The Devil Who Grants Wishes

162 – Recapture (7)

“Ahhhhh…”

…Good night.

It is a surprisingly ignorant and out-of-the-box solution to neutralize the divine power and divine power of the god of light by covering it with my demonic energy, but the effect seems to be considerable.

Nero, who boasted a gigantic figure like a certain Behemoth just a moment ago, has disappeared, and now there is only a small black cat in Lucia’s arms. Just the way it was when I first got it.

It’s not an adult, but a cub… well, it’s okay. The divine power and divine power that I felt once disappeared.

“lol…”

Lucia, who has been holding Nero in her arms for the first time in a while, is very happy. Even a very young Nero, Lucia, is fascinated by her childhood memories and Nero’s cute appearance, and touches Nero in her arms.

Iris and Celestine are looking at Nero in Lucia’s arms with very subtle eyes. Even if you don’t have to read the emotions using the devil’s power, you can see that the desire to touch Nero is running through your body.

also like a cat I don’t know anything else, but that appearance that stimulates human emotions is too deceitful.

“If you want to touch it like that, why don’t you touch it?”

“really!?”

“Is that okay!?”

Lucia, proudly showing off her title as Nero’s owner, said that while gently separating Nero from her arms so that Iris and Celestine could easily touch him. Hearing this, he suddenly opened his eyes as if he had come to his senses, and reflexively stretched out his hand to Nero.

It is a tremendous reaction speed, like a bow string.

Did you guys really want to touch Nero? Then why don’t you just tell me first…?

Whoops, that’s it.

“Hmm… the temple of the god of water.”

“I’ve met many gods so far, but this one is different again.”

Lena and Irene are looking around Neptune’s temple, not paying attention to the reduced Nero. Maybe it’s because he’s an elf, but he doesn’t seem to be very impressed with cats and other animals.

Everywhere in the temple was broken and damaged by the impact of Nero and Neptune’s previous fight, and it became quite unstable in the fight between me and Nero that followed immediately after that, but it seems quite sturdy as it is the temple and stronghold of the god of water. Even if it looks like a lot of gold.

…This, somehow, seems a little uneasy. You don’t know what will happen if Neptune wakes up, so you should go outside and watch the situation.

[Keuuugh… Who is it?]

“…”

oh, bother what else is this

I tried to bounce quickly before Neptune, who was beaten by Nero and fainted, woke up, but unfortunately it was a step too late.

A very strange, resounding voice pierces my ears, as if I am being heard underwater.

[That cat… I can’t believe you’re Faust…!]

Even though I didn’t answer anything, Neptune looked at me and seemed to draw his own conclusion.

The water, which was so shallow that even the top of our feet couldn’t rise, starts to wave as if it had never happened, and the waves create a whirlpool as they rotate around us.

“…There seems to be a misunderstanding.”

[misunderstanding? Isn’t your name Faust?]

“That’s… right.”

[Becoming abominable.]

“…I understand your reaction, but I can assure you that your assumptions are completely wrong.”

[Are you still talking like that!!]

I just woke up from fainting, so the bewildered look disappears in an instant, and all the hostility Neptune created is directed at me. It seems that I didn’t know that I stopped Nero and saved his life because he was passed out.

…Yes, I’m not mistaken. I’m the owner of Nero, so what’s wrong?

Write… I’m sure I’m weak enough to lose to Nero anyway, so I’ll just have to beat him one more time. It’s hard to believe you’ll hear anything I say when you’re so excited.

Even if you’re like me, you won’t listen to what the enemy says.

“…if you want, I’ll accept the fight.”

[Why are you pretending to be so generous!? Didn’t you start this fight– Ugh!?]

At that moment, Neptune suddenly reacts strangely.

Neptune, who had been pouring out all kinds of anger with the momentum to eat me just a moment ago, shrinks his body with an expression and posture as if he had just woken up from a nightmare.

And that’s not all.

Even the swirling waters that swirled around us faded in an instant, as if it had always happened, and then calmed down. There are no waves on the surface of the water.

