Chapter 121: Situation

Rouge explained everything there is to explain to Lucifer smoothly while holding down Oumu, who was not struggling.

This is because Oumu knew better than to struggle right now since he also realized that what he just did was out of the boundary, and it was disrespectful.

After all, Oumu was basically asking how Lucifer's powers work. And asking someone how their powers work is a rude question in this world.

In fact, no other demon, unless they fully trust the other demon, would tell someone about their powers or how their powers work.

Why? This would mean that their weaknesses and the natural enemy of his strength would become known and they can be easily countered if someone who knows how their powers work fights against them.

That was why asking a demon how their powers work is an extremely rude question and the other demon might get offended by it, and might even try to kill the one who asked him that question.

Oumu realized this as well now that he calmed down, which is why he wasn't really struggling as he now knows his mistake.

However, naturally, those things didn't matter at all to Lucifer.

Why? It was because even if other demons were to know how his powers work, it wouldn't really matter.

Absolute power is still absolute. Nothing would be able to change that, and the only thing that the demons would understand if they were to know how Lucifer's power works is that they cannot do anything about it.

That was why Lucifer wasn't really bothered by it and he just focused on listening to Rouge's explanation.

And as soon as Lucifer sorted out his thoughts, he spoke, "Hmmm...so he figured out that you betrayed the Warmester Denoble House with just a few clues."

"That must mean that his brain is good."

Right, what Lucifer said was the truth. To be able to figure out that Rouge betrayed the Warmester Denoble House with just a few clues is incredible.

What's more, Rouge is known for his undying loyalty to the Warmester Denoble House.

Normally, if people were able to realize that Rouge betrayed the Warmester Denoble House, they would doubt it first with all their hearts.

That was just how unbelievable it was for one from the Warmester Denoble House to hear that Rouge betrayed the Warmester Denoble House.

And that was why Oumu was all the more amazing that he was able to just flat out say to Rouge that he betrayed the Warmester Denoble House.

That would mean that Oumu was sure of it, and this was something that Lucifer didn't expect to happen at all.

After all, considering how easy it was for him to topple the Warmester Denoble House from inside and out, and how their guards were so down that they were letting just anyone inside their organization, Lucifer naturally thought that the Warmester Denoble House was full of idiots who couldn't even think about any proper security or anything of the sort.

Well, it couldn't be helped that Lucifer thinks this way. That was just how easy it was for him to take down the upper echelon in the Warmester Denoble House.

However...there was something wrong with what Rouge said.

No, there was something wrong with Oumu's attitude in coming to this place.

And that was...the fact that he came here to check if Lucifer is an amazing man who could force Oumu to betray the Warmester Denoble House.

To speak something like that right in front of Lucifer...one must have a death wish!

After all, who is Lucifer? He is an Archdemon who leads Hell! And now, a random demon from a weak kingdom dares to measure him?!

That was just ridiculous, and it was to the point that it seems like these people were looking down on him!

That was why...Lucifer couldn't help but get angry about this.

"Your head is good, but...the audacity of you to try and measure me," Lucifer said with a calm voice, but the demons present in this place were aware.

They were aware of how angry Lucifer was just because of how his voice sounded.

Why? It was because there was killing intent mixed with his voice, and it was not some petty killing intent or anything of the sort.

It was the killing intent...that could literally kill a demon!

'T-this is...nothing like the killing intent that he showed me before when he first met...' Raya Pazier thought as she looked at Lucifer with wary eyes.

Right, what Raya Pazier thought was the truth.

When they first met, Lucifer was just playing around when he released his killing intent.

However, now...Lucifer is truly angry, and the difference between the killing intent when Raya Pazier first met Lucifer and now is like the distance between heaven and earth.

Of course, it was not only Raya Pazier who was able to realize this as Rouge and Oumu knew it.

However...before Rouge could even try to explain what is going on or why Oumu wanted to do something so reckless and before even Oumu could try and defend himself, Lucifer...was the one who stopped himself.

"Be thankful that you are someone who is needed in the Warmester Denoble House."

Lucifer said as he turned around, and began to walk backward.

And while he was walking, a chair began to rise from the ground as if it was normal.

The chair was...just a normal chair, but it was full of strong mana. After all, it was built by Lucifer's mana so it was only natural that it would be full of strong mana.

Anyway, after a few seconds of walking, Lucifer then sat down on the chair as he looked at the three demons.

Lucifer then signaled for Rouge that he should unhand Oumu now and that it's fine now.

Of course, when Rouge saw that signal, he quickly did Lucifer's bidding.

However, Rouge didn't stand up at all or anything of the sort.

He...just kneeled down right in front of him, just as how he always did.

He didn't say anything else, though. He just kneeled silently as he waited for Lucifer's orders.

Of course, Lucifer was looking down on Rouge when Rouge kneeled on the ground, but it wasn't for long as Lucifer turned his head to look at Raya Pazier, who was...standing around and not kneeling.

In fact, Raya Pazier was confused about why Rouge was kneeling on the ground.

She knew that Rouge is a loyal servant of Lucifer as she witnessed it for herself when they first met, but...Oumu was still here, and he is someone who is not a servant of Lucifer.

In other words, Rouge still needed to be on guard so that Oumu wouldn't be able to do anything at all.

Naturally, Lucifer was able to see through what Raya Pazier was thinking with just a single look, and he spoke, "Hmm...I guess it's only to be expected."

"You do not know me, after all. However, why are you not kneeling?" Lucifer said.

And what he said made Raya Pazier turn her head towards Lucifer, "M-me?" 

She murmured, and to which Lucifer answered with, "You came with me as my servant, no?"

"Well, whatever. You did your job in stopping anyone from disturbing me, anyway."

Lucifer said...as he just straightforwardly lied.

Lucifer knew that it was Nocturnal Phantom and Grimmy who did the job.

Lucifer didn't know if he could trust Raya Pazier in the first place, so he summoned those two just to make sure, but still.

Lucifer knew that it was definitely not Raya Pazier's efforts why Rouge and Oumu were not able to disturb him.

However, he still said those words.

If one thinks about how cruel and ruthless Lucifer is, it was certainly weird.

And it was indeed weird as Lucifer himself didn't even know why...he said those words as if he was letting Raya Pazier stand around in his presence.

'I have all the time in the world to find out what my connection with this woman. I need to sort this situation first,' Lucifer thought.

Right, he needed to sort this situation with Oumu first.

Lucifer is smart. He is someone who can think up a shrewd plan in just a matter of seconds, but that didn't really matter since he had absolute power in the first place.

And Lucifer was able to realize that Oumu is a somewhat important person in the Warmester Denoble House.

After all, if he wasn't important, then Rouge would have killed him right off the bat the moment Oumu tried to confront Rouge about him betraying the Warmester Denoble House.

Although Lucifer could feel that they had the same level of strength, Lucifer still knew that Rouge would do everything in his powers to make Oumu disappear the moment he confronted Rouge about his betrayal...unless he is someone important.

Therefore, Lucifer knew that Oumu is someone important in the Warmester Denoble House who he couldn't really kill at this point, which is why he stopped himself earlier.

Of course, Lucifer could still kill him if he wanted to, but that would mean more work for him when this whole thing was done already, so Lucifer didn't want to deal with that.

And to cut to the chase, Lucifer spoke, "So? Are you going to betray the Warmester Denoble House just like Rouge did, or no?"

He said, asking Oumu the important question.