The Devil's Life as a Part-Timer
Hey everyone! The name's DragonRedfox but you can just call me Redfox for short :D I just finished watching "The Devil as a Part Timer" again and I finally decided to write a story about it and see where it'll go! :)
Well then, hope you guys enjoy reading! Please leave a review or PM me if you think it's decent and if I should continue! Thanks!
NOTE: Ah, right, since it's my first time writing "The Devil as a Part Timer" I would appreciate it very much if you can give me some pointers on how to improve the characters and point out if they're too OC or something like that! Thank you! :3
Disclaimer: I don't own The Devil as a Part Timer, nor the manga, spin-offs or anime. I just own the plot!
Chapter 1: The Demon King General's Love Interest!
It was a quiet morning in Devil's Castle where the three demons resided in their modest living quarters.
Until Urushihara opened his mouth…
"Oho, so the faithful, mighty demon general fell prey to women's charms did he?" Lucifer grinned evilly, slurping loudly his noodles, grimacing slightly when they left a boring taste in his mouth.
God…they've been eating those damn noodles for weeks. While they did appreciate Suzuno being so generous and giving them food, it was far too much to consume in such a short time before they expired, which is why they ate them every day…in the morning, for dinner and for supper…
Joy.
"Why you insolent brat! Shut your mouth would you? You have completely misunderstood the entire situation!" Mao just looked between his two former subordinates, sighing loudly after he swallowed down his own noodles.
"Oh really? Oh my dear Satan, why don't you enlighten me?" Urushihara's grin only widened, his chin resting lazily against the palm of his propped hand.
Mao rolled his eyes and cleared his throat, "Well…from what Emi told me it was obvious Ashiya greatly enjoyed his brief talk with her friend, uh…what was her name? Come on, I keep forgetting it…" Mao punched his open palm in frustration
"Her name was Rika Suzuki milord and while I certainly did enjoy her company, it was nothing like that demon's tainted thoughts!" he sent Urushihara a frosty glare over his bowl.
Mao smirked slyly, "Well, you seemed to enjoy her company quite a lot Ashiya. I was just kidding ya know? Of course I know her name, she's Emi's friend from work and a real good one at that." He grinned at Ashiya's embarrassed scowl
"M-m-my apologies sire! I-I-It was not in my intention to q-question your intelligence! Oh I deserve nothing but the worst punishment for my foolishness!" Ashiya dramatically wept into his arms, pounding the floor with his fist.
Urushihara rolled his eyes and drank his soda peacefully, "So, you gonna ask the chick out?"
He didn't expect the general's next reaction, "Miss Suzuki is most certainly not a "chick" I advise you to use words more appropriate when referring to ladies, Urushihara," his glare only intensified at the purple haired demon's laughter
"Oh that was gold dude! You are crushing on her! Damn!" he slapped his knee, happily drinking from his soda with a wide, fanged grin.
It seemed like Ashiya gave up the pointless fight and instead opted to address his superior," Sire, do tell when will you end your shift today?" the heated glare was gone now
Mao rubbed his chin, "Let's see…it depends on how many customers we get today, if I manage to attract many I'll probably work till 6 or 7. Don't worry, Dullahan and I will arrive on time to eat supper," he smiled
Ashiya nodded, satisfied with the answer. The tall, former demon general stood up and walked over to their modest fridge, glancing inside. A bead of sweat started rapidly forming on his forehead.
"Um…sire…" Ashiya was quite nervous and Mao only assumed the worst, oh no…
"SIRE WE DON'T HAVE ANYMORE EGGS AND RICE!" Ashiya quickly dived for the magazine tower in the corner, turning his back on his roommates to sneakily retrieve a single note from behind the pile where he kept a secret stash of their money stored to prevent either Mao or especially Urushihara from wasting all of their savings.
Mao rubbed the back of his neck," Don't worry about it Ashiya, it's the first day of the new month right? You said there are usually plenty of discounts on that day so you don't have to worry about spending too much," it all seemed to be fine to Mao, but not to Ashiya.
He exploded.
"But sire! The next store which has ALL the discounts is an hour and a half walk from the Devil's Castle! I'll simply buy all the necessary items in the afternoon! There should be a bigger discount later in the afternoon!" Ashiya waved his finger in triumph while Urushihara just stared in boredom at his two roommates and friends.
