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chapter 10
The angel calmly drew a new sword from the next page of the book. This time, it was a thin rapier.
*Clang! Clang—!*
The angel swung the sword gracefully, as if fencing.
The demon fiercely defended against it with its sharp claws, burrowing into the angel’s chest.
**[For all your talk, all you ever do is spout pathetic hypocrisy!]**
**[Don’t you know that hypocrisy is also a form of goodness?]**
**[You act all high and mighty!]**
**[At least I’m not as crude as you, who don’t even know how to act noble.]**
As the two inhuman beings traded blows, the room became increasingly chaotic.
All the windows were already shattered, and it seemed the entire floor would need to be replaced.
‘At this rate, the mansion will be completely destroyed!’
I had chosen the wrong summoning location.
If I had known this would happen, I should have done it in a corner of the garden or the forest!
“Wait a minute!”
I jumped between the angel and demon, who were glaring at each other and exchanging fierce attacks and insults.
I had no plan.
I just thought, ‘What will be, will be.’ I knew it was reckless, pathetic, and stupid.
But what else could I do? I had already let go of everything.
“Stop it!”
[Idirya!]
[Hey, you!]
The demon and angel, seeing me recklessly jump into their fight, were visibly flustered.
The angel, who had been about to thrust his sword into the demon’s chest, hastily dropped his weapon. Conversely, the demon trying to attack the angel couldn’t slow down in time.
The demon swept me up and we rolled across the floor.
“Ugh!”
My body was dragged, my vision flipped. But there wasn’t any particular pain.
“……?”
Coming to my senses, I looked up to see the demon holding me tightly, looking exasperated.
[Do you want to die? What business does a human have jumping in here!]
I looked up at him wryly and asked.
“Are you… protecting me right now?”
[Does it look like I’m trying to hit on you?]
The demon retorted sharply.
Meanwhile, the angel approached and lightly kicked the demon’s shoulder with the tip of his foot.
[Get away from the human, you filthy thing.]
The angel helped me up, half-pinned under the demon’s body, and stood me by his side.
The angel waved a hand in the air, creating a massive circle of light.
[Hey, you ■■■■!]
The demon was shouting something from outside the circle, but I couldn’t hear it.
This must be another ability or magic of the angel.
As I absentmindedly reached my fingertip towards the light radiating from the circle, the angel grabbed my hand.
[It’s dangerous to touch, Idirya.]
He turned me around to face him. His downward gaze was quite cold.
[That was a foolish thing to do.]
Yet, his scolding voice was gentle. The angel Sariel let out a soft sigh.
“Since I summoned a demon, will I die and be punished for it?”
[Did you not hear me earlier?]
When I asked, the furrow between Angel Sariel’s brows smoothed out slightly.
His friendly attitude was a little unfamiliar.
[I am here to give you one more chance before you commit a real sin.]
“What is the standard for this ‘sin’ you speak of?”
[It means making a contract with a demon, taking what you desire, and offering up your soul in return.]
“If I said I would make a contract with a demon, would I end up like that then?”
I pointed to Dejan, nailed to the wall.
[Idirya. You are only being reckless because you do not know the true Hell.]
The angel sighed softly and admonished me, sounding somewhat annoyed.
[Your prayers have certainly been heard. Every soul that has committed a sin will surely have to settle that karma. Let go of your anger and return to your life.]
Such a cliché.
I clasped my hands together politely, as if in prayer, and smiled with my eyes gently closed.
“I want to make the culprit pay for his sins with my own hands while he is still alive.”
Angel Sariel fell silent.
A brief silence passed between us. Soon, solemnity settled in Sariel’s eyes.
[That is a foolish thought.]
“You’re right. It is foolish.”
[Idirya.]
“Then, would you help me, Lord Sariel? Punishing sinners is also an angel’s duty, isn’t it?”
[…]
Perhaps he would think of me as a perverse human and add ‘contempt’ to my list of sins.
But what could I do?
I was at a cliff’s edge. I only had two choices: bite the beast that approached or fall.
“Yes?”
[Help you, my foot.]
Just then, dark smoke enveloped the surroundings.
