As soone who had just explained how dangerous the Devils were, I knew best of the danger behind what I was trying to do.
Considering that the other party was none other than the White Devil, the one who’d always cause troubles recklessly, the danger was considerably higher than normal.
[...What is this…?]
The White Devil grabbed the dog collar on her neck with both her hands with a dumbfounded look.
Her expression suggested that she failed to understand what had been done to her. But, before she could get angry or sothing…
“Umph.”
While taking advantage of her unguarded state, I hung a ‘leash’ on the hook that protruded from the choker.
Well, I called it a leash, but this thing was made of an alloy of starsteel and ectoplasm that Professor Vulkan made while screaming.
In other words, this thing was strong enough that it wouldn’t break right away even if it ca into contact with the Devils directly.
After that, I pulled it…
So that I could ‘pull this punk down’ to the ground.
[...!]
She was crossing her arms mid-air when I pulled the leash, slamming her to the ground.
That would probably be the first ti in her life that she had experienced sothing like this.
Being treated like an ‘animal’ by soone else like this, I ant…
With her body being slamd to the floor, her eyes widened in an instant. For a while, her eyes shook in confusion, but it soon glistened with rage as she sent a burning gaze.
[What the hell are you doing…!]
The White Demonic Aura undulating nearby reacted to her command and seethed terrifyingly. I could feel a pressure strong enough to cause an ordinary human’s brain to boil the mont they saw it coming from all directions.
“...”
I closed my eyes, trying to calm myself down.
At the end of the day, I was still a human, so there was no way that I wouldn’t be unaffected by her Aura. If I were to keep being exposed to it like this, I’d eventually fall into her control.
But…
There was ‘sothing that I could use’ on this punk.
I an, in the past, back when we t an angel, I had suppressed this punk by using the Seal right before she went berserk.
Check this out.
System ssage
[ Checking the stage of the Seal. ]
[ Confird to be Stage 2. ]
[ With·̶̛͈̪͚̹̺͖͉̪̇̎̃̏̃̎̚͡ͅ ̷̥͉̞͎̯̥̫̳̻͆͊̉̀̾͘͞·̴̵̢̢̥̱̝̘̟͎̯̥̟͖̞͊͐͌̿̎̋̔̈́̃̕̚͘͜͟͝͞͞·̶̛͈̪͚̹̺͖͉̪̇̎̃̏̃̎̚͡ͅ ̷̥͉̞͎̯̥̫̳̻͆͊̉̀̾͘͞·̴̵̢̢̥̱̝̘̟͎̯̥̟͖̞͊͐͌̿̎̋̔̈́̃̕̚͘͜͟͝͞͞ ‘s privilege, you will gain control over the Target! ]
[ Checking status of Target… ]
WARNING!
[ The Target is not the ‘Vessel’ but the Devil's ‘Main Body’. It is impossible to suppress it with the Seal of the current stage! ]
However, unlike back then, the sa thod didn't work since the target wasn't Yuria but the White Devil herself.
But it didn’t discourage , as I took a deep breath before opening my mouth.
“Obey.”
You see, if the seal failed to work because the target was the White Devil instead of Yuria, then I just had to strengthen it.
As for how to do it…
The way the Seal worked was that it’d absorb a Devil’s Demonic Aura it ca in contact with. Coincidentally, I was stickily entangled with the ‘most powerful’ Devil just a while ago.
“[My words.]”
A ‘polyphonic’ voice that wasn’t mine was mixed in my voice.
System ssage
[ Using the Demonic Aura of ‘C̵̡̹̖̙̭͖̈́͐¾̸̧̥̬͈͇̹̘͕̠̮̩̙̎ð̸̞͖̋¾̶͕̻́̊̇î̸̙̪͎̥͎͍̲͔̔̈́̀̃͗́̚̚͠͠͝͠ ̵̨̛̠̟̲͔̟̔̍͛̈́°̶̨̙̠͆͋̔͛̒̀̾̆̉̏̕³̶̟̝̙͔̥̖̯̠̒̈̋̃̇̾̃̽̆̅͊͆̋̋’ which is in the ‘Fallen’s Seal’! ]
[ Endowing Target with ‘compelling power’! ]
[--!!!!]
After that…
The White Devil fell flat on the ground with her eyes wide open.
It was as if she was worshiping , like a servant facing her king.
[What…!]
“I’ve told you.”
As she was gasping in shock, I approached her. Squatting down, I t her gaze at her eye level.
“If you keep causing trouble, I’d have no choice but to punish you.”
Upon hearing that, she gasped while barely raising only her head.
Not only were her eyes burning—they almost shone. Anger, bewildernt, humiliation, sha, all seed to be mixed together in one place.
[Seal…! Gray, that…!]
Then, a killing intent that could probably skin people alive just by standing near it ca out of her.
“...”
As expected, a Devil was a Devil.
