Devil’s Music

Chapter 298: Strange Tutoring

As the two latecomers entered, the man with long black hair took a seat at the head of the table, prompting Amducias and the blonde young man, who sat next to Geon, to take their seats as well. The blonde was constantly giggling and examining Geon's face with great interest. Geon felt uncomfortable under his gaze but was more concerned about the long-haired man at the head of the table.

"Why? What's this familiar atmosphere? I'm sure I've never met him before..."

The long-haired man looked over the three of them and then picked up his utensils.

"Let's introduce ourselves at this new gathering, shall we?" the blonde young man said with a smile as he picked up his utensils.

Pausing for a moment, Gamagin put his utensils down and looked at Geon.

"I'm Gamagin," he said.

The blonde young man exclaimed cheerfully, "I'm Pyemon! Nice to meet you!"

Geon straightened up and replied, "Ah, nice to meet you. I'm Geon."

Pyemon smiled and raised a glass of water.

Geon looked puzzled and turned to Gamagin, "Do we know each other from somewhere?"

Gamagin gave a deep smile and then picked up his utensils again.

"Who knows? Let's eat."

After cutting into a delicious veal steak and taking a bite, Gamagin gestured for Geon to try it as well. While Geon hesitantly looked at the steak on his plate, Pyemon stuffed some food in his mouth and took out a sandwich filled with avocado from Logan's bakery and placed it on Geon's plate.

"You like these, right? It's from your favorite place."

Surprised, Geon asked, "Huh? Isn’t this our first meeting today? How did you know?"

"Ha ha, you may not know us, but we know you. Go ahead, try it."

While Geon was eating and chatting with Pyemon, Gamagin turned to Amducias and asked, "Has the kid already absorbed what you taught?"

Wiping sauce from his mouth, Amducias replied, "Yes, sir. He finished it last night. He's indeed very bright."

As Geon listened in, he barely caught half of the conversation due to Pyemon's constant interruptions, but he tried his best to eavesdrop. Amducias glanced at Geon then leaned towards Gamagin and spoke softly.

"Are you planning to erase his memories again?"

After taking a sip of water, Gamagin nodded.

"That would be best. Except for what you've taught him."

Amducias paused and looked towards Natalie, who was standing politely by the door, then said, "Could we perhaps leave Natalie's memories intact?"

After considering for a moment, Gamagin nodded again.

"Let's do that."

"Thank you, sir."

"You’re quite sentimental. I get it for me, but what about you? An angel, getting sentimental over a human woman."

"Ha, no way. She's different from the others. She's thoughtful and kind, knows how to care even without being told. And that's why I also care for her."

While Pyemon’s loud voice filled the room, Geon managed to overhear their conversation and turned his head towards Natalie.

'Saved her child? What does that mean? What child of Gamagin’s did Amducias save?'

As Pyemon placed another dish on Geon’s plate, he laughed.

"Try this too. It’s delicious!"

Sitting next to Geon, Pyemon continuously searched for tasty treats to put on Geon’s plate, like an uncle spoiling a nephew. Geon, giving an awkward smile and nodding politely, peeked at Pyemon and thought.

'He looks younger than me, but why does he seem so much older? What’s with this babying?'

Pyemon chuckled.

"You're right. I am older than you. And to me, you're still a kid."

Geon was startled.

"Oops! Did I just say my thoughts out loud? Sorry, I didn’t realize."

"Ha ha, no worries, just enjoy your meal. Seeing you eat happily is enough to fill me up."

Cautiously watching the familiar Pyemon, Geon asked softly, "Um, Pyemon, have we met somewhere before?"

"Why do you ask?" Pyemon said with a sly smile.

Wiping his mouth with a napkin, Geon said, "It’s just…you feel familiar. I didn’t feel this when I met Amducias, but with you and Gamagin, even though it's our first meeting, it feels familiar."

Pyemon grinned mischievously.

"Really? Wonder why? Hee hee."

Geon frowned and said, "Could you tell

me? It feels awkward not knowing."

"Ha ha, this is perfect timing, you rascal. Ha ha!"

Geon, frowning at the sight of Pyemon laughing while holding his belly, heard the conversation between Amdusias and Gamagin again. Amdusias asked Gamagin softly.

"Have you found the angel Shiva mentioned? The ones said to be around the child."

"Well, not yet."

