"I truly mean no harm."
"Then what are you here for? I'll give you one sentence. Baal's woman!" Ash held up a finger.
At any moment, he was ready to communicate with the Demon Backpack behind him and eliminate Ruby as a potential threat. As for cherishing women, while he was lustful, it had always been consensual, and he had never been lustful toward an enemy.
The moment Ruby heard Baal's name, her expression changed.
She hated that name.
"You know Baal. It seems you already know about me, so you should know that I never truly worshipped it."
"It humiliated me and forced me."
"You casually put the name of my abuser before my identity. Is that how you treat women?" Ruby asked with open disgust.
"Sorry, I didn't know about that."
"But don't change the subject." Ash waved a hand, still watching Ruby cautiously. How could a woman favored by a big boss sealed within the Book of Evil Spirits possibly be simple?
"Just as you said."
"I came here because of Baal, but the outcome is exactly the opposite of what you think. You opened the evil spirit passage, making it active. That is why that giant maggot-like evil spirit appeared on the highway."
"When an evil spirit of that level appears, even just one, it means the passage has grown stronger again."
"The connection between the world of evil spirits and reality is becoming increasingly solid and clear."
"Baal will be coming out soon. The first thing he'll do after emerging is control me again, and I have no habit of being a slave."
"So I want to work with you to close the passage and keep Baal from coming out."
"When I asked you to give me the Book of Evil Spirits, it was only