Act 9/Episode 36

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Act 9
Episode 36: The Answer I Caught
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Young Man"Please have mercy! I'm begging you!"
Guard"Shut up, you filthy thief!"
Young Man"—ugh!"
Cliff"—."
Guard"Should I turn them over to the police?"
Nobleman"No need, it's not like they committed a big crime. Just give them some severe punishment to teach them a lesson."
Young Man"—Please help me!"
Cliff"..."
Mark"The demons are behaving rather strangely today... They gathered at this estate for some reason."
Passerby A"Have you heard? The owner of these premises and his bodyguards were slaughtered altogether."
Passerby B"That's scary."
Passerby A"I heard he was doing some shady things underground, though. Maybe he had a fallout with his friends and thus he was killed?"
Mark"..."
Cliff"Serves them right. They deserved to be punished."
Mark"Cliff?"
Cliff"Oh, hey Mark! What a coincidence. Are you working right now?"
Mark"Well, yeah."
Cliff"Do your best."
Mark"..."
Shifuto(Cliff starts to show his private persona; he looks completely different from the beginning… So you can perform this kind of act too, huh.)
(I regretted not seeing his plays sooner. I shouldn't have been stubborn. But well, it was painful for me to tell him how I really felt.)
Izumi(All of them are really focused right now. Their desire to win this battle is flowing around the whole stage.)
(We're heading towards the end of the story now…)
(Lucifer and Mark followed the trails of the demons that led them to Cliff—.)
Mark"That is…"
Lucifer"Satan."
Mark"—."
???"Haa!"
*attacks*
Mark"—Cliff!?"
Cliff"...Mark?"
Mark"Did you form a contract with Satan!?"
Cliff"I could say the same to you."
Lucifer"So you were the ones who killed Walter."
Cliff"Walter? Oh, you mean that priest. I don't really remember, but I think that was his name."
Mark"You've gotta be kidding, right? Cliff, why did you do—."
Cliff"Why, you ask? You should have known it as a contractor. You can exempt your own soul from being taken if you have the soul of another contractor."
Mark"That means you replaced your soul with Walter's…?"
Cliff"That's right. The more souls you take, the more wishes they will grant. But no matter how many souls I have taken, it's still not enough."
Mark"—."
Cliff"If you're also a contractor, all the better. Say, won't you help me with my 'work'?"
Mark"By 'work,' you mean…"
Cliff"Let's use the devils to destroy and change this world that has been persecuting us."
Mark"Using the devils, you say… Are you also the one controlling all these demons, Cliff!?"
Cliff"I wouldn't call it controlling, though."
"I can only lead them to a certain extent, since they're basically brainless and won't listen to any orders."
Lucifer"Need I remind you your friend wound up in jail due to the demons you scattered around?"
Cliff"It can't be helped, you know. I've gotta try every possible means."
Mark"I can't believe this—."
Cliff"Say, Mark, you've also had enough, right?"
"No matter how hard we work, we can't even be the ones in control. They always work us to death and throw us away afterward."
Mark"But that doesn't mean you can make innocent bystanders suffer. What you do is just wrong."
Cliff"That again? I've always hated that goody-goody side of yours—!"
*pulls out knife*
Mark"—."
Cliff"Take this!"
*attacks*
Mark"Stop this, Cliff!"
Lucifer"—."
Satan"Oops, not so fast. I wonder how many years has it been since we last fought?"
Lucifer"I don't remember. This is an opportunity that doesn't need to come back for the next thousands of years more."
Satan"Don't be like that. I've been waiting for this moment forever. You only get serious once in hundreds of years, when that guy returns."
"Hyaaa!"
*attacks*
Lucifer"—ha!"
*attacks back*
Lucifer"Cut it out. You know you can't beat me."
Satan"But that's what makes it interesting, brother."
Cliff"Haa!"
*more attacks*
Mark"Ha!"
*counter attacks*
Cliff"—tch."
Mark"Listen to me, Cliff."
Cliff"For what!? You won't get it anyway!"
"—Haa!"
*attacks more intensely*
Mark"—ngh."
Cliff"Let's retreat for now—."
Satan"Until next time, Lucifer. Thanks for introducing me to a great contractor. My life isn't so monotonous anymore."
Mark"Eh…?"
"Lucifer, did you introduce Satan to Cliff?"
Lucifer"I merely suggested someone worthy of being a contractor."
