In the blink of an eye, 15 days had passed.

  During this time, Zaydas learned more about this world and discovered that it was more plex than he had imagined.

  Starting with the mysterious meteor that fell on this Earth 25 years ago and disappeared, leaving a massive hole in a field.

  After this meteor fell, some people gained powers, while others turned into monsters, like that Fake Santa Cus.

  The transformation into a monster was simir to [One Punch-Man]: through an obsessive desire, people turned into monsters due to extreme obsessions or personality traits.

  Or, using the Fake Santa Cus as an example, he succumbed to despair and aransf into a monster because of an inteional breakdown.

  In other words, he didn't transform because he died. In fact, the transformation began the moment he learhe whole truth about his wife and daughter, experieng aional colpse, despair, and overwhelming anger.

  In addition to these two examples, the same could happen with animals. Quite sad, really. Animals that suffered abuse, mainly because of humans, could end up transf into monsters.

  The variation might depend on the animal. Some beore ferocious and predatory, while others take on characteristics of other animals, which was deduced—without proof yet—as a result of the envy and the obsession the animal had before transf into a monster.

  A good example is a dog that seemed to envy its owner's cat and, after nearly starving when the owner went on a trip—fetting it at home but taking the cat along—the dog transformed into a giant dog-cat hybrid, full of hatred ament.

  Its strength could be pared to that of a Middle-Css Devil, and it was Supergirl who defeated it.

  It was also this hat Zaydas saw upon arriving in this dimension.

  Now es the important part: the sed and third phases.

  In the first phase, transformed monsters still have some sanity and are not as ferocious. However, the sed phase is different: instincts bee less rational and more brutal, wanting only to kill and kill.

  Ihird phase... Well, let's just say that, at minimum, the power of an insanely strong monster would double, and it would bee intelligent but devoid of humanity.

  That's why the sed phase is feared, as it lead to a third-phase monster capable of thinking rationally while g humanity, killing without being easily caught.

  Few third-phase monsters have appeared, but those that did were capable of destroyiire cities.

  Only a few, like Superman, mao defeat a third-phase monster. And there were even some third-phase mohat, to this day, are said to remain hidden, hunting in the shadows.

  These are the most dangerous intelligent third-phase monsters, as, although devoid of humanity, they do not want to die. That's why they avoid pces where there are heroes and attack less protected areas, leaving piles of human remains.

  Is that all? No!

  If there were people essentially returning from the dead full of rese, there were also those who gained powers.

  Some gained simple but powerful abilities, like Super Strength. ained something more plex, like trolling elements.

  There were even some special cases that could make things they touched explode, and they were ranked as Rank S or Level 4.

  The cssification of the awakened follows the same ranking as vilins, monsters, et short, there wasn't a definitive name for them.

  Level 1/Rank C: "vilins/monsters" who gained powers and just wao cause chaos.Level 2/Rank B: vilins/monsters who are naturally strong from the first phase.Level 3/Rank A: vilins/monsters who reached the sed phase.Level 4/Rank S: the most dangerous and elusive type of vilins/monsters, those who passed through the third phase.

  Now, verting this into a ranking for "heroes," as they are called by most, although some tries, like Korea, prefer to call them "Hunters"... Anyway, heroes possess abilities that cssify them from level 1 to 3 or, in more special cases, level 4.

  However, unlike monsters/vilins, most heroes ot fight immediately after gaining their powers. This is because it's not something simple to trol.

  For this and other reasons, tries around the world begaing special schools fifted children. In other words, those with special abilities capable of fighting against monsters/vilins.

  Superman, Fsh, and others were part of the first geion of students from these institutions. Supergirl, Batgirl, and even, believe it or not, Harley Quinn are part of the sed geion.

  Harley Quinn is a special type with an S cssification/level 4 ability. She is capable of materializing a massive mallet, and wherikes something with it, it explodes.

  Of course, this was her most used fun, but the truth is that her entire body is a on. Whether by kig or with a simple touch, she make whatever she touches explode if she wishes.

  Because of this, she is powerful and feared.

  She was easy to find, actually. She was always oer; she even had a social media el with millions of fans.

  Some even believe that Harley Quinn could defeat Supergirl if she wao.

  There are also special cases like Batgirl. Unlike what Zaydas thought, she was not trained by Batman or anything like that. She was simply a fan of Batman, and when she gained level 3 powers that gave her bat-like abilities, she started calling herself Batgirl.

