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Bitter Memory

Fandom: Obey Me! Character: Lucifer & Mammon Prompt: day 1 of @ombrotherlylove2023: Lucifer & misunderstandings (& fluff)! I failed at fluff though... I really tried. Word count: 1100 Summary: Lucifer wasn’t used to tender gestures. Neither receiving nor giving. But when he stayed to take care of Mammon who was ridden with an exceptionally nasty cold, he remembers the comfort he himself got from his favourite human – and starts reminiscing about that one particular conversation with Mammon that shaped – and hurt – him for millennia.

The fic references and paraphrases the flashback from the Devilgram “The Rulebook”.

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When Lucifer entered the room to bring Mammon some fever medicine, he found him already asleep and snoring quietly, probably finally defeated by the human world cold he caught and tired after making a fuss over not being allowed to go with the rest as they have planned.

Lucifer didn’t go either, obviously. He could only hope that his brothers wouldn’t cause any irreversible trouble – but at least everyone’s favourite human was with them and should have them under control. Probably.

He approached the bed and took off a glove to check Mammon’s forehead – definitely warmer than it should be. Mammon’s breath though was a bit uneven too, more than you’d expect from someone even with completely stuffed nose.

Lucifer sat down on the edge of the bed and looked at his brother.

It didn’t seem like a particularly awful nightmare – no rapid turning or tossing around, but Mammon was indeed restless. Whatever he was dreaming of, probably wasn’t too pleasant, but ultimately not a concern. Lucifer could just stand up and exit the room like he’d do normally, unbothered by his brother’s distress.

Yet he didn’t leave.

He didn’t understand why, but also wasn’t one to question himself and his judgement or whims after all.

Looking at Mammon, he remembered the soothing touch of human hand on his head that calmed him down more than once and took away all the tension he was holding, even if there was no reason for the gesture. Nor for the tenderness he was so unused to at that time.

He reached towards Mammon’s hair, reluctantly, unsure even why he was even doing that.

It felt a bit awkward at first. He wasn’t certain how to exactly achieve the relaxing effect and how to make it effective, but he just tried to stroke Mammon’s head gently.

It was an embarrassingly clumsy attempt.

But did it work? At first it didn’t seem so, but after a moment he noticed that Mammon’s grip on the pillow loosened a bit, so he continued. Maybe the bad dream would eventually go away at that. Lucifer couldn’t know that though – it was Mammon who was usually handling his brother’s nightmares in their early days as demons.

Was it how Mammon had been taking care of the younger brothers just after the fall? It was always him making rounds through all their rooms, making sure that every single one of them has fallen asleep and didn’t succumb to nightmares. Always reporting back to Lucifer how it went and who was doing better and who wasn’t. Lucifer himself never went with him, only watched from afar and listened to Mammon’s reports.

At that time Lucifer himself barely was holding himself together, ridden by guilt and regret over what he wrought on his brothers. He had no strength left to nurture anyone, and if anything – if he even was to admit it – he looked for consolation himself. And reached to Mammon who had unlimited patience and sympathy for everyone in the family.

For everyone except Lucifer, for whom he only had cruel words when Lucifer tried to reach for a splinter of the same support. The words that bashed his weakness and hit him in the vulnerability he exposed – for once in his life. With humiliating precision.

The bitter memory still burned, even after the millennia.

“Did I make a mistake?” he asked that day, after hearing how the twins were not getting any better, still suffering for his decisions. “To put you all through all of that… when you’re so…” he struggled to even utter the word, “so important to me. And look what I’ve done to you.”

Mammon didn’t reply at first, the silence saying more than words could.

“Do I hear regret?” he asked then. There was no emotion left in his – normally so expressive –  voice. “You know… I don’t regret followin’ you. And I bet others don’t either.”

Even with the flat tone it was said, Lucifer would still take it as good. If not what followed.

“But… this won’t do. If they see you actin’ this way, it’ll make them restless. You’re the one in charge… They need to look up to you and see you’re still that same guy – the proud guy that KNOWS he’s better than anyone else. Even when things are as bad as now… be who you are, who you’ve always been. To the point of others saying you’re full of yourself.

