Odd odds

Together, they walked back to the place where the demon had been summoned. From the boy's point of view, it was a little early since only a few of their questions had been answered.

Leading the way, Belphegor was humming a melody they couldn't identify. It was rough, repetitive, and a little sad to listen to, but it was one of the demon's many techniques to avoid their many questions.

He further hurried them when one of his ears, seemingly not devoid of nerves like its shape supposed it, twitched like a cat bothered by a fly.

"It's pitiable but, someone else is calling me, I have to leave you, for now!" Seeing how disappointed the redhead was, he added. "I'm very popular in this country. I hope it'll be the same for you soon!"

He hopped into the circle, sinking without any resistance in the dirt.