Yukino was calm in her Lord's mansion, which was more of a castle made entirely of ice, when a sudden notification appeared in front of her.
[Warning! A powerful entity has entered your territory]
[The trickster's barrier has taken an item from the intruder's inventory, the trickster's barrier delivers the stolen item to you]
[You have received....]
"W-what?" Yukino had no time to react, the next thing she knew, she felt like she was going to die and had no way to escape.
Without even thinking about the effect, she grabbed the stolen item and used it immediately, since in the little she read while skimming it quickly it said something about transporting her somewhere else.
[You have used Race Evolution Scroll: Deadly Sin - Wrath]
[Warning! Wrath does not resonate with the user, exchanging for another scroll in the game already linked to the Demon King]
...
At the same time, Kaito was looking at his own notifications.
[Warning! The trickster's barrier steals an item from anyone who forcefully passes through it]
[Warning! Race Evolution Scroll: Deadly Sin - Envy has been used by Lord Crystal Flower]
[As the Demon King linked to the Seven Deadly Sins scroll game from which the scroll was used, you are being summoned to the trial space]
[Due to the lack of a Demon King's selection, the remaining sins will be chosen from among the Demon King's subordinates]
[The holder of Race Evolution Scroll: Deadly Sin - Gluttony is not among your subordinates]
[The holder of Race Evolution Scroll: Deadly Sin - Gluttony resonates at 65% with the scroll, no changes required]
"Damn it, system, remind me to think about wanting a world whose reward is seeing the future, even if only for a few seconds, before entering the next tower world" Kaito complained as he looked at the notifications in front of him.
Lately he had been developing a strong rejection toward the phrase 'no risk, no reward'
"So five of my subordinates were summoned here, along with Yukino who used one, and some random Lord who has the missing gluttony scroll?"
[That's right]
"Good, easy to understand" Kaito muttered. "But how dangerous is it, and what kind of trial is it? They can't die, right? They all have plenty of lives"
"Do not worry about that. Even though some trials require strength, these are not overly dangerous worlds, it is mostly a psychological test"
"Who are you?" Kaito asked toward the sudden voice while looking around.
At this moment, he was in what looked like some kind of courtroom, but judging by the architecture it seemed not only ancient, perhaps from the Middle Ages, but also noble, with the typical extravagance a medieval noble would have.
As for who had just spoken to him, it was clearly a noble judging by his clothing, someone between adult and elderly, standing right at the intersection of those two ages, with white hair but not such an old appearance.
"My name is Bartra Liones. And I am the judge of sins" said the old man.
"Bartra... Liones?" Kaito murmured in disbelief. Not because he was a character from an anime he had seen, he was already used to that, but because this old man, king of Liones in the anime The Seven Deadly Sins, had the ability to see the future, literally what Kaito had just asked for.
"Hahaha, as a king, this must be the first time someone looks at me with such undisguised greed" the old man laughed.
"Don't worry, I don't plan to steal anything from you" Kaito said, it was not like he could anyway, it was better to wait for the system to give it to him as a reward.
"I know, I know, and do not worry, what you want will definitely be given to you once you leave the trial space" the king said with a smile.
"If someone who sees the future says it, then I'll have to trust you" Kaito replied with a smile.
"And how does this work? Are you going to test me?"
"That would be the usual, yes, but you already have the Demon King class, so the test is considered complete. Instead, why not explore my world? I am sure there will be something useful for you"
"Your world? Isn't this just the trial space?" Kaito asked, confused.
"Of course not. You already know the story of all fallen worlds.
All our worlds were destroyed by foreign invaders, and once we died, the system gave us the chance for Lords to visit our worlds as trials to grow stronger. The most powerful Lords, in the end, will be able to bring back all the worlds, one at a time" the king explained the story Kaito already knew.
"But unlike the others, my world, thanks to luck or the gods, who knows, besides the usual opportunity, received a second one. I act as the judge in this sin trial, and in exchange the Demon King candidate can also visit this world.
