In the musty cellar, the panting sound 'Yee– Yee–' could be heard intermittently.
No matter how many times I heard it, it still sounded disgusting.
"Hey, Max… Get up Max!"
After being kicked hard, the one who was panting got up nonchalantly.
"Yee– Yee– W-What is it, Alderp? You looking for me? Ah, your emotions are tasty today too, Alderp!"
Those words sounded like he was toying with me, so I subconsciously kicked the devil before me.
Devil.
That's right, the disgusting man here was a devil.
If you look closely, he seemed to be a very handsome youth, but there were no emotions on his face as he kept pouting, giving an eerie air about him.
"If not for my problem, who would come to you… There's a job for you. My divine relic has been stolen by a thief and sealed. You're to get it back and unseal it, understand?"
"Yee– Yee– Alderp, Alderp! This is impossible, Alderp! I don't know where the divine relic is, and it's normally impossible to seal them. If it's sealed, I can't do anything about it…?"
I used all my strength to kick the devil who kept finding excuses.
"You can't even do this, you piece of trash? Just when are you going to grant my wish? Lalatina! You should've brought Lalatina over by now! Why can't you even do something so simple?"
"Yee– Yee– Yee– Yee–"
After being kicked a few times, the devil hugged his head and panted disgustingly.
Is this devil an idiot?
What a hopeless idiot.
He doesn't have the ability to remember things and will forget the orders given immediately.
Ah… No matter the price, I've got to get that divine relic back.
Things had been progressing too smoothly, so I got careless.
If I knew, I wouldn't have aimed for the prince's body so aggressively.
– After setting up a marriage pact between Lalatina and the prince, I planned to take control of the prince's body and take everything I wanted into my hands.
The chance to grasp everything slipped away just like that.
In the end, a thief stole the divine relic out of nowhere.
Originally, I just needed to hand the relic to the prince, chant the key phrase, destroy this body, and the plan would work.
I regretted missing my chance, but the pressing matter right now was to find the relic.
Ah, I should've swapped bodies with my son Walther…
If I don't get the relic back, the entire reason I adopted that kid will be gone.
I worked so hard to find a handsome and smart kid.
If the matchmaking with Lalatina would've worked back then, there wouldn't be a need to take such a big risk…!
"Lalatina! Lalatina! You are mine, Lalatina! Do you know how long I've been watching you? Lalatina!"
In the dim cellar, I shouted because of my fury of losing the divine relic.
"Yee– Yee–! Yee– Yee–! You're the best, Alderp! I really like the way you're true to your desires and your cruelty! I really want to fulfill your wish as soon as possible and collect my price, Alderp! Come, give me work to do, Alderp! Tell me your desires quick, Alderp! Alderp!"
The disgusting devil started yelling.
What was with this guy?
He couldn't retain his memories at all. No matter how many times I repeated my wish, he'd forget about it.
If he wasn't such a 'free lunch' provider, granting my wish without paying the price, I would've summoned another devil long ago.
The rock in my hand…
The divine relic that can summon and command random monsters was held in my hand.
"I've only one wish! Bring me Lalatina! She belongs to me!"
I shouted my wish for the umpteenth time to the disgusting devil.