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Lucifer, my ancestor, Aru, the king of wolves, Beatrice, the knight who will soon enter into a contract with me, and me, an extremely ordinary person.

It’s a fairly strange combination, but it’s a probable meeting. I brought them all together.

The six-winged angel Uriel is not visible. I guess Aru hasn’t summoned it yet. Or, maybe he was being summoned.

That’s a good thing. Because there’s nothing for Uriel to do yet. ’till now.

“Hmm! Would you all like to say your name first? Oh, you all already know each other?”

“Master… Why is that devil here… .”

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

“Even though you know each other, you seem quite awkward! great! Let me introduce you! This person here is our ancestor! This is the fallen angel Lucifer! This is the person who established our family by having an affair with our family’s matriarch a long time ago!”

He said, pointing at Lucifer with both hands. Beatrice was astonished.

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

“And! This person here is my trusty knight, Beatrice Constantino! He just decided to be my knight! He used to be a very strong person, but now he has only minor scars and is riding on my back! Please understand!”

“You are my descendant? So, it means that he is a demon from the Lucifer family of the demon world… Hmm, it certainly seems like that when I look at the energy… .”

After introducing Beatrice to Lucifer, who was showing more interest in me than Beatrice, I turned to the last remaining Aru.

“Lastly here is Aru! It’s my family’s mutt!”

“Grrr! I’m not a mutt!”

“What are you saying, you mutt!”

“Wow! Kkkk!”

“Ahh! it hurts! It hurts!”

I think there will be a need to educate Aru strongly sooner or later. That thing’s temperament hasn’t been normal since puberty, so if it bothers my eyes, I’ll bite it first.

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

That is correct. But I don’t give in to wolves or anything like that. The demons, the lords of all creation, have no reason to beg for help from wolves.

Kwaduk-!

“Aaaah! Oh, it hurts! Aru! Stop it!”

“Krrr! Bad demon! Bad demon!”

“Ah, okay! I’ll cancel! Aru, you’re not a mutt! This is the king!”

“Kungkeong. I should have done that a long time ago.”

Ha, this spoiled dog is the owner.

I’m holding back because I have something to do right now. I definitely didn’t blame the asshole.

“First of all… Let me start by telling you why I brought you two here.”

“Summoner, are you saying you didn’t summon Lucifer because you had a dream you wanted to achieve?”

“Because I want to put my dreams into practice with my own hands. Let’s put that aside for now and get straight to the point. Lucifer, the devil’s contract between you and our Lord Beatrice. Please break it up.”

“… .”

After hearing what I said, Lucifer furrowed his brows. Beatrice swallows a sigh of relief. Aru is peacefully scratching his ears next to me.

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

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

“There’s nothing that can’t be done, right? A contract is a law that can be terminated at any time through mutual agreement between parties A and B.”

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

Lucifer says ‘we’, including Beatrice.

“Why ‘us’? How do you know whether Sir Beatrice wants to break the contract or not?”

“That’s right, 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 was feeling weak or was so shocked that she couldn’t even speak.

“The power gained through the contract with me elevated that knight to the level of absolute power. In other words, if this contract is broken, that knight will become nothing more than a slightly stronger paladin. Maybe it was a time when we didn’t know about absolute power, but we can’t give up once we’ve already tasted that power.”

That is correct. Since ancient times, strength and power are sweet things, representative things that humans cannot let go of even after death.

“And eternal life… … Needless to say, right? I, Lucifer’s contractor, will not die a natural death unless caused by external factors. Aging doesn’t stop either. Because you share my name. If I die, death will follow me, but I am the greatest devil who lives eternal life. In other words, that knight can continue his immortal life as long as he makes a contract with me.”

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

As expected, he is like my ancestor. Perhaps because he takes after me, he speaks quite well.

But still, there are loopholes.

“That’s a universal human story. Our Lord Beatrice is different from those common idiots.”

“What’s different?”

“You have already realized how dangerous the devil’s contract is after experiencing it for yourself. Power, lifespan, things like that can’t be given for free, right? Sir Beatrice, am I right?”

I spoke to Beatrice behind me, who was staring blankly at Lucifer, while tapping her thigh.

Beatrice nodded slightly.

“… That’s right, my lord.”

“Is that so? However, there is no need to worry about that. The devil is no longer interested in a contractor who has once plucked out despair. She has already paid her dues once, so all she has to do is receive the benefits I give her.”

So to speak, don’t try to break the contract because you will be doing business at a loss?

This is quite unconventional treatment. I don’t know if Lucifer will keep his word.

For a moment, I wondered why they would do such a thing, but then I remembered Lucifer’s situation and put the question aside.

“That really doesn’t make sense, does it?”

“… What do you mean?”

“Sir Beatrice hates her ancestors. Deep in my bones. The person who played a major role in the death of Sir Beatrice’s father was our ancestor.”

“… .”

“Do you want Sir Beatrice to receive the strength and longevity of your ancestors? You probably think the fact that we share the same name is disgusting and unclean, right? There is no need to say anything about the power of our ancestors.”

Lucifer closed his mouth for a moment at my argument. It seems like there is something to think about.

I also didn’t want to push our ancestors to this extent. But what should I do? Your driver is someone else’s contractor. That’s a dent in your pride.

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

Lucifer pauses before speaking. Are you saying that to me? Are you saying I only know one thing and don’t know both?

“Because you loathe, hate, and resent me. Your knight will be even more unable to reject me.”

“Yes?”

“Because you need strength. Because I need revenge. Because I must avenge my father’s death. She can’t give up the power I give her. Isn’t it ironic?”

“Uh… hmm… .”

“I want to make a contract with you? Are you stronger than me? Does it give you a longer life than me? Can you give that knight the power to kill me?”

“Not now, haha.”

