Sin of Reveal

by Gale-Dragon

What would happen if Lila summoned a Lord of Hell to make Marinette suffer? Well, if you're Satan and Asmodeus, you wonder how someone botches a summoning and then just do what is paid for to be done with it. Not their fault that they discover Tikki and Plagg's Holders during this. With a side plot of Chloe learning to be a big sister to 5 siblings! Ongoing story.

2. Chapter 2

Sin of Reveal Chapter 2

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Gale-Dragon: Progress is the name of the game. Enjoy.

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}I{ Two Days After the Previous Chapter }I{

Adrien stared at Asmodeus' second human form, which looked rather similar to the form that they saw in the hotel but not as extravagant and wild. The second form's cyan hair was tied back in a professional bun, and the images of the bull and ram heads were no longer on the suit that the Lord of Lust was wearing but were now a pair of dangling earrings (on the same side as they were on the suit), and their green eyes weren't glowing as bright as before. In all honesty, this form was a lot more human-like than their prior form.

Asmodeus was talking to a group of seven demons as almost everyone from the photoshoot started coming in. The humans were a little curious as to why there were more demons this time around.

A few minutes later, the Lord of Lust came over to the humans with their entourage of minions. This somewhat made Adrien and his co-workers a little anxious. The Lord of Lust gave the humans a rather sassy smile when they said in a good-natured tone, "Everyone, these little lovelies are going to be your new co-workers and run things for me while I head back to Hell."

Adrien blinked in confusion when he asked, "But… I thought you were going to stay until you got…" He looked slightly uncomfortable when he stated, "Chloe's Mother's Soul…"

Asmodeus softened their smile when they said in a pleasant and understanding tone, "That was the original plan. However, I only planned to stay in Paris for a week at most and made the plans to do so back in my Ring, and Audrey is proving to be quite the annoying little thing by avoiding me." They folded their arms when they added in a more serious tone, "As much as I want to be here to capture her Soul myself, keeping the Ring of Lust in order is far more important." Asmodeus then gave a cheerful smile when they finally said in a happier tone, "But my darling little underlings will eventually find her and bring her Soul to me in the end. So nothing too major there."

Adrien was confused. Don't all Demons from Hell hunt down Souls themselves until the person is caught?

Asmodeus noticed the teen's confusion and explained, "Child, I run an entire level of Hell and can't spend too long away from my Ring." Adrien still looked confused. After thinking of a more human-Esque explanation before saying, "Think of a level of Hell is like a company or a city that I am completely in charge of. I have to make sure everything is running as it should while making sure all my denizens are satisfied." Adrien was starting to understand but had a more innocent mindset compared to his co-workers. The Lord of Lust and their underlings made it obvious that they knew what the adults were thinking when Asmodeus stated, "Well, that kind of satisfaction too. After all, my level is the Ring of Lust~."

Adrien gave his co-workers a confused look as all of them blushed red at what was said. The blonde teen could only blink in confusion, not completely understanding why the other humans had that kind of reaction.

Asmodeus chuckled when they continued, "And if I need to step away for a bit, I have to make the appropriate accommodations needed to run everything while I'm gone. You know, putting qualified individuals in the positions needed so everything runs smoothly and efficiently."

Adrien nodded when he said, "Okay, I think I understand. It's like when a boss of a company goes on a vacation and puts in a substitute in their place while they're gone. But they do have to return once their vacation time is up."

Asmodeus patted the teen on the head when they said, "That's my situation. I may not have gotten the Soul I was promised, but she will be in my hands eventually. Even if I'm not the one to capture her."

One of the demons commented in a bit of a New Yorker accent with a sassy smile, "Don't worry, Boss. Tha huntahs will bring ya that deal-breakah before ya know it."

Asmodeus cooed happily when they said, "I know~." They then clapped their hands together when they stated with a cheery smile as if they weren't talking about demonic topics, "Now, shall we go over what's expected during the photo shoots with the Ash-Mode Brand~?"

The humans gave a rather weary look before they agreed.

"Now that issue with little Adrien," Asmodeus started in a more serious tone before finishing with, "He isn't modelling anything unless it is by his will, and his will only. I don't care what that Gabriel fellow says." They held out a hand to stop the human adults from protesting when they stated seriously, "I know that little Adrien is the face of the Gabriel Brand, but he is a child doing something that he does not want to do. As a general rule for my underlings, I do not allow any kind of Lustful activities with or involving children. Unless it is general childcare, watching over the child in a parental way, or teaching non-sexual subjects to said child." With an almost sinister smile, the Lord of Lust said, "So~, here's what we're going to do instead."

~}I{ The Next Day, at Dupont }I{~

Nino stared at Adrien in confusion when he stated, "Let me get this straight…" He took a deep breath before asking, "Instead of you modelling for the old man, the demons that Asmodeus brought to work with the Gabriel Brand is going to… Pose as you during all the shoots you're scheduled to do?" When Adrien nodded, Nino asked, "And… Everyone is cool with it? You included?"

Adrien nodded again when he said, "Uh, yes actually… I mean… It means that I can spend more time with my friends without having to worry about watching the clock."

Kim couldn't help but comment, "He's got a point… How often has Adrien left in the middle of our outings because he had a photo shoot that had to start at a specific time? And that's not including the times when Gabe springs a last-minute photo shoot on him."

That was true…

Nath glanced at Adrien when he asked, "Speaking of the dick… I take it he doesn't know about this little ploy?"

Adrien shook his head when he stated, "According to Asmodeus… If Father doesn't ask about "me being a little off" during my photo shoots then the staff doesn't have to tell him anything…"

The class looked at each other when they said in almost the same deadpan tone and at the same time, "They're not going to tell him." Much to Adrien's confusion. The new Wrathfly perked up in interest at the commotion from the blonde model's shoulder.

Marinette raised a brow at the Wrathfly as it looked around. Something was… Different about the Wrathfly… Like something happened to change it between the last time she saw it and today… 'Oh!' Marinette realised the difference before she thought, 'It's more active than before.' Remembering that the Wrathfly usually just sat on Adrien's shoulder and just looked around occasionally, now it seemed to be taking an interest in what was going on around it. But that was odd, it's personality seemed to change… That was when Marinette concluded that maybe it was a part of its growth cycle.

Soon Miss Bustier started the class. But it wasn't until the 2nd period when Lila came to class, spinning a story about helping the elderly on the way and just lost track of time to explain why she was so late. Miss Bustier only raised a brow at this but accepted the excuse when she told Lila to sit in her assigned seat. Lila did so with a chipper smile, not seeing the Wrathfly perched on Adrien's shoulder. As she walked toward her seat, she shot Marinette a smug smirk before happily waved at Alya.

Marinette raised a brow at this while Alya was non-the-wiser. The bluette immediately had the suspicion that Lila was planning something. That was when Marinette felt her phone vibrate. Having a hunch as to who it could be, she checked her phone and was relatively surprised at the text group that appeared. Days like these made the bluette thankful for Miss Bustier having a lax phone policy. So she was able to respond to the group.

}I{ Text on Phone. Operation Liar Liar Chat Group }I{

Rollersnake: Call me crazy, but I swear I saw Lila smirking at Marinette!

Teddy Bear: Then I must be crazy too because I also saw it.

Tiny Actress: I think it must have been the angle you two were at.

Turntables: Mylene has a point, Ivan and Alix sit right behind Mari so they could see Lila's face while she wouldn't notice if they were glancing at her.

Fashion Baker: Yeah, she smirked at me… She MUST be planning something today!

Poison Ivy: Uh, Marinette, you might be overthinking it…

Teddy Bear: Rose, it was a smirk that broadcasted that she's got something planned… I'm also a little creeped out by the fact that Lila was able to shift her "mood" so quickly when she greeted Alya…

Rollersnake: Yeah, I agree with Ivan…

Anything's Possible: Mari, do you want us to help run some interference?

Fashion Baker: Long as you don't do anything that can get you in trouble and she doesn't get suspicious.

Maximum Overdrive: How about we keep an eye on Lila and try to play to her ego to avert whatever she has planned? Maybe gather some evidence to show Miss Bustier her malicious intentions toward Marinette and her inappropriate actions toward Adrien.

Sunshine: Okay, I get the part involving Marinette, but I don't understand the part about me.

Gothic Girlfriend: Adrien… Are you telling us that you're actually comfortable with Lila feeling you up all the time?

AI Am I: And by "Feeling Up", she means if Lila has been touching your chest all the time, moving a little too close into your personal bubble w/o your permission, running her fingers over you despite you trying to move away, clinging to you every chance she gets, and springing kisses on you when you don't want them and she thinks no one is looking.

Sunshine: … Markov, how did you know she was doing all that?

AI Am I: …

AI Am I: Adrien, I was giving examples of what being "Felt Up" were… I was not aware that Lila has been doing those things to you…

Sunshine: … Oh…

Teenage Witch: Omg! Adrien! Has she really been doing all that to you?!

Turntables: DUDE! NOT COOL!

Tiny Actress: Guys! We're still in class!

Anything's Possible: Okay, we're also running interference between Lila and Adrien. No arguments!

Turntables: Don't fight us on this Adrien! You deserve to feel comfortable around people!

Sunshine: … Um, okay…

Fashion Baker: Adrien, is this okay with you? I mean, yes, we're kinda going against your wishes on this, but if she IS making you uncomfortable and touching you THAT much w/o your blessing… Then we're going to make sure that you're comfortable. You are allowed to say No to being touched no matter what the situation is.

Gothic Girlfriend: And please don't use the "but I'm a model and I'm used to ppl touching me" excuse, because even when modelling "couples wear" there is only a Mutual amount of touching. So unless you're modelling sex gear, sex wear, or in some kind of Playbunny, you shouldn't be felt up on set, period.

Poison Ivy: Juleka!

Rollersnake: Okay, ew.

Sunshine: … Where did all… THAT come from?

Gothic Girlfriend: It was research when I decided to be a model.

Gothic Girlfriend: You know, to keep aware of things that might not be "up to snuff", if you catch my drift.

Gothic Girlfriend: And when someone says "No", it means "No"—no Ifs, ands, or buts about it.

Teddy Bear: I… I think we get the picture…

Teddy Bear: Wait? Sunshine How do you not know these things? You're the one who's the professional model!

Sunshine: I… I don't know to be honest… I mean… Yeah, sometimes I do photos that involve touching other models but those are all okay kinds of contact… So I guess no one thought I needed that talk?

