The Cursed Child (2)

“...The Demon of the Scales?”

“Yes. As the name suggests,

‘the Demon of the Scales’

is a demon that basically gives back only as much as the contractor places on the scales. Whatever it may be.”

“....”

“Senpai, judging by your expression, you don’t understand why returning what it receives makes it a demon... That’s exactly what this demon is counting on. At first glance, contracts with demons don’t seem to have any downside.”

The sweeter a demon’s whispers, the more poison they always contain.

It was a truth that had remained unchanged from ancient times to this day.

“And although I said it gives back as much as it receives, there’s one thing for which the ‘Demon of the Scales’ can disregard the scales.”

“What’s that?”...