There are 13,576 the total number of stalls and premises that make up the market of gluttony, the stalls maintained the same architecture as the street stalls of the cities on earth. They are small, made of steel or wood, with a simple counter where the goods are placed, from a tube some hooks come out from which the different pieces that are offered to customers hang. The premises are more formal, but for the most part they share a certain resemblance to the stalls, they have a gleaming white floor, a large orderly and presentable counter, but regardless of whether it is formal or informal, all the stalls have a common product, human bodies. . Whether it be severed fingers on the counter, torn forearms showing the meat to denote freshness, torsos hanging on hooks being brutally cut, impaled heads moaning in pain, each one of the stalls, each one of the premises, showed a true carnage of dismembered bodies.
— In this place I am going to introduce you to the leader of the merchants — Ukosok spoke calmly — he will help you look for your daughters and son, I guess you are very excited to find them right Daniel… Daniel?
— I think "excited" is not the right word — Lepaula said while looking a little worried at Daniel.
Behind them was a bent Daniel, with his pale face, breathing hard not to pass out and with his hands he tried hard to cover his mouth not to let his breakfast come out.
— Well you have to get used to it — I comment somewhat tired of the situation Ukosok — Hey, look there it is. Poryac!! this way
Poryac is a young and slim Bestial, his most notable bestial features were his lower fangs that protruded from his jaw, his eyes were round and deep black in color that seemed to see directly into your soul. His hair was short, fine, grayish in color. He wears a red checkered shirt and blue pants with brown boots. As Poryac walked towards Ukosok he was greeted by the merchants who stopped him to ask him questions, the smiles of the merchants along with the respectful way in which they addressed him gave the image of a charismatic and serious leader. Poryac arrived greeting Ukosok friendly and giving a very formal greeting to Lepaula.
— What brings you here, Ukosok? — Poryac said with a cheerful voice.
— I want to introduce you to Daniel, he is the father of the judges — without looking, Ukosok pointed behind him.
— Who? — said Poryac looking curiously.
— Huh? — Continuously surprised Ukosok — What!!! He still doesn't get up!
— Sweetie! — Lepaula interrupted a little annoyed — You have to be more understandable.
— Well — with a continuous strong sigh Ukosok — Poryac, I would like you to take him to where the judges are and in the meantime explain to him how the gluttony market works. But don't abuse his condition! That's why I ask you to control yourself. Well unfortunately I can't stay anymore so please say goodbye to him for me.
— Got it boss! — Poryac replied enthusiastically — leave it to me.
As Ukosok and Lepaula left, they looked a little worried at Daniel who was still squatting.
— Well where do you want to start? — a hoarse voice was heard near Daniel.
— Sorry I still can't get used to it — commented Daniel, still nervous.
Directing his gaze to where the voice came from, Daniel saw the face of a person with sunken eyes, the jaw was broken and bloodied being manipulated as if it were a puppet. His neck was torn showing clear signs of the violent way in which his head was severed.
— What… WHEEEEEEEE!!! AAAAAAAAAHH!! UUGGHHH WAAAA — Daniel couldn't take it anymore.
30 minutes later, on a bench in the market...
— HAHAHAHAHA I can't anymore HAHAHAHA ah ah I can't breathe — Poryac continued laughing at the top of his lungs.
— You've been laughing nonstop for 30 minutes and I'm still feeling bad — Daniel said embarrassed.
— Ha ha ha it's that how not to laugh, just remembering the face that my cleaning team made is hilarious — Poryac took a breath to calm down — But don't worry, I already sent to talk to your daughters and son so you won't have to go through more places.
— Thank you... — Daniel took a deep breath — I hope I don't take up your time.
— Don't worry, I'm here to give you a hand — Poryac held a dismembered hand.
2 minutes of uncontrollable laughter later…..
— Well — Poryac continued happily — while they arrive I'll tell you how it works here.
— I don't know whether to tell you something, I feel like you're going to play another joke on me — Daniel looked downcast.
