Chapter 66

"Um, Barbados-san..."

I spoke to Barbados, who was lying on the floor.

"Yes, what is it...?"

Barbados responded, albeit with a lethargic air.

"I summoned you because I have a request..."

"I know. Whenever humans summon demons, it's always because they have a request."

"Yes, well, that's true, I suppose."

"But I refuse. Because it's too troublesome."

"Please, I need your help with this."

"Haa..."

Barbados let out a conspicuous sigh.

"Alright, but you should know I used to be an angel."

"I can see that."

After all, Barbados had wings and a halo, which were clear signs of an angel.

"But as you can see, I was cast down to the demon world. I was lazy and didn't do what I was supposed to do."

"I see..."

"That's why, now that I'm a demon, I don't have to do anything, and it's very comfortable."

This person is a complete failure. Well, not a person, but a failed demon.

"Please, I would really appreciate it if you could cooperate..."

"But I don't want to. Try someone else."

It feels like there's no way to get through to him.

In this situation, I have no choice but to use the last resort, even though I don't really want to.

"Um, Barbados-san. I have the power to command demons."

"Haa, what about it?"

"Among my powers, there's a binding spell. It's mainly used to stop out-of-control demons, but if I want to, I can make the target demon feel intense pain."

"Fe?"

"Of course, I don't want to use this method if I can avoid it, but if you absolutely refuse to listen, I might have to resort to this. The spell is... I think..."

Saying that, I opened the grimoire 'Goetia' and found the page with the binding spell.

Then, I began to chant.

"---I hereby command you, the 8th Barbados, strictly..."

"Uwaaaaaahh!! I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I'll listen to you! So, please, fu... forgive me!"

Just starting to say the spell made Barbados so scared that he came crawling on the floor with tears in his eyes.

It was more effective than I imagined.

Is the pain from the binding spell really that intense?

"Um, of course, it was a joke."

I said it lightly, hoping he would listen, but I never intended to actually use the binding spell to cause pain.

"Uwaaaaaahh!! You're lying, you're lying, you're lying! You're going to do it, aren't you!!"

"No, I really won't."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Please forgive meeeeee!!"

Saying that, Barbados started crying uncontrollably.

It was difficult to have a proper conversation like this.

About 10 minutes later.

"Hey, you really won't...?"

"Yes, I won't."

"Really, really...?"

"Really, really."

"Okay, I believe you."

Finally, he believed me.

It took a lot of time to convince Barbados.

To be honest, I'm exhausted.

"So, I have a request for you, Barbados."

"Okay, I'll do my best."

"I need you to translate for Gamijin over there. You can understand animal languages, right?"

I pointed to a large wolf-like demon named Gamijin, who was causing trouble with Orabus.

While I was dealing with Barbados, Gamijin and Orabus had been fighting.

"Alright."

Saying that, Barbados cautiously approached Gamijin.

To me, Gamijin just seemed to be barking, not speaking.

"Did you understand what he said?"

"Um, he said he wants to eat meat."

"Oh, I see."

So, I gathered all the meat I had at home.

Gamijin started eating the meat without hesitation.

Ah, all the meat is being eaten. I don't have much money left since I was disowned, and if this continues, I won't have anything to eat.

"Burp," Gamijin burped after eating everything.

It seems he was satisfied.

"Could you ask Gamijin to teach me the spirit summoning technique?"

"Understood."

Barbados nodded and spoke to Gamijin in a language I couldn't understand, but it must have been effective for communicating with animals.

"Um, Master."

"What did he say?"

"He said he'll teach you the spirit summoning technique if you feed him meat until he's satisfied."

"Ah, I see..."

But I don't have much money left.

Without money, it's hard to get meat.

So, there's only one thing to do.

"Alright, let's tackle the dungeon!"

The dungeon. It's a place where people without money go to try to get rich quick.

Various monsters appear along the way, but if you can clear it, you can get a lot of money.

"Clearing the dungeon, huh? That's quite a challenge."

Orabus said that, looking excited.

Orabus is already proven to be strong, so having him around is very reassuring.

"Will you be coming with us?"

Barbados asked, looking uneasy.

"Well, if you don't come, I won't be able to understand Gamijin's language."

"Ugh, alright. I'll do my best."

Barbados reluctantly agreed.

Incidentally, when I told Gamijin he could eat meat, he also agreed to go to the dungeon.

So, we decided to go to the dungeon to gather money.

The party members are me, Orabus, Gamijin, and Barbados, four in total.

We dropped to the sixth place in the genre.

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