Transmigrated As The Final Villain of a Death Game-Chapter 243: The Meeting In Helheim [ 7 ]

"Chin up, and straighten your back. From here on, no one down there is your superior, except your retainer," Merilyn said.

Her voice still contained that same trace of sadness, and I knew that it was because she really did have something going with Amon.

Despite that, I did what she said, and after we were both ready, she led me toward the guards. Once they saw us, they immediately bowed.

"Greetings, you two. Would you like one of us to escort you to the venue?"

Merilyn nodded.

"Yep. You can be the one to lead us."

The demon in question was just some random Demon Duke who was dressed in casual clothes. Still, he had some armor on him, such as leather shoulders and even plate boots.

Not that they would help him, though, if I were to crush his core right now.

"Very well, follow me then."

With that, he bowed and began leading us into the courtyard of all the combined palaces. Then, after double-checking what he had written down in his pocket, he picked the seemingly ordinary small palace and took us there.

Once we entered, I was surprised to see that the small palace was actually under restoration. The halls were ripped open, and new wallpaper was being added. Not to mention, all the jewelry and gold were stashed off to the side without much thought.

After just a few more minutes, we arrived in front of some room, and once we entered, I saw a cloak right by the side. Not only that, there was an edgy white face mask that would hide my facial features.

I paused for a moment, then turned to Merilyn and the Duke.

"Is this meeting held in secrecy?"

The Demon Duke nodded.

"It’s not mandatory, but the retainers did say that the saviors should wear some cover-up."

So if I wanted to, I could just avoid taking it.

To be fair, I’ll take it just because... And it’s not like it really mattered. With my Telekinesis, I could scan the face of anyone, even if they had a mask. I’d get a really good image of their face, and I’d then be able to find them regardless of where they were.

But for starters, I decided to just go up and put on the cloak. It was one of those cloaks you just put over your head, and it covers your whole body all around. I was a little bit skeptical that this was just some curtain someone had taken down, since the cloth was very thin.

As for the mask, it was a little bit better. It was made of porcelain, and with a small hole where my mouth was, as well as two holes for the eyes, it was pretty comfortable. It didn’t have straps or anything either. It just connected to my energy whenever it got close to my face and latched on.

If I wanted to take it off, all I needed to do was just disconnect my energy from the mask. Simple enough.

Also... It automatically adjusted to my horns. Since mine were pretty big and fancy, the very top of the porcelain mask had a strange dotted pattern, followed by an invisible exit for my horns, making sure they didn’t mess up the mask itself.

Once I was done with the dress-up, I turned toward the Demon Duke and Merilyn, then nodded.

"Everything good to go?"

"Looks like it," Merilyn said.

The Demon Duke also gave a quick thumbs up.

"I can take you to your retainer now. You’re the last one to arrive, so once the retainer confirms your arrival, the saviors will be able to meet."

I tilted my head slightly.

"Is this a meeting between the saviors, or the retainers?"

The Demon Duke was about to answer, but Merilyn raised her hand, stopping him. Then, she narrowed her eyes at me slightly.

"You’re not allowed to ask."

"Won’t I know in a few minutes anyway?"

"You will. But you can’t know now."

I rolled my eyes.

"Then why do you know?"

"Because I’m Merilyn."

Right...

The Demon Duke knew as well. That much was obvious. Well, whatever they were hiding from me, I couldn’t care less. In the end, all I wanted was to get this over and done with, then somehow safely escape, if need be.

After all, despite all the flowery words, I still felt like Wilhelm wouldn’t have let me be here, especially after knowing what I did to Alexius.

So with that in mind, and everything else done and over with, I gave the two of them one final nod. With that, Merilyn and the Demon Duke led me outside, then to another room that was practically on the other end of the small palace.

And once we arrived, the Demon Duke bowed deeply and left. As for Merilyn, she stood in front of the door, and while leaning against it, looked me up and down.

"What’s your actual name?"

Right as I was about to reply, she said:

"And not Amon. I don’t want to hear Amon. I don’t want your other identity, Mikael, either. I want the real name of whoever you are, because I know for a fact you’re not Amon."

I stared at her for a moment, then let out a sigh.

She was very troublesome.

But I could also feel that her sadness was genuine.

The sadness for the relationship she had, and the same relationship she realized she had lost.

Honestly...

"I can’t tell you."

"Why not?"

I shrugged.

"I don’t remember my name."

And that was the truth.

My life before... It’s starting to feel like a blur.

I remember most details, as well as what happened, but my childhood is starting to get blurry.

The only memories that, for some reason, remain the most vivid are those of this game, All Routes Lead To Death!

With my words resting in the air, I used my Telekinesis to gently push Merilyn aside.

She was too lost in thought to even notice that I had moved her.

But right as I placed my hand on the doorknob, she turned to me and said:

"I hope the day comes when you recall everything."

With that, she finally left.

As I stared at her departing figure, I couldn’t help but be a little conflicted by what she had just said.

But I also knew that I had nothing to latch onto, as I had no knowledge of Amon and Merilyn’s past.

So after I was done contemplating her words, I took a deep breath and twisted the doorknob.