Did you ever become jealous of someone else's success ? Cursing them for having what you couldn't, raging about how they most certainly had cheated to get such a good life compared to yours.

Then you would be pleased to know that indeed, some people didn't climb all the stairs through hardwork. Some people just want to climb the mountain known as society as fast as possible, and that's when their natures come to the light.

Did you ever see someone change to achieve something ? Like a shy boy forcing himself to be brave to ask a girl out, or an athlete become obsessed with victory to such point that they train until their body can't keep up ?

Those are the exemples that would put a smile on your face, making you think ' Oh, if only I could be like that.'. However it would be quite naive to think that everyone changed for the best in the face of difficulty.

There are some people out there who became the lowest scums to reach the highest points. And yet, it's those people who enjoy their lives the most, or atleast that is what you would think.

The truth is somewhat different, for those who met the Devil can never go back. Those who dared to strike a deal would see their dreams come true, but at what price ?

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( France, Marseille, 3 pm )

Sitting at a table in a chic cafe, a young man sipped on his coffee as he observed his friends talking to each other, keeping him out of whatever conversation they were having. And yet the young man didn't seem disturbed, he only watched their faces and movements, while calmly drinking.

This young man was Joseph Crane, 19 years old, 5'11" ft for 76 Kg. Black hair styled in the most basic razor cut, not a trace of facial hair, almond eyes and a somewhat handsome face. He was dressed in a black suit and had a fake watch on his right hand. Anyone who looked at him would be able to guess that he didn't care about his appearence except for the most basic of things.

His friends were all quite normal, none of them stood out. They seemed quite easy going and energetic, which would explain why Joseph only looked at them while keeping for himself, he seemed to be a rather lazy person.

After he finished his coffee, Joseph stood up and left after leaving a few coins on the table. His friends suddenly stopped talking and looked at each other.

" Could someone tell me what's wrong with that dude ? He's always with us, but never talks to us and just do his own things."

While one of his friends was confused about Joseph's behaviour, the others snickered.

" Well Joseph has always been like that. That guy has no ambition, it's like he's empty. He's pretty smart, he's quite handsome and his family is a bit rich since his father is a renown

lawyer, and yet when you look at him it's like his soul got sucked out." Said the leader of the group, the cool kid.

" Well don't tell anyone I told you, but I heard that his family's situation is quite bad and that's why he's like that. Apparently he was adopted as a child and hid family never warmed up to him. His mother is always too busy to take care of him and his father wouldn't care even if he died." Said the only girl of the group.

After the girl said that, the whole group fell into deep contemplation, as if they were trying to understand the mystery that was Joseph.

None of them were aware of how true the girl's words were.

After walking for an hour, Joseph came home and opened the door. He was greeted with nothing but silence, but seemed to be all too used to that. He opened the fridge, grabbed a bottle of soda and immediately went to his room. Or atleast he tried.

" Oh, you're home ? How was your day ?" Asked a cheery voice. Joseph froze and looked to his right, only to come face to face with the insanely pretty face of his step-sister. If one was to describe her, he certainly have to words to, her face was the very definition of perfection, as was her body and her clothes. She looked like she could blind anyone with how beautiful she was. And her smile, oh her smile would be enough to light up the whole world, her beautiful thin cherry lips and her pearly white teeth. This woman who seemed to be only a little older than Joseph was the epitome of beauty, and yet Joseph looked at her with nothing but distrust and suspiscion.

Seeing that Joseph wasn't answering, the woman pouted and playfully hit him in the arm.

" So cold, you're quite the meanie Jospeh. Your step-sister is asking you how your day was, and you look at her like she's gonna try to eat you !"

Joseph only blinked once and slammed the door to her face, nearly broking her nose in the process. He then put on his earphones and procceeded to completely ignore his raging step-sister who was cursing him as mich as she possibly could.

And so the hours passed, until Joseph was hit by a wave of tiredness and suddenly fell on the floor. He only stayed awaked for enough time to hear some disturbing words.

" A perfect candidate isn't he ? "

" Only time will tell, his sister on the other way....She will be the perfect target."

And with that, Joseph fell asleep. He only woke up a day after, not that he was aware of that fact.

" Fuck !"

Joseph cursed as soon as he woke up, massassing his temples as a huge headache threatened to split his head. He looked down and noticed that his clothes were still on and....

" I slept for a whole day ?! * Sigh* The school is going to annoy the hell out of me now, great."

Joseph looked at his window and saw that it was raining heavily outside, ruining his mood even more if that was possible. He could also hear his parents yelling at each other, which was quite surprising since usually they only yelled at him. But he couldn't care about that after he looked at the little device on his wrist.