Turntables: Dude… I'm not sure who I should be mad at for not telling you about that kind of thing…

Tiny Actress: Okay, before anyone causes a scene… Hb we agree to run interference with Lila on all fronts, collect evidence when we can, and not let on what we know.

Rollersnake: And Adrien, if Lila is giving you a lot of unwanted attention or is touching when you don't want, tell her to back off in a way that makes you comfortable while letting her know that she is intruding on your boundaries. If she doesn't, we'll run some interference and get you away from her.

Turntables: Okay, that I think should work on all fronts.

Sunshine: Alix, I'll try… No, I'll do it! I'll make sure Lila knows that I don't want her on me!

Fashion Baker: Perfect! But how about one of us stick close by to Adrien, just in case Lila doesn't adhere to his boundaries.

Fashion Baker: And by us, I mean one of you guys. Because Lila's going to pull the "She's jealous of me being with Adrien" card if I do it.

Tiny Actress: Yeah, we're sorry about that, Marinette…

Tiny Actress: Now off phones b4 we're caught!

}I{ Classroom }I{

Everyone in that chat tucked their phones away just in time, Miss Bustier was none the wiser. And neither was Lila.

As everyone had their attention on the front of the class, Lila smirked when she thought, 'Enjoy your last day of happiness, you annoying goody-goody. Because soon enough, no one is going to see you ever again~."

~}I{ Meanwhile; in the Ring of Wrath of Hell }I{~

"Good, and the skeleton of the structure is up to the standard code?" Satan asked as he looked over the plans for a new bridge before looking up at the base structure of the same bridge in the blueprints.

The Wrath Demon Underling bowed when they said, "It is, the workers made sure of it."

Satan nodded as he signalled the workers to proceed with the construction. The Lord of Wrath was pleased that the new bridge was being solidly constructed ahead of schedule, which means that the plans for removing the old bridge can be safely dismantled sooner. The material from the old bridge can later be used for torturing the mortal souls that have been condemned to the Ring of Wrath.

"Satan!"

The Lord of Wrath raised a brow at this. The voice belonged to Asmodeus but that wasn't their usual smooth and seductive tone… 'Oh, Father, that's already a bad sign,' Satan thought before he turned to see that the Lord of Lust was walking towards him with an annoyed look on their faces. Asmodeus always did their best to sashay or move as fluidly as possible, them not doing that is… Not good. 'And that's another bad sign,' The Lord of Wrath thought before he asked the other cautiously, "Oh, hello Ozzie. What brings you to this level of Hell?"

Asmodeus walked right over to Satan as they summoned a small stack of papers in their hands with a blue flame and held it out to the Lord of Wrath. Rather than ask and possibly add to the other Lord's sour mood, Satan handed the blueprint to the Underling and took the stack of papers from Asmodeus. The Lord of Wrath carefully read the papers while the Lord of Lust just stood there, arms folded in annoyance. Satan raised a brow again before he asked in confusion, "Uh, Ozzie, why are you giving me the contract from that Botched Summoning?" He looked at the other when he stated, "Because I already completed that as much as the payment allowed and stamped it as such."

Asmodeus let out an annoyed 'Humph' before saying in that same tone while doing their best to remain calm, "That annoying Summoner called again, and botched this new contract the same damn way!"

This got Satan's full attention when he asked in a somewhat bewildered tone, "She poured the blood before summoning you? Again?"

Asmodeus growled in annoyance when they got out, "Before summoning "you" and criticized "you" for not "doing what she wanted" the first time, not to mention she paid the same ridiculously small amount of blood! That's not the worst part! I literally just sat down at my desk to review what happened in my Ring while I was in Paris when she did the damn summon!"

Ooooohhhh, that explains the sour mood of the Lord of Lust… Wait…

Satan raised a brow when he asked as he pointed to the other Lord of Hell, "You followed the Summoning Laws for when there's a Wrong Summoning for a second time by the same Summoner, right?"

Asmodeus had an almost insulted look on their faces when they stated in annoyance, "Of course I did! I told the little bitch that she wasn't summoning you AND told her that she needed to pour the blood into the summon circle AFTER she does the summon. You want to know what her response was?"

"Something that I'm not going to like," Satan commented with an uneasy look on his face, not liking where this conversation was heading.

Asmodeus scoffed before saying, "She waved "you" off and said "Yeah, whatever" and then proceeded to tell "you" what she wanted to be done to "that goody-goody". Honestly, it's like she didn't hear me when I told her she summoned the wrong Sin!"

Satan let out a weary 'hmm' before he asked, "Did you tell her about the… Correct amount of blood needed?" The Lord of Wrath knew what would happen if the Lord of Lust told this particular Summoner, and he wanted to avoid doing that as much as possible.

Asmodeus shook their heads when they said, "That part I didn't do this time around for two major reasons. The first is because of the Miraculous being involved and the second is that as much as Wrath is your domain, I am well aware that she isn't going to be able to get the amount of blood needed that comes even remotely close to the payment for all that shit she wants to be done."

Satan narrowed his eyes before he looked over the list the Summoner wanted to be done to Marinette. It was the exact same list as the prior one. He clicked his tongue when he said, "Well, you have a point on the possible amount of blood needed for all that is listed, but…" He held up the picture of Marinette, who seemed to be drawing or writing in a book and not looking at the camera, looked at it for a bit before he asked, "How did this Summoner know that I "didn't do much" in a relatively short amount of time?" Asmodeus raised a brow at this before Satan explained, "It's been roughly a week since the first summons. Granted I was using the first four days to scope the Target out, but that's expected. I know I wasn't giving this Summoner updates to the Target's status and I know you were busy with other obligations to do that, so how did the Summoner know for sure that her list wasn't being done?"

Asmodeus placed a hand to their centre chin when they said thoughtfully, "Hm, you have a point there…" Their eyes flicked to the photo in the other's hand when they added, "And now that I think about it… The two photos of Tikki's Holder that the Summoner gave us are shot at an odd distance… Far enough for her not to notice that someone is taking her picture but close enough so that enough of the details of what she looks like is seen."

Satan placed the photo on top of the paper pile in his other hand when he stated with a sigh, "Well, I know what I'm asking that Ladybug Holder when I see her again…" He looked at his underlings when he ordered them, "Keep up with the construction as planned! When I get back from this annoying tick, I expect the bridge's progress to continue!"

~}I{ Paris, France, Later that Day. After School }I{~

Something was definitely weird… Lila didn't make a single move against Marinette… Yeah, she made a few unnecessary comments, but other than that, nothing… Adrien, on the other hand, got a lot of unwanted attention from Lila, more than usual. But thanks to the boundary system that the guys had put in place, they were able to keep Lila off Adrien when she got her hands on him. This also brought to light how often Lila invaded Adrien's personal space. Yeah, they could've thought that the liar was just a little handsy with friends, but they've only seen her handsy with Adrien and no one else…

The class reported this to the teachers and texted Adrien to try to talk to Miss Bustier about it as soon as he could without Lila knowing.

On the way to the Bakery, Marinette filled Kagami in on the whole thing with Nino and Kim.

"Maybe just point out that Adrien has already informed her about his boundaries and that you're simply restating that fact," Nino suggested as they walked and talked. He then added, "Hopefully, she'll listen and not try to spin your concerns as jealousy." They were just making some suggestions on what Kagami should do if Lila tries to intrude on Adrien during fencing practice.

That was when Kim added, "And if she doesn't listen or makes that jealousy claim, just point out that Adrien is looking uncomfortable." He then scratched his cheek when he added, "I don't think she would go as far as joining the team just to force Adrien to spend more time than he already doesn't have, but trying to convince people that he offered to give her some pointers or show her the basics of fencing sounds like something she might do."

Kagami narrowed her eyes when she stated, "D'Argencourt has a rather strict policy in regards to fencing tutoring, so even if Lila tries to do that tactic he'll shoot it down immediately. Because of his schedule, Adrien isn't allowed on the approved list of fencing tutors that D'Argencourt made. The whole fencing club and their friends know this fact, so if Lila does try that "tutor ploy" with them, they'll know she's lying right away and hopefully that will get them talking to the rest of the school."

Marinette sighed in relief at that before she said, "That's good, and hopefully it'll get noticed by the teachers and get them thinking that Lila might have alternative motives to be close to Adrien."

Nino told the others when they got to the bakery door, "Might be sooner than we think, Ms Mendeleiev seemed to have noticed the Boundaries Plan within the first hour of activating it. Although, I did see that she wa-" He then walked right into the door, which was locked for some weird reason. Nino rubbed his face as he tried the door again, that was when he noticed the closed sign in the window.

"Why is the bakery closed? At this time of day?" Kim questioned as Marinette took the keys out of her purse. He looked inside to see the lights still on but no one was inside.

Marinette unlocked the door when she suggested, "Let's ask Maman and Papa." She let her friends into the bakery before closing and locking the door behind her, just in case it was important.

"Marinette, is that you?" Tom called out from the living area. When Marinette replied that it was, the father told her to come to where he was for something important. The bluette did with the others following her behind her.

The moment she did, she saw the back of a familiar figure sitting on the couch and her parents sitting across from him. Marinette froze and caused Nino, Kim, and Kagami to stop right before they collided with each other. Trying her best to act casual, Marinette got out, "Oh, you're back?"

Satan, in his human form, waved a hand while not looking behind him when he said, "I wish I can say that it was for the goodies made here, but that annoying Summoner called again and botched the Summon again. They somehow knew that I didn't do what they wanted, so I have a few questions for you this time little Ladybug Holder."

The Dupain-Chengs froze in shock while Nino, Kim, and Kagami had matching expressions of "What the freak did I just hear?!"

Seeing that hiding was pointless, again, Tikki flew out of Marinette's purse when she got out angrily, "Satan!"

Satan sighed before he said, "Tikki, the questions aren't bad, just-" When he turned to look at the Kwami, he realised what she was upset about this time. He saw the three other teens, staring at him and Tikki with wide 'holy crap' looking eyes. "Oh, whoops," was all Satan got out sheepishly.

}{ A Few Minutes Later }{

After Kim, Kagami, and Nino went through the whole "Holy Shit! Your Ladybug!?" thing and now understood why Marinette bailed on meet-ups when Akumas attacked, everyone just sat down and talked, with a nice large pot of soothing tea on standby.

"So that same person who…" Marinette started before taking her cup off the tray on the little living room table. Tikki took one of the treats, somewhat glaring at the Lord of Wrath.

