Gargling out odd sounds while glaring at me, was the fiends hard at work. They were pulling the 80-80 into the base and from the looks of things, it was kind of heavy.
Since I was the one to destroy it, maybe I should have offered some help, but I didn’t feel like it. Pai and Malius both went to check up on the broken scorpios, leaving me alone. I could feel their cameras on me in the corners of the room, but I chose to ignore them.
It was obvious they were still cautious of me, but even then, I wasn’t scared of them or anything. The most important thing was figuring out why I was here in the first place.
"Twenty-minute adventure, she said."
I grumbled over the fact that it had been way longer than the promised "Twenty-minute adventure" and I was slowly losing my mind from boredom. Back in Larm, there wasn’t much to do for fun, but I could at least keep myself busy with slowing down the progress of certain things. It was no fun to finish everything in a day.
Still, I did want to get a better look at everything here. With how advanced their technology was, if I took this knowledge back to Larm, I’d be able to improve our defences. This "Divinium" thing seems to be their power source, but how does any of it work? Where can I acquire it? Is it available outside of Hell? Can I use it for stuff outside of hell?
The only way to get these sorts of information was through befriending them, but the owl didn’t like me, .Pai was cautious around me and Malius… well he’s Malius.
I clicked my tongue in annoyance. I didn’t like the fact that I was mauling over such things.
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’I’m a 15-year-old, almost 16 for crying out loud! I just want to play video games, skip school, reading my novels and manga and fantasize about a non-existent girlfriend! What the hell is all of th-UH!?’
A bolt of lightning struck my brain as I was ranting. I paused for a moment, trying to process what just happened and then a familiar voice spoke into my head.
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’Eh? Agent?’
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’Agent!’
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’Where have you been? I haven’t had any access to you or the other guys! I was so lonely!’
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’Eh? That doesn’t mean I should lose access to you or the other guys.’
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’Ah… what the hell? Who is doing this?’
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’Right… I guess the same applies to my other skills.’
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’Seriously? I haven’t been able to cast a single magic attack since I got here though.’
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’That’s enough of that!’
The agent was starting to drag this thing on for way too long.
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’Eh? You know the details? Spill.’
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’The Aka-what?’
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What? That sounded awfully too important.
’When you say every single soul that has existed or will exist in all realms, you don’t mean…’
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’Oi, oi, oi! That’s insane! That’s beyond insane! It’s… it’s… it’s… I don’t know what it is, but it’s insane! What the hell does she want with something like that?’
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As expected, Alpha didn’t want to tell me what she wanted with this dangerous thing. She was way too greedy with this kind of stuff.
’Tch, wouldn’t something like that be heavily guarded?’
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’Huh?’
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’Of course no one does. Who would touch his book with him right there.’
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’Oh, then let’s just hop on a Sheol, stroll into his palace, steal this transcendent book containing all information on all life and get back to life in Larm! That sounds super easy, yeah?’
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’Ever heard of sarcasm?’
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’…I was being sarcasti-’
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’STOP!’
I paused the agent for a moment. I needed to organise my thoughts before going any further.
’What the hell is all of this?’
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’Why do you know so much?’
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’Cut the crap. If you did have such information, there wouldn’t be a need for this mission in the first place. Stop mentioning the skill when I talk to you, devil. Explain how you know any of this stuff.’
After ordering the agent, there was a moment of silence. It let out a heavy breath then spoke.
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Eh?
No way.
No way in hell did I have a prince of hell up in my head for over two months!
I looked around and no one had noticed any change. They were all going about their work as usual, ignoring my existence in total. I scoffed then went back to the agent.
’Um, let’s start from the top. How did any of this happen?’
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’The ’Akashic Records’?’
<<… which was owned by the King of Hell Ozvaloth. Unfortunately, a low-ranking devil couldn’t access the 9th ring as that is the home for souls that wouldn’t be getting punished. The only way to do so was by being a devil prince or king, so I raised myself through the ranks and assisted the Devil King in usurping the original 9 monarchs of hell. In the end, we won and I got the position, meaning I could waltz into the 9th ring willy-nilly now>>
’Woah.’
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’Eh? What kind of crappy memory do you have?’
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’… just banishment?’
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’Me, huh?’
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’That’s um… hmm.’
I wasn’t sure what exactly to tell the agent. They had been quite busy for some time. Having a disease that was frightening they spent centuries trying to find a cure just sounded unfortunate. I mean, I hated a simple cold so I couldn’t imagine having to deal with a disease this scary. A disease…
’Wait up! What sickness are we talking about and will it affect me since you’re in my body!?’
<<… I’ve forgotten what it is, but I might remember when we get the book>>
’Eeeehhh!?’
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That was right. I already signed my death contract before knowing what exactly I was being thrown at.
’Tch, can I at least get a temporary system while I’m in hell?’
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