[X] "I liked Faust."
"Personally, I like Faust." You admit, much to everyone's shock, "It was a good cautionary tale about the dangers of demonic interaction."
"You read Faust?!" Shoji asks, his eyes wide and confusion clearly painting his face, "You... Wait, you liked Faust?"
"Yeah?" You cross your arms, "It was pretty good. Dr. Faust was a compelling character, and his constant thirst for "more" spurred his down--?"
"I'm still hung up on that, you... Read Faust?" Kohaku queries, "I would've thought something like Dragon Ball would be more your speed."
"Why are you guys so surprised?" You lean back in your chair, "We did a presentation on it back in the fifth grade. We all read Faust together."
"I mean, yeah," Kohaku dances around the point, "But I didn't think you liked those kinds of books."
Shoji suddenly goes stiff in his seat, "Oh my God, was Faust ghostwritten by a Magical Girl?"
You open your mouth to reply...
...But find no argument. "...Why did you say that?" You hazard, "Gah- Now I'm thinking about it!"
"It makes sense... Kinda?" Kohaku puts a finger to her chin, "Mephistopheles and Kyubey seem to share a lot of traits, come to think of it."
"Right?" Shoji agrees, "And not to mention that offering a Wish for a soul is totally his M. O.!"
"Why is this making so much sense?!" You groan, holding your head in your hands.
"Yeah, he'd probably like Kyubey." Pixie, who you forgot was here, chimes in, "Or maybe he'd see him as a ripoff and--"
"Aaaaaaaah, stop!" You roll your head back, "This is making way too much sense!"
Kohaku blinks, "Wait, you read Faust, Pixie?"
"No, but he came to the Fairy Village once." Pixie shrugs, "He's a jerk, like Kyubey."
The table goes silent for a moment.
"Mephistopheles is real?" Shoji asks quietly.
"He goes by Mephisto, but yeah!"
Everyone sits in silence, contemplating the implications of that demon's existence. There's certainly a lot to unpack, there...
...But thankfully, Yuma enters with her school supplies. "Yuma's ready!" She waves to you.
"...Okay, let's get you to class." You decide it's for the better that you take everyone out and walk Yuma to school. Your friends follow you outside, and you begin a silent walk to Yuma's destination.
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Your breathing hitches as you feel a pair of eyes borring into you from just behind you. You turn around--?
"You're that demon from the pizza place, right?" You instantly recognize the black, floating goat.
"Indeed!" The demon nods, "It is quite a coincidence that we ran into each other again! Have you grown stronger since last we met?"
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