The Cosmos' Journey (Obey Me! x OC)

Chapter 16: The Trump Card

Mammon gave his old friend a confident look. "All right, Ivy, it's time to pull out the big guns! Let's see how Levi here likes your trump card!"

Ivy smirked. Asmo looked surprised. "Wow! It sounds to me like the gauntlet has been thrown down! It would seem Ivy has some sort of trump card to use against Leviathan! Perhaps now would be a good time to check in with our color commentator. Satan, what do you think this could be about?"

Satan only smiled. "Well, it's not at all surprising that Ivy would come into this with a secret weapon. It seems the advice I gave is about to pay some dividends. Excellent."

"Just a minute... Satan, are you telling us that you provided aid to Ivy? How very wicked of you! I suppose it would be a good time to get your take on this as well, Beel."

Beel turned to him. "If you want to hear what I have to say, it's going to cost you. Let's say one extra-large bowl of katsudon and some miso soup to go along with that."

Asmo looked frustrated. "OK, whose idea was it to invite Beel to this, huh?! He's done nothing but eat this entire time! ... In any event, if Ivy really does have a secret weapon, it could mean something that will make winning against Leviathan possible! Perhaps we should hear what Ivy's opponent thinks about this. Tell me Levi, what's running through your head right now?!"

Levi only laughed. "ROFLMAO! loooooooooooooooool!"

"Right... I have absolutely no idea what you're saying! But clearly you don't see this as a threat... Got it! So, what could this trump card of Ivy be?! Let's find out...!"

With that, Ivy began to summarize the major plot developments in the as-of-yet unreleased TSL Volume 9. Levi stared at her with wide eyes. "Wh... what...? ... NO! That's insane... the Lord of Masks wouldn't do that to the Lord of Shadow. Lies, all of it! Pure hogwash! Don't think you can fool me by making up random stuff like that!"

Diavolo fixed his attention on her. "Hmm. Actually, Ivy doesn't appear to be lying as far as I can see."

Satan turned to Levi. "Levi, you know as well as I do that Lord Diavolo has the ability to discern whether someone is telling the truth."

Did he now? Ivy kept that piece of information locked in her mind. Levi shook his head. "B-But... no...! Everyone online has been talking about how the Lord of Masks and the Lord of Shadow are totally going to make up... What you said CAN'T happen! It... it just CAN'T!"

Mammon blinked at her. "Huh, so all that stuff Simeon told you was true then? How about that. Still though, how is it that he knows all that?"

Asmo looked a bit nervous. "All right, um... Okay, I suppose this settles who the true TSL nerd is..."

Levi suddenly looked outraged. "I won't stand for this. All you did was stay up one night marathoning the DVDs. The idea that someone like YOU could actually be a bigger TSL fan than me, it's..."

Ivy's eyes were widening. Mammon noticed this and turned to Levi. "W-Whoa, calm down there, Levi...!"

"No... no, I WILL NOT STAND FOR THIIIIIS!"

Levi then transformed into his demon form. Ivy felt her knees begin to quiver. She didn't miss Mammon shouting. "Uh-oh...! Ivy, run! Get out of here!"

Ivy wasted no time in trying to run. She glanced behind her, only for her eyes to grow wide with distant fear. Mammon tried to rush over to help. "Ivy! ... Dammit, I'm not gonna make it in time...!"

Ivy stumbled and shut her eyes, trying to block out the memory. A voice made her eyes shoot open. "... That's enough. I believe you were going to settle this via a QUIZ, weren't you? Not through violence."