I swear, if I were to ‘fight’ or do sothing along that line with this punk, I’d get my neck cut by her in under a second. That was how big the difference of ‘class’ was between us as Life Forms.
[That damn punk, I’m going to kill her, to my possession, to my partner, what did she…!!]
“I’m not your partner.”
However…
Right now, I was in control of this punk. There was no reason not to take advantage of it.
While wearing a big smile…
I slightly raised her face, who was wearing a dog collar while lying flat on the ground while panting.
“Call master.”
[...]
Hearing that, the White Devil’s jaw dropped.
She looked as if she had just heard sothing she should’ve not heard.
[...What?]
That was the only thing that she barely managed to let out after being in a daze for a while.
She looked as if she wanted to ask ‘Are you for real?’
“I said, from now on, call master.”
I repeated in a low voice.
Then, I mixed in the ‘polyphonic’ in my next words.
“[This is an order.]”
[-!]
As soon as I said that…
The White Devil’s body flinched, as if she was struck by electric currents.
“Look at .”
I held her chin and raised it up, forcing her to et my gaze.
As if enjoying the humiliation, rage, and confusion on her trembling face that she couldn’t hide properly, I slowly scanned her face.
“Who am I?”
She bit her lip until it bled. I could see clearly how she was blushing to the tips of her ears from the embarrassnt.
[...Mas…ter…]
“There you go. Good job.”
I said while patting her on the head.
With a smile still hanging on my face, I continued.
“It’s cute how obedient you are. Just like a pet dog.”
[...-! You…!]
As soon as she heard that, her pupils beca thin slits.
This must’ve been the most pissed-off expression a Devil could make. If she wasn’t under my control, she would’ve actually done sothing to .
However…
“[Huh, why does the dog—]”
I continued calmly.
“[-try to talk like a human?]”
The White Devil’s expression went blank in an instant.
It was as if she was trying to say, ‘No way…’.
As if she was thinking that no matter how crazy I was, there was no way I’d dare to do sothing like this to her.
“What are you doing?”
But, I ignored that and continued nonchalantly.
“I said you’re a dog right now.”
[...]
“[So, bark.]”
The White Devil’s pupils shook.
She then slowly lowered her head, as if she couldn’t keep her head up.
As her forehead touched the ground, she stayed still for a while.
[...Woof.]
Soon after…
Such a sound left her lips; It was clear how much she struggled to let it out though.
[Woof… Wooof…]
Tears welled up in her eyes.
Huh, so Devils’ could tear up too?
She was the White Devil, one of the most powerful beings in all dinsions.
Right now, in front of , with a dog collar on, she was lying flat on the ground, sticking her forehead onto the ground.
In that pose, she started barking like a dog.
[Woof… Woof woof… Woof…]
Of course, between her barks, she threw fierce glares here and there. Hell, I could even see killing intent in her gaze. If I didn’t keep a tight grip properly on her, I swear I’d faint the mont our eyes t.
However…
When I took just a step back and checked on her under such pressure…
I could see how hard she was blushing, and how she was about to cry from embarrassnt due to her staying in that pose. This ant that she had no ans to defy right now.
There you go.
If the other person was Faenol, the one who possessed all the Fragnts of the Red Devil, this thod would never work since the Seal hadn’t developed enough yet.
Also, it would never work against Eleanor, since the Gray Devil was the one who imprinted this Seal on .
Actually, if Yuria possessed one more Fragnt inside her, there was a high chance that this thod wouldn’t have worked against the White Devil.
But…
She only has one Fragnt.
That’s why I can deal with her this easily.
So, what can you do now, huh?
What else can you do besides getting angry and annoyed at ? Besides shaking, helplessly, trying to hold your embarrassnt, hm?
_…Huh? _
[Woof… Woof woof… Woo… Heuk… Eu… Geuk… Woo…oof…]
More ti passed, now, even her pronunciation beca unclear.
Her expression looked as if she was about to lose her mind. I could see her whole body was shaking.
Seeing how her fists were trembling greatly, I began to feel bad for her.
This was probably enough.
“Listen to .”
I called out to her as I cleared my throat. At this point, it sounded almost as if she was sobbing.
“Don’t co out from Yuria’s body until I call you. Think of this as a probationary period for you. Got it?”
[...]
“If you promise , I’ll stop giving you ‘punishnts’.”
‘Promise’ was like a contract to the Devils. They could never break it themselves.
If she were to promise that here, she’d never take over Yuria’s body as she liked.
“Answer.”
[...]
“Or maybe you want to keep going? I don’t mind ordering you to do this all night.”
[...I… Got it…]
Seeing the way she answered while trembling, I let out a refreshing smile.
Good, she listened to .
[...This bastard is accumulating bad karma again…]
“...”
[Didn’t you learn anything after getting squeezed out by the Gray Devil a while ago?]
