Helluva Boss : of Demons and Humans (18+)

Chapter 79

Placing a glass of fire melon juice back down on the dinner table , (y/n) wiped his mouth dry of the drink.

'That tastes good too, bit spicy though' he thought to himself.

As everyone dined, Striker looked at the boy.

And asked him a question, "So...... How did you get into Blitzo's business?"

(Y/n) Immediately choked on his food and coughed.

"Um- what was that?" He nervously asked.

"I said...... How did you get into Blitzo's business?" Striker repeated, this time more slowly.

"Well uh....." (Y/n) Replied, trailing off as he didn't know what to say.

He could just tell him the truth, but it was obvious that may not be a good idea.

Being a living human in hell, he wanted to keep his identity a secret.

As much as he could.

And as the seconds passed by, he grew more nervous, trying to think of some story he can tell him.

"We were hiring! And uh...... He came to our office asking for a job......" Millie answered for him.

(Y/n) Silently sighed, feeling relief at Millie's save.

"Yeah..... That" he added.

"Hmph, so they were simply hiring and you asked for the job, interesting......" Striker replied with a nod.

"And what made you wanna work as an assassin?" He then asked, taking a sip of his drink.

The boy stood quiet for a moment before answering, ".....Curiosity?"

It definitely wasn't that, but it was what got him into hell in the first place.

And not that he ever wanted to become an assassin.

Or worse, walk into the underworld.

"You were curious about what it was like to work as an assassin?" Striker asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Yeaaaaah..... And I also w-wanted to see what Earth looked like....." (Y/n) Answered awkwardly.

He then drank a bit of his juice,  avoiding eye contact with Striker.

"Hmm, well, there have been times where I've wanted to see Earth too, so I get where you're coming from" Striker replied, eating his food.

"Yeah! Uh...... We told him about how we go up to Earth to kill any humans that have been targeted by the unfortunate sinners of the pride ring, and ah guess that's what got him to want the job, heh......" Millie explained, hoping that Striker would accept the lies they were telling him.

Trying to turn the attention away from himself, (y/n) thought of asking Striker about him, and did, "So uh..... What made you wanna work for Millie's parents?"

"Right!" Millie added.

"Hmm......" Striker hummed, looking up and scratching his chin.

He pondered for a moment and answered back with a shrug of his shoulders, "Ah guess I was jus lookin to make some money, that's all......"

"Yes um, we needed the help, and we offered to pay him if he'd work for us" Joe stated.

"That they did, you've got yourself some wonderful parents Millie" he told the imp, complimenting her with a grin.

"Why...... Thank you......" Millie replied, eating some of her food.

"Man, all this talk about working has only gotten me more excited for the pain games, I'll be able to let off some well bottled up steam in them heh heh" Striker commented, laying back against his seat.

"Fucking same, the pain games sound like a whole shit load of fun!" Blitzo replied.

"Oh they are! If you're into them......" Joe added.

(Y/n) gulped.

'What's he mean by that!?' he wondered nervously.

"Mmm, well, I think I'm done eating, thank you very much for the meal Mrs. Lynn" Striker said, getting up from his seat and grabbing his empty plate and cup.

"You're welcome, but please, let me take that from your hands" Mrs. Lynn replied, getting up from her own chair.

Striker immediately refused, "Oh no no no, it's quite alright, really, you made the meal, I enjoyed it, and now I'll have the pleasure of washing my dish my cup"

"Haha, you don't have to do that" Mrs. Lynn politely argued.

"Please! I insist......" Striker responded.

Mrs. Lynn then sighed and shook her head with a smile, before giving up in defeat, "Fiiiine"

Striker nodded and made his way the sink in the kitchen.

And Mrs. Lynn would then sit back down on her seat.

"Well, ain't he the charmer?" Joe asked looking at his wife.

Everyone looked at the two and continued to eat their meals.

.....

Shortly after, everyone would be done, but this time Mrs. Lynn really didn't let anyone do the deed of washing their own dishes, "Please leave your dishes and cups in the sink, don't worry about them, I will take care of them, I let Striker take the win since he's working for us anyways"

"Sure thang ma" Millie replied rolling her eyes with a smile.

"That was really good, thanks guys"
(y/n) told the couple.

"No problem sweetheart" Mrs. Lynn kindly responded.

"It was nice to have you over for dinner" Joe added with a smile.

'I'm just glad I had something to eat, being in hell and what not.....' (Y/n) thought to himself.

He along with the others placed his plate and cup in the kitchen sink, just like Mrs. Lynn asked for.

"Alright! So when's the pain games?" Blitzo asked.

"In just a few hours! So in the meantime get yourself comfortable and relax, or check out the rest of our farm if ya want" Joe answered.  

"Sounds good enough for me!" Blitzo gladly replied.

After listening to their small conversation, (y/n) decided to leave the house.

He then looked around, thinking of where he could possibly just relax for the meantime.

Seeing a small hill with a tree in the distance, he felt attracted to head over there.

And after he made his way to the inviting spot, he sat down on the grassy floor, and laid his back against the tree, closing his eyes as he listened to the wind blow, and the birds sing.

The pain games were gonna take place soon, but for now, he was gonna take advantage of the time to just relax.

End of Chapter 79