"Would you like to use Dullahan today? I can use the bus no problem-" before Mao could finish though, Ashiya interrupted him
"Under no circumstances my liege! I believe I'll be fine making the journey to the store by foot. I cannot possibly take away your trusted steed from you!" Mao sighed, nodding his head patiently.
"Idiot…" Urushihara muttered before he turned around and took his rightful spot in front of his beloved PC, immediately starting to type on the keyboard enthusiastically and scrolling down pages after pages of the latest MMPO games coming out this month.
"URUSHIHARA! STOP SEARCHING FOR WAYS TO MAKE US BROKE!" Ashiya shouted while lunging for the unsuspecting teen.
Mao sighed, slapping a hand to his forehead before he stood up and left for work on his faithful steed Dullahan.
"Hello, Emi here speaking, how may I help you?" Emilia the Hero said through her earpiece, greeting yet another caller at the call center where she worked at.
"Hi, now let's see, I want a pizza, extra large, with onions, extra cheese, some ham-"
Emi grit her teeth, "Urushihara! This isn't a pizzeria! Call a pizzeria but don't pester me at work!" the hero snarled into the microphone near her mouth.
"Well gee, you don't have to shout, can't you just call them there? I'm too lazy to," the demon said lazily on the other line
"How weren't you lazy to call me?! Stop calling me at work!" before she could end the call, Urushihara suddenly grew serious
"Listen, this isn't the only reason why I'm calling," Emi perked up at Lucifer's serious tone, she quickly looked around herself to make sure nobody was listening before she leaned in to her computer.
"What's wrong?"
"It's about Ashiya," Urushihara hesitated, probably to add dramatic effect before he said, "I think he's being possessed by a demon!"
Emi's eyes widened in horror, a demon? Again? Did he open a Gate and somehow some creature searched them out? She swore they were a magnet for trouble!
"What?! A demon?!" Emi covered her mouth quickly, she noticed that some of her colleagues were giving her strange looks, including Rika, "Uhm…s-sorry! The caller thinks he is a demon! Ha!"
Emi blushed in embarrassment, diving her head further down to hide herself out of view, before she whispered, "Sorry, you said Ashiya might be possessed by a demon? Why do you think that?"
"Well, for one, he's acting pretty strange. Stranger than normal anyway, hell he's even more eager to do housework than usually, saying stuff like he's the "foundation of this operation" and that I should actually find a job so we can function as a company,"
Emi was silent for a moment, before she slammed her head against the desk, and sighed long and hard. She lifted her head and rubbed the aching spot with growing irritation, "Listen Urushihara, Ashiya is not being possessed by a demon alright?! It's all in your head! Besides, I think his talk with Rika at SFC may have had an impact on him, to some extent at least. I'm sure he will be back to normal in no time at all!"
"At least as "normal" as those demons can get," Emi thought dryly, sighing in relief
"But you didn't order me my pizza yet!" came the drawn out whine.
"Knock it off! Order it yourself!" Emi semi-shouted in the receiver before she ended her call with the former demon general.
"Uh, hey, Emi?" Rika leaned back with her chair, raising a questioning eyebrow at her irritated friend.
"Y-yes Rika?" oh great…what if she heard her?
"Are you alright? You seem stressed, who was that on the line anyway? Someone you know?"
"Someone I used to fight with and who's the demon king's former general,"
"Oh no, no, it was some delusional caller, saying something that he's some demon from another world or something like that!" Emi laughed nervously, hoping Rika believed her little white lie.
"Oh, wow, what did you tell him?" the curious eyes of her friend blinked at her.
"Uhh, w-well you know, I told him he should get help and such! Seek out a mental institution!" Emi giggled nervously, straightening up and taking a deep breath.
"Well…that turned out well…", Emi thought with a drawn out, tired sigh.
"Well, it's almost time for our break, wanna go grab a bite to eat at McRonald's?" Rika smiled at her friend, winking mischievously
"Knock it off…you know I don't like him that way!" Emi protested heavily, already knowing whom she meant.
"Doesn't look like that to me! After all, you met up with him every time you canceled our dates right? You can't tell me a woman isn't in love when she secretly meets up with a guy like that," Rika grinned
Emilia flushed bright red, slinging her bag over her shoulder as they leisurely walked toward the exit of the building, "It's not like that and you know it! Our meetings were always strictly business-like!" a sly smirk crept up on to the hero's face, "Well, what about Ashiya hmm?"