The words that shaped him into the sadistic demon he was, feared by his own family.

Everyone’s been saying that Mammon was his favourite – and he was, so the words of rejection struck him more than they’d do if they came from anyone else. He became what Mammon told him to become and made Mammon specifically take the brunt of the change he caused.

Now he thought about it, as he was petting Mammon’s head like their human would always do…

Bearing nightmares like every single one of them and just as broken, Lucifer was trying to secure a place for his brothers in this unfamiliar, possibly hostile place – but with no one to turn to. He was on his own, trying to amortise the fall’s consequences and be a foundation of the family’s safety and stability. Mammon, too, was on his own, trying to amortise the psychological trauma and trying to act like a pillar they could lean onto and sometimes lash their frustrations to. Pulling through it despite his own nightmares and grief, Mammon was always there for his brothers, consoling and comforting them, without any complaints. He must had been doing not much better, just as lonely with his own pain.

Not only Lucifer was spread too thin, under the burden of having to be the reliable older brother. They might have been staying strong in different ways, but both were the foundation their family was depending on. And just like Lucifer’s unbreakable facade finally crumbled at that time, so did Mammon’s. Neither of them could keep it up at that specific moment.

He sighed, pushing away the unpleasant, stinging memory.

Mammon finally calmed down. But as Lucifer tried to slowly take away his hand, Mammon only pushed his head more into the palm of his hand, mumbling a name. Not Lucifer’s, but – just today – Lucifer didn’t mind to keep petting his hair for a bit longer if it helped him sleep.

He couldn’t forgive those words – not because they were unforgiveable, but because forgiving would mean acknowledging it hurt him. That was not something Lucifer could just accept in his pride.

But somehow…

He just understood.

#aaaaaaaa ;w; #i'm fine this is ok /positive #the emotional stalemate where it's sort of both their faults and also neither of their faults at the same time is so *clenches fist* #anyway im obsesssed with this dynamic #obey me #obey me lucifer #obey me mammon #reblog

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Oh also I’m working to back log stuff so I can have a proper queue I didn’t show up just to reblog a poll unrelated to Obey Me and vanish into the void lol

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FINALS

#don’t normally post stuff outside of OM here but! consider voting for Muku and Yuki #Muku (pink hair) is the blue one and Yuki (green hair) is the pink one #as per their official motif colors! #they are my sons and I love them very much #also please be nice. #regardless of who you vote for please be nice.

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we need to be holding solmare accountable. they've white-washed simeon (again) in his new nightbringer character model. this may not be a big deal to some people, but this is just straight-up racist. nevermind the fact that they've essentially ruined the story of their game and are dooming their franchise. i'm so fucking tired of their bullshit

#oh YIKES #I’m not on twitter so I hadn’t seen his model but I looked it up and yeah that’s. wow #obey me nightbringer

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Got nostalgic for this so I’m reblogging it for the memories :’)

I should do another one of these, it’d be a good reason to engage with the story a bit more again!

Me: Ok event over, time to get back to gathering evidence for multilingualism–

My Brain: Talk about Devildom species

Me: No we have other things to–

My Brain: Large snakes likely have indeterminate growth, so assuming a massive lifespan, biologically speaking Henry 1.0 is possible :)

#maybe fire salamander? that feels like the obvious next step #obey me #self reblog #also look at this nerd who made a fandom post with 28 academic-ish sources (points at self) who does that

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Princess Rose Mammon

You know the card. The unlocked event UR. Mammon looks just so great in drag on that card that oh wow, I can't words.

Tinted charcoal + soft pastel. Can't touch it without risking smearing the charcoal all over the drawing, oof. Fixative time...

#oooh. oughhh /positive #I love how the colors are working together in this one!!! #the hair looks so soft :’) #stellar work as always these are always so good #obey me! #reblog

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This year’s bday UR was a dupe unfortunately ;w; but it was still nice to see him pop up!

