Chapter One
Chapter One
Diavolo: oh sorry
Diavolo: Haven’t gotten used to this yet
Diavolo: you see, Lucifer is the only demon who send me messages…
Diavolo:
Diavolo:
Option 2
MC:
Mammon: Oh, and just to make sure… Don’t go around tell in’ stuff to Lucifer, ya got that?
Mammon:
Option 1
Mammon:
Option 2
Mammon:
Option 3
Mammon:
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Background: Levi’s room
Leviathan: “…What’s that now? You want to know why I looked around to see if anyone was
watching before I closed the door?”
Leviathan: “Why do you THINK I did it? Isn’t it obvious?! Imagine what would happen if
someone saw me inviting you into my room! A human who doesn’t even look like an otaku, but
a normie! You know what people would say, right?!”
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Option 1 (“Are you worried that people might gossip?”)
Leviathan: “Of…of c-c-c… of c-c-course not! Th…th-that’s crazy! There’s room in my heart for
only one person, and she’s animated! I’ll always stay faithful to my dear, sweet Ruri-chan,
always!”
Leviathan: “Why would people gossip?! I mean, me and some non-otaku—some normie?! And
not only that, a THREE-DIMENSIONAL one from the real world?! It’s insane, that’s what it is!”
Option 2 (“Are you an otaku, leviathan?”)
Leviathan: “Hey! Are you trying to judge me? You think you’re better than me, is that it? Don’t
you dare make fun of otakus! Listen up, because it’s time for a truth bomb. The fact is that no
matter how much of a normie you think you are, everyone out there is an otaku in some way!
Every single person! …Well, I mean, I guess I’m not technically a person, but that’s beside the
point.”
Option 3 (“Actually, I’m an otaku, too.”)
Leviathan: “Really? You are…?”
Leviathan: “W-Well, If you think that means I’ll give you special treatment now, you e got
another thing coming! Because I won’t!”
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The bookcase is full of thick, hardcover books as big as encyclopedias.
The Tale of the Seven Lords: The Lord of Shadow Awakens
Leviathan: “What is it, human? What’re you looking at?”
Leviathan: “Wait, that looks like….The Tale of the Seven Lords. Are you a fan of that, too?”
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Option 1 (“Yep, I love it.”)
Leviathan: “Hmph, is that so… Okay then, can you tell me what the first lord is known as in the
story.”
Option 1a (“The lord of shadow.”)
Leviathan: “Pff, wrong. That’s the THIRD lord.”
Option 1b (“The lord of emptiness.”)
Leviathan: “Pff, wrong. That’s the seventh Lord.”
Option 1c (“…Sorry. The truth is I don’t know.”)
Leviathan: “So you admit it, huh?”
Option 1 continued
Leviathan: *sigh* “I guess some people just feel the need to pretend they’re knowledgeable
about this sort of stuff even when they’re not.”
Leviathan: “Well I guess I’m just going to have to explain the story to you, aren’t I? I’m going to
spend the next hour giving you a crash course on TSL. So, pay attention.”
Option 2 (“Huh? Never heard of it.”)
Leviathan: “…Excuse me? You don’t know TSL? And you call yourself a human?! Just how
clueless ARE you?! How could you not know?!”
Leviathan: “Just the fact that you don’t know TSL alone is proof that you’ve been wasting your
life! So, I’m going to do you a favor and teach you about TSL. Make sure you pay attention!”
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Leviathan: The Tale of the Seven Lords, otherwise known as TSL, is a series of fantasy novels
written by Christopher Peugeot. It’s a heroic epic spanning 138 volumes, and it’s the most
widely-read fantasy series in the world. There are even theatrical versions, an animated series,
and feature films, too. And it’s been translated into a total of 182 different languages.”
Leviathan: “The 1990s theatrical version was an utter disaster, owing to the fact that they
added several characters that were NOT present in the original manuscript. At the time I was
like, “this producer totally needs to crawl into a hole and die!” But then the 2015 version came
out, and it was AMAZING! Better than amazing! If you ask me, it showed that needlessly
cramming a female lead in there alongside Henry was a bad idea. That’s not what he needs.
What he NEEDS is a friend who really understands him, and the 2015 version proved that. Also,
the most vital element of the story is that each of the Seven lords is so unique. They’re all so
interesting in their own peculiar way. That’s what makes TSL so great!”
Leviathan: “The lords are all brothers…the oldest is called the Lord of Corruption. He doesn’t
come across as being so bad at first, but he’s always plotting and planning in secret. The second
oldest is the Lord of Fools, a scumbag who’ll do anything for money. The third oldest is called
the Lord of Shadow, a brooding recluse. The fourth oldest is known as the Lord of Masks. He
masquerades as a high-status, upstanding member of society, but underneath it all, he’s an
inhumane monster. The fifth oldest, the Lord of Lechery, only ever thinks of sex. The sixth
oldest is the Lord of Flies, and he only ever thinks of food. The seventh oldest, called the lord of
Emptiness. He’s weird…you never know what’s running through his head!”
