Chapter 6: Devils Mouth

The Devil is Alive

Vol: 2

Chapter 6: Devils Mouth

"I have heard that you made a proposal to someone, is it true?"

A woman lying on the bed asked Mari, who is sitting near her bed. She is Fujimori Sakiko, mother of Mari.

Few days before some tried to poison her but didn't get successful, as she already sensed the poison in her food after one sip alone

Right now she is not as well as she used to be and waiting for some medicinal herb

With her loyal servant's help, who keeps their eye on Mari, her daughter, she got to know about what Mari did today in school

"yes, it's true mama. I purposed a boy" Mari said in a lot respectful tone

"Hata Michio right?" her mother asked her another question

"yes" she replied

"Having a feeling of love is great but my dear child, what did I told you before? In our family, only strength matters. After your fathers, death I somehow managed to keep the business ongoing, if I had failed then you and I would be right now in some brothel" Sakiko said

"But Mama" Mari tried to say something here, but she was stopped

"I am not done yet" Sakiko said in a serious tone

"The whole family is a mess right now. All our relatives are trying their best to snatch what belongs to us and to protect ourselves self we need some strong support. Hata family may be a big noble family but still, their son Michio can't use magic.

*she looked towards Mari*

Which means he can't be a good option to choose, you may choose Hata Jiro though, at least he holds some connections"

She said to her daughter and ends her talk

Mari remained silent for a while and then said

"Mama, I know that our life is in danger every second and that's the reason why you sacrificed so many resources to get me this flame spirit but

Believe me mama; Michio is the man who is not that simple as he looks. And I have told you before when I was kidnapped; he is just hiding his strength"

After the end of her words, her mother said "And for what reason is he hiding his strength?"

Mari remained silent

Mari knew it very well just how strong Michio is after battling against him. And for what reason he is hiding his strength, no one knows the answer. She will try to ask him if she gets the information about spirits hideout from her mother.

Seeing her daughter sad, Sakiko stood up and walked near her and said "Mari, my child. The world is not that simple as it seems. Love means nothing in face of survival and I just want you to be safe that's all"

"As for your request regarding spirits hideout, it's in the deep part of 'devil's mouth' forest"

Getting information regarding the spirits, Mari's eye got wide and she looked towards her mother and then gently hugged her.

While hugging she said "Thank you, mother, and don't worry, the man I have to choosen will surely shut those people mouth"

After saying that she left the place

'Well what can I do with a girl's heart' Sakiko said to herself while looking at her leaving daughter

She looked at one of her servants and said "Keep an eye on that kid and if you get any chance, you know what do right?"

The servant nodded and disappeared in the darkness

Sakiko walked towards her bead and was ready to get some sleep when suddenly another servant came in a hurry

"What happened?" She asked with a glare at the servant who came inside without knocking

The female servant bowed and said "Sorry for this disrespectful behavior my lord but the news was so good that I couldn't stop myself"

Hearing that there is great news, Sakiko got curious about it and asked

The servant said "The herbs have been collected, those people from the Grim Reaper Organization have reported just now. Now we are just visiting them for the final payment and then we will take the herb to make medicine for you"

"Good work, you can leave now" Sakiko said to her servant

"Finally I could live a little longer. I have to say, this new little organization are really good" She said to herself and started giving an evil smile as she had thought something about them

. . .

Next Day

Mari took Micho to a lone place as she was going to tell about the spirits hideout

"Are we good now?" Michio asked Mari after coming at the area behind academy where there is no one around

Mari looked around and then looked at Michio

And then she asked, "before I tell you about the spirits hideout, tell me, why are you hiding your strength?"

After that fight, no one dares to mess with Michio and even some teachers tried to ask about him but Michio remained silent and just said "I used some trick, nothing else"

But he can't deceive Mari, the person who herself witnessed his strength

"This question was not in our deal," Michio said in a serious tone to Mari

Mari remained silent for a while and only glared at Michio, and then she said "Ok. Devils mouth is the place where spirits live but they are in deeper region so it's no use till you have some good amount of people helping you who all are experts"

Michio listened to her and after hearing what he wanted he said "thankYou" and walked away

But after walking a few steps he looked back at Mari and with an evil smile, he said "Why am I hiding my strength? No, I am not hiding my strength. I am just not interested in showing my strength to ants, that all"

After saying that he left the place