After sealing Aurora inside my unique weapon, I just started wandering around the castle. That barrier that prevented entry into this place has completely disappeared, so now anyone can come in here.
Of course, I will continue with the plan to seal the 7, so I have been wandering around the castle with confidence in the strength I have. I may not know attack magic, but thanks to my maxed out stats, my strength is enough to kill most of the monsters.
Uriel moves at supersonic speed even without using magic to get stronger, so I should also be able to reach a similar speed without using magic.
That's why I've just been wandering around the castle, and of course the goal was to find the local Beelzebub's room, which I'm almost 100% sure he's in.
Incredibly, I noticed something cool monsters avoid me. I opened some doors and they had monsters backing away from me or fleeing, and the reason became very clear to me.
Now that the block on my stats is gone, I literally emanate the same aura as a deity, and not just any god's aura, but that of a high-level one. I recall the status of this world:
Max number = 100
0-5 child
6-10 normal human
11-15 warrior
16-20 superhuman
21-30 ascendant
31-40 hero
41-50 dragon
51-70 superior dragon
71-80 demigod
81-90 god
91-99 divinity
??? Demon Lords
My current status is 100 in everything, meaning I'm a little above Divinity by just one point, but I'm still literally one of the strongest beings in the world now.
I'm only below Aurora, the Demon Lords, and Uriel. Besides them, there may still be the primordial monster and some other high-level monsters that reach the level to truly be a threat to the world.
"...I found it..." I murmur with a smile, after entering the area of sloth, I see Beelzebub's room. I go to the door and knock on it politely, I need to touch him somehow.
"..." I don't hear anything, so I just open the door and enter, seeing a somewhat surprising sight Beelzebub and Astaroth sitting in chairs and talking.
"..." They look at me, who has invaded the room, and of course they both immediately notice the difference in me.
"Why did you invade?" Beelzebub asks in his lazy voice. It's a bit unexpected to have two of them here.
"I'm just...a little down, so I came to walk around and look at the castle," I say, noticing how they are black and white like the entire scene. Before, they had colors, but now they don't have anything.
My voice comes out more apathetic than I'd like, but I can't even pretend to be excited to see them. Beelzebub is someone I really hate, and Astaroth is not much better, even though he hasn't done much against me.
"This is not a place for you..."
"I'm looking for Leviathan or Valac," I interrupt Astaroth, who was going to say that this is not where I should be. He must be doing some sneaky planning or something similar.
"They're not here, as you can see," Beelzebub says without much interest.
"Really?" I say sarcastically, as if I couldn't see that they're not here.
"..." He, who probably didn't expect my sarcasm, is speechless as I walk up to them, dragging a chair to sit with them. I need to touch both of them at the same time, but it has to be done correctly.
I don't need to hold my unique weapon to use it, I can use it just with contact as long as I summon the prism and it's close to me.
"What do you want?" Astaroth questions me while I just look at him for a moment.
"I want to see Leviathan or Valac," I say what I had said before, while sitting here with them. This makes me remember that I don't know where the demon of greed, Samael, could be and what he might be doing.
"Can't you wait somewhere else? Neither of them will show up here, and they don't even know you're here," Beelzebub speaks without much interest in me. Observing my life must have been quite boring for him.
"So no one knows I'm here?" I question with interest in this information. Then, if they disappear, no one will see me doing this.
"Let's bet, Astaroth," I say, looking at Astaroth. I'll make an irresistible offer.
"Sure, what's the bet?"
"If you win a game against me, I'll do anything you want. But if I win, you'll do what I want! I also invite Beelzebub to join," I say, making a good proposal.
"That sounds interesting," Astaroth says to me with a fake smile.
"I'm not interested," Beelzebub refuses, but if he refuses, there's no reason for me to do this.
"Really? I'll do absolutely anything," I say, trying to incite him to accept.
"How far are you willing to go, really?" He questions me.
"...Even to enter the [Incubator]," I say to him. I hate that place, but mentioning it now can be useful.
"Okay, I accept," Beelzebub agrees. He may not have much interest in me now, but the fact is that I, as an immortal, must be quite interesting for experiments.
"The game is a simple rock-paper-scissors," I say, an easy game where they can win with 100% certainty, since my movements must be slow to them.
"When the game is over, we'll all three shake hands, and after that, you can tell me what you want from me. I think it could be better of 3, do you agree?" I ask, stating the rules.
"Alright," Astaroth says, and Beelzebub just nods in agreement. We start the game, which is quite simple.
I play individually with each one. With Beelzebub, I play rock and he plays paper, winning against me. With Astaroth, I play scissors and he plays rock, winning against me.
'As I imagined, there's no way I can win this game.' It's not my goal to win, but even so, it's easy to know that they're cheating.
We play again. I play paper and Beelzebub plays scissors, so he wins against me. With Astaroth, I play paper and he plays scissors, winning against me.
"..."
"It seems you lost, how unfortunate," Astaroth says with falsehood while celebrating his victory.
"Yes, unfortunately I lost," I say without much interest. They won easily, as expected.
"So let's shake hands and continue the deal," I say, extending my hands to both. Astaroth starts to move his hand, but Beelzebub seems to notice something strange.
"Why are you doing this?" Beelzebub questions.
"I want to make Valac jealous. He hasn't come to see me in a while and didn't give me the present he said he would." He still hasn't given me the Aetheris egg.
"Is it really worth it?" Astaroth asks, as if I were crazy to want this.
"Yes, it is. Valac is my little brother, so a little jealousy is good for him." They end up just accepting it and shake my hand, and I hold it firmly, giving a squeeze with a smile.
They accepted the handshake because it's like a "contract," and this is the first step, so now they'll claim the prize.
"..." I hold their hands firmly while looking at them for a moment. It will be the last time I see them in person, as I will make sure to never take them out of the seal.
"What do you think you're doing?" Beelzebub questions, seeing that I haven't let go of their hands.
"Nothing, just...saying goodbye or something like that?" I say with irony as the Infinite-Sided Prism appears in front of me, falling to the ground.
"..."
"Beelzebub, I hate you quite a bit, so I hope you hate the ocean as much as I hate you," I say as Beelzebub quickly notices something and tries to pull my hand. If I were the me from before, this would have torn my arm off due to the difference in strength.
But now that I have the unblocked status, I can withstand the pull. I knew I could. I just wanted to see this scene. Beelzebub is smart from the start he suspected something when I proposed this game.
However, the point is that I am so weak that I am not a threat, so out of pure curiosity, he and Astaroth decided to accept this game.
"You should learn to never underestimate others," I say as I send the two of them into the Infinite-Sided Prism. They just disappear from my presence. Astaroth is trapped in a hot, desert terrain, while Beelzebub is trapped in the ocean, and every time he tries to fly, teleport, or do anything, the water will increase until it reaches him or he is teleported deeper into the water.
"Two down, 5 to go." The librarian will also be sealed, but he is extremely easier. I just need to take several books, and he will come after me, or I just need to hand him a book, and when he grabs it, I'll grab his hand.
'That was...easy...' It's obvious it was easy, for the simplest reason of all I'm not a real threat to them. And as long as I'm not a threat, they'll never care if I touch their bodies.
In this respect, my weapon is very convenient. They would never imagine that it activates with touch.
Now I'll randomly look for them. Beelzebub was the biggest threat, but from now on, things may get difficult if they notice that others have disappeared, so I must be quick.