Devil King

Reserved Truth

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The awarded grimoires were celebrated with a hefty feast of potpotatoes. By the time the meal was over, the younger children were knocked straight into sleep. It was a fat order for them to wake up anytime soon.

It was the perfect setting to have a calm adult conversation.

"Sister, Father, do you have a moment? I have something really important to talk to you about."

Sister Lily looked at Asta with a worried gaze,"Asta, are you okay?"

Asta smiled at her, his upturned eyes pinching,"Yes, it's just a really important thing I want to tell you, Yuno and father."

"Alright,  what is this all about?" Father Osri said, sliding into his seat.

"First of all I want you to keep an open head while listening to me."

Sister Lily smiled wryly,"Well that doesn't make me feel even the least bit assured."

"Just stay calm and listen to me." Asta inputs.

Sister Lily and Father Osri exchanged nervous glances,"Alright, we will try."

Asta gazed at them for a short moment before taking a deep and starting,"So you know about the myth of the clover leaves on your grimoire,  right?"

They nodded.

"The first three signify love, hope and loyalty." Asta said, pulling out his grimoire,"the fourth is for good luck and in the fifth," he put down his grimore in front of Father Osri and Sister Lily, watching them ominously,"resides the devil."

Sister Lily gasped, staring at the five leaved clover on the cover of Asta's grimoire. Her eyes widening with morbid shock.

"Asta, you-"

"Asta! You made a deal with the devil?!" Father osri yelled, holding up his rosary, his fingers shaking.

"What?" Asta asked, clearly taken off guard.

"Asta, I understand that javing no magic living in a world where magic is everything is hard, but you shouldn't have turned to the devil." Father Osri continued.

"What?" Asta repeated.

"Asta, I am very disappointed in you. We raised you better than that! How could you go out and make a deal with a devil?"

Asta slapped the table top,"For the love of god just shut up and listen to me! Who said anything about making a deal with the devil. I did not make a deal with the devil!" He yelled, his face contorted with displeasure due to the hastily drawn conclusion.

"Oh?" Fortunately Father Osri abandon the notion as quickly as he latched onto it.

"What I'm saying is that I am a devil."

"WHAT?!!" It was a very high pitched scream.

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It took an eternity to calm Father Osri and Sister Lily. And even by the time they stopped screaming,they were still on the edges of their seats, on guard. Sister Lily even had a hand on her grimoire just in case.

"It's true, Asta is a devil." Yuno confirms,"And before you say anything else, he have always been a devil. It isn't a new development."

Sister's hand rested on her mouth, which was gaping with shock.

'A devil cursed me.'

'Sister, would you hate me if I was not a human.'

'I don't think that devils are just pure evil, some of them could be good, you know.'