The Cosmos' Journey (Obey Me! x OC)

Chapter 20: The Mystery of Belphegor

Ivy, Mammon, and Beel were now in Lucifer's room after that little incident in the kitchen. He gave them an exasperated look. "... And then what happened?"

Mammon groaned in annoyance. "COOOME OOON! How many times are ya gonna make me say it? I was hungry, so I went to the kitchen lookin' for something to eat... And while I was diggin' through the fridge, Beel suddenly came up and attacked me!"

Beel glared at him. "You ate my custard."

"No, I DIDN'T eat your custard, Beel. I told ya, I was just holdin' it in my hand, that's all."

"Liar. You were eating it. I could tell. The lid was off."

"Wha? Well don't look at me. It was probably open to begin with."

"I made sure to write my name on it, and you still ate it."

"Eh? You wrote your name?"

"Oh yes. It said 'Property of Beelzebub. You eat it, you die'."

"Oh... really? Huh... I never noticed..."

"That was my custard."

"You never give up, do ya? But whatever, it doesn't have nothin' to do with me anyway, 'cause Ivy is the one who ate it."

Ivy rubbed her temples groaning. The three turned to her. Mammon understood immediately. Another argument between the zodiac signs. Lucifer tilted his head. Ivy only shook her head as a sign she didn't need anything. She hissed out between her teeth, "Mammon talked me into doing it."

Mammon whirled to her. "Wha... hey! Are you tryin' to push the blame onto me now?!"

Beel stared at him. "I knew you were the one behind this before Ivy even said anything, Mammon."

"Now hold on a second here. Wow, you don't trust your older brother even a little, do ya? ... I mean, I knew you didn't, but still."

Ivy finally sighed out of relief as her headache ended. Lucifer blinked at them. "So, let me get this straight. Mammon was hungry, so he went rummaging for food in the kitchen late at night, and he dragged Ivy along with him. That's when he found Beel's custard. Then, he talked Ivy into eating the custard. And when Beel saw what had happened, he was so angry that he lost control of himself and went on a rampage. The kitchen ended up getting destroyed, along with Ivy's room, which was on the opposite side of the wall from it. All because of your little prank."

Mammon seemed nervous. "... Well, I guess that pretty much sums it up, yeah?"

Beel was upset. "My custard..."

Ivy glared at Beel. "My room."

Lucifer glared at the three. "Now listen, and listen well. First of all, you three--"

Mammon groaned. "Ugh... I can tell this is gonna take forever."

Beel glared at Lucifer. "It's not fair. I'm the victim here."

Ivy watched as Lucifer fixed his attention onto them. "Did you two just say something?"

Mammon blinked. "Wha? *whispers* ... No, nuthin'."

"To begin with, your recklessness has impacted not only Diavolo, but also..."

-Timeskip, Three hours later-

Lucifer finally finished. "... So, now we've got that straight, I expect each of you to learn something from all of this."

Mammon blinked. "W... wow... that took forever."

Ivy gave him a blank stare. "It took three hours."

Beel clutched his stomach. "I'm hungry..."

Lucifer turned his attention to Ivy. "Ivy, it seems you won't be able to use your room for some time. You know, since it lacks a wall now. So, for the time bring, I want you to stay in Beel's room."

Ivy blinked. "¿Disculpa que?"

Mammon was not on board with this. "WHA?! Now just a second. Why're ya puttin' Ivy in his room? I mean, there's enough space in my room, isn't there?!"

Lucifer turned to him. "This is a trivial matter, Mammon. Don't get jealous over it. It shows immaturity."

"Wha... jealous?! Wh-Wh-Who're you callin' jealous?! As if I'd be jealous... pff! Anyway, Ivy has a pact with me!"

Ivy rubbed her temples. "Dios mío. Here we go."

Lucifer glared at him. "Your pact is irrelevant. Also, if I'm not mistaken, there's an extra bed in Beel's room."

Mammon growled a bit. Lucifer then turned to Beel. "Do you understand, Beel? This isn't a request."

Beel nodded. "... Yeah. I understand."

Mammon rolled his eyes. "... Ugh. This sucks..."

-Later-

Beel brought Ivy into his room. "So, this is my room."

Ivy noticed there were two beds. Ivy went over to the bed on the right. Beel stopped her before she could take more than a step. "No. Use my bed. It's the one on the left. Don't use the bed on the right. I'll sleep on the couch."

Ivy blinked at him. "Why?"

Beel went silent for a bit before a saddened look crossed his features. "The bed on the right is my twin brother's. His name is Belphegor. He's in the human world as an exchange student."

"He's in the human world?"

"Yeah. You came from the human world to the Devildom, and Belphie was sent from the Devildom to the human world. He went there with another demon by the name of Diaval. ... Belphie had a falling out with Lucifer, so he was chosen to be an exchange student. Belphie didn't want to go, but he was forced. So don't mention his name in front of Lucifer."

"I want to know more about Belphie."

"Even though we're twins, all that means is that our father made us at the same time. It's not like we're alike in any way. Still, Belphie and I always got along. We used to have a little sister, Lilith. So the three of us were always together: me, Belphie, and Lilith. ... But that was a long time ago now."

"I want to know more about Lilith."

"... I don't feel like talking about her right now. When Belphie returns to the Devildom, you'll go back to the human world. Which means you two are never gonna meet each other."

Ivy was then reminded about what the magenta eyed male said to her.

"You've got to start by gaining their trust. And if you want to do that, you can't tell them you came here and spoke with me. Whatever you do, don't mention that. Let's see, you should probably start with... Beelzebub. Yes, he'd be the best choice. You need to get close to him."

Beel blinked at her. "... What? Why're you staring at me like that? I told you, didn't I? Belphie and I are twins, but we don't look alike."

Ivy hummed. "I'd like to see a picture of Belphegor's face."

"You know the portrait hall, right? I'm pretty sure there's a picture of him there."

Beel then led her to the portrait hall and showed her a picture of him. "See? Right there, that's Belphie."

Ivy blinked. There was no doubt. She had met him in the attic. Her contacted eye gave nothing away. She was not going to risk her neck.