Devil’s Music

"Yes, let's just say that for now."

Geon laughed at Shion's chic reply, causing Rin to smile.

"Shion seems to be a bit shy, but he was a friend who helped me a lot when we first met, so I hope you'll treat him well too, haha."

Rin said with a low chuckle.

"I see, a shy friend. That's interesting. Ah, we are building a space exclusively for Mr. Geon over there, would you like to take a look?"

"Really? Where is it?"

"It's on the third floor, I'll assign someone to you so you can go and see."

"Okay! Kids, I'll be right back!"

After calling over an employee with a gesture to safely usher Geon in, Rin watched Geon enter the construction site.

Shion looked coldly at Rin, who immediately changed his demeanor as Geon left. It was clear the relationship between demons and angels was not friendly, and Shion, known for his cunning, was also shunned by the angels.

"Not yet."

Rin smiled slightly and looked at Pyemon.

"Thank you, Lord Pyemon."

"Ha ha, I should be the one saying that to you."

"Then enjoy your visit, I have a lot to take care of."

After a brief greeting, Rin glanced at Shion, who was still glaring at him, and then bowed beautifully before leaving. Shion watched her leave, saying:

"Uriel..."

Pyemon chuckled as he watched her with Shion.

"Yes, Uriel is protecting that child."

Shion watched Rin disappear in silence and then asked:

"Was it the angels who started this?"

"No, it was Lord Gamagin who started it."

"A demon helped by an angel at a demon's event?"

"Hehe, yes."

"That's incomprehensible."

"You'll understand soon enough."

"Hmm?"

"Lord Gamagin will eventually tell you why it started."

"By becoming... friends?"

"Yes, because a friend is someone you can trust."

"I... see."

Pleased with his new space, Geon came out, removed his helmet, and smiled brightly.

After introducing Geon to Shizuka and Kevin at the Viviking Club, Shion and Pyemon supported a very drunk Geon back to the Red Castle. The two sat on the couch in the detached house's living room, where no one else was. 𝑅�

Peeking at Geon, who had fallen asleep in his room, through a slightly open door, Pyemon asked:

"So, how was it? Spending a day as a human friend?"

Shion, sitting in the dark room, responded in a low voice:

"Just another ordinary day, going to familiar places, meeting the usual people."

"That's humans for you, finding joy and sorrow in the mundane, suffering over minor hurts in the grand scheme of their short lives."

After a pause, Shion bowed his head.

"And... it was enjoyable."

Pyemon laughed softly.

"I see."

Shion glanced at Geon, who was mumbling in his sleep.

"Did you hear what his next song will be about?"

"At the bar, he mentioned songs of fire, wind, and earth, didn't he?"

"Do you know what they mean?"

"Hehe, I do."

"Unlike the song of water, the song of the earth can make the land fertile for plants to thrive, or it can dry and twist it, changing the Earth's environment like Mars. The song of the wind can bring rain to drought-stricken areas but can also alter the climate to call forth storms. The song of fire can inspire people to passion in all things, yet it can also incite them to war. Will you just let it be?"

Pyemon grinned, pointing at Geon with his thumb.

"Do you think that boy looks like someone who would carry negative emotions?"

Shion watched Geon silently all day; he was innocent and hated to cause even minor injuries to his friends.

As they discussed the song of water, the gradually improving stories of psychiatric patients seemed as if they were talking about their own stories or helping their families, which excited them. After a moment of reflection, Shion shook his head.

"No, I don't think so. It's a pity, if it were me, I would have moved the child to harness greater power."

Pyemon flicked Shion's forehead lightly.

"Don't hide yourself; I know you no longer think that way."

Shion rubbed his uninjured forehead and sighed.

"Is this really okay? I am a demon, and so are you."

Pyemon leaned deeply back into the sofa and looked up at the ceiling.

"Isn't it fun to have an exception to everything? Life as a demon would be boring if we always followed the same patterns."

"An exception..."

"Yes, an exception."

Shion crossed his arms and sank into thought again, which Py

emon watched with a small smile before leaving him alone.