You must know that all Lords need to understand the world they want to restore. It is not enough to know its name or see it once, the more they know about it, its inhabitants, history, power, meaning, and so on, the easier it will be to bring it back.
This makes my world, thanks to this opportunity, more likely to be restored from the hands of destruction"
"So that's how it works?" Kaito processed all the new information, but after thinking for a moment he realized something.
'Am I not probably the person who knows the most about these worlds?' Kaito thought. 'This seems designed for me'
However, after thinking a bit more, he realized that was not necessarily the case, after all, to know what Kaito knows, only one condition is needed.
"To be a reincarnator" he murmured as he understood the implications.
"Is something wrong, young Demon King?"
"No" Kaito shook his head. "By the way, if you know about this, wouldn't the rest of the world know as well? How does that work?"
"Actually, I am the only one who knows about this, the rest, just like in all other simulations, live normally, without any idea of the future or past danger.
In fact, even I only remember all this once I enter this room, once I leave I will forget everything. Only when the trial begins am I transported here again"
"Interesting" was Kaito's only response before moving at such speed that, to the king, he seemed to disappear, since he no longer found any reason to stay there.
Once outside, Kaito flew through the sky without a direction yet, organizing his memories of that place.
"Let's see, what valuable things can I get here? I would say the most powerful are the commandments of the Ten Commandments and the powers of the Four Archangels, but even if they are granted by another being, they are not things I can take with me and, more importantly, give to others.
Then, the weapons of the Seven Deadly Sins? Even though they are not really that powerful, in most cases what is truly powerful is the user and their synergy with the artifact, for example, Diane's hammer multiplies strength, which is not very useful if you do not already have a lot of strength"
Kaito began listing the ones he remembered of each sin's weapons and their characteristics, at least the essential ones. However, most were useful because of the user rather than on their own.
Diane's hammer multiplies the user's strength, to use its full potential you need strength.
Escanor's axe only gathers solar energy and releases it in an attack, something that would probably only be useful for himself.
Meliodas's sword reflects powerful attacks, useful but not too much.
Ban's staff only stretches, that thing is not even useful for Ban himself.
'However, the last three are somewhat useful' Kaito thought. "Gowther's bow could be useful for Chika, for a succubus, she is actually quite weak.
Merlin's orb is definitely the most useful, it would even be more useful in Mashiro's hands than in Merlin's, since the orb essentially amplifies the power of magical attacks, in Mashiro's hands that would be insane.
Finally, Chastiefol, which is powerful enough to represent at least half of King's strength. Although it does not have many feats, I feel like most of my subordinates can do the same thing that spear does with their own hands.
No, wait, doesn't Chastiefol have a form that is literally a floating pillow? That would be an excellent gift for Mashiro.
Should I steal a fairy king's main weapon, something he almost depends on, just for my girlfriend's comfort?" Kaito seriously asked himself for a second before shaking his head. "Am I really questioning this? Of course it is worth it. After all, even though simulation worlds function without Lords, once a Lord enters, when they leave the simulation pauses"
Although Kaito did not understand how it worked, he had some theories. The main one was that it was a kind of test for these worlds, as horrible as it sounds, it was as if the worlds were on display, to see which ones the Lords wanted to bring back later. That is why the worlds function normally until before his intervention, however, once a Lord enters, it is no longer in its natural state but has external interference, deviating from its natural course and version, so the simulation stops.
Basically, the system administrators want to show the real world you can bring back. A world where Lords have already interfered would not serve that purpose.
"Wait, Fairy King!" Kaito suddenly said as he stopped, having decided on a goal.
"Even though I do not know the timeline, if this is before Ban, then I can obtain the Fountain of Youth. Literally, an immortality potion"
Or almost, considering that Ban can regenerate even from a single cell, but in Gaia there are things that can destroy you completely or even kill you on a conceptual level.
Even so, it is still near immortal regeneration against most attacks.
Having finally set his first objective after thinking for a while, Kaito set off toward the Fairy Forest, hoping that Ban had not yet earned the title of "Undead Ban."
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