Oh, co on Mister…
Stop saying weird things like that...
●
“...She went back in.”
I muttered while looking at the White Devil disappearing into Yuria.
It would take so ti for the Demonic Aura this punk had let out as she went out to be cleared away, but to put it another way, it ant that I just had to wait for a bit for the surroundings to return to normal again.
As I dragged Yuria’s body and made her sit where she originally was, a voice suddenly ca from the Soul Linker.
[Is this the ans to deal with the Devils thing that you ntioned?]
…Well, it’s still incomplete.
I thought as such while looking at the Seal on my chest that was still pulsating.
Basically, the Seal had a function to allow to interact with the Devils the closer I ca into contact with them. The closer I got, the more possible ‘managing’ them would beco.
I figured that since I was able to do that thing with the Gray Devil, I should be able to do this much sohow.
System Log
[ The ‘White Devil’ is obeying you. ]
[ The ‘Worship’ stack is boosted by one. ]
[ Once the stack is full, target will function as a part of ·̶̛͈̪͚̹̺͖͉̪̇̎̃̏̃̎̚͡ͅ ̷̥͉̞͎̯̥̫̳̻͆͊̉̀̾͘͞·̴̵̢̢̥̱̝̘̟͎̯̥̟͖̞͊͐͌̿̎̋̔̈́̃̕̚͘͜͟͝͞͞·̶̛͈̪͚̹̺͖͉̪̇̎̃̏̃̎̚͡ͅ ̷̥͉̞͎̯̥̫̳̻͆͊̉̀̾͘͞·̴̵̢̢̥̱̝̘̟͎̯̥̟͖̞͊͐͌̿̎̋̔̈́̃̕̚͘͜͟͝͞͞ ! ]
[ There are currently two ‘Worship’ stacks! One stack remaining before it’s completely filled! ]
How this Worship stack rose after I made the White Devil obey proved my conjecture.
I assud that a new function or sothing would be unlocked until I filled it up.
Which ant…
_…I guess I'll have to co into contact with them more frequently from now on. _
After all, it was the Devils who held the casting vote in the story, and this seal was the most important ans to lead them directly to the ‘Happy Ending’ I had in mind.
So, the thing I needed to do the most was to enhance my abilities while coming into contact with them.
[...You sure the White Devil wouldn’t just try to kill you imdiately the next ti you et her?]
_…Probably, yeah? _
Even if she wouldn’t actually kill , she’d probably do sothing close to that.
Gray Devil’s Demonic Aura could only control this punk once, so it would be best for to not et her for a while.
At least until I had another ans to control this punk again.
[By the way, you were saying that you’d need to co into contact with the Devils more frequently, right?]
Yeah?
[So, will you be doing the sa thing you did to the White Devil to the other—]
…Stop painting like a crazy pervert! Why the hell is that even a question?!
[You're not denying it…]
“...”
Well, you know…
Sotis, I’d need to use such a rough ans for punks like the White Devil, who just wouldn’t listen to no matter what. I had no choice, okay?
And there was also soone who beca the reason I needed to activate the Seal functions as soon as possible, even if I had to do it by doing sothing like this.
“...”
I slightly squinted my eyes and looked up at the 2nd floor where I was standing just now.
Marquis Bogut was already nowhere to be seen.
Until just now, he had been watching from that place.
It seed like he went away as soon as I managed to suppress the White Devil.
I had a feeling that he wanted to ‘check it out’, I guess that was true after all, huh?
If he didn’t, he wouldn’t need to see what I did before disappearing.
“...”
Co to think of it.
What the hell was that bastard?
Like, that bastard wasn’t affected by the White Devil’s Demonic Aura.
In my case, I had the Seal and so Skills that helped with it.
As for Cecilia the 11th, she was a Devil’s Vessel.
What was it that he had? How could he be unaffected by Yuria’s Demonic Aura?
…What an annoying fucker.
He was also the main villain in Chapter 5, but… The ‘ominous’ vibe he gave off was at the sa level as the Prophet.
It was as if there was more to him than playing such a role.
As I thought while letting out a sigh…
“...You.”
A voice that suddenly ca from beside made promptly turn my head.
It was Her Imperial Majesty the Empress. Her eyes, which were always half-closed, were now opened wide in shock.
She looked as if she couldn't comprehend the situation just now.
“...Are you okay, Your Imperial Majesty?”
I asked while letting out a bitter smile.
Co to think of it, she hadn't even realized that she was a Devil's Vessel.
It was natural that she couldn't understand a single thing, from what was going on to the result of what I had just done…
“You have a little more extre taste than I thought…?”
“...”
“Are you going to make do things like that too later…?”
“...”
“Please give a word in advance if you’re going to do it so that I could ntally prepare myself—”
_Cecilia the 11th, woman… _
What the fuck are you on about…?
Reviews
All reviews (0)