[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-seven-sins-system":3,"chapter-seven-sins-system-seven-sins-system-chapter-49":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Seven Sins System",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1830988,2437,"Chapter 48: Lonely Devil","seven-sins-system-chapter-49",49,"\u003Cp>Seven Sins System Chapter 48. Lonely Devil\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Missing something in my life?' I repeated internally. My eyes fell on the painting once more and tried to find what I had been missing from my life or the war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What I remembered was, I almost lost my sanity since the power of Wrath almost consumed me. But I could maintain my consciousness and restore it on my own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last night's dream crossed my head. But it occurred in the shadow realm, not the mortal realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This must be just a mistake. Maybe Katrina took the meaning of the painting too far. While Red just wanted to make a painting of me,' I thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My intense observation made her curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You seem very interested in that painting, Dr. Allen,\" she asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned to her and smiled sweetly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course. He looks like me and he is a devil. So--- It's a bit disturbing. I mean, who knows if you think I'm that devil,\" I reasoned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her smile bloomed on her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I also thought of it in the beginning. That's why I did a thorough examination when you entered this academy. Who knew you were the devil in disguise.\" Even though she said it in a calm tone, I could tell she was serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'She had suspected me from the start? Great!' But luckily with my fake status skill, I could cover it. Except if she tasted my blood, of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So unless she gave her loyalty to me, I couldn't give my blood. Especially since I knew the angels put their spy among the mortals. Yeah, even though they denied it, they couldn't possibly get the evidence out of nowhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since the demons were the bad guys, they felt entitled to send their secret agent to protect humanity. While we, demons, had to stay in our realm like a good boy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I let out a fake nervous chuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To be honest. After what I've done and my profession, I'm a little offended by that. He killed people, I saved them. Yet you thought we were the same,\" I complained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shrugged nonchalantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who knows?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I answered with a long exhale and rolled my eyes to the side. I wondered if my fake skill couldn't cover my devilish charm. Or did I have the 'I'm the devil' sign on my forehead?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there anything else you want to talk about? I need to go back to the infirmary now.\" I didn't want to stay here too long and wait for her to blow my cover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait a second.\" She took my report and scanned it for a while before she closed it and put it by her side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you for your report, Dr. Allen. I'll call you back if I have any other questions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay. I will excuse myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just stood up from my chair and was about to leave, but she spoke again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, one more thing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard you had a duel this afternoon,\" she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, did Theo ask your permission?\" I made sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes. And I have given my approval. He has announced it to the entire academy and asked for my permission to use the main battle arena. I will spare my time to watch it and see how a doctor can fight a paladin,\" she explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Tch! That attention whore!' I grumbled internally. I thought we would fight on the training ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clourmity's main battle arena was more than enough to accommodate all the students and teachers in this place. With that much audience, I could only depend on my healer skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'That paladin bastard wants to destroy me doesn't he?' I nodded repeatedly and forced a smile. \"Thank you. This is an honor,\" I said politely before I left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as I turned around, my smile turned into an evil smirk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Since you want to play with the devil. I will make you regret it.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I returned to the infirmary to eat my lunch before I went to the battle arena. Since Katrina said it would be a big game, I was not sure it would be over anytime soon. So I decided to fill my stomach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I arrived in front of the infirmary, Julia was already waiting for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you going to duel against Theo?\" she asked without further ado.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yea,\" I said simply. My hand opened the door, asking her to come in with me. It was more private than talking in the middle of a corridor like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you going to kill him?\" she asked again after I closed the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can't kill mortals. The agreement between the light and shadow forbids me.\" I plopped on my chair nonchalantly and opened my lunch box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I can cripple him or kill him via the third party,\" I said with an evil smirk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn't cover her surprise at my statement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Want some?\" I offered her my food. Well, that was her cooking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I already ate my lunch,\" she replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's so fast.\" I started to put the food in my mouth. It was slices of marinated chicken with a bunch of colorful vegetables.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um... You are really going to kill him?\" she hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I laughed at her expression. Well, she was a human. So killing each other was not an easy thing for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Relax. It's an open match. I wouldn't go that far,\" I insisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked calmer after hearing my words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I didn't know about the cripple part. Some people need a harsh lesson to understand something,\" I added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Katrina and many students would be there. I should have avoided that, but who knew if he got on my nerves in the middle of the duel?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I can make him cancel this duel, will you let him go?\" she asked with the same hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her question made me turn to her. My smirk disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He wants you. Does that mean you're going to give yourself to him?\" My threat was clear in my tone.\u003C\u002Fp>",1009,"2026-06-09T06:16:15.874Z",1,"novelbin.me","3d4723d4cc583a79242ba51a17cc417865a4d352c1ec30da53e2d4892dd4aedd","seven-sins-system-chapter-50","seven-sins-system-chapter-48",510,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fseven-sins-system-cover.jpg"]