Obey Me! one master to rule them all

making up is hard to do

Waiting for Beel to fall asleep, Yuki then made her way back up the stairs to the attic, making sure that Lucifer was nowhere in sight.

"...Ah, it's you. So, how did it go? I trust you haven't forgotten what I told you? Have you managed to gain Beelzebub's trust somewhat?"

Looking at the stranger behind the iron door, Yuki gave him a stern look "Are you Belphegor?"

"aww, so you've already figured me out, have you? Well, you're no fun at all"

Clenching her fist, Yuki was about to yell at him, when he gave a playful smile "that's right. I'm Belphegor, Avatar of sloth. And I'm the seventh demon living here in this building."

Looking at him with sadness Yuki then sighed "Why did you lie to me?"

"why did I lie to you...? Ah, you must be referring to how I pretended to be a human.it wasn't so much that I lied to you, more that I was teasing you. Though I figured it wouldn't be long before you found out the truth either way. Humans really are a stupid, foolish lot. Did Beel actually tell you about me? Well, that alone suggests that he trusts you. He and my other brothers all believe that I was forced to go to the human world as an exchange student, don't they?"

"well...yeah..."

"I'd love to see the looks on their faces if they found out that Lucifer was actually keeping me up here in this filthy attic. Heh heh... but now you know the truth, don't you? I lied to you, sure. But Lucifer did lock me up in here. That's the truth."

"Why don't you get your brothers to help you?"

"if that were possible. I would've done it long ago. Think about it. If my other brothers learned about my current situation, what do you think they'd do? I'm sure they'd fly into a fit of rage and confront Lucifer about it. and if that happened. It wouldn't be any ordinary family squabble. No, it might very devolve into a war that would envelop the entire devildom. If worst came to worst, even the human world wouldn't be spared its effects. I'd like to find a peaceful resolution to all this. For Lucifer, for the devildom, and for the human world as well. Personally, I'd like to be able to have a proper, face-to-face talk with Lucifer. Sure, we may have had a falling out, but really, it was only a little misunderstanding. If I could just talk with him, he'd realize that was the case. I need to find some way to get out of here, find Lucifer, and have a talk with him. That's all I want. And that's the truth. You understand, right?"

Looking into his violet to pink gradient eyes, Yuki held onto her pendent and gave a concerned look.

"you might still be lying to me"

Looking disheartened Belphegor gave a sigh "well, I suppose I can't blame you for not trusting me... you're the only person I can count on to help me now. If you reconsider and decide you want to help, come back here. I'll be waiting for you"

Watching Belphegor walk back into the shadows, Yuki looked at the ground, not knowing exactly what to say next. Raising her head to say something, she quickly shook her head and retreated downstairs before Lucifer could catch her.

The next morning Yuki noticed Lucifer and Beelzebub talking about something in the observatory, crouching behind a nearby desk she decided to eavesdrop on them.

"i haven't heard anything from Belphie up in the human world."

"he's probably been busy. The life of an exchange student is a busy one."

"Belphie was against the whole idea of the exchange program from the start. I know he didn't want to go to the human world of all places."

"No, I don't imagine he did"