Satan nodded in an annoyed manner when he said, "Correct. She summoned Asmodeus instead of me, thought they were me, wanted the same shit done, and paid the same pathetic amount as last time. According to the Laws of Heaven and Hell, normally the being that is summoned to the same wrong summons would tell the Summoner their errors and correct it so they do the summon properly next time."

Tikki nodded when she explained, "It's so that the Summon Centres can keep tabs on the locations and mortals that call their respective beings and monitor the safety of all involved."

When the humans asked what these Summon Centres were Tikki explained that those operated like emergency call centres for the human but acted more like job dispatchers in a Union. Each of the levels of Heaven and Hell had one that focused on dispatching and monitoring their "workers" under their respective Sin or Vertue and ensuring that those "on duty" were the only ones summoned. Tikki also explained that the Summon Centres also keep track of Over-Summoners, or mortals that summon too often or more than needed, and put a block on them before they get out of hand. Satan then explained that the Summon Centres have a slight problem with keeping track of Wrong Summonings, and explained that it mostly causes problems regarding acting on the safety of the being that was summoned and just general tracking the location of the summoning.

"So that's why you have a rule of informing the "Summoner" about the mistake, to protect those that are summoned to Earth," Kagami summarised before taking a sip of the tea.

Satan nodded when he said, "To put it simply. Asmodeus has already informed the Summoner about the Wrong Summoning, as usual, but did not inform them about the true payment amount due to the Miraculous being involved and the fact there is no way the Summoner is going to be able to get that amount." He sighed before saying as he ran a hand through his hair, "The real problem with this Wrong Summon is that it is somehow bypassing the network of the Summon Centres and summoning Asmodeus automatically no matter if they are on the "on duty list" or not. Even if the Miraculous weren't involved, this is a major problem for Hell that needs to be dealt with."

Tom couldn't help but say, "I can only imagine…"

That was when Sabine asked, "So, you're going to do the same as last time? Since the payment given is the same…"

Satan nodded when he said, "Pretty much, but this time I have a few questions that Marinette needs to answer."

This got the Ladybug Holder a little nervous when she asked, "What kind of questions?"

Satan snickered at the child's uneasiness when he said, "Not those kinds of questions. It's just the timing of this second Botched Summon. It happened much too quickly after the first and the Summoner knew that I didn't do her rather extensive list. That means that someone has been watching you."

That was when Nino put the facts together and said, "And you want to know if she has noticed anyone paying unusually more attention to Mari, right?"

Satan nodded when he said, "Correct." He let out a small growl when he added, "From what Oz, uh, Asmodeus told me, I doubt that Summoner is going to fix the summoning circle or start pouring the blood into the circle After the summon anytime soon, so it would be best to, oh, I guess intimidate this Summoner to do the summoning correctly so the Summon Centres can block her before things get worse."

The humans wearily glanced at each other at this while Tikki had an expression that read "not surprised".

Satan placed a hand on his chin when he said, "There is also the issue of that Summoner's "to-do" list, not just the payment. To put it simply for you new ones, this Summoner wanted Marinette to suffer quite a lot. However, I cannot find a reason why anyone would want that, aside from that crush on that blonde boy in your class but you seem to get along with the other suitors."

Kagami and Marinette glanced at each other in an unsure manner at this.

Satan then stated as he looked at the humans, "Until we can catch this Summoner and block them, keep aware and keep note of who is paying more attention to Marinette than usual. And I do mean Marinette and not whatever name she uses when she's using the Ladybug Miraculous. The Summoner clearly doesn't know about them being the same person." Satan then commented on it being oddly lucky to have more eyes to watch with. Marinette could only give a nervous laugh when she heard that.

Later, Satan gave the teens all the tasks he wanted before he burned six macaroons to a crisp before heading back to Hell. But now…

}I{ In Marinette's Room }I{

Marinette took a deep breath before slowly letting it out as she dialled Master Fu's number as Nino, Kim, and Kagami sat nearby. This had to be done. Hopefully, Tikki will be able to explain that it was Satan who exposed her secret to others. True her parents knowing was one thing, but a few of her friends…

Marinette was hoping that Chat Noir wasn't going to be mad about this when she told him…

~}I{ Later That Night, on the Roof of Master Fu's Building }I{~

"WHAT?! I was supposed to be the first one to know!" Chat Noir exclaimed in shock.

Ladybug made a calm-down motion with her hands when she said, "I know I promised, but the whole thing was out of my control! It couldn't be helped!"

Master Fu rubbed his temples not believing what was happening when he said in an exasperated tone, "Granted it was an accident but still… Why is Satan involved again?"

Ladybug explained what happened while omitting things that directly involved her identity best she could. By the end, she just flopped on the nearby mat when she got out, "I know this isn't ideal, but it's still better than Hawkmoth finding out…" She looked at the other two when she said, "At least Satan isn't interested in the Miraculous…"

Master Fu folded his arms when he said, "It's because the Miraculous are technically considered Blessed Objects or objects blessed by Heaven to put it simply. Beings of Hell tend to avoid getting involved with them unless they want to have problems with the beings of Heaven…" He sighed when he added worriedly, "But it sounds like even if you did not possess the Ladybug Miraculous he still wouldn't do much to you…"

This prompted Chat Noir to ask, "But who would hate civilian you that much?"

Ladybug shrugged when she said, "Given what Satan commented about this person… Someone who hates me enough to essentially make me suffer a whole lot… But I don't know anyone who would hate me THAT much. I mean, yeah, I know a few people I dislike and them disliking me, but that's kind of where it ends. Just dislike. I do have people I do hate for legitimate reasons, but I don't know if the feeling is mutual or enough for them to summon a demon…"

Master Fu stroked his beard when he commented, "That is concerning on a few levels, and I am talking about this Summoner. If that person is that vindictive and continues to summon both the wrong Sin and that often… Then it could cause another unwanted problem…"

That was when Wayzz explained that Over-Summoning either a Being of Hell or Heaven can cause environmental problems for mortals. He explained that when summoned they take a little bit of the plane of existence of either Heaven or Hell, called Aura-oma and Miasma respectively. A little of these in the mortal plane is normal and tends to dissipate after a respectable amount of time if a Being of Heaven or Hell is involved, but these tend to gather in one location and thus cause certain places to have a pure feeling (Aura-oma) or a dreaded feeling (Miasma). If there is too much of a large amount of concentration of either can cause a lot of issues. Too much Miasma in one place can cause a lot of physical health issues while too much Aura-oma can cause a lot of mental anguish.

That was an odd barrel of yikes yet it was also informative.

The meeting ended with Ladybug telling Chat that he could tell some of his trusted friends his hero id, to make things even and to give the poor kitty some kind of support system. Chat Noir said that he'll think about it.

~}I{ A Little While Later }I{~

Three Bs Chat Group has been renamed to Four Bs Chat Group.

Brain has added Kagami to Four Bs Chat Group.

Kagami's screen name has been changed to Battle.

Brain: Hey Kagami, figured adding you to this would be a good idea after recent events. And before you ask, I'm Nino, Brawn is Kim, and Marinette is Beauty.

Battle: I assume that the letter B is a theme that you all agreed on.

Brawn: It ended up like that and we figured that we keep it up.

Battle: Well, at least you gave me a suitable screen name that goes with the B theme.

Brain: I figured you would like it, lol.

Beauty: I take it that we're also going to use this to keep track of the "over-interested people around me" and keep each other informed about what we learned.

Brain: Bingo!

Battle: Sounds doable.

Brawn: We can also talk about just general stuff in here too. If you scroll up and read the previous posts, you'll see what I mean, Kagami.

Battle: I can do that when I am in my room, after the Family's Evening Meditation.

Beauty: Fair enough.

Beauty: And see you guys tomorrow.

~}I{ Two Days Later }I{~

Lila was getting irritated. She was peering around the corner to the canteen to glare at a certain bluette sitting with Sabrina, Chloe, and that new girl from one of the other classes going over some kind of project. Lila couldn't care to learn her name, she seemed to know the mayor's daughter so she probably knew her through him, or something along that line. Not like it mattered to her. What was annoying her was the fact that that goody-goody was still here! Going to school like it was any other day and not writhing in agony in some abandoned ally.

Lila let out a tsk before thinking, 'Why isn't that stupid Satan doing anything? I summoned him! He should be doing what I want!' She glared at the bluette when she thought, 'Looks like I'm going to have to kill another pigeon and remind him that he has to do what I want. At least those birds are stupid.' She then huffed before she walked away in annoyance, passing right by a now confused Mireille.

Aurora came up to Mireille and asked her what happened, to which the other shrugged and replied that she guessed that someone was just having an off day. Both weather girls shrugged the whole thing off before they walked into the canteen for lunch.

Now with Marinette at her table…

"Okay, what do you think of this?" the bluette asked as she showed the three a decent-sized weekly schedule that was just jam-packed with names that were in

neat lines. Chloe, Zoe, and Sabrina looked over the schedule. It was basically a neat and well-organized timetable for which of the Style Siblings would spend time with another sibling with one of the Dads overseeing the timeframe. Marinette then said, "I tried to make it as cohesive as possible while factoring in school hours and events you have already had plans for." The bluette gave the three a worried look when she asked, "Do you think this schedule will work?"

Zoe nodded when she said, "Yeah, it will." She then looked at Marinette when she said, "I'm surprised that you managed to make this so quickly while being so thorough. Everyone in the family has their time divided evenly between one another."

Chloe scoffed when she stated, "Well, making these kinds of things is one of Dupain-Cheng's talents." She then gave a small wave when she said, "I expect nothing less from her when it comes to planning."

Marinette blinked in surprise when she asked, "Chloe… Did you just… Praise one of my skills?"

Chloe huffed when she stated, "What? I give the credit when it is due, so just take it and don't make a fuss about it." Sabrina, Marinette, and Zoe weren't sure how to respond to this, but they continued with the task at hand.

~}I{ Later, at the Agreste Mansion }I{~

Nathalie raised a brow when she saw both Nino and Kagami standing in front of the door, together and looking a little confused. She let them in and asked why they were there. The duo simply told the secretary that they were working on a school project with Adrien. Nathalie quickly checked the blonde's schedule to confirm this, and when she did she then inspected their bags. Nino and Kagami gave each other an "Is she really doing this?" look while the secretary removed everything that wasn't "necessary" for the project, mainly from the red-capped teen's pack. All of his music devices and movie idea notebooks. Nathalie gave the two students back their bags before allowing them to head off towards Adrien's room.

