"D'AAAH! Quit pullin' on me! Gr...dammit, lemme go! Let...me...go...this...instaAAAH...!" Mammon continued to complain and struggle as I dragged him to Levi's room. As soon as we made it to our destination, I stopped pulling him with the pact's force. After letting go of Mammon, he tripped and landed face first onto the floor and cried out in pain. "D'ah...!" Rubbing his injured forehead, Mammon got off the floor.
"...Ow...! Hey, what the hell?! Ya coulda at least given me a little warning before lettin' go! I hit my head just now, y know?!" As Mammon began to whine about hitting his poor head, I gave him a don't-be-such-a-baby look, knowing full and well that he can withstand something far worse than I a little bump on the head. 'I remember very vividly how Lucifer punched you in the head a couple of days ago, Mammon! You're fine.'
"I can't believe you decided to go straight to Levi and ask him for the soundtrack... You really don't have any patience, do ya?! First of all, there's no way Levi's just gonna agree to lend you his Tale of whatever-it-was vinyl soundtrack. Actually, he ain't even gonna let you inside his room. I'm sure of it! Don't go thinkin' that everything's gonna go your way 'cause ya want it to! You know what your problem is? I'll tell you-" Before Mammon could finish his long rant, a voice from nearby cut him off.
"Mammon, you jackass..." The voice was near, but there was no one I could see nearby. "What...?! Who said that?! I'm not a jackass, or an idiot or a scumbag or a money-obsessed moron! ...Which you didn't actually call me, but still!" As Mammon was basically insulting himself, I just stood there, speechless. 'I guess your brothers really do insult you and call you names, huh Mammon? Almost makes me feel sorry for you. Almost...'
"...Hold on, I recognize that voice. So, where ARE you, anyway?" Mammon started looking every which way for the person that insulted him. Also realizing who it was and where the voice was coming form, I was about to giggle, seeing as Mammon wasn't even thinking that it was coming from Levi's room.
"You're making way too much noise, Mammon. Would you do me a favor, and NOT stand outside my door being loud? I'm in the middle of watching the best scene of The Magical Ruri Hana: Demon Girl." As Levi was talking to us, I could hear some type of anime playing in the playing in the background. I felt a bit bad for not realizing that it was Levi in the first place.
"Levi, we need to talk to you. Get off your ass and come to the door!" Having a look of annoyance, Mammon stomped his foot. I turned to Mammon, and gave him a look of angry disapproval, wanting to tell him off for being rude and demanding Levi come and open the door. "No." Levi quickly refused and Mammon shrugged at me, as if to say 'I tried, but I failed. I don't got anything else.'
"See? See? What'd I tell ya? He won't even open the damn door for us. Don't just stand there, Daisy. Try sayin' somethin' to him." Mammon pushed me forward, having me stand in front of Levi's door. I started thinking of what I should say that will make him help me. Knowing that you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar, I thought it best to be nice, upfront, and honest. "Hey, Levi, I need your help. Can I borrow your TSL soundtrack? Please!"
"No." Immediately, Levi refused to let me borrow something of his, much less help me. I was discouraged, but I wasn't going to give up just because he said no. "Ugh, come on... That was awful. You're not supposed to tell him why we're here. He's not the kind of guy who does favors if you ask him." Mammon looked at me with disdain, at which I would love to do to him. 'You may know him better than I do, but is it really so difficult and so awful for you to ask your brother nicely?!'
"Hey, I was wondering who that was out here in the hall. So, it's the pair everyone is talking about..." Coming down the hall, Solomon soon joined us outside Levi's door. "...Wha? Oh, Solomon, it's you. What do ya mean by that?" Raising his eyebrow, Mammon looked confused about what it is that Solomon was talking about. I wanted to facepalm myself, wondering how Mammon was so incredibly stupid that he didn't know what Solomon was referring to.
"I'm referring to the rumor regarding a certain human by the name of Daisy. A human who looks very ordinary at first glance, but has already managed to make a pact with a demon, despite having just gotten here. Apparently this demon must be a real idiot, because he let a human discover and exploit his greatest weakness. and was then tricked into forging a pact." Solomon looked at me with curious eyes, making me feel shy and self-conscious.
"AHAHA! What demon is that? He must be a total numbskull! Ha, what an idiot!" Mammon began laughing, seemingly unware that he was insulted by Solomon. With a slightly stunned expression, I was thinking about knocking some sense into him when he finally realized that Solomon was talking about him. "...Wait, you're talkin' about ME!" Mammon just stood there, utterly upset at being insulted so obviously, yet he almost didn't realize it.
"Anyway, what're you even doin' here, Solomon?" Now glaring at Solomon, Mammon was ticked off at being offended. I was so dumbfound that he didn't recognize what was meant sooner. I've only been in the Devildom for a few days, and I haven't made a pact with any other demons. "I'm here because Levi invited me." Looking serious, Solomon gestured to Levi's door, still closed and keeping us out.
"Wha? Levi invited YOU? To his room? No way, I don't buy it." Shaking his head in disbelief, Mammon couldn't believe that Levi would invite Solomon. "I'm afraid it's the truth." Before knocking on the door, Solomon gave me a quick smile. "Levi? It's me." Solomon waited patiently for Levi's response.
"What's the secret phrase?" I curiously stared between Levi's door and Solomon, and noticing that Solomon wasn't phased by Levi's question. "'The second lord...'" Solomon began saying something, it sounding like he was reciting the first part of a line from a book or something. "'...attempted to steal the Lord of Corruption's platypus, which could lay golden eggs...'" Levi then recites the second part of the 'secret phrase'.
"'...having incurred the wrath of the Lord of Corruption for his misdeed...'" Solomon continued with the third part, calm and confident about saying the secret phrase. "'...it was ordered that the second lord would be forever dubbed The Lord of Fools.'" Levi finished reciting the last part of the secret phrase. "Secret phrase authenticated. You may enter." Satisfied, Levi unlocked his door.
"Well, I guess I'll see you two later. Bye." Solomon gave us one last smile before closing the door behind him and re-locking the door. I was stunned that Solomon was most likely an otaku too. 'I'm guessing that secret phrase was from a famous anime, manga, or something of the like. And it seems so familiar to me...'
"What were they even talking about just now...? Wait a minute... That was the secret phrase! They gave it away, didn't they?!" Mammon looked at me with an excited gleam in his eyes, but I gave him a sidelong look. I highly doubt that it would work as Levi doesn't want to see us and knows that we were listening, but I knew we should at least give it a shot...