Vol. 4 Chapter 2.2

Translated by SoundDestiny Edited by Kaepinned

“What kind of people do you think are the easiest for the devil to corrupt, Devi?”

“Well, isn’t it……a bad person?”

I replied this while sitting cross-legged on the big bed in the『The Confinement King’s bedroom』 while Lili, who was floating in mid-air, made a big cross with both hands.

“Bubbu, wrong, Devi. The correct answer is a good person. In all stories, ancient and modern, it is often saints, children of God and virtuous priests that the devil tries to corrupt, because they are actually the easiest to corrupt.”

“Really?”

“Devi, Devi.”

Lili nodded her head.

“That’s a bit surprising.”

“I think we have talked about this before, but good and evil are relative things, Devi. You could simply say it’s a difference in vectors, Devi.”

“Aaー……you said something like that, about the two sides of a reversible paper…..”

“DeviDevi. Most people stay in the middle that is the level of the 『tendency』 that swings slightly to one side or the other, but the crazy people who have greatly disrupted that balance are 『the good people』 and 『the bad people』, Devi.”

“What do you mean!?”

“Either way, you have to have a very strong belief system to be able to do that and if you twist that belief system, good people can easily be corrupted.”

“It doesn’t sound so easy…..”

“一I’ve had them do some research and this Tashiro girl is the daughter of a strict old family, the youngest daughter of a judicial family from her grandfather’s generation, Devi. Her father is a judge and her brother is a lawyer.”

“Uwaa….Gachigachi.Well, I suppose it’s typical.”

[TL: Usually, it can be used as ‘chattering’ but on this context it means ‘overly serious/rigid’]

Then Lili stuck her finger right up my nose.

“I’m changing the subject, Devi, but do you know why people are called 『humans』, Devi?”

“Th, that’s a bit abrupt. What’s it got to do with anything?”

“Devi, of course there is.”

“No…… I don’t know.”

“From the point of view of Lili and other demons, humans are really strange creatures who form their ego through feedback from the people around them. They are human because they can only exist amongst people. There is no other creature like that, Devi.”

“Uwaa…..you’ve started saying something difficult again.”

“It’s not difficult, Devi. In other words, we are made to sense what other people see us as and adapt to that on our own. Those who are perceived as bad are made more bad and those who are perceived as good are made more good. ……Devi.”

“You mean they become what they’re treated like?”

“That’s what I mean, Devi. So now Lili is going to give the gospel to all the bad people in the world, Devi. Listen to me with your ears open, Devi.”

“W-what is it?”

I didn’t know what happened all of a sudden but seeing Lili’s serious expression, I unintentionally gulped.

“IT’S THE FAULT OF THOSE AROUND YOU WHO MADE YOU A BAD PERSON.”

“What’s with the worst comment!?”

“What’s the worst, Devi!? That’s a fact, Devi!”

Lili put her forehead against mine with a look of disapproval.

“Your horns! It’s stabbing me! It hurts!?”

“You may have heard the expression 『labelling』. But the Dutch word 『label』 means 『label』. In other words, if you are labelled a 『bad person』, people around you will treat you according to that label and you will behave accordingly because of the way you are treated.”

“Eeeh…..that sounds bad, being influenced by people.”

“Whether you like it or not, that is a fact, Devi. For example, [I’ve made up my mind, I’m going to be serious from today!] but because people around you still see you as a failure, you are forced to put the brakes on. If you manage to overcome that and if the people around you start to see you in a better light, you can start a virtuous circle but it’s not easy to overcome that, Devi.”

“I understand what you’re trying to say…..so you’re saying that Tashiro-san is labelled as a 『strong and righteous girl』 and behaves accordingly.”

“Yes, Devi. That’s the kind of house she grew up in, Devi.”

Lili nodded exaggeratedly.

“S-so, you’re saying that we should pull that label off…..?”

When I said this, she shook her head.

“Don’t rip it off, Devi, just replace it. She is a weak woman, who can’t do anything without FumiFumi to protect her.”

But what should I do if I wanted to replace it?

“Does that mean I should treat her as a weak girl?”

“That’s the general idea, Devi. But you have to prepare properly, Devi. The other party is weak and battered, so use a large bath to warm up your body, stimulate the sympathetic nerve and create a situation where you can touch each other naked, Devi. Feeling the body heat of the opposite sex can make a woman noticeably more relaxed, Devi.”

“Okay, and then?”

“Then, FumiFumi pretends to be a strong person and imprints the message, 『Actually, you are weak』. We’ll do this thoroughly later, Devi!”

“T,take it easy on me…..”

“Once she re-label herself as a weak woman, there will always be a crisis of identity disintegration, Devi. That’s where you come to the rescue, Devi. 『It is okay to be weak. It’s okay if you are still weak.』 You’re going to reach out and protect her, Devi.”

“Is that okay?”

Lili nodded.

“At the end, you’ll see something that looks like a deliberate magic circle.”

“Magic circle?”

“There is no need to think too hard, Devi. For example, you can embed electric lights at the bottom of the main bathrooms in the interior design work, Debi. Lili will switch them on at the right time.”

“Don’t tell me, DIY!!? But why would you do that?”

“Executioners can kill people because it’s their responsibility, Devi. If it is not their responsibility, people can easily do any immoral thing, Devi. If they think they are under some kind of dubious magic, they will accept anything without any resistance.”

Lili then smiled wickedly.

“Then just remind her thoroughly that she is a weak woman. With your body. Devi.”

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