It was two months since the Ring Conflict. The Varia has not recovered from their first failed mission. But that wasn't the main concern, something else was about to happen. Since the conflict XanXus has been in a depression. He simply lurks around the base drinking. The rest of the Varia members find their own missions while he fades into nothing. "Bel…come over here" Squalo whispered. Belphegor did as he said and asked "What?" Squalo looked around to room to ensure no one was there and asked "What are we gonna do about the boss?" Belphegor knew what he was referring to and said "I always said if he wasn't stronger than me I'll kill him while he sleeps, I guess I gotta do it now since he's a useless drunk" Squalo sighed and said "But it just seems wrong y'know?" Belphegor shook his head sideways and said "Wrong. He doesn't give a crap about us. We only followed him because he was strong but that is no longer true. I am too much of a genius to be under his command. And you should want him dead the most, I mean c'mon he laughed when we thought you were ripped to peices by a shark!" that last part made Squalo a bit angry. Belphegor finished his persuasion by saying "Tonight, we are going into the boss's den while he sleeps in his chair. Then I am going to hack his body apart and you will behead him. After that we will split everything the Varia owns and go our separate ways. Got it?" Squalo nodded.

"I'm afraid that plan is no good" a voice said. There was no one there and that made Belphegor and Squalo draw their weapons. Mammon revealed himself casting away his invisibility illusion. Belphegor put his knives back and asked "Why not?" Mammon said "Even at this point XanXus could still take out one of you on a two on one assault. And since I know your plan I demand to be part of it" Squalo pointed his sword and yelled "VOI!!! What makes you think we're scared of you!?" Mammon showed no look of concern while he said "Hm, I knew you react like that. One, I just want in on the earnings and we can make this a three on one assault and ensure no casualties. Two, if you don't agree I'll make is a two on two, or even a three on two if I let Levi know what you're doing. Because you know Levi is unconditionally loyal to the boss." Squalo was about to act rashly when Belphegor stopped him and whispered "Even if we get Lussuria it's still an uneven fight. But if we let him in then we'll either split the earnings three ways or we can team up against him when this is done and split it between us as we originally planned." Squalo nodded and said "Deal…but one thing. How do we know we can trust you?" Mammon laughed a bit and said "How you YOU know you can trust HIM?" Squalo turned his attention to Belphegor who did his signature laugh and said "Well to be honest, I considered the idea of backstabbing you. But since Mammon blew my cover I would like to call Honor Among Varia" Squalo and Mammon said in unison "Honor Among Varia" Belphegor concluded the discussion by saying "So all three of us kill the boss and we split the earings equally with no backstabbing allowed, right?" the other two nodded to his statement. Belphegor did his laugh again while Squalo said "VOI!!! We gotta boss to kill!"