Chapter 1: The Advent of the Evangelist

“Come on. Show me what you’ve got!”

A red-haired young man stood before me with a bold and arrogant grin. Sheer darkness oozed from his figure, dwarfing that of the earlier Top Vassal. His presence was marked by a pressure that weighed heavily on the world itself. The word “transcendent” seemed to fit him to a T.

He was poised like some coldhearted mafia boss. It clearly intimidated Emily, given how she was currently frozen stiff in my arms. I was willing to bet his overwhelming presence had the same effect on most people.

But in my case, I simply looked him over with narrowed eyes.

Who’s this...?

Firstly, his power was off the charts. Secondly, he seemed to have taken the Top Vassal’s place. Thirdly, by the sound of it, he was clued in on the situation. That meant he must have been using the Top Vassal to observe us up until now.

And even though chances were slim regardless, he didn’t seem like an OC—at least not the type who had any canon knowledge. That was assuming he wasn’t putting on an act or anything.

With all this in mind, I concluded, “You must be the Evangelist.”

“That I am. Ah, come to think of it, I haven’t introduced myself yet, have I? Sorry about that. Indeed, I am the Evangelist, the leader of the Vassals of the Overlord. That being said, those guys are simply pawns as I pursue my goal.”

The Evangelist was a mysterious character who had never made a single appearance in the anime. I had far too little information on him, if any at all.

He actually exists...? Fans speculated he wasn’t even real...

Because the Vassals of the Overlord turned out to be a crazy cult with the express purpose of being comedic relief, fans had theorized that their so-called Evang