His greed yelled in pain. The same excruciating pain that Beel felt was also inflicted to his greed. Previous Beelzebub wouldn't be daring enough to do what he had done and he knew it was all because greed feeding them the importance of their life compared to others.
Beelzebub, however, saw Esther as a part of his soul which is more important than himself.
Esther watched him who squeezed his body in pain from outside the cave. It urged her to run after him and provide him comfort for the pain he had to go through but the demoness next to her stopped her before she could take another step toward him.
"The ritual is sacred and very sensitive. Your soul could be in danger as well as his if you recklessly step inside the cave's boundaries."
Esther clenched her jaw. To watch and do nothing but witness Beelzebub in pain was hard to endure for her heart that wrenched in pain whenever she heard a sharp painful cry coming from her beloved.
