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OKAY, IF THE FATHER COULD PICK
UP THAT CUTE LITTLE OIRL AND STAND
HER ON THE PLATFORM IIOHT IN THE
MIDDLE...
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I'M TALKING
WAY BEFORE
YOU WERE EVER
BORN.
THE DEMON REALM WAS A
HOPELESS PLACE.
THERE WERE ALL THESE TRIBES OF
DEMONS, AND ALL IT TOOK
WAS ONE LOOK FOR THEM TO
START RIPPINO EACH OTHER
APART.
I WAS IN ONE OF THE
WEAKER TRIBES—YOU
COULD'VE BLOWN US AWAY WITH
ONE BREATH.
AND ONE OF THEM DID. A DEMON WITH
MUSCLES FOR BRAINS ANNIHILATED US ALL BY
HIMSELF.
THE FIRST AND LAST MEMORY I
HAVE OF MY PARENTS IS WATCHINO
THEIR FIGURES AS
THEY LAY THERE DYINO.
MY ENTIRE TRIBE WAS
SLAUGH-
X WAS TOSSED
OUT LIKE
X WAS ON M/ LAST
BREATH.
PUT THEN SOMEONE
CARED ENOUGH ABOUT A DIRTy
LITTLE BRAT LIKE ME TO
SAVE My LIFE.
THAT WAS THE FIRST
TIME I EVER MET WHAT'S CALLED AN
ANGEL.
I'D NEVER SEEN SUCH
PURE WHITE WINGS
BEFORE.
Us
ooh, GOOV
EYE, ALAS RAMUS' THAT'S
CALLEP A BLIMP.
PAPA, WHAT'S THAT?
IBUMPI
...SO, THEN
WHAT?
ANYWAY, I WAS
BASICALLY THIS
OOBLIN- LEVEL
BIRPBRAIN
SO I BARER MY
FANOS AT HER EVEN THOUOH I WAS
WOUNPEP. XT'S
LIKE SHE PIPN'T EVEN
CONSIPER ME A
THREAT.
NOT THAT SHE KILLEP
ME OR ANYTHING, THOUOH.
EVERY 1 SO OFTEN,
SHE CHECKER UP ON MY WOUNPS... |
...TALKING TOME
ABOUT ALL KINPS OF
CRAP, EVEN IF I PIPN'T WANT TO
HEAR.
but THE MORE I LEARNER, THE MORE I REALIZED
THERE WAS NO WAV ANOELS SHOULD BE
SOINS AROUND HELPINS DEMONS.
SO I ASKED HER,
"WHy ARE YOU HELPINS
ME?*
DON'T LAUSH,, OKAy?
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M
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I WASN'T i m' ABLE TO MOVE 1, ” >
MUCH, SO I HAD NO f
CHOICE BUT TO LISTEN.
—- / THANKS V TO HER. '■
1 LEARNED A L
■ NO ^ /i IDEA ABOUT
/ /#. BEFORE. mfJH-i1 .>! * w <d!^
...SHE SAID IT'S BECAUSE I WAS
CRYING.
iS
N OOO! Ipi I'M Kigl
UJ0KIN6/ JMI
■ \ IT WAS ^ v^r vW-
THIS BEAUTIFUL \
VIOLET \ CRySTAL \
SHAPED LIKE V A CRESCENT
1 MOON. >.
THAT k MARK ON HER A FOREHEAD WAS 1 \ THE CRySTAL Y SHE LEFT WITH ) ME ON THE DAy
SHE WENT AVtAY.
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" 7 A'
"A \ IP you WANT
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE
VORLD, PLANT HIS SEED AND
OROW IT. I ...-—■l .
terrr--\
'SSf } 'pi 1 THE NOTE V jl 1 SHE LEFT ^<^s^^4rrf r ■ behind ~r^H 1
■ "DO 100 R ■ H BEST, DEVi'L ■ ■ OVERLORD ■ ■ SATAN." ■
‘LITERACY* WAS ONE SIFT SHE
SAVE TO ME.
f A REVOLU- ' TIONARY WAY
TO CONVEY INFORMATION THAT PIPN'T
INVOLVE SNARLS OR
l VIOLENCE. ,
I'LL SKIP OVER MY OWN OROWTH
ANP THE NEXT TWO HUNPREP YEARS WHEN I UNITEP THE
PEMON REALMS. ...PUT THERE'S NO WAY THAT
EVER WOULPVE HAPPENEP
WITHOUT THE KNOWLEPOE
SHE SAVE ME.
SO THAT'S WHY I PLANTEP
THAT CRESCENT-
SHAPEP SEEP.
I THOUGHT IT WOULP
BENEFIT ME, EVEN IF I PIPN'T KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT IT WAS.
