The Villain’s Perspective

The old man slowly entered the room, then placed a tray of food including eggs, a large bowl of vegetable soup, and a few slices of bread on the table. Then, he turned to Lucifer and asked with concern:

"Are you feeling better, little boy?"

But Lucifer didn't pay much attention to his question at the moment. He had been starving for a long time and hadn't had a proper meal since leaving Hell. Now, Lucifer just wanted to devour those delicious dishes immediately.

But of course, he still had to answer his benefactor's question:

"Yes, I am feeling better now! Thank you for saving me earlier!"

Hearing that, the old man smiled gently and left the room to let Lucifer continue to rest. As soon as the door closed, Lucifer instantly jumped out of bed and dashed straight to the pile of food that the man had just brought in.

Lucifer forced himself to eat as much as he could. This was the first time he felt so grateful for food. Eggs, soup, and bread were simple dishes, but to Lucifer right now, they were no different from delicacies like steak, caviar, salmon, …. Even more tasty than those things.

Fortunately, the man had brought in a lot of food, so Lucifer could consume as much as he wanted. Lucifer was so joyful that he cried.

'He must be a good person!'

Suddenly, a slice of bread fell next to Lucifer's bed.

'Five-second rule!'

Lucifer rushed to the bread and luckily picked it up within five seconds. Now, just a single slice of bread was more precious than gold, silver, and jewels.

Lucifer happily put the slice of bread in his mouth while still lying on the floor. Suddenly, something under the bed caught his attention. It wasn't exactly a thing, but rather a line of words.

Curious, Lucifer endeavored to push the bed away, but with his strength, it was completely impossible.

Realizing that, he stood up, looking around the room for a flashlight. Luckily, Lucifer found a rather old but still usable flashlight in the desk drawer.

He laid down on the floor like before and shined the flashlight under the bed.

It wasn't a line of words but a series of different names: Aether, Kains, Seraphine, Luna, Greg, Ryan, …

'What is this?'

After reading these names, Lucifer suddenly remembered the people he had met in his dream before waking up to reality. Lucifer still clearly remembered what they said but he didn't understand what it meant.

Lucifer sighed deeply and returned to the table to finish the food.

***

After finishing eating, Lucifer had absolutely no idea what he should do. This room was too bland, there was no TV, no computer, or at least a few books for hom to read. The only thing Lucifer could do was sleep and wait for time to pass.

But of course, Lucifer couldn't waste time like this. He decided to leave the room to explore this house.

Just like that, Lucifer left the room while holding the food tray. He planned to leave it in the kitchen if he could find the kitchen.

This house was quite small, only enough for about 3 people to live in. It had a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom, and two bedrooms. Since it was quite small, Lucifer found the kitchen quite quickly. Of course, the entire house was made of wood.

Even though he had gone through the entire house 3 times, Lucifer still couldn't find anything to entertain himself with. He only found a few documentary books in the living room.

Strangely, it seemed like the old man had gone out because he couldn't find him even though he had walked around the house. Furthermore, the front door was locked and the windows were closed.

'Where is he?'

Suddenly, the sound of a car engine was heard outside. Then there were heavy footsteps coming towards the door. The door immediately opened and the old man from earlier slowly walked into the house.

Seeing Lucifer, he instantly smiled gently. Lucifer didn't know how to react to that smile so he just smiled along with him.

"You can walk normally now, right?" The man asked.

"Yes! Although my body is still a bit tired."

"I'm Levy, nice to meet you. What's your name?"

Just as Lucifer was about to tell the old man his real name, he suddenly paused. He thought of the cries for help from the people he had met in his dream. Moreover, Lucifer still didn't know if the old man was a good or bad person.

"I'm Esper!" Lucifer decided to use his fake name.

"Esper? That's a beautiful name."

"Thank you!"

"I think you should rest now, I'll give you some work in the next 2 days. Can you handle it?"

'So that's why he saved me? Well, it doesn't matter. I need something to do anyway so I don't waste time.'

"Okay! I'm willing."

Hearing that, the old man smiled and entered the bedroom. After seeing him disappear, Lucifer went outside the house to explore.

***

As Lucifer had thought, this house was still located in the forest. It had a huge lake right in front of the entrance, so Lucifer didn't have to worry too much about water.

He also found a car behind the house and a smaller house nearby.

Curious, Lucifer approached the house. The closer he got, the louder and clearer the barking of dogs became. There was no doubt that this was a doghouse.

'What is this?'

Lucifer looked inside the doghouse through a window and was completely stunned. There must be at least 100 dogs inside. Even in the previous world, Lucifer had never known anyone who kept this many dogs.

"That's my Ability." The old man's voice immediately rang out from behind Lucifer.

Lucifer turned to the old man in surprise. Then he asked him back:

"What do you mean?"

"My ability is to attract dogs within a 4km radius. That's why I have so many dogs." Mr. Levy slowly explained to Lucifer.

Lucifer nodded as if he understood. Then, he said goodbye to Levy and continued walking around the house.