“Now… ? Anyway, that knight must have my power. So you can take revenge on me. In any case, the power transferred through the contract is only mine in nature, and only she can manage it, so she can easily kill me. Of course, I won’t die obediently. In this situation, will your knight break his contract with me and receive your power?”

Oh, I see. I can’t refute it.

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

… It’s a real problem. How do I solve this?

“… No.”

As I was in the midst of arriving at an unexpected difficulty, Beatrice joined our conversation.

Lucifer and I turned our heads. Beatrice purses her lips with an aloof look on her face.

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

“… ?”

Oh, what? Beatrice, have you suddenly become a big person? Are you willing to forgive Lucifer with a generous heart?

“Four years have passed since the day the tragedy occurred… Over the past four years, I’ve replayed that day over and over again millions of times.”

“The result of that repetition is a dulling of the killing intent? I don’t understand.”

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

Beatrice closes her eyes. Brown eyes disappear behind smooth eyes. A moment later, when he reappeared in the world, there was a nobleness that had never existed before in his eyes.

“Saving to receive the devil’s power, saving the Holy Kingdom with that, escaping from prison, and ultimately cutting down my father. It was all my choice. Even if someone cajoled or cajoled me, if I was tempted by it, it was my fault for being tempted.”

There is strength in the voice. A word worthy of a former paladin.

“Through my choice, Seongguk was saved, and through my choice, my father passed away. It was my choice to receive the power of the devil.”

“One, paladin. Don’t you remember how I broke out of prison as a friend of yours? If I hadn’t done that, your father wouldn’t have died.”

“Lucifer, did you threaten me? If you don’t break out of prison, I’ll kill you?”

“… .”

On the contrary, Lucifer is pushed out of the force.

“You just gave me a choice. I chose to escape from prison because I wanted to survive there. The same goes for killing my father. I longed to prolong my life even if it meant killing my father, and my father, realizing my will, sacrificed his life to save me.”

The only thing the devil can lure is an immature being. People who are mentally on track do not fall for the sugarcoat of devils and the like.

It is in the same context that I was unable to manipulate the saint while I was in Tartarus. Because a saint is not a person who can be corrupted by someone like me making fun of her mouth.

“Still don’t know? The feeling I developed over the past four years was self-destruction. It’s not a murderous intention toward you. Didn’t you tell me that day, when you appeared in front of me after my father died? ‘I’ killed my father.”

“… Huh.”

“Don’t be mistaken. It’s not that I don’t hate you. You are evil, you are dirty, and you are the one who played a trick on me. Of course I hate you. But that’s not enough to turn a blind eye to murderous intent. Rather, it is unpleasant to be associated with you. If I could break my contract with you, I would break it a hundred times.”

“Quukkeut.”

Lucifer laughed bitterly after hearing Beatrice’s calm reminiscence. This is because his efforts did not work.

“Cluck.”

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

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

Lucifer asks questions with an interested smile, regardless of whether Beatrice vomits blood or not.

Neither of us answered, but Lucifer, who had been carefully examining Beatrice’s surroundings, soon caught me in his sights and grinned that he understood.

“Yes, my descendants. It seemed somehow unusual. That’s what you did.”

“That’s right. I trained Sir Beatrice.”

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

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

“… Well, even if that’s the case, how am I going to convince you? Even if your driver wants to break the contract, it would be a big deal if I didn’t allow it, right?”

“I have no intention of persuading you?”

“What?”

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

“Kung! Ready, ready!”

“Good! Summon it!”

In a remote corner of the warehouse, a piece of paper lies. This is the Uriel summoning circle I gave to Aru, which no one could see because it was locked in the dark.

Aru stood in front of the summoning group and spoke in a calm voice.

“Kungkeong. Recipient of the most sacred grace. Okay. A noble flame who serves the owner of all things. A person who believes in goodness and the Lord. I sing from this place.”

“Hey, memorize it properly. Where does the barking sound come from?”

“Grrr… ! Yes, I can do it right! O recipient of the most sacred grace! Noble flame that serves the Lord of all things! You who believe in goodness and the Lord! I call you here! Archangel Uriel wielding the sword of truth! Answer the summons!”

Wow, we can memorize it well. It’s nice to have a good head. I guess the lineage of a king is not only in name. I can’t believe I memorized it all after hearing it once.

“Now, wait! What did you just say? Archangel Uriel? That light could not be… !”

Lucifer, sensing that something unexpected is happening, shouts urgently. Since the name of Uriel, who is his archenemy, came up, of course he should be embarrassed.

“Uriel… ? Master, are you sure you are trying to summon Uriel now… ?”

“Ahaha, this is Sir Beatrice’s first time seeing Uriel, right? I guess you’re very nervous about seeing Uriel, the paladin of angels, in person?”

Hwaaa!

When Aru clearly memorizes the summoning spell, only then does the piece of paper begin to glow. The sacred light emanating from the paper fills the warehouse. Lucifer, the divine and nemesis, cowered, covering his eyes with his hands. His black wings are slightly burning.

My ancestor, Lucifer, is like that, so why am I, a demon, okay? So, would I, your apostle, shrink when I see Uriel, your paladin?

“The spirit of darkness in between… A cunning and mean spirit… Discolored pure white… A ferocious wild spirit… .”

The sheet of paper opens wide, and a round light rises through it. A heavy voice dominates the warehouse.

A female body appears. Her neatly trimmed blonde hair reaches down to her toes, and she wears an ancient white attire over her body. A sword is held in his right hand, and a blazing flame is blooming in his left hand. It has six pure white wings on its back.

The rays emanating from the female body illuminate every corner. My vision stings so much that it’s blinding. I open my eyes wide and look at the woman’s body more clearly.

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

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

This is Archangel Uriel.