Rika quickly looked away, pretending to check her phone as her face took on a unnatural pink hue, "I-I don't know what you mean, I don't even know who that 'Ashiya' you are talking about is,"
"Don't play dumb with me, you're more perceptive than that. You know exactly who I mean, Mao's roommate, one of my…erm…former business rivals. You know, tall, light short hair-"
"Oh, alright already! Yes I know who you mean!" Rika suddenly shouted in embarrassment, "But it's not what you're thinking Emi alright? I just met him the first time a few weeks ago at SFC! And that was for like ten minutes! It's impossible to "like" someone like that in such a short time!"
"Sure thing Rika," Emi laughed at the priceless expression on her friend's face as the two women walked across the street toward McRonald's.
"Hello! How may I serve you today? We have the super delicious and brand new chilli burger on our menu today! Along with a refreshment and a free toy for the little ones to offer!" Mao greeted none other than Emi and her friend Rika, the hero was frowning while her friend smiled at Mao.
"Hello Mao, uhm…I suppose I'll take the usual, you know my order right?" Rika asked with a smile as she was starting to take out her wallet from her purse.
"Hello Rika, yes of course I do. What about-"
"I'll also take the usual….please," Emi's frown deepened at Mao's surprised expression which only lasted for a second before he smiled again and nodded politely.
"If you would only wait for a few minutes your order will be done shortly, thank you for coming to McRonald's!" Mao smiled and disappeared in the back, quickly filling their orders together with the rest of his crew.
"He's pretty kind right? At first he seemed a bit off, but I guess it's because of your strained past together huh?" Rika commented with a smile, looking at her friend.
"Yeah…strained past…right…" Emi sighed, images of Ente Isla and the Demon King's true appearance flashing in her mind.
"Oh! Excuse me, Emi, miss Suzuki!" a deep yet kind male voice called out to the two women, who turned around in surprise.
It was none other than Ashiya, who was carrying a bag of what appeared to be groceries.
"Hello Ashiya!" Rika greeted back with a bright smile, which only made Emi smirk almost evilly at her friend's obvious happiness at seeing the demon in disguise.
"What brings you here?" Emi asked, crossing her arms
"Well, if you must know, I'm here in order to support mi-…I mean Mao to retain a healthy and balanced nutrition. So I brought along some cooked vegetables for him," Ashiya held up the bag as he said this, a smile on his face, "I assume you're here on a break?"
"Oh yes, um, we were hungry so we decided to eat here," Rika answered a bit hesitantly, averting her eyes briefly from Ashiya.
"Why don't you two sit down? I forgot to order something, I'll be right back!" Emilia pushed the demon and her friend toward a empty table, winking discreetly at Rika as the brunette blushed in embarrassment at Emi's scheme.
"Hey what do you think you're doing here? This is for authorized staff only-"
"Oh shut up! And be quiet, can you hear them?" Emi turned to Mao, who grumbled something underneath his breath about stubborn females.
"Huh? Hear who?" he blinked cluelessly, crouching down low to Emi's level behind the counter.
"Ashiya and Rika! They are alone now over there on that table!" Emi grinned
"Yeah so?" Mao didn't understand it at all, "So what if they are alone? You are alone with Rika all the time," the hero could only shake her head at the dense demon
"You can be so dense sometimes! I thought demons were supposed to have harems in Ente Isla, shouldn't you know about mating customs or courting?" she shot a suspicious look at the stunned McRonald's employee.
"MATING?!" he suddenly shouted in alarm, nearly jumping over the counter before Emilia quickly pulled him back down, nearly making him crash on top of her.
"G-get off me you pervert!" she half shouted, ignoring the confused looks from the other employees.
Mao scratched the back of his neck in embarrassment, straightening his shirt, "Well, for your information hero, not all demons have harems you know. Of course, I know about such customs, I've been educated about them after all,"
"I thought female demons desired only the most powerful demons. Shouldn't you have had countless of willing females falling for you since you were the demon king?" Emi hated to say those words, she didn't know why, but she just did.
"That's true, on one side anyway. Demons mate for life, unlike how humans believe it to be, I've researched about demons here on Earth, it seems like those old "tales" about us depict us as lusty, perverted demons with large harems." Mao chuckled, "That's not true at all, demons are actually quite loyal. It's the lower demons that are a little twisted and desire harems. More powerful demons desire a mate for life. Well…I've had "offers", many actually, but I've never been interested."
