Chapter 156: Fake

Marcus: [B-Belial...]

Marcus stood there with his hand ready to unsheathe his blade.

He stood a distance away from Belial who was standing right just at the center of the room, licking away the remaining magic he had just eaten.

Ophelia: [——!]

Being the first time she was able to see Belial's appearance after hearing Marcus call him so, she bowed out of instinct, lowering her head.

It was only Marcus and the children who didn't do so.

Kawari: [W-Who's that——?]

Belial: [——Your savior, brat. I'll be eating your sister's magic.]

Baring his fangs, Belial took a step forward, making Marcus and Kawari step in as well to stop him.

Kawari quickly cast magic that was already written on a note, and as he stepped beside Marcus, he assumed a form that was almost the same age as Marcus, holding a dagger that he pulled out from his ankle.

Kawari: [Rewriting Magic: Change.]