1J1I1K-
I SWEAR, YOUNG PEOPLI THESE DAYS'
AT LEAST TR> TO LEARN
SOMETHING ABOUT THE
WORLD'
i'CjO
Oif
tlX
-
URUSHI- HARA? WHAT'S
UP?
HELLO? PELL?
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WHAT KINO Of PARENT VOUIP
Give UP HIS OAUGHTSR TO
KIOWAPPfRS TO GST OUT Of A PIZZA TAPI?
MOM 'BOOT THIS: OIVE OS T«E 6IRL, OR yOU'LL NEVER
SEE VOUR PRECIOUS
PtXXA AtONEy A6AIN!
REALLy (JETS My GOAT, YA KNOW?
REALLY RATE
USIN6 FORCE.
IF YOU WANNA
SURRENDER ANYTIME, DON'T BE swy, MM-
K/W?
SVEN IF you HAD
your DEVIL KINO STRENGTH,
I'D PROBABLy STILL WIN AND ALL.
SO PLEASE. ■ JUST
...are you SERIOUS?
DAMN/
«at
I LOOK LIKE A TOTAL
VILLAIN HERE/
cm N, LIFT youR HEAP/
XT'S LIKE I'M SOME
KINDA ORIFTER IN AN OLD TV
DRAMA...
8RLISHINO OFF THE CRYINO
OIRL IN THE CORNER-
WHILE I STRONO-ARM SOME POOR SCHLU8 FOR THE MONEy
HE OWES ME.'
Please
"Hr7p
I really is m
Please
All RIGHT! YOU WAVE
UNTIL TOMORROW
(JABRIEL- SAMA/?
WHAT ARE you SAyiNO/?
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WHAT'LL WE VO, HUH...?
THE DEVIL AND THE HERO SHARE THE FLOOR FOR THE NIQHT
1 FOR EXAMPLE... THE FIRST SEPHIRAH,
KETER, GOVERNS OVER THE
SOUL, HUMAN THOUGHT,
AND I IMAGINATION.
YESOP IS THE NINTH
SEPHIRAH. XT GOVERNS OVER
THE ASTRAL PLANES ANP ONE'S SELF- AWARENESS.
ITS NUMBER IS NINE, ITS
METALLIC ELEMENT
SILVER, ITS COLOR PURPLE, ITS HEAVENLY
BOPY THE MOON, ANP
ITS GUARPIAN GABRIEL.
IT CORRESPONPS TO THE NUMBER ONE, ITS JEWEL IS THE PIAMONP,
ITS COLOR WHITE, ITS PLANET THAT OF THE GOP OF
THE UNPERWORLP, ANP ITS GUARPIAN ANGEL METATRON.
...YOU | ACTUALLY
MEMOR'ZEP ALL OF THAT
, CRAP? [ BASIC Itheolopy.
ALAS RAMUS MUST BE
ATTRACTEP TO COLORFUL
THINGS...
...BECAUSE THEY REMINP HER OF THE SEPHIRAH
ANP THEIR CORRESPONPING
COLORS.
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...IS SIMPLY SOMETHING
TOLD IN LEGEND.
THERE IS NO EVIDENCE
IN THE END, THE
IDEA THAT THE TREE OF
SEPHIROT SUPPORTS
ALL LIFE IN THE
WORLD...
RIGHT. END OP
DISCUS¬ SION.
IF THOSE Guys DO
ANYTHING ALAS RAMUS DOESN'T LIKE TOMORROW,
WE'RE FIGHTING TO THE BITTER
S. END.
PON'T YOU
UNPER- STANP
OUR SITUA¬ TION!?
BELL ANP I PON'T STANP
A CHANCE TAKING ON SOMEONE
LIKE GABRIEL FACE-TO-
FACE...
...ANPALCIEL ANP LUCIFER PON'T EVEN
HAVE ANY OF THEIR POWER
BACK!
WH- WHOA!
HANG ON I THERE!!
IF IT COMES
TO THAT, I'LL DO IT MYSELF.
KNOW.
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ACTING AS IF HS IS THS
sols stfwarp OF AN OBJFCT He1ST ROAM
FRee for HUNOReOS OF
yeARs...!
HOW ARROGANT
CAN ne Bei?
THE WHOLE TREE OF
SEPH I ROT IS ITSELF A PILE OF
RUBBISH'!
; \ 1 .
ANP NOT JUST THAT. IP WE REALLy HAVE
TO GO TOE TO TOE WITH
0A8RIEL...
YOU PON'T SERIOUSLY
MEAN THAT, po you?
...I FIOURE THAT'LL. FORCE
yOU TO SET INTO THE MIX. IT'S A BRILLIANT PLAN
THAT SHOWS FORESIGHT ANP PEPTH.
