“All right! It’s finally time for our retreat! Three days and two nights! So, Yuki! Are you pumped for this or what?!” I quickly tried to steady myself when Mammon suddenly threw his arm over my shoulders. This is different from how he was before. He was scared but now he is excited?
“...Sort of?” I didn’t know how to respond to the excited Mammon. I was having a hard time with him leaning his whole weight on me, he was close and I was trying not to realize he is also an attractive male. He is Mammon, a tsundere who loves money. I kept telling myself that until my heart wasn’t acting stupid.
“Hey now, come on, let’s hear some more excitement, eh!” Mammon started to pull at my cheek and I was struggling not to let any tears come out. I am a weak human! Why is he hurting my cheek like this?! He is a bully!
“Mammon, you’re being really loud.” Levi was looking at Mammon with a frown on his face and rubbing at his forehead.
“Aw, what’s with you, Levi? Get that grumpy look off your face, killjoy!” Mammon wagged a finger in front of Levi's face like he was scolding him. Ah, I know what’s goin’ on here. You stayed up real late last night playin’ games and readin’ manga and stuff, didn’t ya? Yup, I knew it! One point for Mammon!”
“You’re like… too excited right now, Mammon, and it’s really annoying.” Levi's expression got even worse and I was worried he would try to attack Mammon with me so close to him.
“Mammon being annoying is nothing new, but yeah… this morning he’s ESPECIALLY annoying.” Satan's expression wasn’t looking good either and it felt like he was getting surrounded by some dark aura as he continued to glare at Mammon.
“At first, you were complaining about how this retreat was going to be a drag.” I was rather happy that Levi brought up what I was thinking. I mean Mammon switch through his emotions quickly.
“Ah shut up, both of you. Sure I thought it was gonna be a drag, but now that’s actually time to go, I’m excited! Anythin’ wrong with that, huh?!” Mammon finally let go of my shoulders but I almost fell to the ground but managed to catch myself. Mammon had his arms crossed over his chest and his cheeks were red.
“What are you, an elementary school kid about to head off on a field trip?” Satan let out a sigh as he looked at Mammon. Mammon looked like he was going to say something but stopped when he noticed something behind Satan.
“Who, Beel, that bag of yours is waaay too big! Pff, I bet it’s stuffed with food, ain’t it?” Mammon shook his head at Beel and I couldn’t help but wonder why his bag was so big… We weren’t going to be there for long and I am pretty sure we would get food… This seems a bit extreme…
“Well, what about Asmodeus? I’d say he’s the one you should be criticizing when it comes to luggage.” Beel motioned over to Asmodeus who also arrived and he had… a lot of luggage behind him. Why does he have so many?!
“Gooood morning, everyone! My, you’re all early! Ugh, I just couldn’t decide how I wanted to do my hair this morning, you know? It took so much time…” Asmodeus pouts his lips as he messes around with his hair that still looks perfect. I mean was something off with it? I don’t get it…
“...Asmodeus. WHY do you have so much luggage?” Satan's expression was as surprised as mine. It was like he was going on a trip for a month instead of three days…
“Yeah. It’s only for two nights, ya know? You think you’re headin’ off on a tour of three worlds or somethin’?” Mammon's eyebrow was raised as he took in all of Asmodeus's luggage with his arms crossed over his chest.
“This is actually quite a bit less than what I wanted to bring. But then it occurred to me that I only have two hands, so I could only bring two suitcases with me.” Asmodeus said that as if he didn’t see the rest of us using a small bag that could hold enough clothes for three days.
“Actually, larger doujinshi artists generally ship their stuff when they go to conventions,” Levi spoke up and I do remember hearing that back at home but I doubt Asmodeus' situation could be like a doujinshi artist's. I mean they had to keep important stuff with them but I had a feeling he just had a bunch of extra stuff.
“Sorry Levi, but I’m not sure what you’re even talking about right now.” Asmodeus had a confused frown on his face as he didn’t understand what Levi was talking about.
“So what do you have in there? Food?” Beel was looking at Asmodeus luggage with hungry eyes and I was worried he would try to eat it, I mean I did see him one time eat a bunch of fake fruits without any trouble…
“Ugh, no, of course not. I’m not you, Beel! I guess most of it is just clothes, makeup, and random beauty products?” Asmodeus let out a huff as he made sure his luggage was out of Beel's reach.