— Ha ha ha don't be afraid — Poryac said as he hit Daniel's sword — Well to begin with you have to keep in mind that "bodies" are the raw material of this whole world and each cave handles this raw material in different ways depending on the cave you are in, for example, here we handle bodies as food material that we distribute to everyone, that is why in this entire market you will find sales of body parts.
— Yes, I already realized... — Daniel suddenly remembered something that cooled his whole body — Then that means that all this time what I have ingested and what I have just vomited is…
Poryac's gaze changed in a gloomy way, as if he enjoyed the look of terror that Daniel had.
— That's right — Poryac's voice was softer and more whispery.
Daniel remembered those days when Be would arrive with the purchases, the same ones that he prepared, cooked and that he ate.
— I can't believe it — Daniel's face showed disgust — They knew it, they knew what they were giving me, those supposed chops, ham, meat, they knew it and yet they only saw me, laughing, making fun of me.
— DO NOT THINK THAT WAY! — A seriousness invaded Poryac's happy face — I hate when I get serious.
With a deep breath, Poryac calmed down again.
— If Be wanted to play a joke on you, he would do it the way I do — Poryac continued, calmer now — Let me explain something to you and I hope you can understand. The demons, all of us came from a heritage of violence, in ancient times our power, our social position was measured through comparing our strength and brutality, the souls, rather the bodies were used as a means to show that violence. But everything changed when Lucifer himself changed the rules and created what you see now, a calmer society where demons live in peace, but our rivalry is not gone so we have taken new ways to compete.
— Just as Ukosok told me — interrupted Daniel — he told me that each of the caves has its own way to select its ruler and that the judges cannot enter because it would be very advantageous for them.
— Bing bing bing — Poryac returned to his previous joy — It seems that if you pay attention, in the case of Gula our competition is based on who can offer the best meat. To determine its quality there are different ways, from how you fatten the body, how you torture the bodies so that they release the juices better, to the way in which they dismember them. In this case Ukosok is the ruler because his style of torture is special, a body that tortures a body that will give the best flavors, on the other hand I am more of a dismembering style, not to brag but I was chosen as the market leader for me bloody style of cutting, mmmmmjuu a pleasure for the eyes and the palate.
— But what does that have to do with the triplets feeding me bodies without me knowing?
— That's why I need you to understand this first. Although the rule is that they do not participate because of their superiority, the truth is that your children are useless judges.
Daniel's face showed how shocked he was by that information.
The judges of hell, the simple fact of the name indicates how superior they are compared to any demon, their names forced them to be revered, not as rulers, not as kings, nor as tyrants, they were revered almost as if they were gods among the demons. The judges are beings that were thousands of steps away from the strongest demon of the 9 caves and were only one step away from reaching the power of Lucifer.
— Are they useless? — Daniel was still shocked — That's it…
— Well, well, calm down — Poryac reassured Daniel — That was before, but something happened about 4 months ago. Without expecting it, one day they came and asked me if they could make fine cuts with the meat, for me that request was strange, no devil seeks to make fine cuts, we all know that it is better if the dismemberments are more striking, so it is a technique little known. It was not impossible to make a fine and clean cut but in order to know if the cut was correct it would have to be achieved without the body feeling the cut, so you would know that it was a fast and clean cut, you would also need unique skills that only the three of them possess, like super sharp teeth and nails and great speed, so there is no demon that could instruct them. To be honest I told them how little knowledge I had without expecting them to achieve anything. But 1 month later, while I was walking around the stalls, a loud cry of joy caught my attention, in one of the most hidden stalls in the least visited area, the three judges were celebrating, what I could see left me speechless, of the torso that is suspended had fallen a fine cut of meat but before I could go to congratulate them a sentence stopped me. "With this we can make the sandwich that Daniel wants so much." Be's words of joy accompanied by Cer and Ro's smiles left me stunned, that victory had a deeper purpose than I had thought so I left without saying anything.
A tear rolled down Daniel's cheek, upon hearing those words he remembered one of the moments that had happened.