I'M 70% SERIOUS.
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...PULL ANYTHING
WEIRD, AND I'LL KILL
YOU.
i told you, WATCH IT
WITH THE BAD LANOUAOE.
YOU'RE ONE TO TALK. YOU'RE
LIKE A WALKING, TALKING BAD
INFLUENCE ON SOCIETY
AND YET THERE'S
SOMEONE WHO STILL LOVES
HER PAPA. RIOHT, ALAS
, RAMUS? |
I THINK SHE’S
DENYING IT.
THE ANGEL TOLD THE TRAVELER
ALL KINDS OP TALES HE HAD NEVER HEARD
TALES OP HIGH, HIGH
MOUNTAINS. TALES OP
DEEP, DEEP PORESTS.
TALES OP WIDE, WIDE OCEANS.
TALES OF KINGS, TALES OF
TALES ABOUT SHOPS AND
GOLD. TALES ABOUTPLANTS
AND FISH. TALES ABOUT
SOLDIERS.
THE TRAVELER WAS VERY
EXCITEDAT ALL THIS AND LISTENS DAS-
THE ANGEL KEPT ■ TALES ABOUT
THE WORLD OP THE STARS.
AltilhMJ
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I'M SO WORRIED
...I DON'T KNOW IF I'D EVER RARE LEAVE THIS
TO HIM.
viUoAAA-
fwFmzo’McmeKHe mi-etemmwm/N hexes
you pip RETURN
CHIHO-PONO HOME SAFELy,
/ES? NOTHING?
y£T WE CERTAINLy
CANNOT AFFORP TO BRING HER INTO THIS AFFAIR.
IF ANyTHING WERE TO
HAPPEN TO SASAKI-SAN,
WE'P BE UNABLE TO CONTINUE
OUR CURRENT i ARRANGEMENT.
...TWJe. I suppose.
I PIPN'T CAST ANY
SPELLS ON THEM EITHER.
OUESS YOU PIPN'T
SLEEP MUCH LAST NIOHT,
HUH?
...I ATE A CONVENIENCE
STORE BENTO, WENT TO THE
JOHN, ANP PIP SOME MORNINO AEROBICS, ANP
YOU STILL PIPN'T WAKE UP.
you see THAT? THe
PURPLE CRYSTAL
EMBEDDED IN IT?
MY HOLY SWORD... FROM A
FRAGMENT OF YESOD?
you BETCHA!
THAT SORT OF THING
SHOULDN'T BE OUTSIDE OF HEAVEN FOR TOO LONG-.
AND BETTER HALF'S PRETTY
DANGEROUS, YOU KNOW?
AND YOU KNOW,
X WAS TRYING TO KEEP THIS SEARCH A SECRET-
FOLKS THOUGHT
PLOTTING AGAINST
THE GODS, CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?
I ALMOST FELL FROM
DIVINE GRACE, YOU
KNOW! HA-HA!
...SO I TRIED
LOOKING FOR THE
FRAGMENTS MYSELF, ON THE SLY...
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STOP BEING
STUPID!
T
0
YOU LET THIS OIRL BE FOR
CENTURIES ANP NOTHING BAD
HAPPENED, RIOHT?
SO I'M STAKINO MY LIFE
ON THIS...
...Y'KNOW, I PON'T
LIKE THIS ASSUMPTION
THAT I'M OCNNA PO ALL THESE MEAN
THINOS TO HER, MM-
KAY?
LIKE IVE BEEN TRYINO
TO TELL YOU, SHE
BELONGS IN HEAVEN...
I KNOW AU ABOUT THAT! ANPABOUT THB LBGBNP
OF THB PBVIL OVBRLORP SATAN OF
OLP!
w/i I KING
!? PLANS/
;^rrs..
oh, THEY'RE FINALL Y
UP?
my LIEOE/
WHAT IS OOINO ON/?
WELL, NOT THAT IT'LL
AMOUNT TO ANYTHIN/?.
THAT BARRIER WON'T FALL
APART THAT EASY/
STAND ASIDE, ALCIEL/
IT DOWN WITH MY LIOHT OF
IRON/
SORRY, BUT JUST TO
MAKE SURE WE DON'T REORET
ANYTHING LATER, I'LL TAKE CARE OF THE DEVIL
KINO, MM-KAY?
DOES THAT WORK FOR
YOU, EMILIA?
HEAVENLY
FLAME
SLASH?
...HUH?
HAAATB you!
HAAATB YOU!
HEAVENLY FLEET FEET'.'
ALAS RAMUS'?
OUCH.
OUCH.
OUCH/
ALAS RAMUS'
ARE YOU OKAY!?
