Chapter 1

Box Garden.

It was created by mysterious great powers to provide a stage where those with immense strength, the Blessed, could live interesting and enjoyable lives. It is a paradise ruled by gods and buddhas, a world created by deities to guide the proper development of the outside world.

There are no countries in Box Garden. In the Box Garden world, what is referred to as a "country" is actually a colloquial term for a "super-large community." A community is where the Blessed gather, each with their own unique banner. They develop their communities through Blessed Games, gradually growing stronger. Of course, some communities fail in certain Blessed Games, lose their banners, and face destruction.

In the Box Garden world, the easiest way for a community to be destroyed is by a "Demon King."

A Demon King is a Shura god or buddha who possesses the Box Garden privilege known as "Host Authority." If they initiate a Blessed Game, no one can refuse, as those with "Host Authority" can force a Blessed Game to occur regardless of the participants' wishes.

They are mobile natural disasters, the greatest calamity in Box Garden. Wherever they go, they bring disaster, leading to the destruction of local communities.

To resist the invasion of "Demon Kings," communities spontaneously form alliances.

At this moment, at the outer gate of the 54545th sector in the northern region of Box Garden, the once bustling city of Flame Radiance is now a sea of fire. Not only Flame Radiance, but the entire 54545th outer gate is a wasteland, a sea of fire.

Numerous communities have gathered here.

They have gathered to besiege the culprit who turned this place into such a state, the "Demon King" Azdaha.

In the center of the ruins stands a three-meter-tall monster with three white dragon heads. This is the "Demon King" Azdaha, one of the pillars of the Zoroastrian pantheon, entrusted with a banner and the third layer of Box Garden. He is a born Demon King, the culprit who destroyed the homeland of the Moon Rabbits 200 years ago, and possesses the strength to repel a million deities. He was sealed in the volcano of the community "Salamandra" and was recently awakened by the Demon King Alliance, Ouroboros.

"I have crushed everything that has entered my sight, including all life, cities, civilizations, societies, prosperity, order, crime, social evils, spreading justice, and ugliness. Like a storm, a tsunami, and a thunderstorm, I have bared my fangs indiscriminately to the world. However, I am not a 'natural disaster.' The destruction that only a natural disaster can cause is something that a conscious, living being can do on impulse. — That cannot be called a natural disaster. It is a great evil that will surely destroy the world. Therefore, my entire being, my 'evil,' is the ultimate peak that all heroes and valiant ones reach...!

I am the absolute evil! Therefore! You are the righteous ones!

Come at me, heroes of centuries past!

Use all your strength!

Exhaust all your wisdom!

Wear out all your bravery—try to become the shining sword that pierces my chest!"

The three-headed dragon raised its heads and looked at the heroes surrounding it, speaking with great excitement.

Among those surrounding Azdaha, a man with a true red leather jacket and messy flaxen hair, holding bloody knives in both hands, was the first to charge forward.

At the same time, black paper fell from the sky, and the world transformed from a fiery wasteland into a night city, filled with the style of the mid-18th century.

Blessed Game: "Jack the Monster"

Participation Conditions:

- Those who have killed children.

- Those who have used children for evil.

Participants: All executioners present who have killed children and used children for evil.

Game Leader: Jack the Ripper

Victory Conditions:

- Defeat the host "Jack o' Lantern."

- Unravel the history and solve the mystery of "Jack."

Defeat Conditions:

- If a participant is killed by the game leader, they lose.

- If the game leader's identity is revealed, they lose their power and ultimately lose.

Oath: Only for those who meet the participation conditions, ensuring the legitimacy of this trial.

Jack o' Lantern Seal

The three-headed dragon raised its middle head and looked at the falling papers, sneering. It then looked at the man charging towards it, and its black wings suddenly transformed into blades, slicing across the ground.

The man charging forward had no time to react and was cut open in the abdomen by the sharp shadow blade, falling to the ground heavily wounded.

"Mr. Jack!" A girl with rabbit ears and pink long hair shouted from behind.

"Tch! The Host Authority is useless against him! Everyone, attack together! He's not someone you can take on one-on-one! Karyou, come with me!" A man with black hair and an eye patch said, charging forward. Hearing his voice, a blonde girl also charged forward.

"Lord Jyoryu!" The rabbit-eared girl shouted to the man charging forward.

"Kuro Usagi, stay here. I and Reticia will help Jyoryu, creating an opportunity for you. You must seize the chance to deliver the final blow." A blonde boy smiled and said to the girl.

"Lord Shizune, your body is not fully recovered. Are you really going to go up?" The girl grabbed the boy's arm, worried.

"Of course! I am Inverse Shizune! I was beaten up for no reason! I have to beat him back hard!" The boy pushed the girl's hand away and kicked off the ground, charging forward. "Reticia, come with me!"

"Yes!" A blonde girl with black wings appeared behind her, and a lance appeared in her hand. "Kuro Usagi, we will do our best to create an opportunity, so you must seize it!" She flapped her wings and followed the boy.

"Lord Shizune, Lady Reticia..." The girl watched the two leave, clenching her fists. "I won't let you down!"

With that, golden lightning appeared in her hand, and a golden spear materialized. She gripped the spear tightly and focused on the battlefield.

On the battlefield, the black-haired boy and the girl who followed him were already engaged in battle with the three-headed dragon, Azdaha.

The agile boy fought Azdaha at close range with martial arts, each of his strikes having the power to pierce mountains. Meanwhile, the blonde girl hovered in the air, releasing golden flames at Azdaha below.

However, the massive Azdaha could skillfully dodge each of Jyoryu's strikes by flapping its black wings and avoid the falling flames from the air. At the same time, it swung its fists to attack Jyoryu.

The boy chose to dodge rather than block the attacks, and each of the dragon's punches created a deep crater in the ground.

'Tch, this mass equivalent to a continent is even stronger than my punches!' The boy glanced at the craters beside him, continuing to dodge and counterattack.

Soon, the blonde boy and another blonde girl with a lance joined the battle.

The four of them surrounded Azdaha.

"Ha ha ha!! This is excellent! Excellent!" The three-headed dragon laughed loudly at those surrounding it.

"Tch! You still have the nerve to laugh? You are being besieged by us! I will pay you back for the beating you gave me the other day!" The blonde boy shouted at the three-headed dragon.

"Ha ha ha! Then try to pay me back! A Demon King is an enemy of all, an enemy of the world. — Disadvantage in numbers? Ha, don't be ridiculous! What kind of Demon King can't face a thousand enemies?"

"Since you have the determination to defeat me, show me what you've got!"

"Cross over—justice lies on the other side of my corpse...!"