Karma wasn't surprised to see Beelzebub eat a lot of food or Belphegor eat using his convenient telekinesis " Here you go sir " the demon said as they quickly disappeared before Karma's gaze could reach them .
" Hey why are the demons afraid of a human " " oh You must still think just because angels aren't privy we wouldn't ? " Beelzebub said " Which sins do you know about "
" all your dealings at the underground of course I have several eyes watching that place " Karma looked at Beelzebub as he smirked " So how many sins do you see ? "
" Hmm the impressive color it emits is darker than space it has a single colour unlike other sins which shows a little bit of how they were obtained which makes me doubt I know all of them when I see yours that doesn't show anything but darkness "
" What he means is even if we know the specifics of your dealings or sins we can't see through the sin because you are hell-bent on hiding it not many can do it and those who do are like you "
Belphegor said " So it's like you did something bad but you can hide it " " precisely , however angels can't see them since they can only see the surface " Beelzebub said .
" So it's more on having murderous thoughts as long as you don't kill anyone you are a good person ? " " Yes usually I don't care about it but this guy likes going through people's head "
Belphegor said " It is how I assess their capacity to fight " " Then what about improving life quality or anything that helps people sustainably ? " " Hah ? Aren't you off topic ? "
Belphegor said interested in their meal talk as Karma twirls his pasta " Not exactly while I did improve things ... Didn't I just steal that opportunity from someone ? "
Beelzebub understood what Karma intends to do " Oh ho are planning to twist your words and cause yourself to fall from grace ? " " I'm not wrong though I have a lot of projects to work with and all of them are already working but ... I'm keeping them to myself "
" Twisting your delay of the project as a sin you must have your ways " "Yeah I was hoping for the market to become more profitable before launching the product and with that in mind I'm denying livelihood to several people " Beelzebub watches as the grace Karma has was challenged and his halo was forming cracks .
" And didn't the bible say ... The antichrist is someone who wants to unite the world and I am already on the path of uniting all the currencies " Beelzebub watched as Karma's hallo cracked and shattered as they were mended with sins " Quite the entertainment you bought Count " " Then I bow '
Beelzebub and Karma laughed as Belphegor watched ' They became quick friends ' " Hey what are you going to do after this " Belphegor asked out of his curiosity " Oh nothing very important but I do have to leave hell " " After that stunt that you did your lucky you had preserved the original bible if not you could've been sent back to hell even if you haven't died "
Beelzebub said as Karma nodded " You are right after all I did just admit to not doing any good and waited for the best time to profit from the market , sort of an evil kind of diligence " " Isn't that me ? " " Belphegor he was talking about being attentive in squeezing out as much profit as possible than being lazy "
" But speaking of is there a reason why my halo is cracked but not completely gone ? " " That's only there because even if you do so many sins your merits are still valid it's not like you set humanity too far back to deny your merits your sins are simply one side of you and your merit is the other side of you " " Huh is that why it's not broken ? "
" Yes but you are not far from an angel but you are not far from a demon either those cards of yours mean you own souls like demons should " " All that matters is that I don't get struck by lightning but I am going to need some answers to some of my questions so Belphegor do you have any books ? " " No not at all I don't like reading cause it takes too long "
" Hmm is that what you think then ? " Karma recalled what he told Risana his criticism about the akasha " Let me make a call first " Karma leaves the room as he calls Risana .
" Are you gonna schedule another information learning session ? " " Yep and let me ask you how far have you gone through with the suggestion I left " " Do you mean the suggestion that you couldn't experience the joy of learning ? "
" That's the one " " Oh I didn't think you would inquire about it this was just an old version of the project because you made that kind of suggestion suggestion we didn't think you wanted it "
" So does it mean you have a device that can let someone experience the learning process without having to go through it ? " " There is but this was the one that reduces learning ability through laziness "
Karma opens the door to take a look at the chief demon of sloth Belphegor " Can you specify ? "
" The new project we made was removing the process of learning it was to stuff information into your head so you won't experience anything because you are asleep and supposed to be unconscious so that the knowledge can be sorted but the old was to let one read through the content this one takes much longer and is similar to reading "
" So how those that reduce learning ability ? " " Because you don't use your senses you don't have to read with your eyes or listen to audiobooks it bypasses the senses basically . "
" Oh so instead of reading a book I am instead passively accepting the information I would get by reading ? " " Yes it would make reading easier because it's your brain that will be working but in doing so it would be like swallowing digestible food so your teeth don't get to chew it "
" Huh so what are the adverse effect ? " " Just your senses not being used which means laziness to use them like when your teeth don't get to chew which means you don't want to chew anymore that's why you get lazy with using your senses when you are receiving information " " Sounds complicated " Karma looks at Belphegor who somehow stays fit " But it's a good talk "
Karma goes to Belphegor " Say Belphegor do you have any interest on reading books ? " " Didn't I say I don't like reading " " yes but what about knowing the contents without reading ? "
... Belphegor thinks about how several people commented the fact that the light novels were sometimes better and he was interested in reading some light novels but each took too long .