#noodle stews #obey me #also hi sorry I had an interview and had to focus on that

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Pfft lol look at that

LMAO

no fckin wonder, that's what their social accounts looked like:

So, we had a Ben (sorry but I can't read it as Obey Me NB EN at all) and halfassed123? Did they expect people to love that?? 😅

At least Nightbringer is officially NB now ehehe.

#asdhkghd ‘obey men ben’ #do it ben #obey me! #reblog

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Oh I’m certainly not complaining about there being a romance-free option!  It’s nice to exist outside of romantic cliches for a little while.  And it was silly!  I admittedly already forget how the free route ended, but yeah!

Anyway, having read the locked story now, can confirm that you do spend time with and have solo moments with Satan!  Spoilers below the cut, but in summary I’m quite satisfied with how they handled the split here

So like I said, you spend actual time with Satan (and Diavolo, but I’m also glad they don’t just forget that other characters exist) in the locked route!  Which was obviously expected and good that they delivered on that bare minimum of a “satan is the focus” event!  But more importantly than that, there’s a plot that revolves around Satan and leads naturally to the moments.

It was fun to read, and it was especially fun for Satan’s sin to play a major part in the story.  Not only that, but from a storytelling perspective, Satan’s own anger ruining his chances of winning the contest is a really good choice.

Also I was joking that it would be funny if I won the contest and named the comet after myself anyway, so it was super funny to see that technically that was actually the case lmao

Looks like they’re finally catching on to people wanting individualized events! But now we get to see how well they pull it off!

((Unless they have done this explicitly before other than with the Ruri-Chan/Levi specific events and I’ve just missed it))

I wanted to hold off on answering this until I saw how it was being handled (and WOW did I miss these boys I forgot how enjoyable some of the stories can be even if they're mostly fluff, I really need to catch up) and well...

Satan is definitely the main character of this event!! I know I missed a fair amount of events, but I think you're right and they haven't done something like this since the Ruri-chan event?? A really nice change of pace to have one person be like the lead. Lucifer's also basically absent from the main topic, so they also avoided it being just about them competing.

Only thing is, I've read the entire free route (want to read the locked story all together once I've unlocked it all), and... you don't really spend any one on one time with Satan at all in the free route. Not to say that the locked route is particularly HARD to get, but if there ISN'T solo time up there once I get to it, that's something they'll have to consider improving.

I'll reblog this post with the results once I find out o7

Also, Lil Noodle has said that this event seems easier to stay up in the rankings for than previous events. I wonder if it's because people who aren't wild about Satan are opting to sit it out?

#obey me #obey me event #renoodle #obey me satan

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Looks like they’re finally catching on to people wanting individualized events! But now we get to see how well they pull it off!

((Unless they have done this explicitly before other than with the Ruri-Chan/Levi specific events and I’ve just missed it))

I wanted to hold off on answering this until I saw how it was being handled (and WOW did I miss these boys I forgot how enjoyable some of the stories can be even if they're mostly fluff, I really need to catch up) and well...

Satan is definitely the main character of this event!! I know I missed a fair amount of events, but I think you're right and they haven't done something like this since the Ruri-chan event?? A really nice change of pace to have one person be like the lead. Lucifer's also basically absent from the main topic, so they also avoided it being just about them competing.

Only thing is, I've read the entire free route (want to read the locked story all together once I've unlocked it all), and... you don't really spend any one on one time with Satan at all in the free route. Not to say that the locked route is particularly HARD to get, but if there ISN'T solo time up there once I get to it, that's something they'll have to consider improving.

I'll reblog this post with the results once I find out o7

Also, Lil Noodle has said that this event seems easier to stay up in the rankings for than previous events. I wonder if it's because people who aren't wild about Satan are opting to sit it out?

#renoodle #obey me #obey me satan #snake storm

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SO THIS LIST CAME OUT

this list is a list of 100 character Japanese women loved on 2022 basically - FOUR CHARACTERS ARE FROM OBEY ME

98. Diavolo

83. Solomon

25. Lucifer

14. Mammon

I… I don’t know what I was expecting but it certainly wasn’t seeing four whole characters from a game I’ve passively played and made fun of since college to be making it onto this list

OH WOW

To be honest I have absolutely zero grasp of how popular this game is in Japan so I’m honestly kind of surprised so many of them made it on??

