—Davey.

“Speak,” Davey said as his expression turned ugly.

Rinne tilted her head and looked up at Davey.

—Davey. It’s fine. It’s nothing to be concerned about.

“Stop that. Are you crazy?” Davey said in complete annoyance.

Perserque flinched.

—I told you I’m alright.

“I’m sorry, but it’s not alright. Answer me while I’m still being nice.”

—…

Perserque remained silent. She slightly stepped back from Davey before biting her lips nervously. Then, she rubbed Davey’s cheeks with her hands and smiled.

—I… I don't even know what you mean.

“Stop lying.”

To others who could not see Perserque, Davey was mumbling in the air with a vicious look on his face. It would look like he had gone nuts. However, Rinne did not say anything about that because Davey had already told her about Perserque’s existence.

“That voice just now. It called for you. Am I right?

—That’s…right…

Perserque mumbled helplessly with her head lowered.

Davey was now certain that he had devoured a part of Perserque’s authority. And since he was able to devour that, his quick-wittedness and ability to grasp and comprehend things even without using her authority had gone up a notch.

“You’ve heard that voice before…”

—…

Perserque did not speak for a long time. Then, she slowly looked up and said…

—That’s right… It’s better for you not to know…

Perserque mumbled so softly that her words disappeared into nothingness. She approached Davey and placed her hands on his cheeks once more.

—Davey… I am the Abyss’ Demon Lord.

“I know that. So, why?”

—But the Demon Lord has a total of six authorities. Wrath. Deceit. Loathing. Envy. Destruction. Lust. There’s no Abyss in there. The...