231 Ungrateful Fly
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As Sylphy Spirits and Familiars fought with everything they had, one of them was left out, Alice, the representation of Sylphy’s System. Even after she made a familiar contract with Sylphy and her existence suddenly became more defined, she was still an alien being from this world, not really a spirit, not really a living being, so she couldn’t really “define” her form yet, and getting out of Sylphy’s soul would also be somewhat dangerous in many ways, as it could even risk her losing the System at all, so she really didn’t wanted to come out.
However, as she looked at everybody fighting, she began to sigh, thinking and hoping that she could fight like them, that she could be of more help to Sylphy, although she was already helping her all the time, she always hoped to help even more, it could be said that she was quite the hard worker, especially because she was very fixated into helping Sylphy as much as possible. Even with all the new power Sylphy was receiving from her mother, it seemed that it was not possible yet.
“Sigh... I wish I could help you out, Sylphy...”
As Alice sighed, a large fly flying atop the darkness of Sylphy’s soul looked down at Alice with his pair of compound eyes, he seemed to be bored out of his death. He had been trapped here ever since he died against Allan and the other heroes, and he has been growing more and more frustrated as he realized that there was not really any way out of this situation, and that he would probably be confined in here as a fragment of his soul forever... unless he decided to cooperate with Sylphy.
However, unlike Ignatius, he was more prideful, selfish, and egocentric than even the dragon, and less stupid as well, he couldn’t trust Sylphy so easily, and he was only thinking of her as his enemy... even though he had seen her live for a long time by now, and how he had seen her survive, train, and grow stronger, he saw her sincerity, and experienced a part of her own life. Perhaps, slowly, his mind was changing, but his nature was stopping him from stepping out of his own boundaries and change completely into something he never was before.
He had always been a being of aberrant personality and nature, changing completely for a little girl was something impossible... or so he thought, but factors such as not having any other option at all also helped... but at the end, he only feel more hatred than anything else, and when he saw Alice sighing like that, he couldn’t help but reprimand her.
“You’re such an useless creature! Thinking you can somehow change things by going there... Don’t you realize that you’re merely being used? You’re but a tool!”
“What? You’re just talking nonsense again...” Sighed Alice. “I am obviously a tool, I am a System, what I do and what I was created for was to bring help to my Master... I am fully aware of it and also I am aware that I could even choose not to, but there is no reason to do that... Sylphy is my world, and I would do anything for her.”
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“Tch... Well, whatever!” Sighed Beelzebub, as he looked elsewhere. He was still unwilling to help Sylphy.
“You’re the useless one in here, you’ve been only wandering around this entire time, even when Sylphy has tried to bring you out all this time, she has even tried to apologize to you and even promised you something outrageous such as conquering the demon continent and making you their King just so you can help her and become her friend...” Sighed Alice. “The worst part is that she would do it for you because Sylphy is too honest of a girl, when she makes a promise, she actually goes through the work of getting it done, no matter what.”
“L-Like hell I would believe that crap!” Said Beelzebub. “Well yeah, she’s strong enough that she might one day grow to become a powerful hero or something, but there’s no reason for her to give me such a ridiculous thing! She’s obviously lying...”
“No, she isn’t... I feel like you’re the only one here lying to yourself, you seem to constantly keep your emotions and thoughts to yourself. You fake being aberrant, you fake being grotesque, and you fake being a monster so nobody can hurry you anymore, right?” Said Alice.
Alice quickly made Beelzebub jump in surprise, her words hit him right in the core of his own personal problems, and he couldn’t help but find that she was right deep down, but pridefully, he couldn’t let her say such a thing.
“Y-You damned bulb of light! I am a Demon Lord! Emotions? I don’t need any of those!” He said. “I am an evil being! Not some stupid little corny demon with personal problems or something like that pathetic worm of Furoh! Now stop pestering me!”
“You were the one that started annoying me, I am merely stating facts while you outright insult people for now reason, it is very clear who’s the most stupid here.” Said Alice.
“Guh...! S-Shut up!” Roared Beelzebub, folding his arms and averting his gaze from Alice. However, deep down, he began to grow more and more desperate... Was there any other option than trusting that girl and enslaving himself to her? What was better? An eternity confined in here, or becoming her ally and have the opportunity or chance to be given the throne of a demon king in the future? Even if it was all a lie, it had more chances of occurring than him of being freed from this confined space.
However, above all things, Beelzebub was a big coward, and he couldn’t bring himself to do anything like this yet, he was too scared of the possibilities of being discarded ultimately, or to be used as a tool, something he always despised...
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