"Be-yown-dir?" Confusedly Little Arde asked.
"Beyonder! Be-yon-der! This magnanimous Joker will teach you the secrets of Beyonders!" I said with a hush.
I lead the little girl in a secluded place, if this was Earth, I would have long arrested and interrogated harshly for approaching the Loli. Don't worry FBI, I'm just teaching my disciple the secrets of beyonders! I'm not doing anything illegal at all! Lord of the Oppai, please save me from this officer. Once we reached the secluded place, I gave Arde a head pat.
"Kami-sama, Lily doesn't know what a beyonder is but she will try her best to learn from Kami-sama!" Said Arde, if only she knew how hard is it to be a Beyonder, and so I explained to her the dangers
"Beyonders are sorrowful bastards who threw away their humanity for different reasons. Some for power, some for riches, and some for an extraordinary life, but every beyonders are the same in regards to the fact they walk a life filled with death and madness." I said with a voice full of sorrow.
"Really Kami-sama? Well... Lily doesn't think it will be much different from her current life then..." Arde looked down and clutched her hood, anger, and loneliness erupting within her.
I looked down at her and put my hands on her head. What a poor child, if only you were born with more loving parents. Don't worry, from now on, this liar will give you the power to succeed in life, you only need strength and wit to counter its dangers. Without a doubt, she has ample supplies. For now, I shall teach her everything, only time will tell what she could become.
"For now, I shall introduce you to the basics... Listen carefully now, I will not repeat myself"
Saying such things, I begin earnestly teaching her the mystics of beyonders. Her eyes were full of focus as she learned from me. She would ask me questions from time to time, and I would answer truthfully.
As the day goes by, our lessons are reaching its end. By the end of it, she was exhausted. And we became much closer, she now calls me Joker-sama while I call her Little Arde or Arde.
"Waah! To think such mysterious people exist without Lily knowing. The world is really big!" said Lily while exhausted.
"The world is a vast place. Although Beyonders are my creation and there are few of us... We value secrecy the most. Remember, the secrecy of the beyonders is vital, otherwise, the world will hunt us down." I patiently lied, the truth is, I'm the only Beyonder in this world, and soon you Little Arde will be too.
"Of course Joker-sama, Lily will not utter a word to anyone, not even her patron god!... If only Soma-sama is like Joker-sama..." She looked despondent and hesitantly asked the following...
"Joker-sama... Please...! Let Lily join your familia!" in tears she said as she grabbed my lap.
"I refuse, I don't want to have a familia right now... Also, your destiny lies in the Soma Familia." I said abruptly to her dismay.
"My destiny...?"
"Yes Little Arde, five years from now, if you continue with the Soma Familia, you will gain your freedom thanks to your destined one."
"My destined one? I don't want to! I want to be with Joker-sama instead! Being with my familia is hard and painful!"
"Now...Now..."
As I try to calm her down, I begin thinking about the future, It's not like I can bestow her a falna, although I can upgrade her falna and my own, I dare not to for now, the trouble it would bring is too immense while I was still a fish in the puddle, I at least have to wait until I become a demigod beyonder before I start my familia. For now, this kind of interaction will do.
To calm her down, I took items from my inventory such as beyonder guide books and a certain potion. While she wiped her eyes and snot, I presented the items to her.
"Look! This here is my gift to my new disciple. Be grateful to Joker-sama, this book and potion are personally made by him!" I said as I presented the items.
"This is for Lily!? So many! And this potion, could it be...!?" Arde exclaimed as she gazed intently at the purple potion.
I whacked her head to stop her stupor and said.
"This here is indeed a pathway potion, it's the Sequence 9 Potion of Assassin. But first, you must read this book to build your foundations before even attempting to drink this potion! Listen to this Joker carefully..."
She looks at me intently as she mends her head with her hands.
"...COGITATION! Hear me!? Cogitation is very important! It is a must! Otherwise, you will turn into a lump of meat holes that don't know anything but breed!? Do you want that to happen? To turn into a monster!?"
I notice her shiver and pale as she shakes her head at the thought.
"Although it pains this great Joker to not guide you through the process, with your cunning, I can rest assured! You are by far the smartest when it comes to my disciples!" I proclaim
She looked proud at my statement as she pumped her chest up. How adorable I thought.
"Remember to prepare well for your ritual! Because to be a beyonder is to walk-"
"Walk the path of death and madness! Understood Joker-sama!" Arde continued as she nodded her head repeatedly.
"Well, that's all I can teach you for now. The great Joker still has important matters to attend to, So this one shall take his leave!"
"Where will you go now Joker-sama?..." Arde looked sad as she asked
"This Joker-sama needs to watch one of his Favoured Ones to conduct his performance at the Rudra Familia business" I eagerly explained myself with a smile.
"Rudra familia? Didn't they get wiped out, why does he need to perform for them?" curiously Arde said.
"Ohoho! This performance will be different Little Arde, For you see..." I begin explaining to her the situation and how Rudra Familia is part of Evilus, putting adlibs and little lies along the way.
"As expected of Joker-sama! Joker-sama is filled with righteousness and justice! Lily couldn't be happier!" Arde commented
"Of course, this Joker detests harm to humanity the most!" I shouted while smiling.
"So this great Joker will leave now, study well Little Arde!"
As I left Arde she shouted at me and asked.
"How will I find you Joker-sama?"
Thinking of how I replied.
"Come here again and call me, I will know," I said mysteriously.
I left Arde after that and headed towards my goal, although I left her abruptly, I got a feeling I knew where she would be as she sneaked glances towards the direction of Rudra Familia's home base.
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The cold wind grazes my face as I stand on a rooftop near Rudra Familia lodgings. The translucent moonlight reflects in my eyes as I wait for the inevitable bloodshed that is coming. A strong gust of wind passed by me and I felt the fur of my [Cloak Of Secrecy] flutter as the wind hit me. My metallic [Mask of Average] would sometimes reflect the moonlight as I moved my gaze. My [Boots of Haste] shakes in fear and anticipation just like my hand that carries the [Black Emperor Tarot Card].
It was already past midnight, the perfect time to engage in a massacre when the street is empty and everyone is asleep.
When I heard the countless screams of alarm and cries for help from the Rudra Familia. I knew it was time. What was inevitable had come, but in fear, I stood frozen in place as I listened to their shouts.
"Somebody help! Someone! Please! Argh!"
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
"An intruder has infiltrated the building! Joseph is already dead!"
"What's going on out there!?"
I took a deep breath and calmed my shaking boots. What has come, has come, As a thief It's time for me to reap the benefits of this event.
"It's do or die. I might as well get this done." I said conceding to the inevitable
I activated my Boots of Haste and moved toward the ongoing battlefield while praying in my heart that everything would go well.
"The Emperor wears no clothes." I chanted in English activating the [Black Emperor Tarot Card] as I moved towards the bloodshed.
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Chapter end.
Thanks for reading.
Edit: added a few lines I missed.