“Well, my dear foolish boy. Let's address the elephant in the room, shall we? You died one way or another and found yourself reincarnated as a lesser shade demon.”

“What do you me…”

“WHERE is this place, you might wonder.”

He says with a lot of bravado, showing that he doesn't want to get interrupted. 'What does this man love more? Telling shocking statements without explaining or just his own voice?'

“This is the demonic realm as I said earlier, and no I don't mean your world's depiction of what hell would be. As I said, you're reincarnated and thus still alive..... Are you listening? HEY!”

“I am, but you YELLING when I have this bursting headache doesn't really help.”

“Oh, that don't worry it will leave very shortly, it's just your body acclimating to its newfound magic capabilities.”

“I can do magic?”

“Of course, every demon is capable of doing magic, after all. You just have to know how to do it. But don't worry, we still have a long trip ahead of us, so there's plenty of time to learn.”

“We're going somewhere?”

“Yes, we should probably go towards the capital if you truly wish to learn more of this realm.”

“This place has a capital?”

“Yes, the capital is called Lucile's Light, It's called after the first devil Luciel.” He says with a smug smile on his face now that I'm actually engaged in the conversation.

“It's a city where the strong have free rulership over the laws. Get strong enough, and you can do whatever you want, but if not. Well, then it wouldn't be surprising to get enslaved or just outright killed.”

I visibly shudder at those possibilities

“No worries, my dear young….” These are the words he says before pausing for an awkward amount of time.

“I don't know your name, do I? What type of person does not give his name when starting an enlightened conversation!!!”

“You never asked.”

Cornelius's smirk when he was talking quickly dissipated, and now the only thing remaining is an annoying glare.

“….”

“I used to be called Edwin.” I say, feeling a rush of unwelcome emotions as soon as I utter that name.