43. Festival (b)

"What does this mean, Satan?" Leon asked flatly to the demon sitting casually on a chair. The demon's face showed pleasure at having managed to confine Leon in his artificial dimension. He chuckled lightly when he saw the cloudy expression on his sister's face.

"Accompany me to drink for the next few minutes, O my brother," replied Satan as he raised his glass high.

Leon took a deep breath, then sat down on the chair opposite Satan. "I expected you to be the most annoying thorn in my game, but it's still annoying." He poured himself the Red Wine that was in the bottle into the empty glass on the table.

Satan's happy laughter echoed loudly. He looked genuinely amused and happy at the same time he managed to mess up Leon's plans. "The unexpected will make your game even more interesting." Satan raised his glass at Leon, asking the man to toast him.

"Yeah, you're not wrong," Leon commented agreeing with Satan's words. He raised his glass as well until the ri