After I finished adding everyone to the messaging app, I put my D.D.D. back in my pocket. "Well, you've got that done now, and it seems the idiot has arrived as well." The male, who I assumed was Mammon, was running towards me, panting and sweating. After taking a minute to catch his breath, he straightened up, glaring and pointing his finger at me. Seeing him up close, I could see he was nearly as tall as Lucifer, had messy white hair, blue-yellow gradient eyes, and dark skin. He also wore gold stud earrings, silver rings on his ring and pinky fingers, and his nails were painted white.
"HEY! Just who do you think you are, human? You've got a lotta nerve summoning the Great Mammon! Listen up, because I'm only gonna say this once. If you value your life, then you'll hand over all of your money now! And anything else of value, too! Otherwise I'll wipe that stupid, happy-go-lucky look right off of your face...by eatin' you! Startin' at your head and working my way down, until-" Without warning, Lucifer punched Mammon upside his head, causing a loud sound to echo in the room.
"Mammon, shut up or I'll punch you!" Mammon got up, holding his head while Lucifer was glaring at Mammon. " GAH, OWW! Hey, what's the big idea?! I thought you were actually gonna give me a chance to shut up before punching me!" Mammon glared at Lucifer while his other brothers were unconcerned and indifferent towards Mammon.
"Daisy, Mammon here is the Avatar of Greed. He governs and oversees all forms of it. Whenever he takes a liking to someone, they suddenly find themselves awash in money. But from what I hear, if he decides to break it off with someone, that wealth evaporates. They're left without a Grimm to their name." Satan introduces Mammon and the power he has. 'I thought as much, being the demon of greed and all.'
"And he's also a masochist. That part's important." Asmodeus chided in and all the other brothers agreed, pretending they couldn't hear nor see Mammon shouting his disapproval. "Indeed. And it just so happens I have a job for my masochist of a brother." Lucifer continued to tease Mammon, causing him to stomp in frustration. "Y'all, stop telling lies! I ain't asked for that punch, and I AIN'T a masochist!"
"Mammon, you are going to be in charge of seeing to this human's needs during the whole exchange. I expect your full cooperation." Lucifer continued, ignoring Mammon's protests. "What?! Why me?!" I was starting to get a little angry at Mammon acting as if I was the one who was nothing but trouble. 'Well, if you are going to be that way, then I would have someone else watch over and protect me.'
"Aww, lucky you, Mammon! I'm so jealous..." I started to blush when Asmodeus said that. I tried hard not to let Asmodeus see me blushing while he was staring at me. "All right, then why don't YOU do it, Asmodeus?!" Mammon pointed at Asmodeus, who gave him an "Are you crazy?" look. "What? Hell no, too lazy."
"I thought you said you were jealous of me?!" Mammon looked like he was going to attack Asmodeus, who was laughing at his frustration. "Just give up, Mammon. There's no getting out of this. You know you can't refuse a direct command from Lucifer, correct?" Satan laughed, knowing very well that Mammon was afraid of Lucifer.
"But why does it have to be me?! What about Beel. Why can't he do it?!" Mammon pointed to Beelzebub, who was still holding his stomach and sulking because he had nothing to eat. I didn't care who should take care of me, as long as I can stay safe living in a place full of demons. "This isn't a job we can entrust to Beel. We might as well ask him to eat this human." Asmodeus just shook his head, frowning while Beelzebub nodded in agreement.
"Mm, yeah. I can't promise I wouldn't." I became wary of Beelzebub when he said that. 'I mean, if I could sate his appetite, he wouldn't eat me...right?' "You're useless, you know that?!" Mammon raised both his hands in exasperation. I stayed close to Mammon, thinking that he was the safest demon and seeing as both Mammon and I had no choice in the matter.
"...Mammon?" Lucifer looks at Mammon angrily, causing him to stiffen up as he questioned Lucifer. "...Wh-What?" Lucifer was slowly being cloaked in a menacing aura, which caused Mammon to straighten up with fear. "Surely you're not going to tell me that you object to this arrangement, are you?" 'Man, even I am scared, and the anger is not even directed to me. I should make sure to never enrage Lucifer.'
"...! Ugh...I hate you guys! Every last one of ya! Fine...FINE! I'll do it, okay?!" When Mammon finally agreed Lucifer's menacing aura dissipated. I started to relax when Mammon turned to look at me and glared. "All right, human, listen up. As much as I don't want to look after you, I've got no choice. It's a huge pain in the ass, and I'm too important for this kind of thing, but Lucifer told me to do it, so I will. But in return, you better make sure you don't cause me any trouble, got it?!"
I was getting angry at Mammon for thinking that I'm a "huge pain in the ass", but I knew I shouldn't pick a fight with him or cause him to get angry, so I agreed. "All right, deal. I won't cause trouble for you if you will watch over me during the exchange." Mammon looked satisfied with my response. "Good, that's what I want to hear. As long as you do as I say, we won't have any problems. Just be sure you don't forget which one of us is the boss here." Mammon crossed his arms, acting all smug, which just made me want to sucker punch in the gut, but I resisted the urge by thinking happy, calming thoughts.
"We have decided who will take care of you, so on to the next subject: your tasks." Lucifer smiled at me, but this only me to be a little more worried. I wondered what I would have to do here, if it was something simple I could do or something extreme, like performing demonic magic. "Will I get tests? Is it like a test or something similar to that?" I asked Lucifer awkwardly, who just chuckled and smiled at me.
"Good question...Your task is to polish up your soul nicely and to acquire the power to resist demons." Confused, I tilt my head, wondering why a demon would ask me to obtain the power to resist demons. I knew demons love to collect souls, but what does the power to resist demons have to do with my soul? "My soul? What does my soul have to do with obtaining the power to resist demons?"
"Demons like humans with nice souls. Let me put it another way. Nice souls look like shiny jewels. Do you understand now? Demons will use their wisdom and abilities to tempt the humans so they can get their hands on their souls. Other demons at RAD also have tasks assigned to them just like you. In other words, either humans will be tempted by demons, or demons will lose against the shiny and noble soul of a human and make a run for it. You could say it is an experiment to find out who will win." I started to fully understand my task here at RAD and felt slightly better that it was something that I could manage.
"What happens if I win in this "experiment"?" I was aware of what would happen if I lose and lost my soul to a demon, and I was very curious of what I get if I won by resisting. "Let's see... I will prepare some rewards to make sure you give it your all." I gave Lucifer an annoyed look, as he chuckled and smiled at me. "There, there, don't give me that look. Don't take it so seriously. You won't have to do these tasks on your own. After all, you don't have any magic in you unlike the other exchange student from the human world...so my brothers and I will lend our power to you and you alone. To see is to believe, so why don't you go ahead and those tasks a try, Daisy?" Lucifer gestured behind me, and I notice a small group of demons coming towards me.
Suddenly, the assembly hall transformed into a colorful circus-like arena with music playing. Confused, I took a look at my surrounding, when I noticed a huge bar labeled "Dance-Meter". Understanding what this meant, I got embarrassed. 'I have to dance, right? Though I love to dance, I feel embarrassed and stupid when people are watching me dance. And what does dancing have to do with my soul being pure and noble, anyway?' Feeling my embarrassment growing, I set out to complete this weird task just to get it over with.