The Evil of the End did not understand.
Why did the Ruler he had finally met after waiting countless ages possess so many powers besides the Demon Cards?
The Demon Cards alone should have been enough...
He understood even less why he had shattered the King of Corruption's Crown.
He had already learned the names of those unfamiliar Demon Cards.
Why had Mutation become [Redemption], Martial Dread become [Decision], and Control become [Supremacy]?
Even Corruption... had become [Rebellion]?
Even Gluttony, which had devoured his shell as soon as it was born back then, had taken on another form.
Why?
Though the Evil of the End did not want to admit it.
Deep down, he knew perfectly well.
[Corruption] was the strongest Demon Card.
It was something that could turn any living being into the [King of Corruption] simply by having them wear that crown.
He had rejected it and shattered it...
What about Death Omen? How could those twins, brimming with Death Aura, be so obedient?
What about Bewitchment? Wasn't it supposed to bewitch the Ruler into becoming a vessel for Finality?
And Pride... why was there no madness mixed into his pride?
He could not understand.
Just as he could not understand why he had to remain trapped in this world, unable to move.
Why even that so-called god, [Space], could not let him leave directly.
Why... did he have to wait for this so-called Ruler?
Clearly, he was the one most deserving of becoming the Demon Overlord! As long as he put on that crown, nothing in that wasteland would be able to stop him anymore!!
He had never respected Ye Qiyan.
Everything had been deception, everything a lie.
For he had never asked the true name of the Ruler he claimed to respect. Only when Shaya called