Leviathan: “It seems most people like the oldest lord, the lord of corruption, the best. Everyone
always talks about how great he is.”
Leviathan: “But not me. I like the third Lord way more.”
Leviathan: “Of course, I like Henry too. He’s the protagonist. He’s almost as great as the third
lord.”
Leviathan: “the second Lord is total scum, a hopeless degenerate that leads a life of
extravagance and indulgence. He’s always causing trouble for the third lord. He’s got these
magical pigs that can give birth to solid gold piglets, and he treasures them above all else. So
Henry goes and talks to the pigs, and using his wit and powers of persuasion, he convinces
them to leave with him. Then, he leads every last one of them away, and presents them to the
third lord as a gift! Wow…I mean, they’re SUCH GOOD FRIENDS you can almost feel it! It’s
enough to make you cry!
Leviathan: “Oh, and then there’s that one really awesome moment when the two of them
realize they both like and respect each other, and they high-five!”
Leviathan: “I just LOVE that part, you know? I wish I could have a moment like that.”
Leviathan: “…I wish I could be like the third lord. I may be a recluse like him, but we’re totally
different, because he’s got an amazing friend like Henry.”
Leviathan: “Check it out. See that goldfish in the fish tank there?”
Leviathan: “He’s actually named Henry. I love TSL so much that I couldn’t help naming him after
the main character.”
Leviathan: “But I cant really high-five a goldfish, can I?”
Leviathan: “The original author of TSL, Christopher Peugeot, he’s actually a human, you know?
That’s why I’m so jealous of you guys.”
Leviathan: “Humans are so lucky, you’ve got subscription services that let you watch your
favorite anime anytime, you can go to Akihabara whenever you want… Why do only you guys
get to experience all the good stuff? I mean, humans’ whole concept of pleasure originally came
from us demons, you know? We gave it to you. So, why can’t we have a little bit of it back now,
huh? I mean, I want to be able to go to a Japanese maid café, too. I want to hear the maids
welcome me as if I’m the master of the house, gm have them draw ketchup hearts on my friend
ride omelette, to experience the magic of it all. I want to cosplay as Henry, and then go stand in
the center of Akihabara, or maybe that one building in Tokyo that’s shaped like upside-down
triangles. And once I’m there, I want to perform Henry’s super-powerful signature finishing
move for all to see and say the incantation that goes with it. I want to shout it at the top of my
lungs!...Actually you know what? I want to BE Henry.”
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Option 1 (“and someday you WILL be Henry”)
Leviathan: “Stop it. I know you’re just saying that to make me feel better. Don’t lie to me.”
Option 2 (“I’m afraid that’s not really possible…”)
Leviathan: “I know that. But still, I’m free to fantasize about whatever I want, now aren’t I?”
*huff*…*wheeze* “Guess I’ve gone a little too much talking. My throat hurts.”
Option 3 (“Right! Screw all the normies! Who needs ‘em?”)
Leviathan: “Yeah, screw ‘em!”
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Background: Levi’s Room
Leviathan: “…All right, enough. This is starting to depress me.”
Leviathan: “Anyway, I didn’t mean to bring you here to tell you about TSL.”
Leviathan: “I don’t think there’s any harm in just coming out and saying what you already know
is true: Mammon is a complete and utter scumbag.”
Leviathan: “It’s very important that you understand this. So I’ll say it one more time.”
Leviathan: “Mammon is a hopeless,”
Leviathan: “worthless”
Leviathan: “scumbag.”
Leviathan: “I lent that scumbag money, and now I want him to pay me back.”
Leviathan: “But being the scumbag that he is, he won’t do it.”
Leviathan: “I wish I could force him to, but despite what a rotten waste of space he is,
Mammon’s still the second oldest.”
Leviathan: “As the third oldest, no matter how hard I try, I don’t stand a chance against him.”
Leviathan: “You day you want to know how Mammon and I first became enemies? Well, it’s a
long story, but sure. I’ll tell you, human.”
Leviathan: “Once a long time ago, Mammon won a prize in a convenience store promotional
campaign. If you bought something, they left you reach into a box and pull out a piece of paper
that told you what you’d won. And the prize Mammon won was a Seraphina figurine,
something I would’ve died to have. But, despite the fact that Mammon has no interest in it at
all, he refused to give it to me. Why, you ask? Because I wanted it…that’s it. That was the only
reason. I wanted it, and he said no just to torment me. I mean, how awful is that?! So, I got to
thinking… Mammon’s going to end up treating Seraphina like some random piece of junk. That
much is a given. I can maybe handle it if he at least leaves her in her original packaging, but
what if he actually takes her out of the box?! He might just do it! And if he does, he’ll get dust
on her, won’t he?! I decided I had to save Seraphina, so I snuck into Mammon’s room in the
middle of the night. And what do you think I saw there?!”