“I mean, everyone expects me to look my best at all times, now don’t they?” Asmodeus had a charming smile on his face and I was trying hard not to let out a noise of agreement. He is so attractive that it is annoying… Especially since he knows it…
“Man, even LEVI makes more sense than you, Asmo!” Mammon was shaking his head at what Asmodeus said.
“It looks like everyone’s here. It won’t do to keep Diavolo waiting. We should head over to the Demon Lord’s Castle right now. I want to get there before the angels and Solomon do.” Lucifer didn’t pay any mind to Asmodeus and Beel's luggage. He just got ready to head out and I just lifted my bag with my clothes over my shoulder before following after him. I didn’t get too far until Mammon was next to me with a serious expression.
“So, we’re goin’ to the Demon Lord’s Castle… I hope you’re ready, Yuki, ‘cause there ain’t no guarantee you’ll come back from this alive, ya know?” Mammon had a smirk on his face as he told me this and I just rolled my eyes at him, I really can’t take him seriously...
“I know you want Yuki to be interested in you, but you do realize it sounds as if you’re trying to scare someone, don’t you Mammon?” Satan gave Mammon an unimpressed look and for some reason, Mammon started to blush.
“What?! Whaddya mean?! Pff, why would I want Yuki to be interested in me, huh? There are a lotta rumors about that place, that’s a fact. From what I hear, ghosts are wanderin’ the halls, y’know?” When Mammon mentioned ghosts I couldn’t help but tense up… I mean they would probably be kept under control so I wouldn’t have to worry about them messing with me but what if… I could feel my body get cold from fear.
“Well, what I heard is that there’s an underground labyrinth beneath the castle.” Satan also mentioned a rumor he heard about the demon castle and I was really curious how big it was… Was it like a fairy tale castle?
“So, ghosts and an underground labyrinth, huh…? I could totally believe both of those rumors. But at the same time𑁋,” Before Mammon could continue, he was cut off by the stern voice of Lucifer. “Quit standing around and get going!”
“Right, right. I’m comin’...” Mammon grumbled as he started to follow after Lucifer. I was really curious about how the stay at the demon lord castle would be… I hope nothing bad will happen to me… I hope no ghost will try to scare me…
At The Demon Lord Castle…
“Well, good morning. I must say, I couldn’t wait for you to arrive!” Diavolo greeted us when we arrived at the castle with a wide smile on his face. I was trying very hard not to look around the place with wide eyes but it was rather hard since the castle was so fancy… It was like a scene from a fairy tale!
“Welcome to the Demon Lord’s Castle. It’s a pleasure to have you here.” Barbatos greeted us with a polite bow and a smile as he stood next to Diavolo.
“Good morning, Diavolo. And you too, Barbatos. Well, it seems that neither Solomon nor the angels have arrived yet, have they?” Lucifer said that in a way that seemed surprised but he knew this would happen. I mean he was rushing us to get here quickly after all.
“Man, now that’s just shameless. Listen to you pretendin’ like you didn’t hurry over here, all frantic to make it to Lord Diavolo before Solomon and the angels could.” Mammon said what I was thinking out loud and I knew something would happen to him soon.
“Hm? Did you say something Mammon?” Lucifer had a frown on his face and I noticed that he was stepping on Mammon's foot. Tears instantly appeared in his eyes and I knew that it was painful, really painful.
“D’AAAAAH OW OW OW! My foot! You’re steppin’ on MY FOOT, Lucifer! ...Lucifer sir!” Mammon was trying to pull his foot from under Lucifer but it wasn’t budging at all and I was getting worried that it would break under Lucifer's foot.
“Well, Lucifer, Mammon, I see that you two are getting along swimmingly as usual.” Diavolo looked at the scene with a smile still on his face and I was wondering if we were seeing the same thing…
“At least Mammon is predictable. No matter what, you can always count on him to act stupid…” Asmodeus mumbles this as he watches Mammon suffering with a frown on his face.
“Yeah. It’s embarrassing to think that Solomon and the angels are about to get a front-row seat to all of Mammon’s idiocy.” Satan let out a sigh as his expression grew dark looking at the way Mammon was acting and Mammon couldn’t help but glare at Satan when they heard what he just said.
“Ah, speaking of our other guests, they’ve just arrived.” Barbatos looked behind us with a smile on his face. I turned around and noticed that Solomon and the angels arrived. I also notice that Luke was looking at me with wide eyes.
I mean the last time he saw me wasn’t a good situation so he must be surprised to see me all better and standing up. I really should have tried to speak to him when I got better but I got a bit distracted. But it is good to see him again in a better situation.
