Three questions? A Demoness like you actually believed in the principle of Equivalent Exchange? Uh, wasn't that something I taught you?
Abner grumbled inwardly, but after putting on a brief show of consideration, he repeated his first question:
"Are you really Aglaia Constantine?"
This question was important. It directly concerned the strategy Abner would take against her, so he needed a direct answer.
And it was very difficult to deceive Abner, who possessed several lie-detection abilities, with a direct answer.
The Evil Spirit atop the coffin was clearly somewhat surprised by the question. She paused briefly before nodding. "In life, I was Aglaia Constantine, the Demoness of Apocalypse. Now, I am an Evil Spirit named Aglaia Constantine."
No problem... It seemed she really was the daughter of the God of Luck and the Queen of Calamity... Abner nodded, his attitude softening somewhat before he asked again:
"Were you brought here by Roselle?"
As long as he received a definite answer to this question, his previous deductions would have solid support. There was no need to ask about the rest; he could use Insight to figure it out himself.
"Yes..." Aglaia first gave an affirmative answer, then organized her words before continuing. "After Cheek and another Angel who never showed herself, one possessing the Authority of Order, ambushed and killed me, my soul fell into the hands of the Night Emperor and was imprisoned within a 'cage' built from 'rules.'
"That place was certainly interesting enough, but it was absolutely not friendly to a Demoness of Apocalypse who had lost her body...
"By the time Bethel took me from the Night Emperor, my condition had deteriorated to the point where I was nearly completely insane.
"In the end, I only recovered somewhat by sleeping within the Scroll of God.
"Later, Roselle