Mysterious Lady

"Excellent," The lady smiled.

Then that time I gave the lady a small paper with the signature of my father on it. It's a check where she can withdraw the money. It's a weird system but I got used to it since I've been living for thirteen years in this world.

I took the stone and pocketed.

"Hey guys," I walked over to my friends that's been missing since I've been talking all this time with the seller. They're on the other side of the shop, looking at the shelves.

The three of them looked at me.

"Ezra? Where have you been?" Regan asked.

I raised one of my eyebrows. "I've been talking with the lady that owns this shop,"

Julian and Regan looked at each other with a puzzled expression. Renn tilted his head to the side

"I don't hear you talking with anyone though?"

"..."

I felt my heart dropped to my stomach.

"S-So you guys didn't see the lady that I'm talking with?"

"..."

"..."

"... Let's get out of here,"

"I agree," Julian agreed immediately. Renn and Regan nodded their heads quickly and we walked out of the shop.

I pat my pocket, feeling that the stone is there. But it's impossible. If that lady is a ghost how come I have this stone?

I shivered at the thought.

We quickly forgot about the event and bought a lot of snacks to brought back to our dorm.

I had tons of fun. We ate snacks, we laughed all day, and then I told them I have to go to my usual spot so I can go manage my demons at the demon realm. They understood.

I walked outside of the building near the giant tree, sit there, and closed my eyes.

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"Satan's descendant?" Io seemed surprised to hear that. "They're very hard to control. Even us fellow descendants don't like the likes of Satan's descendants,"

"Are you serious?" I asked with a furrow on my eyebrows.

"Hm~" Lavender floated beside me, looking at the cracked stone I'm holding. "I must agree with the snobby boy~ I wouldn't like to be in the same place as them~"

"Ugh, why do you have to get a troublesome one," Callisto whined.

Even Io, Callisto and Lavender don't like this particular descendant? That's insane. I looked back at the stone nervously.

"Young master,"

I looked at Lilith who called me with concern in her voice. "Satan, the demon of wrath, can be defeated by Balam's willpower. But," she fidgeted. "..."

I understand what she's trying to say. Balam's willpower is very strong, but after fighting with that powerful mage that kidnapped Arden, I know now that my willpower has a limit. If my three strongest demons are nervous about this one, then that means that this demon is stronger than that mage.

It's a good chance to have a very strong demon.

... But what if I got possessed?

I gulped and creased my eyebrows.

"I'm not afraid of demons,"

"..." Everyone stayed quiet.

I took a deep breath and put the stone in the middle of the temple. All of us except for me stood far away from it.

"... Come out,"