I Plundered the Demon God’s Vault – Episode 615
Se-un’s words carried significant weight.
“You’re going to join hands with those bastards? Are you serious?”
“It’s the best way to stop the Outer Gods.”
“It would be better to control the angels with the second key. Those guys are no help.”
“If we control the angels, the benevolent gods will eventually turn against us. That would lead to another Divine-Demonic War.”
“Even so, to join hands with those bastards!”
Lucifer was the most vehemently opposed.
He was, after all, a fallen angel by birth.
Whatever had happened in the Celestial Realm, he was a Constellation who had been expelled because of those events.
To ask him to join hands with the Celestial Realm again…
For someone who had been planning to destroy the Celestial Realm just moments ago, it was an unacceptable proposition.
“Ahem, this is not an easy matter to dismiss.”
“I’m a little uneasy about it too.”
“An alliance with the benevolent gods…”
“And it has to be Olympus. I don’t want to make connections with them.”
While the demon gods were deliberating, there was one who firmly believed in Se-un, contrary to the general atmosphere.
“I approve.”
“Mammon? You hate them as much as any of us!”
“Isn’t the Tower collapsing? I’d rather close my eyes and join hands with them than see my beautiful treasures buried in darkness, losing their light.”
And another one.
“I trust that child as well.”
“Leviathan?”
“I never distinguished between benevolent and malevolent gods in the first place. No, before that, I think even Constellations are no different from humans. That thought has become even clearer through that child.”
Two demon gods expressed their firm approval.
Then, those who had been hesitating began to raise their hands as well.
“I, I don’t really mind…”
“Me too~ Olympus is unpleasant, but I’m curious to see how our Se-un will handle things.”
“Hahaha! Good! As Lucifer said, it would be good to fight them, but if what the human says is true, isn’t the Outer stronger than them! A strong enemy is always welcome!”
In an instant, five demon gods raised their hands.
Lucifer, perhaps not expecting the other demon gods to side with Se-un so easily, stood up in dismay and asked again.
“Are you really going to join hands with those guys?”
“We have no choice~ If the Tower collapses and the galaxy is destroyed, wouldn’t your revenge be meaningless, Lucifer?”
“…Do you really think those guys will accept that bastard’s proposal? Those guys full of power and hypocrisy?”
Lucifer didn’t get any more agitated.
Now that things had come to this, it was important to calm down and assess the current situation.
And that statement was worth considering.
What if the demon gods approved the alliance first and sent Se-un, but Olympus flatly rejected the proposal?
The demon gods, who could be said to be the symbol of the evil gods, would be seen as bowing their heads in fear of the Outer Gods, an unknown enemy, only to be rejected.
That would greatly dampen the morale of the demons under their command.
And if that happened, a Divine-Demonic War might break out, even if it wasn’t because of Lucifer.
“That’s a good point for once~ Our Se-un isn’t on good terms with Olympus either, is he?”
The demon gods were one thing, but Se-un wasn’t on good terms with Olympus either.
No matter what anyone said, it was Se-un who had dropped Pan, who could be said to be Zeus’s son, and Triton, Poseidon’s son, into the canal.
Recently, he had heard positive things from Tyche and Poseidon, but that alone wasn’t enough to reassure him.
At that moment.
“Ummm… umnyaa.”
“Huh? Belphegor, what did you say?”
Belphegor, who had been sleeping throughout the meeting, twitched.
At the same time as Lilith’s question, she sluggishly raised her upper body, rubbed her still-closed eyes, and opened her mouth.
“…Okay.”
“Yes?”
“They’ll probably agree. Olympus.”
“Did you see it in a dream?”
Belphegor, the demon god of sloth.
She couldn’t dream her own dreams through sleep, but she could dream the dreams of others.
She had apparently seen the dreams of the Olympus Constellations through that ability.
Dreams are, after all, just dreams, so you can’t know everything, but dreams unconsciously reveal a lot of truth completely.
Desires, anxieties, hopes, and various reasons and instincts are embodied through dreams.
