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The Broken Halo

Chapter 117: The Broken Smile Mask · Nov 11, 2026

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101 Chapter 101: A Deal 2026-11-11
102 Chapter 102: We’re Demons 2026-11-11
103 Chapter 103: What The Fuck? 2026-11-11
104 Chapter 104: Reason For His Disgust 2026-11-11
105 Chapter 105: How Is This Possible? 2026-11-11
106 Chapter 106: I Don’t Think So 2026-11-11
107 Chapter 107: Last Thing 2026-11-11
108 Chapter 108: Terrible Experience 2026-11-11
109 Chapter 109: Vanished 2026-11-11
110 Chapter 110: 169 2026-11-11
111 Chapter 111: 666 2026-11-11
112 Chapter 112: 1,977 & 999 2026-11-11
113 Chapter 113: Utter Disbelief 2026-11-11
114 Chapter 114: Questioning 2026-11-11
115 Chapter 115: Speech 2026-11-11
116 Chapter 116: Wall of Masks 2026-11-11
117 Chapter 117: The Broken Smile Mask 2026-11-11
118 Chapter 118: Titles 2026-11-11
119 Chapter 119: Broken Halo 2026-11-11
120 Chapter 120: Clan Symbol 2026-11-11
121 Chapter 121: Slave 2026-11-11
122 Chapter 122: WHY ARE YOU NOT FURIOUS?! 2026-11-11
123 Chapter 123: Rejected 2026-11-11
124 Chapter 124: Structure of the Clan 2026-11-11
125 Chapter 125: Room 47 2026-11-11
126 Chapter 126: Two Daggers Become One 2026-11-11
127 Chapter 127: Merits 2026-11-11
128 Chapter 128: If Any Of You 2026-11-11
129 Chapter 129: The Worth of Mine 2026-11-11
130 Chapter 130: 67,000 Merits 2026-11-11
131 Chapter 131: Should I Take The Risk? 2026-11-11
132 Chapter 132: Pork For Midnight Snack 2026-11-11
133 Chapter 133: Suppress From The Shadows 2026-11-11
134 Chapter 134: Pigs Cannot Look At The Sky 2026-11-11
135 Chapter 135: It’s a... 2026-11-11
136 Chapter 136: Child’s Heart 2026-11-11
137 Chapter 137: Devoured Him 2026-11-11
138 Chapter 138: I Can Help 2026-11-11
139 Chapter 139: I Saw Everything 2026-11-11
140 Chapter 140: I’ll Never Forgive You 2026-11-11
141 Chapter 141: Fighting Against Devour? 2026-11-11
142 Chapter 142: A New 2026-11-11
143 Chapter 143: 75% Refinement 2026-11-11
144 Chapter 144: Shut The Door 2026-11-11
145 Chapter 145: So Out Of Control 2026-11-11
146 Chapter 146: Birth of 2026-11-11
147 Chapter 147: First Day In School Begins 2026-11-11
148 Chapter 148: Crumbled Beneath Their Feet 2026-11-11
149 Chapter 149: Reaching The Academy 2026-11-11
150 Chapter 150: Instructor Valdin 2026-11-11

Chapter 117: The Broken Smile Mask

The mask Simon took was a dark mask with thin, sharp eye slits angled downward, a light smile at the bottom, but a crack ran across from the eyebrow down to the smile.

The crack caused the smile to seem broken and a little bit more... devilish.

’The crack does not seem to be from a weapon but was created with it.’

Simon thought as he ran his finger across the crack and observed it.

The mask was not artifact. It was just a normal mask, and Simon knew that an attack that was powerful enough could shatter the mask.

’I guess I’ll pick this.’

There was nothing special about the mask, but for some reason, he just loved the crack that ran across the face of the mask down to the smile.

The crack made the smile to seem broken, and this resonated deeply with him.

In his past life, he could say with certainty that despite the difficulties and challenges that came with being the Hero of Earth and also the greatest King on Earth, he was happy.

