Rem entered the Church, only to meet with a huge group of people praying at the statue of a man wearing a robe and a golden leaf crown.
Several people wearing white robes stood at the side, watching the people pray.
Rem walked up to those people, whom she assumed are priests.
"I would like to see the pope," Rem announced.
The priests' eyes widened.
"Demon! A demon has come to cause havoc again!!!" One of the priests yelled.
'What the f*ck???'
Everyone inside turned their heads to Rem.
"She has black hair and red eyes! Isn't that a demon-like trait?"
"It IS a demon trait!"
"But she has white hair at the top, not just black hair."
"She must have dyed her hair, but her natural hair is black!"
"She even has those disgusting ears of a beast!"
Those were the words Rem heard the people mutter to each other.
"I'm not a demon." She said, loud enough for everyone to hear her.
"I can see a dark aura surrounding her. No doubt about it, she's a demon follower who offered her soul to a demon!!!" The same priest said.
'How ironic. They're the ones who're helping the demons…!!! Now they're calling me one!?' Rem furrowed her brows.
"Kill the demon!" Someone yelled.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" Everyone chanted.
Some even threw their belongings at Rem.
'Those b*tches! You literally saved so many people plus you saved them from TWO high-ranked demons and now they're trying to KILL you?!' Kage yelled in rage.
'Calm dow—'
All of a sudden, Rem was in her monster form.
'Huh? How did I—'
"DEMONNNNN!!!!!!"
"EVERYONE RUN!!!"
The people were all in a panic. They ran towards the door, exiting the Church while the priests exited through a different door.
'F*ck.'
'Why did you shift into your beast form? Are you dumb or what?' Kage questioned, using telepathy.
'You think I wanted to shift into my beast form in a CHURCH? Something caused me to shift into this form, and I can't seem to turn back into my beastman form.' Rem said.
{You thought I'll be gone forever?}
Rem heard an unfamiliar voice say.
'Who…?'
{I'm the System.}
'You sound different.'
{...How about I make a deal with you?}
'What deal would that be…?' Rem asked cautiously.
{I'll help you get your past memories back. In return, help me kill a God.}
'And how do I know you can fulfill your part of the deal?'
{I'll help you get your memories back first. It doesn't matter if you awakened. Right now, you're still too weak to kill the Demon King, much less a God. By the time all your memories are back, you'll strong enough.}
'I'm curious about what my past memories were, but I don't need them. I'm doing perfectly fine without my past memories. However… I do need the strength to kill a God.'
{So is it a deal?}
'Before I accept, I want to add a condition.'
{Say it.}
'You cannot take over my body. I don't know what you did before, but I don't want it happening again.'
{Alright then, it's a deal.}
'Yeah…' Rem felt wary of the System.
She can't trust its words, but she needs the System's powers.
'What are you getting out of all this?' She questioned the System.
{Obviously, my reward would be the death of a God I despise.}
'Hm… Okay.'
{Congratulations! Now you have access to the System.}
'Great. Now… Can I shift back to my beastman form? Everyone's freaking out because of my appearance. Sooner or later, people would gather and try to murder me.'
"There it is!"
"That's the demon!"
"Please, brave knights, save us!"
"God, have mercy!"
'...Perfect timing.' Rem sighed.
{You cannot shift back yet. I temporarily disabled your Transformation and Disguise skills. Therefore, you cannot use these skills for a week.}
'Oh wow. You just had to, didn't you?'
{Of course. A word of advice… You should get out of here before more people come.}
'Fine.' Rem groaned before flying out of the Church, breaking the walls.
She flew out of Arka City.
'Where should I go?'
{To the snow city, the Kingdom of Yusio. Go towards the north and you'll arrive in a couple of hours.}
(A/N: I've been thinking about where each major place should be located at. Since Arka City is the first place Rem went to, let's just pretend Arka City is the center. For example, Orthio City is southeast of Arka City.
Center: Arka City (Grasslands)
Northwest: Death Valley (a valley covered in snow, and beautiful, but deadly colorful flowers)
North: Kingdom of Yusio (snowy mountains)
Northeast: Dark Forest
East: Elkia Kingdom (elven forest)
Southeast: Orthio City (a city near the ocean), Falland (the name of the island in the Suspicious Island chapter; chapter 106)
South: Kingdom of Zervak (an enormous island surrounded by the Red Sea), Red Sea
Southwest: Isora Kingdom (an enormous floating island with many smaller islands surrounding the main island in the sky)
West: Leroy Kingdom (desert)
This will be added as an auxiliary chapter to make it easier for me and you guys!)
'Why the Kingdom of Yusio?'
{Because it's one of the very few kingdoms that aren't taken over by the demons yet. Although Arka City has humans living freely in it, it's still being controlled by the demons due to that organization working with the demons. Isora Kingdom is taken over by the demons already. Orthio City is being raided by the demons at the moment. Leroy Kingdom has its own problems while the Elkia Kingdom is very weak thanks to the passing of its king.}
'I never knew things were THIS bad. How did all this happen in just a month??!'
{Who cares? Our goal is to become strong enough to kill the Demon King first. After defeating the Demon King, a portion of your past memories will be back. I can guarantee that.}
'That's good to know.'