2nd Round Villain

59 – – 400, three-way meeting of cause and effect – 2

Lucifer, my ancestor, Aru, the king of wolves, Beatrice, the knight who is about to make a contract with me, and me, an extremely ordinary person.

It’s a fairly odd combination, but it’s a probable encounter. I’ve brought them together in one place.

The six-winged angel Uriel is invisible. It seems Aru hasn’t summoned him yet. Or, being summoned.

Good thing. Because Uriel has nothing to do yet. ’till now.

“hmm! First of all, would you like to start with your full name? Oh, do you all already know each other?”

“Lord… Why is that demon here… .”

“You are the one who summoned me. But why is our contractor staying with the summoner… ?”

“Even if you know Sai, you seem quite awkward! great! Let me introduce you! This is our ancestor! This is the fallen angel Lucifer! A very long time ago, he was the one who built our family because he was proud of the mother of our family!”

He pointed to Lucifer with both hands and said. Beatrice was stunned.

“Oh, Oscar, your ancestor is Lucifer… ? Then I… That, then I swore to be a descendant of Lucifer as my lord… !”

“and! This is my reliable knight, Beatrice Constantino! He just decided to be my knight! Originally, he was full of energy, but now he has a very slight scar and is being carried on my back! I ask for your understanding!”

“Are you my descendants? Then it is said that it is the demon of the Lucifer family in the demon world… Hmm, looking at the ki, it seems like that… .”

After introducing Beatrice to Lucifer, who was more interested in me than Beatrice, I turned to Aru, the last one left.

“Last time here, Aru! It’s a mutt in our house!”

“Grrr! I’m not a mutt!”

“What are you saying, you mutt!”

“Wow! Knock-knock!”

“Ah! it hurts! it hurts!”

It seems that sooner or later it will be necessary to train Aru strongly. It’s not a normal temper since I came to puberty, but if it’s just annoying, I’ll bite it and see it.

huh? Is it okay if I don’t call you a dog?

That’s right. But I won’t give in to wolves. The demon tribe, the lord of all things, is begging for something like a wolf.

Kwadeuk-!

“Aagh! Ah, it hurts! Aru! stop!”

“Kurrr! bad demons! Bad demons!”

“Ah Okay! I’ll cancel! It’s not a mutt! This is the king!”

“Kyung. It should have been.”

Ha, this spoiled dog is a master.

I have something to do right now, so I’m patient. I’m not trying to be a dick about it.

“first… I will tell you why I gathered you two here.”

“Summoner, are you saying you didn’t summon this Lucifer because you have a dream you want to achieve?”

“It’s because I’m reminded to put my dreams into practice with my own hands. Putting that aside for now, let’s get right to the point. The devil’s pact between you, Lucifer, and us, Sir Beatrice. Please break it down.”

“… .”

After hearing my words, Lucifer narrows the gap between his eyebrows. Beatrice swallowed in vain. Aru is carelessly scratching her ear next to me.

“Sir Beatrice is now my knight. Of course, you have to sign a contract with me.”

“Cancel the devil’s pact… Do you think that will happen?”

“Isn’t there anything that can’t be done? A contract is a legal entity that can be terminated at any time through mutual consultation between A and B.”

“It’s not wrong, but there’s no way ‘we’ would break the contract without a reason.”

Lucifer who says ‘we’, including Beatrice.

“Why ‘us’? How does your ancestor know whether Sir Beatrice wants to break the contract or not?”

“Well, if you break the contract with me, the eternal life and power given to that knight will disappear.”

Lucifer was not at all embarrassed and answered my question.

Beatrice remained quiet, perhaps because she had no energy, or because she was too shocked to speak.

“The power gained from the contract with me raised that knight to the level of absolute power. In other words, if this contract is broken, that knight will be just a slightly stronger paladin. If it were the days when I didn’t know about absolute power, I can’t give up since I’ve already tasted that power.”

That’s right. Since ancient times, strength and power are sweet things, and they are representative things that humans cannot let go of even after death.

“And eternal life… … Is there nothing to say? I, Lucifer’s contractor, do not die a natural death unless it is caused by external factors. Aging doesn’t shut up either. Because I share my name. If I die, I will have to die, but I am the greatest demon who lives forever. In other words, that knight can continue his immortal life as long as he has a contract with me.”

All of them are just sweet words. Perfect for luring stupid people.

also my ancestors Maybe it’s because he resembles me, he speaks quite well.

