Bologue paused for quite a while before he continued, "Just like the debtor longs to complete his soul, the devils also yearn for perfect wishes. I speculate that their act of soul harvesting is to please that extraterrestrial being."
At this moment, Bologue recalled a long, long time ago, perhaps when he was still a Condenser? Or a Prayer Believer? Bologue couldn't quite remember, but he did clearly recall once having a conversation with Belphegor at the House of the Rising Sun.
During that conversation, Belphegor subtly guided Bologue, making him realize that the devils are slaves to power, with so-called "gods" beyond that power.
Slave master.
Bologue always thought that was Belphegor's misleading sweet talk, but now it seemed that he was speaking the truth, just that he hadn't grasped it back then.