" There are some books I want to read but they take too long " " Oh good you don't mind having to keep your senses inactive right ? " " You mean sleep ? "
" Yeah so how does it sound I'll make a call for you to demo it whether you purchase the equipment for it is separate " " Hmm I'll give it a try " " Are you going to use the crown again ? " Beelzebub asked .
" Yes they are up there I'll give you the location after you are done " Karma takes his leave and calls Risana " Hello Risana can you get the old tech back ? "
" Yes But why do you want to do that ? " " I'm sending an angel over can you let him use it ? " " But it's " " no worries I already told them about it they are interested so let them use it ones "
" Okay is there anything I should be careful about ? " " They are a strong angel so how about leave the process to Isir I'll call them to take care of it " Karma returns to Belphegor .
" Alright then I'll take your sins and throne so nothing bad happens and there won't be anyone working in that location because you are appearing as a strong angel instead you'll have someone taking care of you through the computers so be sure to read "
" Ugh can't they explain it to me ? " " There aren't any speakers in the location think of it as an escape room " " Fine " Karma reached his hand out as Belphegor shook it as he gained wings and Karma smiled as Beelzebub wiped his mouth .
" It is strange to see Belphegor be so active even if it is his own interest " " Why does he start to procrastinate as soon as he gets started ? " Karma jokes " Humans do that a lot Belphegor is no exemption "
" He is the sin of sloth " " It is quite disappointing all he ever did was choose to ignore the war in heaven and was thrown with all of us " " Wasn't your old name the original name of a god ? Something along the lines of the lord of heaven dwelling ? and having a close name to your current name which meant the lord of flies ? "
" Ah yes that used to be what humans thought but I never had the old name you refer to " Karma looked at Beelzebub " That's a lie Beelzebub " Beelzebub's eyes widened as his guard raised spreading his miasma as images of his sins appeared .
" Exactly what do you mean by that ? " Beelzebub looks at Karma showing a threat but is unable to harm him while he is on a throne " The mockery you accepted there's more to it than that right ? " " Mortal don't you dare say more about this "
" Maybe I should delve into more of why Belphegor is in the throne of sloth instead of Abbadon " The miasma thickened as the surroundings became more and more hell-like compared to the comfortable abode of Belphegor .
" Abbadon was too dangerous we had to take care of him before anything else happens " " So Leviathan was more of a second to the heir of the throne of envy and then you switched Belphegor for his unsuitable throne of Gluttony and let him change the definition of sloth from an uncaring sin related to the abyss to the type of sloth where they don't go through hardships ? "
" YOU KNOW TOO MUCH ONCE BELPHEGOR RETURNS I WILL HAVE YOU DESTROYED " " Then let me talk more about this ? " Karma points at the manifested crown of thorns " I can choose to return the sins but I am not obliged to do so "
Beelzebub froze as he said " What is it that you want ? " " Guarantee that you don't hurt me in any way that means direct or indirect of course all that is restricted must be intentional if you accidentally do something to hurt me it doesn't count "
" You think I will agree to that ? This is the real hell where we don't follow the rules god left ? " " But are you gonna risk the throne being temporarily empty the current seats are already unstable with Leviathan taking your original throne and Belphegor being weaker than Abbadon but most importantly the missing Azazel "
" So you think I would agree with the current hell's thrones' conditions ? You must be more foolish " " Not I have other cards to use " Karma plays with the cards Mammon gave him " Souls ? You think you can have that you are not a demon yet "
" No this is just metaphorical I meant the cards I still have ... Belphegor's sins are one thing but the cards I have to make sure I get this deal done is the fact that I have Lilith's authority and ranking you know very well that she is the mother of all demons born " Beelzebub couldn't help but be more cautious .