A viciously distorted voice seemed to sound from right next to me, and then someone suddenly hooked an arm around my waist.
[Those pigeon bastards can’t meddle in human affairs because of their damn rules.]
The demon, having broken through the angel’s barrier, wrapped his arm around my waist and rested his chin on my shoulder.
[In short, they’re a group of good-looking idiots.]
A dizzyingly sweet voice brushed against my eardrums.
With a gentle touch like caressing a beloved lover, the demon subtly stroked my side and the nape of my neck.
[So, Idirya. Beg me.]
In the black haze, the demon’s magenta eyes gleamed.
The threatening feeling that he might bite my neck at any moment, and his seductive appearance that made me forget reality, shook me.
[I will grant your revenge. In return….]
[You talk too much, Beval.]
*Whoosh!*
With a gust of wind, the black haze was cleanly swept away.
[Tch.]
The demon clicked his tongue. Naturally, where his gaze landed, the angel stood.
His blue eyes burned calmly as he glared at the demon.
[Idirya.]
The angel’s gaze fixed on me.
[That bastard, all of that is a lie.]
[What lie! As if I couldn’t handle a simple revenge like that!]
[You can’t.]
Smirk. The corner of the angel’s mouth curled up.
[You demons have lost your power now.]
What does that mean?
I widened my eyes and looked back at the demon, Beval.
He was biting his lip in frustration, glaring murderously at the angel.
‘No way.’
A sense of foreboding made my heart pound.
Was everything I’d done so far in vain? No, he’s lying, right?
‘Tell me it’s not true, you demon bastard.’
As if feeling my gaze, his vertically slit pupils moved.
[Th-that’s a lie.]
“…….”
[Really. It’s not like I lost all my power.]
“So you did lose some.”
[Just listen to me.]
The demon tried to make an excuse.
‘A demon who can’t use his power?’
I don’t need something like that.
I quickly went in front of Sariel, knelt down, and clasped my hands together.
“Lord Sariel.”
[…]
“Please forgive my foolishness. I will repent.”
[…You are two-faced, Idirya.]
“I just calculate quickly.”
[Hey! At least listen to what I have to say before you go to him! I still have more to say!]
The demon shouted from behind, but I ignored him.
“I won’t listen to any more of that demon’s whispers.”
I almost messed up big time. I’d rather not end up nailed to a wall with my soul completely drained instead of getting revenge.
Even while seeking Sariel’s forgiveness, my head was spinning.
‘Didn’t Lord Nemanic earlier say he would help me with revenge?’
Should I first try to verify the validity of that declaration?
Either get him to remove the nails from the wall and put him in my debt, or take Lord Holdin hostage again…
‘Oh, no. Giselle has probably already taken care of him.’
So the hostage-taking plan is scrapped.
While I was busily sorting out the situation, the demon firmly grabbed my shoulder.
[Damn it! Once the order of Hell is restored, I can do your revenge and more!]
I was again forced to face the demon.
[I could blow up this entire continent!]
“That would be a problem. This is part of the continent right now.”
And I want revenge *now*, I’m not interested in the ‘order of Hell’ or whatever.
Seeing my reaction, the demon bared his teeth and growled.
[Some son of a bitch disrupted the order. Apparently, someone helped him, he absorbed a massive amount of souls, and then fled entirely to the human world.]
“If the order is so fragile that it can be disrupted like that, isn’t it as good as useless?”
[Don’t twist my words.]
The demon irritably pointed out that fact.
[Because of that bastard, I couldn’t come to the human world, but coincidentally, you summoned us.]
Seeing through my thoughts, the demon made a new offer.
[Once I catch and kill that bastard, I’ll do whatever you ask. I won’t even need your soul.]
Hmm.
‘Is this a situation where the demon is clinging to me?’
I stood up from my spot and glanced at the angel.
[I’ll kill that bastard, and you get your revenge.]
[Idirya. Do not listen.]
[Divine punishment only comes if you sell your soul to a demon. If I don’t take your soul, there’s no problem.]
[You must not agree, Idirya. Did you not just repent?]
The angel shook his head towards me with a grim expression.
