Chapter 224: Witch’s Prophecy (3)
Barbatos kept her head down as she remained silent for a while.
I waited patiently. I already said everything I had to say, and I had finished persuading her. Saying anything more than this would actually be detrimental now. I simply had to wait for Barbatos to put her emotions back together. She slowly opened her mouth.
“You aren’t doing this for any other reason, right?”
“If I did, then I would’ve done it with Paimon already. I managed to endure the Succubus Queen’s seduction. There’s probably no better proof than this.”
I actually avoided her because I was afraid of the consequences, but I won’t say that.
“……Am I really the best?”
“As you know, I’m not particularly loyal to the Plains Faction, Barbatos. I respect General Zepar and I like Brother Beleth, but I don’t intend to devote my body to the Plains Faction’s ideology.”
I brushed Barbatos’ front bangs to the side as I spoke.
“In other words, I’m your friend regardless of any sort of partisan gains. I don’t care that you’re the leader of the Plains Faction or a high-ranking Demon Lord. Barbatos, I simply consider you yourself as a friend.”