Card Apprentice Daily Log

Date- 5 April 2321

Time- 04:14

Location- Southern Region, Blossom district, Sky Blossom City, Outskirts

"No way you have a demigod's soul that has been to the river of souls to use it for a trade," Belphegor did not believe the monster worm's words. He was not to be blamed, anybody in his place would have the same reaction. Who would believe that a low-level monster worm had a demigod's soul that had been in the river of souls?

"Yes, I do and I am willing to use my special mortal soul as collateral to bet on it," I did not hesitate to use my soul as collateral to prove to Belphegor that I was being serious. I had o because I did not have demigod Redfall's soul on me, it was locked away in Bloodette's dungeon.

"..." Belphegor looked at his monster worm customer in utter disbelief, what kind of low-level worm monster has a demigod's soul ready for a trade, let alone a demigod's soul that has been to the river of souls? Belphegor was starting to doubt that this monster worm customer was not what he seemed. There may be more to him than he thought, he had seriously underestimated this monster worm.

A demigod's soul was a little shy of being called a fair trade for his recommendation but the fact that it had been to the river of souls changed that. Many think the souls that have been fished from the river of souls were rare and expensive because these souls were easier to refine. They were not wrong but that was not the complete truth.

The real reason why the souls that have been to the river of souls were considered rare and expensive was because of the breath of erosion on them. The breath of erosion could only be found in the souls that were in the river of souls. But this breath of erosion gets erased as the souls enter the cycle of reincarnation.

The souls with the breath of erosion were valued because there was a minimal chance that these souls could be refined into an item with the ability to erode everything. For example, rules, curses, the world's will, etc. Making the souls that have been fished out from the river of souls a very valuable rare commodity. But the power of this item was limited by the realm of the soul used to refine this item. However, a demigod realm soul with the breath of erosion could be used to create a mythical grade item, making its holder an unmatched existence.

To say that the demigod's soul that has been brought out of the river of souls was a fair exchange for the devil merchant code recommendation quota would be unfair because the demigod's soul that had been to the river of soils would fetch more than the devil merchant code recommendation quota.

"Do you really have a demigod's soul that has been to the river of souls?" Belphegor asked the monster worm customer trying to mask his excitement. Yes, the chances of refining a soul with breath of erosion into an item with the ability of erosion were minimal but who would not want to try creating such an item? Besides, it would be worth more for Belphogor than the recommendation quota that he gets every decade.

"Yes," I nodded my monster worm head. But I was surprised to see that Belphegor showing signs to exchange his recommendation quota for the demigod's soul. This was unexpected, it seems I had underestimated the value of the demigod's soul that has been to the river of souls.

"Okay, then as promised let's trade now," Belphegor spoke nodding his jet-black monster worm head.

"Nope, you promised to trade, I didn't," I rejected Belphegor as my primary goal was not the devil merchant code recommendation quota but saving Anna.

"What? Did you not want my devil merchant code recommendation quota?" Belphegor asked the monster worm in surprise after being rejected by it.

"I do but I feel like a demigod's soul that has been to the river of souls is worth more than your recommendation quota," I did not know why Belphegor seem to be enthused to get his hands on a demigod's soul that has been to the river of souls but with it now I had enough leverage to get him to do my bidding.

"Kid, you are funny," Belphegor looked at me as if I was joking. Insinuating that I was a fool to think that my demigod's soul that has been to the river of souls was worth more than your recommendation quota.

"Belphegor, you can leave now," I used the devil's true name commanding it to return. The card's note said that I could not unequip the card until I had summoned the devil merchant once however it never said that I had to make any trade with the devil merchant. Usually, since the summoner doesn't know the devil's true name they cannot ask it to return after summoning it. Unfortunately for Belphegor, I knew his true name.

"Wait, fine, your demigod's soul that has been to the river of souls is worth more than your recommendation quota. Don't be like this, let's negotiate if you don't like the price," Belphegor, immediately compromised being commanded by the monster worm to return because he could not continue to act indifferent as he watched a demigod's soul that has been to the river of souls and two special mortal souls slip from his grasp.

​ "No, I am not interested in negotiating but a bet, are you up for it?" I slowly made led the conversation to my agenda.

"A bet?" Belphegor asked me in confusion.

"Yes, a bet. If you win you get the demigod's soul that has been to the river of souls, my special mortal soul, and a chance to harvest her special mortal soul," I said pointing my worm head at the semi-demigod chick and then continued to add, "However, if you were to lose I get your devil merchant code recommendation quota."