He could smile genuinely whenever the situation arose, and he was satisfied with the life he had lived.

Though he had his regrets, he could live with them.

However, he was betrayed by those he trusted with his life.

When he reincarnated in the demon realm, he had lost his smile because of the betrayal he experienced.

This was one of the reasons why he never made friends or interacted with kids his age or even their neighbors in the tribe.

Because of the betrayal, he no longer had any bit of happiness in him, and his mother noticed this back then.

She was worried at first, but then she just assumed that it was his nature to be quiet and reserved, only speaking a few times.

But with time, his mother brought a smile to his face.

The darkness and pain in his heart when he was a baby and a child was chipped away little by little by his mother.

The crack that was in his heart was mended slowly by his mother, and for a moment, he believed that it was not so bad.

He believed that his second life was not so bad, and that as long as he was careful, he would rise beyond his previous peak.

However, his mother betrayed him, and this was a betrayal that gave him a permanent crack in his heart and soul.

Even when his comrades betrayed him, he never shouted or raged at them. He was calm and accepted his death with a scoff and a smile.

But his mother?

He could remember the shock, disbelief, and fury he felt back then.

If he could, he might... he just might have beaten her or killed her out of anger.

The crack which she slowly mended was instantly greater than before.

He could not trust anybody anymore.

He could not give a true smile anymore.

He could not give a true laugh anymore.

Every smile, laugh, and cheerful expression or chatter he made was fake.

The crack in his heart and soul from the two betrayals was permanently etched in them, just like the mask he held.

Aside from the emotional crack both betrayals caused him, there was also the mental crack which the demon pig- Pellin, did to him.

This was more obvious because of the torture he went through.

He was broken mentally and physically by Pellin, and Simon knew that he had subconsciously developed a trauma.

A trauma that only attacked him when he heard the words- ”Let’s play a game.”

A man that has been broken emotionally, broken spiritually, broken physically, and broken mentally.

That was the current Simon, a broken man who was about to pick a broken mask.

”Yeah. I’ll pick this.”

As Simon recalled the past while moving his finger across the crack and the mask, he decided that he was going to take the dark broken smile mask.

He looked around, and he saw Thorgan looking around with a perplexed frown.

’He has not chosen his mask yet.’

Simon then looked for the female candidate who was ranked third in the second trial, but he didn’t see her.

He frowned, then he looked in the direction of the female Veilmaster and the two other Veilmasters.

He saw that some Initiates were already standing behind them with their masks on their faces, and Simon instantly recognized the third placed female Initiate.

’Hmm. I still haven’t seen her face.’ He frowned slightly, then he looked to his left.

He saw Jorra and Merath also looking at the masks on the wall with frowns on their faces.

They both sensed his gaze, and Merath smiled sweetly at him while waving at him.

Jorra indifferently shifted his gaze back to the wall.

Simon smiled and waved at Merath, not minding Jorra’s attitude.

’Since they’ve proven themselves to be strong, I can’t completely ignore them. It’ll be beneficial to not be on bad terms with them. They might be useful in the future.’

Simon turned and walked, then his smile slowly receded as he approached the Veilmasters.

A few seconds later, he stood before the female Veilmaster.

”I’ve chosen my mask.”

The female Veilmaster glanced at Simon’s mask, then she nodded.

”Not bad. Not too flashy, and easy to be ignored.” The female Veilmaster said, then she gestured behind her.

”Wear your mask, and go there.”

Simon nodded, then he calmly and slowly placed the black mask with a broken smile on his face.

He felt a pull on his demonic energy, and he knew that as long as he had even an iota of demonic energy, the mask would never fall off his face even in battle.

’The quantity of demonic energy used is negligible. Not bad.’

Simon went behind the female Veilmaster, and he glanced at the female Initiate who was wearing a plain white mask.

He only used a fraction of a second to look at her before taking his gaze away.

A second later, she also looked at him, but for a full three seconds before calmly looking away.

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