The Devil Who Grants Wishes

‘what…?’

why are you okay?

He was emitting the same magical energy as the remnants of the only remaining demon on this continent, so I thought this guy was the culprit who took possession of his soul.

So, I tried to fix the burlesque hair by pouring out all kinds of attacks… It’s not that there’s no damage, it’s not even scratched at all.

The magic I felt was just a normal level demon… uh…

“Aaah!!”

“Evil!!”

“Everyone run away!!”

Loud flying insects are buzzing and trying to distract attention, but now I have no time to savor the feelings of those flying insects.

…the ground wasn’t dug at all.

Except for the land where the demon and the old elf stand, the surroundings are completely charred, so it’s not like I made a mistake when using magic… Ugh.

‘You have to run away.’

have to run away

The seemingly magical powers are mediocre, just a middle-class demon, but doesn’t things turn out strangely as expected?

It happens surprisingly often that expectations are deflected, but it is a different story when they do not fit at all, rather than at the level of deflection.

By the way, in a case like this, you have to look at the situation after you fall first— huh?

‘…ok?’

He turned around and spread his wings to escape, but the scene in his view did not change at all.

The demon and the elf in their robes are still standing and looking at me.

“What’s this…”

After seeing that, I turned around again… but again, the same scene greets me.

It’s not a hallucination.

Obviously, his body moved, and there was no way a demon other than a living creature could have hallucinations.

It’s not reflected in some mirror, this is what

“Who the hell are you.”

“town…”

At that moment, the robe-covered demon suddenly opened his mouth, and the atmosphere changed in an instant.

No, it’s not exactly the atmosphere.

The space itself is changing.

Although no one is moving, the distance is getting closer to each other, and at the same time, they are getting farther away from the flying insects.

That demon is compressing the space between me and myself, and stretching the space between me and the flying insects.

Is this… makes sense…?

“Unbelievable…”

And, of course, the level of magic felt when you are close and when you are far away is completely different.

As I got closer, the quality of the magical energy absorbed into my skin became very rough and profound, and now it is completely crushing my skin from all sides.

It is not a simple analogy.

The skin is being disintegrated by the mana that is simply released. It is cracking, torn, crumbling, falling from the body and becoming dust.

Of course, since a demon like me is not a creature, but a creature made of magical power, it’s easier to be affected by mana… But still, it’s not magic, it’s just mana that it spews out?

Besides, how could this level of magical power be so weak… Was it deliberately suppressed…?

“No answer.”

wrongly touched

You can’t fight back, you can’t run away.

no.

Die.

get killed

How… how do I… get the mind of such a monster… Knock, yes.

“If that’s what you mean-“

Bang!!

“…what?”

“I will offer my allegiance! Save me!”

From the moment I remembered surrender in my head, there was no time to ponder for even 0.1 second.

The horns on his head dig deep into the floor, so it’s very ugly and lowly, but it can’t be helped.

Such shame is only fleeting compared to life.

Of course, even if it was so filthy and begging for life, I couldn’t believe that such a great devil would use a guy like me.

Even if I change my mind, I don’t want the loyalty of an imp, right?

But… no matter what, this is the only way I can survive.

If you can’t resist and you can’t run away, there’s nothing but beg for your life.

“…”

The silence is long.

…are you struggling?

Such a demon, me…?

It’s what I begged for, but it’s so embarrassing. Why is such a great devil worrying about my treatment?

“Follow me, move on.”

Really… to save you…?

Lying just for fun… No, it’s not.

This demon, apparently, is not a pure demon, but perhaps that’s why he looms with the emotions of mortals. You are really trying to save me.

why?

**********

Although this world resembles Noah’s, there are many other aspects.

Dementia and other magics did not exhibit the same effects and performance as in Noah, and the parts that were skipped in the game were perfectly complemented to match reality.

Therefore, I need to know more certain and broader information about this world.

Of course, I thought it would be very difficult to ask anyone about it, so I tried to figure it out slowly… But after thinking about it, there was a way to use a demon.

