The Villain’s Perspective

"Hey, why don't we just run out of here through the main entrance? Can't we just wear this suit and leave freely?" The girl asked while chewing the sandwich, causing the food to splatter everywhere.

"Don't talk while eating." The old man complained.

"No, I heard someone say just now that there's no free entry here. If we want to leave, we have to take off our suits and hand over everything. We'll be arrested immediately after taking off our helmets, so…" Lucifer answered the girl's question.

"Moreover, the main entrance here is heavily guarded. Not even a mosquito can get through." Lucifer continued.

Of course, hearing this conversation was a complete lie. Since he was the author, he knew very well how Hell worked. Escaping from here without a plan was impossible.

"Is that so…" The girl's mood dropped.

"But leaving that aside, why don't we introduce ourselves? I'm Esper." Lucifer said.

There was no need to reveal his real name now, so Lucifer decided to create a fake name for himself.

"I'm Mastro, nice to meet you all."

'Mastro is indeed his real name.'

"I have no intention of revealing my real name. But you can call me Mask." The girl spoke up.

Lucifer thought for a long time, he didn't remember creating a masked character like this. Just wearing a mask that couldn't be removed was enough reason for her to be a supporting character or maybe even a main character.

Putting that aside, Lucifer took out his employee card from his pocket. He stared at it for a while before speaking.

"Hey everyone, why don't we move to another location?" We have killed the two guards so we can have their rooms." Lucifer suggested changing rooms.

Because it seemed like they would be stuck in Hell for a long time, so they couldn't live in this grimy and stinky pigsty. It was too obvious and easy to be discovered by the guards. Coincidentally, thanks to killing the two guards, they had received two free rooms.

Mastro's eyes lit up after hearing about moving to the second floor. He must have been holding himself back all this time to stay in this dirty, smelly pig pen.

"Moving to another place is fine." Mask also agreed with Lucifer's idea.

"Then how about we secretly move at midnight?"

The reason Lucifer suggested moving at midnight was simply because that was the time when most of the guards would be asleep, leaving every floor empty. Even so, there would still be a lot of guards standing at the main entrance, but since the three of them would only go to the second floor, they didn't need to worry too much about it.

Both of them nodded without asking Lucifer the reason.

***

Although none of the three of them had a watch, since Lucifer had just looked at a clock hanging on the wall while he was collecting information, he knew exactly what time it was.

It was currently 12 midnight, their plan was to move at 11, but to be sure, they decided to move back to 12 midnight. Most of the guards were probably asleep by now.

Lucifer and Mastro put on their white uniforms and tiptoed out to check if anyone was there. The hallway on the sixth floor was as empty as ever.

The three people carefully walked towards the elevator. They didn't dare to make the slightest noise.

Every floor the elevator passed, their hearts almost stopped beating. If the elevator stopped at even one floor, they would definitely be found out immediately. Because of that, Lucifer's mind was now spinning with anxiety.

Noticing that her teammate was about to faint from anxiety, Mask pinched Lucifer's arm out of nowhere. Lucifer could sense a terrible pain in his arm but didn't dare to scream out loud for fear of attracting attention.

He immediately turned back to Mask but she just smiled and apologized softly.

Luckily, they reached the 2nd floor without being seen by anyone. Their rooms were numbers 33 and 34, located right next to each other. Without hesitation, the three of them hurriedly headed towards their room numbers.

At that moment, the door to room number 25 opened. A guard in a green uniform came out from the room but he didn't turn towards them but headed straight to the elevator.

'I might actually die if I keep getting surprised like this again.'

Lucifer, Mask, and Mastro sprinted as quickly as they could to rooms 33 and 34 without making a sound. Lucifer threw Mask the key to room 34 while he and Mastro entered room 33.

'We made it in time…'

Mask and Lucifer gasped after the door was completely closed.

After regaining his composure, Lucifer looked up to admire the room. Needless to say, it was much nicer than the pig pen he had just stayed in.

'It would be an insult to compare the two rooms.'

This room was exactly like the rooms in hotels. It had a bathroom right next to the door, a bed, a couch, a television, and a desk with a computer on top.

While Mastro was still going around the room, Lucifer instantly moved towards the computer and turned it on. The computer had no password so he could use it right away.

Lucifer opened the news.

[This year's Hero Rankings.]

[Atlas Academy awards 100% scholarships to potential students.]

[The top 13 heroes defeated a dangerous terrorist.]

[The heroes joined forces to capture a transnational drug trafficking gang.]

'As expected...'

After seeing the word 'hero' so many times in the news, Lucifer was absolutely certain that he had been brought to the world in his novel. But the most crucial question now was why he had been brought here.

Just as Lucifer was about to turn off the computer, he recognized that he had not checked the files on the computer. Who knows, it might contain important information related to Hell.

Without wasting any more time, Lucifer opened the folder right away, and what caught his eyes was a file named "the participants of this experiment". This file had only appeared a week ago, so there was a high chance that it contained information about Lucifer's identity.

While he was diligently checking each file, Mastro was sleeping pleasantly on the only bed in the room.

'He didn't even bother to ask for my opinion.'

Lucifer entered his name into the search bar, and surprisingly, a file named Lucifer immediately popped up on the screen. Unable to wait any longer, Lucifer clicked on the file with his name on it.