The Devil Who Grants Wishes

79 – Asmodian (1)

‘Yes…’

Even thinking about it again makes my face so hot.

How can there be all these misunderstandings?

What he said is very true. Since I insulted you first, it is a natural duty to return the insult, so isn’t it ridiculous that you’ve come this far out of anger over it?

Of course, since I’m a Demon God, I have to protect the dignity of a god, so I had no choice but to respond, but after witnessing his strength, that didn’t matter that much.

For the devil, power is law.

‘I hope you’ll come quickly.’

Belial caressed the part of the severed horn with her face blushing.

The long-awaited devil who overcomes himself has finally appeared.

Are you even male?

It can’t help but be impressed.

For Belial, who had only imagined such a future until now, the meeting with Faust was literally close to a miracle.

The first meeting was not so good, but that much is nothing compared to what I’ve been waiting for so far.

[I am not interested in the status.]

‘lie.’

Belial recalls Faust’s answer and smiles slightly.

Where in the world is there a being who is not interested in divine status?

Spiritual Wisdom is what all living beings want with one heart. It offers sweet fruits of power and worship that can never be refused.

‘Perhaps he… is reluctant to receive the position because of the restrictions imposed by his position.’

If that’s the case, it’s understandable enough, but if you put it backwards, it also means that that’s the only problem.

The possession of Shinwi itself gives a tremendous amount of power, but in return, it is subject to various restrictions. A typical example is something like a restriction that prevents you from wandering around in the underworld.

And Faust, seen by Belial, seemed to refuse the divine title only to stay in the underworld.

In other words, if the problem in the underworld is somehow resolved, there is a possibility of being honored.

“Is anyone out there?”

“Belial-sama, are you back?!”

The devil’s attendant, who has been called by Belial, is astonished at Belial’s disfigured appearance, but Belial does not care.

Being in a state of disrepair is also the price of resisting Faust-sama, and being hurt by a strong person like Faust-sama is nothing to be ashamed of.

Above all, Belial is rather proud of her scars, as this is a proof of her relationship with Faust.

“Investigate all the gods. Investigate all the gods that have been forgotten by mortals and disappeared into history, and find the gods that are intact even in the underworld.”

Belial gives orders regardless of the appearance of the astonished demon attendant.

Belial decided to delve into that aspect, since if he searched for all the gods, there would be at least one that would be fine even if he was in the underworld.

Even if you couldn’t find it, if you put the gods together, one day you might come out with a good god even if you are in the underworld.

“Bell, Belial-nim… There are so many gods.”

Of course, such a decision embarrassed the attendant even more.

Following the investigation of all the identities, to investigate the identities that have disappeared, how many are there??

“Don’t you know? There is nothing without prestige…”

Divinity can theoretically appear in all things.

If someone has a heart that only worships something, it is correct to say that the number of gods is in fact infinite, as it is a god that naturally arises.

No matter how insignificant something is, it must have dignity. Whether it be a bug, a minnow, or an ant, there must have been someone who served at least one person.

Even the deity is not necessarily confined to material things.

Certain emotions are natural, and if there is a desire or a heart to serve something, such as a hero from the past, an ideology, or a legend, the world responds to it and creates a corresponding deity.

But to investigate all of them?

No one can do this no matter what. Even Serifia, who now has the strongest deity, light.

“sun.”

“But-“

“Do it, concentrate all the abilities of the Pandemonium.”

“Yes…”

However, Belial does not care about such things at all, and the demon attendant, hearing Belial’s continued coercion, is at a loss for words.

This is a task with no end in sight and a task without any meaning. It is no different from placing a spherical rock on top of a sharp mountain.

However, the demon attendant does not have the right to veto. The ruler of the underworld is the demon Belial, and among demons, strength is justice and an undisputed idol.

When you give an order, you have no choice but to follow it.

‘Haaa… I hope I can find it soon.’

Belial has a subtle smile on her face, thinking only of the future, not caring about the devil’s servant.

If you give him the Divinity following the Demon Realm, it will surely overflow as a coma.

Belial, who fiddles with the horns cut off by Faust and the area around his mouth touched by Faust’s hand, recalls the time Faust struck him and wishes that Faust would use the horns to visit the demon realm as soon as possible.

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“This, how can it be… this amount of tribute… how can I…”

“…I can feel the tremendous demonic energy. I want to destroy it with Serapia-sama’s authority right now.”

“It’s something you never want to be near. I agree with Celestine.”

Unsurprisingly, Belial’s Horn quickly drew a lot of attention.

Looking at the horns, Iris is horrified, Celestine’s mouth is smiling but her eyes never smile, and Lena is far away in disgust.

“Oh, Dad…? Take this, throw it away right away. Hurry up… Come on…”

“Lucia?”

However, the reaction of the three is bloody compared to Lucia.

As soon as she suddenly saw the horn, Lucia, who couldn’t focus her eyes, trembled and cried out that she had to throw away the horn in a hurry.

I don’t know why.

To be honest, Lucia’s request is hard to listen to because she just muttered that she had to throw it away, that she couldn’t do more than this because it was too much.

Wouldn’t it be better if it was just an ordinary devil’s horn, isn’t it the horn that Belial gave me directly?

Of course, I also wanted to destroy these things, but Belial’s image was so memorable that I decided to keep it for now.

“The devil’s horn… You’ve been recognized.”

“It’s not that my value is low enough to be acknowledged by such an existence… well, it seems that’s how it turned out.”

Only Irene is showing a normal reaction.

Irene, who watched Belial’s fight with me from beginning to end, looked at me with eyes as if looking at a transcendent being and said so.

“Anyway, take care of Aren.”

“Yes, please leave it to me.”

Irene holds Arn’s hand and smiles slightly, and Arn frowns a little, then smiles with difficulty in response to Irene’s smile.

Perhaps the frown on his face was not intentional by Arn.

In the eyes of the same elves, Irene is a being that exudes something disgusting, so it seems inevitable that she will react like that even for a moment. Irene doesn’t care too much about that, doesn’t it?

The more I look at it, the more I become curious about Irene’s true identity…

……….

“Hiyaa…”

“…I’ve seen it a few times and I still can’t get enough of it.”

A few days later, the warrior party arrives at the port and admires the emerald-colored sea.

Everyone seems familiar since they have already seen the sea a few times, but even if they are familiar with it, there is no difference in the senses the sea gives because the superb view of the sea has not changed.

No, rather, everyone is more impressed by the sea because they can see the superb view of the sea in more detail as they are accustomed to it.

“Ugh… well, it’s worse than the Great Coral Reef.”

Lucia, who had been upset because of me who never threw away Belial’s horn even when told to, also seems to have no choice in front of the majesty of this vast sea.

Although she talks about the Great Coral Reef area she moved to when she was young and devalues the emerald-colored sea in front of her eyes, Lucia’s expression and the emotions that radiate from her body make it clear that this is not the case.

I’m glad you feel a little better. As expected, I like the taste of traveling when I walk on my own two feet without using a portal.

“Now, let’s sleep! Anyway, let’s scatter all the ships going to Katara.”

But there is no time for sentimentality. The reason I came to the sea was not just for sightseeing, but to find a boat to Katara.

Iris, who had been admiring the magnificent view, was slightly startled as if she had come to her senses, and before long, she shouted like that and ordered the party members in line with her position as the party leader.

I did not intervene in Iris’ judgment.

No, not only the judgment I just showed, but until I came here to the port, I just watched the adventure with my arms crossed, and I plan to do so in the future.

Wouldn’t it be better to go on an adventure like this to create a bond between each other and become stronger? Well then.