuto.

Hakuto looked at Rias and smiled with deep meaning. “I guess they went to Sona first. After Sona refused, they came to you, right?”

Rias fell silent, tacitly acknowledging what Hakuto said. Hakuto then continued on his own. “Why do you think Sona ignored them? Because Sona knows I absolutely won’t let this go.”

“Sona knew she couldn’t stop me, so she refused. Then just think, if Sona couldn’t stop me, why would you think you could?”

Rias pursed her lips, an uncomfortable feeling in her heart. Hakuto continued, “Maybe my previous help made you think I have feelings for you, so you think I’ll listen to you?”

“Let me tell you something. Even if it’s a girl I like, the other party cannot interfere with any decision I make. So don’t be so self-righteous anymore. Leave this place, or stay here with me and wait for Diodora to meet his death. After this Diodora dies, I’ll leave.”

“Rias, hurry and save me!”

Seeing Rias arrive, Diodora acted as if he had seen a savior. However, Rias didn’t pay attention to Diodora’s shouts. Diodora’s actions were equally hated and despised by Rias.

The reason Rias appeared here this time was only because Diodora being hung here like this made the Underworld lose their dignity. So they had Rias come see if it was possible to just kill Diodora outright.

“Things like Diodora definitely aren’t limited to just Diodora alone. Do you know why I hung Diodora here? It’s to set an example for those other Devils. Of course, if other Devils jump out, then it won’t just be Diodora hanging here.”

Rias’s body trembled slightly. Clearly, she hadn’t expected Hakuto’s target to not be just Diodora alone.

“You shouldn’t have come. Your arrival made some fish that had already surfaced shrink back again.”

Looking at Rias’s heavy heart, Hakuto affirmed again. “But that’s also true. With your heavy heart, they say big chests mean no brains. As expected, that saying isn’t wrong.”

Rias: “…”

She had the urge to kill someone, especially the urge to kill this guy named Hakuto. Rias wanted to chop him into ten thousand pieces.

“Next time before being used as a knife by someone, you’d best go ask Sona first, so you don’t foolishly get tricked by someone again.”

Rias’s face darkened, ‘What did he mean by foolishly getting tricked by someone? Am I that stupid?’

“Yes, you are very stupid.”

Hakuto seemed to have heard Rias’s inner thoughts and gave an affirmative answer.

Expressionless, Rias turned and left. If she stayed any longer, Rias suspected she wouldn’t be able to control the murderous urge in her heart.

Hakuto didn’t try to keep Rias either. He just watched the departing Rias with a trace of coldness in his eyes.

The person behind the scenes who tricked Rias into coming—did they think Hakuto wouldn’t be able to investigate who it was?

The shadow at Hakuto’s feet suddenly squirmed. Then a magical beast emerged from the shadow, its eyes projecting a screen.

On the screen, a group of people—no, rather, a group of Devils—were discussing how to use Rias to achieve their own goals.

“As expected… novels and anime are ultimately just novels and anime. The real world is far crueler than novels and anime.”

Hakuto sighed with emotion. What was shown in novels and anime worlds was only a corner. The darkness shown was ultimately only a part of it.

Even more, for the sake of smooth publication, some darkness in the novels would be deleted.

“Go. Tell this matter to Sirzechs. I’m quite curious whether, facing the schemes of these fellows, Sirzechs will use thunderous means to protect his own sister.”

Rias was Sirzechs’s sister. What kind of people would dare use Rias to scheme against Rias, and even use this to scheme against Sirzechs? If Sirzechs didn’t know, Hakuto didn’t believe it.

Hakuto didn’t think those people had Rias come stop him merely because Rias and he knew each other, and they thought he would show mercy for Rias’s sake.

Hakuto was more inclined to believe the other party wanted to use this opportunity to achieve some unspeakable purpose, such as provoking a conflict between himself and Sirzechs, then using Sirzechs to eliminate and destroy him.

Killing with a borrowed knife—Hakuto had played that game before too.

He really didn’t know how these fellows thought he and Sirzechs wouldn’t see through such petty tricks.

But right now, Hakuto was more curious about what choice Sirzechs would make.

Would he continue to play deaf and dumb, or use thunderous means to sweep away these scums?

Like those Devils, Sirzechs also wanted to use Hakuto’s hand to clean up these Devils.

This was a common method of those in power. Back then, Hakuto had also used this kind of method quite a bit. Those who play politics have dirty hearts.

Sirzechs had even used his own sister.

Unfortunately, Hakuto not only didn’t fall for it, but directly placed the evidence of the Devils scheming against Rias in front of Sirzechs, making Sirzechs choose.

Only a fool like Rias would completely fail to see it, then foolishly become a knife in someone’s hand, used by others. Even more tragically, even her brother Sirzechs was one of the people using her.

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