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Chapter 119. Omnipotent Light

"My question is... about you."

"Me?"

"That's right... the one with two souls, white and black. You don’t equate your soul with that of a Celestial’s… What are you? Even the structure of your soul is bizarre. Where did you come from?"

"Ah… another world?"

So, Lucifer knows everything about me, huh?

From the moment this guy first saw me, she kept mentioning something about two souls, so maybe she really can perceive them clearly. Not vaguely, but definitively with those eyes of her.

When I casually mentioned, "I came from another world," Lucifer froze, looking dumbfounded, then abruptly nodded.

"I see. You’re a being who arrived in this world along with a distortion in time and space not too long ago, correct? It might feel recent to me, but to humans, it must have been over ten years ago… I see, I see. Coming from another world, that’s indeed convincing."

"No, it’s not convincing to me!"

What is this guy talking about?

"That’s all for my question. And... I have nothing more I wish to ask."

"Then, is this the end of the questions?"

"Let’s leave it at that."

Alright then.

"Now, I’d like to ask if you’ll cooperate with us."

"Hmm… Whether this world perishes due to Claudius or not is of no concern to me."

"Of no concern? Even though you live in this world?"

"I am not so fragile as to perish from something of that degree. I am the most perfected among the Celestials… a being so powerful I rival gods who view this world from the outside."

"Gods who view it from the outside?"

"There’s no way such beings exist."

So they do exist, after all.

Elixira and Vanessa seem to think Lucifer’s words are nonsense, but to me, it would be stranger if they didn’t exist.

Originally, I assumed Claudius’s very existence was like some kind of divine cleanup operation… but Lucifer’s words disproved that. However, questions still remain. Who brought my soul into this world in the first place? Why can’t the edges of this world be observed? Perhaps this world isn’t a sphere like Earth.

It’s more like… a sandbox crafted for a god to play in. And Lucifer might be a kind of glitch, aware of the higher existence above.

"So, since you’re the strongest, you have no intention of helping humans."

"I have little interest."

"What a conceited bastard."

"That’s who I am—Lucifer."

Damn... This woman seriously considers her body nothing more than a vessel. Probably, even if her body were destroyed, she could survive with just her soul, and she must have a way to regenerate her body. True immortality… She’s untouchable.

"But."

"Hm?"

Lucifer, who had been arrogantly looking down on us, slowly shifted her gaze to focus on me.

"If you are willing to risk even your own life, I might not mind offering you my cooperation."

"You’ve been talking down to me this whole time… If that’s all it takes, I’ll gladly risk my life."

"Theodore!?"

I’ve already died once... What’s there to hesitate over now?

If I can protect my family and friends, I won’t hesitate to risk my life, not one bit.

"That said, I won’t die for nothing. If I lose my life, I expect results worth its weight."

"How difficult… Do you understand the value of your life, which far surpasses that of ordinary beings?"

"Shut it. A life is a life, no matter whose it is."

"Heh… To me, there’s a world of difference between lives worth saving and those that aren’t. Wouldn’t you agree?"

This guy… doesn’t just look down on humans but all living beings.

Still, the fact that she can back it up means Lucifer truly has that kind of power.

She knows about Claudius, understands the nature of the world, and possesses enough strength to look down on everything… Yeah, she’s a solid ally worth betting my life on.

"I never thought a Celestial could seem more demonic than a Demon, but fine. I’ll entrust you with my soul and life."

"The deal is struck. Then, as the First Seraph, I shall honor our contract… Things might get noisy from here on, so bear with it, alright?"

"What?"

Noisy?

Before I could question it, Lucifer suddenly disappeared in a flash of light, and a sharp pain shot through my chest.

"Urgh!?

"Theodore!"

"H-Hey, are you okay? What’s happening!?"

"This bastard…"

[Calling such a beautiful woman a ‘bastard’… isn’t that a bit rude?]

In an instant, I understood what Lucifer had done.

[Discarding my body, I’ve taken up residence in yours. This way, as promised, I can grant you power… You didn’t specify the method, after all.]

This woman... She’s more a demon than an angel.

"Pay some rent."

[Hmm… The only rent I can offer is something like this.]

When I jokingly demanded rent out of irritation, something moved inside me, and twelve wings sprouted from my back.

"W-Wings!?"

"W-What’s happening!?"

"I’d like to know that myself!"

From my back emerged pure white wings—six pairs in total. They were the same as the ones Lucifer revealed when readying for battle.

[Indeed… If we were to name it similarly to them, [Lucifer] might suffice.]

"Name it… You just made it up, didn’t you?"

[Of course. I do not equate humans with souls. That means no one but me has wielded my power before, so naturally, no grimoire existed by that name.]

Damn… This woman. Not only did she invade my body, but she also gave me a third Grimoire without asking. Two were already enough to make Elixira complain, and now I have three?

"That’s… a Grimoire, isn’t it?"

"Apparently so… Even I’m baffled."

"How do I put it… It’s blindingly radiant and has an awfully strong, bad personality."

Hear that, Lucifer?

[Your body is quite fascinating. As someone from another world, you’re endlessly intriguing… What shall I do with you?]

Is she planning to mess with my body now? Was asking for her cooperation really a good idea?