Chapter 5: 5. Plotting with Serafall.
│1st Person POV of Meliodas│
[Underworld Realm, Valefor Territory, Valerfor Lord's Mansion…]
"Mother, I am going to be late if you keep delaying me like this." I said, exasperated.
This is the fifth time Mother brought me into a smothering hug since I got ready to leave.
I mean, yeah, it is the first time I am going somewhere without being accompanied by either Mother or Father.
I understand that she is anxious that she can't come with me herself, however, she is sending two of her strongest Peerage members with me.
Her Queen, Samara Archer, and her Rook, Ophelia.
Additionally, we will use the magical array Serafall provided to teleport directly to Miracle Studio.
There was really no reason for Mother to be this anxious.
Finally, Mother reluctantly let go of me, giving me the opportunity to quickly walk over to Samara's side.
"Samara, Ophelia, please take care of him." She ordered with a solemn expression.
"Do not worry, Lady Mari. We will ensure Little Master's safety even at the cost of our life."
"You don't need to be concerned, Mariana. Anyone who even looks at Little Lord unkindly will end up with a black eye, at the very least."
Samara, Ophelia, we are not going to war you know.
Sigh—!
Let's hope they don't cause any problems for Serafall.
"Alright, it's time to go," I said, taking hold of Samara's left hand while she started setting up the teleportation circle with her right hand.
To my left, Ophelia stood with a hand on my shoulder.
As the teleportation circle took shape, I waved at Mother, saying, "Bye, Mother. I will be back in a few hours."
While I'm going to spend my day at the studio where the main staff of Serafall's magical girl show works, Mother will be busy in a meeting with some important people.
Exactly who? I wasn't told and I didn't bother to find out.
I just knew that the other party was important enough that Mother couldn't just postpone the meeting to accompany me.
Anyway, Mother waved back and said, "Come back soon, alright?"
I nodded in response before the glow of the teleportation circle filled my vision and in the next moment, we were elsewhere.
Before I could even get the chance to take in the surroundings, I suddenly found my face being stuffed in between heavenly soft clouds.
"Melio-tan~~!! You are here!"
Serafall's voice reached my ears, and I realized it wasn't clouds I was stuffed in.
The next moment, Serafall separated from me and her face appeared in my vision. She kneaded my cheeks softly and asked, "Melio-tan, ready for the tour?"
"Yesh!"
As I answered here, I noticed Samara and Ophelia looking rather stiff from the corner of my eyes.
It seems they barely restrained themselves from attacking Serafall when she suddenly 'ambushed' us.
Oh well, as long as they hold themselves back from doing anything disastrous, it's okay, I guess.
Anyway, back to the reason why I am here today.
The magical girl show, Miracle☆Levia-tan, already has a total of two seasons, with 12 episodes each, published.
The show was only aired on DevilNet, and the majority of its audience were Devil children.
There's still a few weeks before the production for the next season starts.
I am here today mainly to take a tour of the studio and convince Serafall to let me see the script.
"Alright, let's go then!" Serafall exclaimed before leading the way out of the room we teleported into.
The tour started as I skipped along with Serafall while Samara and Ophelia followed behind us.
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An hour later, we were sitting in a lounge while the servants working in the place served us refreshments and snacks.
I was sitting on Serafall's lap as she fed me the cookies. Samara and Ophelia were occupying a sofa adjacent to us.
I have to say, I don't think Serafall treated any other Devil child the way she was treating me.
Asking me to work in her magical girl show could be reasoned away as a political move to have the Valefor and Zagan house keep supporting the New Satans in the Devil Council even when I become their Head.
Even with the display of my talent on my birthday, it wasn't enough to warrant the attention and care Serafall was showing me.
However, I won't look the gift horse in the mouth.
While enjoying the attention of the strongest female Devil, I was reading the script of the third season of Miracle☆Levia-tan.
The second season concluded with the completion of a major story arc.
I think the producers are full of shit here.
Because instead of coming up with something new, they have decided to bring back the main villain of the first season.
What the hell?!
On top of that, the role that probably I will get is mentioned a grand total of four times in the entire script.
Fuck this shit.
I want to play the role of an important side character. The main character is obviously going to be Serafall.
I was going to convince Serafall to change the script for my purpose anyway, but now it has become a matter of principle.
Yeah, that's right. While it was mostly true that I agreed to work with Serafall to have fun, there was also another, more important, reason I wanted to play a role in the magical girl show.