THE WAV IT LOOKS,
I'M THE ONE OETTINO BEATEN/
I'M NOT EVEN THAT GOOD AT FIOHTINO EITHER/
MAYBE SHE'S REALLY A YESOP FRAGMENT, BUT
SLASHING UP A LITTLE OIRL WOULP MAKE
ME PEEL KINPA GUILTY, MM-
KAY?
X REALLY WISH YOU'P SURRENPER INSTEAP...
YOU KNOW A VILLAIN'S ABOUT TO
PIE WHEN HE THINKS IT'S IN THE BAG
FOR—
...YEAH, MAMA?
IN THAT CASE, I'M
NOT ABOUT TO WATCH A CHILD WHO LOVES HER PAPA THAT
MUCH...
VOJ Too,
AN AM A! I DOMT WAsIslA LEAVE
VOJ EITHEKJ
SHOCK. (WAVE OF
LIQHT!! in
HEAVENLY FLAME SLASH"
">.,TVE —GOT\TO DO SOMETHING
'ABOUT THAT SWORD... \
OU TTA THE
WAY!!
[PAPA!' P-PEVIL KING!?
HUGH!
SE\R1N q UQHT
WAVE?
PEVIL
WHAT IS IT, ALAS RAMUS?
// /
GABRIEL
...SORRY, BUT YOU'RE GOING HOMS
EMPTY- HANPEP.
guess I GOTTA RETREAT.
WELL
SOMEPAy, WE'LL FATHER
ALL THE FRAGMENTS Of VfSOV IN ONE PLACE
AGAIN.
I'M JUST giving you A REPRIEVE TILL THEN/
N-NOW WHAT/?
m\l\A!<
...THERE WAS NO way to
RESTORE My LIEOE'S POWER IN
TIME.
ALAS RAMUS
IS... GONE.
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CHI-NBCHA! MAMA! ARE YOU HURT? WHERE'S IT
HURT?
yUSA- SAN...
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wow/ YOU'RE okay/
THAT'S GREAT//
WAPPHi
MAMA, YOU
SCARED ME'
I-IT... TALKS
ALAS RAMUS BECAME PART OP THE HOLY
SWORD. CHl- NECHA,
AMI COOL?
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IF THIS kebps up, I WON'T Be
ABLB TO WORK AT THB CALL CBNTBR OR
AS THB HBRO!
I YOU'RE UOHTINO
THAT CAMPFIRE
AOAIN?
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I DON'T KNOW WHAT
K/NP OF TREASURE THIS WAS FOR THE
TRAVELER...
...BUT IF THAT'S HOW HE PUT IT,
IT MUST'VE BEEN REAUV IMPORTANT,
RIGHT?
THEN TREAT
IT RIGHT THIS TIME.
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SPECIAL THAN ICS!
ART STAFF: SHI BA, TAKASH! YAMA*
3D: TAKASH! YAMANO, W/NGLAYER
-rWROTE IN THE LAST VOLUME ABOUT HOW IT WAS "ALREADY VOLUME Ef'BUTTHE NEXT THING I KNOW, WE'RE AT VOLUME 7. WITH THIS BOOK, I'VE MANAGED TO COVER EVERYTHING UP TO VOLUME 3 OF
<THE ORIGINAL NOVELS. MY DEEPEST THANKS GO OUT TO EVERYONE WHO ALWAYS GIVES ME SUPPORT, AS WELL AS WAGAHARA-SENSE!,
-029-SENSEI, AND OF COURSE, THE READERS.
Kpg|iTgE END OF THIS VOLUME, I DID A COUPLE PAGES OF -ILLUSTRATIONS THAT I REGRETTABLY HAD TO CUT OUT OF THE MAIN
"MANGA'S STORY. I REALLY WANTED TO ADD THESE SCENES TO THE MANGA TOO...!
4STARTING WITH THE NEXT BOOK, WE'LL BE DIVING INTO VOLUME 4 'OF THE NOVEL, MOSTLY SET IN THE OHGURO-YA SNACKBAR OFF ,/THE CHOSHI COASTLINE. I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO
IT— THERE ARE A LOT OF EPISODES FROM THAT BOOK THAT I PERSONALLY LIKE A LOT. I ALWAYS DAYDREAMED ABOUT DRAWING THIS VOLUME CAND HOW NICE IT WOULD BE IF THEY LET ME), BUT SEEING IT BECOME A REALITY MAKES ME SO OVERJOYED. I HOPE YOU'LL ALL KEEP SUPPORTING ME GOING FORWARD!
THE DEVIL IS A PART-TIMER! ®
Art: Akio Hiiragi Original Story: Satoshi Wagahara
Character Design: 029 (Oniku)
Translation: Kevin Gifford
Lettering: Brndn Blakeslee
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.
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