Female Leads Obsess Over a Counter-Attack Character with Narrow Eyes

Letios, a direct subordinate of the Demon King’s Army executive Belial, suppressed her magical power and slowly opened her eyes with their long eyelashes.

She saw a boy standing blankly, like a frightened deer.

“Hmph.”

For someone who had been oppressed and ignored by those around him since birth, the proposal she was about to make would sound incredibly attractive.

She shook her flowing hair and opened her mouth.

“Sion Frelia. I’ve been watching you.”

To that frivolous-looking boy, her seductive voice would surely sound like an aphrodisiac.

And if she could turn him into a Ma’in and infiltrate Luin Academy, her mission would be complete.
There’s no way she could fail. Why?

‘Because I’m beautiful.’

Until now, not a single male had been able to resist her beauty.
Everyone knelt before her perfect beauty.
And it would be the same for that constantly smirking boy.

“Welcome to my space. I’m about to make you a very attractive offer, would you like to hear it?”

“….Yes. I’ll listen carefully to your valuable words.”

Oh my, how cute.

The boy probably opened his mouth pretending to be calm to hide the fact that he was scared, but to Letios, who had corrupted many people, it just seemed adorable.

“I’ve been watching you all along. You’re always surrounded by beings who bite at you for insignificant reasons. Do you know why?”

“Hmm… it’s difficult for me to guess. If it’s not too rude, could you tell me the reason?”

“Your background isn’t a problem at all. There’s only one reason you suffer. You’re weak. Because you’re weak, everyone looks down on you. That’s why you’re always someone’s prey.”

“Oh… the way you take something obvious that anyone would understand and explain it in a roundabout way like some enlightened sage is so annoy— no, impressive.”

?

For a moment, she frowned wondering if he was mocking her, but then shook her head.

There are few in this world who could come to their senses in front of someone as beautiful as her and speak nonsense.

That response must have come from genuine admiration.

‘I almost misunderstood.’

Having sorted out her thoughts, Letios continued.

“I will personally bestow power upon you. With my power, you can not only take revenge on the servants who always ignored you, but also easily make those you’ve always desired at Luin Academy yours.”

“….So you’re saying that if I accept your power, I can achieve what I want?”

“That’s right. No one will be able to harm you. And above all.”

“Above all?”

Letios stroked her thin, slender chin and said.

“You’ll receive my beauty. Isn’t that reason enough?”

Letios anticipated it. With this, that boy would completely become her prisoner.
No one can resist this almighty beauty.
And the opportunity to covet that beauty would feel like a once-in-a-lifetime chance to others.

“Ah, about that. Is it possible to decline just that part?”

There were times when even Letios had such thoughts.

“…?”

Letios doubted her ears.

What? He’s rejecting my beauty?

Stunned by this impossibility, Letios soon laughed and replied.

“Well, if you receive my absolute beauty, your life will certainly become troublesome. Bugs attracted to the beauty you’d gain would swarm around you. I can fully understand your feelings….”

“Excuse me for interrupting, but I think you’re misunderstanding something.”

“…Misunderstanding?”

To her nervous inquiry, he nodded and replied.
With the same snickering expression as before.

“Haha, even someone as ignorant as me knows that I shouldn’t say this in front of you. But if misunderstandings keep piling up, they’ll eventually come back as major harm.”

Sion spoke with a light atmosphere as if he might be blown away by the wind.

“I don’t find you beautiful. If I had to define it in one word, wouldn’t it be closer to vulgar?”
Letios’s thinking stopped.
“Ah, of course, I hope you’re not offended. It’s just my personal opinion. Perhaps it’s simply that I lack knowledge about beauty?”

“What did you just say…”

“Oh my! Didn’t you hear? Haha, it’s okay. I can say it again. Please listen carefully this time.”

Although Letios stiffened at Sion’s shocking statement, Sion continued without concern.

“I don’t find you beautiful. In a word, you’re ugly.”

At some point, Letios stopped hearing Sion’s voice.
Her brain, feeling extreme stress, automatically blocked incoming information.

“Sigh…”

She took a deep breath.
Right now, she was wavering between two choices.

‘…Should I just kill him?’

Should she kill that damn bastard? Or should she endure it once and corrupt him as planned?

That guy who not only rejected but denied her beauty deserves to be torn apart and killed a hundred times, but for the sake of completing the mission, she can’t kill him.

