Chapter 71: A Secret Plan

I was with my friends still as we had a little celebration together after changing Crimson's heart.

"Ok, so this is a toast to those imps that we saved from Crimson's hell!" Cattleya said, "And a toast to Moxxie as we successfully saved his future!"

"I have spoken with Moxxie recently." Arthur said, "He has talked to his father on the phone and Crimson had felt guilty over what he did to him, Moxxie's mother and to the imps he has hurt when they become goons."

"I have spoken to the imp that had his friend in the hospital back in Sloth lately." Selene said, "He's recovering, getting therapy and also getting some money back that was stolen by Crimson."

"I think we're making a difference here." I said, "In Hell, to be exact."

"Well if we are, then we better keep it up." Cattleya said, "Otherwise, we might go after Lucifer next. …Or Mammon."

"We'll discuss that later, for now, let's drink up some punch!" Lars said,

"Yeah!" The rest of us said,

September 22nd. Arthur and I were hanging out together. We were at his home while Arthur was cleaning.

"Ren… Do you think you'll be redeemed?" He asked me,

"...Probably not." I replied,

"I mean, I heard about that Hazbin Hotel… It's a place for sinners of Pride, yes?"

"Yeah, but I'm only helping. And I needed some shelter."

"That makes sense.",

Arthur looked around.

"Hey, did I ever tell you or the others that me and my brother Bernie were part of a royal family?" He asked me,

"No?" I wondered,

"Me and my brother were part of a family of Goetia demons from Envy. I looked like my mother while Bernie looked like my father. We both got father's eyes and mother's beaks…"

"How did your parents meet?"

"An arranged marriage. The two were friends before then, but they were so surprised that they were gonna be married. They don't know what their future was gonna be like."

"What happened next?"

"After we were born, our parents realized how shitty the Goetia family had been in the different rings, so they decided to try and break away and rebel. Unfortunately, it didn't work."

"Why?"

"They were mysteriously killed. Neither me nor my brother don't know who killed them. It's still a mystery to us, which is why we decided to become a prosecutor and spy in Pride."

"Do you think someone in Pride had to do with your parents death?"

"Perhaps, but that's just a possibility my brother and I had since the start of our move here to Pride."

"Seems like a struggle."

"It was since Pride a real dangerous place with all these sinners running amok…"

Arthur sighed.

"Then I met you guys and I became a member of The Phantom Thieves." He said, "Something that I had to keep as a secret, even to my older brother, Bernie."

"You're safe with us." I said,

"Thanks, Ren."

I understood Arthur a little more.

September 22nd.

Darnell was chatting with someone on the phone while outside of a workplace.

"Don't worry, I'll have a chat with him right now." He said, "I'll see you later."

Darnell ended the call as he went inside.

There, he had a chat with Blitzø.

"What the fuck do you want, kid?" He asked Darnell, "I'm working alone today and I'm extra busy."

"Come on, I just want to talk to you." Darnell replied, "I want to know you more."

Blitzø sighed.

"Whatever…" He said,

A few minutes later, they were chatting a bit until Darnell brought up someone Blitzø knows.

"Why do you want me to bring him up?" Blitzø asked him,

"Oh, you know, there's a lot of them rebelling because of how shitty his family is…" Darnell replied,

Blitzø sighed.

"Don't tell anyone about him…" He said, "Don't tell anyone about… Stolas."

"Don't worry, I won't. It's a promise." Darnell replied,

September 23rd.

Darnell was walking to an alleyway. He spoke to someone while being outside of the alleyway.

"I talked to your killer." He said to that someone,

"Good…" That someone said while being shrouded in darkness,

"Now, just to be clear, I don't care about you or the big dogs. You do you and I'll do me. Keep this between us."

"Fine… but keep an eye on him."

"Him?"

"...Ren Amamiya."

"Oh, Ren. We don't talk much."

"..."

"Just make sure that this goes well and not let anyone in that family know about who's behind this plan of our's."

"Fine… I'll do it."

"And just know that this secret plan is worth my time trying to expose The Phantom Thieves. You used to be one like Ren when the two of you were alive, yeah?"

"Yeah, but I wasn't expecting him to be here as well…"

"Not even before Blitz killed you?"

"No…"

"Well what if I tell you that Ren sent Blitz and his workers to do the job?"

"...Tell me more…"