The Devil's way of business

Chapter 18 : Like the Devil

Karma wasn't surprised to see Beelzebub eat a lot of food or Belphegor eat using his convenient telekinesis " Here you go sir " the demon said as they quickly disappeared before Karma's gaze could reach them .

" Hey why are the demons afraid of a human " " oh You must still think just because angels aren't privy we wouldn't ? " Beelzebub said " Which sins do you know about "

" all your dealings at the underground of course I have several eyes watching that place " Karma looked at Beelzebub as he smirked " So how many sins do you see ? "

" Hmm the impressive color it emits is darker than space it has a single colour unlike other sins which shows a little bit of how they were obtained which makes me doubt I know all of them when I see yours that doesn't show anything but darkness "

" What he means is even if we know the specifics of your dealings or sins we can't see through the sin because you are hell-bent on hiding it not many can do it and those who do are like you "

Belphegor said " So it's like you did something bad but you can hide it " " precisely , however angels can't see them since they can only see the surface " Beelzebub said .

" So it's more on having murderous thoughts as long as you don't kill anyone you are a good person ? " " Yes usually I don't care about it but this guy likes going through people's head "

Belphegor said " It is how I assess their capacity to fight " " Then what about improving life quality or anything that helps people sustainably ? " " Hah ? Aren't you off topic ? "

Belphegor said interested in their meal talk as Karma twirls his pasta " Not exactly while I did improve things ... Didn't I just steal that opportunity from someone ? "

Beelzebub understood what Karma intends to do " Oh ho are planning to twist your words and cause yourself to fall from grace ? " " I'm not wrong though I have a lot of projects to work with and all of them are already working but ... I'm keeping them to myself "

" Twisting your delay of the project as a sin you must have your ways " "Yeah I was hoping for the market to become more profitable before launching the product and with that in mind I'm denying livelihood to several people " Beelzebub watches as the grace Karma has was challenged and his halo was forming cracks .

" And didn't the bible say ... The antichrist is someone who wants to unite the world and I am already on the path of uniting all the currencies " Beelzebub watched as Karma's hallo cracked and shattered as they were mended with sins " Quite the entertainment you bought Count " " Then I bow '

Beelzebub and Karma laughed as Belphegor watched ' They became quick friends ' " Hey what are you going to do after this " Belphegor asked out of his curiosity " Oh nothing very important but I do have to leave hell " " After that stunt that you did your lucky you had preserved the original bible if not you could've been sent back to hell even if you haven't died "

Beelzebub said as Karma nodded " You are right after all I did just admit to not doing any good and waited for the best time to profit from the market , sort of an evil kind of diligence " " Isn't that me ? " " Belphegor he was talking about being attentive in squeezing out as much profit as possible than being lazy "

" But speaking of is there a reason why my halo is cracked but not completely gone ? " " That's only there because even if you do so many sins your merits are still valid it's not like you set humanity too far back to deny your merits your sins are simply one side of you and your merit is the other side of you " " Huh is that why it's not broken ? "

" Yes but you are not far from an angel but you are not far from a demon either those cards of yours mean you own souls like demons should " " All that matters is that I don't get struck by lightning but I am going to need some answers to some of my questions so Belphegor do you have any books ? " " No not at all I don't like reading cause it takes too long "