~time skip~
Marylynn's POV:
Asmo: All right, everyone! Finally the wait is over! It's time for Devil's trivia Showdown, the quiz show that puts demons against humans! Today our competitors will be testing their knowledge regarding a super famous, super-popular fantasy series. One that's known by young and old alike...the tale of the seven lords! Now, it's time to introduce our two competitors. First, he's a demon who freely admits to being a giant TSL nerd! Meet Leviathan!
I can feel Aoi cringing behind me so hard.
Levi: I am the G.O.A.T. None can oppose me!
Asmo: and his challenger claims to have only watched TSL two times after binge watching DVD's! Say hello to Marylynn!
I smile At Levi.
Me: you're going down Leviathan!
Levi: the fact that you would dare challenge me is an insult to TSL itself. It's sacrilege!
A deep aura appears in the air. Probably from Levi. Shivers run down my spine.
Levi: it's so infuriating that I can't even feel the anger. I can only laugh. AHAHAHAHA.
Asmo: serving as judge for today's competition is our very own Demon lord himself, Diavolo!
Diavolo: Hello there,everyone. Good to see you.
Asmo: color commentary will be provided by Satan, avatar of wrath. But a good commentator needs to keep a cool head. I wonder,is he really up to the task?
Satan: I don't think that's going to be a problem. So, I'm doing the commentary? That's a lot of responsibility.
Asmo: now say hello to our guest demon, the always-famished Beelzebub! For his appearance fee, he requested to be compensated in cheeseburgers. How very beel of him...
I look over at Beelzebub, munching on some food and babbling about it. I'm a little bit anxious about what's going to happen.. remember what you did before a competition.
Breathe....
Hold it in.....
blow it out....
Repeat....
I block out all the voices I could hear and close my eyes.
Focus on your breathing Mary...
Asmo: well then, we'll start off with you, Marylynn. Get ready for TSL Quiz question number one!
I nod and open my eyes, looking at Asmodeus.
Asmo: the seven lords are all brothers, and each has a specific name that people know them by. By birth order, name the oldest, second-oldest, and third-oldest lords.
Oh, that's easy.
Me: corruption, then fools, then shadow.
Asmo: well, how about that! You're absolutely correct! Wait to start the game off on the right foot, Marylynn!
Levi: oh come on! Everyone could have gotten that one right!
Asmo: all right Leviathan, here comes question number one! In what year did the lord of shadow build the Blue Palace for his imaginary mistress?
Year 693 of the ancient era...
Levi: Year 693 of the ancient era.
Asmo: correct! What an impressive showing from the self-described TSL nerd!
Levi: in me you bear witness to a legend!
Satan: even so, is It just me, or was that question a little too specific? Only a mega nerd would know that.
I don't know if it's a compliment or an Insult.. since I knew the answer too..
asmo: all right back to you Marylynn! Get ready for TSL Quiz question number two! This sixth lord is the lord of flies. What does he love to eat more than anything else?
Me: A cursed goat tartar sandwich with cheese.
Sounds absolutely disgusting.
Asmo: correct! Very impressive! That was a though one! You really do know your stuff,don't you?!
I smile at him gently and nod.
Asmo: now back to Mr.Reliable himself, Leviathan! Here comes question number two! In the tales of the seven lords volume 3, page 724, what does the lord of fools say in the fifth line from the top?
Okay that's hardcore...
Levi: «Money is my dearest friend and closest companion. It's everything to me. The blood I share with my brothers are like the weak, wispy threads of a spider by comparaison.»
Asmo: Amazing! That is correct! An exact match word for word!
I swallow harshly and my heart starts picking up some speed.
I'm never gonna beat him..
never.
Satan: the more I learn about the lords of fools, the clearer it is that he's a total scumbag.
He's literally mammon.
Mammon:...hey why does it feel like your insulting ME right now?!
Asmo: All right, moving on... it's your turn now, Marylynn! Say hello to question number three!
My hands are shaking a little.
Calm down, it's not a skating final.
Asmo: this is regarding the fifth brother, he lord of Lechery. Who does he love more than anyone else?
Me: Himself.
Asmo: well,well! Excellent! You are absolutely right! So, the fourth lord loves himself above all else. I like that. Sounds like my kind of guy.