" Lilith's authority what would she be able to do with it I can too and I have secrets too ... secrets I can tell you and guesses I made " " Sounds like a random box " " But with a high chance of a rare type of information just like Lucifer who is much different than what he was depicted "
" What are you referring to ? " " The mockery of the choice of words that was made for you , You are not an angel Beelzebub and neither were you a demon before you came to hell unlike the rest of them your origin is not in heaven "
Karma smiles as he recalls all the memories he saw from Beelzebub's miasma conjuration " You were a legitimate god , someone like the magic community you hid and accepted the mockery of past humans as they became chains when you decided to accept their mockery "
The miasma started to reveal the wrath of Beelzebub that caused his fall to hell as he accepted it and turned against the humans " So be it what do you suggest " " You are trying to hide your old identity of being a child of a great god however you don't even know who they are yourself "
" So you want to sate my curiosity about who my parent is ? " " Maybe but who knows except me but I heard from your sins that some of the fallen angels aren't even from heaven and I know they are all under your command is it ? "
Beelzebub listens to Karma as he said " I will make a deal with you I will slowly carry the sins of these false fallen so they can rejoin the magic community your real home "
" And you think I have sympathy for them ? " " Yes because unlike the angels above who have a close relationship with god , you only have a relationship with each other and as for why you are so close to Belphegor even when he is a real fallen angel and you a fake maybe it's because he remained neutral "
Karma stretched his hand as fire appeared " So do we have a deal ? You don't hurt me in any intentional way , I return Belphegor's sins and throne while I free the false fallens from hell ? " Beelzebub stretched a hand with slight anger as he shook the hand .
" Perfect so tell me more about all of you fake fallens " " You really are like a devil " " It shows it shows " " We are not angels we were just children of another god we had intentions to help and benefit from humans and our parent I can't say we are close I know what they look like "
" Do tell more " " They live in a similar plane of heaven and hell and never interacted with us maybe it was because they were around that we lived peacefully but one day they left and then I never could find them which is where a few of us children fell to hell I manage to send a few others away it seems that god above is afraid "
" Oh can you please tell me about the time ? " Beelzebub gave this information as " Huh that's interesting " ' Who knew the god above could be so afraid despite their fearless and powerful depiction maybe this is why I also have to be careful about them '
" That aside it seems like we have a lot of time so tell me more about how you guys fell from gods and became depicted as fallen angels " " I don't want to think of our fall as god's way of reserving the mortal plane only for humanity "
" Then do you know anything about what your parent thinks about humans ? " " I can't say I know them we were quite isolated they likely don't even know about us but all I know is that they disappeared one day and likely came back which caused the dwindling of the church's influence and magic presence witches slowly fell and I assume it was all because of the Count but even before they were almost gone "
' So that confirms that god is indeed afraid ' " Then did they completely disappear now " " No they sometimes appear but seem to be unaware of heaven and hell this might be why some guardian angels are told to only watch from heaven . It's also why I am very active in watching the mortal realm , I can tell whether they are watching or not . "
" I see and does god say some warning and do they have some ability like yours ? " " Yes even demons reported hearing some warnings which is why you might see some churches around it seems God himself is watching and being active despite the dwindling influence of the modern world "
" That's a lot to take in God himself is participating in watching the angels and demons to keep them away from that parent you speak of but you don't reveal yourself ? "
" Who knows what the man upstairs would do If I exposed my awareness of being able to see , putting that kind of gamble to call out to our parents when they don't even know us is a risk with little reward "
Karma sighed thinking about the fake fallens problem " But in the end , I still have to complete the deal of my end I will have to carry the sins of the fake fallen maybe I would have to find someone to take your throne before you could get out of hell "
" If that is your plan then it will be difficult my sins were previously envy before I changed to gluttony while it is true I could take the throne of envy and make it stable I'm afraid the throne of gluttony and sloth is not enough for Leviathan to carry "
" Isn't Leviathan a monster that is supposed to represent the seas why is that in hell ? " " Haven't you heard of it being the gate of hell ? " " Yeah but why exactly water ? " " Who knows all I can tell is that people would rather discover the stars than look into the ocean "
Karma recalled the atmosphere making it hard to see even the skies " You know Beelzebub , Belphegor is taking a while it usually takes a long time before he gets to finish so how about taking me to your part of hell "