  Meanwhile, Zaydas was standing in front of a blonde-haired boy with violet eyes and pupils shaped like bck stars.

  Zaydas said to him: "Now, you will no longer have worldly desires and will bee a monk. You will shave your head and join a Buddhist temple, uood?"

  With unfocused eyes, the boy's voice sounded as if in a trance: "Yes, I will join a Buddhist temple and dedicate my life to it..."

  "Very well."

  After leaving, Zaydas stretched and thought: 'I did all the research I wanted, got enough money by robbing some corrupt politis... And, hehe.'

  Thinking about the life the boy would lead as a future Buddha, Zaydas couldn't help but ugh in his mind.

  [+2,000 AP!]

  "!!!"

  'Hey, hey, is this for real?' Zaydas hadn't imagihat a selfish a he took out of spite, inspired by the anime Oshi no Ko, and something he'd always wao do, would actually earn him such a generous reward.

  'Was his importance so relevant that it deserved such a high score?'

  This also made Zaydas realize that not everything is bd white. Often, it's gray. This was a small example of that. Although he thought he would gain some (AP), he hadn't expected his relevao be high enough to be worth this much.

  The time he could stay in this dimension was running out. If he didn't return soon, he wouldn't even have time to go to school.

  As he walked, people and even the police paid no attention to him, as he was in "Devil mode," a mode that blurred others' focus on him.

  Of course, this only worked on ordinary people; he would be noticed if it were someoh abilities or special powers.

  In an isoted area, Zaydas used Dimensional Leap.

  ***

  ***

  [April 9, Kuoh Town]

  It was already the day, and Zaydas was walking home.

  On this tiring day, it rained heavily early in the m; because of that, he didn't go to school by motorcycle.

  There was the option of using one of the cars, but walking home for a day wasn't that bad.

  Iernoon, the rain had stopped, and although the ground was still a little wet, that was about it.

  "Don't you agree, Zaydas-sama?"

  Looking at her, Zaydas replied, "Well, everyone has their own tastes. If he likes to dress as a girl, even though he's a boy, what's wrong with that?"

  "Yes, you're right." Ravel became pensive.

  "Tell me a little about Gasper at school. He's in your css, right?"

  Snapping out of her thoughts, she g him sideways while keeping an eye on the road and replied, "A bit too shy and scared, but from what I've seerying his best."

  "I see," Zaydas said. "You already know a bit about him, don't you? His case is someecial but quite on. Being different leads to social exclusion. That's precisely why school uniforms are a rule to follow."

  "Well, that also happens among Devils. But, Zaydas-sama…" she asked, "why does discrimination, bullyic., still exist in school?"

  "Because human beings are idiots most of the time," Zaydas said. "Although it's nht to generalize, it's a fact that the youhey are, the worse it be."

  "For example, someone being too smart end up being bullied, right?" she ented.

  "Exactly. There are no exceptions to the rule. Whether it's for being smart, dumb, ugly, beautiful, etc.," Zaydas said. "Even the smallest reason make a bully want tet someone."

  Zaydas khere were genuinely good kids, but also those who took time to mature—whether because of upbringing at home or the influence of external factors.

  One example was a news story he had seen about two siblings uhe age of ten who had watched a movie where a man fell onto train tracks and became curious about what it would be like to see that happen in real life. But sihey couldn't do that with an adult, they took advantage of a moment when a mother left her baby alone for an instant and stole it...

  The rest is easy to imagine.

  So, were they just kids, or were they bad? Na?ve? Future psychopaths, perhaps?

  The fact that their mi ahy weren't fully developed, making them uo grasp the weight of their as, led them to do something foolish.

  Who hasn't looked bad thought, "Why did I do that?"

  If it gets to that point, it means you've started to uand the weight of your as that you didn't prehend before.

  While they were talking, someoopped in front of Zaydas and Ravel, looking lost, and started speaking in Italian.

  "Ciao (Hello)!"

  Zaydas and Ravel were Devils and, as such, could uand all nguages.

  Ravel replied in perfect Italian: "Possiamo aiutarti ( we help you)?"

  When the girl, earing nun's clothing and had blonde hair, heard Ravel speaking Italian, her green eyes lit up: "I've been in trouble since I arrived here. Ummm... I don't speak Japanese very well... I got lost, and other people couldn't uand what I was saying..."

  She held her hands in front of her chest and seemed very sad.

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