Derick already expected her to act in some way, he doesn't seem surprised, so he quickly picks up his elemental bow and arrow and points it at her, showing he can shoot the arrow at any time, regardless of whether Luan is wrong or not in his attitude, he will come out in her defense, the female demon stands still now, feeling threatened by the elemental bow and arrow pointed in his direction, Luan picks up the dagger she threw at him lying on the ground, time is paused so there's no way the dagger can go beyond the space of time, he looks at the dagger for a moment analyzing it, its handles have very sophisticated details, could this dagger have been made by some artisan in hell, in part it could because it is a metal that can hurt and be enchanted, so it can control a demon for a short time, leaving it without movement, it is used more to mark demons so that they can be conjured and sent back to the portal of Hell, because this demon would be using a dagger of this type, Luan can't sense magic coming from this female demon, so she probably only uses the dagger to defend herself, but what would she be running from, Luan sees no other way than having to ask his host for help mentally:
"Hey wake up, I need your help as a translator again..."
"Pfft, you're kidding with my face brat, you're in a District don't be reckless!"
Luan is aware of his attitude, he really has forgotten that he is in a District in hell, he can't act recklessly, or it would put them in a difficult situation, luckily for him he has the power to control time, so he can get out unscathed this time, without the guards noticing their presence, he looks at the timer on his watch running on paused time, he can't take more than 1 hour, it's been 5 minutes, since the time has passed, Derick continues with his bow and arrow pointed at the female demon, waiting for an order from Luan, but his host takes over and answers for him:
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"Relax, I'll sort out the boy's recklessness..."
Derick realizes that the Devil Bone Breaker has taken over Luan's mind again, he thinks this is a bit risky for a single day, and this could become recurrent, if Luan doesn't take due care, and definitively loses his consciousness to his host, he undoes his aiming position with the bow and arrow, lowering his bow and arrow but still keeping the arrow equipped on his bow, in case he needs to change targets, The host makes a sign with his hand in a sign of Peace, the sign that Luan was trying to remember, the female demon tries to move but feels like a "magnet" holding her movements, she realizes that this magnet actually comes from the power of the masked person, the one who touched and who somehow paused time, and now seems to deprive her movements, she decides to ask in a different language:
"Who are you? Why are you disturbing me?"
The host notices her dialect, from the Southern District, he doesn't seem too worried, she doesn't seem that dangerous, he continues to use his power so that she doesn't try to attack him again, he then asks using his dialect:
"It's not you who should be asking questions, it's me, and you seem to be running away from the guards, what did you do to have to run away from them?"
The female demon seems surprised to hear the masked man with a different voice, speaking in her dialect, she tries to move, but can't, there's no escape at the moment, so she decides to explain in a few words:
"I went to rescue a friend in prison, he was unjustly imprisoned, but I ended up getting separated from him on the run, while distracting the guards, but I met you on the way, and I thought you were chasing me too."
The Host scratches his head, apparently that's what Luan thought, that she might be on the run, but he's not entirely sure, if what she says is true, she uses her power making her arm start to hurt, her bones seem to want to break, it's a strong pain, she moans in pain, he decides to ask her one last time:
"Are you telling the truth? Because if you're not, I'll break all your bones, starting with your arm."
The female demon moans in pain and interrupts him, trying to plead that he really is telling the truth:
"Ouch, please stop, I'm really speaking...the truth..."
The host sighs in disappointment, he really wanted to break some bones, but then he stops using his power against her, letting her move freely so that the pain goes away little by little, until her pain goes away.
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