" What are you suggesting ? " " Don't tell me you forgot that I'm supposed to carry the sins so that these false fallens can go back to the community ? " " Yes but in doing so you would weaken my forces and I doubt you can carry the sins of countless demons that easily "
" Huh that's gonna be hard but you see we have no choice how about this " Karma gives Beelzebub the cards " I carry the sins of demons that have the equal value of the souls I give " " This is strange why would you be so kind to do that ? "
Karma smiled " Maybe it's just because I want to do the deal so you don't kill me and protect me because I possess the crown that can help you and your siblings " " Hmph I'll take that as the current truth "
" But then are the three monsters that represent the sky , land and sea creations of god or your siblings ? " " They are creations of god I have heard Lucifer saying he knows them when he watched them being created "
" So it's not your sibling ? " " Yes and why ask ? " " Nothing I just wonder why Leviathan was allowed to sit on the throne of envy is there a specific reason why ? After all Abbadon and Belphegor were able to define what sloth as either an abyss of disinterest or an easy way to a goal "
" I did hear they were envious maybe of humans because they get to go to heaven that's why only Lilith's children work under the throne of envy however I wouldn't recommend going after them as a human " " Yeah it is the beast that represents the sea so what is this abyss that Abbadon drags people to ? "
They both leave as Karma tells the demons his contacts Beelzebub takes Karma to his transportation " Huh I imagined it to be alive but this feels like that horror game where some train was alive "
" That game was played by Beelzebub he didn't care about the story " " There wasn't much of a story anyways but for now we have quite a lot of time on our hands so how about you tell me more about the three beast "
Beelzebub sighs " Then you'll have to know that Behemoth is in your realm and Ziz too , that griffin is guarding the tower of babylon he is heading quiet well " " That's annoying do you think the babylon tower is where one can find the sword ? "
" Possibly it is where god divided the language but should you really attempt to fight god ? " " Hmp don't you think I am confident enough to fight god after you said that even god is afraid of your parent I figured I could take care of the man "
" How exactly " " Hmm you'll see but for now we have to be very careful if I connect all the dots together " ' As well as my trump card as the Count family's only weapon maybe I should ask Cain speaking of him how is he doing with the reapers and what about Rochester and William , the witches are fine and I have Sebastian watching over it seems like I can stay in hell for a while '
Karma looks outside the dark hell as he went to sleep " Hmm shall we start the plant " Karma takes out a piece of paper and writes a message .
He blew the words as he smiled looking at the paper go away from his dream ' Who is god really ' Karma opens his eyes as Beelzebub asks " Is the throne of sloth affecting you already ? "
" Not at all I wanted to rest and send a message It doesn't matter who finds it though cause I benefit from it the most " " What message are you talking about ? "
" Just say if God finds this message he'll tighten the security even more also don't worry about your parent I'll be sure to take care of you for them " Karma's insistence made Beelzebub guess what he has .
" You know something , don't you ? " " How about we agree to a confidential clause I give you information and you are not allowed to spill it " Beelzebub wonders why Karma thought he had more information than someone who lives longer than his tiny human lifespan .
" It's something about your parent who happens to be someone I know " " How would a human know of that ? " " You said they live in a realm similar to heaven and hell meaning they are somewhat spiritual but not completely because you can allow access to that place with a dream no ? "
" What are you getting at ? " " I have access to that dream they were pretty big when you look at it probably even bigger than a planet and I have memories of your parent if the giant thing we both talk about is the same entity "
" And how would you prove that ? " " I have their memories it's a Count's special bloodline and this blood of mine was able to attract a lot of the giant entity's body parts which happens to be memory so this brain has a lot of memories that don't belong to a human " Beelzebub felt strange as he believed what Karma said .
" What kind of magic did you learn to make me believe you ? " Karma smiled as he recalled what Truth told him " Not gonna go too far in that it will take our time all you have to do is assume that my words are true then you'll find my actions more reasonable " Karma stretched his hand " so keep this information to yourself and only yourself "
Beelzebub shook the hand as Karma said " Reed Count has a friend who became the guardian of this family and they were something big until their parts were cut off guess where the parts are "
Beelzebub's eyes widened " Under hell and at heaven " " Correct that havoc that occurred above was because I gave a bit of my blood away and guess what ? "
Karma pointed up " God met this guardian long before Reed did however I won't delve into the details of how they met " Beelzebub doesn't know if Karma chose to hide the secret on his own .
' it seems the possibility of him not knowing is even more plausible ' " Now I sent a message god won't find it and even if he does there would be no way to tell who sent it the best he'll do is likely hide more and then when that happens we can use this opportunity to send your siblings back "