Mammon and Lucifer topping the chart as far as OM is concerned isn’t surprising at all but my boy Solomon taking third best OM boy!! Look at him go!!

#obey me #renoodle #is this the same list that Rika topped #snake storm

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Me after a month

#obey me

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Very sad to announce that a grand total of zero pokemon teams I built for the boys are possible to build in the Scarlet and Violet base game :pensive:

#it could be possible with a dlc dex boost but like #idk if I can in good conscience buy a dlc for this game lol #maybe i'll see what teams are possible where as a content buffer that could be fun #noodle stews

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Forgot I had to make cookies for my classes so I didn’t have time to do a TL post yesterday lolol don’t worry I didn’t dip after like 2 days again

#noodle stews

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Obey Me! Devilgram Posts and Comments: Doll Time/I Kid You Not

So apparently I actually had this one done and I just never posted it lol.  I made sure nothing looked horrendously wrong, but besides that I just left it my translation from back in... *checks doc history* November of 2021.  I can’t comment on this one really bc I don’t remember translating it lmao

日本語は私の第三言語ので、時々間違えます。日本語話者、間違いを見たら教えてください。 (Japanese is my third language, so I make mistakes sometimes.  Japanese speakers, if you see a mistake, please tell me!)

The full transcript is under the cut as always!

Animal Tea Party (1)

Beelzeburger: I’m excited for the cupcakes

ButlerBarb: You were able to bake them to look delicious

Lucifer: I hope you’ll clean up properly after this

AsmoBaby: You have good taste!

#Cupcakes #TeaParty

A Walk with Everyone!

LordDiavolo: Please take good care of Barbatos

Belphie: Mammon’s being a proper big brother

stn: Even Mammon is helpful once in a while

DDSimeon: Luke’s come to rely on you

#Walk #Childcare

Let’s Play with Puppets

Mammoney: It doesn’t look like me at all!

LordDiavolo: If only there were a puppet of me too

L3V1: That reminds me, you gotta return that game

DDSimeon: Solomon is clever (2) even though he’s very young

#Puppets #Handicrafts

Diavolo’s Self-Indulgent Day

ButlerBarb: Be careful and have a good day

stn: Please inconvenience Lucifer more

monSOLO: Little Diavolo is a freewheeler

Angeluke: I understand why you gave sweets

#Shopping #Balloon

Got It! (3) Your Heart!

LordDiavolo: That game looks interesting!

stn: Isn’t my face weird?

L3V1: That was pretty good so (4)

Mammoney: Don’t go doing bothersome shit (5)

#StuffedToys #CraneGame

Let’s Make Stuffed Toys!

AsmoBaby: That’s some surprising concentration!

ButlerBarb: Oh my, is this my influence?

Lucifer: I’m better at sewing (6)

Beelzeburger: I’ll always keep this stuffed toy with me

#StuffedToys #Handmade

Together Forever

Angeluke: That’s a big stuffed toy

DDSimeon: Should we (7) make one for Luke next time?

Beelzeburger: I carried around the stuffed toy too much

monSOLO: Maybe I’ll try making one too next time

#StuffedToys #EmergencySurgery

1. All the card titles for the event cards are written entirely in kana!  I think this is to make it more childlike, since young children don’t know that much kanji. 2. This could also mean “skilled”. 3. So literally this is “get!” rather than “got it!”, but in Pokemon, Satoshi says this after he’s caught a pokemon, so I think the general implication is that you already got it lol 4. A lot of the time, Japanese will end colloquial sentences with things like けど (but) or し/から (so), and the rest of the sentence is implied.  We do the same in English!  Sometimes I cut it and sometimes I leave it in.  It’s really based on whether I think the character would say it, because it’s more acceptable (けど more so than し) in polite conversation in Japanese than it is in English. 5. In my absence I have gone feral.  Mammon is now allowed to curse whenever I see fit 6. I am not sure who is better at sewing (going with the localization for now, but if anyone has the card and has context let me know who it is!) but they’re better at sewing than they are at something else, not better than somebody else at sewing. 7. I’m using “we” because I don’t know who made the toy