It didn't take long before they walked into the blonde's vast room. Adrien happily let them in before he closed the door and locked it. Nino and Kagami found that odd, but they somewhat figured that the blonde did not want any type of interruptions from the others in the mansion. The Wrathfly was crawling on the closest bookshelf to the bed. Not even a minute later, the two guests were sitting on the blonde's bed and then the blue-haired girl was the one to ask, "Is there something you wish to discuss with us, Adrien?"

Adrien blinked in amazement when he asked, "How did you know?"

Nino waved a hand when he said, "Dude, we finished the project three days ago, which you obviously didn't tell your old man and Nathalie about. Then you ask us to come over to "Finish the Project". It was a little obvious on our end that you wanted to talk to us about something." The red-capped teen expected the blonde to give them a sheepish smile and awkwardly apologise for the roundabout way to talk to them, but Adrien didn't.

This worried both Nino and Kagami as they watched Adrien fidget nervously with that silver ring on his finger.

That was when Kagami asked the blonde, "Adrien… Do you feel safe here?"

This confused Adrien when he asked, "Why would you ask that?"

Kagami easily explained, "You asked two of your most trusted friends to your house under a false claim so your father, and Nathalie by extension, would allow us in, and you looking nervous to the point that you are twisting your ring. A habit that you do when you're feeling antsy or worried." That caused Adrien to realise that he was indeed doing that and quickly stopped.

Nino did point out, "Also, Adrien, you didn't answer the question." He gave the blonde a worried look when he asked, "You can tell us if you feel like you aren't safe with the dick. My mums already have a room ready for you to stay in while Kagami's mum has the legal stuff covered."

"Damn, how long have the two of you been planning for this?"

Nino and Kagami froze in confusion at the voice that most certainly did not come from any of the three people in this room. The two quickly, and frantically, looked around the room for that extra voice, only to be greeted by the Kwami of Destruction suddenly flying out of Adrien's jacket pocket and flying right in front of the duo. "No, seriously, how long have the two of you had that plan up and ready to go?" Plagg asked as if he hadn't just exposed his Holder's identity to the duo.

Adrien took a deep breath before he said, "Uh, so, yeah, I'm Chat Noir." He then just watched Nino and Kagami, trying to gauge their reactions. So far the two were just staring at him and Plagg with wide, surprised eyes. Adrien took another deep breath before he explained, "Okay, long story short, and I don't know if you're going to believe me on this, but… Someone hates Ladybug's civilian ID enough to try to summon Satan, but because the payment for what they wanted to be done was too small, Satan ended up talking to her and he basically compromised her identity to some trusted people in her life. She told me and the Miraculous Guardian about it and to be fair, they said that I can tell some trusted people my identity. Ladybug said it can also work as a support system too. And well…" Adrien hesitantly looked at Nino and Kagami, still gauging their shocked reactions.

Plagg then finished the story when he said, "You two are the people Adrien can trust the most." He folded his arms as he lazily floated around when he added nonchalantly, "The Gorilla is on that Trust List but, you know, the guy technically works for the dick so iffy on that." Plagg then snickered when he said, "Adrien wanted to tell pigtails since she's on the Trust List, but he wasn't sure how to tell her without freaking her out." Plagg then placed a paw to his chin when he added, "Luka would've been here two but there's no way Adrien can think up something that wasn't suspicious to get Luka here, so he's next to tell when we can catch him when no one else is around. And Chloe still has too much on her plate, so Adrien didn't want to add to that."

"Plagg!" Adrien got out with red cheeks as he tried to catch the Kwami before he could say any more embarrassing things.

Nino and Kagami eyed each other during this before the red-capped teen flopped backwards onto the bed.

Plagg saw this when he got out, "Did he just faint?"

Nino waved a hand so the Kwami and his Holder could see when he said, "No little dude, I'm still conscious. I just need a minute for all this to sink in…" He let his hand fall on his chest when he finished talking.

Kagami inhaled softly when she said as calmly as possible, "I am honoured that you find us trustworthy enough to share your most treasured secret with us. As surprising as it is. Though I cannot imagine who would want to harm Ladybug in her civilian persona."

Adrien was a bit taken aback by this when he asked in a slightly shocked tone, "You… Believe me about the Satan part?"

Nino pulled himself back into a sitting position when he said, "Well, given the whole thing that happened almost two weeks ago," as he thumbed the picture on the nightstand of a 5-year-old Chloe and Adrien smiling at the camera. The red-capped teen then added, "It's not that much of a stretch as you think." He sighed before he said, "Though I'm going to admit, Ladybug in either persona is the last person I expected to be on the receiving end of a demon, and that's excluding Hawkdick for obvious reasons." Kagami gave a nod in agreement.

Oh, right…

Adrien moved his chair to the bed before sitting in it when he said, "You… Have a point…"

Kagami placed a hand on her chin when she mused out loud, "However, having two Lords of Hell get involved in our lives quickly… I can't help but think that something is… Strange about it…"

Plagg was the one to say, "I can understand that line of thinking. Asmodeus came here under, uh, I guess we can use the words "legal reasons" to make it simple. The Legal Reasons that happened long before any of you were born, but Satan came under "recent Legal Reasons" even if he can't do much about it…"

That was when Nino interjected, "So, it's totally true that demons have to follow through on these "contracts" based on how much they're "paid"? Like Asmodeus implied?"

Plagg nodded before he said, "That's pretty much it. Even if the Miraculous wasn't involved there wasn't much Satan could do to Ladybug because of the bare minimum payment."

"Bare minimum?" Kagami asked with a raised brow. She was doing her best to make it seem like she didn't already know what was going on, but Nino would admit that she was doing a pretty good job of that.

Plagg gave a small shrug when he said, "Literally enough to guarantee that you have a Contract with the being of Hell but not enough to really do anything." He placed a paw on his chin as he thought a bit before he finally said, "If I remember correctly… You need at least one Blood Crystal to "seal the deal" with a being of Hell… My best guess is that whoever hates civilian Ladybug thought that the amount for one Blood Crystal was enough for their whole list…"

Adrien couldn't help but say, "Lucky for us, that wasn't the case." That was when he raised a brow when he asked, "Uh, how much are these, um, "Blood Crystals" worth? As a sense of value."

Plagg's whiskers twitched a bit as he thought before he finally gave his answer, "To be honest, I think the closest thing to a general idea of worth for humans would be that one gram of gold is equal to five Blood Crystals." He folded his stubby arms again when he said, "Tikki might be the better one to ask about the whole "worth" thing that works in Heaven and Hell."

Adrien had to admit that that was a lot more information to take in. But that didn't stop him from saying, "So… You two are… Okay with being my support system as Chat Noir?"

Plagg somewhat whacked the blonde over the head with his tail when he said, "Kid, given how they have a plan for a safe house and legal negotiations in case your dad makes you feel unsafe, I think they're on board with this."

Nino nervously chuckled when he said, "Uh, yeah, what Plagg said."

Kagami did point out in a serious tone, "And that will certainly be on the table, so to speak, now more than ever. Just as an emergency backup if it makes you feel better."

That Adrien could agree to. Soon, the four made plans and threw around ideas on what Chat Noir can use.

~}I{ An Hour Later }I{~

A New Chat Group Has Been Created.

Chat Group Has Been Renamed to Secret Keepers.

Nino Has Added Kagami to Secret Keepers.

Kagami: Out of curiosity, how many chat groups does your class have?

Nino: Not including personal texts, a couple. Depending on the interest or ongoing project.

Kagami: I see.

Kagami Has Changed Their Screen-Name to Samurai.

Samurai Has Changed Nino's Screen-Name to Kappa.

Kappa: I see someone is going through a little rebellion phase.

Samurai: Not really, but I might as well have a little fun with the Secret Keepers thing.

Kappa: Cool, but one thing I need to do.

Kappa Has Changed Their Screen-Name to DJ-Tunes.

DJ-Tunes: There, much better.

Samurai: I should have seen that coming.

DJ-Tunes: The fact that you know me enough to text means that we are good friends~.

Samurai: Are we going to avoid the metaphorical elephant in the room?

DJ-Tunes: … Well, I know I'm not going to be the one to tell them that they were in a Love Square with each other for a good while.

Samurai: Huh? Wait… Oh… Oh! That explains the whole "Other Girl/Guy I Like But They Love Someone Else" thing with both of them!

Samurai: Should we be glad that they finally "got over" that?

DJ-Tunes: Debatable.

DJ-Tunes: Hb we help the two with alibies when we can and text each other if they both ask us for an alibi so we can cover for them better.

Samurai: Should we get them together and tell them that we know that they're heroes?

DJ-Tunes: As much as I want to do that too, they have to agree on letting each other know.

Samurai: Ah, so if they ask us if the other would be good to tell, we shall motivate them to do so?

DJ-Tunes: Correct.

DJ-Tunes: It's probably going to be a while but as soon as you see an opportunity, take it.

Samurai: You do not have to tell me twice.

DJ-Tunes: Great!

DJ-Tunes: Do you think we should let Luka in on this or should we wait on Adrien to "find him alone"?

Samurai: I have a sneaking suspicion that he already knows. The black cat bookmark he got for Adrien and that cute ladybug charm bracelet he gave Marinette now make sense if they are the heroes.

Samurai: I do not believe that either of them has noticed.

DJ-Tunes: o.0! Okay! Yeah, going to add him to this.

DJ-Tunes: I wonder if his story is going to be believable. Though compared to ours…

DJ-Tunes Has Added Heartstrings to Secret Keepers.

DJ-Tunes: Hey Luka. I'm Nino, Samurai is Kagami. Take a look through this chat and share with us what you know.

Samurai: We now know that you are aware of who Ladybug and Chat Noir are.

Heartstrings: How did you find out?

DJ-Tunes: So you DO know.

Heartstrings: No point in hiding it here, and it seems you two found out. Hence this chat.

DJ-Tunes: Hmm, valid.

Samurai: How did you find out?

Heartstrings: I was out doing deliveries b4 an Akuma Alert, you know, doing my part-time job. One of those deliveries requested that I leave the goods at the back door, which was behind the building. Take a guess what I see on my way there after the Akuma Alert went out.

DJ-Tunes: Oh I think I have an idea. Tikki or Plagg?

Heartstrings: Tikki.

Samurai: She didn't notice you?

Heartstrings: I think she was in too much of a hurry to notice me.

Heartstrings: After the Akuma Attack on my way home I saw Plagg going civilian. Again, he seemed to be in a hurry to get back to whatever he needed to be before the Akuma.