It would be difficult to grasp the perfect truth with one person’s dream, but she was skilled at piecing together information and finding the truth by spying on the dreams of many people.
It was difficult to spy perfectly since the other party was a Constellation, but that alone was enough to grasp the general situation.
“Yeah. It was hard to spy on them because they’re Constellations, so I was tossing and turning. The atmosphere over there wasn’t good either.”
“Is it because of the Outer Gods?”
“Yeah. In that sense, I’m in favor.”
Belphegor replied with half-closed eyes.
Lucifer pressed her to tell him more about the situation in Olympus, but…
“Umnyaa…”
“Are you ignoring my words, even after I’ve come all this way!”
“Leave her alone. She’s ‘slothful.’ Besides, Belphegor sleeping and dreaming is the same as us using our powers. She relieves fatigue by sleeping, but using her powers accumulates even more fatigue.”
“I know that, but why when I ask!”
“Oh, really. You’re such a petty person.”
“Who are you calling petty!”
There was a minor squabble, but this also proved Se-un’s plan.
Belphegor did add the word ‘probably,’ but her power was close to precognition based on thorough analysis.
Lucifer gnashed his teeth as if he didn’t like it, but even with a majority vote, the conclusion was as good as reached.
“Lucifer, are you unhappy? If you want, give up your position as a demon god and take revenge separately~”
“Are you telling me to give up my dignity as a demon god? No thanks. As you said, revenge and everything else would be meaningless if the Tower collapses.”
“Now you’re talking. It seems like your ears have finally opened up a little.”
“Once this is over, I’ll make sure to give you a proper taste of your own medicine.”
“Oh, I’m so scared.”
“Hahaha! Then we’ll consider Lucifer to have agreed as well, and we’ll see that the human’s proposal is accepted unanimously.”
Bang, bang.
Satan slammed his fist on the round table.
A kind of confirmation sign.
At the same time, the demon gods poured divinity into the round table.
The divinity of the Seven Demon Gods gathered from the outer edges of the round table to the center, and a brilliant golden light emanated from the unidentified jewel embedded in the center.
“With this, we, the demon gods, accept the proposal for an alliance with Olympus and entrust all rights of execution to the human. Human.”
“Yes.”
“If the task fails, we will have no choice but to hold you accountable. Before the salvation of the Tower, all the evil in this world may turn against you. Are you still confident?”
“I’ll do my best.”
“Good.”
Kwaaaang-!!
Satan slammed the round table once more.
The impact erupting from the round table signaled that this meeting had ended safely.
“The time was… close.”
“It can’t be helped. It was only because it was the Hall of Ten Thousand Demons that we were able to buy this much time.”
“My child, be careful, be careful.”
“Fo, food! You have to keep your promise!”
The Hall of Ten Thousand Demons is collapsing.
No, it’s not that the Hall of Ten Thousand Demons is collapsing, but that the summoning time, which had been maintained thanks to the divinity of the Seven Demon Gods, was running out.
While everyone was saying goodbye to Se-un, an unexpected being approached Se-un.
“…You.”
Lucifer.
Was he trying to retaliate?
If so, his unique murderous aura wasn’t felt at all.
In fact, unlike his infinitely hostile initial demeanor, he was suppressing his imposing presence as much as possible for Se-un’s sake.
“What’s going on?”
“Why are you talking to me so casually! Even if you can’t look up to me!”
“Respect is something you earn to be used. I have no intention of using respect for someone who has been threatening me since our first meeting.”
“Tch, arrogant bastard. Never mind. Take this.”
Lucifer held out something to Se-un.
The unidentified runes seemed to be intricately carved to resemble something, and that was like…
“…A key?”
It resembled a key.
If the key imbued with Nephilim was exuding a thick darkness as if expressing a demon, and the second key was emitting light as if expressing an angel, the key now visible was like… it was as if it had shaped magic.
“No way.”
“That’s right. It’s the third key.”
“You already had the key?”
“Did you think I was just playing around all this time? I’ve already found the third key. However, the fourth and fifth keys, including the third key, can only be used if you have the first or second key.”
