#百物語: #HyakuMonogatari 12: Foreign Devil
The devil calmly examined the four students standing outside the pentagram. The #triangular lenses of his glasses reflected their astonished faces.
"I told you this was better than 'Hide and Go Seek by Yourself,'" the leader said.
The boy next to him shyly looked at the girl to his left. "I still would have preferred going to that ghost spot."
The fourth boy finally spoke up. "Who would have believed this would work in Japan? It's so much cooler than Kokkuri-san and easier than Hyaku Monogatari.”
"So, how can I help you?" the devil said in perfect Japanese. He didn’t seem very interested and was looking at his solid gold pocket watch, not the students. “It’s been a while since I could visit your fair land. There are some people I would like to visit while I’m here, so do hurry.”
"Oh, nothing," the leader said. "We're just doing a test of courage. We don't really want to sell our souls."
The devil smiled #amiably. "So funny. I don’t buy souls. Summoning me is enough. Did you really think the foreign Kami would forgive this act of blasphemy?"
He laughed as the shadows crept in.