DJ-Tunes: Wait, these happened on the same day?

Heartstrings: Believe it or not, yes.

Heartstrings: So, how did you two find out?

Samurai: Satan blew Tikki's identity because of a botched contract, twice apparently. And we learned about Plagg because he trusted us with that information due to the first.

Heartstrings: … Uh, why is Satan around?

DJ-Tunes: Okay, long story short… Someone actually hates Marinette enough to summon a Demon to "Make Her Suffer a Great Deal", but due to the bare-minimum payment for the deed and the Miraculous being involved, Satan decided to talk to her. Thus compromising her identity with her parents. And believe it or not, this same person botched the summon a second time, which in turn caused Satan to compromise her identity to us and Kim.

Samurai: We just happen to go to the bakery with Marinette when Satan "let it slip". And because of this, "Ladybug" told "Chat Noir" that it would be ok to tell a few trusted people his identity.

Heartstrings: … You know, if it weren't for the thing with Asmodeus that happened recently… I would've thought that you were making this stuff up…

Heartstrings: Hang on… You said that someone hates "Marinette" enough to summon a demon to hurt her?

Samurai: That is correct.

DJ-Tunes: As hard as it is to believe, yes!

Heartstrings: … There are so many things wrong with that… I don't know where to start.

Samurai: I understand your conflicted emotions. We felt the same when we found out.

DJ-Tunes: Yeah, if we hadn't been there to witness it, we wouldn't have believed it.

Heartstrings: I should be concerned that all "these sorts of things" are somehow becoming normal. Yet, I find it all, expected?

Samurai: The question mark at the end of that comment indicates that you are not sure about it.

Heartstrings: Kagami, think about it, I was told to leave a package in the back at the exact time "Ladybug" went into action, and then I happened to be in the right spot to see "Chat Noir" clocking out w/o him noticing me.

Heartstrings: You can't tell me that there's something else at play here in Paris.

DJ-Tunes: Hm, oddly valid…

DJ-Tunes: You think it was… Fate that we found out about LB and CN?

Samurai: It is not beyond the realm of possibilities.

Heartstrings: Hb while we try to figure That out, we make sure that no one else finds out unless Ladybug and Chat Noir wants them to know.

DJ-Tunes: Sounds like a plan.

Samurai: Agreed.

~}I{ Meanwhile, in the Ring of Lust }I{~

Asmodeus was in their office going over a stack of blueprints to ensure that the building planned was more than up to standard. The Lord of Lust has been making preparations for this particular building for easily 100 years. It was a longer time than some of the other buildings in the Ring of Lust, but with more and more new information on existing hobbies and new hobbies that fueled the wonderful feeling of Lust, the blueprints needed to be the appropriate edits to the blueprints to accommodate all the information.

Asmodeus got a little giddy at the thoughts of the library being completed and the denizens of the Ring of Lust happily taking in all the knowledge that will be filling the building. 'Ooo! I can't wait!' the Lord of Lust happily thought. They looked over the blueprints again, just admiring the design.

"Huh?" Asmodeus vocalised when they were suddenly engulfed in a cloud of red smoke. "Oh, you've got to be!" The Lord of Lust growled out as they saw the blueprints disappear from their hand as they stood up from their chair, not the least bit amused by this interruption.

When the smoke cleared, Asmodeus was glaring at an angry-looking Lila when they huffed out in annoyance, "You again!" The Lord of Lust noticed that the Summoning Circle was glowing blood red. That caused Asmodeus to frown when they growled out, "And you ignored my words about pouring the blood into the circle After the Summon, again." With an annoyed growl and pinching the bridge of their centre face, the Hell Lord told the human, "Do you just not listen to those that are trying to give you helpful advice?"

The angry-looking Lila let out an annoyed huff when she stated in an aggravated tone, "I wouldn't be summoning you again if you had just done what I wanted you to do the first time, Satan."

Asmodeus rolled their eyes when they stated as they folded their arms, "Oh for the lust of Hell! I told you before that I'm not Satan! I am Asmodeus! The Lord of Lust!"

Lila scoffed when she said, "Oh puh-lease, I used the diagram for Satan, you appeared so have to be Satan." She waved a hand in annoyance when she said, "I copied it exactly, so obviously, you're trying to get out of doing what I want." Lila pointed to the Lord of Lust when she stated in her 'mightier-than-thou' tone, "I sacrificed blood for you to do what I want, and I want you to utterly destroy that Goody Goody!"

Asmodeus couldn't help but think in annoyance, 'Urg, another mortal doomed to the Ring of Pride.' The Lord of Lust sighed before saying as they waved a hand to conjure up a sheet of paper with a blue feathered pen, "Fine. Let's get this over with."

Lila smirked as she went over what she wanted to happen to the "Goody Goody". Since the whole thing was technically being recorded, even if it is basically a repeat of the same list as before, again, Asmodeus decided to just look around the room they were in discreetly.

The space was large, like a room in itself. Looked old, maybe a decade or so, and didn't look like it got much traffic, the dust coving everything else was proof of that. There was a lot of stuff was stored here, old furniture and bulk items mostly. So was this some kind of basement? The stuff looked like they had been moved recently, judging by some of the voids and skid marks on the ground, that was probably this Summoner's doing to get the room she needed for the Summoning diagram. There was a childishly cute frog clock on the parallel wall that was still ticking away as if nothing else mattered. Asmodeus thought that the clock had to have been a present that couldn't be thrown away after a child outgrew it before glancing down at the Summoning Diagram on the ground.

The Lord of Lust's eyes narrowed at the symbols. 'Hm, the outer ring is the correct one for the Sin of Wrath. The middle one is right for the type of task. But because the Summon is active I can't read the inner ring and centre to see if it is correct,' Asmodeus thought before seeing the little pigeon that was used as a Blood Sacrifice for the Summoning laying near the outer ring, blood completely drained from its body. Something caught Asmodeus' eyes on the bird's leg when they thought, 'Oh, this one has a nice little band too.' The Lord of Lust used their mist to collect the little forest green and dark blue string band from the pigeon as the little human kept talking. Asmodeus discreetly moved the band to their left hand to get a better look at it. When they did, they thought, 'Hm, this is well made, like the other two. Wonder why a human was putting them on birds... Hm, perhaps they're someone's pets and that's where this annoying Summoner is getting them…' Asmodeus closed their hand, causing the little handmade band to move to their pocket as Lila continued to talk. The Lord of Lust looked over the "list" before thinking, 'Urg, what the heaven did this Summoner think that the Ladybug Holder do to warrant such long, wrath-filled tasks?'

Well… Asmodeus can ask Satan when they give him this list, again.

~}I{ The Next Morning }I{~

"Seriously, Hawkmoth has the weirdest hours," Ladybug commented as she released the purified Akuma Butterfly. They had just defeated Mr Pigeon, again. The red-clad hero folded her arms when she said, "I mean, come on, I have school and I don't need Akumas waking me up before the sun."

Chat Noir blew his nose in a handkerchief before he said in a nasally tone, "*Sniffs* Urg, tell be about it, but at least we didn't need da Lucky Charm." He then sneezed when a pigeon flew by. The Black Cat REALLY hated that he was allergic to those feathers. Chat Noir spent the entire fight sneezing, which caused him to throw all his attacks off balance.

Mr Ramier dusted himself as he apologised for getting Akumatized, again. The heroes were fine with the whole thing since no one got hurt and hardly any damage happened, but they did have to ask what set the man off so early in the day. That was when Mr Ramier explained what happened before his Akumazation. This caused him to go into a minor rant about how mated pigeons become completely lonely when their life partner goes missing. Well, that was how Ladybug and Chat Noir learned that pigeons mate for life… Weird fact, but from what Mr Ramier is saying, it seems like there are three of his Mated Pigeons Pairs missing their other halves and the ones still around are in distress over it. Mr Ramier was trying to find the missing pigeons but to no avail. Mr Ramier did show the heroes the distressed pigeons to prove his point, and yes, those pigeons were acting off from their normal behaviours…

Okay, so there was a valid reason for this Akumazation this time, kind of… … Might need to talk to the staff members of the parks to keep an eye on the pigeon population…

But now the Heroes needed to get ready for school.

~}I{ Elsewhere Roughly Two Hours Later }I{~

Lila yawned as she walked into the living room to the apartment she and her mother lived in for a while stationed in Paris. The liar was still in her night clothes as she continued with her morning routine. She grabbed her breakfast before moving back into the living room, got comfortable on the couch, turned the tv on, and flipped through the channels until she found something to watch. Lila got comfortable before she started eating while watching the show, ignoring the fact that the time was clearly displayed over the tv set.

Lila should be in school right now, but she already decided last night after summoning Satan that she wasn't going to school for a few days. Lila had already sent her stupidly gullible teacher an email, posing as her mother of course. The email "explained," that Lila had a minor but contagious cold and had to stay home for a few days, thus allowing her to be out of school without raising any suspicions about her "whereabouts" when that goody-goody is finally destroyed.

During a commercial, Lila pulled her phone out and quickly went to that website where she found that Demonic Summoning while looking up ways to make that goody-goody's life miserable while at a distance. She was sceptical about the whole thing, but it summoned Satan on the first try. Sure, he hadn't done what she wanted him to do yet but according to this site, all she needed to do was keep summoning him until he submits and finally does her list of things to do to that goody-goody. Sure, that meant that she had to keep that pigeon trap going, but those stupid birds gave her the steady supply of blood that was needed for the summoning. It was a great deal in Lila's opinion, pigeon blood for Satan to do whatever she wanted. Besides, no one in the building went on the roof, just like no one went into the basement, so no one was going to catch onto this whole thing.

Lila smirked as she turned her attention back onto the tv when she thought, 'Once Satan destroys that annoying goody-goody, Adrien will be mine and no one will ever question me again. And if anyone else does, well, I can sick Satan on them. Easy as that. No one will ever know that I was involved.'

The tagline of the website Lila was on was visible on her phone. Summonings for all your needs! Desmond Tiny's website guarantees an Angel or Demon will appear to do any deed you wish! (Within reason and doesn't involve Death).

Lila just couldn't wait until Satan finally submitted to her will. 'Honestly, it would be better for everyone if he does it sooner rather than later,' the liar thought with glee. That made her remember that she had a photoshoot with Adrien later today, but she can easily lie to her little sheep that the photoshoot happened before "she got sick".

