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"Morning', what's for breakfast… Huh?" Elena raised an eyebrow as she glanced Albert sitting around the table.
"Your daughter?" Albert wondered, eating a sandwich.
"Y-Yes…" I sighed. "Elena, he's…"
"I never thought you would get into a polyamorous relationship, mom…" Elena sighed. "Do you like young men that much?"
"W-Wha…?! Elena! What are you saying! He's a friend! Goodness…" I sighed. "He's a… Well, he's part of SWORD. Remember Rose? She's his girlfriend."
"Ooooh…" Elena nodded. "S-Sorry about what I said…"
"No worries." Albert shrugged.
"He wasn't apologizing to you!" I sighed. "A-Anyways, you said you were feeling weird?"
"Yeah, not weird in the wrong way but… How can I put it into words?" Albert wondered. "Well, just look."
Albert suddenly opened the palm of his hands, as golden chains emerged from within, grabbing the phantom of Hellberos and dragging him back into his body.
"Guuaaakh!"
"Aweseome." Elena looked at the scene in utter disbelief.
"So my sealing on Hellberos ended extending into some sort of ability you acquired." I nodded, comprehending the situation. "I originally made it so Hellberos would be sealed from doing whatever he pleased with you, looks like it has given you a new strength."
"I am rather afraid of this power too, I don't know how to properly use it, and it might affect me negatively because my body has permanently assimilated the Demonic Powers of Hellberos, so I am kind of half-demon now." Albert said. "I was wondering if you could keep it still or, take it out?"
"Hmm, I'm afraid I can't do much about that. The chains have merged with your soul." I said. "But I made it so they would never harm their vessel, well, wielder now. To take them out would mean breaking your soul apart, and Hellberos who is bound to it might also end up either freeing himself as some sort of demonic manifestation or dying."
"Dying?!" Hellberos manifested as a tiny red devil made of blood above Albert's head. "Hey ma'am, I've been a good demon! You don't have to kill me! Alright?! I-I'll take care of Albert!"
Since that traumatic incident where I beat him to almost death, he has become much more humbler, I see. I never thought demons could exist to begin with. Is there really a hell and heaven out there? I feel like I've been ignoring something incredibly important this entire time.
"Don't worry, it's fine." Albert sighed. "Well, I guess I'll have to bear with it. Though, the problem is that my skin kind of burns when I use them… I know you could say I just shouldn't use them but, my job is pretty dangerous, this tool… I just can't ignore it."
"I can understand…" I nodded, rubbing my chin.
"Hmph, then what do you want?" Mark wondered. "If you're asking for some sort of magical service, shouldn't you pay her first?"
"R-Right, my bad." Albert suddenly took out his phone. "Can you do something? How about twenty?"
"Twenty thousand?" Wandered my daughter.
"Millions." Albert replied.
"Oh, millions- WHAT?!" My daughter almost spat the cereal she was eating.
"E-Elena, calm down dear. Mom is busy dealing with a client, okay?" I asked my daughter.
"S-Sorry, I'll keep quiet." She said, drinking some milk.
"Twenty millions? Is that it?" Mark asked angrily. "What are you basing this pricing on?"
As always, he was being overprotective of me, but I kind of liked that out of him. He always worries about me.
"Usually magicians ask twenty million for some basic consulting or charm creation." Said Albert. "But we can increase the price if she wants. Are you her manager or something that you step into the conversation all the time?"
"He's my boyfriend and I allow him to do so." I crossed my arms. "He's right though, I don't plan on doing charity to you, so… Hmm, how about ten billion?"
"Eh?!" Albert was shocked. "T-That's… Well, I… I guess."
"You would really give me ten billion?! I was joking!" I sighed. "T-That's too much. Anyways, just… fifty is fine. I am planning on building some capital but I'll feel guilty if I ask you an eye out of your face."
"An eye out of his face? Usually that's the price demons ask for contracts or wishes." Hellberos spoke. "I knew it, she's a demon isn't it? I bet she's something like a Succubus! Would explain her massive fat tits- GREEGH!"
Hellberos was grasped by a hand made of light, mine, as he disappeared into red smoke.
"Sorry about that…" Albert apologized. "I'll add a hundred million for that. A-Anyways, do you know something so I don't feel so tired using them?"
"Yeah, I'll readjust the runic system and permeate your body with my sap." I said.
"Sap…?" Albert wondered.
"I'm like a Dryad, you see." I smiled, as my hand suddenly turned into countless of branches, leaking golden sap.
"W-Woah…" Albert was a bit grossed out. "This is the first time I see a Dryad in person, so cool!"
Oh? I didn't expected this facet out of him. It seems he's some sort of weeb but for fantasy creatures. Maybe that's the reason he got that demon inside of him, for reading too many books he shouldn't had. Rose did said something about Hellberos being sealed inside some sort of Grimoire Albert opened mistakenly.
"Ahem, anyways. Elena, what's wrong with Monica?" I wondered.
"She's taking a bath right now; she took a while to wake up." Elena apologized. "Sorry, she slept a bit too much… Ah, wait, why am I even waking up early today, not like there's any school left now!"
"I guess it's force of habit…" I laughed. "But finish your breakfast at least, okay?"
"Eh, sure." Elena shrugged. "It's not like every day we see a demon guy stepping into my house. Hey, are demons really real? What about angels?"
"Angels can suck my demonic dick!" Hellberos angrily barked.
"Shut up! Don't swear in front of a girl!" Albert was about to grasp him like a rat, but I did it first.
"How about we start the modifications right away?" I smiled menacingly. "First, let's add a few Rune arrangements so you don't just say whatever you want, hm?"
"Eeeep! A-Albert, help! Help meeee!"
FLAAASH!
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