Cana curiously picked up the Black Crystal that had been taken out of the hidden compartment along with the metal boxes. "The three metal boxes are containers for the Demon Slayer Magic legacy, so what is this crystal for?"
"I don't know, but it shouldn't be simple either."
"Since the Demon Slayers organization stored it alongside the Demon Slayer Magic legacy, it must be an important item."
Hope picked up the Black Crystal, but after careful inspection, he couldn't figure out anything special, so he casually handed it to Mirajane beside him.
However, when Mirajane took the Black Crystal, she was surprised to find that the magic power inside her suddenly went out of control and rampaged.
The "satan soul," whose consciousness should have been erased by the Take Over Magic, instantly escaped Mirajane's control, reversed the process by draining her magic power, and manifested as a tall, hideous, and extremely oppressive Two-Winged Great Demon.
This was Satan's true appearance.
However, Satan's eyes were not on Mirajane, who used his power, nor on the vigilant Cana, nor even on Hope, who wore a spectator's expression. Instead, he let out a roar toward the Black Crystal.
"Lucifer!"
"Get out!"
The next second, the Black Crystal lit up with a crimson glow.
Immediately afterward, a powerful surge of magic power suddenly erupted. While breaking free from Mirajane, this powerful magic power coalesced around the Black Crystal, forming a presence whose oppressive aura was no less than Satan's.
She had two horns on her head, white hair, three pairs of wings on her back, and black light armor clinging tightly to her full, proud figure. Except for her gender, she looked exactly like the fallen Six-Winged Seraphim from some religious legend.
Even the name was identical.
Oh right, "Angels" do exist in this world, and there is also 'Angel' Magic, similar to Celestial Spirit Magic, which can summon Angels to fight.
Satan... Lucifer... Hope's gaze shifted back and forth between the two imposing figures, who were actually just large magic power phantoms. "I say, you two, you aren't going to put on some boring show here, fighting to the death over the title of 'Demon King,' are you?"
Satan's imposing aura immediately stalled. Although his will had previously been suppressed by Mirajane's Take Over Magic, his senses passively informed him of what was happening around him.
Therefore, Satan, who already knew how terrifying Hope was, immediately became obedient.
Lucifer, on the other hand, still maintained an arrogant attitude. She looked disdainfully at Satan, who had withdrawn his aura and quieted down.
"After so many years apart, a mere human can make you this cowardly? I must have been blind to consider you a mortal enemy."
After speaking, ignoring Satan's reaction, Lucifer turned her head to look at Mirajane, who was temporarily paralyzed due to the magic power rampage. "Human, I am Lucifer the Demon King. Give your body to me now. Once my power is restored, I will appoint you as my Great General."
What a familiar scam routine.
I feel like 'I am Qin Shi Huang' is better... Hope suppressed the urge to complain and suddenly remembered that Elfman had once told him how easily Mirajane performed the Take Over of the satan soul when she was young, and at that time, she didn't even know she had awakened Take Over Magic.
The power of the "satan soul" was clearly superior to the "Beast King Soul," yet when Elfman first took over the Beast King's power, he rampaged, while the young Mirajane was completely unharmed.
Seeing Lucifer openly coveting Mirajane's body now, it is likely that Satan had the same idea back then: waiting for Mirajane to grow to a certain level before possessing her body.
Seeing Lucifer approach Mirajane, Hope immediately stepped in front of her. "Sorry, I don't want someone else's soul residing in Mirajane's body."
Lucifer was furious. "Human! Are you trying to defy me, the Demon King?!"
The response she received was Hope initiating Holy Light.
The next second, Lucifer's magic power phantom was Disintegrated. The Black Crystal, which emitted massive magic power, was firmly suppressed by an even greater force, and a crack appeared on the surface of the Black Crystal held by Hope.
Just as Hope was preparing to send Lucifer to join Seraphin, who had already departed, an anxious voice came out of the Black Crystal.
"B-B-Big Brother!"
"It was my fault. Please be magnanimous and spare my life!"
The sudden voice coming from the Black Crystal startled Hope.
Could he be hallucinating?
Hope dug his ears, then looked at his companions, finding that both Mirajane and Cana wore stunned expressions, and Satan was there, trying to hold back a laugh.
So, the pleading voice just now really belonged to Lucifer... No, that change in attitude was too fast!
Hope looked back at the Black Crystal expressionlessly. "I still prefer your previous defiant attitude. Please restore it."
"No problem, human. Call me Queen."
"Heh! You actually dared!"
Hope was about to exert force immediately, scaring Lucifer into begging for mercy repeatedly. It truly was: Three Punches Shatter the Demon King's Soul; Officer, I'm the Content Soul.
After a thorough interrogation, Hope finally learned the whole story.
Lucifer and Satan were powerful magical creatures born in ancient times. Naturally incompatible, they fought to the death whenever they met. Their final decisive battle ended in mutual destruction.
Countless years passed, and the weakened satan soul finally awoke. But because it was too weak, it had to find a body capable of withstanding its power, waiting for the opportunity to possess it later.
In a Church, Satan encountered Mirajane, who bravely came to exorcise demons to protect her younger siblings. It detected magic power compatible with its own in this human child, so it silently entered Mirajane's body.
However, the old geezer Satan didn't know that times had changed.
The power called 'Take Over' Magic firmly suppressed Satan's will, which had voluntarily approached Mirajane, and from then on, he became Mirajane's power.
Lucifer fared even worse. Although she could barely condense a physical form, she was caught red-handed by a powerful passing Demon Slayer while trying to trick a child out of a lollipop due to gluttony. Because she claimed to be a Demon King, she was treated as a demon and sealed within the Black Crystal.
Mirajane's magic power was also compatible with Lucifer, even more so than with Satan, which was why she wanted Mirajane's body.
After listening to the self-narration of Satan and Lucifer, honestly, Hope wanted to laugh.
These two guys were truly old unlucky eggs.
If Satan hadn't voluntarily approached Mirajane back then, he would have had a chance to cause Mirajane to rampage, just like when Elfman first took over the Beast King Soul, allowing him to escape or even suppress Mirajane's consciousness in reverse.
But precisely because he was voluntary, he was directly judged as successful by the 'Take Over' Magic.
And Lucifer was even funnier. A dignified ancient magical creature was arrested on the spot for being greedy and trying to trick a child out of a lollipop... After a friendly exchange, Satan honestly returned Mirajane's magic power, and Hope crushed the Black Crystal. The weakened Lucifer could only obediently be taken over by Mirajane, becoming her strength.
From now on, Mirajane was the Demon King.
Before being taken over, Lucifer asked Mirajane for one thing: that whenever she ate delicious food in the future, she wouldn't suppress Lucifer's consciousness, allowing her to smell the aroma...
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