Mark"Why did you do that—."
Lucifer"I remind you, a devil's job is to corrupt human beings."
Mark"—."
Satan"Human, let me tell you something good. Even if you take away other contractors' souls, you can't escape from the devils."
Mark"What?"
Satan"Humans who take away other human beings' souls will be deprived of God's divine protection. To us devils, souls that no longer have divine protection are nothing more than a fodder."
"Whatever happens, you can no longer break free from the devils."
Mark"—."
Lucifer"Shut your tr—."
Satan"Whoops. I've been summoned by my contractor."
Kumon(Azami's performance is smoother than usual. I guess that's because he wants to convey something with his acting.)
(I'm sure—ah no, he certainly succeeded in doing that.)
Izumi(Tasuku-san sure has an amazing presence. Despite only appearing towards the end of the play, he gives off such menacing vibes…)
(He's the only one that can evenly match with Tsumugi-san's Lucifer.)
Mark"Was he telling the truth?"
Lucifer"If he was, then what?"
Mark"So you tricked me."
Lucifer"I only said the truth."
Mark"But you hid it from me."
Lucifer"Do you really expect devils to be honest with you?"
Mark"Just go back already. I don't want to see your face."
Lucifer"You'll be killed by Cliff if I'm not by your side."
Mark"Just go."
Lucifer"Tch."
Satan"Looks like someone is in a bad mood."
Lucifer"Go away."
Satan"Are you going to let him escape again? Shall I hunt him down?"
Lucifer"—."
Satan"Uh-oh, easy there. Are you planning to destroy the demon realm or what? You'll have nowhere to go if you're banished from here, you know."
Lucifer"Get lost."
Mark"Let's talk this out, Cliff. I'm sure there are other ways to change the world."
Cliff"You always get in my way."
Mark"That's not my intention!"
Cliff"Shut up! Enough with your idealistic stuff! You can't even save anyone!"
*chokes*
Mark"—ugghh."
Cliff"Aren't you glad, Satan? With this, Mark's soul will be yours."
Satan"Absolutely. I can't help but look forward to seeing Lucifer's mortified face."
Cliff"What a brother complex."
Satan"Look who's talking here. This guy is like a brother to you, isn't he?"
Cliff"Yeah. If things remained unchanged, this kind of thing—."
Satan"I had a good time thanks to you."
Cliff"Guess I'll only be followed by devils after this… Well, goodbye, Mark—for real, this time."
Mark"Ugh—Lucifer!"
Lucifer"You're slow."
*attacks*
Cliff"Tch."
Satan"—ugh."
Mark"Haa!"
*swings knife*
Cliff"Aarrgh—."
Lucifer"Make sure to finish him off this time, Mark."
Mark"—."
Satan"Do you really think you have the time to look away!?"
*attacks*
Lucifer"—nggh."
Mark"Lucifer!"
Cliff"Satan, exterminate him!"
*continues fighting*
Lucifer"—ugh."
Mark"—."
*stabs*
Cliff"AAARRRGHH!"
Mark"I'm sorry, Cliff—."
Satan"Damn it, I'm running out of time. Let's go for his head last—."
Mark"Noo!"
Lucifer"Wha—."
*gets injured*
Mark"Aarrggh—."
Satan"Tch, I missed."
*disappears*
Lucifer"What are you doing? Who in the right mind is trying to protect a devil? His attack shouldn't be giving me too much damage."
Mark"...Is that so? But it's all right. Tomorrow will mark one month since I formed a contract with you, either way. My soul will be yours."
Lucifer"You have taken away Cliff's soul. Your soul had been exempted from the contract's term."
Mark"Oh really… This is bad. I'm losing so much blood I can't think straight. Nevertheless, you're still going to look for my soul that has lost its divine protection, aren't you?"
"It's all right, you don't need to do that. You already helped me out a lot. I was mad at you for tricking me, but I had quite a lot of fun…"
Lucifer"You really are naive."
Mark"Good bye, Lucifer…"
Lucifer"With you sacrificing yourself to protect a devil, your soul shall be saved by God."
"If you have God's divine protection, I won’t be able to reach you."
"In the end, you slip away from my hand again. No matter how many times you reincarnate…"
Azuma(The deep sorrow and irritation… The despair he has for not being able to get his hands on the one and only thing he wishes for...)
(Looks like he has found the answer to my question.)
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