At Emi's skeptical look Mao looked highly offended, "W-what? Leading and planning a war is hard work. I wouldn't have even had time for that harem or a mate anyway," he crossed his arms with a pout.
"Well, now you're here, you would have time to find a mate, or at least a girlfriend or something…" Emi cursed herself silently for actually saying that, "A-anyway, can you hear what they're saying?" she concentrated on the task back at hand.
Mao closed his eyes and concentrated, "Yes..." he whispered, listening intently while Emilia waited almost impatiently.
"So, I...I heard you lived with Mao!" came Rika's embarrassed squeaky voice, Mao smirked.
"Ah, yes, yes, that's correct. I live with...Mao and another friend of ours in a apartment complex," he snickered..."apartment complex" sounded regal in comparison to what their home actually looked like.
"I assume you're here on break from work?" Satan would have slapped his general right there and then if he had the chance to, couldn't they think of anything more interesting to talk about?
"Yes, Emi and I just came here. Oh I just remembered, why is our order taking so long?" Mao's eyes widened and he suddenly sprang up, startling Emilia who was leaning in closer to him, as if able to hear what he was hearing.
"The order!" Mao raced inside the kitchen, completely forgetting Emi and the reason why they were hiding in the first place.
When he rushed back out, hands holding the tray with their order, Mao nearly tripped over himself at the scene he witnessed.
Ashiya and Rika were sitting opposite of each-other at a table, their respective bags on the floor and Ashiya looked flustered and happy as did Rika.
For some reason, Mao felt a pang of guilt hit him. "He never looked so happy back in Ente Isla... I admit, leading a life as a human was more enjoyable than a demon general leading a war..." he shook his head and walked toward them, a kind smile on his face.
"Here is your order! I do apologize for the delay, we've had...um we've had certain technological issues at the back!" Mao scratched at the back of his neck nervously, feeling two pairs of eyes staring up at him.
Rika rose an eyebrow, "...Technological issues? In the kitchen?" Mao sweated, he wasn't a really good liar, "...well, I guess that can happen, with all the machines working there after all," he sighed in relief, glad to know his lie wasn't a total failure.
"Oh, I apologize I've forgotten to order as well," Ashiya suddenly said and Mao took out his pen and notepad, ready to take down his friend's order when suddenly Rika shyly tapped his hand.
"Um...t-that's alright, we...w-we can share," both males stared dumbly at her, "T-that is i-if y-you like!" she quickly blurted out, cheeks becoming a soft, interesting pink in embarrassment at her own stuttering and sudden boldness.
Ashiya needed a moment to register what happened, before he was quick to decline politely, "Oh no! By no means can I take what is rightfully yours! I shall wait for my order to be ready," his tone offered no room for arguments, but Emi didn't tell the demons that her friend was quite resolute when she wanted to be...
"Nonsense! Come, there's more than enough for the both of us," she smiled brightly at him, trying hard to ignore the blush dusting her cheeks.
Ashiya's astonished expression melted away when Mao discreetly kicked his foot under the table, snapping his friend out of his stupor, "I-I see...thank you," shooting a brief, grateful look at his lord, Ashiya moved his stool a bit closer to the table and tentavly reached out to pluck a single fry from the medium sized stash made up of French fries on her plate.
Rika smiled and pushed her tray in the middle, depositing Emi's try on the table next to theirs, causing her friend to look at her in shock.
"What?! She just dumped me for him!" the hero sighed, shaking her head, " Oh well...as long as she's happy,"
Mao looked at the time before he disappeared in the kitchen, when he came back a short while later, he was holding a burger and French fries in his hands, sitting down at the table where Emilia's tray was.
The hero blinked rapidly, "Hey what are you doing? That's my spot," she growled.
Mao continued to eat his burger, "I'm hungry and my break just started," he glanced toward the clock and sure enough, his shift was over for the next half an hour.
Emi growled to herself, muttering something about stupid demons and their weird mannerisms, before reluctantly sitting down opposite of the demon lord and grabbing her own burger.
Hope you all enjoyed it! Next chapter will be titled "The Demon King Invites a Guest!" Reviews are always very appreciated, I'll do anything I can to improve! :)