Sanji stared at the Librarian once he heard what he had just said.

He can't be a demon…

Right?

"I… Don't remember… Signing a contract…" He muttered in objection. He can't be a demon.

'I see you're not a direct contractor then.' Hochi said while eyeing him with a curious look.

"What?"

'There're two types of contractors, direct contractors and ancestral contractors. A direct contractor is a contractor who has already signed a contract with a demon and is fully aware that they're a contractor. Ancestral contractors however, either their past lives have helped the demon out, or that a blood relative has done the same. Zoro-sama's an ancestral contractor.'

Sanji just stared in deep thought.

My past life has to have saved him somehow…

"By the way Hochi, do you know the exit?"

'Yep. Oh and…'

"And?"

'Don't stay here for too long, or he'll find you…'

'He? Who's he?'

'Forget I said anything, just go.'

"I'm not going until I find out who he is."

Hochi looked around before he turned to Sanji.

'He's the contracted demon.' He whispered. 'The demon Asura.'

"Asura? Isn't that the name of the attack that Zoro usually does? Something something Asura and then out sprouts two more heads and four more arms?"

'That's only a small fraction of the power that Asura-sama gave Zoro-sama, it's nothing compared to his full power.'

"Is he really that powerful?"

'Demons of Wrath are the most strongest demons aside from Satan himslef, and Asura-sama is one of the most strongest demons out there.' Hochi said. 'He's tracking you now, get out of here as fast as you can.'

Sanji didn't need telling twice as he dashed through the isle of books.

'Young master!'

Sanji turned around and stopped in his tracks. Whatever Hochi had to say was no doubt important.

'If you- when you get out of here, please do him a favor and return Zoro-sama's feelings.'

"Why? All we have done was fight!"

'If you don't he'll-'

Hochi was about to finish whatever he was going to say, until he froze up as if he had seen something he shouldn't' have seen.

'Run!' Hochi screamed as he got out a bottle of green liquid. 'An abnormal Maze Runner's coming!'

Sanji didn't need telling twice as he sprinted past arrays of books and eventually caught sight of a familiar purple door. He almost broke the door down as he raced out, relief washing over him as he saw no maze runner to be seen. Just black walls of the labyrinth.

Meanwhile…

"Help them." Nami pleaded as Luffy and Franky carried the bodies of the passed out chef and swordsman. "Please… Our doctor couldn't help them, and we doubt that they'll wake up."

The doctor of the town just stared at the green haired swordsman with one eye sealed shut and the other one showing a shade of blood red. He looked like he was the oldest person in this town, with a wrinkled face and golden rimmed half moon glasses. Despite the fact that he was the oldest, he didn't have a single trace of any facial hair on his face, and his hair was white as snow.

"His eyes aren't normally red, they're black, and…"

'I figured. I haven't seen a human being with red eyes before. I think this is my first. And this blond one…' He eyed the chef with cold brown eyes. He gestured towards a nearby house one story house and faced Luffy and Franky.

'There'll be a couple of beds in that house, lay them on some of them. I'll give them a check up later.'

Luffy and Franky didn't need telling twice as they sprinted over to the house, almost knocking the door off its hinges.

Both of them were so keen on getting the chef and swordsman up and walking again.

This was their only choice left.

Meanwhile…

Sanji raced past the halls of the labyrinth, eyes fully alert on watch out for the white door.

I'm a demon? I never knew that…

He almost tripped over his own feet as he heard something respond.

You are…

It went as quickly as it came, and was nothing but a quiet whisper traveling in the wind. It was similar to the whispers the Maze Runners said when they got too close, save for it being much more hushed than the Maze runners, like it was trying to say something to him in a rush. Maybe it was a demon thing, that whisper that sends shivers down peoples spines.

Behind you…

He looked behind him and almost three seconds after he had looked, he felt like screaming.

An abnormal had teleported there, crawling over to him on all fours. Sanji ran faster and faster and his ultimate decision was to lose him in the maze.

However, his plan backfired as the abnormal followed him everywhere effortlessly and whenever he lost him, the abnormal would always teleport over to him, causing him to alter his direction a hallway a time.

He didn't feel the Maze Runners presence once he turned a corner, and to his surprise, when he looked behind him, it was crawling the opposite way around ten meters away, and watched it disappear around a corner.

"What the heck?" He mumbled to himself once he was sure the Maze runner was out of earshot.

Did you forget about me?

Sanji was too frozen to say anything. Hochi was right, he did have a demon inside of him.

"Uh… hello? Anyone there? Or is the voice that's talking to me just a figment of my imagination?" He whispered in confusion and fear.

You're not alone, Vinsmoke Sanji…

"Who are you?"

The voice just laughed a spine-chilling laugh that ordered the hairs on the back of his neck to stand erect.

You know exactly who I am…

"I don't think so…"
I helped you… Didn't you think it was weird when it was late at night and nobody would wake up no matter how loud you were?

The chefs eyes widened into saucers.

"I remember you… Your name was something like…"

His voice trailed off as he was lost in thought.

Jazpyr. I'm an incubus.

"Jasper?"

No, with a Z and a Y. Jazz-Purr

"Well, thank you Jazpyr-san, I owe you one."

It's nothing, It's nothing, I'm just repaying you for saving my life.

"My past life isn't me."

I know, Sanji-dono, I know.

Sanji turned around and started walking in the direction his natural instinct is telling him to go, and looked around.

Sanji-dono?

"Yeah?"

I need to tell you one thing.

"Go on."

Most class E's are Narcoleptic, so they're asleep 90% of the time.

"Are you serious?"

I'm going to sleep now, If you need my help, just yell out my name. Oh and by the way, tell Hochi-chan that he's cuter than ever.

"Wait, Jazpyr? JAZPYR?"

No response.

"He's asleep."

Sanji turned the corner and his eyes started feeling heavy. He was feeling tired.

I need to take a nap.

Despite all the warnings that Zoro had given him, he sat down against the wall, and let his eyes close.

No more than five minutes later, Sanji's eyes shot open and panic surged through his veins as he sprinted around the corner the speed of light. He sensed a presence.

And it's not the good kind.