~}I{ Meanwhile, In Hell }I{~

"Again?!" Satan exclaimed in both shock and annoyance as he shifted in the… "Chair" he was sitting on. The Lord of Wrath was currently in Asmodeus' office in the Ring of Lust, going over this 3rd Wrong Summon by this annoying Summoner. Satan let out a growl as he side-eyed the stack of paper with the "to-do" list from that Summon and stated, "I know humans can be stupid and foolish, but this is just sheer ignorance!" The Lord of Wrath flopped back in the chair, his back pressed against the cushions shaped suspiciously like those nursing sacks that were typically on the chests of female humans. 'Oh, now I remember why I don't come by Ozzie's office,' Satan thought as he rested one of his arms on the chair's armrest, which was shaped suspiciously like the… Eh-hem, the reproductive organ of a human male… With an uncomfortable shutter, the Lord of Wrath asked the other Hell Lord, "Ozzie, do you have any chairs that don't have a human theme to them?"

Asmodeus just snapped their fingers, and in a veil of blue mist, the chair Satan was sitting in was turned into a normal unthemed chair.

Satan blinked in confusion before he asked, "Uh, Ozzie, are you okay? You didn't fight me on your choice of… "Decor" this time…" He was more than a little unnerved by the out-of-character behaviour of the Lord of Lust, who was usually more than happy to argue about the appeal of "Artful Lust" or something along that line.

Asmodeus let out an annoyed huff before they said, "Listening to that little bitch rant off on what she wanted to be done to Tikki's Holder was such a turn-off. As much as Wrath isn't my thing, I am aware that that list would take a lot of time to do, which I told her point blank." Asmodeus growled when they asked, "Do you want to know what the bitch responded with?"

Satan folded his arms in front of his chest when he stated in an unamused tone, "Given the list and the blatant disregard of your words about when to pour the blood, I have a rather good guess as to what and a sneaking suspicion that we're going to have to deal with them until we can get the bitch to fix the Summon to block them." He sighed as he pinched the bridge of his nose when he said, "This isn't good Ozzie…" Satan looked at the other Hell Lord when he added, "Whatever flaw this Summoner made to the Circle is bypassing All of the pre-established Summon Protocols. If it were a low-levelled or mid-levelled demon, we would have more time to figure the issue out. But you're the one being summoned, and you know very well what that means…"

Asmodeus gave a short nod before saying in a serious tone, "Agreed, and the fact that the bitch seems convinced that the Circle she found was for you has me both concerned and suspicious." They looked at the Lord of Wrath before asking, "Are you sure Tikki's Holder is relatively pure? Payment aside, a lot of what the Bitch Summoner wanted to be done is pretty much your turn-on."

Satan places a hand on his chin when he commented, "Under normal circumstances, you would be right. However… While she has her flaws, she's one of those humans that are pure enough to access Heaven after her mortal life is over…" He thought about the time he spent scoping the bluette out and his actual interactions with her before he finally said, "That pursuit of that blonde male in her main school class would normally gain her some ire from others but she seems to get along with the other suitors for him, though I am only aware of two. Her sense of morality is easily considered black-&-white so I can see that rubbing other humans the wrong way but not enough for anyone on our side to get involved…"

Asmodeus raised a brow on all three of their faces when they asked in a disbelieving tone, "Really?" They then rested their centre chin on their palm as they placed an elbow on their desk when they stated in a more serious tone, "Be honest with me, besides Joan, when was the last time you had a target that was relatively pure?"

Satan folded his arms with a huff before he said sourly, "If we're talking about the ones that didn't have any combination of Fate or their annoying parent interfering? I believe the majority of the souls from that massacre event in the United States territory that the humans refer to as The Salem Witch Trials were it." He sniffed when he added, "Humans can be such hypocrites under the oddest circumstances."

Asmodeus allowed a smirk to appear on their lips when they said, "Oh~, so~ very~ true~." The smirk quickly vanished when they stated, "But in all seriousness, that annoying Summoner is going to be a huge problem if we can't put a block on her."

Satan nodded in agreement when he stated, "It's not just the matter of the pitiful payment, it's the fact that they're pulling you away from your duties without any notice and me having no choice but to carry out this energy-wasting task that takes me away from my own duties." He growled when he got out, "And that's just on Hell's end…"

Asmodeus frowned when they said, "There is no way Heaven is going to miss two Lords of Hell constantly coming and going to Paris in tangent within such a short span of time…" They sighed when they added off-handedly, "At least the ones in charge of keeping the Balance are reasonable beings." Asmodeus sighed before they stated seriously, "With how things are going and who is involved, I believe the best option is to call an old friend of mine to help Tikki's Holder find this bitch of a Summoner."

Satan slumped in his chair when he said in annoyance, "Urg, Ozzie, be serious, we don't need one of your little "Flings" working on something like this."

Asmodeus rolled their eyes with a huff when they stated sternly, "He's not one of those kinds of friends. He's a platonic friend, and strictly that." Satan didn't seem to believe that for some reason.

~}I{ At the Same Time… }I{~

"Are you sure about this information?" a harmonic voice asked, tapping an index finger on top of a silvery-white cane while speaking.

"Quite sure," another voice stated. The sounds of paper flipping can be heard before this voice added, "Lord Asmodeus has a legitimate reason to interact with their Target's family and give them minor creatures of Hell. They have already dispatched some Hunters to capture that target. All the Summon Centres in Heaven have been informed of who that human is and will not assist her in any way if she attempts to Summon any of the Angels to further her attempts to escape her Contract with Lord Asmodeus." The sound of pages flipping was heard again before this voice stated, "Lord Satan, on the other hand, has no reason to interact with his Target, even less so due to the bare minimum payment for the… Tasks?"

The harmonic voice let out a small hum before asking, "You sound confused. Did the Summoner for that Contract word their tasks strangely?"

"Not… Particularly," the other voice admitted before looking through the papers and stating, "The Summoner for that Contract… Asked for a lot to be done to the Target… But it obviously can't happen because of the bare minimum payment… Only paid one Blood Crystal…"

The harmonic voice hummed again before saying, "So it's likely Lord Satan was annoyed with the Summoner and decided to make his own entertainment for the task."

"The first time, maybe…" The other voice commented.

"Hm? First time?" The harmonic voice asked in confusion.

A sound of shuffling papers could be heard before the other voice said, "Yes. Lord Satan has been spotted going into this Target's residence a few days after the "Contract" has been completed… However, the Stationed Angels have confirmed that the Target's family run a successful bakery in front of their home."

The harmonic voice let out another hum before saying as they tapped the cane with their index finger, "So he could be going there for the baked goods because he happens to like them." When they got a response from the other, the harmonic voice stated, "Have the Stationed Angels keep an eye on the establishment. Make sure to tell them not to interfere or let Lord Satan know that they're there, just observe for now."

The sounds of paper being filed away could be heard before the other voice said, "As you wish." Then the sounds of wings flapping were heard, and then the other angel flew off to follow through on the order.

The owner of the harmonic voice held the cane in hand as they walked over to a wall. They held up a hand and ran their fingers over the bumps and grooves of writing on the wall. "Tell me what is happening in Paris as of now," The harmonic voice told the wall before taking a step back.

The lettering on the wall glowed before it started changing shape. Once the letters stopped morphing, they glowed at the same time a new voice started speaking, relaying the information on the wall.

"Hm, so Tikki and Plagg are stationed in Paris. Presumably with the Kwami in their respective Miracle Box. However, Nooroo and Dusuu are in the hands of a darkened heart," the harmonic voice stated before placing a hand on their chin and adding, "Is this a coincidence? Or is something else at play here?" After a minute the harmonic voice stated, "It would be best to wait to find out what is happening."

~}I{ Back in Paris, At Dupont }I{~

Kim was writing down something in a notebook, trying to put his thoughts down. But he had the sense not to use anyone's real names in this. The athletic teen needed to look at everything that he knew and maybe make some sense of what was going on. So far, he can write off Asmodeus' part as something separate from the thing with Satan. Since that predates everyone involved.

'Since this Summoner bothered Satan when Chloe was dealing with the fallout of finding out that she has siblings and Mari made that schedule for the Mayor's New Family, it is safe to assume that she isn't the Summoner…' Kim thought as he drew a line through an equal sign between the words "Summoner" and "Heather". He placed a hand on his chin when he thought, 'There's also the fact that she doesn't actually hate Mari. Not seeing eye-to-eye on several things, but not hate.'

Right now, Kim was trying to narrow down the possible list of people who could be the Summoner that hated Marinette. While it sucked and made him a little queasy thinking about it, the tall teen HAD to look at the people closest to Marinette first before he could look elsewhere. At least Kim can eliminate himself, the Dupain-Chengs, Nino, and Kagami right off the bat.

"Kim, what are you doing?" Max asked the taller teen, trying to read what was on the paper.

Kim eyed the shorter teen when he said, "Oh, Nino dared me to write a horror/mystery movie script. I thought it would be an easy win, but it's surprisingly challenging."

Max had an 'I thought as much' look on his face before looking over what was written and asked, "So what do you have so far?"

Kim slid the notebook over to his friend for him to read when he thought, 'Maybe Max can help with this.' The tall teen then said, "I have a basic idea of where to go, but I'm having a little trouble on the mystery side of things." Kim watched Max read his "script", carefully reading the shorter teen's expressions. "Sooo," the tall teen drawled out before asking, "What do you think so far?"

Max gave an uneasy look when he said, "Well, first off… You might not want to use the scenario you have for Heather as a reason to why she can't be whoever hired Satan… It can be seen as a "plot device" to the audience, not to mention it can cause your movie to be a little too busy. Plus…" The smaller teen subtly nods his head towards Chloe, who was sitting in front staring at the blackboard wearing what looks like a new jacket with a cool-looking bee on the back that was made of rhinestone and had her Wrathfly curled up on her bag.

Kim got the hint when he said, "Ah, poor taste and way too soon…" Max nods at this. The tall teen then said, "Thanks for catching that, but do you have any idea what I can use for Heather instead? I have the main characters confirm that Heather doesn't actually hate Maryanna but she has her own stuff to deal with."

Max suggested to Kim that he should keep the divorce and realisation of a second family part with Heather. It was dramatic yet real enough to avoid the "plot device" problem while ensuring that "Heather" would be too occupied to be the Summoner. Max then added, "I think it would be a good twist to make it seem like Heather is the Summoner by making her more aggravated and mean than usual, as noted by the other characters, but have the main characters slowly find out that her mood is because of the Family Issue."