Masterpost

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アニマルティーパーティー

Beelzeburger: カップケーキ楽しみだ ButlerBarb: 美味しそうに焼けましたね Lucifer: あとでちゃんと片付けるように AsmoBaby: いいセンスしてるね！ ＃カップケーキ　＃ティーパーティー

みんなでおさんぽ！

LordDiavolo: バルバトスをよろしく頼むよ Belphie: マモンがちゃんとお兄ちゃんしてる stn: マモンもたまには役に立つな DDSimeon: ルークがお世話になったね ＃散歩　＃育児

パペットであそぼう

Mammoney: 全然似てねーし！ LordDiavolo: 私のパペットもあればいいのに L3V1: そういやゲーム返してもらわないと DDSimeon: ソロモンは幼くても器用だね ＃パペット　＃工作

ディアボロのわがままデー

ButlerBarb: お気をつけていってらっしゃいませ stn: もっとルシファーを困らせてくれ monSOLO: 幼いディアボロは自由奔放だな Angeluke: お菓子をくれた理由がわかった ＃買い物　＃風船

ゲット！おまえのハート！

LordDiavolo: そのゲーム、面白そうだね！ stn: 俺の顔、おかしくないか？ L3V1: なかなか筋が良かったし Mammoney: めんどくせえことしてんなぁ ＃ぬいぐるみ　＃クレーンゲーム

ぬいぐるみを作ろう！

AsmoBaby: そんな集中力あるの意外！ ButlerBarb: おや、私の影響ですか Lucifer: 裁縫の方が才能あるんだな Beelzeburger: ぬいぐるみ、ずっと持っておく ＃ぬいぐるみ　＃手作り

いつもいっしょ

Angeluke: 大きいぬいぐるみかぁ DDSimeon: 今度ルークに作ってあげようか？ Beelzeburger: ぬいぐるみ、持ち歩きすぎた monSOLO: 俺も今度作ってみようかな ＃ぬいぐるみ　＃緊急手術

ぬいぐるみが大好きですね

#obey me! #obey me translation #obey me simeon #obey me mammon #obey me barbatos #obey me luke #obey me solomon #obey me lucifer #obey me diavolo #obey me leviathan #obey me belphegor #obey me beelzebub #devilgram

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omg how did i not notice you're back to using this account?! i barely open tumblr these days and if you just didn't happen to post half an hour ago i would've never seen you (i follow so many active people 😅). i've been waiting for a while to tell you something!! ii do hope you don't find it annoying ><

i feel like i've said before that you actually inspired me to study japanese, as in to seriously dedicate time to studying it and not just casually learn when i feel like it. you showed that it can be done when i at first thought it would be near impossible or would probably take several years with just self-studying. but i took N5 a few months ago and passed!! it's not much but it's a start, so thank you for being an inspiration!

i'm not sure if i'm remembering my anon tag right, it's probably either of these two 🌸💮 lol but the first makes more sense to me somehow

-🌸(?)

🌸 anon!!!!! It's great to hear from you again :D I literally just came back yesterday so the timing was perfect. And I'm never annoyed to hear from you, so don't worry at all!!

But anyway OMG CONGRATULATIONS!!! That's so so amazing!! It might not feel like much but N5 is both the first step AND proof that you've got the foundation down, so I'd say that's a huge milestone

I'm really honored that I was able to inspire you ;w; like legitimately that means so much. And that you wanted to share your achievement with me!! Overall I'm very aaaaaa rn so thank you lol

I'm still growing and learning too, so we're in it together! ファイト！！ そしてもう一度、おめでとう！！

#🌸 anon #renoodle

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Obey Me Devilgram Posts and Comments: Belphegor (Launch~We’re All Bad Here)

Well THIS one is a long time coming!  I thought it was a good way to celebrate our return :D

There’s,,, over a year to catch up on again,,, ;w; so I’m gonna bring back #devilgram rush as a tag for you to block if you don’t want to be flooded with these posts every couple of days. The tag will be removed after some time has passed, so you’ll be able to see the post later if you look for it.

