The Demon King of Incarceration didn’t know why Balzac Ludbeth’s face had popped up in his mind at this moment.0

Could Balzac truly have been capable of this? If he were, there was no way that the Demon King of Incarceration wouldn’t have noticed. 0

After all, no matter how clever Balzac might have been, the black wizard was personally contracted to the Demon King of Incarceration. The Demon King was able to read the minds of his contractors at any time he pleased.0

Of course, the Demon King of Incarceration had always permitted his subordinates the freedom to plot rebellion. As long as they didn’t put any of their ideas into action, that is. If they did try something and failed, he would always be sure to hold them responsible for their mistakes.0

However, the Demon King of Incarceration had never once felt any desire to rebel from the human black wizard known as Balzac Ludbeth. Balzac had always shown loyalty to the Demon King of Incarceration, from the moment that he had arrived in Babel to the moment he died. In his final moments, Balzac expressed his admiration for Sienna’s magic and, at the same time, he died hoping for the victory of the Demon King of Incarceration.3

‘Balzac Ludbeth,’ the Demon King of Incarceration mused.0

He was certain of it. The Demon King of Incarceration knew that Balzac Ludbeth wasn’t capable enough to be a threat to him. Balzac had also never once shown any thought of betraying the Demon King of Incarceration.0

Yet even so, the Demon King of Incarceration couldn’t remove Balzac’s name and face from his mind. Although there was no evidence for it, the Demon King of Incarceration was now sure that Balzac Ludbeth was the source of these uncomfortable and dangerous shifts taking place inside of him.0

That was what both his intuition and instincts were telling him, so there wasn’t any need to waste time looking for evidence to support this theory. The Demon King of Incarceration sensed that whatever was currently afflicting him...9