1 month after Lucifer left him as the new father of the judges, Daniel was sitting in the living room of his house. The room was dark, only a small lamp illuminated the book he was reading.
— Well, it seems that I am gaining the trust of the triplets, it has been somewhat complicated but I hope that soon I can get along with them and be able to see them smile — Daniel rubbed his stomach — It's already night... I would like to be able to try a ham sandwich But! there is no time to lose I have to keep preparing myself.
Daniel does not need to eat, thanks to the blessing that Lucifer gave him, he could not die from starvation or dehydration, nor did he suffer from malnutrition, so the feeling he had was only because of the desire to be able to taste the food that he remembered. As he immersed himself in his thoughts, he hadn't noticed that a curious little boy had overheard his words.
Already in the room of the triplets.
— What do you want us to do what?! — Be exclaimed in surprise.
— I'm just saying that it wouldn't be bad to try to do something for him! — Ro answered nervously — I say he made an effort for us.
— Oh! but what you ask for is a nuisance — continued Be while he scratched his head with some disapproval.
— But as Ro says, Daniel has been making an effort for us — Cer's sweet voice was heard — I think he deserves that we show him some gratitude, I say he has never stopped trying to take care of us despite how much we hurt him. Do you remember Be the day you almost fell from the 5th floor because you were playing on the shore.
— Yes, but they know very well that nothing would happen to me, I have fallen from up to 10 floors and without a scratch.
— Daniel also knew it — continued Cer — and even so he preferred to fall off the balcony than to see you fall and you know very well that his look of concern was real, besides you liked that he had done that, right?
— Well, well, I already understood — I comment embarrassed Be — it's ok Let's make that sandwich for Daniel!
— !Yesss! — Cer and Ro shouted in unison.
— Just one question — Ro said — Do you guys know he's a ham sandwich?
— No, but I guess we can ask Virgilia — Cer said confidently.
Back to the present day
— So that's why they were happy when I savored that sandwich — Daniel answered happily
— Desde ese día — Continuo alegre Poryac — Quería conocerte Daniel, quería conocer la persona que les devolvió esa chispa. Como te lo decía, por fuera en la ciudad ellas eran alabadas por todos solo por el simple hecho de ser jueces, pero en el mercado eran marcadas como inútiles, no tenían ningún talento en especial y eran superadas sin problema, pero todo cambio desde que pudieron hacer ese corte fino, muchos demonios recorren casi todo el mercado en búsqueda de poder comprar esos cortes únicos y especiales. Esas niñas y ese niño, vivían en la obscuridad del mercado pero ahora se an levantado, an vuelto a ser los orgullos jueces de la Gula, por eso Daniel muchas gracias por ser la motivación que les hacia falta.
The sincere smile that Poryac showed filled Daniel with feelings, all those attacks he received were not out of anger or hatred, much less as a mockery, he was looking to perfect his technique, to be able to create something for Daniel, that's why they never told him from where the meat came because those 3 just wanted to see Daniel happily enjoy his sandwich and just like him they just wanted to see him smile. Both father and son just wanted to see each other's smile.
— No Poryac, rather I should like to…
— Gluttony's pride? — A raspy voice that came from behind the two interrupted — Don't make me laugh.
Behind them was a beast very different from the others, he was tall, a little bigger than Ukosok but much thinner, almost skeletal, his hair was made up of brown feathers, his nose was beaked and his eyes were an intense yellow. His arms had small and fine feathers following the same pattern as any beast but, unlike the other beasts, long black nails protruded from his fingers, they were the features of a golden eagle.
— Oh! hello Aavig that brings you here — despite Poryac's cheerful greeting, the way he frowned showed how little he liked that presence.
— Don't look at me like that — Aavig continued sarcastically — you know I get nervous very easily!
Without warning one of the claws touched Daniel's neck.
— LEAVE HIM ALONE! — Be's scream resounded in the place.
Be's furious gaze and Aavig's defiant gaze met, a brutal confrontation to rescue Daniel is about to occur.