“So, I, Aigokeros, will serve Faust-sama by dedicating the realization of existence.”

woo woo

The contract ended with this.

Concentrating my mind, I can really feel that Aigokeros and I are connected by a contract.

Of course, it’s not about selling souls or anything like that when people make contracts with the devil.

In exchange for saving his life, he merely made a master-slave pact with this demon, Aegoceros.

‘Now that you have become my slave, you should still be vigilant.’

The devil twists and grants the wishes of those who made the contract in all sorts of bizarre ways, right?

Faust, whom I possessed right now, was also corrupted into a demon by the devil twisting and granting his wish.

Of course, since it is not the magic of the equal contract, but the master-slave contract, that is, the slave contract magic, Aegoceros cannot do anything with malicious intent directly to me.

Most of all, Aigokeros himself knows best than anyone that if he does something like that, his head will be crushed… But that doesn’t change the fact that we must not let go of the tension.

‘By the way, Aigokeros, what’s your name? It reminds me of some sort of alien frog howling and screaming.’

It’s a name I’ve never heard of in Noah, so this world certainly resembles Noah, but there are many other aspects.

Anyway, that’s not what’s important right now.

“Aigokeros, this is the first order. Why did you attack me?”

“It’s… just because he’s jealous of his master’s possession of his soul.”

“…?”

Dominion of the soul?

I?

Is this your first time hearing about it?

“… Until now, didn’t the master monopolize the cattle that wanted a contract with the devil?”

Monopoly, I didn’t even want that.

People who want to accomplish something by selling their souls just call me on a daily basis.

I hate to go, but seeing them keep summoning me makes me feel like a fire.

Even if you want to escape the magic circle of summons, you can’t get out of it, and you can’t cancel it, so how troublesome are you talking about now?

“Please, Faust, please do not test my loyalty. You are now my lord, even if it is just a loyalty offered by begging for your life.”

However, Aegokeros doesn’t seem to think so.

Aegoceros and I can vaguely understand their feelings as they have become masters and servants between the demons, but Aegoceros believes that I did it without a single doubt.

…the flow of the conversation is very strange? It feels like we’re talking about skipping an important topic.

First of all… Shall we try a stab?

“Aigokeros, how do the demons act when someone sells their soul to make a pact?”

“…Yes? So, don’t you make a contract to grant your wish and take your soul in return?”

“Before you grant your wish?”

What should I say about Aigokeros’ face… Yeah, it’s like I’ve witnessed an adult asking a question because he doesn’t really know what 7×3 is. Although it is a goat, it is strangely recognizable.

No, you may not know, why are you opening your eyes like that?

I know very well that the devil appears in response to a wish as it is Noah’s setting, but I don’t know how it appears because it has never been properly mentioned.

“…that’s what it is.”

At that time, Aigokeros, who was looking at me with a strange expression, suddenly behaves as if he is avoiding conversations with people who are lacking in his own way and complies with him.

Is it like that? what did you think

It’s crazy to ask what the heck is that, but Faust’s body is so reluctant to do anything that shames him, so he can’t speak at all.

“Hmm, if the soul is too low, it won’t be worth as much as granting a wish. If the level of the soul is low, high-ranking demons will stop paying attention, and only those with lower levels of interest. If several demons try to go at the same time, We compete with each other by strength to decide who is superior.”

“Is being summoned voluntarily? Is there any case of being summoned by force?”

“…Of course— Khhhh. Yes, Master. It is pure demonic freedom to answer the calls of soul traders, and although there are occasional cases of forced summons, usually lesser demons dominate.”

This made sure

It seems that other demons, unlike me, can freely choose their summons. It is said that even lower level demons are often forced to be summoned.

Then… why the hell am I always forcing-

Keying-

‘Fuck.’

ㅡAre you going to be summoned!?

It’s like being dragged by the nod of your head with a great sense of vomiting, so it’s a very dirty feeling.

Even I don’t sign contracts properly every day and I don’t grant wishes.

But why the hell am I the only one?