40 – Akabara – 40
“… … Allies, you’re talking nonsense.”
Marvas shook his head as if it were nonsense and picked up a cigar. Soon after, he glanced at Paimon.
“Oh, stretch.”
Marvas simply cut the cigar with the blade of his hand, put it in his mouth and lit it.
“Whoa,” said Marvas, who exhaled smoke.
“What you’re saying sounds like a call to form a faction. That too with an angel. No matter how dangerous the territory is, forming a faction is very dangerous.”
“I agree. If we, who are already at the top of the hierarchy, unite together, it’s perfect for being attacked by other factions like Old Man Marvas. Are there even angels in there? In fact, it will be no different from the achievements of the Demon Realm.”
I know the nature of demons better than anyone else.
There are things you naturally come to know as you go through the setting book and go through countless stories.
“There is no such thing. The form of the alliance won’t work out the way you think.”
“What do you mean by that?”
Marvas looks at me as if he doesn’t understand his intentions.
Isn’t it just to make it not look like an ally in the eyes of others?
I raised my eyebrows and continued the story.
“I’ll hire you guys from [Pandemic Underground Construction]. It should be enough to be in charge of security at the [Magye Underground Corporation].”
“… … what?”
“And in return, I will allow the development of underground resources from your territory. At this level, others would view it as a transactional relationship rather than an alliance. It’s perfect for avoiding the prying eyes of other factions.”
[Demon World Underground Construction] is literally no different from a public institution in the world of demons. How can others think of them as allies when they say they will hire them in such a place?
Few demons knew that I was the real owner of [Pandemonium Underground Construction], so it was just right to hide our relationship.
“Then, what is the angel going to do? If I moved with the angel, would I incur everyone’s wrath?”
This time it was Paimon’s question.
“A shop I know sometimes sells items that corrupt angels for a certain period of time. Then, get things in advance. Fallen angels are overflowing in the demon world, so no one will doubt them.”
“Wait a minute! Did you just say you would corrupt me?”
Raphael kicked off the table and jumped to his feet. I looked at her and said.
“The duration of corruption is 7 days. After that, it will return to normal without any side effects, so don’t worry.”
Of course, that item was sold at [Ghaul’s General Store].
“I think this has answered your concerns, what do you think?”
Since she said that she had handed over the underground development rights to Paimon, I thought her heart must have turned this way even more.
“Wait, then the benefit to me is small!”
Raphael grumbled as if he was dissatisfied. Seeing her, I sighed and said,
“I should have listened to your request. Let’s make it a mess with that.”
She had a history of asking me about the Holy Church. If you mention this, you won’t be able to say anything.
“Looks like this has been sorted out. I think we should end our work here.”
Seeing as there was no reply, it seemed that everyone tacitly agreed.
“Then Priscilla, Raphael, and Rosé, let’s head towards the tavern for a while.”
“yes? Now?”
Rose asked with a puzzled expression. Paimon and Marvas hadn’t even had a proper conversation with each other yet.
Rosé gets up from her seat as soon as she glances at her.
“ah! I’m hungry! The milk I ate there the other day was so delicious! Priscilla! Raphael! let’s go together!”
As expected, it was my summoner, so I noticed it quickly.
As we went back to the bar and sat down, the bartender glanced at us and asked.
“What is the identity of the other guest? To the extent that Paimon-nim describes it as a close friend, is the customer also a devil?”
Still, he seemed to think that he was just a devil who made a contract with Rosé or Priscilla.
“It’s roughly the same.”
“also… … ! A lowly warlock meets a great one.”
It seemed that the bartender was also a warlock.
“ah! Mr bartender. May I ask for some milk?”
“milk? What is it, Rosé, you were still a baby?”
Raphael looks at Rose as if he is cute.
Perhaps he was worried about that, and Rosé hurriedly said, ‘No milk, wait!’ I shouted and looked at the drinks piled up behind the bartender.
“Master. I’m with rum Give me the whole bottle.”
“… … You mean sick? You know how to eat.”
The bartender puts down a bottle of rum in front of Rafael with a grin. I looked at her with a puzzled expression.
“An angel is rum… … . Can you drink it all in the first place?”
“hehehe, didn’t you know? If you go out drinking every night without Priscilla’s knowledge, it will increase quickly.”
“Ra, Raphael?”
Did Priscilla not know?
Raphael pours rum into the glass given to him by the bartender and slaps it on his neck. She cried out with a loud groan.
“This is delicious! Our Priscilla doesn’t eat anything like this, so we have no choice but to sneak out and eat it.”
“… … Is it that delicious?”
While I was looking at Raphael with a puzzled expression, Priscilla, who was sitting next to me, asked cautiously with a curious expression.
“hmm? Would you like some Priscilla?”
Raphael handed over half a glass of rum. Priscilla, who had been staring at the glass, carefully raised it.
“… It’s pretty strong, but will it be okay?”
Priscilla put on a determined expression when I asked as if she was worried.
“yes! It’s a new challenge! Even so, I drink wine quite well!”
It wouldn’t compare to wine… … .
Priscilla poured all the rum into her mouth at once.
Priscilla frowns as she finally pours out all the alcohol and puts her glass down.
“Aww! hot!”
“Ha ha ha ha ha! Priscilla~ You’re drinking well~ You’re kind~”
The sight was so cute that Raphael hugged Priscilla’s little head and started stroking it.
