The Devil's way of business

Chapter 19 : Suspicious kindness

" I don't like this sincerity you are showing the Count I know does things out of profit " " Oh is that what you think ? That your sins aren't valuable or useful other than as chains ? Especially the sin against the lord known as Blasphemy ? "

" What you think you can carry that it is the unpardonable sin " " which makes it even harder to convince others unless you show them and with this sin I can carry them for you then you will be free from hell and go back "

Beelzebub turns to the window looking at Belphegor's home " What ? Don't tell me you feel like what Belphegor did not do was unfairly judged and his throne to hell is a great burden ? "

" You wouldn't understand " " But I do that's why I want to free you fake fallen and Belphegor's sins are very very light unlike you all fake fallens so why not give it a try ? I'll even think about helping Belphegor regain his angel status "

Karma shows the thorns as they sprout out of his hands " This weight of sins that you all carry is the only restriction that prevents all of you from going back home and the secrets you know after your parent's presence opened the path why not give it a try " fire light at the tip of a thorn as Beelzebub looked at it .

Watching the sins of some sinners who were redeemed as he was tempted to save his own blood siblings " Fine you will try to do that but don't get your hopes up if you fail that means you fail the ability to finish your deal " Karma smiled " Of course if I can't carry the sins of blasphemy the contract is void "

Beelzebub and Karma walk to his mansion " Then I'll wait here for you to test that theory " Karma gets a call " Oh wait hold on I'll be back " Karma disappears through a portal and looks at Belphegor " Count I want to make a deal " " You like it huh okay how much are you willing to give ? " " A hundred million souls "

" I'm sorry Belphegor but that's " As if he was thought that Karma would say the price was not enough he said " Double that " " Belphegor chill I'm not going to " ... ' God damn it '

Karma held possession of one billion souls now wondering about all the insistence of Belphegor as he increased the price on his own as if to outbid Karma's initial price that he hadn't even thought of .

" Alright pleasure doing business with you " ' Even though you were the one who raised the price yourself , I guess Belphegor really liked it ' " Hey can this device work in two way ? "

" Are you referring to giving out orders outside ? " " Yes I don't like to talk so I would like to have that " " That comes at a separate price and if we considered the original purpose of this device to letting one receive information , having to translate it would require more research investment plus we don't have a base yet "

Belphegor draws a contract " I'll invest " " No way I only said we didn't have a base it doesn't mean I can't put it together you can keep your merit in return I will take care of the investment you just have to prepare the money to buy it " " Three billion " " I'm sorry but wouldn't you be in danger ? "

" Ehh not at all none of the sinners I have are working only this mansion is functioning including an estimated billion souls working at under me and the work environment is incredibly white by the way "

" Huh is that so is it because they are all lazy like you " Karma wasn't afraid considering how much he did for the demon " Yes it's not like I can put them to much use anyways that's why I always don't do much business with the others "

" I'll find them some use but for now I will have to start the investment and I'll have to take the equipment to this place but as for the access to the books you are gonna read through , that should be easy for others to take care of including having someone use it " " Yah yah just hurry up and make the calls call me when it is done "