" An electronic watch ? "

The device indeed looked like one, it was all black with a little golden carving that looked like a crow. It was strange , a little bit too strange to Joseph's tastes.

" Why do I even have that on my wrist ? Did Joly play a trick on me ? Wouldn't be surprising since I slammed the door on her."

Joseph looked at the device for a few seconds before he touched it, and nearly yelped after a green screen popped in front of his face.

[ Greetings Host. I am the Devil System ]

"....."

Now Joseph felt like he was crazy, he was hearing some weird robotic voice while looking at a green screen that awfully looked like a game screen. Maybe he was actually still sleeping, yeah that must be it...

[ No you are not sleeping, yes I am able to read your mind and no you're not crazy. Host I am the Devil System, I am similar to a game interface. I can display your status, your quests, your inventory and a shop. Before you ask I am indeed like those systems that Main Characters in mangas, novels and games possess. However I am not sentient, I do not possess a personnality and am much closer to a computer than most systems. ]

A case of literary theft: this tale is not rightfully on Amazon; if you see it, report the violation.

" You mean to tell me that....Systems are real ? Oh fuck I must really be dreaming. " Said Joseph dropping his head low.

[ Host say ' Status' ]

Joseph looked quite confused at that but still did as the system said and froze. As the seconds passed, Joseph was gradually getting more and more excited, a rare smile appearing on his face. A cold smile worthy of being on a villain's face, but a smile nonetheless.

" So it's freaking real.....Finally something interesting is happening to me."

[ Indeed Host, it is real. I will now explain what you are supposed to use me for. As the Devil System I will regularly give you quests that will reward you with points after you complete them. Points that can be used to buy all sort of abilities from the shop. You can see that the only ability displayed on your status is ' Devil Genie'. This ability allows you to grant the wishes of any human desperate enough to ask for the help of a demon. This does not mean that you are a Demon, and while you have the ability to grant wishes you can't grant every wishes, which means that you'll often have to manipulate your clients to have them ask for something that you can easily grant. Granting wishes will reward you with points, the number of said points given upon the completion of each deal depending on the value of your client. Said value is decided by ranks, 5 ranks to be more precise:

- Lost Soul

- Wandering Soul

- Chosen Soul

- Immortal Soul

- Pure Soul

Lost Soul being the worst value and Pure being the best. ]

Joseph listened to the system while having the expression of a kid who was seeing a mountain of sweet. His eyes were shining so brightly it was kind of creepy, out of all the people who knew Joseph, none would say that such an excited expression on his face was abnormal.

" So I am basically the devil who grants wishes in exchange for souls, huh ? Well that's cool, incredible even, but I have a few questions. Am I the only one with power ? What type of abilites could I possibly gain from the shop ? If some people can have their wishes granted by people with this power, does this mean that the elites of this world all climbed the social ladders like that ?"

[ You are not the only one, but you are a special case. You are not a demon and you shouldn't have the ability to grant wishes, but the one who gave you this ability still allows you to have such a powerful ability, so as I said you are special. As for the abilities.....Anything, you can anything as long as you have the ' Money' for it. Flying, elemental control, mind control, the power to destroy a galaxy, everything is available. As for your last question, I am not allowed to give you a complete answer, but I can tell you that most elites are not even aware of the existences of supernatural beings.]

" Supernatural beings ? So it's not just demons ? By the way what are the demons like ?"

[.....]

" Not allowed to answer, right ? Well it's still cool, so....What do I do ? I mean I don't even know all this works."

[ Host, do you wish to have a life free of all shackles ? Do you wish to travel around the world, meet all sorts of people, have all sorts of thrilling adventures ? ]

Joseph seemed quite lost after hearing that. He didn't know how to answer. He was a person who didn't like to be in danger, but he dreamt of living exciting adventures. He hated people, but wanted to have the chance to meet someone that he could like, someone who wasn't as boring as....Well everyone around him.

" Who wouldn't want that ? Not me, that's for sure. I want another chance at life."

[ Then be ready. Your first client will soon summon you. After striking a deal with him, you'll receive your first quest and a gift from the being who granted you this power. And no I cannot tell you anything about him.]

" Cool, oh and since I will have to wait for him/her to summon me, don't talk until they do. Hearing a robotic voice in my head won't really sit well with my sanity, or atleast what's left of it."

Having said those words. Joseph went to his wardrobe and chose to wear the only somewhat expensive things he had. After choosing his outfit, he looked like John Wick, minus the facial hair, badass look and gun.

Now dressed appropriately, Joseph grabbed his phone and went through all the messages he had received while he was asleep. He didn't even notice that his parents had just stopped yealling at each other.

[ Ding ! New Client: Arno Belmont ]

" Wait, wait, wait a second ! It can't be Arno, I know the guy, he's the cool kid and the leader of our group of friend if it can be called like that. Why the hell would he ask for the help of a demon ? And also he is a normal person how would he know how to ask for a demon's help ?!