As dawn's light shone into the dimly lit detached house living room and the day progressed with the sun high in the sky, Shion, lost in thought, did not rise from his seat.

In the late afternoon, although he had no hangover, Geon got out of bed thirsty. He saw Shion sitting on the sofa with his head bowed.

Aware that Geon had awakened, Shion continued to sit with his eyes closed. Geon, who was peering around, approached him again.

"Sleeping here might give you a cold... You seem too deeply asleep to wake. This should at least keep you from getting sick, Shion."

After leaving those warm words, Geon went to drink some water. His throat was so dry that even after drinking two glasses of water, he poured another and took it back to his room, with the blanket draped over his shoulders. Seeing Shion rising from the sofa, he stopped.

"Oh, are you awake? Ah, did I wake you? Sorry. I was worried you might catch a cold."

Geon adjusted the blanket slipping from his shoulders.

"Are you cold? Let's go to my room, what's wrong with men sharing a bed?"

Holding a glass of water and grabbing Shion's arm to lead him to his room, Geon put strength into his body to resist being pulled along.

Shion looked seriously at him and snapped his fingers in front of him.

"Shion? Do you have something like sleepwalking? Are you still not awake? Snap out of it."

Geon, who had been waving his hand in front of Shion, watched him silently as he had been deep in thought all night.

"Let me ask you again."

His hoarse voice made Geon even more worried.

"Yeah, tell me."

"Am I your friend?"

Geon frowned.

"Why do you keep asking... I told you yesterday. You and Pyemon, you're both my friends."

Shion closed his eyes. After a moment to gather his breath, he opened them and glared at Geon.

Instead of being puzzled by his glaring friend, Geon looked at him with concern. Feeling his warmth and kindness, Shion struggled to speak.

"Shion..."

"Huh?"

"My name is Shion."

"Oh? So Shion was like a nickname from when you were young?"

Shion dropped the blanket on the floor.

"I, Shion, acknowledge you as my friend for eternity."

At Shion's words, a purple flash of light momentarily lit up the detached house living room like a camera's flash.

"What was that just now? Shion, no, Shion. Did you see it too?"

Shion smiled slightly and shook his head.

"No, I didn't see it."

Geon rubbed his eyes and looked around again, but seeing everything unchanged, he scrunched up his face.

"Ah, I've been drinking too much lately, seeing things. Ah, sorry. Acknowledging as a friend, what does that mean?"

Shion pulled Geon into an arm-in-arm embrace and dragged him to the room.

"No, that's a thing. Let's go to sleep. We can share a bed since we're friends."

"Oh, of course. But, you don't have any other... hobbies, do you?"

"Why, worried now?"

"Ah... ahaha, no, not really, just let's sleep!"

"Hehe, let's go."

Geon pulled out an extra blanket for Shion and gave him one of the two pillows before curling up and falling asleep first.

Although Shion had no need or reason to sleep, he quietly closed his eyes and lay still until Geon's breathing stabilized. Once Geon was fully asleep, Shion rose from his place.

He smiled faintly as he walked to the closed door of the room and opened it.

In the detached house living room sofa, three men were sitting, looking at him and laughing. A handsome man with brown hair, wearing a neatly pressed gray suit vest with a red tie, came forward to greet him.

"Good evening, Lord Shion. I am Amdusias."

With the same smile as the night before, Pyemon greeted him with one hand raised.

"Hey, you slept, despite being a demon?"

Inside, yet still wearing sunglasses and black leather gloves despite it being summer, was Gamagin.

"Come and sit down."

Although the only change was becoming friends with Geon, Shion now had three other demon friends as well.

Although they were always intimidating to him, Gamagin, who he should kneel and bow to, and Amdusias, who wasn't very helpful but had many useful abilities, were now his friends.

Shion approached the sofa and smiled broadly at the three. Pyemon forcibly pushed him down onto the sofa by his knees and put him in a headlock, giving him a noogie.

"Welcome, friend

."

While being choked and noogied by Pyemon, Shion waved his hands in resistance, but his bright smile couldn't be hidden.

It was the first time Shion had shown such a bright smile in front of someone, and he breathed a sigh of relief, feeling somewhat liberated.

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