Surprisingly, Baal released the darkness that had trampled Belial. Belial gasped and quickly distanced himself.

[Wh-what?]
[Well, why did I do that?]
Baal didn’t know either. His body moved before he could think.

[...What are you doing now?]
The agents were also flustered.

[Did you… try to protect them?]
[No. That’s not it.]
His body moved before he could think.

[Then why did you subdue Belial?]
[That’s......]
Baal couldn’t answer.

And then, Baal realized.

He wasn’t trying to protect the demons.

He was trying to protect Lucifer.

‘This is ridiculous.’

Baal couldn’t help …