“Haaa…”

A deep sigh escaped from Neptune’s mouth. The resounding voice that seemed to be heard underwater had disappeared, leaving only an unpleasantly hollow voice.

And the owner of this voice… It’s a voice that everyone here knows, not just me.

“I went looking for it, but thank you for coming out yourself.”

“…because he’s like a damn child.”

Noah.

It is the guy who recommends and induces Gaia to make nonsense methods to penetrate the limits of life, what he wants, what his identity is, and everything else is wrapped in the unknown.

“…Haaa, why the hell are you doing this?”

Neptune’s will disappeared in an instant, and Neptune’s body is moving only with Noah’s will.

The dignified posture and attitude of a while ago are gone, and Neptune’s body, acting frivolously to the utmost, sighs deeply and asks me.

“Why are you doing this, I’m just doing this because I don’t want to look like you, what are you asking?”

“Yeah, I thought you wouldn’t answer me properly.”

Acting frivolously, Neptune’s body makes a cushion of water and lies on its back.

He puts his arms behind his head and puts them on like a pillow.

“Let’s make a contract.”

However, Noah’s words are too serious.

In other words, even the unconscious of ‘Faust’, who detects those who make a wish like a ghost, is responding to Noah’s words.

In other words, Noah is behaving so frivolously on the outside that it looks like he’s playing a joke, but on the inside he really wants to sign a contract with me.

“…a contract.”

“You’re a devil, aren’t you? It’s your instinct to grant people’s wishes for a price, isn’t it? Well, because you’ve become a devil because you’ve been pitied by a devil, I know it sucks when you ask for a wish. But it’s not a bad story. It can end well, but why are you biting down on your molars and trying to fight with me?”

…You know my, no, ‘Faust’ past.

If you think of common sense, of course you should tell them to eat shit… but first, let’s listen to what the hell they’re aiming for.

I will just listen. I won’t listen

“So to speak—”

“Tell me.”

“—-huh?”

“Tell me what you want.”

Neptune’s eyes widen. He really didn’t think I would listen to him.

It’s like seeing a ghost.

Not only Noah, but everyone in the warriors party, including Lucia, looked at me in surprise, and Noah, who was watching the scene from afar, eventually judged that my words were not empty words, but sincerity.

“What…then I’ll tell you? Really?”

“…Tell me, don’t bother.”

“Keuheum… Then, first of all, I want to wipe out the world’s creatures.”

As expected, Noah’s mouth… No, Noah’s words from Neptune’s mouth do not disappoint.

When they first met, they tried to seduce Gaia and wipe out the world.

Of course, sweeping away is just a means, and there is a good chance that what happens after that is the purpose, but if we erase the undisclosed facts and think about it, Noah’s first goal is to wipe out the world’s living things.

“why?”

“I don’t think that’s a wish. I have to ask for a price. What if I ask for a reason?”

“…yeah, got it.”

Write… What do you do if you give me a pick like that? feel sorry for you

Well, I was going to listen to what I was aiming for anyway, but I wasn’t planning on granting my wish, so I’ll have to roughly say the price I can never grant. Roughly… life would be enough.

“The price is your life.”

“Really? Okay. Now take it.”

“If you’re not going to take it… wait, what?”

However, Noah’s answer far exceeded expectations.

He readily agreed to my words asking for his life in return.

And that’s not all.

Black smoke billowed from Neptune’s mouth, and eventually they came together to form a black orb. It is surprisingly identical to the demonic sphere that always floats around me and eats demonic energy.

And the black orb floats up and moves in front of me.

“…Is it life?”

“Yes, it’s a price.”

This black bead symbolizes Noah’s life itself.

Noah is really paying me a price. He even sacrifices his own life to make a wish to wipe out the world’s creatures.

“You have the power to wipe out the world’s creatures. More sophisticated and powerful than I am. So hurry up and grant me a wish in return.”

No more voices come out of Neptune’s mouth. Noah’s voice emanates from this black sphere.

…Huh.