'It feels shittier that it was so close!'
Vale would rather have had his team crushed than given a fleeting candle of hope only for it to be snuffed out last second by a penalty.
Aster's ball had been a little high for the small imp, so Hope had to engage his wings to reach it.
Therefore…
'Hope got called for flying…'
There was a long dispute between the refs, but it was eventually solidified.
Then, the very next play, Slip fumbled the ball, and Ignis recovered.
Marking the end of the first game of what would one day grow into the IFL — Imp Football League.
Not to be outdone by the soon-to-be created ISL.
Oh, and as for that bet?
'Seriously?'
Greed requested that Vale make himself even shorter until she left.
***
Quiet.
Nothing bad had happened.
Nothing good had happened.
Quiet.
Juniper would arrive any moment with Pykon, and Ximena would be freed.
Greed had been relatively well-behaved during her stay, at least since announcing Vale's dungeon to Akkuron.
