Beelzebub adventures chapter 2
"I swear! I know nothing of the brats you're talking about! Please, you'll never see me again! Let me go!"
"Wait a minute, when did I ever mention brats or humans? I only asked you to tell me what I wanted to know. You see? You're hiding things from me.'' Furuichi said with a sadistic grin, addressing the captive demon Oga was torturing.
"You damn moron!'' said another captive hell spawn, tied a few feet away.
"Ok, I'll ask you one last time. If you don't tell us where did you take those brats, my friend here has a painful killing method he wants to share with you. Do ya, Oga?" Furuichi asks.
"Of course. First, I'll concentrate my energy in this Zebul seal I'm holding in your back. Does my hand burn like an Ironer? Well, this trick will cook your insides slowly until it spreads to the outside. It may take up to one hour or even more before you even have the luck to pass out''. Oga explains.
"Did you hear that? Unless you want to become barbecue for the vultures out here, you better start singing. And the same will happen to you two, so you better tell your friend he can talk RIGHT NOW!'' Furuichi demands.
The demon started sobbing with improper high pitched moans for his huge purple body, looking at his two captive partners, then downwards to the ground beneath his bloodied chin, yet still said nothing.
Furuichi sighed with impatience growing inside of him. "This is going to take a while."
…
It had been six hours since Alaindelon teleported them to the Demon world, on the countryside near the capital. Using a sample of demonic energy they collected on Aoi's room and Beel's recently trained skill of tracking supernatural presences, they arrived to what looked like a safe house that's a few hundred meters from the main road that went the way to the city. After checking it and realizing it was empty but also that its occupants hadn't left long ago and were in the zone, they hid in a nearby forest and waited more than an hour before their targets came back. Two tall, purple skinned demons and who appeared to be the leader of the squad, with lighter colored skin and thinner. Knowing how fast they were, since they were able to kidnap all their friends without much apparent difficulty, Oga and Furuichi shrouded their energy signals and prepared to make a fast entrance that couldn't be seen from any window. Of course, courtesy of Oga's ingenuity (or just plain hotheadedness) jumping in a high parable and completely crashing the building from above. The three demons, despite being completely caught by surprise and unable to escape, put a harder fight then the boys imagined. After giving them a good beating, they tied them up and took them away from the house, to avoid any chance of reinforcements or unaccounted team members arrived. After almost half an hour of gruesome torture in which Oga unleashed his sadism to levels that made Furuichi uneasy, the tallest of them finally spat out the key clue. Being very close to get the information they needed, Furuichi decided to put the cherry on top.
"Ok folks listen, I don't want to turn this into something like Tokyo Ghoul or Bleach, that's not the spirit of our story. So I'll have to end this fast…and maybe my friend can convince you. Isn't it, Jabberwock?'' Furuichi asked while taking out another tissue. A second later, his already sadistic grin turned even more murderous and cruel while the mentioned demon took possession of his body.
"Luckily for you kid, I know their folks and their families. They used to work for me until we honorably discharged them a few years ago. Seems they haven't been wasting their time since then.'' Jabberwock says in an amused tone. "This particular folk used to be quite a nuisance back then, so I'll take pleasure making him suffer. Did you hear that, Azrael?''
The addressed demon soldier started to tremble as if the temperature had dropped below 150 degrees.
"Come on Azrael, you don't want me to tell this to your son or your wife, do you? Remember what we did to that family with Daaroth back during the 7 sins war? Those who lived in that small fisherman cabin near the river? I still keep with me the teeth and fingernails of that beautiful lady. I even made a collar with them so I can always see her smile and feel her fingernails on my chest…." Jabberwock asks.
"THEY'RE TWO TOWNS AWAY! THE VILLAGE'S NAME IS HELLHEIM! IN THE POLICE STATION! I… I don't know where they might have taken them from there, but you should at least find one or two there! Please don't hurt my family!" Azrael spills the beans.
"Yeah, do you see how easy it was? Good boy. Now stop sobbing, a man your size looks pathetic that way''. After a few seconds of lowering his face, Furuichi went back to normal.
"Ok guys, time to go to sleep''. Og says.
With a quick Oga Karate Chop to their napes, the three thugs were left unconscious and taken to the bottom of the cave they had been interrogated. Oga made the first portion of the entrance tunnel collapse and later sealed it with a boulder that rivaled in size with Furuichi's house.
"Hellheim, then? Well, at least I hope the food there doesn't taste like garbage. I need to take a bite on something soon. It's been like half a day since we ate.'' Oga says while his stomach growled deeper than a one of the giant cave bears they knew roamed in the caverns they had just came out.
"Agree. Let's rest a couple hours. We might not have enough energy for more big brawls after fighting those three idiots.'' Furuichi says.
"Speak for yourself, pal.'' Oga says.
….
"Ok babe, this time the food wasn't as shit as before. So I'll pay you with a bit of my love.''
"Cut it off, please!''
The young waitress tried unsuccessfully to shove away the lecherous police officer that harassed her, receiving his kiss to the side of her head. The man laughed, lets her go, and ordered his fellow policemen to get out the bar.
A few tables away, Furuichi observed them, while Oga devouring his fourth dish of hamburger with fries and Beel finishing up his milk.
"Seems we got some hated cops in this town. A perfect chance for us.'' Furuichi says, watching the cops leaving the restaurant.
"For what?'' Oga mumbled with his mouth full.
"What else, moron? We can get the townspeople to help us fight against them. "Now, watch this. Ehem, excuse me beautiful waitress?'' Furuichi called.
"Don't creep her away.'' Oga teases.
"Shut it! Excuse me, ." Furuichi called again.
"Yes sir?'' the young woman approached the table with a bad attempt of a fake smile.
"I see that you look different from when you greeted us. Seems those cops normally ruin the party here'' Furuichi says.
"Well…''
"Don't worry, you can trust me.'' Furuichi says, trying to act cool.
"They're…they're always like that. They come and never pay for their meals and expect every food seller to hand them everything for free. It's the same all around town. My father and the town council already sent a complaint to the regional government, but we have no answer and those thugs in uniform arrested and tortured a lot of people lately.'' the Waitress says.
"Really?'' Furuichi surprisingly asks.
"My brother was taken into their station and has been kept captive for five days already. They demand my father an extra protection fee if we want him free in two days.'' the Waitress replies.
"I see…what's his name?'' Furuichi asks.
"Jules.'' the Waitress replies.
"And your surname is the name of the restaurant, am I right?'' Furuichi asks.
"Y..y-yes.'' the Waitress stuttered.
"And what's your name?'' Furuichi asks.
"Elise. Excuse me but…''
"Don't worry Elise, we have important friends in the central Government. We'll see what we can do for you.'' Furuichi says.
Elise's mouth and eyes opened wide in disbelief. "But how can that be? You're humans."
"That's one of the reasons. I'll explain to you later, but don't worry. Just don't tell anyone we talked to you. Your brother will be out before you imagine. Trust me. Now bring me the bill please.'' Furuichi says, acting cool.
''Th-thanks sir. In a moment…'' Elise says.
"Besides that, we will need a little of your help to do our job.'' Furuichi says.
''What kind of help?'' Elise asks.
Furuichi asked Oga for his wallet, got two large bills of Demonic currency, and placed it on the table.
"A tip for your clothing…or maybe your mother's." Furuichi says.