Lucifer steadily opened the door. No matter who or what was inside, Lucifer was mentally prepared for an immediate attack.
But surprisingly, in his hiding place were the four superheroes who had just fought with the monster. Now, they were gathered in his room for some reason.
Lucifer didn't know what emotions they were having because all four of them were still wearing their superhero helmets. But it seemed like they were quite upset as they saw Lucifer enter the room.
As soon as Lucifer opened the door, he received a punch to the face. The punch completely destroyed Lucifer's black superhero helmet. Shards of glass were embedded in his face, causing a lot of blood to flow out.
Before Lucifer's back could touch the ground because of that punch, the blue superhero who had just punched him immediately grabbed Lucifer and pressed him against the wall.
Then, he cursed him mercilessly:
"You bastard! How could you leave us like that when we were struggling to fight that monster? Shouldn't a slave sacrifice himself for his master?"
Lucifer looked at the superheroes sitting far away, but all he received was their indifference.
Now, Lucifer couldn't rely on the other three superheroes and expect them to save him. He had to somehow escape this situation himself.
First, Lucifer would need to answer the blue superhero's question. He had to choose his words carefully if he didn't want to die right here.
Growing up in the slums, Lucifer realized that one of the most terrifying weapons of humans was persona and lies.
In the slums, Lucifer had to learn to please the thugs if he wanted to live longer. Therefore, he had mastered some different personalities to be able to please others and only it.
In this case, Lucifer needed to show that he was innocent:
"What are you saying, Blue? How could I dare to leave you guys behind? Actually, I was just trying to save innocent people. Because I believed in your strength, I left that monster to you guys and went to save the innocent people. After all, isn't it a hero's job to save people?"
Hearing Lucifer's answer, the blue superhero not only did not let go of him but also tightened his grip on Lucifer's neck.
Lucifer's mouth started to foam, he couldn't form complete sentences anymore and could only make babbling sounds like a newborn baby who couldn't speak yet.
Even breathing had become much more challenging. Lucifer struggled in despair, knowing that his power was nothing compared to this superhero.
"You son of a bitch! Do you think I'll believe those words? Isn't the reason you didn't help us because you were afraid?" The blue superhero said.
With his last bit of strength, Lucifer tried to say something:
"Spare…me…"
Just as Lucifer was about to faint, the red superhero, who had been observing everything from the beginning, suddenly spoke up:
"Okay, Blue, let him go. You're about to make Black faint. No matter how much you hate Black, the truth is that we still need to work together to defeat that monster. We need Black's power."
Only when he heard the red superhero's words of dissuasion did the blue superhero release Lucifer.
Lucifer's skinny body fell to the floor with a thud. He tried to breathe as much as possible. Lucifer had never felt so precious about air before.
He gasped and glanced at the red superhero.
The red superhero was really a piece of shit. He didn't even bother to save Lucifer at the beginning, but now he was acting like he cared about him.
But no matter what he was like, Lucifer had to pretend to be grateful to him. But it was really challenging because he was currently glaring at the red superhero.
Noticing Lucifer's gaze, the red superhero looked straight at him and asked:
"What's wrong, Black? Why are you glaring at me? Did I do something wrong?"
Realizing what he was doing, Lucifer immediately looked away. He tried to think of an acceptable answer to the red superhero's question:
"Sorry, I am just having trouble breathing.."
Fortunately, the red superhero had no intention of dragging this matter out.
After hearing Lucifer's reply, he slowly walked to the sofa that was also Lucifer's bed and leaned his back on the sofa tiredly. It was as if he had just done something that required a lot of effort.
***
The room became awkwardly quiet as the red superhero returned to his seat.
The blue superhero and the red superhero were sitting together while the yellow and pink superheroes were sitting together on the sofa opposite the blue and red superheroes.
Of course, Lucifer was standing because there were no more seats in the room.
He tried to endure the pain from the battle just now so as not to attract unnecessary attention. Lucifer enviously looked at the four superheroes who were sitting comfortably without even paying any attention to him.
If they weren't here, Lucifer would probably be lying on one of the two sofas and sleeping by now.
'Damn. Why are they here?'
'Hey Black, do you have anything to eat or drink?' The pink superhero suddenly spoke, breaking the silent atmosphere in the dining room.
The woman was trying to act polite, but the truth was that she was just as much of a bastard as the others. But this politeness made Lucifer feel a little better.
He felt respected even though Lucifer knew that the politeness was fake.
Lucifer quickly took out some snacks and 4 cans of coke and placed them on the table for the four superheroes.
But then, the blue superhero threw the can of coke at Lucifer and said:
"You bastard, you know I don't like drinking coke, right? Are you making fun of me?"
Coincidentally, the can of coke hit Lucifer's hip wound.
Lucifer immediately held the wound and knelt down on the floor. He could feel the wound opening up again and a lot of blood was starting to flow out from it.
But contrary to Lucifer's expectations, this time, the red superhero did nothing but just sat there and deliciously put the chips in his mouth.
The only one who reacted when Lucifer was kneeling on the ground was the pink superhero.
She once again revealed her fake personality, as if she was actually worried about Lucifer:
"Are you okay, Black?"
Knowing that the current gestures and actions of the pink superhero are not sincere, Lucifer still feels a bit better.
This way, both sides would get what they want. Lucifer would receive the worry and care that he had never received before from the pink superhero, and the pink superhero would be able to order Lucifer to do whatever she wanted.
This was a beneficial relationship.