You’re vulgar, you’re vulgar…

‘Sigh…’

Every time his frivolous voice echoed in her head, her murderous desire surged, but she barely managed to endure and be patient.

“Now, little boy. I won’t ask twice. Will you accept my offer?”

“Hmm… what happens if I don’t accept the offer?”

To Sion’s innocent question, she conjured a fireball and answered.

“Something a bit too horrible to imagine will happen.”

“Whew! I really need to think about this carefully!”

Sion continued to ponder with his arms crossed.

“Hmm…”

He didn’t speak for a while.

“Hmmm…”

Time continues to pass.

“Umm…”

Finally, just as Letios’s patience was about to reach its limit.

“You really…”

“Ah! I’ve decided. Oh? It seemed like you were about to say something, was it just my imagination?”

Just as she was about to say something, Sion made his decision. The timing was too irritating to be a coincidence.

‘Be patient… be patient.’

Letios took a deep breath and controlled her inner self.

“…Haa. Yes, so what’s your answer?”

“Hmm… I think I need to think a bit more.”

“You son of a—”

“Haha, it’s a joke. A joke. Don’t get angry. You’ll get more wrinkles.”

Hot flames appeared and disappeared repeatedly in Letios’s smooth hands.
The flickering flames seemed to represent her precarious composure.

“I… will still decline.”

“Really? That’s unfortunate.”

“Oh my? Somehow you seem happy, am I right?”

Flinch.

“Not at all. I feel sad about your choice. May I ask why you refused?”

“Umm… I didn’t really want to tell you, but since you personally said you wanted to hear it, hiding it would be equally disrespectful.”

That peculiar way of speaking, which seemed respectful yet mocking at the same time, was irritating.

“To get to the point, it’s because you have nothing to offer me. I’m not as weak as you think.”

Ridiculous. Letios snorted.

His physical abilities are merely at the level of an ordinary adult male, and his magical power is almost non-existent.

For him to say he’s not weak. Even a passing werewolf would laugh.

“Ah, of course that’s not the only reason. If I accept your offer, I would receive that beauty you speak of. But no matter how I think about it, it feels more like a curse to me. Haha, I don’t want to become ugly.”

Thick veins popped up on Letios’s temples.

‘…This bastard, until the end.’

He needs to be killed.

“Ha, haha. You really have a knack for irritating demons.”

She erased her gentle expression and glared at Sion.

“Besides, aren’t you an evil demon? Of course, I believe that somewhere in this world there must be good and righteous demons, but at least you don’t seem like one. I don’t want to be tainted by walking the same path as you.”
That cold, murderous gaze penetrated Sion, but he continued speaking without concern.

“Do you see this bead?”

A beautiful, shining bead appeared in Sion’s hand.

“It’s a beautiful object forming a perfect sphere. What thoughts come to mind when you see this bead?”

“It’s decent, but compared to my beauty, it’s nothing—”

Crash!

Sion applied force and shattered the bead into pieces.

“Oh my, it’s shattered. The bead that boasted beautiful beauty is now gone.”

Then he dusted off his hands to remove the bead fragments and said.

“Is there any difference between your beauty and these fragmented bead pieces?”

“……”

“Yes! Of course there is!”

He said, stomping on the bead fragments scattered on the floor.

“These bead fragments are hundreds of times more beautiful than you. Isn’t that right?”

“This… this…!”

“Of~ course, this is just my personal opinion, so please don’t worry too much. In times like these, isn’t it best if you think you’re beautiful yourself?”

Hearing his glib, fake consideration, Letios’s head flashed white.

“Haha. I’ll support you.”

This bastard deserves to be killed a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand times. He’s trash.

And immediately, she arranged her magical power to create a large fireball.

Whoosh!

Wondering if he could maintain that kind of expression even after seeing this murderous magic, Letios examined Sion.

Indeed, Sion’s expression had changed.

“Oh my.”

But it hadn’t changed in the direction she expected.

If previously it was like “Still, please don’t be too discouraged, haha!” now it was.

“This, I think I’ve overestimated you too much.”

Contempt and mockery filled his face.

“Let me advise you in advance. If that’s your full power, you should really think once more about whether to attack.”

He opened his eyes, which had been almost closed until now.
The frivolous impression was gone, replaced by a chilling impression that felt like your limbs would be severed if you even brushed against it.

Those eyes, like an abyss, stared at Letios.
“No matter how insignificant the fangs you bare, once you show them, I have no choice but to live up to your expectations.”

A snake was tightening around her breath.