Date- 5 April 2321
Time- 04:13
Location- Southern Region, Blossom district, Sky Blossom City, Outskirts
How far was I willing to go to help Anna?
Better yet, How much did Anna mean to me?
The answer was obvious, realizing this, without any hesitation and delay, I equipped the Devil Merchant card and summoned the devil merchant Belphegor.
Soon a jet-black monster worm appeared in front of me. Then it looked at itself and made a weird noise which I understood as âI donât remember giving my card to a worm.â
Then the jet-black monster worm turned to look at me and asked, âYou, are you really a monster worm?â
âDoes it matter?â I conveyed to the jet-black monster worm using the monster worm communication method.
âRight, it doesnât matter,â the Jet black monster worm agreed with me.
Then I enquired about the Jet black monster wormâs identity, âYou are?â Not wanting to make any assumptions because when it comes to devils, assuming something based on their actions and tricky words would prove deadly as they are known to thrive on trickery. They especially enjoy tricking their victims into an eternity of misery, sorrow, and pain.
âIsnât it obvious?â the Jet black monster worm said.
âObvious what?â I asked, not planning to answer it.
âDemon merchant Ezra, here to grant you your desire for a fee,â the Jet Black worm introduced itself.
Hearing the Jet Black wormâs introduction I looked at it in suspicion, had I not read the real card info I would have believed in its fake introduction.
Why would the devil bother with a fake name? Was it to misuse the devil pact? I had a hypothesis but it was best if I did not jump to any conclusion. Because I did not know anything about Devil merchant codes and Devil Pact, it was uncharted territory for me. I had to stay calm and be smart about it.
âAre you the demon merchant Ezra? Is your name Ezra?â I asked the Jet black worm to get confirmation from it.
âDidnât you hear what I said?â The jet-black monster worm dodged answering my questions.
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Hearing the Jet black monster worm, I did not bust its lie, instead patiently asked, âI heard you, that is why I am asking to confirm if you are demon merchant Ezra?â
âAre you dumb?â The Jet black monster worm continued to dodge answering my questions.
âFor the sake of this discussion, letâs say I am. So, are you the demon merchant Ezra?â I continued to ask the jet-black worm the same question about its name and identity.
âI said, Demon Merchant Ezra, here to grant your desire for a fee,â The Jet black monster worm repeated its fake introduction. If one were to carefully scrutinize its words, you may see that it never said that it was the demon merchant Ezra. And never in our conversation did it agree that it was the demon merchant Ezra.
Despite my repeated inquiries the Jet Black monster worm stuck to its fake introduction. Had I not read the real info on the card, no matter how cautious I was I would have fallen for its fake introduction. Because I had no choice but to take its word for it.
Whatâs the harm in that? When I enter a devilâs pact with it, if it doesnât use its real name, then who am I supposed to hold responsible for the bargain we agreed on, Demon Merchant Ezra? Thatâs a fake identity, odds were there wasnât a demon merchant named Ezra, to begin with.
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For the sake of an example letâs say I agreed to exchange something with that devil on the spot and not on a later date and entered a devilâs pact as proof of the agreement between me and the devil. Then I give the devil what it had asked of me in exchange for it promising me to fulfill my pre-stated desire thinking that we had made the devilâs pact. But hereâs the thing, the devil had used a false identity in the devilâs pact, so it would not be valid under the Devil Merchant code. Meaning the devil was under no obligation to uphold the agreement between us, in the end, I would be tricked into giving the devil something precious to me in exchange for nothing.
Again, these were my hypotheses on how the devil merchant code worked and why the devil Belphegor kept trying to make me believe that it was demon merchant Ezra. The only way I can prove it was by learning the devil merchant code. And where do I learn that?
âI heard you, the first time. So are you saying that you are demon merchant Ezra?â I continued with devilâs charred.
âWhere did you get my card?â The Jet black monster worm asked me with a frown, it seems to have realized that I was on to its trickery.
âDoes that matter?â I did not answer the Jet Black monster worm as the more it knew about me the easier it would be for it to trick me to my doom.
âNo, it doesnât,â Jet Black monster worm said, shaking its head.
I know that the Jet Black Monster worm would not play ball until it felt like it was tricking me. I did not have time for that. So I asked the jet-black monster worm, âCan I get the devil merchant code?â
âDevil merchant code? How do you know about that?â the Jet black monster worm asked me in surprise. Now it was sure that I knew something but what I knew was not clear to it and that bugged it.
âDoes it matter?â I asked the devil, having resolved to reveal as little information about me to it as possible. Though I wasnât clear on the fact of how much the devil knew about me.
âNo, it doesnât. If you want it, I can get you the devil merchant code. For an appropriate price⊠I can get you anything.â
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