The Heroines Can Read My Secret Diary

[I don't know what kind of trick Satan pulled, but the entire Vatican is surrounded by darkness. The people inside the Vatican are being turned into little demons by the black mist. These things are really disgusting to look at.]

[Whatever, I'll just cut my way through and see what Satan is up to. After creating such a big problem, it's not like Satan can just run away, right?]

The Da Xia Long Que appeared in Hakuto's hand. Holding it, he felt a surge of heroic spirit rise within him.

"Conqueror's Haki Infusion!"

With a wave of his hand, the small demons in a straight line in front of Hakuto were instantly crushed by the powerful air pressure. Blood mist fell onto the stone-paved ground, forming specks of bright red.

Laeticia clutched Hakuto's left hand, her body trembling slightly. The bloody scene terrified her, but she forced herself to keep her eyes open.

Hakuto looked down at Laeticia, the corner of his mouth turning up slightly. He was a little happy about this girl's change. She was starting to learn to rely on herself.

Laeticia knew very well that if she couldn't even bear to look at this, then if Hakuto got held up and she encountered a demon on her own, she probably wouldn't even have the courage to run away. So Laeticia forced herself to accept all of this.

Countless small demons flapped their wings and flew toward Hakuto and Laeticia. Hakuto raised the Da Xia Long Que in his hand and used Conqueror's Haki Infusion again. A large group of small demons in front of him were instantly crushed by the Conqueror's Haki Infusion. But what gave Hakuto a headache was that the path he had just cleared was immediately filled again by new small demons.

Laeticia looked at Hakuto fearfully and asked, "What should we do? These demons don't seem to be decreasing at all."

"Close your eyes and cover your ears."

Hakuto suddenly said to Laeticia. She obediently closed her eyes and covered her ears.

The next moment, a massive phantom of a Black Goat appeared behind Hakuto. The Black Goat let out a cry at the small demons, and their bodies instantly exploded into blood mist.

In an instant, all the small demons were destroyed. Hakuto put away the Da Xia Long Que and quickly led Laeticia into the Vatican.

Inside the Vatican, the once sacred and solemn place had now become utterly bizarre. Anyone timid who entered would probably be scared to death. Laeticia was already somewhat frightened, her face pale, clinging tightly to Hakuto's hand.

"I told you to leave early, but you wouldn't listen. Now look at how scared you are. Satisfied?"

Laeticia smiled bitterly and said nothing. Seeing her pale, frightened face, Hakuto said to her, "Don't worry, as long as you're by my side, nothing will happen to you."

Laeticia nodded slightly, but the fear still remained on her face.

Hakuto shook his head, then asked, "You know the Vatican better than I do. So, where do you think those demons are most likely to be right now?"

Laeticia thought for a moment, then said, "Maybe in the Pope's Hall?"

"The Pope's Hall? Alright, let's go to the Pope's Hall first."

Laeticia led Hakuto to the Pope's Hall. But when they pushed open the door of the Pope's Hall, what they saw was a horrifying sight. In the Pope's Hall, sitting on the Pope's throne was clearly a demon in the image of Satan. Below the demon, many other demons stood on both sides.

But these demons were all wearing the vestments of Vatican clergy. From these vestments, one could tell that these people were probably the Pope and Cardinals and the like. But now, all of these people had turned into demons. Laeticia saw a familiar figure among them.

"Fa-Father!"

Looking at one of the demons, Laeticia spoke in disbelief. Hearing Laeticia's voice, one of the demons spoke: "Laeticia, my daughter, come here. Pledge your loyalty to Lord Satan."

Laeticia finally couldn't hold back and burst into tears.

"Why did this happen? Why did you turn into a demon, Father?"

Looking at her father, who had turned into a demon, Laeticia had only one thought at that moment. Why did it have to be like this?

Hakuto, however, looked at the demon sitting on the Pope's throne. "You are Satan?"

"Satan? Of course, that's what you call me. But actually, some also call me Jesus, Biblical God, or Jehovah, Allah, and so on."

Pulling Laeticia into his embrace, Hakuto looked at Satan and asked, "Then what is your purpose here? Or rather, what is your purpose in luring me here step by step?"

"Of course, it's to let you witness the opening of the Gates of Hell with your own eyes."

The entire Pope's Hall—no, the entire Vatican—shook with an earthquake. Then, large numbers of buildings collapsed. Afterward, an enormous seal was revealed in the ruins.

"You know, a few hundred years ago, Emperor Shengzong drove us here like dogs and sealed my kin in this place. I managed to escape the seal. Now, I am about to break this seal. Then, what Emperor Shengzong did, we will repay tenfold, a hundredfold."

"What does this have to do with luring me here?"

Hakuto raised an eyebrow. He didn't understand what this had to do with him being lured here.

"Because you are Emperor Shengzong. Oh, to be precise, you are the reincarnation of Emperor Shengzong."

This outcome, how to say it, wasn't surprising. Or rather, Hakuto had already suspected it. It was just being confirmed now.

[Emperor Shengzong was actually me? What Satan said doesn't surprise me. I've had this suspicion before. Now it's just confirmed. Natsuki, Yae Miko... they also got close to me because of Emperor Shengzong, right? Tsk.]

[But I don't care about Emperor Shengzong or not. I am just me.]

"So, aren't you worried that I won't let you open the Gates of Hell?"

"It's useless. You can't stop it. Do you still remember that piece of glass that stabbed you? Your blood is the key to breaking the seal. And I already got the key long ago."