[ He doesn't know, but he was desperate enough for his soul to make the call. Talking about his soul, it's a Wandering Soul. If you could strike the deal, it would reward you with quite a lot of point for a beginner like you.]

" Hmmm, okay I guess ? But do I need to go on my own ? Aren't I supposed to be summon-"

Joseph's face lost all it's colour when he noticed he was standing in a room that wasn't his own. And a smile graced his face when he noticed the snivelling Arno looking at him like he was seeing a ghost. Joseph didn't notice it, but Arno wasn't alone in the room. The only girl of their group, Julia was also there, looking at the both of them as she gasped.

" Joseph ?" Asked Arno as he wiped his eyes.

" It is indeed me." Answered Joseph calmly. For some reasons he felt like he had the complete control of the situation, as if Arno was a prey and he a predator.

[ While granting the wish of a human, you will be in complete control. Nothing can go wrong, or atleast nothing can go to worst. No matter if the client is a president or a serial killer, they will be at your mercy as long as they want their wish granted.]

' My oh my, how interesting' Thought Joseph as confidence filled him.

" What are you doing here ? You just appeared out of nowhere !" Yelled Arno as Julia nodded, they were both quite confused. Julia was even more confused, just a few moments ago Arno was telling her that he had found a way to get his family to accept her, and now Joseph appeared put of thin air.

Julia and Arno had become a couple a few months ago, but Arno's family wouldn't accept Julia because her father was a criminal and so they distrusted her, something that really tricked her off and was nearly enough of a reason for her to break up with Arno. But today he had come to her, telling her how he had found the perfect solution for their problem, which kinda freaked her out a bit. He seemed a little bit too.....Hopeful.

" Do you have a wish that you want to see granted ? Weren't you asking for someone's help ?"

Arno's eyes widened to comic proportions as he heard Joseph say that and he suddenly nodded his head furiously.

" Yeah that's it ! Some people told me that if I wanted my wish to be granted, I just had to fill a contract, sign it, and then someone would come to help me !"

' System ?'

[ You are not alone Host, remember that]

' Very well'

Nodding, Joseph then smile at Arno.

" Then what is it that you want ?"

" I...I want my family to accept Julia as my girlfriend !" Said Arno with hopeful eyes, while Julia looked completely lost.

' Can I do that system ?'

[ No, it would require to hypnotize many humans, something that you can't do yet. Right now you can only hypnotize one person.]

'...One person you say....And if I hypnotized Arno to make him think that his parents had accepted Julia ?' Thought Joseph.

[ Ding ! Host has been given 100 points for his good thinking.]

' Well then how do I do this ? Do I just have to think about it ?'

[ Exactly host. Think about it and Arno will be hypnotized. The powers that you are given when granting wishes are quite easy to use.]

Joseph glanced at Arno while a devilish grin found it's way pn his face, forcing Julia to take a step back while Arno was too lost in his fantasy to notice it. And so with a simple gesture of his hand, Arno suddenly froze as a dazed look appeared on his face, his eyes losing a bit of their colours. He then woke up and suddenly grabbed Julia's hands.

" Isn't that great Julia ?! My parents finally accepted you, oh I am so happy, aren't you Julia ?!"

If Julia was lost before, now she was seriously doubting that all this was real.

' So what about her ? '

[ She is nothing but a normal human, she won't be able to tell anyone about this. Though now that she has seen a deal, the probability of her trying to make a deal with you has been greatly enhanced. Demons often strike deals with their clients in front of others to plant the seed of desire in their hearts, it is a great way to get some clients easily.]

' Magnificient. So I can just leave ?'

Hearing no answer from the system, Joseph was about to ask again, but he suddenly found himself in his room.

[ Ding ! A Deal with a Wandering Soul has been made !]

[Reward: 1000 points ]

[ Ding ! A New Quest has been issued: Make a deal with a client from a different country.]

[ Reward: 3000 points ]

[ Ding ! A Gift from ?¿?¿ has been received !]

[ New ability unlocked: Devil's eyes ]

" Devil's eyes ?! What does it do ? Tell me, tell me, tell me !"

Joseph truly felt like he was a child at this moment.

[ Devil's Eyes allows the user force his will on a target's spirit, suppressing them. This will result in the following effects depending on the difference in strengh between the user and the target: Fear, Dominance, Traumatism, Deadly Shock. ]

" Well ain't that an incredible thing ? I really want to test it, but who will be my target." Said Joseph as a voice was suddenly heard from behind his door.

" Joseph ! I've told you to come down ! Dinner is served ! How many times do I have to call you ?!"

"....So Mom it is."