Kim quickly wrote that down, to keep up that facade, when he said, "Yeah, that sounds a lot better." That was when the tall teen asked Max, "And about the whole finding out who the Summoner is…"

Max looked over the "script idea" again before he said, "Well, you are starting things off on a more realistic approach, that should be good to help the audience understand how that line of thinking works." He looked up at Kim when he asked, "Do you at least have a motive for this Summoner to hate Maryanna that much?"

Kim shrugs when he gets out, "Not really, that's what the Heroes are trying to find out… All they know is that the Summoner hates Maryanna enough to call upon Satan to, and I quote, "Make her suffer a great deal", unquote." He moved his arms as he tried to explain, "Because Satan wasn't the demon summoned, he doesn't know what the Summoner looks like and even he is confused by the fact that the Summoner wants so many wrathful things done to a relatively pure soul."

Max raised a brow when he said, "I noticed that you used "relatively" rather than just pure or completely pure."

Kim shrugged half-heartedly when he said, "Hey, no one is completely pure, and even you have to admit that having a too-perfect character in a tv show or movie can be a deterrent." Max had to agree with that logic. Kim leaned back in his chair when he added, "Besides, Maryanna has reasonable flaws and does make mistakes. While she can rub people the wrong way when it comes to things she doesn't like, she's not going to go out of her way to hurt others and if she does it's usually by accident, to which she'll apologise for and try to correct."

Max could understand that, but couldn't help but say, "You really wrote yourself into a corner with that idea." He then pointed out, "But it is an interesting concept and thought-provoking regarding the pettiness of human nature. Honestly, you and Nino should turn that into a movie when you find out the Summoner."

Kim let out a nervous chuckle when he said, "Yeah, that might be a fun project." He couldn't help but think, 'If only that were the case...'

Soon class continued.

~}I{ Later That Day at an Ash-Mode/Gabriel Brand Shoot }I{~

"All right, Kippin, it's your turn to take the kid's form," one of the demons of Lust stated as everyone set up for the photoshoot. All seven of the demons were in human form, and if the staff wasn't already aware of that fact, they would've thought that they were new hires.

"Righty-o~," the tallest of the seven said before they were engulfed in a silvery-blue mist. The next thing everyone knew, a tall Adrien Agreste was standing in the demon's place. He brushed his now blonde hair out of his face when he asked in Adrien's voice, "How do I look?"

The red-haired demon of the group with a more official appearance looked the other over when they said in a slightly unknown accent, "You kept your own height, Adrien is three heads shorter than you."

Kippin made an 'ah right' motion before "Adrien" shrank down to the right height. "Better?" the look-alike asked, fixing the neckless with a pendant of a koala's head that he had around his neck.

The red-headed one nodded their head in approval before saying, "Much." They quickly fixed the fake Adrien's hair when they stated, "I am aware that you're used to taking the appearance of taller humans for normal jobs but please remember that Adrien Agreste is much shorter than you."

Kippin gave the other demon a thumbs-up when he said in Adrien's voice, "Okay." Everyone got ready for the job.

Soon the photoshoot started.

Everything went completely smoothly for the first 30 minutes, but that all changed when Lila Rossi arrived on set. The Lust Demons have already been informed about this teen by the Gabriel Employees and Adrien, but the demons were still unsure of how to handle the "conflicting information" they got… However…

"Adrien!" Lila gushed as she happily latched onto "Adrien's" arm as soon as she was in range. "I'm sooo~ glad we're working together again~," the liar gushed as she dug her nails into the other's arm.

'Okay, ow! When was the last time she trimmed her nails?' Kippin thought with a cringe that was seen by pretty much everyone but Lila. In Adrien's voice, the demon got out in an uneasy tone, "Um, hi, Lila. Uh, can you loosen your grip on me a little?"

This only caused Lila to dig her nails deeper into the fake Adrien's arm when she said, "Aw, but Adrien, I told you, I'm just physically affectionate with my friends." She not so subtly brushed her chest against "Adrien's" arm when she said that.

'These actions are her definition of physical affection?' the Lust Demon posing as Adrien thought as he tried not to cringe at the human's nails digging into his skin. Kippin couldn't help but think, 'Hang on, considering how fast and hard she latch onto "Adrien"...'

Luckily, this "moment" was interrupted by the official-looking Lust Demon giving an audible cough to get the teen's attention before he said in a serious tone, "Miss Rossi, I see you have yet to be informed of the Touching Policy that the Ash-Mode Brand has in place." He stared down at the sausage-haired girl when he stated in a serious tone, "According to that policy, all of our models are not to receive any full-bodied contact in any way or for any reason." He points to the parts of Lila that were touching "Adrien" when he stated, "And you are already violating that policy." This Lust Demon took a soft breath before saying, "While we are not familiar with the work policies of the Gabriel Brand, according to the collaboration agreement with the Ash-Mode Brand all these photoshoots will adhere to the Rules and Regulations of our Brand. So I recommend you reign in your…" He glances at "Adrien" before adding, "Physical Affection towards your fellow model."

The Lust Demon in a male human form with short, wavy blonde hair with blue highlights and lowlights folded his arms when he stated, "While the Ash-Mode Brand doesn't discourage touch contact between co-workers, that policy is in place for the models and other employees to feel comfortable in the workplace."

The Gabriel Employees still had a hard time believing that the Lust Demons for the surprisingly real Ash-Mode Brand had those policies against sexual harassment, given that the company was controlled by the Lord of Lust… But given that they seemed to frown upon unwanted advances… It made some sense, but only if you knew the context.

The fake Adrien pulled his arm free of Lila's grip when he said, "Yeah, uh, they are stricter with their rules than Father's company. Since you haven't been to the other shoots, maybe you should use today's to read them." He then thought as he rubbed his arm, 'And adhere to them.'

Lila shot "Adrien" a quick glare, which the fake clearly noticed, before she plastered on a sweet smile and asked, "Aw, I'm sure you're exaggerating. I mean it would be counterproductive for a fashion company to have a "no touching" rule for their models."

The Lust Demons glanced at each other at this while Kippin thought in mixed emotions, 'Uhh kay, is she new to the modelling industry or something?' He saw a glint in the brunette's eyes that seemed to mean something to her but he didn't know why she was giving "Adrien" that look. The demon posing as the blonde male model couldn't help but think, 'Why is she giving me, or rather Adrien, the evil eye?'

That was when the official-looking one of the hidden Lust Demons pulled a pamphlet from a pocket and handed it to Lila when he stated in a matter-of-fact tone, "Here is the list of the rules and policies of the Ash-Mode Brand. I second Adrien's suggestion about reading them during today's shoot. You will still be paid for the day, of course."

Seeing as she didn't have much of a choice or any kind of opportunity to weasel her way out of it, Lila took the pamphlet with a forced smile when she said, "Well since Adrien suggested it, I better get right to reading this." She then walked back to the dressing room, a scowl on her face the moment her back was to the others. 'Cht! Stupid collaboration is ruining my photoshoot with my Adrien,' Lila thought as she glanced at the pamphlet. As much as it annoyed her, she knew she had to read the blasted thing so she can continue modelling with Adrien, and maybe use those rules to her advantage.

As soon as the liar was out of hearing range, and out of sight, Kippin moved his sleeve up to inspect the marks on his arms. "What the!? I knew she was digging her nails into me but yikes!" were the words that came out of the fake Adrien's mouth but it wasn't in Adrien's voice.

The other Lust Demons and Gabriel employees were quick to gather around the fake to see what he meant, only to see the nail marks on his arm. They weren't bleeding but they were clearly visible on the skin. The official-looking one of the Lust Demons was the first one to inspect the injuries on the other before saying, "Hmm, while we demons are more durable than human mortals, we can still receive damage… But if she left these marks… Just how tight was she gripping you, Kippin?"

Kippin cringed when the other gently touched the nail marks before he said, "I just assumed that she kept her nails long, but if it was because she was gripping me that tightly…"

That was when the Lust Demon with the blonde hair with the blue tints quickly brought up, "Hang on… Kippin, Axel… She hasn't been to the other Photoshoots with the other models to be informed about this "replacement plan", so she wouldn't know that Adrien isn't actually working on these photoshoots…"

A Gabriel Employee couldn't help but exclaimed, "That little! How can she do that to Adrien?! Granted it's not the real one but still!"

The official-looking Lust Demon, Axel, used questions to point out, "Before anyone goes on the warpath, stop and think. Did she do it purposefully or accidentally? Also, is this a one-time thing or has she been doing that at every shoot? If it's the latter, why hasn't Adrien expressed that she has been doing it?"

The group glanced at each other in an uneasy realisation. Those were valid questions… And Adrien would've voiced his displeasure if Lila dug her nails into him hard enough to leave marks… Right?

Axel pushed his glasses up when he stated, "Owen, document these injuries." He glances over to where Lila's dressing room was with narrowed eyes when he added, "All of us might need to keep an eye on Ms Rossi during this "collaboration", especially her interactions with whoever is in Adrien's form."

That was when Kippin said, "And maybe we should ask Adrien a few questions." He rubbed the nail marks before he added, "Especially in regards to Ms Rossi's definition of "Physical Affection" and if she is interested in becoming sexually intimate with him. I am not sure if he doesn't know how to reject that kind of advance but it would be best to bite that nip before it grows."

The Gabriel Employees couldn't help but ask where THAT particular inquiry came from since it was out of nowhere to them.

Kippin told the others about how Lila was rubbing her breast against his arm, which caused the humans to go "Wait! She what?!" Kippin then added, "I'm a little more concerned about the evil eye she was giving "Adrien" every time "he" went against what she wanted."

Axel narrowed his eyes at this when he stated, "Hm, I wonder if this is because Adrien is unsure about what's going on with Lila or if he's withholding information, but I'll talk to him later regarding Lila."

The Lust Demon with the New Yorker accent folded their arms when they stated, "If yah ask me, Ah don' tink da whole "be gentle when trying ta get Lila off yah" is goin' ta work with gettin' her ta stop." They then used their powers to playback what Lila said about her just being physically affectionate with her friends before saying, "I've seen this kinda ploy before. She's tryin' ta give a guilt excuse to continue doin' what she's doin' even if it make da person uncomfortable."

"Guilt excuse?" Vincent asked with a raised brow.

The Lust Demon with elbow-long brown hair that was tied back in a high braid was the one to explain in a soft tone, "A Guilt Excuse is pretty much an excuse or reason for one's actions that are designed to provoke the feeling of guilt in others to get them to continue the action despite better judgement. It's a type of emotional manipulation."