“Ra, Raphael~”
“Why? Would you like more?”
“no… … . something very hot… … . sweet and… … . It was a sticky feeling… … whoa… … ”
“This is all about being an adult. Rosé, would you like to try it too?”
Raphael, who was burying Priscilla in his chest, smiled at Rosé.
challang challang. Rum shakes in a glass. Even at a glance, it was clear that the viscosity was no joke.
“Rosé, you don’t have to eat it.”
I didn’t think he was forcing him to drink, so he said that, but Rosé shook his head.
“Actually, I’ve heard that strong alcohol and cigarettes have been a romance since long ago.”
Who the hell said that?
“Do you think it will be okay? Give me a drink too!”
“Whoops, yes.”
Rum poured into the glass with a gurgling sound. Raphael, who poured an amount similar to Priscilla’s, hands Rosé a glass.
“Now, don’t push yourself too hard.”
“yes!”
Rosé puts a pipe in her mouth and lights it before drinking a glass.
After wiping her mouth with smoke, Rosé raised her glass and slapped the rum down her throat with one shot.
And at the same time, the rosé exhaled after deeply sucking in through the pipe.
“Paha-!”
Rosé, whose face was flushed red, looked at me with slightly relaxed eyes and said..
“It’s definitely a strong drink. I think the viscosity is different. It’s like alcohol made with some kind of sugar water.”
“It’s a drink made from sugar cane.”
It will probably catch fire too.
“Huh… … . Raphael-sama said this… How the hell do you eat it whole bottle?”
“Does everyone drink this much when they grow up?”
“If you look at her age, isn’t she a grandmother?”
“Gregory! Will it come out like that?”
Is age talk forbidden? I roughly reached out to apologize and then ordered the bartender.
“Two glasses of cold water. Please.”
“yes. All right.”
“Ugh… … . Rafael… … . hot… … .”
“hehehe… … . hehehehe… … .”
It was an order for the two guys who had just drank half a glass of rum and were in a state of unconsciousness.
After a while, the bartender puts a glass of water filled with ice in front of Rosé and Priscilla.
Like an oasis found in the desert, the two carefully held up the glass of water and began to drink it.
“under… . I almost died of drunkenness. thank you.”
“right… … .”
Still, the two of them are much better than before. Still, seeing that Raphael hadn’t purged the two of them yet, I thought it would be okay.
“Gregory, what are you drinking?”
“You don’t pull.”
As I said that, I took a cigar out of my pocket and lit it.
Did it burn half like that? Everyone in the tavern rose from their seats at the same time.
Looking to where their eyes were headed, Marvas and Paimon were standing there.
“… Did you have a good talk?”
“Thanks to.”
Marvas smiled and replied. And Paimon looking around the tavern next to him. As she waved her hands, those who stood up sat down at the same time as if nothing had happened.
“Luke.”
“yes. Paimon.”
Was the bartender’s name Luke?
“Don’t pay for their drinks. It is a happy day.”
“All right.”
“Huh? Do you know that our devil can get hungry too?”
Raphael looked at Paimon with a grin as he wore it from the bottle of rum he was drinking.
Paimon answered with a grin.
“Isn’t this the age of angels giving food? Even this demon must be fed.”
“… … joy.”
After hearing Paimon’s words, Raphael drank again as if he lost interest, and Paimon smiled provocatively when he saw her.
“Gregory, didn’t you ask for the things the princess needs to grow up?”
Are you suddenly talking about it here?
At first, he silently nodded his head.
“Just in case, I have something to ask of you. If you do my favor, I won’t take the price of the item. How is it?”
Is it to be provided in the form of a reward for a request?
“It’s not me who needs things, it’s over there.”
“Of course, I will give you something else as well. Rosé is a 3-star, but you are still a 2-star. I will provide you with an elixir that will allow you to go up to 3 stars.”
Then the story would be different.
“Let’s listen first. Can I tell you about the request here?”
Paimon snapped his fingers at my question.
My keen senses were telling me that a transparent membrane had been put around us.
“Is it okay?”
“okay. tell me.”
Naturally, Paimon, who sat next to me, stared into my eyes with his chin held up.
“The content of the request is not a big deal. There are some guys who have flowed into the city recently, and they seem to be running around these back alleys.”
If you listened to this far, it was about ordinary bullies.
“By the way, one of my children said he read demonic energy from them. I mean, I don’t think he’s an ordinary guy.”
“… … At that level, would it be okay to have the guys called your children?”
If the warlocks ruled by this guy join forces, they will be able to easily deal with those who borrowed the power of demons.
However, she nodded as if she knew.
“I guess so. Unless they’re wearing academy uniforms.”
“… Academy uniform?”
“Yes, the academy uniform.”
Paimon smiles as he takes a cigar playfully from my hand and takes a bite.
“Among the students from other academies who have entered this city, there is one who has made a pact with the devil. A demon hostile to us.”
Whoa. Paimon exhaled smoke, put the cigar in my hand again, and stood up.
“According to Marvas and I, it is assumed that he was one of the demons who targeted Marvas’ territory… … . You and the angel will find him together.”
smile.
Her mischievous smile on her face was that of a wicked woman herself.
“Wouldn’t it be easier if we reduced the number of opponents in advance?”
it’s true
It was an offer I couldn’t refuse.