Leviathan: “You’re not gonna believe it. He didn’t open the box…No, it’s way worse than that.
He hasn’t even taken it out of the plastic convenience store bag, which he’d tossed on the floor
of his room. THE FLOOR! He actually left SERAPHINA on the FLOOR! The Queen of the High
Elves herself! Sure, she seems cold and prideful at first, but once you get her alone, you find out
that she really wants affection, she just doesn’t know how to admit it, and it’s soooo cute! Yet
Mammon just threw her on the floor! And I don’t think he’d cleaned it in three months. It was
covered in junk. Old empty cup ramen containers, tissues with dried snot and…and boogers in
them. Stuff was strewn everywhere. And there she was, lying there amongst all that! On the
FLOOR! Tossed aside like so much junk! How COULD he?!
Leviathan: “It was so awful that I just lost it, and flew into a rage. I walked straight over to
Mammon, who was lying on his bed asleep. Then I raised my leg up into the air over him and
brought my heel down onto his stomach as hard as I could. But the next thing I knew, he wasn’t
there on the bed anymore. It all happened so fast. He moved with incredible speed. He grabbed
me, picked me up, and slammed me headfirst onto the floor in a pile driver. And the worst part
is that he was STARK NAKED!”
Leviathan: “As I started to lose consciousness, I remember thinking…why does he have to sleep
in the nude? He could at least put on some underwear.”
Leviathan: “I don’t remember anything else after that…”
Leviathan: “You’ve seen just how fast he is yourself, haven’t you? No one aside from Lucifer or
Beel has that kind of speed.”
Leviathan: “But if, say, a human made a pact with Mammon, and bound him to their service…”
Leviathan: “….then he’d have to do whatever that human told him to.”
Leviathan: “Which means that if you make a pact with Mammon and then ordered him to give
me back my money…”
Leviathan: “…he wouldn’t have any choice but to do it.”
MC: “What’s a pact?”
Leviathan: “A pact, with a demon… Haven’t you seen that in movies and such?”
Leviathan: “The demon lends his strength to a human to make their wish come true in
exchange for their soul.
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Option 1 (“I don’t want to give up my soul!”)
Leviathan: “That isn’t always necessary. It depends on what’s in the pact.”
Leviathan: “But, well, you need to give SOMETHING to the demon to make it worth the
exchange, so it’s pretty much inevitable.”
Leviathan: “If you don’t want to give up your soul, then I’ll tell you how you can negotiate with
Mammon.”
Leviathan: “Also, I’m sure it would be useful having him as your servant. I mean, despite how
awful he is, he’s still a powerful demon.”
Leviathan: “But I bet you feel worried, being dragged down here to the Devildom and all.”
Option 2: (“That’s so cool!”)
Leviathan: “Your reaction is kinda worrisome considering I didn’t even tell you about the risks
yet, but oh well!”
Leviathan: “Using demons sounds cool right? You wanna give it a try?”
Leviathan: “Also, I’m sure it would be useful having him as your servant. I mean, despite how
awful he is, he’s still a powerful demon.”
Leviathan: “But I bet you feel worried, being dragged down here to the Devildom and all.”
Leviathan: “So, I don’t think it would end up being a bad deal for you, either.”
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Leviathan: “Don’t you agree?”
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Option 1 (“Yeah! All right, I’ll go give it a shot!”)
Leviathan: “…Are you really optimistic by nature, or are you too stupid to know what you’re
getting into?”
Option 2 (“I’m not sure I could manage to do that.”)
Leviathan: “Hey, don’t give up before you’ve even tried! I thought humans weren’t quitters. I
thought your kind had guts, resolve! You’ll stand for hours on end under a blazing hot sun in an
endless comic-con line, enduring crowds worse than a rush-hour subway car, stepping over the
bodies of those who’ve collapsed from heat stroke, all to get your hands on some new comic
you have to read no matter what. It’s horrible—awful, even! But you overcome it, and you
succeed! THAT’S what humans are about!”
Option 3 (“How would I go about doing that?”)
Leviathan: “I take it this means you think this plan of mine could work, right? Excellent.”
Leviathan: “You may be a human, but still…you show some promise!”
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Leviathan: “Regardless, if I’m being honest, I don’t really care what you think.”
Leviathan: “What’s important is that I have a plan, and I’m going to explain it to you now.”
Leviathan: “So shut up and listen.”
Leviathan: “If you just walk up to Mammon and ask him to make a pact with you, he’ll never
agree.”
Leviathan: “No, you need some leverage…a bargaining chip.”
Leviathan: “You’re going to offer him something in return…”
Leviathan: “Something he wants to badly that he’d do ANYTHING to get it.”