However, on the bright side I feel like I’ve gotten a LOT better at translating than I was when I last posted one of these, so hopefully that’s actually the case lol (maybe I should go back and revisit the comments I wasn’t sure of before?)

The full Japanese transcript is below the cut!

日本語は私の第三言語ので、時々間違えます。日本語話者、間違いを見たら教えてください。 (Japanese is my third language, so I make mistakes sometimes.  Japanese speakers, if you see a mistake, please tell me!)

Belphie in Wonderland

Solomon: You sure are good at being spoiled

Levi: Mini size…… moe (1)

Barbatos: You reap what you sow

Lucifer: How long are you planning to keep us waiting?

#Prank #Cookie

You Warm Me Up

Simeon: Looks like he’s still dreaming.

Lucifer: Hana Ruri, rurun…? (2)

Satan: Belphie’s on a whole different level.

Beel: I’ll sleep with you guys too.

#CoSleeping #Winter

Hide and Seek

Simeon: It’s a lively afternoon (3).

Beel: Hide and seek?

Asmo: Hurry up and find her (4).

Lucifer: Hide and seek’s over.

#Daydream #Reality

Whereabouts of the Smile

Levi: At least look for pictures on your own.

Asmo: I’m perfectly photogenic too!

Lucifer: Who can get a smile out of him?

Levi: We almost had it…

#Picture #MakeHimSmileAtAnyCost

Hatred

Beel: I want to go to school with Belphie.

Solomon (5): I’m great at that game.

Mammon: Don’t ignore the rules!

Lucifer: So something like that happened too…

#Game #WhoAmI?

Seven Rulers of Hell

Luke: The sun is great!

Beel: It’s rare for Belphie to be so cheerful.

Lucifer: So you WERE sleeping…

Mammon: Are they still not back?!

#Dog #Secret

1. I don’t know if I’ve ever actually explained it, but 萌え (moe) is basically the feeling of having a fictional crush due to a character looking and acting cute. There’s ongoing debate about the full connotations of the concept, which is certainly interesting but there’s no reason to get into that in the footnotes of a devilgram post 2. I don’t have this story myself, but from what I know Lucifer should be quoting the alarm clock Levi brings here. 3. Specifically it’s “early afternoon,” but nobody says that in a sentence like this. 4. I don’t wanna spoil this one for people who haven’t read it, but rest assured that “her” is not referring to MC. 5. Yeah it’s Solomon in the Japanese version

Masterpost

ベルフェ・イン・ワンダーランド

ソロモン：甘え方が上手いよね レヴィ：ミニサイズ……萌え バルバトス：自業自得ですね ルシファー：いつまで待たせる気だ？ ＃悪戯　＃クッキー

君であたためて

シメオン：まだ夢の中みたいだね。 ルシファー：花ルリ、ルルン……？ サタン：ベルフェの方が一枚上手だ。 ベール：俺も一緒に寝る。 ＃添い寝　＃冬

かくれんぼ

シメオン：賑やかな昼下がりだね。 ベール：かくれんぼ？ アスモ：早く見つけてあげて。 ルシファー：かくれんぼは終わりだ。 ＃白昼夢　＃現実

笑顔の行方

レヴィ：写真くらい自分で探せよな。 アスモ：ぼくって写真写りも完璧だね！ ルシファー：誰が笑顔を引き出せるかな？ レヴィ：もうちょっとだったのに…。 ＃写真　＃意地でも笑わせる

大嫌い

ベール：ベルフェと学校行きたい。 ソロモン：俺そのゲーム得意だよ。 マモン：ルール無視すんな！ ルシファー：そんなこともあったな…。 ＃ゲーム　＃Who am I?

地獄の七大君主

ルーク：太陽って良いよな！ ベール：珍しくベルフェがはしゃいでる。 ルシファー：やはり寝たか…。 マモン：あいつらまだ帰って来ないのかよ。 ＃犬　＃秘密

こんなポストの体裁が忘れちゃうくらい久しぶりだったよ ^^;

#obey me #obey me translation #obey me belphegor #my new tagging system means there's like no tags for solo posts lmao #devilgram