The demon hidden within the dark void—Sebastian—said Azaz should wait for death, yet he did not withdraw his gaze.
Sebastian had not cared much about the two suddenly appearing official wizards at first. When his previous sacrificer—Tubal—had been making his way through the Wizarding World of the Northern Territory, countless wizards had wanted to kill him. Sebastian had seen scenes far grander than this.
He had even felt a little delighted. Perhaps the pressure from these two wizards would make Azaz begin sacrificing living human delicacies.
Unfortunately, Azaz was as stubborn as a dead knot. Even when facing the threshold of life and death, he would not relent.
Sebastian had not paid much attention to those two wizards, but when Angel spoke those words, surprise and suspicion flashed through the demon's eyes within the dark void.
—The fire of a Flame-Pattern Demon was not so easily expelled.
How had he seen that he was a Flame-Pattern Demon?
Flame-Pattern Demons were nobility among demons. Their numbers were already few, and they basically never appeared on the surface level of the Abyss. Given the Southern Region Wizarding World's current exploration of the Abyss, those who had seen Flame-Pattern Demons were surely as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns. Those who could recognize a Flame-Pattern Demon's fire at a glance were even fewer.
How did this Angel know?
One had to know that even Azaz and Tubal did not know Sebastian's exact race.
While Sebastian was still doubtful, Angel took the initiative to assume the task of expelling the demon fire.
Sebastian did not believe his flames could be expelled so simply, yet reality was completely contrary to his expectations. As he pondered, the demon fire burning over the girl's body was guided into Angel's palm.
It had not been extinguished—and Angel