A few minutes later, as Makima recounted her story, everyone finally understood the meaning of her existence.
Indeed, it was not a purpose, but the meaning of existence.
Makima was not human, but a Devil who first appeared in the human world, born from the concept of Zhipei Power.
After her birth, Makima had only one goal in her heart: to control others.
To achieve her goal, she signed a contract with a Japanese minister.
Makima would become the power protecting Japan, and to prevent Makima from dying, the Japanese minister would use the lives of all citizens as a sacrifice, serving as Makima's scapegoats.
In simple terms, when Makima died, the death would randomly transfer to a resident of Japan to take her place.
Therefore, unless all Japanese citizens died, Makima would be immortal.
But Makima's goals went far beyond that.
She wanted to establish a truly equal society, a utopian world.
However, as the most fundamental Zhipei Power, the only thing Makima could do was control others.
In the original work, to achieve her goal, she collaborated with Chainsaw Devil, who could seal other Devils. Because she was a Zhipei Power, she could only control Chainsaw Devil to achieve her goal.
"That's all I can say."
Makima breathed a sigh of relief.
She had thought her goal would remain hidden in her heart, but she never expected to reveal it so early.
Moreover, after speaking it out, she actually felt a bit relieved.
And after she finished speaking, the girls fell into a long silence.
Many people looked at Makima with strange expressions.
They never expected a group member to be such a special Devil.
"Does living like this constantly feel very painful?"
Marcille said with a sigh after a long silence.
"For me, emotions like pain don't exist. All I can do is control others, and to be honest, even now I still want to control all of you."
Makima shook her head.
She was not human and did not possess the rich emotions that humans did.
Hearing this, Marcille leaned back in fear.
However, Frieren shrugged: "Don't be scared. If she wanted to do it, she would have done it already. The reason she hasn't acted yet is probably because she can't control us."
"Is it because of the chat group?"
Fubuki asked.
When the chat group's Crossing feature first opened, everyone saw the rule that group members could not harm each other. Therefore, they subconsciously believed that Makima's inability to control them was for the same reason.
However, Makima shook her head: "Zhipei Power is not an attack, but a concept, just like the relationship between superiors and subordinates in a company or government. Is it a form of harm for a chairman to direct a manager?"
Hearing this, the girls finally realized how absurd Makima's Zhipei Power was.
"Although the only beings I can control are those weaker than me, if I wanted to use the power at hand to weaken everyone except Lord Rosen, I could easily do so."
"Then what exactly is going on with you?"
At this point, all the girls frowned.
They felt that Makima was not the good person they imagined, but what kind of Bad Woman would lay out her plans and goals like this?
Was it because of Miss Gabriel?
That also seemed unlikely.
If it was just to make them realize her true nature, there was no need to do this.
"I found another method through Lord Rosen. If he can assist me, my plan will be easier to succeed than Plan A."
"What is Plan A?"
Marcille asked.
"Plan A is to control Chainsaw Devil, then devour other Devils and seal the concepts they each represent."
It wasn't Makima, but Miss Gabriel explaining.
Speaking of this, she looked at the composed Rosen.
"Big shot, you already knew about Makima's situation?"
In fact, from this point on, Miss Gabriel no longer knew the subsequent plot.
After all, reality had been completely disrupted by the chat group's intrusion.
Moreover, according to the original plot, the scene where Makima was attacked by various countries was still far off.
But now it had happened prematurely.
Chainsaw Devil, seen in the first episode of the anime, was also nowhere to be found.
So either Makima hadn't contacted Chainsaw Devil, or she had, but decided he was no longer important and simply didn't bother with him.
But no matter what, it was certain that Makima had placed all her chips on Lord Rosen.
After all, in this assassination plot, Makima could indeed die if she was slightly careless.
Even if she had a contract with the minister that allowed her to transfer death to a random citizen, the one who acted in that plot was a Root Demon - Darkness Devil.
Humans had always feared darkness, which led them to create fire, yet to this day, the fear of darkness remains rooted in people's hearts.
Thousands of years of fear had continuously strengthened Darkness Devil's power.
And it was worth noting that Gun Devil had only appeared for a century, yet possessed the power to kill millions of people within minutes.
Therefore, it was no exaggeration to say that Darkness Devil was one of the Root Demons at the pinnacle.
Although Makima was a Zhipei Power, she was not qualified enough to challenge Darkness Devil.
"I see. You deliberately spread those messages."
Rias said in a deep voice.
"Yes."
Makima admitted frankly.
"If I'm not mistaken, they should have already determined my location and are trying to kill me."
"You… you… "
A hint of anger appeared on Rias's face.
"I didn't expect to be played a trick on the first group mission. I'm really unlucky."
Tokisaki Kurumi sighed.
"Um, don't be angry, Miss Makima. Since she confessed, her original intention certainly wasn't to harm us. After all, even if we are free now, we can return to our original worlds at any time."
Marcille, seeing the atmosphere was off, chuckled and tried to smooth things over.
Frieren, however, yawned: "If there's no proper apology, I'll consider you an enemy, even if you're a group member."
"Everyone quiet down. Mr. Rosen already guessed this. If she can use us, are you still unwilling to trust him?"
Fubuki stepped forward to mediate.
However, after she brought him up, the others did indeed fall silent.
"In any case, let's get the mission rewards first."
Rosen finished speaking.
A group mission notification popped up on everyone's chat group panel.