"Even with Lord Gamagin’s abilities, you cannot find them? Should I try looking? Ah, my apologies. If you haven’t found them, surely I can't either."

"Haha, it's okay. It seems like Michael's power is shielding my eyes. And the angels near them don't seem to be of the lower ranks either."

"Hmm... they don’t seem like they would obstruct the child’s path, but it's a bit concerning."

"We'll just have to keep watching."

Geon perked up his ears and tilted his head in confusion.

'Angels? Who exactly is 'the child'? Why would angels be near them?'

Amdusias glanced at Geon, who was eavesdropping on his own conversation, but continued talking as if it didn’t matter since the memory would be erased anyway.

"Can you guess who it might be?"

Gamagin rested his chin in his hand.

"Hmm... there are a few suspects."

"Who are they?"

Gamagin stabbed the table with his fork as he spoke.

"First, a child named Son Lin. A child with abilities not like those of a human. An ability to sway people's hearts in an instant and is helping my child."

Amdusias nodded.

"I also suspect that child. It's clear they are the most suspicious at the moment. And the other one?"

"Hmm..the other one is a bit tricky. I've narrowed it down to the human who has been most helpful in the child's endeavors. The first two humans that come to mind are..."

Amdusias paused to think then asked.

"Does the list include a child named Byungjoon?"

Gamagin shook his head.

"No, not him. He’s just purely fond of the child. Haven't you been in physical contact with him? Did you feel anything then?"

"Now that you mention it, I didn’t feel anything."

"Right, then the remaining humans are a woman named Sharon Isbin, a man named John Corigliano, and an old woman named Leontine Price."

"Could it be that an angel has entered the soul of the child’s sibling?"

"Hmm...unlikely. The sibling hasn’t been of any help in the child's endeavors. If the angels weren’t foolish, they wouldn’t bother."

"I see. Hmm..."

As the conversation continued, Geon’s eyes flickered restlessly.

'Son Lin, the director, an angel? Professors being angels, what does that mean?'

Geon, rolling his eyes in thought, chuckled as Pyemon offered him a fruit on his fork.

"Stop eavesdropping. You'll forget everything anyway, it’s a waste of time. Hahaha."

Geon took the fork from Pyemon and asked.

"Forget? Does that mean to erase? Why?"

"Hahaha, you don’t need to know."

Though Geon frowned at Pyemon’s words, he couldn’t help but send a small smile his way, not really disliking him. Geon then glanced at Gamagin. With his sharp eyes, prominent nose, red lips, and deep-set eyes, Geon thought.

'I don’t know where I’ve seen him before, but this man really looks like me. Anyone would think he’s my father. Is that why he feels familiar? Why do I look like him? No, why do I resemble this man?'

Pyemon picked another fruit with his fork and handed it over, saying.

"It’s natural to look alike, hahaha."

"Gasp! Did I just say that out loud again?"

"Hahaha, you did?"

"I’m sorry."

"What’s there to be sorry about? It happens. Eat. Fruit loses its flavor if it sits too long."

"Thank you, Lord Pyemon."

As Geon ate the fruit, Pyemon asked.

"How’s your learning going?"

Geon wiped the juice dripping from his mouth and cheerfully replied.

"Yes, it was really hard. I don’t know how many hours have passed, but after a long time of thinking and researching, I finally found the answer."

"Oh? The answer? What is it?"

Geon put down his fork, excited to explain.

"The key point of using the paint in my mind is 'desire.'"

"Desire?"

"Yes, endlessly repeating the emotions I want to convey while drawing a single musical note. At first, the note wouldn’t form properly, and half of it would be in different colors. After countless practices, I finally learned how to draw the outline."

"Oh, really?"

As Geon spoke, Amdusias, who had been conversing with Gamagin, abruptly stood up

. His sudden move and astonished eyes made everyone at the table focus on him. After a moment, Gamagin asked calmly.

"Why do you react so?"

Amdusias, looking down at Geon with wide eyes, said.

"The note was half-transformed?"

Everyone then focused on Geon, who scratched the back of his head sheepishly.

"Yes... well, that happened because I was trying to draw the outline and made a mistake..."

Amdusias's eyes widened as if they were about to tear, and Pyemon shrugged his shoulders, leaning back.

"What’s wrong, Amdusias? The child is startled."

Despite Pyemon’s words, Amdusias, still with eyes wide open, sighed and said.

"Haha... has he already figured out how to load three emotions? Haha..."

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