“So the second key…”
Solomon’s Third Key, Ars Paulina [a grimoire of demonic magic].
It was unimaginable that the key, also known as the Book of Magic, was in Lucifer’s grasp.
‘Did he lose in the Divine-Demonic War even with this?’
There were three possibilities.
Lucifer either failed to properly undo the seal, or the Constellations on the side of the benevolent gods were so strong that he couldn’t handle it even after undoing the seal.
If not that.
‘The benevolent gods also have a hidden card up their sleeve.’
I wondered if they might have the fourth and fifth keys that they hadn’t found yet.
Although those require the medium of the first and second keys, the Constellations could apply the power of the keys themselves.
“Yeah. I haven’t been able to undo the seal yet, but you’ll take care of that.”
Lucifer said that and handed the key to Se-un.
He had inadvertently acquired the third key after the second key, but he didn’t understand.
“Why are you giving me the key?”
Although they had communicated through a meeting in the Hall of Ten Thousand Demons, he was the one who had most passionately opposed Se-un’s opinion.
He had even tried to take the key before arriving at the Hall of Ten Thousand Demons.
Yet Lucifer, who had been like that, was handing over the key he had.
When asked why, Lucifer waved his hand as if it was nothing and turned around.
“I’m not giving it to you, I’m lending it to you. The Outer Gods, was it? Once you’ve finished them off, I’ll take all the unsealed keys.”
Flap!
Lucifer’s wings unfolded.
At the same time, the seven demon gods in the Hall of Ten Thousand Demons spread their wings and prepared to leave.
“Try to use it well.”
Jjaeng!
The backdrop of the Hall of Ten Thousand Demons collapsed like shattered glass.
At that moment, the stigmata flared up hotly, and a terrible headache struck his head.
Soon after, Se-un regained consciousness.
“Se-un! Are you okay!”
“…Blake.”
It was the place where the spire where he had obtained the second key had collapsed.
Blake, who had been controlled by Lucifer after being deprived of his will, had also regained consciousness and was approaching Se-un.
Even though his own body was in worse condition due to the battle with Metatron.
“Master-!!”
“Mia?”
Was it because the spire had collapsed and the boundary had disappeared?
The Black Winged Herald, who shouldn’t have been able to enter the spire without feathers, was approaching.
She had been pushed back by Se-un and hadn’t been seen, but she also had a knack for finding her way, no less than others.
“Master, what is this! Treat it quickly!”
“I’m fine. More than that…”
“What do you mean you’re fine!”
Mia took out a pile of bandages and potions from somewhere and began to administer first aid.
Blake couldn’t stop her and hesitated as he received treatment.
“Se-un, I understand the general situation.”
“What are you going to do now? Are you going to take revenge on me? Or…”
“Revenge? No. Even if Lucifer-nim ordered me to, I can’t do that to you. Besides, Lucifer-nim ordered me to help you.”
“Lucifer did?”
“Se-un, you probably know the details better than I do.”
The Black Winged Master was joining as reinforcements.
Blake was reliable, but frankly, I didn’t want to accept the Black Wings as allies.
They were closer to a criminal organization that rampaged to achieve Lucifer’s goals, regardless of means or purpose, rather than a guild.
Blake seemed to have abandoned those thoughts and was only faithful to Lucifer’s orders, not interfering with nonsense or crimes.
“Perhaps, is it because of the people of the Black Wings?”
“…That’s right.”
Blake immediately understood Se-un’s thoughts.
I thought he would be troubled, but surprisingly, he nodded his head right away.
“Don’t worry about that then.”
“Don’t worry?”
“Lucifer-nim ordered me to get rid of all the useless baggage.”
“Are you stepping down from your position as the Black Winged Master?”
“No, to be exact…”
Blake turned his back.
Not in the direction of the next floor, but exactly the opposite.
“I’m thinking of disbanding the Black Wings.”
“Wow! Are you finally getting rid of those old geezers? Good thinking, Master!”
“I’ll follow you soon.”
– The Constellation, ‘The Serpent Surrounding Envy,’ licks its tongue as if it is ambiguous.
Episode 616