Anyway, I turned to face Serafall and said with a frown, "Sera-nee-chan, this script is so awful."
Ophelia, you need to learn to control your expressions better. I can feel you cringe without even looking in your direction.
Also, if you were in my position, you would have called her 'Sera-nee-chan' as well.
After all, when Serafall Leviathan insists that you call her in such a way, you do so.
The fact that I was also enjoying calling her such a nickname had nothing to do with it. You can't prove anything.
"Right?! You understand me so well, Melio-tan," Serafall exclaimed, "That's why I was hesitant to show it to you initially."
It seems that even she found the script lacking. Good.
"Don't worry, Melio-tan. I am going to make sure that the producers replace this script with something better.
"If I had to force them to watch and read every last one of the entertainment works available out there, so be it."
I chuckled at her declaration. The incompetent producers who accepted this script and its author will get no sympathy from me.
"Hey, Sera-nee-chan, if I come up with a good enough story, would you accept it as the final script?" I asked with a smile.
A surprised expression colored her face as she responded with her own question, "You want to write the story yourself?"
I nodded and said, "I will tell you the initial outline I just came up with."
Then, I looked at Mother's Queen and requested, "Samara, can you please set up a set of anti-spying barriers around us?"
Samara was definitely caught off guard by my unusual request, however, she didn't quite hesitate to follow it.
Even Serafall was surprised as she looked at me with a single eyebrow raised.
Seeing that I wasn't elaborating and was simply watching Samara set up barriers, she shrugged and joined her, significantly increasing the strength of the barriers.
Once the barriers were set, I requested Samara and Ophelia to leave the area within the barriers.
Although reluctant, they did accept my request as they knew that I was perfectly safe with the female Satan.
When they exited the barriers, I again focused on Serafall and began speaking, "Well, I was reading this peculiar book written by my Grandfather from Father's side. Father even updates the book every now and then.
"The content inside was pretty interesting. It is basically a databook detailing the powers, personality, history, and appearance of almost all Leader-Class beings.
"Reading the book, I came to know that Hades, the strongest God of Death, hates us Devils and Fallen Angels too, I guess.
"I also read in another book that Gods of Death grow stronger the more dead souls they handle.
"So I thought, why don't we do something to make a God of Death popular? This way, we can maybe weaken Hades while also gaining an ally of sorts.
"What do you think, Sera-nee-chan?"
Serafall looked at me with a dumbfounded expression for several long seconds before she promptly attempted to hug the life out of me.
"You are so smart, Melio-tan!"
She spun me around in circles while singing my praises.
'Your praise does bring a smile to my face, Serafall. Keep it coming.'
A few moments later, she sat me on her lap again and explained, "Your idea, with a bit of tweaking, may bring some results, Melio-tan.
"After all, although Gods of Death don't grow stronger by handling more souls, they can create more powerful underlings using the energy harvested from punishing sinners or guiding them to the afterlife.
"Hades' strength is his own. He won't get weaker or stronger if the quantity of souls he manages changes.
"However, the changes will affect the number and strength of Grim Reapers he can have under his commands.
"Additionally, we may needlessly antagonize the Heaven Faction if we thoughtlessly try to generate more believers for gods from other pantheons.
"So, while your idea is good, it can't be implemented right away. But, don't feel bad. Sera-nee-chan will help you refine the idea.
"By the way, you were going to share the plot for the next season of Miracle☆Levia-tan, right? Is the idea you shared related to the plot?"
I see.
It seems that I was right to assume that the Gods of Death's strength depends on the quantity and quality of souls they handle was wrong.
Serafall's explanation also gave a plausible explanation of why and how Hades was capable of utilizing Lilith's flesh and the Book of Lucifer to create Devils in the Canon.
After all, Hades, being the God of the Realm of the Dead, shouldn't be capable of creating life on his own.
Maybe he used the energy generated by the souls of the sinners to facilitate the process. Who knows…
As for Serafall's concern over provoking the Heaven Faction?
I have already thought about it and also devised a solution.
So, I quickly answered Serafall's question, "We don't have to worry about antagonizing the Heaven Faction, Sera-nee-chan if we follow my plans.
"We just have to ensure that information about the God we want to empower is readily available in most corners of the Human World.
"As for how the plot for Miracle☆Levia-tan will help with the idea? Well, the plot is like this…"
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A/N: Don't worry about not resolving the cliffhanger from the last chapter. It will be done In the next chapter. Alright?
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