However, there are still loopholes.

“It is a common human story. Our Sir Beatrice is different from those common idiots.”

“What is different?”

“Because you already realized how dangerous the devil’s pact is after experiencing it yourself. It’s strength and lifespan, so there’s no way you can get those things for free, right? Sir Beatrice, am I right?”

I spoke to Beatrice behind my back who was staring blankly at Lucifer, tapping her on the thigh.

Beatrice nodded slightly.

“… That’s right, lord.”

“is it? However, there is no need to worry about that. The devil is no longer interested in a contractor who once extracted despair. She, who has already suffered a cause and effect, only needs to receive the benefits I give her.”

Don’t try to break the contract because you’ll be doing a so-called loss-making business?

It’s a pretty unconventional treat. I don’t know if Lucifer will keep his word.

For a moment, I wondered, “Why did you do that?”, but soon after recalling the circumstances of Lucifer, I put the question aside.

“Does that make no sense?”

“… What do you mean?”

“Sir Beatrice hates her ancestors. bone deep. Because Sir Beatrice’s ancestor was the one who played a major role in the death of Sir Beatrice’s father.”

“… .”

“Would Sir Beatrice want to receive the strength and longevity of such an ancestor? Do you think the fact that we share the same name is disgusting and unclean? It’s the power of the ancestors, nothing to say.”

At my insistence, Lucifer closed his mouth for a moment. It seems that there is something to think about.

I didn’t want to push our ancestors this far either. But what can I do? For your knight to be someone else’s contractor, that would damage your pride.

“I know one, and I don’t know the other.”

Lucifer takes a breath and then spits out the words. Is that what you said to me now? Do you think I know one and don’t know both?

“Because they hate me, hate me, and resent me. Your knight will not be able to reject me any more.”

“yes?”

“Because I need power. Because I have to take revenge. To avenge my father’s death, I have to pay it back to me. She can’t give up the power I give her. Isn’t that ironic?”

“uh… hmm… .”

“Are you going to make a contract with me? are you stronger than me Does it give you a longer lifespan than me? Can you give that knight the power to kill me?”

“Not now, hahahaha.”

“now… ? Anyway, that knight must have my power. So that you can avenge me. Anyway, the power handed over by contract is only mine, and only she can manage it, so she can kill me enough. Of course, I won’t die lightly. Under these circumstances, will your knight sever his contract with me and receive your power?”

uh, that’s right I can’t resist

Right now, I’m weaker than Lucifer, but in 500 years, I wouldn’t believe it if I told you that I’d become a monster like Lucifer.

… That’s a real problem. how do i solve this

“… no.”

Arriving at an unexpected difficulty, I was in the middle of rolling my head, when Beatrice interrupted our conversation.

Lucifer and I turned our heads. Beatrice opened her mouth with a detached face.

“I don’t hate you enough to kill you, Lucifer.”

“… ?”

oh what Beatrice, did you suddenly become a big fan? Are you willing to forgive Lucifer with a generous heart?

“Four years have passed since the day of the tragedy… Over the past four years, I have really replayed that day alone a million times.”

“The result of that repetition is that the intent to kill is blunted? I don’t understand.”

“… In the end, everything was the result of my choices.”

Beatrice closes her eyes. Brown eyes disappear beyond the sleek eyes. After a while, the eyes that reappeared in the world had an aloofness that hadn’t been there before.

“The fact that he promised to receive the power of the devil, the way he saved the kingdom with it, the way he escaped from prison, and the way he killed his father in the end. It was all my choice. Even if someone coaxed and encouraged me, if I was seduced by it, it is my fault for being seduced.”

There is strength in his voice. It’s a word like a former paladin.

“By my choice, Seongguk was saved, and by my choice, my father passed away. Receiving demonic power was also my choice.”

“One, paladin. Don’t you remember when I broke into your mate and broke you out of prison? If I hadn’t done that, your father wouldn’t have died.”

“Have you, Lucifer, threatened me? Are you going to kill me if I don’t break out?”

“… .”

On the contrary, Lucifer is pushed out of momentum.

“You just gave me a choice. I chose to escape because I wanted to prolong my life there. The same goes for killing my father. I yearned for a prolongation of life even by killing my father, and my father, who realized my will, saved me by sacrificing his own life.”

The only thing the devil can entice is an immature being. A human being who is mentally ‘on track’ does not fall for the devil’s candy coating.

