46 Hell (2/2)

”The job's done.” Then a voice comes all of sudden from a man who enters the roof we are on out of the blue. Or maybe it was just me who couldn't realize when he entered the roof. Regardless of that however, this man has a peculiar appearance. He is tall, old, his forehead is etched outwards and his mouth is really long. While his overall appearance is not anything striking, his face is quite odd. I don't think faces like these can exist in reality. And for that reason, it is hard for me to be able to really explain it.

”You are worrying too much over things that aren't important, Ms. Roswaisa.” The doctor says as he walks past me, ”That thing you see in front of your eyes in not a real human being.”

”Huh!?”

”I saw him in a kid's show once. It was probably a show of about 100 or so years from now. And well, you know how those things were, the art style was so unique and everything. Looking at him made me think that his appearance would be perfect to draw attention to if he existed in real life.” He looks at the old man and continues, ”Therefore, I used a method I know to make a puppet with this appearance. I guess you could say - he is a Homunculus.”

A Homunculus? This doctor is even capable of making a Homunculus? Are you kidding me? Just who is he?

”Who am I?” He tilts his head with a malicious grin and continues, ”I guess I never really told you my name, did I?”

”No, you didn't.” I say as I grit my teeth. ”You just told me that you are a doctor and that I should call you that.”

”True enough!” He nods to my words and then says, ”I don't have any one particular name to be honest. All the names I have had are just forgeries that people gave me for their convenience.”

That only confuses me more.

”I am someone who was labelled as a serial killer. To be honest, I am someone who raises serial killers.” He says with a grin. ”That is the best thing to remember me by.”

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Lucifer, one of the most prominent figures in the Bible and a character that mythology lovers love to put in their stories, is sitting in front of us, on the other side of a table.

He is 6'5 tall with great physique and black hair on a beautiful face. Yep, that's what I'd expect of him. But,

”What is even going on here?” I look at Danny in confusion and shock as I ask, ”Why, in Yato's name, is Lucifer … THE LUCIFER – offering us tea!?”

I point at the guy happily pouring tea into three different cups as I ask that.

”What's wrong with Lucifer offering us tea?” Danny asks in confusion.

”What is not wrong with it!?” I ask in more confusion, ”This guy is supposed to be the king of the demons for crying out loud, why in the world is he friendly to us?”

”Look man, I don't know which interpretation of the mythology you believe in but Lucifer is one of the friendliest deities in existence.” He says it like it's a matter of fact.

What the hell is going on here!?

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