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Chapter 9 - “Monster Office (8)"

50 seconds left.

Even walking a few times wouldn't be enough.

Leinster, sensing the ominous atmosphere, immediately looked at the virtual screen and squinted his eyes.

The previous initial 10 life votes has dwindled to less than 1.

So the Life Vote is linked to his lifespan…1 vote for 1 minute?

He should be able to get some life votes from the audiences, but…

Why won't these mysterious audiences give him votes?

Just how much these people want him to die?

Even now, Leinster could still feel a faint malice in the air and for a split second he forgot about the countdown.

The alien happily sucked the handful of malice in the air, instantly restoring his Emo Gauge from 40 to 100.

"Burb~ ah! It is spicy and bitter, but it's okay, I'm not picky, my two darlings aren't picky either."

Leinster murmured as he unknowingly rubbed his cold body.

Is it just his feeling, or does the temperature seem to be even colder than before?

Leinster's head ached lightly and his vision blurred.

Maybe because his wounds were too severe, only now did Leinster feel all the side effects aside from pain.

Ugh. If this continued, he wouldn't even live for more than 40 seconds.

Leinster slowly stepped off the table and landed on the ground, only to see a bright glaring countdown dyed in red.

[00:00:35]

35 seconds left??

Leinster hurriedly looked at the panel showing the audience's comments and started to smile like a salesman while rubbing his palms.

"Hello, hello, dear audience— hiss! My palm! Oops— my bad. Anyway, I've heard you guys talking about rebates..."

Not that he knew what the rebates meant, but hey, fake it till you make it!

"Looking at my brilliant achievement, I'm sure you guys won't regret investing in me..."

So gimme Life Votes, you foolish lambs.

Leinster blinked his eyes slowly, trying to look as cool as possible, not knowing that half of his face was so bloody, making him look like a devil crawling from hell.

The audiences collectively averted their gazes from their screens, some even started to hurl insults.

[Leinster Slayer:

Bah! Whoever invested in you just because of a few Life Votes rebates are traitors to humanity!]

[Right, right! We don't need such rebates at the cost of so many lives you have killed!]

[Whoever dared to give him a Life Vote, you guys are the criminal's acquaintances! We will report you!]

This move made many greedy people hesitate even further.

Unlike death votes, those who gave Life Votes would have their names displayed to everyone.

It was easy for others to track the people involved.

Maybe the government would also condemn them for giving Life Votes to criminals.

The comment section was silent, with no intention of giving Leinster a life vote.

Tick. Tick.

[00:00:20]

Seeing that the audiences became cowardly, Leinster's invisible devil tail immediately shot up and wagged.

"Hello, guys~ Are you sure no one wants to give me just one Life Vote? Just one vote and you will get many, many rebates! Get rich in one go!"

Leinster, the master at manipulating people's emotions, skillfully tempted the ignorant lambs across the screen.

A few lambs were indeed hooked, but then, a particular shepherd dog with their lackeys started to bark.

[Leinster Slayer:

Don't vote! You vote, you're a killer! Lower than a beast!]

[One Life Vote equals one life lost!]

[One Life Vote equals one life lost!]

The shepherd's lackeys spammed the screen with that one slogan, deterring other audiences and silencing them.

[00:00:15]

Seeing that the haters' will was so strong they could even ignore rich rewards, Leinster racked his brain for the second time and then, he suddenly slapped his forehead, as if he just remembered something.

"Ah, how could I forget? Guys, thinking again, don't give me Life Votes."

[...?]

[??]

[???!!!]

[What crazy nonsense is this guy spouting? Is he tired of living— ]

Leinster's voice, thick with weariness, cut off the comment:

"Haaa— living this way is so tiring…I don't know when I'll die a painful death in the mouth of the monsters. If after the countdown reaches 0 I can die instantly, I'll be happy!"

[00:00:10]

Leinster's casual words and his genuinely satisfied smile instantly stirred the haters' hearts, especially the number one hater, [Leinster Slayer].

Indeed, it would be too cheap to kill this guy with the lack of life votes.

He would die within a split second, which was actually a quick, comfortable death.

Wouldn't it be better to watch this guy die in the hands of monsters, eaten alive or torn apart to pieces?

The haters' hearts finally wavered.

[I want to watch him be tortured and struggle to live.]

[Same here. If he died too easily, it's not fair to all those lives lost to his monsters.]

[He should die in the mouths of monsters!]

[Then, should we...]

[Leinster Slayer:

No, wait, I want him to beg on his knees and lick the floor! Only then will I give him a Life Vote!]

[00:00:06]

The other haters were inspired and instantly bombarded the comment section.

[Kneel! Kneel!]

[Beg for votes!]

[00:00:05]

The moment the countdown hit 5, it started to bleed, dripping blood.

[00:00:04]

Seeing [Leinster Slayer] words, Leinster's mouth muscles twitched and he almost squished his face like a wrinkled laundry.

If he was in his original body, no one would dare to ask him to kneel and beg for mere votes!

Leinster kept smiling, but a hint of murderous intent was hidden beneath his angelic smile.

Hahaha, [Leinster Slayer], you successfully got this lord's attention!

Just wash your neck and wait for your death!

[00:00:03]

Three seconds left.

Leinster felt the breath of death, different from the Death Vote aura, slowly seeping into every corner of his body.

The Death Door had already opened by half, darkness lurking behind it.

He would die. He would die for sure.

[00:00:02]

Leinster gritted his teeth and decisively abandoned whatever pride he has as an emo alien.

An Emo alien could bend and stretch to any situation!

Just when Leinster was about to kneel, a comment suddenly popped up.

[Otomen Lover:

Ahhh! Don't die! One ruin has just collapsed and materialized in the company's building! I don't want another ruin to collapse!]

[00:00:01]

Anxiety and worry spilled out from the screen, but Leinster, whose overall emo gauge had hit the maximum, could only stare at the swirling emotion with regrets.

Ah…it's a new taste! A new flavour! He should have left a little space for other emotions...

Misunderstanding Leinster's face as a longing for death, [Otomen Lover] said no more and pressed the [Life Vote] button on her phone.

BEEP—

[00:00:00]

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