Belphegor fell silent; he did not recount the part about the corruption of the Unfettered Poetry Society, merely watching the screen in silence. Bologue did not inquire further but rather watched the film with him.
Watching a movie with the Devil.
Bologue had done this before; previously, he even played chess with an Astronaut. Who knows what will happen next? Playing board games with the Devil?
Thinking about it, his experiences were indeed extraordinarily peculiar, and it was no surprise that Belphegor longed to see through his eyes and share in his life.
What Bologue did not expect was that the mysterious Unfettered Poetry Society had long been corrupted, slipping from Belphegor's control, causing Belphegor's ideals, the plan known as the Endless Poems, to fall apart.
The gray-white light illuminated the faces of Bologue and Belphegor, and in the dim environment, the two resembled marble statues.
Bologue asked, "Will this movie be long?"