The Make-Up Artist, Mal, folded their arms at this when they said, "That explains why Adrien doesn't say anything about Lila. He's way too nice and hates hurting others' feelings. Guilt-tripping works way too easily on him… We literally have to prod him with that same tactic to get him to admit out loud that he doesn't like things."

The Lust Demons quickly looked at one another before Axel asked, "Are you implying that Adrien will always place his constant well-being and comfort far below the immediate comfort of others even if he dislikes it a lot?"

Mal ran a hand through their hair when they said, "Not implying, I'm telling. I've had to tell Adrien that his down mood could push a photoshoot longer if he doesn't tell someone what is wrong, as much as I hated doing it, and that is how some of us have learned how often Mr Agreste has been going back on his word to let Adrien spend time with his friends!" Mal sighed before saying, "I think this whole you guys posing as Adrien for the shoots has to be the best thing for him since he started going to public school and making friends that care about him for him…"

The Lust Demons glanced at each other at this.

Well now, wasn't that some interesting information.

~}I{ Three Hours Later, in the Ring of Lust }I{~

Asmodeus was in their office, debating on what they should do.

True, they wanted to call that friend to help stop that annoying Summoner from continuing to summon them, but should they call him now or…

A hell-phone call interrupted Asmodeus' thoughts. They answered the hell-phone with a chipper, "Hello~, the Master of Lust speaking~." Asmodeus listened to the being on the other end as their expression quickly shifted to a look of concern. The Lord of Lust narrowed their eyes when they stated, "Are you sure about that?" They then listened carefully to the one on the line. The Lord of Lust glanced off to the side before saying in a serious tone, "You have my permission for this investigation. You made sure security cameras were also included in the collaboration?" There was a beat of silence on the Hell Lord's end. Asmodeus nodded when they stated, "Good. Use that to keep an eye on this Rossi model and record any discord that would involve her interactions with Adrien. And I do mean the real Adrien and the ones that are posing as him at these shoots." The Lord of Lust listen to the other for a bit before saying, "Hmm… Interesting… I'll send someone over to collect that information to add to the investigation file I started on Gabriel Agreste." They chuckled at the response from the one on the other end of the call before saying, "I did. The fact that the first Wrathfly he was given matured into an adult in a few days due to all the negative emotions towards his father was reason enough to start." A serious look appeared on Asmodeus' faces when they stated, "I see… Keep an eye on him."

With that, the call ended.

Asmodeus sighed before they said out loud, "If it weren't for that damn "obey the Holder" rule implemented in the Miraculous, I'm sure Plagg would've done something to get that kid away from that guy…" They looked down at their hell-phone before they scrolled through the device for one particular contact. The moment Asmodeus found the contact, they tapped on it and waited patiently for the contact to answer.

"Azz-Azz? Is everything alright?" The contact asked as soon as they answered.

Asmodeus took a deep breath before they finally said, "Hey, Sis, I know I told you recently about finding Plagg, Tikki, and their new Holders, but…" They sighed again.

"Did the Summoner for that Wrath Task against Tikki's Holder…" The contact started, knowing what was going on.

Asmodeus huffed before saying, "Yeah… 3rd time with the same mistakes, same pathetic payment amount, and same Father-damn list! And that's only with Tikki's Holder! Plagg's Holder is dealing with an emotionally neglectful parent who I am starting to believe has been grooming him to be completely submissive and compliant and has to deal with a harasser using that to her advantage."

The contact was quiet for a few seconds before saying, "I'll inform the proper individuals of that. Hopefully, there will be someone there who can assist with both of the Holders alongside you and Satan."

Asmodeus sighed before saying, "Same here, Sis. Same here…"

~}I{ 2 Weeks Later }I{~

Well… The past 14 days could be categorised as either Good News or Bad News…

Good News…

Adrien was getting the hang of enforcing his boundaries, and was liking it! His friends were encouraging and supportive of the blonde model doing this, even if it was against their own interest. Nino was so proud of his boi.

The demon of the Ash-Mode Brand has already gathered quite a lot of evidence regarding Lila's behaviours towards Adrien. The security cameras were definitely the shining star in the whole investigation. Those caught pretty much all of Lila's interactions with "Adrien", including all of those unwanted hugs and kisses that she kept planting on "Adrien" whenever no one was looking… All the Lust Demons who were posing as Adrien were certainly uncomfortable with those due to Lila being under the Age of an Adult and the fact that the kisses and hugs were NOT Consensual! Plus, they all have verbally told Lila to stop on separate occasions as "Adrien", to which Lila promptly ignored. Though considering that Lila actively hugged and kissed "Adrien" as soon as she knew that no one was watching proved that she did read about the Ash-Mode Brand's policies, especially the "See Something, Say Something" rule, and was literally trying to bend the rules to suit her. But Lila didn't seem aware of the active security cameras all over the photoshoots… Everyone sort of chalked that up to Lila thinking that the only security cameras were on the main set… So, the Lust Demons had quite a lot of evidence against Lila. This counted as Good News despite the uncomfortableness.

Chloe was adjusting to being the oldest of six siblings. Not completely, there are still a few hiccups and communication issues, but there is progress. The five families are getting more use to being one big unit. Chloe has started talking about her younger siblings in conversations regarding their interests.

Kagami decided to join the Art Club, to fill out the time that the Fencing Club isn't in session. She already has a nice project in the works.

Bad News…

Axel had his talk with the real Adrien regarding his "relationship" with Lila. The Lust Demon wasn't that surprised when the blonde model told him that the brunette was just a classmate and a fellow model, nothing more. What surprised him was the fact that Adrien didn't see anything wrong with the girl latching onto him without any warning. When Axel asked why the teen would think that, Adrien explained that all the girls he knew growing up always latched onto him (Chloe included) and his parents always told him that that was how girls were and that he needed to be polite to them. Plus he was a model and was always in touch contact with other models and staff. This revelation actually made Plagg go, "Wait! What?! I thought you didn't shove them off because you didn't like conflict!?" That was when Adrien revealed that both his parents discouraged him from doing anything that could result in "bad press" and pushing girls off of him was something his parents considered "bad press". Axel was certainly NOT thrilled to learn this and immediately went into teaching mode, telling Adrien what kinds of touch contact were appropriate and consensual, and then went over the touch contacts that were not okay. Adrien was… Shocked by how much touch contact that he received from others in the past was considered inappropriate. Thankfully nothing in the actual sexual contact category has happened to the blonde, but it was only a slight comfort…

Mister Pigeon made five more appearances… The reason Mr Ramier was Akumatized these times was the same… Missing pigeons… Seven more pigeons were missing… But this time the park staff did confirm that all the missing pigeons were tagged to monitor the pigeon population to figure out how to discourage them from grouping in places where they shouldn't be and the tags weren't transmitting signals anymore… They're going to need to talk to the company that was in charge of the data for those tags… This made the Heroes and their allies wonder…

And lastly…

There were seven more Summons from this annoying Summoner… SEVEN! That was a summon every two days! The Summoner obviously started taking objects from Marinette to use as a method for finding her, to which Satan just returned because he already knew who she was so the items weren't necessary. All these Unauthorised Summons either uprooted or halted all the major projects in the Rings of Lust and Wrath! Because the Summoner was still somehow summoning Asmodeus, they were always being pulled away no matter what they were overseeing! Heck! One of those summonses happened when the Lord of Lust was in the middle of a relaxing bubble bath, which sadly ended with Asmodeus even more aggravated! And because the Summoner wanted their Wrath Tasks to be done as soon as possible by the Lord of Wrath himself… Satan was travelling to and from the mortal plane almost non-stop! And it irritated him to no end that the only Wrath he could do and feed off of was burning some baked goods to a crisp! The Lord of Wrath was literally using ten times more energy for this Summoner's underpaying tasks than he was gaining!

The Dupain-Cheng Family was… Understandably mix on this whole thing… On the one hand, they weren't getting the full force of that "task list" that was targeted towards Marinette… But on the other hand… It was painfully hard to ignore just how lethargic Satan had become due to the constant coming and going for almost nothing in return. Not including the baked goods they were giving the Lord of Wrath when he was there…

}I{

Like any other day, Kim and Nino dropped by the bakery to pick up Marinette for school, but this time around, they saw a rather unusual sight on the couch in the Dupain-Cheng residence.

They froze when they saw Satan sleeping on the couch. You wouldn't know that the guy was the Lord of Wrath with how peaceful he looked in his sleep. The teens glanced at each other when the information sank in. Marinette and Tikki appeared a few seconds later. The bluette placed a finger to her lips as she got closer to her childhood friends before pointing to the door to leave the residence. Kim and Nino nodded as Tikki hid in Marinette's purse before they left. The teens waved goodbye to Tom and Sabine on the way.

Once they were out of the bakery, Nino asked, "So… Did he just crash on your couch last night or…"

Marinette glanced to the side when she said, "Well, he came by yesterday afternoon and was too tired to leave after he did the usual… He didn't even fight Papa when he offered him the couch to rest on…"

Tikki poked her head out of the purse a little before she said, "The fact that he's still asleep proves that the issue with that Summoner is becoming a major problem faster than expected…" She somewhat tucked herself into the purse when she added, "That means that the Summoner is completely ignoring Asmodeus' warnings and advice… That's really bad…"

Kim rubbed the back of his neck when he said, "Yeah… And none of us are making any progress on finding that person…" He sighed before adding, "But considering how often they're summoning, they're impatient… Damn! They HAVE to be someone you come in contact with daily or something to KNOW that "The List" isn't getting done! And being able to take some of your stuff without you knowing…"

"But who?" Marinette got out in an almost exasperated manner. She sighed before saying, "Other than our classmates and schoolmates, who else have I come in contact with that hates me that much?"

Nino wrung his wrists when he said, "Yeah, that last one is the part that's making it difficult to find this dude…" He sighed before saying, "Okay, identities aside, we're going to need more help on this."

Tikki poked her head out again when she said, "I managed to talk to Satan before he passed out, he told me that Asmodeus was going to make a few calls and hopefully that help will come soon… Without compromising any identities."

}I{ Meanwhile }I{

After Asmodeus made their calls, the Help was getting ready to head to Paris.

One just finished packing a suitcase and was waiting for the portal that the Lord of Lust would be sent, while the other was on the way out with their wing riding on the winds towards the destination.

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To be continued…

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