"The Nostradamus Prophecy? That's..."
Kirisū Yuki had heard of this prophecy before, but no one had ever taken it very seriously, so she had to think for a moment before remembering what it was. "You mean the prophecy that the world will end in 1999?"
"That's right. It's only a prophecy from a few hundred years ago, and probably not many people pay it any mind these days, but based on the information I currently have, there really is a chance it will come true."
Asaba Kotone speculated, "My guess is that, just as all sorts of things can become devils, the Nostradamus Prophecy has very likely become a devil too. So once the time comes, the King of Terror will descend upon the human world."
"Then... how do we stop the prophecy from coming true?"
Kirisū Yuki believed what Asaba Kotone said, not only because she trusted him enough, but also because anything really could become a devil.
It did not matter whether something actually existed, as long as the concept existed.
For example, dragons did not exist, but the concept of a "dragon" did, so the Dragon Devil had appeared too.
"I'm not too sure about that yet, but there's no need to worry too much. We can just take things one step at a time."
Asaba Kotone answered honestly.
Although he knew that both Makima and the Famine Devil wanted to stop the Nostradamus Prophecy from coming true.
He only trusted Makima, not the Famine Devil for the time being. After all, who knew whether the Famine Devil's claim in the original story that all that delicious food would disappear was just an excuse to trick the Control Devil into working with her?
He always had the feeling that there had to be a reason the Four