Leviathan: come on, hurry up! Let's go! It's my turn now.
Asmo: Leviathan, you've gotten every single questions correct thus far. But prepare yourself, because question number three is coming at you! In volume 4 of the DVD series, at exactly 159 minutes and 35 seconds in, what is the lord of Masks holding in his left hand?
Levi: he's holding a flower from a carnivorous grodoodle plant, grown by the lord of corruption.
Asmo: Excellent! That only flashed on screen of the briefest of moments, and yet you still caught it! Amazing! Your knowledge truly is extensive! In fact, I'd even say it's creepy!
Levi: hey is it just me, or all of my questions been way harder than Marylynn's?Like, suspiciously harder. Thought, they're still so easy for me that I'm ready to fall asleep here, anyway....how long are we gonna keep this charade up, it's getting boring.
He must be kidding me..
Mammon: Yep. I'd say it has. All right, Marylynn, it's time to pull out the big guns! Let's see how levi here likes your trump card! Levi, your way too full of yourself. Which is why we're about to reach inside ya, yank out that pride, and crush it like a bug.
Levi: what....?
Diavolo: well...well...interesting...
Asmo:wow! I sounds to me like the gauntlet has just been thrown down! It would seem Marylynn has some sort of trump card to use against Leviathan! Perhaps now would be a good time to check in with our color commentator. Satan, do you think this could be about?
Satan: we'll it's not surprising that Marylynn would come into this with a secret weapon. It seems that the advice I gave is about to pay some dividends. Excellent.
Asmo: just a minute...Satan, are you telling us that you provided aid to marylynn? How very wicked of you! In any event, If Marylynn really does have a secret weapon, it could mean something that will make winning against leviathan possible! Perhaps we should what marylynn's opponent thinks about this. Tell me Levi, what's running through your head right now?!
Levi: ROFLMAO! loooooooooooooooooool!
I smile. He's weird.
Asmo: right...I have absolutely no idea what you're saying! But clearly don't see this as a threat...got it! So, what could this trump card of Marylynn be?! Let's find out....!
I take a deep breath and with that, I proceed to summarize the major plot developments in the as-of-yet unreleased TSL volume 9.
Levi: Wh...what?...NO! That's Insane...the lord of Masks wouldn't do that to the lord of shadow! Lies,all of it! Pure hogwash! Don't think you can fool me by making up random stuff like that!!
He as a horrified look on his face.
Diavolo: Hmm. Actually, Marylynn doesn't appear to be lying as far as I can see.
Satan: Levi, you know as well as I do that Lord Diavolo has the ability to discern whether someone is telling the truth.
Levi: b-but...no...! Everyone online as been talking about how the odd of masks and the lord of shadow are totally going to make up... what you said CAN'T happen! It...it just CANT!
Mammon: Huh, si all the stuff Simeon told you was true then? How about that.
Me: I believe so..
Mammon: still thought, how is it that he knows all that?
Asmo: all right, um...okay, I suppose that settles who the true TSL nerd is....
Levi: I won't stand for this. All you did was, rewatch the movies once..the idea that someone like YOU could actually be a bigger TSL fan than me, it's...
The atmosphere changes and I shiver.
Mammon: Wh-whoa, calm down there, Levi...!
Levi: no...no, I WILL NOT STAND FOR THIIIIS!
I blink and when I reopen my eyes, leviathan completely changed and I feel myself freeze.
dark branched coral-like horns that curl upwards, diamond markings visible on his right neck and a serpentine tail...
my heart speeds up.
His school uniform long gone. Revealing a quite good outfit..
His face is painted by pure jealousy and anger. The aura around him makes me unable to move.
Mammon: uh-oh...Marylynn,run! Get out of here!
Aoi: MARY! MOVE!
Hearing Aoi's voice brings me back to my senses and i back away quickly. Too quickly. I slip on the ground and try to catch myself with my hand. A Sharp pain Shoots up my arm and I wince. I look back at Leviathan and close my eyes.
Mammon: Marylynn!...Dammit! you idiot! I'm not gonna make it in time..!
Im gonna die.
I suddenly feel arms around me, pulling me up and I gasp slightly,not opening my eyes still,
???: that's enough.