It is in the same context that I couldn’t play tricks with the saint when I was in Tartarus. Because the saintess is not a human being who will be corrupted just because someone like me makes fun of her mouth.

“You still don’t know? The emotion I had cultivated over the past four years was a sense of shame. Not with the intent to kill you. Didn’t you, who appeared in front of me that day after my father died, say something? ‘I’ killed my father.”

“… her.”

“Don’t be mistaken. It’s not that I don’t hate you. You’re evil, nasty, and you’re the one who made fun of me. Of course I hate you But that’s not enough to turn a blind eye to murderous intent. Rather, being involved with you is unpleasant in itself. If I can sever my contract with you, I will sever it a hundred times.”

“Kuk-ku.”

Upon hearing Beatrice’s calm recollection, Lucifer smiled bitterly. It’s because your handiwork didn’t work.

“Cool.”

Perhaps because she talked too much, Beatrice coughed. A handful of blood flows down my shoulder.

“It is difficult to reach mental maturity alone. Who are you? Who saved you?”

Whether or not Beatrice vomits blood, Lucifer poses questions with an intrigued smile.

Neither of us answered, but Lucifer, who was carefully examining Beatrice’s surroundings, soon put me in his sights and smiled, saying he understood.

“Yes, my descendants. Somehow it was unusual. It’s what you did.”

“that’s right. I educated Sir Beatrice.”

Actually, I didn’t do that, but Beatrice herself figured it out on her own.

Still, it’s good to bluff while you can. The more the other person overestimates me, the greater the influence my words will have.

“… Big, well, even so, how am I going to convince you? Even if your knight wanted to break the contract, would he be silent if I didn’t allow it?”

“You don’t want to convince me?”

“what?”

“You can make the ancestor withdraw himself. Aru! Are you ready to summon Uriel?”

“Kong! Ready, ready!”

“good! Summon it!”

In a remote corner of the warehouse, a piece of paper lies. It’s the Uriel summoning circle I gave to Aru that no one saw because it was locked in the dark.

Aru stood in front of the summoning circle and spoke in a controlled voice.

“Kyung. Recipient of the most sacred grace. kong. A noble flame that honors the master of all things. Keng Keng believes in good and lord. Call me right here.”

“Yumma, memorize it properly. Where do you keep hearing the dog barking?”

“Err… ! I can do it right! Recipient of the Most Holy Grace! Noble flame that serves the master of all things! You who believe in goodness and lord! Call me in this place! Archangel Uriel wielding the sword of truth! Respond to the summoning squad!”

Ayu, we memorize Aru well. I like Aru’s hair. I guess the lineage of a king isn’t just in name. To hear it once and memorize it all.

“Wait a minute! what did you just say? Archangel Uriel? I hope that light… !”

Sensing that an unexpected situation is taking place, Lucifer urgently exclaims. Since the name of Uriel, who is no different from his nemesis, came out to him, of course he should be embarrassed.

“Uriel… ? Lord, you’re trying to summon Uriel… ?”

“Ahahahaha, is Sir Beatrice seeing Uriel for the first time? You must be very nervous to see Uriel, the paladin of the angels, right?”

Whoaaah-!

When Aru clearly memorizes the summoning spell, the sheet of paper begins to shine. Divine light emanating from the paper fills the warehouse. Divine and celestial Lucifer shrank, covering his eyes with his hands. His black wings burn slightly.

My ancestor, Lucifer, is like that, so why am I okay as a demon? Then, as an apostle of the Lord, will I cringe at the sight of Uriel, the paladin of the Lord?

“The spirit of darkness between us… Cunning and mean… Discolored pure white flag… A ferocious wild spirit… .”

The sheets of paper are wide open, and a round light rises between them. A heavy voice dominates the warehouse.

A woman appears. The neatly trimmed blonde hair came down to her toes, and she wore ancient white clothing over her body. A sword is clutched in his right hand, and a blazing flame rises in his left hand. It has six white wings hanging from its back.

Rays emanating from the woman’s body illuminate every nook and cranny. My vision is so blinding that it is blinding. I open my eyes wide and see the woman’s body more clearly.

“Which of you four… Did you call me here… ?”

The gatekeeper of the Garden of Eden, one of the four great angels in charge of the north, and the apostle of the Lord who wields the sword of truth and burns the calamities of eternity.

Archangel Uriel.